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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES <br />gsP.Iu <br />Date: September 20, 2018 <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. Environmental, <br />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 (OMATS) Facility. Part of the maintenance of the OMATS is the <br />control of exotics and scrub jay friendly landscaping. G.K. Environmental, Inc. (GKE) provided this maintenance <br />service in the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 fiscal years. <br />ANALYSIS: <br />GKE provided this service in the past with a work order agreement under the Continuing Services Contract <br />Agreement for Environmental and Biological Support Services. The subject agreement for professional <br />environmental services includes onsite exotic control, trimming and maintenance of buffer trees and shrubs <br />per U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) guidelines, and the application of polyacrylamide to prevent erosion. <br />The proposal has been provided in accordance with the Continuing Services Contract Agreement for <br />Environmental and Biological Support Services with G.K. Environmental, Inc., dated October 10, 2017. The <br />scope is more specifically described in the attached compliance proposal. The total negotiated cost for the <br />services, which are outlined and separated into three (3) tasks in the proposal, is a lump sum amount of <br />$18,425.00. <br />FUNDING: <br />Funding for the maintenance at the OMATS is available in the Other Professional 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 />47128236-033190 <br />$18,425.00 <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends approval of Work Order No. 1 authorizing the mentioned professional services for a lump <br />sum amount of $18,425.00 to G.K. Environmental, Inc. <br />ATTACH M E NT(s): <br />1. Work Order No.1 for G.K. Environmental, Inc. (3 Pages) <br />184 <br />C:\Users\legistar\AppData\Local\Temp\BCLTechnologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@D40DFD6D\@BCL@D40DFD6D.docx <br />