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Indian River County Sector 3 Phase 2 - Construction Phase Services Scope of Work Surveys will be conducted along a series of 3 - kilometer long transects previously established for the 2007 Sector 3 baseline survey. IRG will provide all equipment, personnel , and supplies needed to conduct the surveys . Ordinarily, four IRG personnel will be required for the project (two observers, a data recorder, and a boat operator) . IRG will only conduct surveys when weather conditions are acceptable for survey accuracy and safety . IRG will not bill for weather days, when equipment and personnel are mobilized , but surveys cannot be completed . Field effort for each quarterly census will include a complete survey of both the Treatment and the Control sites (three transects at each site) . To eliminate the effect of day-to-day variability in turtle sighting conditions on the data set, surveys of the Treatment and Control sites will be conducted in the same day . If deteriorating weather conditions do not allow for a complete survey of both sites to be conducted in the same day, the entire survey effort will be repeated on the next acceptable date Data will be tabulated and transmitted to COASTAL TECH at the conclusion of each survey effort . At the conclusion of each year ( four quarters) of surveying, data will be analyzed and marine turtle abundance will be compared between the preconstruction baseline and the current year ' s data for each individual transect and for the sites as a whole (all transects combined) for both the Treatment and Control sites . Data for green and loggerhead turtles will be analyzed and presented separately. At the conclusion of each annual survey effort (four quarterly surveys) IRG will prepare and deliver a summary report completely describing the methods , results and conclusions of the survey project, in a format acceptable to COASTAL TECH and Indian River County . IRG will also provide periodic progress reports as requested by COASTAL TECH . Up to ten ( 10) hard copies of the report, each including an electronic copy on CD , will be provided . Task 8 — Post-Phase 2 Construction Nearshore Hardbottom Monitoring : In general, COASTAL TECH and CSA will perform services to fulfill requirements for immediate post-Phase 2 construction "Nearshore Hardbottom Monitoring" as identified in the FDEP approved Biological Monitoring Plan (dated April 2009) and including FDEP Specific Conditions 48 through 54 . Monitoring events shall consist of an immediate post construction survey conducted during the summer after project completion (May 1 through September 30) . The report and all data deliverables shall be provided to COASTAL TECH within 90 days after completion of the survey . Using aerial images .obtained from ACA via COASTAL TECH (developed via Task 5 ) , the "aerial photographs will be digitized " by CSA to ( i ) produce GIS -based habitat map (ESRI shape files), and ( ii) facilitate further analysis . Based upon these maps COASTAL TECH will assess post-Phase 2 construction hardbottom impacts — due to physical burial - likely attributable to Phase l or 2 of the Project. CSA will (a) perform "ground -truth" verification of the aerial photography to include bounce dives and/or cross-shore video transects ( b) include the geo-referenced field position in copies of the "ground-truthing" photography and transect video record to be provided by CSA to the COUNTY, COASTAL TECH, and FDEP , and (c) use the "ground -truthing" (and transects as may be appropriate) to verify interpretation of the aerials to produce the GIS-based habitat map . Per the Biological Monitoring Plan , COASTAL TECH and CSA will : conduct transects, quadrat sampling and "Nearshore Hardbottom Edge Mapping" in the post- Phase 2 Project fill area, and analyze the transects and aerial photography and prepare a summary report including : Page 7 of 8 October 4, 2010