Decisions › County Commission meeting of Jun 23, 2026
Approved a $764,718.44 contract with Halff Associates, Inc. for engineering and design services for safety improvements on CR44 from US441 to SR19.
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In plain words
A contract with Halff Associates, Inc. for engineering and design services for safety improvements on County Road 44 from US 441 to State Road 19.
What changes The county will hire Halff Associates, Inc. to design safety improvements along approximately 10.86 miles of CR 44, including shoulders, crosswalk beacons, lighting, a speed feedback sign, and turn lanes.
Who and the money Halff Associates, Inc. (Richardson, TX, serviced through Tavares Office); $764,718.44 (expenditure) — $652,000 (revenue/expenditure - grant funded) and $112,718.44 (expenditure).
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The study recommended the design of safety improvements along CR 44 for approximately 10.86 miles."
Where CR 44 from US 441 to State Road (SR)19
Why (staff, quoted) "The study recommended the design of safety improvements along CR 44 for approximately 10.86 miles."
Paid from Local Agency Program (LAP) agreement
Backup in the packet: Agenda 34335 (p. 366), EXECUTED 453449-1-38-01 (G3E87) LAP - CR44 left turn lanes (p. 366), NTP 5.28.26 (signed) (p. 366), Respondent Listing 24-934 (p. 366), 24-934 SC Technical Meeting 10.21.2024 (p. 366), 24-934 SC Presentations Meeting Minutes 12.11.2024 (p. 366), 24-934 - PE (Design) 453449-1-38-01_partial signed (p. 366)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Request from Public Works to recommend approval: 1. Of Contract 24-934 with Halff Associates, Inc. (Richardson, TX, serviced through Tavares Office) for Engineering & Design Services for CR44 from US441 to SR19 Safety Improvement; and 2. To authorize the Office of Procurement Services to execute all supporting documentation. The fiscal impact is $764,718.44 (expenditure) — $652,000 (revenue/expenditure - grant funded) and $112,718.44 (expenditure) and is within, and will not exceed, the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Jun 23, 2026, page 3. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a $478,661.42 contract with Tierra, Inc. for construction, engineering, and inspection services for County Road 452 Phase 2 from County Road 44 to the Lake/Marion County Line.
- Next item: Approved a $899,999.34 contract with Metric Engineering LLC for project planning and environmental study services for Rolling Acres Road from South of County Road 466 to North of US 27.
- All 25 items from Jun 23, 2026
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