Contract Summary

This is a Professional Services Agreement (DEP Contract No. CN335) between the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and Taylor Engineering, Inc. (Consultant), a Florida corporation headquartered in Jacksonville. The agreement was executed on June 1, 2016, by Kenneth R. Craig, Vice President of Taylor Engineering, and Jon Stevenson, Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The contract establishes a continuing professional architecture and engineering services vehicle for statewide coastal engineering services on a task assignment basis, governed by Florida Statutes §287.055 and administered through the Department's Bureau of Design and Construction.

The agreement provides for an initial five-year term with potential renewal for up to three additional years, contingent upon satisfactory performance and mutual written agreement. Services are compensated on a task assignment basis with fixed fees and cost reimbursement for authorized work, with wage rates and overhead multipliers specified in Attachment G. Basic services include schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration. Additional services such as permit assistance, change order documentation, and extended site observation are compensated separately as authorized through task assignment change orders. The Department may terminate the agreement for convenience at any time without cause, or for cause with ten-day cure provisions. Payment for deliverables occurs upon completion, submittal, and acceptance by the Department. Consultant must maintain errors and omissions insurance of $1,000,000 and commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence with $2,000,000 aggregate. All work products, including designs and drawings, become Department property upon payment unless previously patented or copyrighted by the Consultant.