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DRP-084

Rev. 0 /2025 of 2

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814 US0041859 8

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park Weeki Wachee 2025 -2026 Point Bar Monitoring and Interannual Assessment

WSP Environment and Infrastructure, Inc.

Jennifer Sagan

(352) 474-9818 Jennifer.Sagan@wsp.com

Vu Nugyen

(850) 245-2630 Vu.nguyen@floridadep.gov

To monitor and assess changes to soils and vegetation on point bars within Weeki Wachee Springs State Park per the attached proposal dated 07/28/2025.

Chris Becker or successor

Upon Execution 06/30/2026

$185,533.69 $7,285.94 $192,819.63

Chris Brannon

Chris Becker

Christine Mehle

Vu Nugyen

Michael W. Foster Jr., P.E.

08/14/2025

08/14/2025

08/19/2025

CHRIS BRANNON Digitally signed by CHRIS BRANNON Date: 2025.08.14 09:44:38 -04'00'

Chris Becker Digitally signed by Chris Becker Date: 2025.08.15 16:04:22 -04'00'

Christine A Mehle Digitally signed by Christine A Mehle Date: 2025.08.19 04:56:41 -04'00'

Vu Nguyen Digitally signed by Vu Nguyen Date: 2025.08.20 15:52:04 -04'00'

Michael W. Foster Jr., P.E.

Digitally signed by Michael W. Foster Jr., P.E.

Date: 2025.08.28 08:55:58 -04'00'

DDivision oof RRecreation aand PParks

CConsultant’s TTask AAssignment NNotification

FFLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF

EENVIRONMENTAL PPROTECTION

DRP-084

Rev. /2025 2 of 2

Encumbrance Information:

Project # Grant # Organization Code Category/Yr Fund Module Object EO Amount

Total:

N/A N/A 37504000999 100718/00 000286 U1500 131500 AU $192,819.63

$192,819.63

July 28, 2025

Mr. Chris Becker Project Manager Florida Department of Environmental Protection 1843 South Tamiami Trail Osprey, FL 34229

Re: DEP Agreement Number CN814 TAXX

TAXX – Weeki Wachee 2025 -2026 Point Bar Monitoring and Interannual Assessment

WSP Project No.: US0041859

Dear Mr. Becker:

WSP USA Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. (WSP) is pleased to provide this proposal summary and labor documentation for the tasks identified below for Weeki Wachee 2025 - 2026 Point Bar Monitoring and Interannual Assessment. The goal of the project is to monitor and assess changes to soils and vegetation on point bars within Weeki Wachee Springs State Park. The ultimate goal for monitoring efforts will be to inform improvement or restoration plans for point bars where recreational use (visitor impacts) has reduced vegetation coverage or has increased erosion. The following tasks will be performed in accordance with DEP Agreement Number CN814 and will be completed on a lump sum basis:

Photointerpretation Data Compilation Quarterly Monitoring Annual Monitoring Interannual Assessment of Point Bar Condition

Thank you and please contact the undersigned with any questions.

Sincerely, Jennifer Sagan, MS Assistant Vice President/Senior Project Manager

(352) 922-0134 jennifer.sagan@wsp.com

5411 Skycenter Drive Suite 650 Tampa, FL 33607 +1 (352) 922-0134 wsp.com

Weeki Wachee 2025-2026 Point Bar Monitoring

DEP Agreement Number CN814, Task Assignment Number TAXX

Task 1A – Photointerpretation of Point Bar Vegetated Area

Description: Aerial photography will be obtained to supplement the Carrying Capacity Study (CCS) (Wood, 2020) which estimated point bar areas for Bars 1, 6, 21, 22, 24, 28 in 2008, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017. To supplement this data, high resolution imagery for the years of 2009-2010, 2012, 2014 – 2015, 2018 – 2025 will be obtained from publicly available FDOT aerial imagery and by purchasing imagery. This will amass a dataset of 18 years (2008 – 2025) for six point bars within the system which will include baseline data (2008) during which the CCS found no impacts to the point bars. Imagery will be digitized and used to estimate total bar vegetated area and, if possible, areas of denuded, herbaceous/shrub, and forested zones.

Deliverable:

Aerial Imagery Database of point bar aerial estimates (Excel format)

Performance Measure: Deliverables will be reviewed by the Department to confirm they are complete, accurate, and timely.

Fixed Price Cost:

Task 1A

Firm Name Position Classification Hourly Rate Hours Total Fixed

Price Cost

WSP Senior Scientist $212.21 10 $2,122.10

WSP Mid GIS $166.62 15 $2,499.30

WSP Junior Environmental Technician $94.71 54 $5,114.34

WSP Administrative Assistant $108.48 8 $867.84

WSP Accountant $151.78 2 $303.56

$10.907.14

Reimbursable Cost:

Task 1A

Aerial Imagery for 10 years $566.50 per project site x 10 years (2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025)

Reimbursable Total Cost $5,665.00

Total for Task 1A: $16,572.14

Task 1B– Data Compilation

Description: Data collected as part of this project during 2019, 2022-2025 will be compiled into a database and will include vegetation data for total cover estimates by zone, soil, and scarp lengths and will include the newly obtained bar area estimates for 18 years of data. Additional data compilation will include obtaining publicly available data on discharge, stage, rainfall, turbidity, and vessel counts, if available, for 2008 through 2025. It is assumed that FDEP will provide daily counts of vessels launched from their facilities for the years 2019 through 2025.

Compilation of data into a database will facilitate using pivot tables to obtain data metrics by year, quarter, zone, etc., and will facilitate data export into customized R programming software for data analysis. R script will be developed to run statistical analyses as described in Task 2C.

Deliverable:

Database of vegetation, soil/sediment, and point bar aerial estimates (Excel format)

Performance Measure: Deliverables will be reviewed by the Department to confirm they are complete, accurate, and timely.

Fixed Price Cost:

Task 1B

Firm Name Position Classification Hourly Rate Hours Total Fixed

Price Cost

WSP Senior Scientist $212.21 107 22,706.47

WSP Junior Scientist $118.28 112 13,247.36

WSP Junior Environmental Technician $94.71 45 4,261.95

Fixed Price Total Cost $40,215.78

Reimbursable Cost:

Task 1B

None NA

Reimbursable Total Cost $0.00

Total for Task 1B: $40,215,78

Task 2A – Quarterly monitoring event (Quarter 3 2025)

Description: Quarterly monitoring events will be conducted at six (6) point bars to collect qualitative and quantitative metrics. Quarterly monitoring activities will include vegetation monitoring, soil and sediment monitoring, and estimation of point bar and scarp dimensions according to the methodology developed in the Monitoring Plan. Data collected in the Quarter 1 monitoring event will be compiled and submitted in a Quarterly Monitoring Report.

Deliverable:

Quarterly Monitoring Report – Quarter 1 (pdf format)

Performance Measure: Deliverables will be reviewed by the Department to confirm they are complete, accurate, and timely.

Fixed Price Cost:

Task 2A

Firm Name Position Classification Hourly Rate Hours Total Fixed

Price Cost

WSP Senior Scientist $212.21 10 $2,122.10

WSP Junior Scientist $118.28 73 $8,634.44

WSP Junior Environmental Technician $94.71 60 $5,682.60

WSP Administrative Assistant $108.48 10 $1,084.80

WSP Accountant $151.78 2 $303.56

Fixed Price Total Cost $17,827.50

Reimbursable Cost:

Task 2A

Mileage (@ $0.445 per mile) Two roundtrips from Tampa (116 miles x 2) and two roundtrips from Gainesville (187.6 miles x 2). Total miles = 607.20

Reimbursable Total Cost $ 270.20

Total for Task 2A: $18.097.70

Task 2B – Quarterly monitoring and Annual event (Quarter 4 2025)

Description: The quarterly monitoring events will be conducted at six (6) point bars to collect qualitative and quantitative metrics. In addition to the metrics collected during the quarterly sampling event, the annual monitoring event will also include a repeat cross-sectional survey using a total station at each of the six (6) point bars to more accurately measure point bar and scarp geometry. Note that the surveys will be conducted in a relative datum (not tied to a specific vertical or horizontal datum), and monuments will be set so that future surveys can retain the same relative datum.

The annual monitoring event will also include monitoring of the same metrics collected for the quarterly events at 14 additional point bars within the State Park. Specific monitoring activities at these 14 bars will include vegetation monitoring, soil and sediment monitoring, and estimation of point bar and scarp dimensions according to the methodology developed in the Monitoring Plan. Note these 14 additional bars will not be surveyed.

Data collected in the Quarter 4 monitoring event will be compiled and processed. Results of the fourth quarter monitoring will be included in the Interannual Report Task 2C.

Deliverable:

Quarterly Monitoring Data – Updated Task 1b database to include Quarters 3 & 4 (Excel format)

Task 2B

Firm Name Position Classification Hourly Rate Hours

Total Fixed

Price Cost

WSP Senior Scientist $212.21 9 $1,909.89

WSP Junior Scientist $118.28 117 $13,838.76

WSP Junior Environmental Technician $94.71 111 $10,512.81

WSP Survey Technician $99.12 35 $3,469.20

WSP Mid Surveyor $151.82 10 $1,518.20

Fixed Price Total Cost $31,248.86

Task 2B

Mileage (@ $0.445 per mile) Two roundtrips from Tampa (116 miles x 2) and five roundtrips from Gainesville (187.6 miles x 5); two roundtrips from Altamonte Springs (177.2 x 2): Total miles = 1,524.4; Mileage Total = $678.34

Per diem Two people five lunches @ $11 per lunch; One person 2 lunches @ $11 per lunch. Per diem Total = $132

Reimbursable Total Cost $810.34

Total for Task 2B: $32,059.20

Task 2C – Interannual Assessment of Point Bar Condition

Description: This task will assess interannual changes and environmental impacts from recreational usage. WSP will summarize the data in tabular and/or time-series plots and conduct univariate and multivariate statistical analyses that may include regression, correlations, or hypothesis testing, to develop relationships between geomorphic, ecological and human use parameters. Other relevant datasets such as USGS flow/stage, and meteorological data may also be used in these analyses. Statistical relationships will be used to identify thresholds or other patterns in ecological parameters. Data collected in 2019 through 2025 and aerial imagery from 2008 through 2025 will be used. The results from the assessment will be summarized as part of the final report.

Deliverable:

Interannual Monitoring Report (pdf format).

Task 2C

Firm Name Position Classification Hourly Rate Hours

Total Fixed

Price Cost

WSP Senior Scientist $212.21 173 $36,712.33

WSP Junior Scientist $118.28 32 $3,784.96

WSP Junior Environmental Technician $94.71 80 $7,576.80

WSP Administrative Assistant $108.48 12 $1,301.76

$49,679.41

Task 2C

None NA

Reimbursable Total Cost $00.00

Total for Task 2C: $49,679.41

Task 3A – Quarterly monitoring event (Quarter 1 2026)

Description: Quarterly monitoring events will be conducted at six (6) point bars to collect qualitative and quantitative metrics. Quarterly monitoring activities will include vegetation monitoring, soil and sediment monitoring, and estimation of point bar and scarp dimensions according to the methodology developed in the Monitoring Plan. Data collected in the Quarter 3 monitoring event will be compiled and submitted in a Quarterly Monitoring Report.

Deliverable:

Quarterly Monitoring Report – Quarter 3 (pdf format)

Task 3A

Firm Name Position Classification Hourly Rate Hours Total Fixed

Price Cost

WSP Senior Scientist $212.21 10 $2,122.10

WSP Junior Scientist $118.28 73 $8,634.44

WSP Junior Environmental Technician $94.71 60 $5,682.60

WSP Administrative Assistant $108.48 10 $1,084.80

Task 3A

Mileage (@ $0.445 per mile) Two roundtrips from Tampa (116 miles x 2) and two roundtrips from

Total for Task 3A: $18.097.70

Task 3B– Quarterly monitoring event (Quarter 2 2026)

Description: Quarterly monitoring events will be conducted at six (6) point bars to collect qualitative and quantitative metrics. Quarterly monitoring activities will include vegetation monitoring, soil and sediment monitoring, and estimation of point bar and scarp dimensions according to the methodology developed in the Monitoring Plan. Data collected in the Quarter 2 monitoring event will be compiled and submitted in a Quarterly Monitoring Report.

Deliverable:

Quarterly Monitoring Report – Quarter 2 (pdf format)

Task 3B

Firm Name Position Classification Hourly Rate Hours Total Fixed

Price Cost

WSP Senior Scientist $212.21 10 $2,122.10

WSP Junior Scientist $118.28 73 $8,634.44

WSP Junior Environmental Technician $94.71 60 $5,682.60

WSP Administrative Assistant $108.48 10 $1,084.80

Task 3B

Mileage (@ $0.445 per mile) Two roundtrips from Tampa (116 miles x 2) and two roundtrips from

Total for Task 3B: $18.097.70

Project Schedule

The below project schedule assumes a Project Start to be issued on 8/15/2025 or earlier.

Activity Duration Commence Complete

Task 1A – Photointerpretation 8 weeks 8/15/25 10/10/25 Task 1B – Data Compilation 12 weeks 8/15/25 11/7/25 Task 2A - Quarterly Monitoring (Quarter 3 2025) 16 weeks 8/15/25 12/5/25

Task 2B - Quarterly Monitoring (Quarter 4 2025) 10 weeks 10/1/25 12/10/25

Task 2C - Interannual Assessment 16 weeks 11/7/25 2/27/26

Task 3A - Quarterly Monitoring (Quarter 1 2026) 16 weeks 1/1/26 4/23/26 Task 3B – Quarterly Monitoring (Quarter 2 2026) 16 weeks 4/1/26 6/22/26

Summary of Fees Task Task Fixed Price Cost Task Reimbursable

Task 1A – Photointerpretation $10,907.14 $5,665.00

Task 1B – Data Compilation $40,215.78 $0.00 Task 2A - Quarterly Monitoring (Quarter 3 2025) $17,827.50 $270.20 Task 2B - Quarterly Monitoring (Quarter 4 2025) $31,248.86 $810.34

Task 2C - Interannual Assessment $49,679.41 $0.00

Task 3A - Quarterly Monitoring (Quarter 1 2026) $17,827.50 $270.20 Task 3B – Quarterly Monitoring (Quarter 2 2026) $17,827.50 $270.20

Total Fixed Price Cost: $185,533.69

Total Reimbursable Cost: $7,285.94

Overall Total Cost: $192,819.63

Payment will be made upon approval of deliverables for each Task by the FDEP in the amount specified.