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Indian River County E X H 1 B I T Upland Sand Source Evaluation cope o or Upland Sand Source Evaluation & Permitting For Sector 3 Beach Nourishment Introduction : On March 3 , 2009 the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners directed County staff to amend the Joint Coastal Permit (JCP ) application for the proposed Sector 3 Beach and Dune Restoration Project to allow use of upland sand sources as an alternate source of fill material . The objective of this Scope of Services is to ( a) identify upland sand sources for the supply of suitable sand for the Sector 3 Project , and (b ) formulate and submit an amendment to the JCP application for the proposed Sector 3 Project to allow use of upland sand sources . The following describes the work under this Scope of Work : TASK 1 — UPLAND SAND SOURCES In general , COASTAL TECH will assist the COUNTY with formulation and execution of a solicitation to identify acceptable upland sand sources . Task la — Solicitation : COASTAL TECH will identify minimum " Geotechnical Standards" for beach fill based upon : ■ existing governing statutes ( 161 F . S . ) and rules (628 - 33 & 621341 F . A . C . ) . ■ compatibility with native beach material characteristics based upon : mean grain size, percent fines , sorting , percent carbonate , and Munsell color ( wet/dry) . COASTAL TECH will formulate " Geotechnical Requirements " for documentation of upland sand sources — to be provided by potential upland sand suppliers ; such requirements shall include : ■ a topographic survey of the upland sand source site , ■ a sufficient number of core borings to define the sub - surface stratigrapghy , ■ sediment characteristics for each sediment layer including : (a) grain size distribution including specific sieve sizes , mean grain size, percent fines , and sorting (b ) percent carbonate ( c) Munsell color (wet/dry) . ■ sediment characteristics ( see above) for processed sand material with a description of the processing methods , ■ upland sand assays - summarizing the above - signed and sealed by a Professional Geologist , ■ representative samples ( 1 , 500 — 2 , 000 grams) of the sand fill proposed to be provided . The COUNTY will prepare a Draft Solicitation for prospective contractors to provide and deliver sand for nourishment of COUNTY beaches ; the Draft Solicitation shall include : ■ Geotechnical Standards , ■ Geotechnical Requirements , and ■ Sand Placement Requirements . The COUNTY will provide the Draft Solicitation to COASTAL TECH for review and meet with COASTAL TECH to finalize the Solicitation . The County will incorporate revisions as may be warranted . The COUNTY shall publish the Solicitation , address questions of prospective bidders and receive responses from bidders . The COUNTY shall provide copies of all responses to COASTAL TECH . Pagel of 3 March 17 , 2009