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BACKGROUND <br />On February 8, 1996, the Board of County Commissioners approved staff to negotiate with the firm of Ecotech <br />Consultants, Inc., to manage the Indian River County Wetland Treatment System (WTS) for a minimum of <br />eighteen months and to prepare an RFP for long-term management. <br />On May 7, 1996, the Board of County Commissioners approved a sole -source contractual agreement for the <br />WTS maintenance with Ecotech. (See attached). The contracted yearly amounts for both years were as <br />follows: <br />1996/1997 $ 196,545.00 <br />1997/1998 $ 150,439.00 <br />On April 28, 1998, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved activation of Article 3.2 of the <br />attached agreement for the wetland maintenance, with the ability to negotiate an annual cost Under Article 3.2, <br />the contract was renewed at the County's option, with the approval of the Board for an increment of two years, <br />(1998/1999 and 1999/2000), at the following specified cost: <br />1998/1999 $ 115,472.00 <br />1999/2000 $ 98,026.00 <br />(See Attachment A of original contract) <br />In 1999, the staff of the Department of Utility Services obtained the final operating permits for both the WTS, <br />and the West Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. This permit issuance authorized an increased surface <br />water discharge from two million gallons per day (MGD) to four MGD, for both the WTS and West Regional <br />wastewater treatment plant <br />ANALYSIS <br />At this time, staff has negotiated an extension/revision of the operation and maintenance agreement for the WTS <br />(see attached). Under this revised agreement Ecotech will continue to provide the basic services portion of the <br />original contract at a cost of $35,000.00 per year. The period of service specified in this contract is a two-year <br />period from the date of the execution of the contract This contract may be renewed annually for three (3) <br />consecutive terms at the County's option with approval of the Board of County Commissioners. The yearly <br />contact fee will remain the same through 2005. <br />RECOMMENDATTON <br />The staff of the Department of Utility Services recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve <br />the extension of the wetland operation and maintenance agreement with Ecotech Consultants, Inc. as stipulated <br />for the yearly amount of $35,000.00. <br />APRIL 18, 2000 <br />BOOK <br />-61- PAGE .�.j <br />