P.E. Services for State Beach Mgmt Program

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Master Agreement BS029 provides comprehensive professional engineering and consulting services to support the State Beach Management Program and related coastal resource initiatives. Procurable services encompass coastal engineering design, planning and analysis, geological and geotechnical assessment, construction management and inspection, project management, emergency response and storm recovery coordination, and permit review and compliance monitoring. The vehicle has supported multiple specialized initiatives including the Florida Beaches Habitat Conservation Plan, the Reconnaissance Offshore Sand Search and Offshore Sand Source Inventory databases, hardbottom mitigation research, geotextile structure assessments, and regional sediment management activities. Services are delivered through fixed-price, fee schedule, and cost reimbursement plus fixed fee arrangements, with cost structures including fringe benefits at 39% of direct labor, overhead rates up to 145% for home office operations, and fixed fees at 5.5% on total labor costs.

Coastal Technology Corporation serves as the prime contractor for this indefinite delivery master agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, with authorized subcontractors including Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc., PB Americas, Inc., Coastal Eco-Group, Inc., Ecological Associates, Inc., URS Corporation, CSA International, Inc., GeoDesign Technologies, Inc., and Florida Natural Areas Inventory. The contract was executed December 4, 2009, and extended through June 4, 2018, with renewals exercised through December 3, 2017. The contract covers statewide services in Florida and operates as an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) vehicle with no guaranteed minimum work volume. Multiple task assignments have been issued with cumulative values exceeding $6 million across federal, state, and local funding sources, including significant support from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund.