Summary

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to Taylor Engineering, Inc., establishing a professional services contract for dam safety inspections at the Jackson Bluff Dam (also known as Lake Talquin Dam) in Taylor County, Florida. The contract is executed under FDEP Contract No. CN335, Task Assignment No. 09, with FDEP Project No. 61259. The primary FDEP contacts are Philip Stone (Contract Manager) and Theresa Carron (Project Manager), while Taylor Engineering is represented by Ken Craig, P.E. The document was executed on October 1, 2020, with the work commencing upon execution and completion scheduled for October 1, 2022.

The scope of services encompasses a comprehensive 5-year major dam safety inspection program consisting of two primary subtasks: (1) a Consultant Safety Inspection Report (CSIR) including field inspections, potential failure modes review, and dive inspections by certified inspectors, and (2) a Dam Safety Surveillance and Monitoring Report (DSSMR) analyzing surveillance data from 34 monitoring wells, 4 piezometers, seepage systems, settlement monuments, water level data, and annual gate tests. The fixed price cost is $66,682.44 with reimbursable costs not to exceed $2,740.00, for a total task amount of $69,422.44. Subtask 1 is valued at $44,472.50 (including $21,666.27 fixed costs plus $2,740.00 reimbursable), and Subtask 2 is valued at $24,949.94. The contract includes labor costs from multiple firms—Taylor Engineering, Mead & Hunt, Inc., and Volkert, Inc.—at specified hourly rates. Payment is made upon FDEP approval of deliverables for each subtask. The proposal notes that three additional tasks—development of an Owner's Dam Safety Program, security assessment and plan updates, and Emergency Action Plan revision—are not included due to budgetary constraints.