City of Largo, Florida

The Highland Family Aquatic Center is 20 years old and the lap pool and slides platform were installed in 2005. Much of the infrastructure of the facility has reached the end of its life cycle and is in need of replacement or major renovations. The project includes resurfacing of the lap pool; there are cracked and peeling areas. The renovations of slide platforms to replace broken and loose railings and rusty screws will be included. The slides will be sandblasted and repainted. Another goal is to replace the corkscrew slide and resurface the speed slide. There will also be a major renovation or replacement of the cool deck to fix cracking and chipping. The project is a major repair and maintenance item to maintain the City Asset in safe condition and to continue to appeal to residents and visitors.

Paving group TR03 consists of 1.27 miles of scheduled pavement improvements. The project scope includes sidewalk repair, underdrain, stormwater infrastructure and water quality improvements. Stormwater improvements are the primary driver of the project. Pavement work consists of major rehabilitation/reconstruction. The pavement improvements will extend or restore the service life of the City’s roadways and increase driver safety and comfort. Drainage improvements will address current flooding and water quality standards. Sidewalk repairs will improve pedestrian safety and mobility.

“The city parks system contains playgrounds at 11 sites ranging in size from the largest in Central Park to the smallest at McMullen Park (one Swing set). All playgrounds were evaluated to be placed in a long-range replacement program. The playgrounds were evaluated on
cost, age, use, condition, location, parts availability, relevance of play events, and other factors. The total anticipated replacement value of the playground system is over $2,700,000 over the next 15 years. This does include required safety surfacing. Where possible and feasible, playgrounds that receive low usage are being scaled down to just the smaller, more popular components of a playground (Swings, Merrygo-rounds and other action features). This project is ongoing, each playground is evaluated annually to determine repair and replacement needs. Locations scheduled for replacement include: Datsko (2021), McMullen (2021), Southwest Rocks/Net (2022), Highland VPK (2024). By providing safe, modern, and fun playground equipment for families and their children to enjoy ”

The sanitary sewer collection system has a siphon located on 20th Street SW that transits under McKay Creek. A siphon by definition allows wastewater to flow through a pipe under low-lying areas or obstructions such as rivers, utilities, or other obstructions, where flow by gravity at these locations is impossible. The current siphon consists of two 4 inch pipes (barrels). It has reached the end of its lifespan and requires bi-weekly cleaning by the Environmental Services Department to prevent potential sewer backups to nearby businesses located on West Bay Drive. During the design phase in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 the siphon will be modeled to determine the correct piping size and whether other nearby portions of the collection system require resizing to accommodate predicted future flow. The construction phase will take place in FY 2026 Comprehensive replacement of the collection system siphon. Instead of cleaning the siphon bi-weekly, the siphon would only need to be inspected quarterly at first to determine if there is any sediment accumulation and then switched to an annual inspection as determined.

Lift Station 41 is located at 13880 Feather Sound Dr. A 2019 condition assessment of its force main revealed deterioration. The project will include the installation of approximately 3,000 feet of 16-inch diameter pipe to replace the existing 16-inch diameter ductile iron pipe. Lift Station 41 is located at 13880 Feather Sound Dr. A 2019 condition assessment of its force main revealed deterioration. The project will include the installation of approximately 3,000 feet of 16-inch diameter pipe to replace the existing 16-inch diameter ductile iron pipe.