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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT <br />INTER -DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Richard B. Szpyrka, P.E., Public Works Directo <br />FROM: Eric Charest, Natural Resources Manager <br />SUBJECT: Request for the County Administrator to Approve Work Order No. 8 with <br />Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. <br />DATE: October 30, 2020 <br />The purpose of this Work Order approval request is to engage the technical services of Geosyntec <br />Consultants, Inc. to assist the County in working with the Florida Department of Environmental <br />Protection (FDEP) on validation and calibration efforts related to the FDEP's use of the Applied <br />Ecology Spatial Watershed Iterative Loading (SWIL) model and its' application in the Central <br />Indian River Lagoon's Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP). <br />Geosyntec Consulting Inc. was selected for this task based on their demonstrated experience <br />used for other clients involved in similar activities in requesting outputs from models be compared <br />against real world scenarios prior to adoption by the FDEP for nutrient (Total Nitrogen and Total <br />Phosphorus) allocations and reductions imposed upon entities within BMAP areas. <br />Funding of Work Order #8 will be provided from Indian River Lagoon/Other Professional Services <br />Fund, Account #00128337-033190. <br />Staff recommends that the County Administrator approve Work Order No. 8 to Geosyntec <br />Consulting Inc., for the amount of $19,545.00. Two copies of Work Order No. 8 are attached for <br />execution. <br />F:\BMAP\Geosyntec Assistance\BMAP Memo — Work Order No. 8 with Geosyntec.docx <br />