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Exhibit 1 Scope of Work Work Order # 2 IRCDUS Septic to Sewer Conversion Evaluation I. BACKGROUND: On March 8, 2016 the Board of County Commissioners(BCC) authorize staff to further refine the ranking matrix based on additional criteria, prepare cost estimates for the ranked areas and a TN/TP removal cost. On November, 2013 the BCC approved two (2) sewer feasibility studies. The two studies targeted different geographical areas in the unincorporated Indian River County. The study labeled "Summerplace" is located on the north side of SR-510 between the Atlantic Ocean and Indian River Lagoon. The second area studied was labeled "North Sebastian Area" generally described as having a western limit of US Highway 1, an eastern limit of the Indian River Lagoon, a Northern Limit of Indian River Drive connection to US Highway 1, and the Southern Limit as Main Street. During the same time many researchers were also studying the effects of Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems (OSTDS) nutrient loadings causing algae blooms in the Indian River Lagoon. The capital cost of converting septic to centralized sewer is an expensive undertaking as shown in the two feasibility studies. Therefore, Indian River County Department of Utility Services (IRCDUS) staff decided to evaluate a ranking mechanism based on several criteria. The primary goal of the two feasibility studies were conducted to address the health of the Indian River Lagoon (IRL). The North Sebastian study in addition to the health of the IRL also focused to maximize economic development and job creation along the US Hwy 1 corridor in Sebastian. The goal of the evaluation is to prioritize the areas based upon various physical and environmental factors and determine the feasibility of incorporating the proposed systems into the 10 year Capital Improvements Plan. The responsibility of an un-biased ranking system utilizing the physical and environmental factors as justification will be the responsibility of the CONSULTANT. Upon completion of the prioritization and ranking of the areas, CONSULTANT will evaluate the installation of sanitary sewer collection system and provide an estimated cost for the installation of the recommended improvements to the nearest existing sewer. As the individual areas are evaluated,CONSULTANT will calculate the wastewater flow rate for these areas. The CONSULTANT will then prepare a report summarizing the findings of the study. The results of the prioritization and rankings will be presented in a tabular format along with the preliminarycost estimates for each of the top 30 ranked areas. f 1-