Professional Services Agreement DC782

This is a Professional Services Agreement between the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Touchstone Architecture and Consulting, P.A., d/b/a The Dodstone Group for the provision of professional architectural services within Districts 1 and 2 of the Division of Recreation and Parks. The agreement was executed on July 7, 2008, and is identified as DEP Contract DC782. The contract establishes an indefinite delivery vehicle for architectural and engineering services on a task assignment basis, with work to be performed in accordance with DEP Solicitation No. RFSOQBDC11-06/07. Three authorized subcontractors are named: Paradigm Engineers & Consultants, HinesHartman, Inc., and Rosenbaum Engineering, Inc.

The agreement provides for professional architectural services including design schematics, infrastructure design, construction documents, bidding assistance, construction supervision, and payment certification, compensated on a combination fixed fee and cost reimbursement basis as specified in executed Task Assignment Notifications. The contract term is three years from execution with the option for up to three additional one-year renewal periods, contingent upon satisfactory performance and fund availability. Professional services are billed according to fee guidelines established by the State of Florida Department of Management Services, with wages calculated at graded hourly rates by job classification including overhead multipliers and profit margins of 10 percent. Reimbursable expenses are limited to actual, normal, and customary costs including travel, reproduction, and permitting fees. The consultant must submit invoices monthly and maintain errors and omissions insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, commercial general liability coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and general aggregate coverage of $2,000,000, with the Department named as additional insured. All work products, including designs, plans, and specifications, become property of the Department upon completion.