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raw <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES <br />Date: November 17, 2016 <br />To: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />From: Vincent Burke, P.E., Director of Utility Services <br />Prepared By: Arjuna Weragoda, P.E., Capital Projects Manager <br />Subject: Osprey Marsh One -Year Compliance Maintenance Contract with G.K. <br />Environmental, Inc. <br />DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS: <br />Over the past year, Indian River County Department of Utilities Services (IRCDUS) has been maintaining and <br />operating the Osprey Marsh Algal Turf Scrubber Facility (OMATS). Part of the maintenance of the facility is the <br />control of exotics and scrub jay friendly landscaping. G.K. Environmental, Inc. (GKE) provided this, maintenance <br />service in the 2015/2016 fiscal year. <br />ANALYSIS: <br />GKE provided this service in the past under a purchase order agreement underthe Continuing Services Contract <br />Agreement for Environmental and Biological Support Services. The subject agreement limited the threshold <br />of purchase orders to $15,000, which meant services only for 9 -months. Therefore, staff requested that GKE <br />prepare a proposal for professional environmental services that includes onsite exotic control, trimming and <br />maintenance of buffertrees and shrubs per U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) guidelines, and the application <br />of polyacrylamide to prevent erosion. Due to a myriad of issues, staff could not bring the subject item to the <br />BCC in a timely manner. The proposal has been provided in accordance with the Continuing Services Contract <br />Agreement for Environmental and Biological Support Services with G.K. Environmental, Inc., dated October 8, <br />2013. The scope is more specifically described in the attached compliance proposal. The total negotiated cost <br />for the services, which are outlined and separated into three (3) tasks in the proposal, is a lump sum amount <br />of $18,425.00. <br />FUNDING: <br />Funding for the maintenance at Osprey Marsh is available in the Other Contractual Services account within the <br />Utilities Operating Fund. Operating funds are derived from water and sewer sales. <br />Description <br />Account Number <br />Amount <br />Other Contractual Services <br />471-28236-033490 <br />$18,425.00 <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends approval of the attached proposal authorizing the above-mentioned professional services <br />and for a lump sum amount of $18,425.00 to G.K. Environmental, Inc. <br />ATTACHM ENTIs): <br />1. GKE Osprey Marsh Maintenance/ Compliance Proposal (2 Pages) <br />C:\Users\GRANIC-1\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 7\@BCL@58059DE3\@BCL@58059DE3.docx <br />P46 <br />