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EXHIBIT 1 <br /> <2 LJL <br /> ECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. <br /> Mr. James D. Gray, Jr. May 10, 2016 <br /> Coastal Engineer <br /> Indian River County Public Works <br /> 1801 27`h Street <br /> Vero Beach, Florida 32960 <br /> Re: Scope of Work and Cost Proposal for Sector 3 Post-construction Sea Turtle <br /> and Hardbottom Monitoring, Indian River County, Florida—2016. <br /> Dear Mr. Gray: <br /> Ecological Associates, Inc. (EAI) is pleased to submit its Scope of Work (SOW) and Cost <br /> Proposal for providing Professional Environmental Services in support of Indian River <br /> County's Sector 3 Beach Restoration Project. Services described herein conform to <br /> biological monitoring requirements stipulated in Florida Department of Environmental <br /> Protection (FDEP) JCP Permit #0285993-001-JC (and associated modifications) and <br /> applicable U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Biological Opinions (BOs) for the <br /> Sector 3 Project. This work will satisfy requirements for: <br /> ➢ Year 1 post-construction monitoring for the Sector 3 Dune Repair Project (R-24 to <br /> R-55) <br /> EAI will perform the following tasks under this SOW,with support from its sub-contractor, <br /> CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), as detailed in Exhibit A: <br /> ➢ Weekly post-construction escarpment monitoring; <br /> ➢ Post-construction sea turtle monitoring; <br /> ➢ Marking and monitoring of a representative sample of nests to determine nest fate <br /> and reproductive success; <br /> Comprehensive nighttime lighting evaluations; <br /> I➢ Nearshore hardbottom monitoring; <br /> ➢ Post-construction UMAM analysis of hardbottom impacts; and <br /> ➢ Data management and reporting, as conditioned in regulatory permits for the <br /> project. <br /> All sea turtle monitoring activities will be performed under Florida Fish and Wildlife <br /> Conservation Commission (FWC) Marine Turtle Permit MTP-16-010 in accordance with <br /> current or future superseding conditions and guidelines issued by the permitting agency. <br /> Ecological Associates, Inc. •Post Office Box 405 • Jensen Beach, Florida 34958 <br /> Phone: (772)334-3729 0 Fax: (772)334-4925 0 Email: info@ecological-associates.com <br />