Contract Summary

This is a Professional Services Agreement (DEP Contract No. CN328) executed between the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and Coastal Systems International, Inc. (Consultant), a corporation headquartered at 464 South Dixie Highway, Coral Gables, Florida. The agreement establishes an indefinite delivery vehicle for statewide professional coastal engineering services within Florida in accordance with Florida Statutes §287.055. The contract was executed on June 6, 2016, and is effective for an initial five-year term with provisions for renewal for up to three additional years, contingent upon satisfactory performance and mutual written agreement.

The Consultant shall provide statewide professional coastal engineering services on a task assignment basis, with compensation structured as a combination of fixed fees and cost reimbursement. Task Assignments are issued via Task Assignment Notifications (Attachment C) and Task Assignment Change Orders (Attachment D), with prices negotiated based on the State of Florida Department of Management Services Design Professional Fee Guidelines. Professional services include initial design schematics, budgets, site and infrastructure designs, surveys, elevations, soil reports, inspections, design development documents, construction documents, bidding assistance, construction supervision, and construction pay request evaluations. The Department shall pay for each approved deliverable upon completion, submittal, and satisfactory review and acceptance. The Consultant shall provide a Minority Participation Report with each invoice and submit invoices monthly for services rendered within the previous 30-day period. Approved wage rates and overhead/fringe benefits factors are specified in Attachment G. The Consultant must maintain errors and omissions insurance of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence, commercial general liability coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, and commercial automobile liability insurance of $1,000,000. The Department may terminate the agreement or any Task Assignment for convenience without cause, for cause with a 10-day cure period, or without notice or opportunity to cure under specified conditions. All work products, including designs, plans, specifications, and drawings, shall be the property of the Department, except for pre-existing patented or copyrighted materials retained by the Consultant.