City leaders have selected Preble-Rish, Inc. to provide civil engineering design and construction services for a number of drainage projects throughout Destin.
During Monday night's City Council meeting, city leaders had to choose which company they would ultimately enter into contract negotiations with. Preble-Rish was the top scoring company (152), followed by Atkins North America, Inc. (150) and Volkert, Inc. (140).
Earlier this year the city was awarded a $3,593,600 grant, which includes a $50,000 match, for restoration and conservation projects that represent "important efforts to protect an enhance natural and living resources" through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
The six project sites funded for survey, engineering, design, permitting, construction, construction administration and inspection are: Indian Bayou,
As part of the project, the city of
The next step is for the city to enter into contract negotiations with Preble-Rish, which must be approved by the city council.
If the contract can be successfully negotiated and approved within the next 60 days or so, City Manager Greg Kisela told The Log the first projects should be able to get underway in early 2016.
"This grant funding and proposed projects provide an opportunity to improve overall water quality that reaches our bayous, bays and harbor," he said. "In addition, it will assist in decreasing some of the flooding that we have experienced in these neighborhoods."