Statewide -Bergmann Associates

Master Agreement CN300

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Master Agreement CN300 provides comprehensive architectural and engineering services through an indefinite delivery vehicle structure. The contract encompasses a broad scope of professional services including initial design schematics, site and infrastructure design, topographic surveys, geotechnical investigations, construction documents at various completion levels (30%, 75%, and 100%), permitting applications and approvals, bidding assistance, and construction administration and supervision services. Specific projects executed under this master agreement have included design and permitting for state park facilities such as bathhouse renovations, visitor center improvements, fishing pier repairs, boardwalk reconstructions, underwater structure inspections, and replacement building projects. Compensation is structured on a combination fixed-fee and cost-reimbursement basis, with fees negotiated in accordance with the State of Florida's Design Professional Fee Guidelines for Basic Architectural and Engineering Services. The contract permits individual task assignments that define specific scope, deliverables, and project-specific compensation, allowing flexibility in project delivery across multiple state facilities.

The prime contractor for this Master Agreement is Bergmann Associates, Architects, Engineers, Landscape Architects & Surveyors, D.P.C., P.A., headquartered in Rochester, New York, with authorized subconsultants including Hanson Professional Services, Inc., and Morales Consulting Engineers. The contracting organization is the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The original contract period of performance extends from May 11, 2016, through May 10, 2021, with Amendment No. 1 renewing the agreement for an additional five-year period from May 11, 2021, through May 11, 2026, contingent upon satisfactory performance. The contract provides statewide coverage throughout Florida and is classified as a Master Agreement under Florida Statutes Section 287.055. Professional personnel billing rates range from $74.00 to $228.00 per hour, with approved wage rates between $26.00 and $80.00 per hour. The consultant is required to maintain errors and omissions insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, with the Department named as additional insured.