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• SUMMARY The East Gifford Area Stormwater Improvement Project encompasses forty-five acres south of 45th Street, north of South Gifford Road, west of the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railroad, and east of the Indian River Farms Water Control District The area is low and poorly drained. Its natural drainage outfall was cutoff many years ago by the Florida East Coast Railroad, which now blocks the historic eastern flow of stormwater runoff from the area. This project will collect stormwater runoff and route it into a six - acre detention pond that will provide a regulated discharge into a new culvert underneath the railroad track and into a ditch leading to the Indian River Lagoon. The project is in the vicinity of the City of Vero Beach's Municipal Airport and thus is regulated by the Federal Aviation Authority, which strongly discourages the use of aquatic plants in ponds. Therefore, the pollution reduction potential of the pond will be limited to the reduction of suspended solids and any trace pollutants associated with the suspended solids. The project is expected to reduce the possibility of flooding within the affected East Gifford drainage area and provide a slight increase in the water quality of the stormwater before it exits the project site. The Flonda Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has awarded the County a $264,400 Section 319(h) Grant for this project. The grant requires that the County submit a quality assurance project plan (QAPP) for pre- and post -construction water quality monitoring. DEP must approve the QAPP before the project can be constructed. We have prepared a draft QAPP, but require assistance from a consultant to incorporate additional items necessary to satisfy DEP criteria. The Contract amount for this work to be performed by Environmental Consulting and Technology (ECT) should not exceed $1,500 and includes ECT's review of the draft plan prepared by the County, and assistance to complete the plan in accordance with DEP specifications If DEP requires major changes to the draft plan, then additional compensation will be based on an hourly rate not -to -exceed $1 500. The Contract amount is under the Purchasing Department's guideline of $10,000 and therefore, we do not need to issue Requests for Proposals for the Work. RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners authorize the Chairman to execute the attached Professional Engineering Agreement. FUNDING Funding to be from Account No. 315-243-538-068.67. ATTACHMENTS Professional Engineering Agreement Between Indian River County Division of Public Works and Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inca—Two copies September 17, 2002 47 nti E:1 •