Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority: August 2026
City of Gainesville
2026-536 Authorization of 2026 Utilities Revenue Bonds, Refunding Prior Series, and Approval of POS & Financing Terms (B)
This item concerns the planned issuance of 2026 Utilities Revenue Bonds for refunding prior series. The Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority is seeking authorization for these bonds and approval of the purchase and sale (POS) and financing terms. This process is currently under review and represents an early stage in the project lifecycle. The work initiated by this bond issuance will likely involve significant infrastructure upgrades and maintenance across the utility system. This could include projects related to water, sewer, and power systems, potentially requiring site preparation, underground utility work, and construction services. Local contractors, trades, suppliers, and service providers are encouraged to engage early to understand the scope and potential opportunities as financing terms and project details are finalized. Early engagement allows businesses to position themselves for potential work as plans develop.
- Board:
- Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority
- Date:
- 2026-08-10
- Type:
- Agenda_item
2026-541 State of the Utility – June 2026 (B)
Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority listed this item on its agenda for 2026-08-10 in City of Gainesville. The posted record gives the item title and nothing else, so there is no site, no size and no applicant on file for it yet. Local businesses that want to follow it can open the official agenda link above and watch for the fuller write-up the body posts as the meeting gets closer.
- Board:
- Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority
- Date:
- 2026-08-10
- Type:
- Agenda_item
2026-542 GRU June 30, 2026 – 2026 Proforma Financial Analysis
Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority listed this item on its agenda for 2026-08-10 in City of Gainesville. The posted record gives the item title and nothing else, so there is no site, no size and no applicant on file for it yet. Local businesses that want to follow it can open the official agenda link above and watch for the fuller write-up the body posts as the meeting gets closer.
- Board:
- Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority
- Date:
- 2026-08-10
- Type:
- Agenda_item
2026-543 GRU Review – July 2026 (B)
Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority listed this item on its agenda for 2026-08-10 in City of Gainesville. The posted record gives the item title and nothing else, so there is no site, no size and no applicant on file for it yet. Local businesses that want to follow it can open the official agenda link above and watch for the fuller write-up the body posts as the meeting gets closer.
- Board:
- Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority
- Date:
- 2026-08-10
- Type:
- Agenda_item
2026-544 Gainesville Regional Utilities approve the minutes from the July 1, 2026 meeting (B)
Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority listed this item on its agenda for 2026-08-10 in City of Gainesville. The posted record gives the item title and nothing else, so there is no site, no size and no applicant on file for it yet. Local businesses that want to follow it can open the official agenda link above and watch for the fuller write-up the body posts as the meeting gets closer.
- Board:
- Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority
- Date:
- 2026-08-10
- Type:
- Agenda_item
2026-548 Ongoing Business
Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority listed this item on its agenda for 2026-08-10 in City of Gainesville. The posted record gives the item title and nothing else, so there is no site, no size and no applicant on file for it yet. Local businesses that want to follow it can open the official agenda link above and watch for the fuller write-up the body posts as the meeting gets closer.
- Board:
- Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority
- Date:
- 2026-08-10
- Type:
- Agenda_item
Agenda (PDF)
[GRU Administration Building, 301 SE 4th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601 (meeting location); case 2026-536, 2026-541, 2026-544, 2026-548] This document is the agenda and supporting materials for the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority (GRUA) meeting on August 10, 2026. It includes a resolution to authorize up to $300,000,000 in Utilities System Revenue Bonds (2026 Series A and B) for capital projects and refunding prior bonds, a report on the sale of the Cross Creek Mobile Home Park water and wastewater systems, and a monthly utility status report. No specific construction or development project with a street address, parcel, or zoning change is described. The primary business opportunity is for contractors to bid on the sale of the Cross Creek Mobile Home Park water and wastewater systems, with the solicitation expected to be published in August 2026. The bond resolution provides up to $150,000,000 in new money for utility capital projects, but specific projects are not detailed in this document. Public comment was noted at the July 1, 2026 meeting regarding various utility issues, but no sentiment is recorded for the August 10, 2026 agenda items. [Not stated. The document references the City of Gainesville, Florida, and Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority at 301 S.E. Fourth Avenue, P.O. Box 147117, Gainesville, Florida, 32614-7117, for notices.; case Not stated. The document references Resolution No. 170395, Resolution No. 2023-1148, Resolution No. 2023-1186, Resolution No. 2026-128, Resolution No. 2026-129, and Resolution No. 2026-_____ (2026 Supplemental Resolution).] This document is a bond purchase contract and preliminary official statement for the issuance of $195,770,000 Utilities System Revenue Bonds, 2026 Series A and $71,520,000 Utilities System Revenue Bonds, 2026 Series B by the City of Gainesville, Florida. The bonds will fund capital improvements to the electric, water, wastewater, and gas systems, refund certain prior bonds, and pay issuance costs. The document lists specific capital projects under each system but does not provide a single street address, parcel, or acreage for the work. The document is not a zoning or land use change application. The decision is not stated as approved or denied; it is a contract for bond sale with conditions precedent. Key dates include the pricing date, closing date, and a supplemental resolution adoption date of August 10, 2026. The business opportunity for contractors is the listed capital improvement projects across the utility systems. Public comment sentiment is not stated. The document is a financial and operational report for Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU), not a public hearing or land use decision record. It describes existing infrastructure and capital improvement programs, but does not state any specific project application, zoning change, or approval decision. The document includes capital improvement program totals for electric ($212.7 million), water ($104.6 million), and wastewater ($292.2 million) for fiscal years 2026-2030, and describes the DHR Biomass Plant (105 MW net, 131-acre site, approximately 10 miles northwest of the City) and the Murphree Water Plant (rated peak day capacity 54 Mgd, expandable to 60 Mgd). No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated. No address, parcel, case number, or decision is provided for any specific development project. The document is an official statement for Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) bonds, covering financial, operational, and rate information. It does not describe a specific development project, site, or action for contractors to pursue. It includes details on a manufactured gas plant (MGP) remediation site, capital improvement programs, and rate schedules, but no address, parcel, size, or zoning change is provided for any construction project.
- Board:
- Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority
- Date:
- 2026-08-10
- Type:
- Agenda
- Decision:
- not stated (agenda for upcoming meeting)
- Address:
- GRU Administration Building, 301 SE 4th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601 (meeting location)
- Applicant:
- Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority
Agenda (PDF)
[GRU Administration Building, 301 SE 4th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601 (meeting location); Deerhaven South Bulk Tank (project location, no street address stated); case 2026-544 (minutes approval), 2026-541 (State of the Utility), 2026-548 (Ongoing Business), 2026-536 (bond resolution)] The document is the agenda and supporting materials for the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority (GRUA) meeting on August 10, 2026. It contains no specific development project with a street address, parcel, acreage, or zoning change. The items are administrative, financial, and operational updates for the utility. The only actionable item for contractors is the decommissioning of the Deerhaven South Bulk Tank, which requires a contractor to empty approximately 130,000 gallons of No. 6 fuel oil. The document also includes a resolution to issue up to $300,000,000 in bonds for utility capital projects, but no specific project locations are given. Public comment sentiment is noted in the minutes from the July 1, 2026 meeting, including comments from Jim Konish, Chuck Ross, Debbie Martinez, and Bob Chewning, but no specific project-related concerns are detailed in the provided text. [case Resolution No. 2026-128, Resolution No. 2026-129, and this Resolution (Supplemental Utilities System Revenue Bond Resolution)] This document is a municipal bond resolution, not a construction project. It authorizes the issuance of up to $300,000,000 in Utilities System Revenue Bonds (2026 Series A and B) by the City of Gainesville, Florida, for the purpose of paying costs of the 'Series 2026 Project' and refunding certain existing bonds (2009 Series B, 2014 Series A, and 2014 Series B). The document does not describe any physical construction site, address, parcel, or zoning change. It is a financial authorization for bond issuance and debt refunding, with no public comment or stakeholder sentiment stated. This document is an official statement for the issuance of 2026 Bonds by the City of Gainesville for its utility system (GRU). It describes the 2026 Project, a capital improvement program for the electric, water, wastewater, and natural gas systems, and a refunding plan for outstanding bonds. The document does not describe a single land development project with a street address, parcel, or zoning change. It is a financing document for utility infrastructure improvements. The 2026 Project includes specific improvements such as Deerhaven 1 retirement deferment, substation transformer replacements, Murphree water treatment projects, Main Street wastewater capacity upgrade, and various natural gas main extensions. The document also details the governance of the new GRU Authority, the City's demographics, and a state audit of GRU. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is recorded. The business opportunity for contractors is in bidding on the various utility construction and equipment projects listed under the 2026 Project, funded by the bond proceeds. The document is an official statement for the issuance of Series 2026 Bonds by Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU). It describes the utility's operations, rates, and financial condition, including a manufactured gas plant (MGP) remediation site, capital improvement programs, and GRUCom fiber optic services. No specific development project, zoning change, or land use application is described. The document does not contain a public hearing or public comment section. The MGP site is described as a former manufactured gas plant that has been remediated and redeveloped by the City as a park with storm water ponds, nature trails, and recreational space. The document states the site is in a groundwater monitoring phase. The exact address, parcel/folio, and acreage of the MGP site are not stated. The document provides capital improvement program totals for natural gas ($19,210,269 for fiscal years 2026-2030) and GRUCom ($3,399,284 for fiscal years 2026-2030). It also lists current utility rates and connection charges, including water and wastewater connection charges for a typical single-family dwelling totaling $5,702. The document states that House Bill 1451, passed during the 2026 Legislative Session, removes provisions allowing a municipal water or sewer utility to add a surcharge of up to 25% for customers outside municipal boundaries, and GRU estimates a reduction in Gross Revenues by approximately $7.0 million per year over the next 4 years, growing to $7.8 million in 2031, absent offsetting rate increases.
- Board:
- Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority
- Date:
- 2026-08-10
- Type:
- Agenda
- Decision:
- The agenda is for a meeting on August 10, 2026; decisions are not stated in the document. The minutes from July 1, 2026, show approvals of the agenda, minutes, and consent agenda.
- Address:
- GRU Administration Building, 301 SE 4th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601 (meeting location); Deerhaven South Bulk Tank (project location, no street address stated)
- Applicant:
- Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) for all items; no external applicant or developer named
Agenda Cover Page (PDF)
The document is a meeting agenda for the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority, not a development project record. It contains administrative items, consent agenda items, and resolutions. No specific construction or land development project is described.
- Board:
- Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority
- Date:
- 2026-08-10
- Type:
- Agenda
- Address:
- GRU Administration Building, 301 SE 4th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
Agenda Cover Page (PDF)
The document is a meeting agenda for the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority, not a development project record. It contains no specific project site, address, size, zoning change, applicant, or case number for a construction or land-use action. The agenda includes administrative items such as minutes approval, a utility state report, ongoing business updates (Cross Creek Mobile Home Park water/wastewater system sale solicitation and variable billing discussions), a bond resolution, and financial presentations. No public comment sentiment is recorded in the document.
- Board:
- Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority
- Date:
- 2026-08-10
- Type:
- Agenda
CEO COMMENTS
Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority listed this item on its agenda for 2026-08-10 in City of Gainesville. The posted record gives the item title and nothing else, so there is no site, no size and no applicant on file for it yet. Local businesses that want to follow it can open the official agenda link above and watch for the fuller write-up the body posts as the meeting gets closer.
- Board:
- Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority
- Date:
- 2026-08-10
- Type:
- Agenda_item
Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority
The Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority met to review financial analysis and the state of the utility. The meeting covered bond authorizations and financing terms. No specific construction projects or related contractor opportunities were detailed on this agenda.
- Board:
- Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority
- Date:
- 2026-08-10
- Type:
- Meeting
RESOLUTIONS (Roll Call Required)
Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority listed this item on its agenda for 2026-08-10 in City of Gainesville. The posted record gives the item title and nothing else, so there is no site, no size and no applicant on file for it yet. Local businesses that want to follow it can open the official agenda link above and watch for the fuller write-up the body posts as the meeting gets closer.
- Board:
- Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority
- Date:
- 2026-08-10
- Type:
- Agenda_item
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