Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: February 17, 2026
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Ed Torres, M.S., P. E., LEED AP, Director, Utilities
CONTACT: Kerry Kates, P.E., LEED AP, Deputy Director, Utilities
PHONE: 407-254-9801
DIVISION: Fiscal and Operational Support Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of Project Sub-Agreement for Cost-Sharing of Wheeling Infrastructure Project Sub-Agreement No. SA-7 (CL1-P-05C). The total cost of this project is $9,748,489, of which $3,772,665 is Orange County’s share. All Districts. (Fiscal and Operational Support Division)
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PROJECT: N/A
PURPOSE: On August 30, 2011, the City of St. Cloud, Tohopekaliga Water Authority, and Polk County, all as member governments of The Water Cooperative of Central Florida (WCCF), and Orange County and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD), formerly the Reedy Creek Improvement District, entered into an agreement captioned “Interlocal Agreement Amongst The Water Cooperative of Central Florida, Orange County and Reedy Creek Improvement District Relating to the Preliminary Design and Permitting of the Alternative Water Supply Project Known as the Cypress Lake Wellfield and Related Matters.” The Interlocal Agreement defined all parties’ financial and implementation obligations for permitting, a water transmission study, and design of the Cypress Lake Wellfield project.
Since approval of the Interlocal Agreement, CFTOD has subsequently withdrawn, and Orange County has become a member of the WCCF and has continued to participate in design of the project. As part of the design, the parties initiated a water transmission study which identified benefits to a water wheeling project among the parties.
On October 26, 2021, the Board approved The Cypress Lake Water Wheeling Infrastructure Master Cost-Sharing Agreement (Agreement) and Project Sub-Agreements SA-1, SA-2, SA-3, and SA-4. The Agreement established a mechanism for sharing the cost of water wheeling infrastructure amongst the benefiting parties and included the process and terms for reimbursement of costs for all wheeling infrastructure, the costs previously incurred, and provided for future costs. Project Sub-Agreements SA-1, SA-2, SA-3, and SA-4 included reimbursement for five water wheeling infrastructure segments. The Board has since approved Project Sub-Agreement SA-5 on September 19, 2024 and SA-6 on April 8, 2025.
This Project Sub-Agreement for Cost-Sharing of Wheeling Infrastructure is Project Sub-Agreement SA-7 and provides reimbursement for water wheeling infrastructure segment CL1-P-05C, which includes 12,000 linear feet of new 30” pipe. The total cost of this segment is $9,748,489, of which $3,772,665 is Orange County’s share. Costs are calculated from contractor bid prices and percent capacity share identified from performing hydraulic model simulations.
The County Attorney’s Office and Risk Management Division reviewed the Agreement and find it acceptable as to form. Utilities Department staff recommends approval.
BUDGET: N/A