Summary

This document is Amendment No. 4 to DEP Contract No. BS029, executed between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and Coastal Technology Corporation. The contract was originally entered into on December 4, 2009, and has been subsequently amended on March 20, 2012, December 4, 2012, and July 25, 2014. The amendment was executed in 2015 to extend the contract term and adjust renewal provisions.

The contract provides professional engineering services to the FDEP's Bureau of Beaches and Mines Funding Assistance for statewide beach management activities, including support for the Statewide Beaches Habitat Conservation Plan and maintenance of the ROSSI database. Amendment No. 4 exercises the second and final renewal option for a 2-year extension, with the new completion date changed from December 3, 2015, to December 3, 2017. The contract was competitively quoted and is not designated for minority vendors. The contractor requested a rate reduction in August 2015, citing that rates had remained unchanged since November 2009 despite cost increases, but FDEP determined no cost or rate reduction could be offered. The contractor's rates are to remain at previously approved levels throughout the renewal period, with no adjustment to the scope of work or quality of services.