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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
GRANT AGREEMENT NO , FWC - 04027
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into on the 7th day of June , 2005 , by and
between Florida Institute of Technology
herein after called the Contractor, and INDIAN RIVER COUNTY , a Political Subdivision of the State
of Florida organized and existing under the Laws of the State of Florida , hereinafter called the
County .
WITNESSED :
That the Contractor and the County , for the consideration hereinafter named , agree as follows :
Article 1 . SCOPE OF WORK : The Contractor shall furnish all labor , services , equipment and
perform all the work described in the Specifications entitled :
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY 2005 MONITORING PROJECT
ATTACHMENT A — SCOPE OF SERVICES
GRANT AGREEMENT NO . FWC -04027
for Indian River County , Florida and shall do everything required by this Ag weement and
Contract Documents . Payment shall be made in accordance with the Itemized Fee Schedule
attached as Exhibit " B " and made a part of this agreement .
Article 2 . COMMENCEMENT AND COMPLETION & DAMAGES :
As time is of the essence , the Contractor will be required to commence wo k immediately after
receipt of the notice-to- proceed and shall complete the project before December 23 , 2005
Article 3 . THE CONTRACT SUM : The County will pay the Contractor for pert rmance of the
Contract , subject to additions and deductions provided therein , in current funds as follows :
Numerical Amount $ 19 , 245 . 00
Written Amount Nineteen Thousand Two Hundred Forty Five
Article 4 . ACCEPTANCE AND PAYMENT : Contactor may make application for two progress
payments in the amount of $ 6 , 415 . 00 on June 30 and September 30 , 2005 . Progress
payments will be subject to 10 % retainage . Upon submittal of final report , c ntractor may
make application for final payment in the amount of $ 6 , 415 . 00 and release of retainage . Upon
receipt of final report , the County Project Manager will review the report , and when he finds the
work acceptable under the terms of the Contract and the Contract fully performed , he will
promptly issue a final certificate , over his own signature , stating that thework provided for in
this Contract has been completed , and acceptable under the terms and the conditions thereof.
Withheld retainage will be paid to the Contractor by the County following County Commission
approval of the final Contract payment .
Before issuance of a final certificate , the contractor shall submit evidencesatisfactory to the
County Project Manager that all payrolls , material bills , and other indebtedr ess connected with
the work have been paid . The making and acceptance of the final paymen shall constitute a
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waiver of all claims by the County , other than those arising from unsettled liens , from faulty
work appearing after final payment or from requirements of the Specifications and of all claims
by the Contractor , except those previously made and still unsettled .
Article 5 . INDEMNIFICATION : The Contractor, upon his part , agrees to protect , indemnify , save
harmless , and insure the County from any liability to any persons for injuries to the person ,
including loss of life , or damage to property , resulting from the acts or omissions of the
Contractor in performing his obligations under this Contract . The parties expressly recognize
that the relationship between the County and Contractor is that of owner and independent
contractor , and that neither the Contractor nor any of his servants , agents , or employees shall
ever be considered to be an agent , servant or employee of the County .
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this agreement the d ay and year first
written above .
FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
150 WEST UNIVERSITY AVE .
MELBOURNE , FLORIDA 32901
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Witness ( SEAL )
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION
By
Thomas S . Lowther, Chairman
BCC Approved : June 7 , 2005 .-
Attest
Jeffery K . Barton , Clerk4f ou
APPROVED : Indian River County Approved Date
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EXHIBIT "A"
SCOPE OF SERVICES
GRANT AGREEMENT FWC - 02105
STATEMENT ON DISCLOSURE
ATTACHMENT A
SCOPE OF SERVICES
Monitoring of Artificial Reefs Located in Indian River Count
Introduction
This task is an expansion and enhancement of artificial reef monitoring that began under F42 Segment 15 on a
set of artificial reefs which were constructed under Project # 1 , Task #2 of F42-Segment 14 , as a Florida Atlantic
Coast cooperative demonstration project .
Four reef sites were permitted to Indian River County under ACOE Permit #199700975 ( P -TB). The
approximate coordinates of the . railroad tie patch reefs. are :
North Latitude West Longitude Depth
Permitted Site #2 270- 55 . 941 ' 80 ° 15 . 941 ' 66 feet
Patch Reef 2NW
Permitted Site #3 270 54 . 733 ' 80° 13 . 710 ' 71 feet
Patch Reef 3NW
Permitted Site #4 270 55 . 537' 800 12 . 733 ' 73 feet
Patch Reef 4NW
Permitted Site #4 27° 54 . 679 ' 80011 , 8631 72 feet
Patch Reef 4SE
Fish populations will continue to be censused on all four reefs . Each of the four reefs will be surveyed at least
four times during this agreement period (twice in the Spring April-June 2005 , and twice in the fall September-
October 2005) , for a total of 16 survey events . For each survey, a pair of divers will collect two sets of data . One
diver will use a JVC underwater digital video camera to record images of fishes along a path extending an
estimated 3 m on either side of each transect line ( designated T1 , T2 , and T3) , while the second diver will use a
slate to .record presence/absence of all species seen , including those not directly on the tmc nsects . Each dive will
began with a survey along the complete perimeter (P) , followed by surveys along T1 - T3 . A , second survey along
T2 will be conducted , with special attention to fishes inhabiting the deepest holes and crevi es in the reef.
Repeated surveys of T1 and T3 will be performed if possible , within the 30 minute air/bottom time limitation of
working at depths of 70 feet.
The data collected will allow for calculation of parameters such as species diversity and community diversity.
Size estimates will be collected on fish species of recreational importance , and laser scale guides in
videography will allow for calibration of the diver size estimates . ' Data will also be collected on the degree of
fishing effort observed at the reef sites during each sampling day.
Data analysis using statistical methods will be difficult due to the small sample size , so it is roposed that if the
assumptions of an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) such as homogeneity and normality of the data can be met,
then a one-way ANOVA with repeated measures will be used to test for differences in species abundance over
time . If ANOVA assumptions cannot be met, an analogous non-parametric method will be used (Weiner 1971 ) .
Variability of the fish assemblages over time will be evaluated by comparing the mean coefficient of variation for
all species at control and treatment reefs ( Seber 1973 ) , The 'T' method for multiple comparisons among pairs of
means (Zar 1984) will test for significant differences in fish community variability.
The reef monitoring to be funded consists of the following elements :
1 . Approximate Proiect Timeline
a . April-June 2005 : Spring Monitoring and Data Collection (Quantitative Assessment)
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b . July 2005 : Data Entry, Summary and Analysis
C, September-October 2005 : Fall Monitoring and Data Collection (Quantitative
Assessment)
d . November 2005 : Data Entry, Summary and Analysis
e . December 2005 : Final Reporting
2 . Survey Methodology
a . Survey methodology will collect reliable data on patterns of community structure ,
relative abundance , and size of resident fishes .
b . Data will be collected from 4 sites during two 3 month sampling windows . The total
number of monitoring events will include a minimum of 16 fish census events (2 replicates at
.each site) .
i . Fish surveys will be conducted at each site by implernenting an in situ visual
survey method along the fixed transect, supplemented by a vi eographic visual survey
method along the " fixed transect . Surveys will be conducted at two separate intervals
during this study .
C. If visibility is judged to be less than 15 feet horizontally on the bottom , no fish census
will be performed and the dives to conduct said surveys will be repeated at a later date .
3 . Deliverables
a . Written or electronically submitted status reports will be Submitted every 30 days
following the date of grant execution .
b . A draft report will be submitted to the Commission by November 1 , 2005 to provide. 21
days for technical peer review by the Commission .
C, A final report acceptable to the Commission , will be submitted for approval on or before
December 23 , 2003 . The final report, at a minimum , shall contain the following , including any
additional comments by the FWC submitted during the course of the project and in review of
the draft:
L Background and introduction information on the project , including a discussion on
comparison to surveys from the previous sampling years ;
ii . Analysis of fishing effort;
iii . A narrative section describing methods , results , statistical analysis , and conclusions ;
iv. Tables , charts and graphs ;
V . Copies of all archival video footage , and a separate approximate 20 minute summary
video depicting representative footage from the project.
d . . In addition to a hard copy of the final report, all raw and summarized data from
fish
surveys , along with all digital ground4ruthing images , will be transferred on accompanying
CD (s ) , video cassettes , and DVD (s ) .
e . The hard copy final report will also be provided as an indexed Adobe Acrobat ( . pdf) file
on a CD . rom , suitable for posting on the internet,
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4 . Funds from this Agreement may not be expended on training , or parts replacement or repairs
to rented or contractor owned equipment . Documentation of expenses and survey reports must be
submitted with the closeout package in order for reimbursement to be mad .
PAYMENT SCHEDULE
5 . For satisfactory completion of the final report and a minimum of 8 monitoring events
as
described above , the COMMISSION agrees to pay the GRANTEE a max mum of $ 19 , 245 on a
fee-schedule basis according to the cost per unit in the following table :
Number Cost
Monitoring Event Type of
Events Per. Unit Total Cost
Fish Census 16 $700 . 00 $ 119200 . 00
Final report preparation 1 $8 , 045 . 00 $ 87045 . 00
( including data analysis )
TOTAL 9 $ 19 ,245.00
6 . The GRANTEE shall be reimbursed by the COMMISSION in the form of a single final payment
for all allowable costs incurred under this . Agreement following satisfactory completion of the
project and submission of all required project close out documentation no Ia er than forty-five (45 )
days after the ending date of the Agreement. A timely reimbursement request following
completion of actual submittal of the final report is strongly encouraged .
PERFORMANCE
7 . Any published articles related to this artificial reef activity should reflect the role of the Florida
saltwater fishing license revenues in assisting in the funding of this activity .
LITERATURE CITED
Clifford , H .T . and W . Stephenson . 1975 . An introduction to numerical classification . Acad mic
Press , New York . 299 pp .
Seber, G .A. 1973 . Estimation of Animal Abundance and Related Parameters . , Griffon , London
Weiner, B . J . 1971 , Statistical Principles in. Experimental Design . McGraw- Hill , ' New York.
Zar, J . H . 1984 . Biostatistical Analysis . Prentice- Hall , New Jersey.
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EXHIBIT " B "
ITEMIZED FEE SCHEDULE
PAYMENT SCHEDULE
For satisfactory completion of the final report and a minimum of 8 monitoring events as
described above , the COMMISSION agrees to pay the GRANTEE a maximum of $ 19 , 245 on a
fee-schedule basis according to the cost per unit - in the following table :
Number Cost
Monitoring Event Type of
Events per. Unit Total Cost
Fish Census 16 $ 700 . 00 $ 11 , 200 . 00
Final report preparation 1 $8 , 045 . 00 $ 87045 . 00
Including data anal cis
TOTAL 9
$ 19,245. 00