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EXHIBIT A <br /> SCOPE OF WORK <br /> INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br /> ALL ABOARD FLORIDA <br /> REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING DOCUMENTS <br /> AMENDMENT NO. 1 <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> All Aboard Florida (AAF)is developing a passenger rail service between Orlando and Miami, Florida.As <br /> part of the proposed project,there are 30 instances within the Indian River County boundaries where <br /> the proposed rail system crosses County, City or private roadways.As part of the project development, <br /> AAF has prepared a draft environmental impact statement(DEIS)and a noise study that address <br /> potential issues or concerns relative to obtaining easements for each crossing from the governing entity <br /> of each intersection and the compatibility of the proposed crossings with existing environmental <br /> components.Specifically,there are 21 such crossings where the rail system crosses County roads,for <br /> which AAF and the County must develop lease agreements.The remaining 9 crossings are either at City <br /> intersections or crossings of privately owned land. In addition,there are 2 Florida Department of <br /> Transportation crossings within the County that will be excluded from this scope of services.The County <br /> has requested the services of CDM Smith Inc. (Consultant)to review the EIS on behalf of the Public <br /> Works Department and provide comments to the County relative to all 30 crossings.CONSULTANT <br /> completed the evaluation of all 30 crossings within the County boundaries,as well as a comprehensive <br /> review of the DEIS in December 2014.The effort required far more meetings than anticipated and the <br /> DEIS review required additional efforts as well. <br /> The following amended scope of services details the tasks that were necessary to complete the review. <br /> SCOPE OF SERVICES <br /> Consultant will perform the following services associated with the review of AAF's EIS. <br /> TASK 1.0 EIS DOCUMENT REVIEW <br /> The DEIS,as presented by the Federal Railroad Administration(FRA)and AAF,was far more deficient <br /> than anticipated when compared to the governing National Environmental Policy Act(NEPA) <br /> requirements for such a document.The review required additional efforts to identify the shortfalls and <br /> compile the resulting document for submittal to FRA by the deadline.Specifically,additional tasks <br /> included increased coordination with the County Historian on cultural resources, U.S.Army Corps of <br /> Engineers coordination related to Coastal Zone Management(including review of the County's Coastal <br /> Zone Management Policy),environmental justice review,more detailed review of NEPA requirements <br /> and additional traffic/ridership review.This resulted in approximately$10,940 in additional services. <br /> TASK 2.0 REVIEW OF NOISE STUDY <br /> No change from original scope of services. <br /> TASK 3.0 FIELD EVALUATION OF CROSSINGS <br /> No change from original scope of services. <br /> A-1 11693.doc 107 <br />