Professional Services Agreement Summary

This is a Professional Services Agreement (DEP Contract No. CN331) executed between the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Humiston & Moore Engineers, P.A., dated June 2016. The agreement establishes a continuing indefinite delivery vehicle for professional architecture and engineering services. The primary parties are the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, headquartered in Tallahassee, and Humiston & Moore Engineers, P.A., headquartered in Naples, Florida. The agreement was awarded through solicitation RFSOQBDC02-15/16 and approved as to form and legality by the Department Attorney on June 15, 2016.

The contract provides for statewide professional coastal engineering services delivered on a task assignment basis. The initial term is five years with options for renewal of up to three years, contingent upon satisfactory performance and mutual written agreement. Compensation is structured as a combination of fixed fees, cost reimbursement, and wages on a graded scale. Wage rates and labor burden costs for key personnel are established in Attachment G, with approved hourly rates ranging from $17.54 to $72.28 for various professional and technical positions. General overhead is established at $141.00 per hour, and fringe benefits are included in the calculation. Professional fees are calculated using state-mandated fee guidelines from the Department of Management Services, while reimbursable expenses include transportation, living expenses, document reproduction, and permitting fees not to exceed limits set in Florida Statutes. Work is issued through Task Assignment Notifications and modified through Task Assignment Change Orders. Department payment obligation is contingent on annual legislative appropriation. The consultant must maintain insurance including errors and omissions coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence, commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, and commercial automobile liability of $1,000,000.