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ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR LANDFILL The Board reviewed the following memo dated 11/9/83: TO: THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF DATE: November 9, 1983 FILE: _ THE BOARD OF COUNTY Ca1MISSIONERS PROPOSED AGREEMENT ADDENDUM THRU: Terrance G. Pinto POST, BUCIQ.h'Y, SOM & JERNIGAN, INC. Utilities Direct SUBJECT: AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR OBTAINING A DER OPERATION ,j PERMIT FOR THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY LANDFILL AND PREPARING A GROUNDWATER MONITORING PROGRAM _ FROM: Ronald R. BrooksDe REFERENCES: Specific pecific Services Addendum to Environmental Engineering Agreement dated April 21, 19821 ' Specialist/Utility Department Project No. 069 DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: On April 21, 1982, the Board of County Commissioners approved an agreement for the services of Post, Buckley, Schuh, and Jernigan, Inc., to apply to the Department of Environmental Regulation for a permit to operate the Indian River County Landfill. The application was submitted but subsequently withdrawn when difficulties were encountered in obtaining the permit and Indian River County was transferred from the jurisdiction of the DER office in Port St. Lucie to the DER office in Orlando. The County Landfill is presently being operated without a DER operation permit. In addition, recent changes in Florida Administrative Code, Chapter 17-4, require that a DER approved groundwater monitoring program be established at the Landfill. The attached is an Addendum to the Agreement approved April 21, 1982, for professional services whereby Post,Buckley, Schuh, and Jernigan, Inc.,would continue to serve as Indian River County's Solid Waste Consulting Engineer. The engineering firm proposes to reapply to the Department of Environmental Regulation for an operation permit for the Landfill. Further, they are to perform a hydrogeological study and prepare a groundwater monitoring program for DER's approval. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS: 1. The attached are Addendums to the existing April 21, 1982, Agreement which provide -- for additional services. Acceptance of the Addendums will provide the following advantages: a. The application for an operation permit will expeditiously be submitted in accordance with DER's request. b. Post, Buckley, Schuh, and Jernigan, Inc., are familiar with the Landfill and have an extensive amount of information already on file that DER will require. c. Post, Buckley, Schuh, and Jernigan, hydrogeogical study on the landfill monitoring program will only require 70 NOV 16 1983 Inc., has previously performed a site and preparation of the grotmdwater the updating and expansion of the study. r5 PA�i-358 BOX