Document Summary

This is a Task Assignment Change Order Form (Change Order No. 6) for Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Contract No. BS029, executed between the DEP and Coastal Technology Corporation (COASTAL TECH). The document also includes corresponding amendments to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) contract (No. 13189-A2) and a Notice of Grant Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for grant FL-E-F14AP00048. The primary parties involved are the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, USFWS, Coastal Technology Corporation, and Stratus Consulting, Inc. The work supports the Florida Beaches Habitat Conservation Plan (FBHCP), a statewide planning initiative funded through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund.

This change order modifies deliverable due dates for Tasks 1, 3, and 4 as approved by the FBHCP Working Group, extending the original task completion date from June 30, 2014, to December 3, 2015. The task amount increases from $334,012.03 to $639,971.14, reflecting a net increase of $305,959.11. The contract encompasses six primary tasks: FBHCP Chapters ($120,894.62), Data Collection and Analysis including GIS Database and Web Applications ($265,363.51), Implementation Policy and Regulations ($64,361.00), Outreach ($45,410.56), Committee and Workgroup Meetings ($98,392.00), and Project Management ($45,549.46). Work is divided into Phase I (March 2014 to June 2014) and Phase II (July 2014 to December 2014), with deliverables including plan chapters, habitat geodatabase refinement, mitigation analysis, economic assessments, website management, and meeting coordination. The grant award period was extended through December 31, 2015, with final reporting due March 31, 2016.