Subject:
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First Amendment to the Agreement with Atkins North America, Inc., for Professional Engineering, Biological, Planning and Environmental Services for the Anclote River Watershed Management Plan.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval and execution by the County Administrator of the First Amendment with Atkins North America, Inc., for Professional Engineering, Biological, Planning and Environmental Services for the Anclote River Watershed Management Plan (WMP).
• The purpose of this contract is to develop a WMP for the Anclote River.
• The First Amendment is for an eight (8) month contract extension through March 31, 2021.
• The extension results from pausing the WMP while the County and the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) reviewed an acceptable new LiDAR dataset for use on the WMP project.
• There is no additional price associated with this request as ample funds exist on the contract to provide for the time extension.
• The Board of County Commissioners (Board) awarded this contract on April 25, 2017.
Contract No. 167-0002-NC (SS); in the amount of $883,760.00 with an estimated annual expenditure of $241,025.46, through March 31. 2021. This Amendment has no fiscal impact....Body
Strategic Plan:
Practice Superior Environmental Stewardship
3.3 Protect and improve the quality of our water, air, and other natural resources
Summary:
This First Amendment extends the current Agreement by eight (8) months due to pausing the WMP project while the County and SWFWMD reviewed an acceptable new LiDAR dataset for use on the project. Staff agreed it would be best to use the new LiDAR dataset for the WMP as the basis for the model and, in coordination with SWFWMD, decided to pause the WMP until the dataset was available.
Once SWFWMD and the County agreed on the usability of the new LiDAR dataset, the WMP began moving forward again. The delay of approximately eight (8) months has necessitated a time extension to the agreement.
There is no additional price associated with this request as contract funding is adequate through the revised anticipated completion date of March 31, 2021.
Background/Explanation:
This contract was originally approved by the Board of County Commissioners on April 25, 2017. Services include development a watershed management plan for the Anclote River. The management plan will be utilized as a tool in the planning, regulation, and management of the watershed for future development, and as a basis for determining and prioritizing future capital improvements projects.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this time extension.
Original amount approved: $883,760.00
Funding for this project is derived from collaborative partnerships with the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) and the City of Tarpon Springs (City). Funding from SWFWMD and the City will be provided on a reimbursement basis.
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
Merry Celeste, Division Director, Purchasing and Risk Management
Partners:
SWFWMD
City of Tarpon Springs
Attachments:
First Amendment