CN-370000-CN333-T5CO1.pdf
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This is a Task Assignment Change Order Form issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for Contract Number CN333, Task Assignment Number 5, Change Order 1. The document authorizes additional work for the Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park Beach Re-Nourishment project. The consultant is MRD Associates, Inc., a coastal engineering firm headquartered in Destin, Florida, which is teaming with Dune Doctors, LLC, a coastal erosion control specialist. The contract is managed by FDEP's Bureau of Design and Construction, with Vu Nguyen serving as the FDEP Contract Manager and Thomas Pierro, PE, representing MRD Associates, Inc.
The change order authorizes additional on-site and evaluation work to support the dune planting pilot program, consisting of three subtasks: a third site visit eight months post-installation ($13,543.70), a fourth site visit one year post-installation ($11,913.50), and a pilot study evaluation report ($19,174.90). The total fixed fee increase is $44,632.10, with payment contingent upon FDEP approval of deliverables for each subtask. The net increase to the task amount is $44,632.10, bringing the total task amount with all change orders to $200,573.42. The work includes vegetation growth evaluation, sand accumulation documentation, before-and-after analysis, treatment group comparison, and a comprehensive pilot study evaluation report in PDF format. The project end date remains July 28, 2026, with no change in task execution timeline. The work is funded through FDEP's budget code 61458C with object code 131500, and services are excluded for coastal processes modeling, surveying, permitting, design, and construction phase services.
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Florida Department of Environmental Protection
TASK ASSIGNMENT CHANGE ORDER FORM
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Required Signatures: Adobe Signature
FDEP Contract No.: Task Assignment No.: Change Order No.: Project No.:
Project Location: Project Name:
Consultant Name:
Consultant Representative: Phone: Email:
FDEP Contract Manager: Phone: Email:
Description and Justification of Change:
Change in Task Amount:
Item Reimbursement Fixed Fee Total
Original Task Amount:
Task amount including all previous Change Orders:
Net increase/decrease in task amount for this Change Order:
Total Amounts with all Change Orders:
Change in Task Time:
Original Task Execution Date:
Original Task End Date:
Present Task End Date:
Net Change in Days:
New Task End Date:
Approval Signatures:
Budget Representative, FDEP Signature Date
Project Manager, FDEP Signature Date
Contract Manager, FDEP Signature Date
Consultant Signature Date
Contract Authority, FDEP Signature Date
Project # Grant # Org Code Cat/Year Fund Module Object Code EO Amount
29 Digit FLAIR Code: Total:
CN333 5 1 61458C
Beach Re-Nourishment
MRD Associates, Inc.
Thomas Pierro, PE (561) 756-2535 tpierro@coastalprotectioneng.com
Vu Nguyen or successor (850) 245-2630 vu.nguyen@floridadep.gov
Additional on-site and evaluation work to support the dune planting pilot program, per attached proposal dated May 22, 2025.
$ 0.00 $ 155,941.32 $ 155,941.32 $ 0.00 $ 155,941.32 $ 155,941.32 $ 0.00 $ 44,632.10 $ 44,632.10 $ 0.00 $ 200,573.42 $ 200,573.42
06/22/2023
07/28/2026
07/28/2026
7/28/2026
Tamika Bass
Terry McCullum, Jr.
Vu Nguyen
Thomas Pierro, PE
Michael W. Foster Jr., P.E.
61458C 37501000068 080041/23 423001 U3200 131500 QK $ 44,632.10
$ 44,632.10
May 22, 2025
Mr. Terry McCullum, Jr.
Project Manager Bureau of Design and Construction Florida Department of Environmental Protection 3800 Commonwealth Boulevard 260M, MS 520 Tallahassee, Florida 32399
RE: Consultant Contract Number 333, Task Assignment Number 05, Change Order 1 Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park Native Dune Vegetation Pre-Engineering Phase Services
Dear Mr. McCullum, For your review, MRD Associates, Inc., has provided a proposal summary and staff-hour documentation for the services and tasks identified below:
Subtask 2 - Pilot Study Extension
2a. Third Site Visit
2b. Fourth Site Visit
2c. Pilot Study Evaluation Report
Please review the attached Proposal Summary, deliverables and fees. Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at 850.654.1555.
Sincerely, Katie Velasquez, M.S.
Environmental Scientist kvelasquez@coastalprotectioneng.com
Pre-Engineering Native Dune Vegetation St. George Island State Park
Contract Number 333, Task Assignment Number 05, Change Order 1
This Task Assessment is for the Pre-Engineering Phase services for the Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park (SGISP) Project (PROJECT) consisting of the park-wide native dune vegetation planting. The project limits are within the Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park (SGISP) between Florida Department of Environmental Protection Reference Monument R-105 and R-149 (Figure 1).
MRD Associates, Inc. (MRD) will team with Dune Doctors, LLC (www.DuneDoctors.com) a coastal erosion control firm specializing in the planning, constructing, and maintaining native ecosystems and protective landscapes. MRD and Dune Doctors have worked together on numerous dune enhancement and restoration projects over the past 20-years.
Subtask 2: Pilot Study Extension This task includes all the services to extend the Pilot Study project.
Subtask 2A: Third Site Visit
Description: Eight months following installation, MRD and Dune Doctors will conduct a third site visit to:
i. Evaluate vegetation growth and sand accumulation.
ii. Document the conditions to conduct a before-and-after analysis.
iii. Compare results of the experiment areas to the control section(s).
This site visit is considered an interim pre-storm season observation. Data will be collected for all criteria and input into an excel spreadsheet. Data for two treatment groups, anticipated to be plant size and plant spacing, will be analyzed and discussed in the report. The full data set will be available for analysis during the one-year analysis should the project area be impacted by storms.
Deliverable: Summary report of the Third Site Visit - Evaluation will be provided to the DEP Project Manager in a PDF format.
Performance Measure: Deliverables will be reviewed by the DEP Project Manager to confirm they are complete, accurate, and timely.
Fixed Price Cost: $13,543.70 Subtask 2A
Firm Name Position Classification Hourly Rate Hours Total Fixed Price Cost
MRD Associates, Inc. Principal Engineer $190.00 1.0 $190.00 MRD Associates, Inc. Senior Engineer $140.00 6.0 $840.00 MRD Associates, Inc. Engineer II $115.00 5.5 $632.50 MRD Associates, Inc. Engineer Technician $100.00 21.0 $2,100.00
Dune Doctors, LLC Senior Coastal Restoration Specialist $177.84 30.0 $5,335.20
Dune Doctors, LLC Coastal Restoration Researcher $74.10 60.0 $4,446.00
Subtask 2A Total: $13,543.70
Subtask 2B: Fourth Site Visit
Description: One year following installation, MRD and Dune Doctors will conduct a fourth site visit to:
i. Evaluate vegetation growth and sand accumulation.
ii. Document the conditions to conduct a before-and-after analysis.
This site visit is considered the final observation. Data will be collected for all criteria, input into an excel spreadsheet and analyzed for all treatment groups. The full data set collected in the third site visit will be used, should the fourth site visit data be deemed non-viable due to storm impact.
Deliverable: A confirmation email documenting completion of the site visit.
Performance Measure: Deliverables will be reviewed by the DEP Project Manager to confirm they are complete, accurate, and timely.
Fixed Price Cost: $11,913.50 Subtask 2B
Firm Name Position Classification Hourly Rate Hours Total Fixed Price Cost
MRD Associates, Inc. Principal Engineer $190.00 1.0 $190.00 MRD Associates, Inc. Senior Engineer $140.00 6.0 $840.00 MRD Associates, Inc. Engineer II $115.00 5.5 $632.50 MRD Associates, Inc. Engineer Technician $100.00 21.0 $2,100.00
Dune Doctors, LLC Senior Coastal Restoration Specialist $177.84 25.0 $4,446.00
Dune Doctors, LLC Coastal Restoration Researcher $74.10 50.0 $3,705.00
Subtask 2B Total: $11,913.50
Subtask 2C: Pilot Study Evaluation Report
Description: Based on Subtasks 1E.a, 1E.b., 2A, and 2B, MRD and Dune Doctors will develop an evaluation report to:
i. Compare results of the experiment areas to the control section(s).
ii. Compare the Pilot Study results.
All data collected for all criteria will be analyzed for all treatment groups. The full data set collected in the third site visit will be used, should the fourth site visit data be deemed non-viable due to storm impact.
Deliverable: Summary report of the Pilot Study Evaluation will be provided to the DEP Project Manager in a PDF format.
Performance Measure: Deliverables will be reviewed by the DEP Project Manager to confirm they are complete, accurate, and timely.
Fixed Price Cost: $19,174.90
Subtask 2C
Firm Name Position Classification Hourly Rate Hours Total Fixed Price Cost
MRD Associates, Inc. Principal Engineer $190.00 2.0 $380.00 MRD Associates, Inc. Senior Engineer $140.00 6.0 $840.00 MRD Associates, Inc. Engineer II $115.00 3.2 $368.00 MRD Associates, Inc. Engineer Technician $100.00 21.0 $2,100.00
Dune Doctors, LLC Senior Coastal Restoration Specialist $177.84 35.0 $6,224.4
Dune Doctors, LLC Coastal Restoration Researcher $74.10 125.0 $9,262.50
Subtask 2C Total: $19,174.90
Project Schedule:
Activity Schedule
Subtask 2A: Third site visit
Subtask 2B: Forth site visit
Subtask 2C: Pilot Study Evaluation Report
Summary of Fees:
Subtask Description Subtask Fixed Price Cost
Subtask 2A: Third Site Visit $13,543.70
Subtask 2B: Fourth Site Visit $11,913.50
Subtask 2C: Pilot Study Evaluation Report $19,174.90
Total Fixed Price Cost: $44,632.10
Payment will be made upon approval of deliverables for each subtask by the FDEP in the amount specified. (Please do not alter this language)
EXCLUSIONS
Please note that this Task Assignment does not include the following, but these services can be provided under separate authorization: coastal processes modeling and analysis, surveying services by a PLS, coastal risk assessment, upland and offshore geotechnical investigations, final design, environmental, ecological, land use planning, upland construction easements, permit applications or local, State and Federal regulatory permitting, contract documents, bidding and construction phase services, and post-construction monitoring.
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