Engineering & Consulting Services for Closure o

The master indefinite delivery vehicle provides comprehensive engineering and consulting services for the closure of the Piney Point Phosphogypsum Stack System located in Manatee County, Florida. Services available under this IDV include engineering design, water balance analyses, emergency operations planning, groundwater quality assessments, construction quality assurance and quality control, dike safety inspections, subsurface field exploration, laboratory soil and chemical testing, geosynthetic testing, GIS analysis, construction monitoring, and technical support for environmental compliance. The contract operates on a flexible fee schedule and cost reimbursement basis, allowing the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and other state and local agencies to issue task assignments and purchase orders as needed for engineering and consulting support services.

The prime contractor for this IDV is Ardaman & Associates, Inc., a geotechnical engineering and consulting firm based in Orlando, Florida, with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection serving as the contracting organization. The original contract was executed on June 30, 2006, with an initial period of performance extending through June 30, 2010, and subsequently extended through December 30, 2014. The contract type is classified as a master agreement and indefinite delivery vehicle for single-source procurement. The contract ceiling was established at $5,840,000, with various funding increments authorized throughout the performance period to support ongoing closure construction and engineering services. The contract provided hourly professional rates ranging from $44.00 to $175.00 per hour depending on staff classification, along with specialized pricing for subsurface exploration, laboratory testing, and equipment rental services.