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Port Charlotte Beach Recreation Center

Project Description

Design a new recreation center that will serve the current needs of a rental venue for events, as well as community facilities for sailing and regatta events.

Project Location

4500 Harbor Blvd. Port Charlotte, Florida 33952.

Project Impacts

Weather

Army Corps of Engineers

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Fish & Wildlife Conservation

South West Florida Water Management District

Latest Updates

 Design: Harvard Jolly PBK, Construction Manager @ Risk: Tandem Construction. The contractor has begun demoing the rec center, pool, and pool house. A kickoff meeting to continue design services was held on January 7, 2025. Design of the rec center has moved into the construction document development phase, which is expected to take about three months. Pool design is in the programming phase as the site layout is being proposed. The pool's schematic design is expected in mid-February. Design team has presented option 3 layout of pool, reviewed site layout of buildings, chillers, and locations. Proposed improvement to layout of Rec Center and cost saving opportunities. Discussion on placement of A/V equipment have started. design team has started initial discussions of the interior design of Port Charlotte Beach, there will be an in-person meeting on April 10th, 2025, with stakeholders. Met with stakeholders and interior decorator to go over colors, furniture and lighting. PBK the design team presented their plans for Port Charlotte Beach to the Board on 4/22/2025.

Budget

Phase Cost
Design $1,200,000
Construction $8,100,000
Other Costs $700,000
Total Budget $10,000,000
Funding source(s): Sales Tax

Schedule

Phase Estimated Start Date Forecast Completion Actual Completion
Planning and Approval 06/22/2020 11/24/2020 12/20/2020
Design Development 11/29/2024 08/29/2025
Construction 09/26/2025 12/30/2026
Turnover & Closeout 12/30/2026 01/29/2027

Supporting Materials

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Project Phase
Design Development

Last Updated
04/23/2025

Project Manager
Pedro Agosto

Public Relations
Brian Gleason
Email Public Relations

Project Number
c722104

Sponsor Department
Community Services

Design Engineer/Architect
Harvard Jolly

Construction Contractor
Tandem Construction

Sales Tax Project

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