Document Summary

This is a Consultant's Task Assignment Notification (Contract DC784, Task 08, Project 60790) issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), Bureau of Design and Construction, Division of Recreation and Parks. The document authorizes Post, Buckley, Schuh, & Jernigan, Inc. (PBS&J) to provide engineering, design, and permitting services for the Myakka River State Park Concession Building Road project located in Sarasota County, Florida. FDEP Contract Manager Michael Renard and consultant representative Michael Palozzi are identified as primary contacts for the engagement.

The task involves engineering design and permitting of a road traveling through wooded areas east of the newly constructed concession building, connecting the north parking lot and roadway entrance to the park. Services are structured in two phases: Phase I includes conceptual design development, topographic surveys, and three schematic access and parking plans (estimated cost $6,935.04); Phase II encompasses construction-level design drawings, site plans, geotechnical investigations, and permitting submittals to Sarasota County and Southwest Florida Water Management District (estimated cost $18,184.80). The fixed price cost is $25,119.84 with a cost reimbursement allowance of $12,000.00 for permit fees, bringing the total task amount to $37,119.84. Work commences upon task assignment execution and must be completed within 30 days of permit receipt but not to exceed contract expiration. Within Phase I and II, funds may be reallocated among tasks based on actual needs but must be billed according to the established fee schedule.