Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: October 24, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
FROM: Carrie Mathes, FNIGP, CFCM, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., Manager II, Procurement Division
CONTACT: Mitchell Glasser, Manager, Housing and Community Development Division
PHONE: 407-836-5190
SUBJECT: Approval of Amendment No. 2, Contract Y24-1065, Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) General Grant Management Services
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval of Amendment No. 2, Contract Y24-1065, Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) General Grant Management Services, with HORNE LLP, in the amount of $8,550,741, for a revised total contract amount of $71,106,571. ([Planning, Environmental, and Development Services Department Housing and Community Development Division] Procurement Division)
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PROCUREMENT:
This amendment adds additional funding to the contract to support the comprehensive implementation and delivery of the programs funded through the Hurricane Milton CDBG-DR allocations.
FUNDING:
Funding is available through account number 5924-068-8790-3197. Funds for this project are inclusive of a $6,000,000 pass-through of funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funding source is the CDBG-DR grant for Hurricane Milton.
APPROVALS:
The Housing and Community Development Division concurs with this recommendation.
REMARKS:
On November 19, 2024, the Board authorized award of Contract Y24-1065, Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) General Grant Management Services to HORNE LLP, in the estimated amount of $62,466,430 for a three-year term with one additional three-year renewal term. The contract total was inclusive of pass-through funding and consulting/management services provided by the awarded vendor.
The additional funding requested will support the extension, with annual and software support fees pro-rated accordingly.
Previous contract amendment is as follows:
Amendment No. 1: Expanded the scope of services to include support to the County’s development of an unmet needs assessment and mitigation needs assessment, as well as a CDBG-DR Action Plan. This amendment increased the contract by $89,400, for a revised total contract amount of $62,555,830.