Summary

This is a Task Assignment Change Order (Change Order No. 1) for DEP Contract No. WM998, executed on October 20, 2015, between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Wildwood Consulting, Inc. The contract manager for DEP is Kevin Coyne, and the contractor's representative is Tiffany Busby. The document extends Task Assignment 16, which provides facilitation support services for the Northern Everglades Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs) programs. Exhibit I identifies authorized statewide DEP personnel who may approve work assignments.

Task Assignment 16 covers facilitation and BMAP support services for Northern Everglades Basins, including the St. Lucie River and Estuary, Lake Okeechobee, Caloosahatchee Fresh Water and Estuary watersheds, Everglades West Coast, and Kissimmee Chain of Lakes Basins through October 31, 2016. Services include basin-specific meeting facilitation, BMAP development and tracking, administrative support, stakeholder engagement, and annual progress reporting. Wildwood Consulting provides staff at specified rates including Senior Program Manager ($147/hour), Program Manager I ($97/hour), Program Manager II ($118/hour), Administrative Assistant ($43/hour), and Project Manager ($90/hour). The change order extends the completion date by 12 months to October 31, 2016, and modifies funding sources across two organizational codes with total amounts of $200,636.64 and $24,294.18. The maximum budget for Task 1 is $224,930.82, comprised of $208,705.00 in personnel costs, $13,944.35 in travel reimbursement, and $2,281.47 in other expenses for copying services.