CN-770000-21352-PMSJ2C11.pdf

This document is a Task Assignment Change Order for Contract No. FWC21352, issued by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on June 27, 2023. The contract involves Applied Aquatic Management (SJR-South) as the contractor, working on an aquatic vegetation management project for the Wekiva River in Orange County. The task assignment covers the period from August 26, 2022, to June 30, 2023, with Keith Mangus listed as the contractor's contract manager.

The change order modifies the existing contract by adding 15 acres (bringing the total to 215 acres) of Floating Plants (Eichhornia and Pistia) to the Wekiva River work plan. The project focuses on aquatic vegetation control, including management of invasive plant species in the Wekiva River system, Rock Spring Run, Blackwater Creek, and adjacent water bodies. The control methods include various herbicides such as Diquat, Aquathol K, 2,4-D, Glyphosate, and others. The original task amount was $490,000.00, with a prior task amount of $305,394.00. The management objectives include maintaining navigation, reducing invasive plant impacts, and preserving native plant habitats, with species of concern including manatees, wood stork rookeries, and various aquatic and terrestrial plants.