Site work for a water / sewer project in Edgewater, Florida. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The City of Edgewater seeks to establish a contract for a qualified firm to provide CDBG-DR Grant Administrative Services for the Hart Avenue Drainage Improvements Project. The firm awarded the contract shall be paid on a flat fee basis and be responsible for providing program administration services related to a CDBG-DR grant including but not limited to: acting as the City's agent to the Florida DEO and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) concerning the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program of which the City of Edgewater is and endeavors to be a Recipient or Subrecipient. The City of Edgewater currently does not have an active contract with any firm for this type of service. The following information outlines the products and services that the City of Edgewater expects to receive from a qualified firm as a subject matter expert. Grant Administration Services shall include, but not be limited to: reviewing existing policies to ensure grant compliance, developing new policies that are required as part of the grant contracting process, preparing environmental review(s), coordination with all funding agencies, coordination with all agency contact(s), coordinating the drawdown of program funds, tracking and managing program funds in compliance with program guidelines and acceptable accounting practices, providing all required reports and technical assistance, coordinating and attending all DEO monitoring visits, preparing all desktop monitoring packages for review and approval by the City prior to submission to DEO, preparing the grant close-out package, ensuring Davis Bacon and other federal and state record-keeping requirements are met, reviewing change orders and pay requests for compliance with grant requirements, attendance at all pre-bid and pre-construction conferences and providing the engineer managing the project with developmental support for the project. Developmental support shall include but not be limited to, providing the project engineer, just prior to bidding, with a current list of state approved WBE/MBE firms and the wage decision(s) for the project. Procurement and contracting for all services shall conform to CDBG guidelines as well as the state and federal regulation including 2 CFR, Part 200. All records shall be maintained in accordance with state and federal CDBG requirements. Additional services may be requested of the selected consultant on an ongoing basis to research, make application for funding, and manage awarded projects from other public grant or loan sources at the discretion of the City Council, The right is reserved by the City to waive any irregularities in any Proposal, to reject any or all Proposals, to re solicit for Proposals, if desired, and upon recommendation and justification by the City to accept the Proposal which in the judgment of the City is deemed the most advantageous for the public and the City.