Document Summary

This Task Assignment Notification Form (Task Assignment 7) is issued under DEP Contract No. SP660 between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and Reynolds, Smith & Hills, Inc. (RS&H), with project engineers Jim Mykytka and Rob Garrigues. The contract pertains to the Baird Tract Restoration Project, an ongoing mitigation effort by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) associated with the widening of State Road 44 in the Withlacoochee and Richloam State Forests. RS&H has provided engineering and environmental services for the project since June 2006 and continues to support Phase II activities.

Task Assignment 7 encompasses seven subtasks focused on the Baird Tract Surface Water Management (SWM) Projects, specifically Projects #3 (Bayroot Slough Restoration) and #14 (East-West Ditch Block & Van Fleet Trail), anticipated to restore approximately 744 acres of wetlands. The deliverables include biological and hydrological data collection, surface water modeling files, ERP support documentation, design plans, ERP applications, and construction plans for three additional projects (#4, #5, and #13), with construction management and maintenance support through December 30, 2011. The total task assignment value is $83,880.16 on a fixed-price basis, with work scheduled from June 20, 2011 through December 30, 2011. The task is authorized for cost reimbursement with no fixed fee component beyond the stated fixed price.