CN-370000-BS029-T7CO3.pdf

This document is a Task Assignment Change Order Form (Change Order No. 3) for DEP Contract No. BS029, executed between Coastal Technology Corporation (contractor) and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). The change order modifies Task Assignment Number 7 under the Hardbottom Mitigation Project, which involves field research quality assurance/quality control and technical advisory committee meetings for a study titled "Functions and mitigation of nearshore hard bottom habitat in East Florida."

The change order revises the deliverables schedule and extends the task completion date from December 31, 2013 to June 30, 2014 to accommodate data interpretation and additional Technical Advisory Committee review time. The task amount remains fixed at $17,348.97 with no increase or decrease. The scope of work encompasses six primary tasks: project oversight and compliance with legislative mandate, adaptive management of the nearshore study field plan, third-party independent QA/QC of data analyses, third-party independent QA/QC of the draft final report, TAC project management team coordination, and adaptive management of the field study plan for sea turtles. Labor costs total $16,200 at a senior scientist rate of $90.00 per hour, with 180 total hours allocated across the six tasks. Deliverables schedules extend through June 30, 2014, with the final report completion scheduled for that date.