Document Summary

This is a Task Assignment Form (Attachment C) for Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Professional Services Contract No. BS136 between FDEP and Atkins North America, Inc. The task assignment is effective February 24, 2025, with execution through September 30, 2025. Matthew Taylor serves as the Contractor Representative, while Chelsey Sliger is the FDEP Contract Manager. The contract was approved by Budget Representative Avery Lehmann and Contractual Authority John Coates. Funding is allocated from Org Code 37351010000 (E.O. LG, Object Code 131500, Budget Entity 37350400, Special Category 140076, Grant # 10625, Year 23) in the amount of $192,176.20.

Atkins North America, Inc. will develop an Equivalency Factor Evaluation Tool (EFT) for Small Wastewater Treatment Facilities to assist smaller domestic wastewater facilities in evaluating whether disposal of effluent to shallow underground injection wells and unlined wastewater ponds are functionally equivalent to direct surface water discharge under EPA guidance. The contract is structured as a fixed-price engagement with three tasks: Task 1—EFT Development and Draft Documentation ($112,384.80); Task 2—Revised EFT and Documentation ($51,633.00); and Task 3—Final EFT and Documentation ($28,158.40), totaling $192,176.20. Deliverables include a simplified groundwater model using GIS data, an Esri Experience Builder user interface application for stakeholder interaction, sensitivity analysis documentation, and comprehensive supporting documentation. Payment is contingent upon FDEP acceptance of each task's deliverables.