Document Summary

This is a Professional Services Agreement (DEP Contract No. CN333) executed between the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and MRD Associates, Inc. (Consultant), a Florida corporation headquartered in Destin, Florida. The agreement was signed on June 10, 2016, and July 25, 2016, respectively. This is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract vehicle for statewide professional coastal engineering services within Florida, structured as a task-order based agreement where work is authorized through executed Task Assignment Notifications and modified by Task Assignment Change Orders.

The Consultant provides professional services including initial design schematics, design development, construction documents, bidding assistance, construction supervision, surveys, elevations, soil reports, inspections, estimating, and related engineering services on a fixed fee/cost reimbursement basis. The initial contract term is five years with potential renewal for up to three additional years contingent upon satisfactory performance. Compensation is determined by approved wage rates for key personnel (provided in Attachment G), overhead allocations, and reimbursable expenses authorized in each Task Assignment. The contract requires comprehensive insurance coverage including errors and omissions ($1,000,000), commercial general liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate), and commercial automobile liability ($1,000,000). Payment is made upon completion and acceptance of deliverables, with invoices submitted monthly and processed within 30 days. Department approval is contingent upon annual legislative appropriation, and the contract is subject to suspension or termination for convenience or cause, including specified cure periods.