Summary

This is a Task Assignment Notification Form for DEP Contract No. SP660, issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to Reynolds, Smith, and Hills, Inc. (RS&H) for the Baird Tract Restoration Project, a Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) mitigation effort associated with the SR 44 widening project. The task assignment was issued on September 29, 2010, with primary contacts being Jim Mykytka (contractor representative) and Judy Ashton (DEP Contract Manager). This document represents Phase II, Task 2 of an ongoing environmental restoration project that has been under contract since June 2006.

The task assignment encompasses comprehensive engineering and environmental services valued at $83,031.29 under a fixed-price structure, with a performance period through March 30, 2010. Deliverables include final surface water models for project areas #4, #5, and #13; Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) support documentation; 100% engineering plans; and construction management and shop plans for identified project areas. Specific work tasks involve collecting biological and hydrological data for 15 permit locations, developing surface water modeling files, preparing ERP support documentation, creating design and construction plans for multiple projects (including culvert replacements and ditch improvements), and providing construction management services. The project encompasses approximately 483 acres of potential wetland restoration across five surface water management improvement projects (Flag Pond Restoration, South Flag Pond Strand Restoration, Game Commission Road Cypress Strand Enhancement, Big Cypress, and related infrastructure improvements).