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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />BOARD MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Joseph A. Baird, <br />County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Christopher R. Mora, P.E. CPA" <br />Public Works Director <br />FROM: James D. Gray, Jr. <br />Coastal Engineer <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br />SUBJECT: Full Release of Retainage for Ecological Associates, Inc., <br />Work Order No. 1— Sector 3 Beach Restoration — 2013 Post <br />Construction Monitoring Services <br />DATE: August 28, 2014 <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />On March 19, 2013 the Board approved a contract with Ecological Associates, Inc. (EAI) for <br />professional coastal environmental services in Indian River County for a two-year term, 2013- <br />2015. EAI is the selected County consultant for professional biological monitoring services <br />related to the Sector 3 Beach Restoration Project. <br />Work Order No. 1 to this contract provided for services related to 2013 post construction <br />monitoring for the Sector 3 Beach Restoration Project. The Board approved Work Order No. 1 <br />amount was $399,995 and includes 11 separate tasks. On April 8, 2014, the Board approved the <br />partial release of retainage in the amount of $24,196.24 withheld from the then completed tasks <br />7 and 8. <br />Ali remaining tasks under Work Order No. 1 are complete. However, due to unfavorable <br />monitoring conditions experienced in 2013 only 93.82% or $375,279.41 of the original $399,995 <br />contract was billed; resulting in a total contract savings of $24,715.59. <br />The subject of this agenda item is the release of the remaining withheld retainage in the amount <br />of $13,331.70. <br />FUNDING <br />Local funding of Beach Restoration includes a portion of Local Option Tourist Tax Revenue as <br />well as allocation of the One Cent Sales Tax. Funding for the release of retainage is from <br />Account # 128-206004-05054. <br />F:\Public Works\JamesG\Sector 3\EAI Work Orders\WO # 1 -- Biological Monitoring 2013\Agenda Item\Retainage <br />Release\memo full release of retainage EAI Work Order No. 1.docx <br />77 <br />