Cheryl Stacks

Cheryl Stacks serves as Transportation Manager for the City of St. Petersburg’s Transportation & Parking Agency, where she leads the planning, solicitation, and award of contracts for water-based mobility infrastructure. Her role is central to the agency’s mission of advancing safe, resilient access to public waterways through targeted civil works projects. She oversees the full lifecycle of acquisitions related to dock installations, ferry terminals, submerged marine structures, and associated waterfront utilities, ensuring compliance with federal and state procurement regulations. Her portfolio primarily consists of design-build and construction management contracts requiring specialized marine engineering expertise and environmental permitting coordination. Cheryl Stacks collaborates with a network of qualified contractors specializing in marine construction, including firms with experience in submerged infrastructure, pile driving, and waterfront civil works. While no single contractor dominates her award portfolio, she consistently engages vendors with proven capabilities in navigating complex coastal environments and adhering to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers standards. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical competence, past performance on similar marine projects, and adherence to environmental mitigation protocols, fostering long-term partnerships with contractors who demonstrate reliability and regulatory compliance. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of procurements designated as “No Set-Aside.” She does not currently prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, instead focusing on technical qualification and capacity to deliver complex marine infrastructure. This approach aligns with the highly specialized nature of the work and the limited pool of vendors with the necessary marine construction expertise. Cheryl’s primary procurement focus is NAICS 237110—Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction—reflecting her deep specialization in marine civil works. She procures services related to pier and dock construction, bulkhead installation, mooring systems, and submerged utility conduits, often requiring expertise in tidal zone engineering, corrosion-resistant materials, and marine environmental compliance. Her technical domain expertise ensures that all projects meet stringent durability and safety standards for high-use waterfront environments.