CN-370000-BS029-T1 CO1.pdf

This is a Task Assignment Change Order Form and Scope of Work for the Florida Beaches Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Year 3, established under DEP Contract No. BS029 between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Coastal Technology Corporation. The contract involves partnership with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and is funded through a Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The contract addresses planning and information collection for a Statewide Beaches Habitat Conservation Plan to minimize impacts on federally-listed species related to activities regulated under Florida's Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) permitting program, which affects approximately 825 miles of state coastline.

The scope of work for Year 3 is valued at $602,500.00 with no net change in task amount from prior periods. Work is divided among twelve primary tasks including refinement of conservation objectives, HCP chapter development, data collection and analysis, GIS database and web application development, impact assessment matrix development, complementary program investigation, implementation policy and regulations review, field work and studies, outreach activities, and committee meetings. Coastal Technology Corporation will subcontract with Ecological Associates, Inc. and URS Corporation for specialized support services. The project encompasses professional services for habitat inventory, data synthesis, regulatory analysis, species accounts development, and creation of an interactive web viewer and mapping service. The contract extends from September 26, 2008, to March 31, 2011, with completion targeted for March 31, 2011.