Summary

This Task Assignment Notification Form (No. PL267.001) is issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to Tetra Tech, Inc. for environmental assessment and baseline documentation services related to the St. Johns River Blueway project in St. Johns County, Florida. The project involves 5,236.30 acres owned by Meldrim Heritage Timberlands, LLC, and is authorized under DEP Contract No. PL267. The contractor, Tetra Tech, Inc., with contract manager Gerald Walker, is responsible for completing Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) and Baseline Documentation Report (BDR) as separate reports in accordance with Division of State Lands (DSL) standards and ASTM 2247 standards for forestland or rural property assessment.

The total task assignment value is $13,497.04, consisting of a fee schedule amount of $13,247.84 (based on 5,236.3 acres at $2.53 per acre) and cost reimbursement of $249.20. The final products are due July 1, 2016. The contractor must deliver five (5) certified hard copies of the Phase I ESA report and three (3) certified copies of the BDR to DSL, along with one digital copy on compact disc. Funding is provided through organizational code 37102000000 under project FF03040 in fiscal year 2009. The work includes comprehensive environmental investigations, field surveys, aerial photograph analysis, records searches for environmental liens and contamination sites, interviews with landowners and adjacent property representatives, and detailed reporting on natural resources, hazardous materials, and baseline property conditions to support future conservation easement management and monitoring.