DEP Contract No. SP469 Summary

This is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) service contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc., a professional engineering firm located in Lakeland, Florida. The contract was executed on June 24, 1998, and involves coordination with the Polk County Parkway Interagency Memorandum of Understanding and a Committee comprising representatives from the DEP, Department of Transportation, Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, and Southwest Florida Water Management District for the reclamation and mitigation of the Upper Peace River Watershed.

The contract provides professional engineering services for restoration and mitigation of the Upper Peace River Watershed, specifically the Saddle Creek watershed area disturbed by phosphate mining operations. Services include development of restoration approaches, identification of work elements, evaluation of restoration alternatives, obtaining required permits, preliminary and final design plans, construction management, and monitoring and management plan implementation. The contract operates on a cost reimbursement basis with fixed fees calculated at 5.9% of total labor costs. Salary rates are current through December 1, 1998, with provisions for annual increases limited to the Engineering News Record's Construction Cost Index. The contract includes 22% small and minority business enterprise utilization and 25% state certified minority business enterprise funding targets. The contract term is eight years from execution, with potential renewal for an additional eight-year period contingent on satisfactory performance and fund availability. No minimum work level or guaranteed compensation is provided to the contractor; work initiation and expansion remain at DEP's sole discretion based on funding availability.