Council to consider final design plans for the Cape Coral Yacht Club Wednesday
Renovation of the Cape Coral Yacht Club will move ahead if Cape Coral City Council approves the final design and construction documents at its Wednesday meeting.
This resolution, 194-24, authorizes a fourth amendment between the city and Kimly Horn and Associates at a not-to-exceed amount of $7,316,186.96.
The original contract, not to exceed $3,204,076 with a 5% contingency for additional services of $160,204 for a project cost of $3,364,280. The first amendment – not to exceed $773,072 was approved, the second amendment had no change in the projects amount, and the third amendment was not to exceed $129,708.
The fishing pier at the Yacht Club also is among Council’s agenda items. This resolution brings forth a sixth amendment for the final design, construction documents and construction services of the fish pier at a not-to-exceed amount of $386,161.30 to Kimley Horne and Associates. The current plan is to keep the pier at the same location and height as existing, but with new concrete pilings.
In June 2023, Council approved an amendment to resolution 152-23 “to design additional design phase services at the Cape Coral Yacht Club, which included the fuel tank replacement design, deconstruction preservation of the buildings and master plan update.
If all three are approved, the project total for this phase will be $12,011,506.14.
Also on the agenda:
• Resolution 223-24 which calls for additional soil testing and geotechnical engineering “related to the disturbance of the former landfill at the Lake Kennedy parking lot site,” at a cost not to exceed $42,097.88.
• A public hearing establishing the rates for water, wastewater, and irrigation services. The resolution would provide for the “first three years rate adjustments for all commodity and capacity rates to increase 11% per year other than the irrigation are set at $9.50 per month.”
Another charge is for site non-compliance for meter install changed from $269.28 to 50% of meter install fee chargeable only if the city installs within 10 days of meter install request.
The Council meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, in City Council Chambers, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd. The meeting is open to the public.