SUBJECT
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Approve Amendment to Florida Design Drilling Contract for Well Construction on Southeast and West Polk Projects (Action)
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DESCRIPTION
At the September 18, 2024 PRWC Board of Directors meeting, the Board approved entering into an agreement with Florida Design Drilling for well construction of four Southeast Wellfield Lower Floridan Aquifer Productions Wells (Sites 9, 10, 11 and 14) and West Polk Test Production Well #2. Well construction has begun at Southeast sites 10 and 11 and the driller is mobilizing to West Polk Test Production Well #2.
Also at the September 18, 2024 PRWC Board of Directors meeting, the Board approved a grant funding agreement with FDEP (WSA16) which provides a total of $4,600,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for the well construction being performed by Florida Design Drilling. In order to utilize these federal funds, Florida Design Drilling and the PRWC must follow federal funding guidelines. The contract amendment is necessary to pass the federal funding guidelines to the PRWC contractor, Florida Design Drilling.
RECOMMENDATION
Request Board to approve an amendment to the agreement with Florida Design Drilling LLC for the construction of West Polk Test Production Well #2 and Southeast Production Wells 9, 10, 11, and 14.
FISCAL IMPACT
SWFWMD grant agreement 22CF0004005 and the State Revolving Fund (SRF) planning loan DW532000 will be utilized to fund the West Polk Test Production Well #2 ($7,577,150) and SWFWMD grant agreement 20CF0003424, the FDEP agreement WSA16 (using federal ARPA funds), and the Truist/WIFIA loan will be used to fund Southeast Production Wells 9, 10, 11, and 14 ($11,889,300). The total cost for the wells is $19,461,250.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Eric DeHaven
Mary Thomas