CN-370000-WM955.pdf

This document is a cost-reimbursement contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Bureau of Watershed Restoration, and Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees. The contract, numbered WM955, establishes an agreement for water quality analysis and assessment technical assistance, with Florida Gulf Coast University serving as the contractor. The contract was executed in 2009 and is designed to support DEP's research partnership with the Bonita Bay Group through various water quality monitoring and research projects in southwest Florida.

The contract allows for task assignments with a five-year term, during which Florida Gulf Coast University will provide technical assistance including expert review of water quality data sets, statistical analyses, and collaboration with DEP and Johnson Engineering Inc. on ongoing water quality projects. The contract uses a cost reimbursement method with specified hourly rates for key personnel (David Ceilley at $45/hour, Win Everham at $50/hour, and a statistics faculty person at $48/hour), plus a 15.80% indirect cost rate. The contract does not specify a total maximum amount but requires individual task assignments to be approved and funded separately. Deliverables include quarterly progress reports, quality control documentation, and technical assistance for water quality research and monitoring activities in the Bonita Bay Group properties.