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)>ilk <br />APTIM <br />January 18, 2024 <br />Revised February 6, 2024 <br />Quintin Bergman <br />Coastal Resource Manager <br />Natural Resources Department - Coastal Division <br />1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />Subject: Indian River County, FL <br />Sector 3 — 2018006 — Work Order #18 <br />2024 Environmental Monitoring <br />Dear Quintin: <br />Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, LLC <br />6401 Congress Avenue, Suite 140 <br />Boca Raton, FL 33487 <br />Tel: +1 561 391 8102 <br />Fax: +1 561 391 9116 <br />www.aptim.com <br />This proposal outlines a scope of work for Aptim Environmental & Infrastructure, LLC (APTIM), to provide <br />professional services to Indian River County (the County) in support of the Sector 3 Hurricanes Ian and Nicole Dune <br />Renourishment Project. The scope of work described herein is to support the County with the following items: <br />1. 2024 Nearshore Hardbottom Biological Monitoring <br />2. 2024 Escarpment, Sea Turtle, and Shorebird Monitoring <br />The tasks to perform this work are listed below and described on the following pages. A breakdown of the hours <br />and expenses to develop the cost is attached. The scope and fee were developed following the provisions of the <br />Professional Services Agreement between Indian River County and APTIM, dated January 9, 2018, to provide <br />engineering and biological support services for the Sector 3 (Wabasso Beach) Beach and Dune Renourishment <br />Project (RFQ#2018006). <br />1. Task 1: 2024 Nearshore Hardbottom Biological Monitoring <br />The Sector 3 2024 nearshore hardbottom biological monitoring will be managed and conducted by APTIM, <br />with the assistance of APTIM's approved subconsultant, Coastal Protection Engineering LLC (CPE). APTIM and <br />CPE will be available to meet with the County on a weekly basis to provide a status report of the monitoring. <br />The Biological Monitoring Plan for the Sector 3 project requires pre- and post -construction biological <br />monitoring adjacent to the project area to monitor for potential secondary impacts to nearshore natural <br />hardbottom. The scope for this task is based on the FDEP-approved Biological Monitoring Plan (FDEP Permit <br />No. 0285993 -009 -JC and Mod. No. 0285993 -011 -JN). The nearshore hardbottom monitoring for this task shall <br />include: <br />• Hardbottom edge mapping <br />• Permanent transect monitoring <br />Task 1: Scope of Work <br />1) Hardbottom Edge Mapping: <br />APTIM shall map the position of the nearshore hardbottom edge for the Sector 3 project area (R-20 to R- <br />