CN-370000-BS033-TA2.pdf

This document is a Task Assignment Notification Form (Attachment A) for DEP Contract No. BS033, issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The task assignment was executed on November 14, 2014, between the state agency and Santa Cruz Construction, Inc., with Kristopher Brown serving as the contractor's contract manager and Marisa Rhian as the DEP contract manager. The contract was approved by the contractual authority (Alex Reed) and the cost center administrator.

Task 2 involves herbicide treatment of 64 acres at the Tenoroc Fish Management Area in Lakeland, Florida, targeting lead trees (Leucaena leucocephala) and Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) species. The work scope includes foliage treatment of lead trees using Milestone herbicide, cut stump or hack-and-squirt treatment of lead trees or Brazilian pepper using Pathfinder II or Element 3A solutions, and foliar treatment of Brazilian pepper using Element 3A or Clearcast. The total contract value is $17,380, broken down as mobilization ($500), cut tree and treat stump ($2,800), foliar treatment of Brazilian pepper/lead trees ($5,760), and foreman/truck labor ($8,320). The task execution period runs through April 16, 2015, with deliverables including biweekly time sheets and mobilization fees, monthly invoices, and a final inspection report certifying that 95 percent of lead trees and Brazilian pepper have been treated or die-off has been verified.