City of Clearwater - City Council Meeting - 11/5/2026

The November 5, 2026, Clearwater City Council meeting included several procurement and infrastructure approvals. Council approved a work order to rehabilitate four raw-water wells; awarded RFP 42-26 to Raptellis Financial Consultants Inc. for a natural-gas utility rate study; approved the purchase of two Pierce heavy-duty Velocity fire pumpers, with two existing engines to be declared surplus and disposed of by auction or trade-in; and accepted a Florida Department of Transportation speeding and aggressive-driving grant, described during public comment as $50,000. Council also approved a custodial-services contract following ITB 32-26, which drew 25 bids and recommended awards to four vendors; a corridor construction contract to Nelson Construction for water, wastewater, stormwater, and reclaimed-water improvements, with the project reported to be about $2.3 million below budget; and a $500,000, no-match EPA Brownfields communitywide assessment grant. The contract award amounts for several of these items were not stated in the transcript.