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Home My WebLink About2019-136WORK ORDER NUMBER 3 EXOTIC CONTROL AT EGRET MARSH STORMWATER PARK AND NATURE PRESERVE This Work Order Number 3 is entered into as of this day of 9-f'-€AvdT , 2019, pursuant to that certain Continuing Contract Agreement for ErOironmental and Biological Support Services entered into as of October 10, 2017 ("Agreement"), by and between Indian River County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida ("COUNTY") and G.K. Environmental, Inc. ("CONSULTANT"). The COUNTY has selected the CONSULTANT to perform the professional services set forth on Attachment 1, attached to this Work Order and made part hereof by this reference. The CONSULTANT will perform the professional services for the fee schedule set forth in Attachment 2, attached to this Work Order and made a part hereof by this reference. The CONSULTANT will perform the professional services within the timeframe set forth in Attachment 3, attached to this Work Order and made a part hereof by this reference, all in accordance with the terms and provisions set forth in the Agreement. Pursuant to paragraph 1.4 of the Agreement, nothing contained in any Work Order shall conflict with the terms of the Agreement and the terms of the Agreement are incorporated in each individual Work Order as if fully set forth herein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Work Order as of the date first written above. CONSULTANT BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS G.K. ENVIRON ENTL INC. ; OF INDIAN RIVER CO�lJNIX By Jason Pursua wn, Coun y Administrator IRC Code Section 105.01 Attest: Jeffrey R. Smith, Clerk of Court and Comptroller Deputy Clerk of Court Approved as to form and I fficiency: William K. Debraal, Deputy County Attorney 1 f.\public works\keithm\stormwater projects\egret marsh operation\work orders\gk environmental\work order 3 - exotic control\work order 3.doc ATTACHMENT 1 to WORK ORDER NUMBER 3 EXOTIC CONTROL AT EGRET MARSH STORMWATER PARK AND NATURE PRESERVE SCOPE OF WORK The COUNTY has requested that the CONSULTANT provide exotic elimination services at Egret Marsh Stormwater Park and Nature Preserve (hereinafter "Egret Marsh"). The Work is generally described below. Exotic Control Services: Eliminate exotics as more specifically specified or implied in Exhibit A (Upland and Wetland Invasive Exotics), Exhibit B, and Exhibit C (Scope of Work), included herein. **END OF ATTACHMENT 1** Page 2 of 4 F:\Public Works\KeithM\Stormwater Projects\Egret Marsh Operation\Work Orders\GK Environmental\Work Order 3 - Exotic Control\Work Order 3.doc ATTACHMENT 2 to WORK ORDER NUMBER 3 EXOTIC CONTROL AT EGRET MARSH STORMWATER PARK AND NATURE PRESERVE 1. COMPENSATION The COUNTY agrees to pay and the CONSULTANT agrees to accept, a not -to -exceed fee of $25,120.00 for services rendered according to Attachment 1 of this Work Order and as summarized on Exhibit C, included herein. Additional services shall be performed at the hourly rates as set forth in the Agreement. 2. PARTIAL PAYMENTS The COUNTY shall make monthly partial payments to the CONSULTANT for all authorized work pertaining directly to this project performed during the previous calendar month. The CONSULTANT shall submit invoices monthly for services performed and expenses incurred pursuant to this Agreement during the prior month. The CONSULTANT shall submit duly certified invoices in duplicate to the Director of the Public Works Department. For lump sum line items, the amount submitted shall be the prorated amount due for all work performed to date under this phase, determined by applying the percentage of the work completed as certified by the CONSULTANT, to the total due for this phase of the work. For time and material line items, the amount submitted shall be based on the actual hours worked and expenses incurred for the billing period. The amount of the partial payment due the CONSULTANT for the work performed to date under these phases shall be an amount calculated in accordance with the previous paragraph and Tess previous payments. Per F.S. 218.74(2), the COUNTY will pay approved invoices on or before the forty-fifth day after the COUNTY receives the CONSULTANT's invoice. **END OF ATTACHMENT 2** Page 3 of 4 P:\Public Works \KeithM\Stormwater Projects\Egret Marsh Operation\Work Orders\GK Environmental\Work Order 3 - Exotic Control\Work Order 3.doc ATTACHMENT 3 to WORK ORDER NUMBER GKE 3 EXOTIC CONTROL AT EGRET MARSH STORMWATER PARK AND NATURE PRESERVE 1. TIME FOR COMPLETION Exotic species control shall begin immediately after the execution of this Work Order. **END OF ATTACHMENT 3** Page 4 of 4 F:\Public Works\KeithM\Stormwater Projects\Egret Marsh Operation\Work Orders\GK Environmental\Work Order 3 - Exotic Control\Work Order 3.doc EXHIBIT A TO WORK ORDER NO. 3 PLANT IDENTIFICATION TIPS: UPLAND and WETLAND INVASIVE EXOTICS K. C. Burks, Botanist Bureau of Invasive Plant Management Florida Department of Environmental Protection Tallahassee, Florida 32399 850-245-2809 August 2003 www.dep.state.fl.us/lands/invaspec/index.htm Illustrations courtesy of the Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, IFAS, University of Florida (http://plants. ifas. ufl.edu/) Except: Abrus precatorius, courtesy of Jackie Smith, FDEP. Albizia julibrissin, from Kurz, H., and R.K. Godfrey. 1962. Trees of Northern Florida. Univ. Press of Florida, Gainesville. Albizia lebbeck, Cupaniopsis anacardioides, Ficus macrocarpa, Jasminum dichotomum, Leucaena leucocephala, courtesy of Miami -Dade County Dept of Environmental Resources Management, illustrations by Elizabeth Smith. Imperata cylindrica, courtesy of LeRoy G. Holm (used in World's Worst Weeds, 1979). Lonicera japonica, from Godfrey, R.K., and J. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States: Dicotyledons. Univ. of Georgia Press, Athens. Neyraudia reynaudiana, from Hitchcock, A.S., and A. Chase. 1950. 2' edition. Manual of the Grasses of the United States. USDA Ag. Research, Washington, DC. Pueraria montana, courtesy of Suzanne Kennedy, Brevard County Natural Resources Dept. Scaevola sericea, courtesy of K.C. Burks, FDEP. Solanum viarum, courtesy of Jeff Mullahey, Agronomy Dept., Univ. of Fla. IFAS (used in # SS -AGR -58. 1996). 2 Trees Albizia julibrissin — mimosa tree • Trees to _ ft, with spreading crown • Unarmed, i.e., no thorns or prickles • Leaves twice compound, leaflets tiny, many • Flowers in pink "powder -puff' clusters • Fruit a long, flat pod Albizia lebbeck — woman's tongue • Trees to 65 ft, with spreading crown • Unarmed, i.e., no thorns or prickles • Leaves twice compound, leaflets 1-2 in. long • Flowers in yellowish "powder -puff" clusters • Fruit a flat long pod, persisting & "rattling" in wind Casuarina equisetifolia — Australian -pine • Trees to 150 ft, with open crown • Branchlets thin, grayish green • Leaves tiny, scalelike, in whorls of 6-8 • Flowers tiny, unisexual, on same tree • Fruits in woody, conelike clusters scale -like leaves flower clusters, female above Casuarina glauca — thicket Australian -pine • Trees to 65 ft, with dense crown • Spreads by root suckers • Branchlets thin, green, often waxy • Leaves tiny, scalelike, in whorls of 12-17 • Flowers tiny, mostly male trees in Florida branchlets male flower clusters (spikes) Trees Cinnamomum camphora — camphor tree • Evergreen tree to 60 ft tall, glabrous • Cut stems/leaves highly aromatic • Leaves simple, alternate, with short petioles • Leaf blades lustrous, entire • Glands on lower leaf surfaces Cupaniopsis anacardioides — carrotwood • Slender evergreen tree to 10 m • Inner bark often orange (carrot color) • Leaves large, compound, with 4-12 leaflets • Leaflets leathery, dark green, oblong • Flowers tiny, green -yellow, in long racemes Ficus microcarpa laurel fig • Tree with short trunk, rounded crown • Often growing on other trees when young • Milky sap from stems or leaves • Leaves alternate, small, dark shiny green • Figs yellow or dark red when ripe Leucaena leucocephala — lead tree • Small tree, to 30 ft tall, often in thickets • Stems unarmed, i.e., no thorns or prickles • Leaves twice compound, leaflets oblong • Flowers white to yellowish in round clusters • Pods long flat, red -brown, hanging clusters 4 Trees Melaleuca quinquenervia — melaleuca • Evergreen tree to 100 ft, with slender crown • Whitish, thick, spongy bark sheds easily • Leaves alternate, evergreen, gray -green • Flowers white, in "bottle -brush" spikes • Fruits small, brown woody capsules Melia azederach — Chinaberry • Deciduous tree to 50 ft tall, often in thickets • Twigs stout, with purplish bark • Leaves large, twice or thrice compound • Flowers lilac in large panicles • Fruit a thinly fleshy drupe, yellow Sapium sebiferum — Chinese tallow tree • Deciduous tree to 50 ft tall • Sap milky, poisonous • Leaves ovate with narrowed tips, aspen -like • Pair of glands at petiole tops • Fruit a hard capsule with 3 white, waxy seeds Schinus terebinthifolius — Brazilian pepper • Shrubby evergreen tree to 13 m tall • Leaves alternate, once compound • Leaflets usually 7-9, often toothed • Flowers unisexual, small, white • Fruits bright red small drupes in clusters 5 Vines Abrus precatorius — rosary pea • Stems branching, twining, woody below • Leaves alternate, even -pinnate compound • Leaflets oval -oblong, in 5-15 pairs • Flowers pea -like, white -pink to reddish • Seeds scarlet and black, very poisonous Dioscorea bulbifera — air potato • Stems herbaceous, twining to 60+ ft • Leaves alternate, heart shaped • Forms many aerial tubers • Rarely flowering in Florida • Leaf -blade veins in parallel curves Jasminum dichotomum — Gold Coast jasmine • Evergreen woody climber, often shrubby • Leaves opposite, glossy green, roundish oval • Flowers fragrant, white (pink in bud) • Flowers opening at night • Fruit a two -lobed fleshy black berry Lonicera japonica — Japanese honeysuckle • Stems woody, trailing or climbing • Leaves opposite, evergreen, oval • Young stems and leaves hairy • Flowers white, yellowing with age • Leaves on new shoots often toothed 6 Vines Lygodium japonicum - Japanese climbing fern • Fronds delicate, twining, to 90 ft long • Pinnae spread out along stemlike rachis • Pinnae triangular shaped, pinnately divided • Sterile leaflets incised on margin • Fertile leaflets with lobe edges narrowed Lygodium microphyllum - Old World climbing fern • Fronds delicate, twining, to 90 ft long • Pinnae spread out along stemlike rachis • Pinnae more oblong shaped, not as divided • Sterile leaflets lance shaped, not incised • Fertile leaflets fringed with pinched lobes sterile pinna fertile pinna Paederia foetida - skunk vine • Stems woody below, twining, climbing • All parts with disagreeable odor • Leaves opposite, lance shaped • Flowers bell shaped, pale lilac • Fruit a shiny orange -brown round capsule Pueraria montana var. lobata - kudzu • Deciduous, twining vine, engulfing area • Leaves compound with 3 large leaflets • Young stems hairy • Flowers pea -type, reddish lavender • Fruit a bean pod with golden -brown hairs 7 Shrubs Ardisia crenata — coral ardisia • Small shrub tolerating deep shade • Leaves alternate, shiny, leathery • Leaf edges crisped, or scalloped • Flowers white in axillary clusters • Fruits bright red, in drooping clusters Ardisia elliptica — shoebutton ardisia • Glabrous evergreen shrub to 15 ft tall • Leaves alternate, entire, gland -dotted below • New foliage often reddish • Flowers mauve, in clusters at leaf axils • Fruits black when ripe Colubrina asiatica — lather leaf • Sprawling evergreen shrub to 20+ ft tall • Stems glabrous, many branched • Leaves alternate, shiny, ovate, serrate • Flowers tiny, greenish white, in leaf axils • Fruit a brown capsule with 3 grayish seeds Ligustrum sinense — Chinese privet • Semi -evergreen shrub to 15 ft tall • Twigs densely pubescent • Leaves opposite, small, dark green in wild • Leaves variegated in cultivation • Flowers white, small, many, odorous 8 Shrubs Mimosa pigra — catclaw mimosa • Thicket -forming, prickly shrub to 20 ft tall • Large recurved prickles on stems • Mimosa -like compound leaves, sensitive • Flowers pink in small rounded clusters • Fruits flat brown hairy segmented pods Rhodomyrtus tomentosa — downy rose myrtle • Evergreen shrub to 6 ft tall • Young stems soft hairy • Leaves opposite, entire, soft hairy below • Flowers rose -pink, with 5 petals each • Fruit a round, sweet -fleshed, purple berry Scaevola sericea — beach naupaka • Large shrub, forming dense mounds • Leaves alternate, crowded near stem tips • Leaf blades coarse, shiny, with curved edges • Flowers white to pale lilac, "half -flowers" • Fruits round, shin white Senna pendula — climbing cassia • Sprawling evergreen shrub to 14 ft tall • Stems somewhat zigzag, sparsely hairy • Leaves compound with 3-6 leaflet pairs • Flowers yellow, 5 petaled, near stem tips • Pods brown, slender, cylindric, glabrous 9 Grasses Imperata cylindrica — cogon grass • Rhizomes scaly, pointy like Panicum repens • Leaves yellow -green, long pointed, erect • Leaf -blade midvein off -center • Leaf blades hairy at base • Flowers in narrow, fluffy, white spikes Neyraudia reynaudiana — silk, or Burma, reed • Stems reedlike, to 9 ft tall • Stems often branched • Leaf sheaths woolly at top • Large, densely feathery, nodding panicles • Spikelets long -hairy, short awned Panicum repens — torpedo grass • Rhizomes with hard torpedo-like tips • Leaf blades with sparse hairs on upper side • Ligule a tiny collar with short hairs at top • Sheaths glabrous or hairy near top • Inflorescence branched & open Pennisetum purpureum — elephant grass • Perennial grass to 9+ ft tall • Stem nodes bluish, leaves often bluish green • Leaf blades with stout, keeled midrib • Inflorescence a dense, bristly, tawny spike • Spikelets with bristles falling at maturity 10 Other Herbaceous Plants Colocasia esculenta — wild taro • Perennial in stands to 5 ft tall • Leaves from corms, stolons, rhizomes • Leaves large, arrowhead shape • Petioles attached to back of leaf blade (leaves "peltate") • Flowers tiny, hidden within yellow spathe Nephrolepis cordifolia — tuber sword fern • Stolons many, often with small buried tubers • Fronds compound, erect, to 3 ft tall • Leaflets crowded, with small lobe at bases • Rachis with hair-like, 2 -colored scales • Fertile & sterile fronds similar in shape, size Ruellia brittoniana — Mexican petunia • Perennial to 3 ft tall • Stems mostly erect, • Leaves opposite, to • Flowers prominent, • Fruit a 1 -in capsule with swollen nodes 11 in, with pointed tips purple to white with many brown seeds Solanum viarum — tropical soda apple • Bushy perennial to 6 ft tall • Stems with scattered, small, hooked prickles • Leaves alternate, angle -lobed, velvety • Flowers white with recurved petals • Mature fruits leathery skinned, yellow 11 EGRET MARSH EXOTIC CONTROL EXHIBIT B Not included. Spartina along eastern ATS perimeter is included. Wood Stork Marsh is included. Large lakes, two islands, and peninsula not included. 01/2212019 - 02/08/2019 EXHIBIT C G. K. ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. Environmental Consulting GEORGE R. KULCZYCKI, CEC, CES, CEI 155 McKee Lane Vero Beach, FL 32960 Phone 772-567-9129 Email gkeme.com August 19, 2019 Mr. Keith McCully, P.E. Stormwater Engineer Indian River County 1801 27th Street Vero Beach, Florida 32960-3388 RE: Professional Service Agreement for: 11.0 Ac. / Egret Marsh GKE Monthly Maintenance Dear Keith, This letter is in response to the requested proposal for the above referenced project in Indian River County, Florida, for environmental services as generally required for Industry Standards. G. K. Environmental, Inc. (GKE) will be pleased to provide this scope of service under this contract, which is outlined below: TASK I 1.0 GKE to provide monthly maintenance of Egret Marsh (mowing not included). 1.1 Initial clean-up with 5 -man crew / 2 days = $4,050.00 1.2 Pine straw entrance = no charge 1.3 Plant Mulley Grass at entrance 20-1 gal. @ $3.50 each = $70.00 1.4 Monthly maintenance - $1,750.00 per event x 12 events with 5 -man crew = $21,000.00 / year TOTAL cost for above over the first 12 months with initial cleanup included = $25,120.00. GKE FEES / COMPENSATION Invoices will be submitted following work completed at GKE hourly rates or as may be noted for each Task are payable within 30 days of date of invoice(s). GKE hourly rates (2018/2019) are $140.00 / hour for Principal Ecologist and $45.00 / hour for administrative / staff assistance, and if needed $85.00 / hour for CAD operator and $75.00 / hour for field biologist / chemist / field assistant, and $55.00 per hour for field assistant. If additional related work beyond the above scope is required, an additional proposal will be provided. Your endorsement below will serve as agreement by client to compensate G. K. Environmental, Inc. for services rendered in connection with this agreement within thirty (30) days of date of invoice(s). Page 2 of 3 McCully / Proposal / Egret Marsh Maintenance 7-18-19