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Indian River County Sector 3 Phase 2 - Construction Phase Services Scope of Work • prepare and submit a post-Phase 2 engineering report and the associated monitoring data to FDEP and USACE (90 days post survey) . This report will also serve as the Phase 1 , year 1 annual physical monitoring report. Task 6 — Post-Phase 2 Construction Biological Monitoring - Escarpments : EAI will conduct visual surveys for escarpments along the entire project area (R20 to R55) to fulfill post- Phase 2 construction monitoring requirements of FDEP Specific Condition 24 and item 5 (including 5a through 5b) of the "Terms and Conditions" for the "Protection of sea turtles" in the USF&WS Biological Opinion dated December 2, 2009 - in accordance with FFWCC protocol . Upon completion of construction and from May 1 to October 31 , both the treatments and controls will be monitored for the presence of escarpments (scarps) on a weekly basis . EAI will notify COASTAL TECH of any persistent scarps within the two treatments that may interfere with sea turtle nesting . COASTAL TECH will notify FDEP of the presence of those scarps and for coordinating any remediation measures , if required . The COUNTY will address leveling of escarpments as may be required . Escarpment data for the two controls will be included in the annual report as a basis for evaluating Project effects . Task 7 — Post-Phase 2 Construction Sea Turtle, Lighting, and Shorebird Monitoring and Reporting: EAI and IRG will perform post-Phase 2 construction sea turtle monitoring services EAl will directly confer with existing Marine Turtle Permit Holders in collaboration with the COUNTY to appropriately coordinate the project monitoring by EAI with the existing yearly monitoring efforts . Turtle monitoring services by EAI shall be in accordance with FFWCC guidelines . EAI will also conduct post-Phase 2 beachfront lighting surveys as required by FDEP Specific Condition 27 (May 15 , June 15 , July 15 , August 15 and September 15) along the entire project area and submit a summary report of the survey and documentation of property owner notification to FWC by the V of the following month with a final summary report provided by December 15 . Consistent with item 11 of the "Terms and Conditions" for the "Protection of sea turtles" by the USF& WS Biological Opinion dated December 2 , 2009 , the June 1. 5 lighting survey by EAI will serve as the USF&WS 30 day post construction lighting survey. In conjunction with the Post Construction Phase 2 — Sea Turtle Monitoring, EAI shall conduct shorebird surveys along the entire project area as required by FDEP Specific Condition 35 (May 1 through August) . Within 60 days post-construction, EAI will provide a report to the USF&WS describing the actions taken and the information required under item 13 of the USF&WS Biological Opinion dated December 2, 2009 . IRG will perform the field work required under FDEP Special Condition 32 for assessing sea turtle population levels in the nearshore area within and adjacent to the project area. This assessment is to be conducted quarterly, post-construction with the first survey for the post-Phase 2 construction monitoring being conducted in the summer quarter (June -August) . Following the initial survey, surveys will then be conducted during the fall quarter 2010 ( September-November) , winter quarter 2010 -2011 (December-February) and spring quarter 2011 (March-May) . The surveys will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of Special Condition 32 of the issued permit, and will employ the same methodology and transect locations used in the 2007 baseline study of nearshore sea turtle abundance conducted by IRG for COASTAL TECH and Indian River County. The methodology will include concurrent sampling of the project area and an appropriate control area to allow potential project effects on nearshore sea turtle abundance to be separated from natural background variability . Page 6 of 8 October 4, 2010 Revised April 13 , 2011