Subject:
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Second Amendment to the Master Cooperative Funding Agreement with the University of South Florida for Environmental and Transportation Services.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval and execution by the County Administrator of the Second Amendment to the Master Cooperative Funding Agreement (CFA) with the University of South Florida (USF) for Environmental and Transportation Services.
• Services are for coastal surveys, habitat/vegetation studies, and water quality monitoring, traffic and intelligent transportation system research studies, data analysis, and technology evaluation.
• Services provided through the issuance of individual work orders on an assignment-by-assignment basis.
• Agreement term is extended to December 31, 2027.
• Total compensation for services provided shall not exceed $250,000.00 per calendar year.
• This agreement is used on an as-needed basis with no obligation to spend the full amount of the contract or to spend in any given year. Funding for this amendment is included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget in Public Works in multiple operating funds. Funding for future years of this agreement will likely be included in future budgets.
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Strategic Priorities:
Resilient Infrastructure and Environment
1.1 Improve traffic flow efficiency
1.2 Maintain and enhance County infrastructure
1.4 Improve environmental quality
Smart Service Delivery
4.3 Improve efficiency of service delivery through technology
4.4 Pursue continuous improvement
Summary:
Approval of the Second Amendment extends the contract term through December 31, 2027, and updates the University Contract Administrator. This Agreement provides for the issuance of individual work orders under a master CFA, in lieu of separate CFAs between the parties, to promote efficiency and productivity improvements for County. Contracted services consist of coastal surveys, habitat/vegetation studies, and water quality monitoring; traffic and intelligent transportation system research studies, data analysis, and technology evaluation.
Background/Explanation:
The parties have a long, successful history contracting together performing environmental and transportation studies. This would be the second action by the County Administrator to extend the term of the current agreement. USF is engaged in an ongoing project evaluating before and after conditions of Pinellas County’s Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment project - a federal grant project.
Fiscal Impact:
The County will pay USF for each work order on a lump sum reimbursement basis. Total compensation for services provided shall not exceed $250,000.00 per calendar year. Individual work orders will be reimbursed from the Public Works operating budget.
This agreement is used on an as-needed basis with no obligation to spend the full amount of the contract or to spend in any given year. Funding for this amendment is included in the FY26 budget in Public Works in multiple operating funds. Funding for future years of this agreement will likely be included in future budgets.
Delegated Authority:
Authority for the County Administrator to sign this Agreement is granted under (Code Section 2-62 (a)(1)
Staff Member Responsible:
Kelli Hammer-Levy, Director, Public Works
Partners:
USF
Attachments:
Second Amendment
First Amendment
Agreement