UEP Project Delivery Method

At a glance

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• What: how the city delivers its remaining utilities extension program (UEP) areas.
• Where it stands: negotiations for a program manager at risk failed; on October 14, 2026 council raised no objection to staff's backup plan.
• Next: staff will engage one engineering firm for the next area and possibly future areas.

Background

• In July 2026 council authorized a program manager at risk to design, bid and manage the program quickly, in light of the water management district pressure over septic systems.
• Two proposals were received and ranked under state procurement law (section 287.055); negotiations ran from May to August. The top-ranked firm kept contract provisions the city saw as shifting risk to it, and the second-ranked firm was not pursued over past-experience concerns.

Path forward

• Continue the traditional design-bid-build approach with a construction engineering and inspection firm.
• One enhancement: hire one design firm for the next area and possibly all future areas instead of issuing a new engineering solicitation each time, for continuity.

Sources

• Committee of the Whole video, October 14, 2026: https://youtube.com/watch?v=D9oD_avWA40
• City Clerk agendas and videos: https://www.capecoral.gov/departments/city_clerk/agendas_videos.php

Discussion time

About 6 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Log

• 2026-10-14 - Committee of the Whole — Staff reported the program manager negotiations failed and proposed continuing design-bid-build with one engineering firm for upcoming areas; no council objection.
• 2026-09-28 - Special City Council — Staff defended splitting North 3 into eight bid areas for competition, saying delay would let bids expire and restart the process.
• 2026-09-23 - Committee of the Whole — A special meeting on the utilities extension project was announced for September 28 at 4 p.m.