Fort Lauderdale approves $91.84 million drainage contract for Melrose Manors
Fort Lauderdale approved a $91.84 million design-build agreement for Melrose Manors stormwater work. Local reporting says spending remains tied to a Nov. 6 budget amendment, a separate step after the Oct. 20 contract approval.
Key Takeaways
- •The City Commission approved the $91,840,159 Man-Con agreement on Oct. 20.
- •The motion authorizes agreement execution; it does not confirm construction has begun.
- •Local reporting says spending depends on a Nov. 6 budget amendment.
Fort Lauderdale’s City Commission approved a $91,840,159 comprehensive and design-build agreement with Man-Con, Incorporated, for the Melrose Manors Neighborhood Stormwater Improvements Project on Oct. 20. The city’s Legistar record lists the motion as passed and identifies the project in Commission District 3.
The motion also authorizes the acting city manager to execute the comprehensive and design-build agreements under Florida’s public-private partnership law, Section 255.065. The approval is a defined contract milestone; the record does not establish that construction has started or that the agreement has already been executed.
The Fort Lauderdale Journal describes planned drainage pipes and structures, stormwater force mains, pump stations, exfiltration trenches, water-quality structures and utility relocation. Its report also says disturbed roads, driveways and swales would be restored.
The report says project spending depends on a consolidated budget amendment listed for Nov. 6, 2026, a separate step from the Oct. 20 contract approval.
