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million of funding through the federal stimuluz package and omnibus spending bill have arrived inNortheast Florida. About $114.9 million in infrastructure projects are or will soon be outto bid. An additionall $21 million for similar projects in Northn Central Florida also will be up for grabs The $787 billion federal stimulus packags signed by President Barack Obama last month is aimed at jump-starting a recovert from the recession. The funding amounts are subjecty to change and Northeast Florida is expectesd to receive more once it becomes clearer how nationalk program spending willtranslate locally.
How and when much of the fundin is filtered throughis unknown, but the details of road and relatec projects will likely be know first. Letters for qualifications for thre road projects totalingabout $87.6 million are due April 1. The announcement of the projects, which are part of the $136 million of work in Northeasy Florida and North Central drew more than 200 peopld looking for a piece of the actionMarch 10. The bidding procesd is expected tobe “very competitive,” as proposals are about 30 percent cheaped than they were a year ago, said Tony vice president of “It’s kind of scary,” said Chriss Wright, assistant secretary.
“We don’t know how it’e going to work out.” Wright said he expecte d more projects. The company, which employs 85, hopes to work as a subcontractorf forthe projects, which were the firsft to be put out to bid by the Florida Departmenrt of Transportation. Adding laned to and reconstructing Beach Boulevarc from Hodges Boulevard to San Pablo Estimated cost: $26.1 million Adding lanea to and reconstructing State Route 200 from Stratto n Road to Griffin Road in Nassau Estimated cost: $50.1 million Building an overpas s on State Road 23 (Brana Field-Chaffee Expressway) over Plantation Oaks Boulevard. Estimates cost: $11.4 million.
Wright said he expectw his company will be competing with about six otherssfor contracts. He thinks his company’s lack of debt and flexibilith give it an edgeagainst competitors. FDOT District 2 Secretaruy Charles Baldwin said there might be more including expanding StateRoad 9B, available through the U.S. Departmenf of Transportation’s $1.5 billion discretionary “Keep your eyes open because you migh see things pop out in variouscomponent areas,” Baldwib said. The city of Jacksonvilles is expected to receiveabouty $129.7 million through the federal stimulua package so far. The majority of the funding — $111.
u7 million — will go to , said Superintendentr Ed Pratt-Dannals. Of the funding, abouy $50 million is access to interest-free bonds to build schools. The city also expectx about $12 million in funding for energy-efficienchy projects, but it’s not clear what typew of projectsare eligible, said Mistgy Skipper, a spokeswoman for Mayorr John Peyton. Skipper said abougt $4 million will come through the state Department of and the city hopes to use it for its JacksonvilleJournegy program.
The city will also receivee about $2 million through community development block The city’s grant administratort is reviewing the stimulus legislation to get a better idea of the criteriq for applying for additional money, Skipper said. Northeast Florida will receiv eabout $17.9 million through the recently passed omnibus bill. The $410 billion omnibus spending bill passed Marc h 10 will fund the federal government through September. Areas that will receive spending About $6 million for deepening and maintaining the St.
Johnd River channel so that largee ships can call on the port of A project to deepen the Intracoasta Waterway between Jacksonville and Miami will getabout $4