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• • pertained to the 136 acre wetland treatment system at the \Vest Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility. I his contract is scheduled to expire on April 17, 2002. Under Article 5 of the current contract, the Board of County C ommissioners may approve three separate one-vear renewals. The yearly fee of $35.000 for this contract, and subsequent renewals, remains the same through 2005. On November 14, 2000, the Commissioners approved a contract addendum to the April 18, 2000 contract with ETC. The contract addendum is for additional service for household hazardous waste management and monitoring>imaintcnance of wetland mitigation for the Indian River County Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD). (See attached Agenda Item dated November 2, 2000.) This contract pertained to the five transfer stations, main landfill, and the 12 -acre wetland mitigation site on Old Dixie Highway in Vero Beach. This contract addendum runs concurrently with the current Utilities Department contract (April 18, 2000 through April 17, 2005). ANALYSIS [t is staffs desire to renew both the DCS contract and SWDD addendum for the first additional one- year renewal (April 18, 2000 through April 17, 2003). Staff has coordinated the rene val process with ETC and the County Attorney Office. It is the consensus that, two separate contracts, (DUS and SWDD), be renewed by the Commissioners. The DUS portion or this contract for tae Wetland Operation and Maintenance _Agreement is be submitted for extension under this agenda item. The SWDD portion of the contract for household hazardous waste management and monitoring 'maintenance of wetland mitigation site will be submitted for renewal under a separate SWDD agenda item. Staff and ETC are requesting extension of DUS contract for wetland operation and maintenance. Under the extension ETC will continue to provide the basic operation & maintenance services for the 136 -acre wetland treatment system at an agreed upon yearly cost of 335,000 (see Article 2.1 of Wetland Contract). RECOMMENDATION I he staff of the Department of Utility Services recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve and authorized the Chaitivan to sign the extension of contract with Ecotech Consultants, Inc., for Wetland Operation and Maintenance as stipulated for the yearly amount of 335,000. ON MOTION by Commissioner Ginn, SECO\ DED by Commissioner Adams, the Board unanimously approved the extension of contract with Ecotech Consultants, Inc. for Wetland Operation and Maintenance as stipulated for the yearly amount of $35,000 and authorized the Chairman to execute same, as recommended by staff. APRIL 16, 2002 AGREEMENT IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD -39- rtl