A) Approve Utility Work by Highway Contractor Agreement (UWHCA) with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for work on SR867(McGregor Boulevard), Dean Way to River Palm Court Road.

B) Authorize Chair to execute the Agreement documents on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners. 

C) Authorize Chair to sign Resolution for the work on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners.

D) Approve a budget transfer for $78,536 from Utilities Reserves for Capital Outlay to the DOT Utility Relocations project, CIP 20741648730, and amend the FY18/19 Utilities CIP budget to include $78,536.

Lee County is collaborating with FDOT for utility work on SR867 (McGregor Boulevard), from Dean Way to River Palm Court Road.  This is a FDOT drainage project, and LCU will use the FDOT contractor for their utility relocations. 

On October 14, 2003, Lee County Utilities (LCU) signed a Utility Master Agreement with FDOT for utility relocations, adjustments, removals and new installations located in FDOT roadways, when the County is performing the work themselves.  However, in this case, a Utility Work by Highway Contractor Agreement (UWHCA) is required because the County is requesting that the FDOT Contractor performs the County’s relocation work.

As such, LCU is entering into an Agreement for FDOT Project No. 434898-1-56 to reimburse FDOT for the relocation work, with the estimated project costs of $78,536 to be held in an escrow account. 

Discussions regarding this work took place with FDOT after the FY18/19 CIP budget process, so a transfer from reserves for $78,536 is needed for this project.

Attachments:

1) UWHCA (at FDOT Expense/LCU Right-of-way)

2) UWHCA (at Utility Expense/FDOT Right-of-way), with Three Party Escrow Agreement

3) Resolution

4) Transfer from reserves

Copies of these executed documents are due to FDOT staff by July 15, 2019 so that they may keep to the project schedule.