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q 'D <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />Assistant County Administrator / <br />Department of General Services <br />DATE: May 1, 2018 <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />THRU: Jason Brown, County Administrator <br />Michael Smykowski, Director, Office of Management & Budget <br />Mike Zito; Assistant County Administrator <br />FROM: Beth Powell; IRC Conservation Lands Manager <br />SUBJECT: Approval of Work Order No. 1 — Carter Associates, Inc. - Jones' Pier <br />Conservation Area Final Wetland Restoration Design & Permitting <br />BACKGROUND <br />On April 16, 2018, the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program (IRLNEP) released their <br />Final Rankings and Notice of Decision for Category 1: Restoration Projects (Attachment A). The <br />Jones' Pier Conservation Area wetland restoration construction project was ranked #2, and <br />recommended for funding. The IRLNEP Council authorized their staff to initiate the grant <br />agreement process between the IRLNEP and the County. <br />At the March 6, 2018 BCC meeting staff was directed to move forward with the final design and <br />permitting of the Jones Pier wetland restoration project. The design and permitting for the wetland <br />restoration project is not included as part of the IRLNEP Grant Award. The IRLNEP Grant, if <br />accepted by the BCC, will leverage funding allocated for the construction of the project. <br />In order to meet the 1 -year deadline for project construction and to expedite the public use <br />improvements, staff would like to begin the final design and permitting of the project for the <br />wetland restoration. The current schedule for the project outlines that local, State, and federal <br />permits will be issued prior to October 1, 2018 (when IRLNEP funds are available), and that <br />bidding for construction will be completed by October 2018. Construction is proposed to <br />commence in November 2018. <br />On April 17, 2018, Board of County Commissioners approved Continuing Consulting <br />Engineering Services Agreements (RFQ 2018008). Carter Associates, Inc. has previous <br />experience on the site having completed topographic survey work on behalf of the County. Staff <br />has provided Carter Associates, Inc. with the project schedule and grant application to the <br />IRLNEP, which outlines the timeframes for project permitting and bidding for construction. <br />Page 1 <br />BCC Agenda Item — Consent <br />Approval of Work Order No. 1 — Carter & Associates, Jones' Pier Conservation Area <br />Final Wetland Restoration Design & Permitting 57 <br />