Punta Gorda approves $296,340 Shell Creek PAC replacement design
City of Punta Gorda, Florida · Meeting date: October 14, 2026 · Published: October 15, 2026
Punta Gorda City Council has unanimously approved an amendment to Carollo Engineers for professional services supporting replacement of the powder activated carbon system at the Shell Creek Water Treatment Plant. Staff said the new system is intended to address maintenance challenges and improve routine inspections.
Key points
- Council approved the Carollo Engineers amendment without opposition.
- The professional-services award is valued at $296,340 and is budgeted as a capital improvement programme project.
- Carollo will provide planning, design, permitting and bidding assistance for the PAC-system replacement.
- The assignment has a 12-month period from notice to proceed.
- The work is being issued under a master agreement awarded to Carollo Engineers by the council in 2019.
Full report
Punta Gorda City Council has approved a $296,340 amendment to Carollo Engineers Inc. for the replacement of the powder activated carbon (PAC) system at the Shell Creek Water Treatment Plant.
The amendment authorises Carollo to provide planning, design, permitting and bidding assistance for the replacement. The assignment will run for 12 months from the notice to proceed and is funded as a capital improvement programme project.
A procurement staff member told the October 14 meeting that the city requested the proposal under the master agreement awarded to Carollo Engineers by council in 2019. Staff said replacement of the existing PAC system would alleviate maintenance challenges currently faced by plant personnel and improve routine inspections.
The council approved the amendment after a motion and second, with no opposition voiced.
The PAC-system engineering package was the principal water-utility action at the meeting. In project updates immediately afterwards, the City Manager also said the city’s advanced metering infrastructure procurement remained in legal review following a challenge to a submitted bid. No decision on that procurement was reported at the meeting.
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Source: City Council - Oct 14, 2026, City of Punta Gorda