St. Petersburg will run the overhaul of its 640-slip downtown marina after cutting ties with Safe Harbor Marinas in late 2025. City officials are hammering out a contract with Skanska and Cummins Cederberg for pre-construction services on the $165.45 million project.
Officials dropped talks with the private company. They shifted to a city-run model that preserves complete ownership and control of the waterfront facility. This move allows St. Petersburg to retain every dollar the marina generates while hitting targets for storm protection and water quality.
“We had the opportunity to listen to feedback from the last agreements, council meetings, workshops, community groups, and take all that and put it into what our scope is right now,” St. Pete Engineering Director Brejesh Prayman said during Thursday’s Public Services and Infrastructure Committee meeting, according to St. Pete Rising.com…