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Quintin Bergman <br />gberg man@indianrive r.aov <br />Coastal Resource Manager <br />Indian River County <br />Natural Resources Department - Coastal Division <br />1801 27th Street <br />Vero Beach, Florida 32960 <br />RE: Exhibit A - Scope of Work <br />Beach Preservation Plan Update <br />Continuing Engineering Services Agreement <br />Jones Edmunds Opportunity No. 95479-076-24 <br />Dear Mr. Bergman: <br />Thank you for this opportunity to collaborate with you and your colleagues on the Beach <br />Preservation Plan Update. The Scope of Work for this Work Order (WO) will be completed in <br />accordance with the Continuing Contract Agreement for Consulting Engineering Services <br />between Indian River County (COUNTY) and Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc. <br />(CONSULTANT) dated May 2, 2023 (Agreement). Taylor Engineering, Inc is included in the <br />CONSULTANT Team for this WO. <br />The Beach Preservation Plan Update will include the shoreline extending from south of the <br />Sebastian Inlet (R-1) to the Indian River/St. Lucie County line (R-119). As part of the <br />assessment, we will update the COUNTY's existing Beach Preservation Plan (BPP). In the <br />Update, we will analyze recent storm events, assess risks along the coast, and document <br />the program's overall performance related to the beach and the associated natural <br />environment. A discussion regarding beach management strategies, necessary permitting <br />implications, and suggested funding mechanisms will also be presented under this Scope of <br />Work. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The COUNTY adopted its initial BPP in 1988 to evaluate and maintain the COUNTY's <br />resources along the coastline. Subsequent updates to the BPP occurred in 1998, 2002, <br />2008, 2015, and 2019. The COUNTY requested that the CONSULTANT Team provides a <br />Scope of Work to update the BPP with goals to update the history of beach management <br />throughout the County and document the available management strategies in each sector. <br />Under this Scope of Work, the CONSULTANT Team will collect necessary data relating to <br />previous studies and beach and inlet management events within the County; assess the <br />performance of the beach given the current beach management strategies; investigate <br />