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Contract Renewals for Construction Manager Services

Original title: Approve the Seventeenth Amendment to Agreement No. 2023-17.001 By and Between the City of North Port, Florida, and Wharton-Smith, Inc., Eighteenth Amendment to Agreement 2023-17.002 By and Between the City of North Port, Florida and Halfacre Construction Company, Sixth Amendment to Agreement 2023-17.003 By and Between the City of North Port, Florida, and AJAX Building Company LLC, Thirteenth Amendment to Agreement 2023-17.004 By and Between the City of North Port, Florida, and Jon F. Swift, Inc., and Third Amendment to Agreement 2023-17.005 By and Between the City of North Port, Florida, and Willis A. Smith Construction Inc., for Construction Manager at Risk Services Adding a Renewal Term of Two (2) Additional Two (2) Year Terms by Mutual Agreement and Within Budgetary Limitations, at the Same Terms and Conditions and Authorize the City Manager to Approve all Future Renewals.

Record date · February 10, 2026

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What This Bill Does

The North Port City Commission approved amendments to five existing construction management contracts. These amendments add two additional two-year renewal terms to each agreement and grant the City Manager authority to approve future renewals.

Why it matters

This decision extends the city's ability to utilize five specific construction firms for future projects over the next several years without needing to renegotiate the base terms of their contracts.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Wharton-Smith, Inc.

The firm's contract is amended to allow for two additional two-year renewal terms.

Directly affected

Halfacre Construction Company

The firm's contract is amended to allow for two additional two-year renewal terms.

Directly affected

AJAX Building Company, LLC

The firm's contract is amended to allow for two additional two-year renewal terms.

Directly affected

Jon F. Swift, Inc.

The firm's contract is amended to allow for two additional two-year renewal terms.

Directly affected

Willis A. Smith Construction Inc.

The firm's contract is amended to allow for two additional two-year renewal terms.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'Construction Manager at Risk' mean?
It is a project delivery method where the construction manager commits to deliver the project within a guaranteed maximum price.
Does this change the cost of the construction services?
No, the amendments state that the renewals are at the same terms and conditions as the original agreements and must remain within budgetary limitations.

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Delegation of Authority

The commission shifted the authority to approve future contract renewals from the commission itself to the City Manager.

City of North Port, Florida

Connected Entities

Willis A. Smith Construction Inc., Halfacre Construction Company, City of North Port, Florida and 3 more
OrganizationWillis A. Smith Construction Inc.Map →
OrganizationHalfacre Construction CompanyMap →
locationCity of North Port, FloridaMap →
OrganizationAJAX Building Company, LLCMap →
OrganizationJon F. Swift, Inc.Map →
OrganizationWharton-Smith, Inc.Map →

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