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Technology is in the best interest of the County . To successfu _ _ v <br /> execute the scope of work in the Grant Agreement requ . re <br /> considerable expertise in fist, census , <br /> na techniques , expe = ent - <br /> desiat: , and statistical analysis . The principal investigator frog. <br /> Florida Institute of Technology Jonathan N. . Shenker , <br /> Ichthyologist with over 50 publications in the field , and has the <br /> institutional support of a major university . In contrast , the low <br /> bidder , Adventure Environmental , is essentially a commercial diving <br /> firm with no fish census experience in the marine sciences . <br /> Florida Institute of Technology had included in its original bid <br /> costs for equipment that the County had intended to purchase <br /> directly . Staff has contacted Florida Institute of Technology and <br /> prepared a change order that reflects a reduction in cost by $ 5589 , <br /> resulting in a total revised cost of 14 , 361 . A letter of acceptance <br /> is attached from Florida Institute of Technology . <br /> RECOWIPNDATIONS AND FUNDING <br /> Staff recommends the bid be awarded to Florida Institute of <br /> Technology and approval of Change Order No . l , resuit , in a total <br /> revised cost of $ 14 , 361 . FWCC staff concurs with the recommendation <br /> of county staff ( See Attached Letter ) . Funding is from the Beach <br /> Restoration Fund 128 - 144 - 572 , with reimbursement from FWCC under <br /> Grant Agreement FWC - 00097 . <br /> ATTACHMENT <br /> FIT Letter dated December 21 , 2000 to J . Tabar from J . Shenker <br /> FDEP Letter dated December 13 , 2000 to J . Gorham from J . Dodrill <br /> Bid Tabulation <br /> Contract <br /> Change Order No . l <br /> ON MOTION by Vice Chairman Stanbridge , SECONDED BY <br /> Commissioner Adams , the Board unanimously awarded Bid <br /> # 3034 to Florida Institute of Technology for an artificial reef <br /> fish census project, and approved Change Order No . 1 , resulting <br /> in a total revised cost of $ 14 , 361 , as recommended in the <br /> memorandum . <br /> CONTRACT/GRANT AGREEMENT NO . FWCC -00097 . <br /> COPY OF ITEMIZED BID SCHEDULE ( EXHIBIT ' - A " TO CONTRACT) , <br /> AND COPY OF CHANGE ORDER NO . 1 ARE ON FILE <br /> IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD <br /> January 9 , 2001 <br /> 19 <br /> BK $ oP6b 'i <br />