Task Assignment 8 Summary

This is a Task Assignment under DEP Contract No. WQ150, a state contract with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The contractor is Wildwood Consulting, Inc., represented by Tiffany Busby, with Kevin Coyne serving as the DEP Contract Manager. The task assignment is dated October 6, 2017, and covers facilitation support for Southwest Florida Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs) through September 30, 2019.

Wildwood Consulting will provide program and facilitation support services including basin-specific planning, meeting facilitation services, and stakeholder group development for TMDL and BMAP programs across Southwest Florida basins: Kings Bay/Crystal River, Weeki Wachee Springs and River, Homosassa/Chassahowitzka Springs and River, Alafia River, Manatee River, and Hillsborough River. The total task assignment value is $338,414.46, comprised entirely of cost reimbursement with no fee schedule component. The budget includes $322,500.08 in personnel costs, $15,414.38 in travel expenses, and $500.00 in other expenses for copies. Wildwood Consulting maintains flexibility to modify estimated hours across position categories provided hourly rates are not exceeded and total task costs remain within the maximum. The contractor will invoice DEP monthly with documentation of hours spent on each subtask and personnel category involved.