Decisions › County Commission meeting of Jul 28, 2026
Approved a $157,359.83 contract for Estep Construction, Inc. to resurface and add right and left turn lanes on northbound CR 437 at Sorrento Avenue.
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In plain words
Award of a construction contract to Estep Construction, Inc. to resurface and add right and left turn lanes on northbound CR 437 at Sorrento Avenue.
What changes Estep Construction, Inc. will perform the resurfacing and turn lane work on northbound CR 437 at Sorrento Avenue.
Who and the money The project is in Commission District 4 and costs $157,359.83, which is within the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The Mount Plymouth–Sorrento Community Redevelopment AgencyCommunity Redevelopment Agency: a city or county body that spends the growth in property tax from a defined area on improvements inside that area. Florida Statutes 163.356 (CRA) requested the design and construction of right and left turn lanes on CR 437 northbound at Sorrento Avenue."
Where CR 437 northbound at Sorrento Avenue
Why (staff, quoted) "The Mount Plymouth–Sorrento Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) requested the design and construction of right and left turn lanes on CR 437 northbound at Sorrento Avenue."
Paid from Sales Tax
Backup in the packet: CR 437 Turn Lanes Location Map (p. 578), Vicinity Map CR 437 at Sorrento Ave (p. 578), RFQ2026-00109 Details_Estep Construction Inc (p. 578), Q2026-00109 Tabulation Sheet (p. 578)
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. To award RFQ Q2026-00109 to Estep Construction, Inc. (Apopka, FL) to resurface and add right and left turn lanes on northbound CR 437 at Sorrento Avenue; and 2. To authorize the Office of Procurement Services to execute all supporting documentation. The fiscal impact is $157,359.83 (expenditure) is within, and will not exceed, the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget. Commission District 4.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Jul 28, 2026, page 7. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved an agreement with the Town of Montverde for fire inspections and shared water costs for the new Fire Station, totaling $197,095.02.
- Next item: Approved a $2,749,000 purchase of land from Wolf Branch LLC for the Round Lake Road Extension Project and a $830,000 budget transfer.
- All 16 items from Jul 28, 2026
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