Summary

This is a Professional Services Agreement (Contract No. DC860) executed between the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Division of Recreation and Parks, and GRAEF, ANHALT, SCHLOEMER & ASSOCIATES, INC., a Wisconsin-based engineering and scientific consulting firm. The contract authorizes the consultant to provide professional structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing services for Districts 3, 4, and 5 within the Division of Recreation and Parks. The agreement was executed on November 13, 2008, with an initial three-year term renewable for up to three additional one-year periods, subject to satisfactory performance and fund availability. Michael Renard serves as the Department's Project Manager, while Chad Lutrell is the Consultant's Contract Manager.

The consultant shall provide services on a combination fixed fee and cost reimbursement basis as specified in individual Task Assignment Notifications and Task Assignment Change Orders. Basic services include initial design schematics, budget preparation, infrastructure design, surveys, soil reports, inspections, estimating, design development, construction documents, construction supervision, and payment certification. Reimbursable costs include transportation, living expenses, drawing reproduction, and permitting fees, all subject to a cap of $0.00 as noted in individual Task Assignments. The consultant must maintain errors and omissions insurance of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence, commercial general liability coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and general aggregate coverage of $2,000,000. Professional fees are calculated using the State of Florida Design Professional Fee Guidelines, with wage rates and labor burden subject to annual renegotiation. The Department shall process invoices within the timeframe established in Florida Statutes §215.422, with the contract's performance contingent upon annual legislative appropriation.