By Mary Thurwachter
A year ago, Hurricane Nicole damaged the south sea wall at Lantana’s beach. This year, if all goes as planned, the breached barrier will be repaired.
To that end, the Lantana Town Council at its Oct. 23 meeting awarded an $83,663 contract to BDI Marine Contractors for the repairs.
BDI Marine was the lowest of three bidders — with the highest at $202,572 — on the project.
Funding for the work will come from available reserves and will be included in the mid-year budget amendment in March.
Public Services Director Eddie Crockett told the council he anticipates work to begin early in November and said the contractor would have 90 days to complete the work.
“When the current damage was being evaluated, we noticed the sea wall had been repaired years ago,” Crockett said. “But the time frame and cost are unknown.”
Crockett said if the sea wall is not repaired, the breach would only get worse.
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