Document Summary

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form for DEP Contract No. PL263, issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). The contract is awarded to FNAI/FSU (Florida Natural Areas Inventory/Florida State University) under the direction of Contractor Contact Manager Gary Knight and FDEP Contract Manager O. Greg Brock. The task assignment, numbered 108, pertains to Conservation Easement Monitoring services for fiscal year 2012-2013.

The contract calls for monitoring of conservation easements and land protection agreements on private lands throughout Florida to ensure grantor compliance with easement terms and conditions. Services include examining agricultural and silvicultural practices, assessing wetland quality, documenting invasive exotic plants, identifying new development, reshoot GPS photopoints, and producing baseline documentation and monitoring reports. The total task assignment value is fixed at $135,150 with execution through June 14, 2013. Deliverables include quarterly monitoring reports due September 30, 2012; December 31, 2012; March 31, 2013; and June 14, 2013, with invoices submitted 15 days after product delivery. Exhibit C itemizes 36 individual properties and property groups totaling 105,073 acres with monitoring costs ranging from $500 to $20,510 per property, with preferred review dates in 2012 and 2012/2013. No payment will be made for unsatisfactory deliverables.