Document Summary

This document package constitutes a Task Assignment Change Order Form (Change Order 1) and amended Scope of Work for DEP Contract No. BS029, a state and local indefinite delivery vehicle between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems, and Coastal Technology Corporation. The project, titled "Functions and Mitigation of Nearshore Hard Bottom Habitat in East Florida," involves a multi-disciplinary project team that includes Jacksonville University, Florida Institute of Technology, East Coast Biologists, CSA International Inc., and Coastal Eco-Group Inc. The contract is managed by Michael Walther (Coastal Technology Corporation) and Paden Woodruff (FDEP).

The amended scope of work covers field surveys, laboratory and data analyses, reporting, research quality assurance/quality control, and technical advisory committee meetings for investigating hard bottom habitat mitigation in Palm Beach County study areas (Singer Island and Ocean Ridge). The contract amount for Task Assignment 5 is $279,332.94, with the original completion date extended from November 30, 2013 to December 31, 2013 due to inclement weather conditions affecting the fall/winter 2011 schedule. Direct costs total $121,684.00 and include field sampling events, laboratory and data analysis, technical advisory committee meetings, and final reporting. The project timeline spans from 2011 through 2013, with funding sourced from Org Code 3735 6010 000 under object code 131500, special category 140126.