Summary

This is a Consultant's Task Assignment Notification (Attachment I) issued under FDEP Contract No. DC805 by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Design and Construction. The contract involves George F. Young, Inc. (GFY), a multidisciplinary professional services firm based in Gainesville, Florida, serving as the consultant. The project concerns permitting and engineering services for parking and restroom improvements at Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park in Collier County, Florida. Key government contacts include FDEP Contract Manager Michael Renard and Project Manager Teri Carron, with the consultant's representative being John Bastow, P.E., Vice President of Engineering.

The task assignment (No. 17) is divided into two primary phases: Task I addresses the Collier County Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code Amendment submittal process, while Task II covers the Collier County Site Development Plan (SDP) process. Task I comprises twelve deliverables (A through L) involving preparation of petitions, applications, exhibits, and attendance at multiple county meetings with Zoning Commission, Board of County Commissioners, and Environmental Advisory Council. Task II encompasses fourteen deliverables (A through N) including preparation of site plans, clearing plans, grading/drainage plans, landscape and irrigation plans, vegetation management plans, engineering reports, environmental impact statements, and certificate of public facility adequacy applications, along with attendance at county review meetings. The fixed price cost for this task assignment is $67,091.96, with payment contingent upon satisfactory completion and approval of deliverables. The contract specifies that no payment will be made for unsatisfactory deliverables, and the Department may terminate the contract if satisfactory deliverables are not submitted within specified timeframes.