This is a Task Assignment Change Order Form issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for a contract with George F. Young, Inc., a civil and transportation engineering firm based in Gainesville, Florida. The change order pertains to Project 60857C at Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park and involves permitting and design coordination services for the Big Cypress Parking and Big Bend Boardwalk project.
Change Order #2 adds permitting and UMAM (Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method) analysis support services to address design revisions resulting from coordination with the Citizen Support Organization (Friends of Fakahatchee) and their architect. The subtask XF: Permitting requires 32 billable hours at specified rates—16 hours at $130.41 per hour for a Contract Manager and 16 hours at $126.30 per hour for a Principal Ecologist—totaling $4,107.36 in fixed price costs. The activity period extends from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2017 (365 calendar days). Deliverables include a revised UMAM analysis provided electronically as a PDF, coordinated with the Army Corps of Engineers permit submittal package. Payment will be made upon FDEP approval of deliverables. The change order also extends the overall project end date by 365 days to accommodate the extended permitting timeline, acknowledging that ACOE consultation may require 10-12 months for permit issuance.