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Contract #36528 COST -SHARE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY THIS AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into by and between the GOVERNING BOARD of the ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (the "District"), whose address is 4049 Reid Street, Palatka, Florida 32177, and INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ("Recipient"), 1801 27th Street, Building A, Vero Beach, Florida 32960-3388. All references to the parties hereto include the parties, their officers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns. RECITALS The waters of the state of Florida are among its basic resources, and it has been declared to be the policy of the Legislature to promote the conservation, development, and proper utilization of surface and ground water. Pursuant to chapter 373, Fla. Stat., the District is responsible for the management of the water resources within its geographical area. The State of Florida General Appropriations Act FY 2021 provides funding under line item 1641A to the District for water quality projects that reduce nutrients, total phosphorus (TP) and total nitrogen (TN) and restore flow to the Indian River Lagoon (IRL). The District has determined that providing cost -share funding to Recipient for the purposes provided for herein will benefit the water resources and one or more of the District's missions and initiatives. At its December 8, 2020 meeting, the Governing Board approved Recipient's proposal for cost -share funding. The parties have agreed to jointly fund the following project in accordance with the funding formula further described in the Statement of Work, Attachment A (hereafter the "Project"): Moorhen Marsh Low Energy Aquatic Plant System Project In consideration of the above recitals, and the funding assistance described below, Recipient agrees to perform and complete the activities provided for in the Statement of Work, Attachment A. Recipient shall complete the Project in conformity with the contract documents and all attachments and other items incorporated by reference herein. This Agreement consists of all of the following documents: (1) Agreement, (2) Attachment A — Statement of Work; and (3) all other attachments, if any. The parties hereby agree to the following terms and conditions. 1. TERM; WITHDRAWAL OF OFFER (a) The term of this Agreement is from the date upon which the last party has dated and executed the same ("Effective Date") until September 30, 2022 ("Completion Date"). Recipient shall not commence the Project until any required submittals are received and approved. Time is of the essence for every aspect of this Agreement, including any time extensions. Any request for an extension of time beyond the Completion Date must be made before July 1, 2022. Timely requests to extend, for longer than six months, the Completion Date of the Agreement for projects whose District contribution exceeds $100,000 may only be approved by the District's Governing Board. Notwithstanding specific mention that certain provisions survive termination or expiration -1-