Document Summary

This document is a Task Assignment Change Order Form (Attachment B) for Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Contract No. BS029, executed between the Department of Environmental Protection and Coastal Technology Corporation. The change order modifies Task Assignment Number 1 under the broader indefinite delivery contract for professional services supporting the formulation of a Statewide Beaches Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). The project is conducted in cooperation with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and funded through the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund. The work encompasses Year 3 of a multi-year effort, with Coastal Technology Corporation subcontracting support services to Ecological Associates, Inc. (EAI) and URS Corporation.

The change order maintains the original task amount of $602,500.00 with no net increase or decrease, adjusting the completion date from 9/30/10 to 3/31/11. The revised scope of work under Year 3 includes 12 comprehensive tasks: refinement of objectives and Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) issues analysis; HCP chapter development including species accounts; data collection for armoring, dune walkovers, beach cleaning, and upland development studies; data 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; committee and workgroup meetings; and project management with agency coordination. Deliverables span analytical reports, GIS maps, impact matrices, implementation documents, and public outreach materials. The work is governed under fixed-price arrangements with no change in funding information recorded.