Task Assignment Notification Form Summary

This is Task Assignment Notification Form 2 under Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Contract No. WQ019, executed with contractor AMEC Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. The task assignment is dated October 28, 2015, with execution through December 30, 2016. The contract managers are Mike Phelps (contractor) and Moira Rojas Homann (DEP). The funding is allocated to organization code 3730100 with budget entity code OK, object code 131300, and special category 088964, totaling $486,962 in Year 15.

The scope of work encompasses a comprehensive Caloosahatchee River Basin Watershed Model Review and Calibration Refinement to support Dissolved Oxygen and Nutrient Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development and Basin Management Action Plan activities. The contract includes eleven tasks: model integrity evaluation, HSPF hydrology calibration, water quality data evaluation, conversion of proprietary EFDC model to public domain, hydrodynamic model calibration, water quality model calibration, background scenario development, communications and meetings, final documentation, staff training, and BMAP technical support. The task assignment is structured with a fee schedule of $548,467 and cost reimbursement of $16,580, totaling $565,047. Deliverables include calibrated watershed and estuary models, technical reports, training to department staff, and model files suitable for department computer systems. The project is expected to be completed within 58 weeks, with contingency periods included for Tasks 3, 6, and 7 to address unforeseen issues.