Agenda 03/14/2023 Item #16A 8 (Obtain professional engineering services for 5 years of nearshore biological monitoring)16.A.8
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to approve the selection committee's ranking and authorize staff to begin contract
negotiations with CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc., related to Request for Professional Services ("RPS") No. 22-
8015, "Professional Services for Nearshore Hardbottom Monitoring," direct staff to bring a proposed
agreement back for the Board's consideration at a future meeting, and make a finding that this item
promotes tourism (Project No. 90033).
OBJECTIVE: To obtain professional engineering services for five (5) years of nearshore biological monitoring of
Collier County's coast as required by regulatory permits.
CONSIDERATIONS: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the United States Army
Corps of Engineers require nearshore biological monitoring to be performed on a yearly basis to assure that beach
renourishment sand has not migrated onto the nearshore coral outcropping off the coast of Collier County. This
work is required to be performed during the late summer and early fall when the Gulf of Mexico underwater
visibility is greatest. Field work must be completed according to permit, by September 30' of each year.
On August 24, 2022, the Procurement Services Division posted RPS No. 22-8015, Professional Services for
Nearshore Biological Monitoring. The County received three (3) proposals by the September 26, 2022, submission
deadline, which were all found to be responsive and responsible.
A selection committee met on November 3, 2022, scored the proposals, and shortlisted all three firms to provide
presentations. On December 6, 2022, the selection committee convened for presentations and ranked the firms as
follows:
Name of Firm
Final Ranking
CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc.
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Coastal Protection Engineering, LLC
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Earth Tech Environmental, LLC
3
Staff is recommending that the Board approve the selection committee's ranking and authorize staff to begin
contract negotiations with the top -ranked firm, CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc.
CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc. was founded in 1970 as a marine environmental consulting firm based in Jupiter, Florida
with headquarters now in Stuart, Florida and has previously provided these services for the County.
If staff is unable to reach a proposed agreement with CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc., staff will continue negotiating with
the remaining firms in ranked order, until a proposed agreement can be brought back for the Board's consideration
at a future meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact at this time. Funding is budgeted annually in the Beach
Renourishment Fund (195) Nearshore Hardbottom Monitoring Project No. 90033. A cost share FDEP funding
reimbursement will be solicited for the completed work.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There are no Growth Management Impacts as a result of this project.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality and requires majority vote for
approval. - CMG
RECOMMENDATION: To approve the selection committee's ranking and authorize staff to begin contract
negotiations with CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc., related to RPS No. 22-8015, "Professional Services for Nearshore
Hardbottom Monitoring," and in the event that an agreement cannot be reached with that firm, to continue
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negotiating with the remaining firms in ranked order, so that a proposed agreement can be brought to the Board for
consideration at a future meeting, and make a finding that this item promotes tourism.
Prepared By: J. Andrew Miller, P.E., Coastal Zone Management, Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees and
Program Management Division
ATTACHMENT(S)
1.22-8015 - Solicitation (PDF)
2.22-8015 - Final Ranking (PDF)
3. [Linked] 22-8015 - CSA Ocean Sciences - Proposal (PDF)
4.22-8015 - NORA - Signed (PDF)
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.A.8
Doc ID: 24590
Item Summary: Recommendation to approve the selection committee's ranking and authorize staff to begin
contract negotiations with CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc., related to Request for Professional Services ("RPS") No. 22-
8015, "Professional Services for Nearshore Hardbottom Monitoring," direct staff to bring a proposed agreement
back for the Board's consideration at a future meeting, and make a finding that this item promotes tourism.
Meeting Date: 03/14/2023
Prepared by:
Title: — Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees, and Program Management
Name: Farron Bevard
02/06/2023 1:00 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Division Director - Capital Proi Plan, Impact Fees — Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees, and Program
Management
Name: Beth Johnssen
02/06/2023 1:00 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement
Yousi Cardeso
Additional Reviewer Completed
02/06/2023 1:29 PM
Growth Management Department Jeanne Marcella
Transportation Management Services Department Completed
02/06/2023 1:55 PM
Procurement Services Ana Reynoso
Level 1 Purchasing Gatekeeper
Completed 02/06/2023 2:12 PM
Procurement Services Matthew Catoe
Additional Reviewer
Completed 02/06/2023 2:21 PM
Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees, and Program Management Beth Johnssen
Additional Reviewer Completed
02/06/2023 2:26 PM
Procurement Services Sue Zimmerman
Additional Reviewer
Completed 02/06/2023 10:21 PM
Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement
Caroline Soto
Additional Reviewer Completed
02/09/2023 9:17 AM
Procurement Services
Growth Management Department
Grants
County Attorney's Office
Office of Management and Budget
County Attorney's Office
County Manager's Office
Grants
Office of Management and Budget
Sandra Herrera
Additional Reviewer
Trinity Scott
Transportation
Maria Kantaras
Level 2 Grants Review
Colleen Greene
Level 2 Attorney Review
Debra Windsor
Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review
Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review
Ed Finn
CMO Completed
Therese Stanley
Additional Reviewer
Susan Usher
Additional Reviewer
Completed 02/17/2023 2:53 PM
Completed 02/17/2023 4:32 PM
Completed 02/21/2023 11:28 AM
Completed 02/21/2023 1:10 PM
Completed 02/21/2023 1:21 PM
Completed 02/21/2023 3:16 PM
02/22/2023 2:42 PM
Completed 03/03/2023 3:44 PM
Completed 03/05/2023 3:38 PM
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Office of Management and Budget
County Manager's Office
Board of County Commissioners
Christopher Johnson Additional Reviewer
Geoffrey Willig Level 4 County Manager Review
Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending
Completed 03/06/2023 8:06 AM
Completed 03/06/2023 10:02 AM
03/14/2023 9:00 AM
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COLLIER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
GRANT FUNDED REQUEST FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (RPS)
In accordance with Florida Statute 287.055
Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act
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Professional Services for Nearshore Biological Monitoring
RPS NO.: 22-8015
MATTHEW CATOE, PROCUREMENT STRATEGIST
PROCUREMENT SERVICES DIVISION
3295 TAMIAMI TRAIL EAST, BLDG C-2
NAPLES, FLORIDA 34112
TELEPHONE: (239) 252-6098
Matthew.Catoe@colliercountyfl.gov (Email)
This proposal solicitation document is prepared in a Microsoft Word format (rev 8/16/17). Any
alterations to this document made by the Consultant may be grounds for rejection of proposal,
cancellation of any subsequent award, or any other legal remedies available to the Collier County
Government.
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SOLICITATION PUBLIC NOTICE
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REQUEST FOR PROFESSIONAL
22-8015
SERVICES (RPS) NUMBER:
PROJECT TITLE:
Professional Services for Nearshore Biological Monitoring
PRE -PROPOSAL CONFERENCE:
September 7, 2022 at 10:00 AM
LOCATION:
Procurement Services Division, Conference Room A, 3295 Tamiami Trail East,
Bldg. C-2, Naples, FL 34112
RPS OPENING DAY/DATE/TIME:
September 26, 2022 at 3:00 PM
PLACE OF RPS OPENING:
Procurement Services Division
3295 Tamiami Trail East, Bldg. C-2
Naples, FL 34112
All proposals shall be submitted online via the Collier County Procurement Services Division Online Bidding System:
hl�2s://www.bidsync.com/bidsync-cas/
INTRODUCTION
As requested by the Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees & Program Management Division (hereinafter, the "Division"), the Collier
County Board of County Commissioners Procurement Services Division (hereinafter, "County") has issued this Request for
Professional Services (hereinafter, "RPS") with the intent of obtaining proposals from interested and qualified Consultants in
accordance with the terms, conditions, and specifications stated or attached. The Consultant, at a minimum, must achieve the
requirements of the Specifications or Scope of Work stated.
Nearshore hardbottom habitat is present along the Collier County shoreline. Hardbottom resources have been identified through side -
scan sonar survey and diver verification on several occasions. Hardbottom provides substrate for attached and motile benthic species,
such as algae, sponges, corals, sea urchins, etc. Benthic communities formed by these species provide shelter and food sources for
fish, marine turtles, and other marine organisms. The composition of each community varies based on factors that are used to
characterize hardbottom, such as relief, water depth, and the persistence of substratum exposure.
Historically, County departments have spent on average $150,000 annually; however, this may not be indicative of future buying
patterns.
BACKGROUND
In February 2003, a side -scan sonar survey was conducted along the Collier County shoreline between monuments R-9 and R-12 and
R-17 and R-81. The results of this survey documented approximately 500 acres of low relief nearshore hardbottom formations located
within approximately 1,000 ft of the shoreline (CPE, 2004). The results of these investigations were used to assist Collier County and
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) in the development of the hardbottom monitoring plan for the 2006 project.
In compliance with the final FDEP-approved monitoring plan, a pre -construction biological monitoring survey was conducted in
2005, and four post -construction surveys were completed (CPE 2006, 2007a, 2007b, 2009; Collier County, 2009). As compensation
for potential effects from the 2006 project to nearshore hardbottom resources, FDEP required that Collier County construct a 1.09-
acre artificial reef. This artificial reef was constructed in 2007, and based on two years of monitoring, FDEP determined the artificial
reef had provided successful mitigation and that no further monitoring was required.
Hardbottom formations were surveyed in 2013 and then annually beginning in 2015 in association with the multiple Beach
Nourishment Projects.
TERM OF CONTRACT
County reserves the right to modify this scope during negotiations for budgetary reasons.
The contract term, if an award(s) is/are made is intended to be for three (3) years with two (2) one (1) year renewal options.
Prices shall remain firm for the term of the awarded contract.
Surcharges will not be accepted in conjunction with this award, and such charges should be incorporated into the pricing structure.
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Collier County Coastal Zone Management Section is seeking nearshore biological monitoring services to document potential adverse
impacts of beach restoration, nourishment activities, potential impacts from Doctors Pass maintenance dredging project, and the
Wiggins Pass maintenance dredging and navigation improvement project.
Nearshore Biological Monitoring will incorporate but not limited to the following criteria, guidelines, and specifications:
A. Survey, data collection, analysis recommendations, and report to be conducted as per Collier County's Hardbottom
Biological Monitoring Plan, dated July 2018 (Attachment A). The monitoring plan was developed in coordination with
FDEP and is a modified version of the 2006 plan. Field surveying and data collection will be conducted before September
30' and the Analysis, recommendations, and report are to be completed by December 30t' each monitoring year.
B. Conform to all aspects of Collier County Beach Renourishment FDEP Permit NO. 0331817-004-JM and USACE Permit
NO. SAJ-2003-12405 (SP-MMB); Doctors Pass Maintenance Dredging FDEP Permit NO. 0331817-001-JC and USACE
Permit SAJ-2003-12405 (SP-MMB); Wiggins Pass Maintenance Dredging and Navigation Improvement FDEP Permit
NO. 0142538-018-JM and USACE Permit NO. SAJ-2004-07621-(IP-MJD). Permit numbers listed are subject to change.
C. The most recent Collier County Beach Renourishment Project 2021 Hardbottom Biological Monitoring Report dated
February 2022 (Attachment B) is attached as a reference.
D. Report shall include renourishment history and dredging history.
E. The authorized Collier County Beach Renourishment Project is located between R-22+300 and R-79 and includes the
periodic renourishment of the Collier County beaches (Vanderbilt Beach, Pelican Bay Beach, Park Shore Beach, and
Naples Beach).
F. Monitoring transects are identified in Collier County Beach Renourishment Project 2021 Hardbottom Biological
Monitoring Report dated February 2022 (Attachment B). These transects may not be all inclusive, nor all required for a
specific year's monitoring.
G. Based on an analysis of ten -plus years of pre -construction and post -construction data, there were no significant project
impacts on Vanderbilt Beach, Pelican Bay, Park Shore, or Naples Beach segments. Collier County routinely augments the
consultant's efforts to collect data, perform surveys and provide equipment to minimize costs to the County working under
the consultant's direction and guidance. The County views the consultant as the subject matter expert and provide this
assistance to minimize costs. For this monitoring event as has been done since 2006, Collier County will provide the work
vessel, vessel captain, 1 diver to survey and collect data, and the Hypac system. All data collection and fieldwork will be
done under the direction and guidance of the consultant. All data analysis and reporting to FDEP will be completely
performed by the consultant.
H. All work shall be per FDEP Standard Operation Procedures for Nearshore Hardbottom Monitoring Of Beach Nourishment
Projects, dated February 2016 (Attachment Q.
I. Seagrass Survey for the following locations: Doctors Pass, Wiggins Pass, Collier Creek, and other project locations as
required by FDEP. All work and reporting shall be per FDEP Guidance on Surveys for Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Compensatory Mitigation Projects, dated December 8, 2020 (Attachment D). This work shall include all coordination with
FDEP necessary to satisfy requirements of permits listed above.
J. Dredging projects may require subaquatic vegetation surveys as a permit condition. Seagrass surveys, where required, will
also be performed as part of this Scope of Work.
RESPONSE FORMAT AND SCORING CRITERIA FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SHORTLIST:
Proposals must be assembled, at minimum, in the order of the Evaluation Criteria listed or your proposal may be deemed non-
responsive
Evaluation Criteria Maximum Points
1. Ability of Professional Personnel 25 Points
2. Past Performance 25 Points
3. Project Approach, Willingness to Meet Time and Budget Requirements 25 Points
4. Recent, Current, and Projected Workloads of the Firm 25 Points
TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS 100 Points
For complete explanation of each evaluation criteria, please see the file titled "RPS Instructions" included with this
advertisement.
VENDOR CHECKLIST
***Vendor should check off each of the following items as the necessary action is completed (please see, Vendor Check List)***
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Cotr County
Procurement Services Division
Notice of Recommended Award
Solicitation: 22-8015 Title: Professional Services for Nearshore Biological Monitoring
Due Date and Time: Sep 26, 2022 3:00:00 PM
Respondents:
Company Name
City
County
State
Final Ranking
Responsive/Responsible
CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc.
Stuart
Martin
FL
1
Yes/Yes
Coastal Protection
Engineering LLC
Boca Raton
Palm Beach
FL
2
Yes/Yes
Earth Tech Environmental
LLC
Bonita
Springs
Lee
FL
3
Yes/Yes
Utilized Local Vendor Preference: Yes 0 No -
Recommended Vendor(s) For Award:
On August 24, 2022, the Procurement Services Division issued Request for Professional Services (RPS) No. 22-
8015 - Professional Services for Nearshore Biological Monitoring. Eighteen thousand seven hundred sixty-six
(18,766) firms were notified, sixty-two (62) firms viewed the RPS information, and three (3) proposals were
received by the September 26, 2022, due date. All three (3) firms were found to be responsive and
responsible.
The Selection Committee Convened on November 3, 2022, as described in step 1 of the solicitation documents,
the committee scored each of the proposals and shortlisted the top three (3) firms to move to step 2 in order
listed below:
CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc.
Earth Tech Environmental LLC
Coastal Protection Engineering LLC
On December 6, 2022, the Selection Committee reconvened for step 2 - presentations and final ranking. The
firms were ranked as follows:
CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc., ranked as 1
Coastal Protection Engineering LLC, ranked as 2
Earth Tech Environmental LLC, ranked as 3
Staff is recommending negotiations with the top ranked firm, CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc.
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Required Signatures
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The content of this document is the exclusive property of CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. It has been provided for the purpose for which
it is supplied and is not for general release or disclosure. The recipient of this document should take all measures to ensure that the
contents are only disclosed to those persons having a legitimate right to know. The recipient should also note that this document is
provided on the express terms that it is not to be copied whole or in part or disclosed in any manner to third parties without the
express authority in writing from CSA Ocean Sciences Inc.
RESPONSE TO GRANT FUNDED REQUEST FOR
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Professional Services for Nearshore
Biological Monitoring
RPS NO.: 22-8015
Submitted to: Submitted By:
Collier County Board of County Commissioners
Procurement Services Division
3295 Tamiami Trail East, Bldg. C-2
Naples, Florida 34112
Office: 239-252-6098
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc.
8502 SW Kansas Avenue
Stuart, Florida 34997
Office: 772-219-3000
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Prepared For: Prepared By:
Collier County Board of County Commissioners
Matthew Catoe
Procurement Strategist
Tel: 239-252-6098
Matthew.Catoe@colliercountyfl.gov
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc.
Deborah Kilbane
Director - Ports and Coastal Sciences Group
Tel: 772-219-3012 | Cell: 561-523-1313
dkilbane@conshelf.com
CSA Ref: 82087
The following version(s) of this proposal have been issued:
Ver. Date Description Approved
01 26 September 2022 RPS Nearshore Hardbottom Monitoring DK LK
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 2
1.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3
2.0 Ability of Professional Personnel .................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Scientific Diving Program and Health, Safety, Security, and Environment ................................ 3
2.2 Biological Monitoring Programs ................................................................................................. 4
3.0 Past Performance ............................................................................................................................ 8
4.0 Project Approach and Time and Budget Requirements ................................................................... 9
4.1 Project Approach......................................................................................................................... 9
4.1.1 Annual Nearshore Hardbottom Field Survey, Deliverables, & Reporting ......................... 10
4.1.2 Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Surveys ........................................................................... 10
4.2 Time Requirements and Project Schedule ................................................................................. 11
4.3 Budget Management ................................................................................................................. 11
5.0 Recent, Current, and Projected Workload ..................................................................................... 12
Attachment – Resumes For Proposed Project Personnel ......................................................................... A-1
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) is pleased to submit this proposal to the Collier County Board of County
Commissioners in response to Request for Professional Services (RPS) 22-8015, Professional Services for
Nearshore Biological Monitoring. If awarded the contract, CSA will conduct annual nearshore biological
monitoring associated with the Collier County Beach Nourishment Project as well as biological
monitoring of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) resources within Doctors Pass, Wiggins Pass, and
Collier Creek to meet permit conditions for dredging projects beginning in 2024. Field survey activities
will occur between 1 June and 30 September of each year with analysis, recommendations, and annual
reports submitted by 30 December of the same year (assuming fieldwork is completed by 30 September).
Field survey activities are anticipated to follow the 2018 Collier County Florida Hardbottom Biological
Monitoring Plan (BMP). Additionally, any surveys for SAV will adhere to the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (FDEP) Guidance on Surveys for Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Compensatory Mitigation Projects, dated 8 December 2020.
CSA is committed to examining environmental issues that affect water resources, estuaries, coastlines,
and oceans from our local communities to international settings. CSA was founded in 1970 as a marine
environmental consulting firm based in Jupiter, Florida with headquarters now in Stuart, Florida. CSA is
comprised of skilled professionals with educational backgrounds and experience in marine biology and
ecology, oceanography, marine geology, marine technology and remote sensing, hydrographic survey,
coastal zone management, and geographic information systems (GIS). CSA owns and maintains an un-
matched pool of state-of-the-art marine survey equipment and a research vessel fleet (five vessels) housed
in Stuart. CSA is an organizational member of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS)
and CSA dive team members are all AAUS-certified scientific divers. CSA carries maritime insurance
policies that cover marine fieldwork and scuba diving activities and employs a Health, Safety, Security,
and Environment (HSSE) and Dive Safety Officer (DSO).
Our over five decades of experience in marine aquatic studies and surveys spanning local nearshore
hardbottom and SAV habitats to the deep ocean includes sampling, monitoring, mapping, assessment,
mitigation, and reporting for projects of similar size and scope to, and including, Collier’s Nearshore
Biological Monitoring Program. The following qualifications will demonstrate our ability and experience
that is required to continue to successfully conduct Collier County’s Nearshore Biological Monitoring
Program.
2.0 ABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
2.1 SCIENTIFIC DIVING PROGRAM AND HEALTH, SAFETY, SECURITY, AND ENVIRONMENT
CSA’s staff is composed of leaders in research and the environmental consulting industry with specialties
in benthic resource assessment, monitoring, and mitigation; water quality monitoring; protected species
assessments; habitat restoration; environmental permitting; and hydrographic surveying.
CSA has a professional scientific diving program and has been conducting safe scientific diving
operations for over 50 years without incident. CSA is a certified corporate member of the AAUS and, as
such, has an established diving safety program, a full time DSO, an active Diving Control Board, and a
corporate Manual for Diving Safety that meets the Scientific Diving Standards of the AAUS. CSA
currently has more than 15 approved and current AAUS divers on staff certified in scuba to 100 ft, CPR,
first aid, and emergency oxygen administration. CSA has insurance coverage for Workman’s
Compensation (including U.S. Longshoreman & Harbors Act), Protection & Indemnity, Hull &
Machinery, General Liability, Excess Liability, Foreign Liability, Maritime Employers Liability
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(coverage for divers and crewman while in navigable waters, including Jones Act), Professional Liability,
Pollution, Automobile, and Property.
As a leading international marine environmental consulting firm, CSA attaches great importance to its
HSSE Management System to protect human health, avoid and prevent incidents and injuries, and
minimize impacts to the environment. CSA emphasizes the importance of HSSE for every activity and
provides the resources, knowledge, and training necessary for staff to meet HSSE objectives, including
Stop Work Authority for all staff if a safety uncertainty arises. CSA’s commitment to safety is reflected in
the daily activities of its personnel as well as the personal involvement from management in support of
the HSSE Management System.
In recognition of this commitment to safety, CSA was the recipient of the prestigious
“America’s Safest Companies Award” by EHS Today magazine (November 2019).
This corporate award honors companies that clearly demonstrate their commitment to
employee safety and health, environmental management, and risk control and have
been deemed America’s Safest. To be considered one of America’s Safest Companies, a company must
demonstrate transformational EHS leadership in the form of support from management and employee
involvement; innovative solutions to safety challenges; injury and illness rates significantly lower than the
average for their industry; comprehensive training programs; evidence that prevention of incidents is the
cornerstone of the safety process; excellent communication internally and externally about the value of
safety; and a way to substantiate the benefits of the safety process.
CSA is also a recipient of the “Sunshine State Safety Recognition Award”
from the University of South Florida for employee and management emphasis
on safety (March 2017). The Sunshine State Safety Recognition Award
serves as validation of a company’s achievements and track record.
CSA is committed to achieving standards, including:
• Maintaining PEC Safety SafeGulf, SafeLandUSA, and H2S Clear certifications, and provides
trained, professional safety personnel for offshore environmental monitoring and marine
activities;
• Organizational Member of the AAUS and the Scientific Boating Safety Association (SBSA);
• Utilizes a Safety and Environmental Management System (SEMS) approach to safety program
administration;
• CSA is implementing ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 conformance standards;
• CSA’s HSSE Manager is ISO 90001:2015 Lead Auditor Certified and a PEC Learn
SafeGulf/SafeLand/H2S Certified Instructor;
• ISNetworld Member Contractor for environmental consulting;
• DISA Member; and
• Low rolling Total Recordable Incident Rate of 0.0 and Experience Modifier Rate of 0.83.
2.2 BIOLOGICAL MONITORING PROGRAMS
Biological monitoring programs of nearshore hardbottom, coral reef, and seagrass habitats associated with
beach restoration, renourishment, and maintenance dredging activities have been an integral component
of CSA’s services throughout Florida for over 40 years. CSA’s Ports and Coastal Sciences (PCS) group
has collectively performed over 30 multi-year biological monitoring programs consisting of pre- during,
and annual post-construction surveys of nearshore hardbottom habitats associated with beach restoration
and dredging projects in 11 Florida counties, including Collier County (Brevard, Broward, Collier, Duval,
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Indian River, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Sarasota, and St. Lucie). These programs are
conducted under strict adherence to BMPs approved by FDEP either through subcontract to engineering
firms or directly with the counties. CSA is also a leader in seagrass habitat assessment, restoration, and
monitoring efforts worldwide and has provided expertise and professional services on more than 145
seagrass-related projects throughout the world. Our Team has performed over 100 seagrass and benthic
resources surveys since 2011 for submarine cable routings and repairs located within estuarine waters for
Florida Power & Light (FPL), 16% have been located on the west coast of Florida in Charlotte, Collier,
Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota counties. CSA’s scientific staff have been part of the evolution and
advancement of seagrass characterizations, impact assessments, and restoration techniques and continue
to seek innovative methods to improve data collection and habitat enhancement. All SAV data collection
and reporting for projects in Florida follow FDEP Guidance on Surveys for Submerged Aquatic
Vegetation Compensatory Mitigation Projects, dated 8 December 2020.
CSA’s PCS team has successfully conducted the annual nearshore hardbottom monitoring services for
Collier County since 2018 demonstrating our ability to work on time-sensitive projects under difficult
physical conditions in nearshore environments, often with limited visibility. Over the past five years, the
PCS team has worked cooperatively with Collier County staff to build a strong working relationship with
field personnel as well as procurement and operations management staff resulting in completion of the
field effort in July for this current monitoring year (2022).
PCS staff are extremely familiar with FDEP nearshore hardbottom monitoring requirements for Joint
Coastal Permit (JCP) compliance. CSA’s biologists have experience preparing numerous environmental
assessments, environmental impact statements, and biological monitoring and mitigation plans associated
with beach restoration and nourishment and dredging projects. These scientists regularly work closely
with FDEP’s Beaches, Inlets, and Ports (BIP) and Environmental Resource Protection (ERP) staff to
develop biological monitoring and mitigation plans and ensure permit compliance. Notably, CSA PCS
staff provided significant input to FDEP for several years during the development of the Standard
Operating Procedures for Nearshore Hardbottom Monitoring of Beach Nourishment Projects published
in 2016 and regularly work collaboratively with FDEP Beaches, Inlets, and Ports staff to develop or
update biological monitoring and mitigation plans to ensure permit compliance. Prior to conducting
monitoring surveys in 2016 and 2017, PCS staff worked with clients, county staff, and FDEP to update
respective BMPs for monitoring programs in Martin, St. Lucie, and Sarasota Counties to meet the
Standard Operating Procedures for Nearshore Hardbottom Monitoring of Beach Nourishment Projects.
CSA also has experience preparing federal and state permits, environmental assessments, environmental
impact statements, and other permit-required documentation associated with beach restoration and
dredging projects to support our clients. Senior members of the PCS staff have worked collaboratively
with regulatory agency staff during their reviews of these documents related to beach nourishment
projects for over 20 years, and all PCS staff have excellent rapport and professional relationships with
regulatory agencies such as National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), US Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
(FWC), and FDEP.
Our staff also work collaboratively and have well-established relationships with major dredging and
marine contractors that perform the bulk of offshore dredging for beach nourishment projects in Florida
(Great Lakes Dock and Dredge, Weeks Marine, Cashman Dredging, Luhr Bros., Inc., and Dredging &
Marine Consultants, LLC). PCS staff regularly perform pipeline corridor and anchor clearance surveys
associated with beach nourishment projects for dredging clients, and CSA has been directly contracted by
dredging firms for multiple projects related to dredging activities in Florida.
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CSA’s proposed organizational flowchart of PCS group members for this project is provided in Figure 1
and resumes for proposed project personnel are provided in the Attachment. All proposed PCS staff are
Master’s-level marine biologists experienced in nearshore hardbottom and SAV monitoring in Florida,
and all proposed members of the project team are experienced field scientists.
The PCS group is led by the Program Director, Ms. Deborah Kilbane, a senior marine biologist and
subject matter expert on Florida nearshore hardbottom and SAV communities. Ms. Kilbane has 17 years
of experience serving as Project Manager, Project Scientist, and/or Field Scientist on environmental
baseline surveys; habitat assessments; and restoration and monitoring programs in coral reefs, seagrass
beds, nearshore hard bottom, and estuarine habitats. She has been an integral member of the field team
conducting multi-year monitoring, impact assessments, and mapping studies associated with nearshore
hardbottom resources in Florida for large-scale beach nourishment projects. While also leading the PCS
group and advising project managers on several multi-year monitoring programs of nearshore hardbottom
associated with beach nourishment and sand bypassing projects in Florida, Ms. Kilbane has been a Senior
Project Manager for several large-scale, international habitat characterization, benthic monitoring, coral
relocation, and resource mitigation projects.
Figure 1. Proposed project-specific organizational flowchart of Ports and Coastal Sciences division
members and proposed roles for this contract.
Ms. Lystina Kabay is a marine biologist and Subject Matter Expert on Florida nearshore hardbottom
habitats with over 10 years of experience in coral reef ecology and benthic habitat monitoring. Ms. Kabay
has extensive experience conducting and managing multi-year monitoring programs of nearshore
hardbottom associated with beach nourishment projects and has played an integral role in eight projects
throughout central, southeast, and southwest Florida and will be the Project Manager if awarded this
contract. In particular, from 2020 to 2022, Ms. Kabay successfully managed the Nearshore Hardbottom
Biological Monitoring Surveys for the Collier County Beach Renourishment Project; working closely
CSA Ports and Coastal
Sciences Group
Deborah Kilbane
Program Director
Lystina Kabay
Project Manager
Mikaela McCarthy
Lead Field Scientist
Keith Spring
Senior Scientist
Karen Snyder
Project Scientist
Jeff Pennell
Projec t Scientist
David Snyder
Senior Scientist
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with Collier County staff for a mixed Collier-CSA field team to perform monitoring activities and
produce deliverables to maintain permitting compliance. Ms. Kabay also played an integral role in
planning and executing submerged aquatic vegetation surveys associated with the Collier County Doctors
Pass dredging project from 2018-2019.
Ms. Mikaela McCarthy, a marine biologist and CSA’s DSO, has over 5 years’ experience in marine
environmental studies specializing in coral studies. Ms. McCarthy has acquired specialized nearshore
hardbottom monitoring experience on multiple monitoring programs in Florida, including the Fort Pierce
Shore Protection Project in St. Lucie County and Martin County’s Shore Protection Project. More
notably, Ms. McCarthy was Assistant Project Manager (APM) and led the field effort for the 2022 Collier
County Nearshore Biological Survey for the Collier County Beach Nourishment Project. Ms. McCarthy is
a SAV SME and manages CSA’s rapid response efforts to conduct pre- and post-construction SAV
characterization surveys for FPL’s Damaged Cable Response Team. If awarded this contract, Ms.
McCarthy will continue on the survey as an APM and Lead Field Scientist.
Mr. Keith Spring is a marine biologist and a Subject Matter Expert on Florida nearshore hardbottom,
with over 40 years of oceanographic and environmental science experience. He is a Senior Scientist at
CSA and has served as Chief Scientist and/or Project Manager on more than 200 marine and
oceanographic studies worldwide, including nearshore hardbottom monitoring programs, SAV and coral
reef habitat assessment surveys, SAV and reef damage assessment and restoration projects,
multidisciplinary baseline studies, and site clearance studies. Mr. Spring has participated in or provided
close oversight to all nearshore hardbottom monitoring programs performed by CSA in the last 25 years.
Mr. David Snyder is an experienced marine ecologist, fish biologist, and a Subject Matter Expert on
Florida nearshore hardbottom and SAV habitats. He has more than 30 years of experience in the ecology
and taxonomy of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico shelf and shore fishes (particularly seagrass and
reef-associated species). Mr. Snyder recently co-authored (with George H. Burgess) Marine Fishes of
Florida (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016). Mr. Snyder has been performing nearshore hardbottom
and artificial mitigation reef monitoring surveys associated with multiple beach nourishment projects in
Florida since 2001. For 10 years he served as the Project Manager and Principal Investigator of the
nearshore hardbottom monitoring program for the City of Venice Beach Nourishment Project and is
currently the Project Manager and Chief Field Scientist for Brevard County’s Mid Reach Nourishment
Project. He also served as Field Scientist and Data Analyst for the South Siesta Key Beach Nourishment
Project. Working with academic partners, Mr. Snyder led and completed a comprehensive literature
synthesis of nearshore hardbottom ecosystems in Florida for FDEP (CSA, 20091).
Mr. Jeff Pennell is a marine biologist and a Subject Matter Expert on Florida nearshore hardbottom and
SAV habitats with over 20 years of extensive experience in multi-year monitoring programs associated
with beach nourishment and dredging projects in Florida. He has played a key role in eight projects
throughout central, southeast, and southwest Florida, including the Venice Beach and Collier County
Beach Nourishment Projects. Mr. Pennell has been the Project Manager for nearshore hardbottom and
mitigation reef monitoring programs for the South St. Lucie Beach and Dune Restoration Project since
2012. Additionally, Mr. Pennell has been the Project Manager and / or Chief Scientist on more than 10
SAV monitoring or restoration projects, many of which consisted of multi-year surveys.
1 CSA International, Inc. 2009. Ecological functions of nearshore hardbottom habitat in east Florida: A literature synthesis.
Prepared for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems. 186 pp. + apps.
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Mrs. Karen Snyder is a biologist with 8 years of environmental consulting field experience. She has
served as a Project Scientist on a diverse range of marine environmental studies concerning coral reef,
SAV, and nearshore hardbottom habitats, including seagrass quantification, damage assessments, and
relocation; nearshore hardbottom reef monitoring, artificial reef monitoring, coral relocation, and
hardbottom mapping. She is experienced with various methods of environmental sampling, including the
Braun Blanquet method of seagrass counts, seagrass relocation methods, coral relocation methods,
underwater video, still image collection, seawater and sediment sampling, seining, trawling, and physical
and chemical measurements on projects from the east and west coasts of Florida, St. Johns River, Pine
Island Sound, Flower Gardens Bank, Gulf of Mexico, New York bight, and New Jersey Rivers, Guam,
and Puerto Rico.
3.0 PAST PERFORMANCE
Collectively, the PCS team has over 80 years of specialized nearshore hardbottom and SAV monitoring
experience in Florida. Senior Scientists Mr. Spring and Mr. Snyder have been performing biological
surveys and assessments of nearshore hardbottom and SAV resources together at CSA for over 30 years.
Marine biologists Ms. Kilbane, Mr. Pennell, Ms. Kabay, Mrs. Snyder, and Ms. McCarthy have been
working with Mr. Spring and Mr. Snyder together as a field and dive team throughout their respective
careers at CSA. Eight completed project recommendation forms (RPS 22-8015: Form 5 – Reference
Questionnaire) with a brief description of the project, including the activities conducted, key project
personnel, and contract/change order status for nearshore hardbottom monitoring projects and/or SAV
monitoring projects of similar size and scope to the proposed Collier County monitoring program are
provided in 07-CSA_Form 5_Reference Questionnaires_09-26-2022.pdf.
Since 2001, our PCS team of marine biologists has collectively performed over 30 multi-year biological
monitoring programs associated with large-scale beach restoration and nourishment projects in 11
counties in Florida (Brevard, Broward, Collier, Duval, Indian River, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Palm
Beach, Sarasota, and St. Lucie). More notably, since 2018, CSA has successfully been conducting
nearshore biological monitoring (including nearshore hardbottom and SAV resources) for the Collier
County Beach Renourishment Project. For 5 years, CSA has been committed to providing outstanding
service and scientific knowledge towards the completion of this project. While conducting the baseline
monitoring program in 2018, a severe red-tide event took place offshore Collier County after data
collection for that year had been completed. In response, CSA worked with Collier and FDEP staffing to
develop a subsampling event to document changes to hardbottom resources that could bias the results of
the following years’ results. Additionally, during each monitoring event, CSA takes care to continue
transect maintenance to assure data accuracy from year to year.
Field activities conducted during the various nearshore hardbottom monitoring programs (including
Collier County) included the establishment of permanent transects; collection of video data in qualitative
and quantitative formats; determination percent cover of substrate, wormrock, macroalgae, corals,
sponges, and other benthic fauna via in situ quadrats and/or quantitative video review with point count
software (CPCe); measurement of sediment accumulation and hardbottom relief; and mapping of the
nearshore edge of exposed hardbottom. Additionally, aerial imagery was analyzed in various projects via
classification of spectral bands and ground-truthed by divers to produce hardbottom acreage maps within
the survey area. Project status reports; baseline, immediate post-construction, and yearly post-construction
hardbottom monitoring reports; and comprehensive data deliverables, including GIS-based maps and
products pursuant to FDEP Joint Coastal Permit application requirements, were submitted to direct clients
and the FDEP on time and within budget.
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CSA’s PCS team has conducted over 20 SAV resource surveys related to maintenance dredging of inlets
and federal navigation channels. These surveys consist of pre- and/or post-construction habitat
characterization and mapping activities following FDEP Guidance on Surveys for Submerged Aquatic
Vegetation Compensatory Mitigation Projects, dated 8 December 2020. Pre- and Post-construction
surveys are conducted in two phases: 1) preliminary diver reconnaissance survey to qualitatively
characterize the habitats through visual assessment of species composition, above-ground biomass,
epiphyte coverage, and sedimentation of each SAV habitat delineated, and 2) detailed quantitative
transect assessment of SAV coverage through the collection of number of cells with each SAV species,
Braun-Blanquet scores for each of the SAV taxa present, total SAV, and total macroalgal cover.
4.0 PROJECT APPROACH AND TIME AND BUDGET REQUIREMENTS
4.1 PROJECT APPROACH
CSA maintains a highly coordinated and multi-layered adaptive management process to address
scheduling of personnel and equipment; GIS and Document Production services are tracked through an
internal task submission and response process. CSA’s internal process for ensuring adequate resources are
made available to meet the contract schedule are founded in our project management and staffing
planning procedures and include, 1) a firm commitment of key staff as stated; 2) PM’s engagement in
weekly CSA resource meetings regarding all project staffing; 3) an ability to adjust staff assignments to
match project workloads, as required, for unanticipated challenges; 4) engagement with Team members to
supplement staffing, as necessary, and 5) direct engagement of corporate leadership.
This internal process utilizes weekly reviews of staffing needs, program schedule, and anticipated staff
demand, including that of service departments such as Geospatial Services and Document Production
under the direction of the Vice President Science, all of which are an integral part of this proposal and
CSA’s commitment to the program schedule. Field schedules for human assets and equipment are also
continually maintained and shared publicly within the company by dedicated staff using tracking software
to identify potential issues and project constraints to minimize impacts to project schedules. This process
ensures that there is no work backlog and that projected workloads do not impact current performance.
The PCS group’s experience gained from managing and conducting nearshore biological hardbottom and
SAV monitoring projects since the early 2000s will facilitate the proper management of all aspects of this
project and maintain adherence to the budget and schedule. Ms. Kabay will be the Project Manager for
CSA. Upon award of the contract and prior to field activities, Ms. Kabay, with the assistance of Ms.
McCarthy, will work closely with Collier County staff to plan and coordinate field survey efforts as has
been done in her past three years managing the Collier County Nearshore Biological Monitoring Project.
Within this time, Ms. Kabay worked diligently to improve client-consultant communications regarding
contracting and field coordination enabling the commencement and completion of the field survey
component of the project far in advance to the FDEP-mandated deadline (field portion complete by July
2022). If awarded this contract, Ms. Kabay will leverage recent experience in annual budgeting,
contracting, and field coordination assuring that the 2024 through 2026 Nearshore Biological Monitoring
Surveys continue to advance within this satisfactory timeline.
The PCS group consists of six experienced full-time field scientists and two experienced part-time field
scientists fully capable of conducting all survey activities. Ms. McCarthy will participate in all field
surveys for consistency from the 2022 field season and coordinate all field efforts with Collier County
and CSA. Ms. Kabay will provide oversight and shore support to the field team, providing consistency
and lessons learned from previous years. The second marine biologist from the PCS group will be
determined based on timing of field activities.
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CSA anticipates the following tasks to be conducted during this monitoring program to meet the
requirements of the Collier County final Hardbottom Biological Monitoring Plan dated July 2018.
4.1.1 Annual Nearshore Hardbottom Field Survey, Deliverables, & Reporting
CSA will provide two AAUS-certified marine biologists from our PCS group to join the Collier County
team as Subject Matter Experts who will guide field activities and the data collection process. CSA
anticipates the activities listed below to be conducted following the methodology in the 2018 Collier
County Hardbottom BMP during the annual field survey task.
• Survey of permanent monitoring transects
o Line-intercept for sediment cover
o Interval sediment depth measurements
o Benthic characterization using the Benthic Ecological Assessment for Marginal Reefs
(BEAMR) method, including a census of all stony corals and octocorals
o Video documentation
• Survey of the nearshore hardbottom edge
o In-situ hardbottom delineation
o Video documentation
Data deliverables and reports will be provided to Collier County and the FDEP, with conformance to
requirements and schedules set forth in the 2018 BMP. A comprehensive raw data deliverable will be
provided on an external hard drive within 60 days of completion of field survey activities and will include
all photo and video data, draft GIS shapefiles, and *.pdf copies of field data sheets, as applicable.
Nearshore hardbottom monitoring results will be reported by 30 December of the same year (assuming
fieldwork is completed by 30 September) and will discuss the results of the current Nearshore
Hardbottom Monitoring Survey and compare these with data from previous surveys. Notification of
survey completion will be made by letter or email to the FDEP Joint Coastal Permit Compliance Officer.
The monitoring report will include graphs, tables, and statistical analyses of collected data. Geo-
referenced maps showing hardbottom along transects and the nearshore hardbottom edge will be included.
All reports will be provided in hard copy and electronic format.
4.1.2 Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Surveys
Pre- and/or post-construction SAV monitoring surveys will be conducted as requested by Collier County
to meet permit conditions for dredging projects within Doctors Pass, Wiggins Pass, and Collier Creek. All
surveys will be conducted in accordance with the approved Seagrass Biological Monitoring Plan for the
respective project and with special consideration for the recently distributed FDEP Guidance on Surveys
for Potential Impacts to SAV, dated 08 December 2020. The following monitoring tasks are anticipated to
be completed in the areas of SAV within the mixing zone of the dredge templates during the SAV
growing season (June 1 to September 30).
• Mapping and qualitative characterization
o In-situ SAV delineation and qualitative assessment
o In-situ delineation acreage analysis
• Quantitative Survey
o Braun-Blanquet cover-abundance for each taxa
o Total cover of all SAV taxa
o Total macroalgal cover
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Raw data, including copies of data sheets, shapefiles of the SAV patches, and all photo and video data
collected will be submitted to Collier County and FDEP within 45 days of completion of the survey.
4.2 TIME REQUIREMENTS AND PROJECT SCHEDULE
As Project Manager, Ms. Kabay will be responsible for supervising all managerial aspects of the project
and will have oversight of all team personnel, including field scientists (i.e., Subject Matter Experts),
authors, editors, and technical and support staff. CSA will revise the proposed project schedule presented
below as needed (Table 1) to support planning and management of project activities in order to meet
required deadlines and/or client needs for the project. The project schedule will be updated twice per
month by the Project Manager with input from Collier County and the FDEP (as appropriate) to provide
status of task activities and track critical milestones and precedent activities. This bi-weekly update will
identify any problems early and enable corrective action to be taken quickly. The updated schedule may
be provided to Collier County on request.
Table 1. Representative schedule for annual Collier County Nearshore Biological Monitoring.
Task Description Jan -
April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Annual Budget Review &
Approval
Pre-Survey Coordination
Field Survey
Data Analysis and Report
Preparation
Data Deliverables Submitted
Final Deliverables Submitted
4.3 BUDGET MANAGEMENT
Over many years and through many complex projects, CSA has developed and instituted processes to
identify, monitor, and mitigate project management issues such as schedule delays, cost growth, etc. The
CSA Project Manager will be responsible for keeping the project on schedule and within budget. A key
objective is to track and maintain cost control during all phases of the project, which leads to better
performance, higher quality, and less risk. CSA has developed internal procedures and electronic
reporting systems to enable project managers to track costs and activities throughout the life of the
project, from initial award to client sign-off and project closure. To track the budget, several
mechanisms—including Acumatica (a complete ERP software) Microsoft SQL Server Reporting
Services, which are routinely used for cost tracking, budgeting by task, work-hours, other direct costs, and
team member budgets—are compared to a running calculation of costs incurred to date. Project costs are
tracked using a work breakdown structure by task, and project managers have access to cost reporting
directly from the accounting system that provides detailed costs to date (e.g., labor, equipment, purchases,
food, lodging, subcontractors) on a weekly basis. With the bi-weekly schedule updates and cost tracking
systems, the project manager can readily identify potential issues to develop a course of action to
mitigation any issues identified. These accessible electronic tracking tools have enabled CSA to develop a
reputation for consistently delivering the highest quality products on time and on budget. In addition, our
programs department, led by Mr. John Moulton, provides summary reports and assists the Project
Manager with budget monitoring and invoicing.
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CSA has provided eight project summaries of representative projects of similar size and scope to the
Collier County Project (Section 3.0). Of these, four required change orders to address Clients’ requests
for additional activities or to provide additional staff to augment the field survey team when they were
short-staffed, and one required several change orders to provide contract extensions for additional annual
monitoring surveys. The remaining four projects were completed within the contracted scope of work and
budget; therefore, no change orders were necessary.
5.0 RECENT, CURRENT, AND PROJECTED WORKLOAD
CSA has over 50 scientists, GIS analysts, operations specialists, and support personnel working out of our
main office in Stuart, Florida. Our PCS division has six full-time and two part-time qualified and
experienced nearshore hardbottom monitoring Subject Matter Experts capable of conducting the project
activities required for Collier County. CSA understands that our professional capacity for this contract is a
function of having the right professional resources on the Team and making the commitment to having
those resources available when needed. We intend to fully support this contract with the key personnel
identified in this proposal throughout the contract period. CSA has carefully reviewed the staffing needs
for this project as proposed and considered those needs in the context of other existing and projected work
for the company during the period of performance. Overall, available direct labor for key personnel
averages 30% during the period of performance. As such, CSA has the personnel and equipment readily
available to conduct the Collier Nearshore Monitoring Program simultaneously to other projects with
various field efforts in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
CSA has held the Collier County Nearshore Monitoring Contract since 2018. During this time CSA has
successfully completed the required monitoring activities while completing similar monitoring activities
for an average of 7 other counties/municipalities, the majority of which are on the east coast of Florida.
By maintaining projects on both coasts, we are able to take advantage of optimum weather conditions on
each coast, as conditions are rarely workable on both. CSA has three vessels and equipment primarily
dedicated to nearshore field activities from June to September and 11 scientific divers available to staff
three field teams simultaneously. Therefore, CSA presently has the resources and time available to meet
the needs of Collier County and looks forward to continuing to conduct this project to maintain our
existing and future project workload.
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ATTACHMENT – RESUMES FOR PROPOSED PROJECT PERSONNEL
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DEBORAH A. KILBANE
Ports and Coastal Sciences Director, Senior Scientist
Education
Master of Science in
Marine Science,
University of South
Alabama, 2003
Bachelor of Arts in
Biology, Wittenberg
University, 2000
Ms. Kilbane is a marine biologist with 17 years of experience in marine and
freshwater biology. She has served as Project Manager, Project Scientist, and/or
Field Scientist on large scale coral relocation programs; environmental baseline
surveys; habitat assessments; and restoration and monitoring programs in coral
reefs, seagrass beds, hard bottom, and estuarine habitats. She has served as
Project Manager, Project Scientist, and/or Lead Author on numerous
environmental impact assessments (EIAs), monitoring and implementation
plans, field survey reports, and decommissioning projects; supervised field staff
in data collection; and provided assistance in the collection and analysis of
samples and data for numerous environmental field studies, including both
multidisciplinary baseline studies and environmental monitoring programs in the
coastal areas of the Cayman Islands, Florida, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Qatar, and
the United Arab Emirates and deep water habitats in the Gulf of Mexico and the
Mediterranean Ocean. Ms. Kilbane has conducted and assisted coral relocation
projects in Florida, Grand Bahama, Guam, Mozambique, and Qatar for
government and private sector clients.
Prior to environmental consulting, Ms. Kilbane was a Senior Scientific Associate
with the South Florida Water Management District–Everglades Division. She was
responsible for logistical and field support, field sampling, and project
management of a mandated bimonthly monitoring program. Other
responsibilities included Hydrolab and YSI maintenance, data collection, quality
assurance/quality control (QA/QC), data analysis, permit renewal, and preparing
and editing grant proposals and annual reports. Ms. Kilbane contributed to the
preparation of Everglades National Park Comprehensive Annual Reports.
Ms. Kilbane is a certified National Association of Underwater Instructors
Advanced Open Water scuba diver and is trained in Red Cross cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) and first aid. She has been active in the Florida Shore &
Beach Preservation Association and the Palm Beach County Florida Artificial
Reef Program. She is skilled in small boat operations and has completed the
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Skills and Seamanship Course.
EXPERIENCE
June 2022 to Present: CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. – Director – Ports & Coastal Sciences, Senior Scientist
Project Manager and Field Scientist for post-construction nearshore hardbottom
monitoring surveys off the Florida Power and Light Nuclear Power Plant in Jensen Beach,
Florida, in relation to construction of three submerged breakwaters. Performed
hardbottom mapping via scuba, monitored permanent transects, collected close-up
video and in situ repetitive quadrat data to characterize and monitor hardbottom
communities. Responsible for project and budget oversight, field team coordination,
data deliverable and report preparation (Florida Power and Light Company, 2021 to
Present).
Project Manager for Year 2 Post-Construction Biological Monitoring for the
Hillsboro/Deerfield Beach Renourishment Project. Responsible for project and budget
oversight. (Coastal Protection Engineering, End client: Hillsboro County and Deerfield
Beach, Present).
Lead Field Scientist for annual post-construction monitoring of nearshore hardbottom
communities for the Martin County Beach Nourishment and Shore Protection Projects.
Responsibilities included diver mapping of the nearshore hardbottom edge and
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collection of line-intercept sediment depth measurements, close-up video, and repetitive
quadrat data to characterize and monitor hardbottom communities along permanent
transects. (Ecological Associates, Inc. and Taylor Engineering, Inc., End client: Martin
County, 2021 - 2022)
Lead Field Scientist for pre-construction monitoring of nearshore hardbottom
communities for the St. Lucie County South County Beach and Dune Restoration Project.
Responsibilities included diver mapping of the nearshore hardbottom edge and
collection of line-intercept sediment depth measurements, close-up video, and repetitive
quadrat data to characterize and monitor hardbottom communities along permanent
transects. (Coastal Technology Corporation, End client: St. Lucie County, 2022)
Field Scientist for annual post-construction monitoring of nearshore hardbottom
community surveys off Indian River County, Florida following annual sand bypassing
projects. Responsibilities included diver mapping of the nearshore hardbottom edge and
collection of line-intercept sediment depth measurements, close-up video, and repetitive
quadrat data to characterize and monitor hardbottom communities along permanent
transects. (Applied Technology and Management, End clients: Indian River County and
Sebastian Inlet District, 2021 to Present)
Field Scientist for annual monitoring of nearshore hardbottom associated with sand
bypassing projects in Fort Pierce, Florida. Responsible for collection of close-up video and
in situ repetitive quadrat data (Taylor Engineering, Inc., End client: St. Lucie County, 2021
to Present).
Lead Field Scientist, coral relocation project in Bahamas. Supervised two dive teams and
participated in coral collection and reattachment activities. More than 7,000 stony and
octocorals were collected from a construction footprint, transported in water, and
reattached at an artificial boulder reef (Confidential Client, 2022).
2018 to 2022: CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. – Senior Scientist I, Benthic Ecologist
Project Manager, submerged aquatic vegetation surveys associated with the Palm Beach
Harbor Operations and Maintenance Project Seagrass Survey. Determined presence of
Johnson’s seagrass within project area and conducted pre- construction seagrass surveys
along temporary transects prior to maintenance dredging following survey methods
described in the South Atlantic Regional Biological Opinion (SARBO). (Water and Air
Resources, End client: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2021).
Project Manager for a habitat assessment and large-scale coral relocation project
offshore Palma, Mozambique. Project activities included on-site and US-based
environmental support to guide field activities, project coordination, planning, and
budget oversight, preparation and presentation of a 2-day training course on qualitative
survey and coral relocation methods, and provide scientific and operational guidance
during all project phases. Deliverables included Field Survey and Coral Relocation
Method Statements, formal scientific and operational guidance memos, a Field Survey
Report, and a Field Completion Report (OSC Marine Group, End client: VanOord, 2020 –
2021).
Project Manager for a benthic resource survey to identify and delineate submerged
benthic resources located within two survey areas totaling 218 acres, Cut-6 dredge area
in San Juan Harbor and Condado Lagoon, Puerto Rico. The benthic resource survey
included: 1) a thorough visual assessment of the survey area to delineate the boundaries
of benthic habitats and features including seagrasses, hardbottom, and unconsolidated
substrate; 2) Detailed quantitative sampling of benthic resources (i.e., seagrass, corals,
sponges, macroalgae, and other marine resources) to characterize the delineated
habitats. Responsibilities included client coordination, logistical planning and oversight,
budget management, field team support, and deliverable QA/QC and submittal. (LG2
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Environmental Solutions, End client: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2021).
Project Manager for pre- and post-construction hardbottom surveys associated with
the Beach Nourishment & North End Structural Stabilization Project for the Town of
Longboat Key. Habitat characterization surveys of six proposed pipeline routes (~150'
wide) and a 400-ft buffer zone around each of five proposed groin footprints were
conducted to provide the information necessary to avoid impacts to hardbottom
resources during pipeline and groin placement activities. Responsibilities included
budget oversight, field survey planning and support, and report preparation. (Weeks
Marine, Inc., 2021).
Field Scientist for biological and benthic habitat surveys in Apra Harbor, Guam.
Responsibilities included in situ observations of the benthic habitat, installation of
georeferenced survey grids, video and still photographs of bottom habitat and
representative species, and collection of GIS coordinates using a Shark Marine
Technologies Navigator diver-operated navigation system for creation of geo-
referenced orthomosaics of the project area.
Project Manager and field scientist for a multi-year environmental monitoring program
for an offshore oil and gas development project in the Mediterranean Sea. This 4-year
project was a large scale environmental monitoring program for exploration and
development activities in the Eastern Mediterranean. Responsibilities included budget
oversight and project coordination for several environmental baseline surveys, pipeline
clearance surveys, and nearshore habitat characterization surveys; preparation of
multiple Environmental Impact Assessments to meet local regulatory requirements; and
preparation of a consolidated report describing the environmental and geotechnical
activities conducted within the project area for regulatory compliance.
Field Scientist for a coastal marine survey off the Abo Cove shoreline within Inner Apra
Harbor on Naval Base Guam to support planning and implementation of a proposed mangrove restoration demonstration project.
Field Scientist for St. Lucie Crossroads Seagrass Survey. Responsibilities included
preliminary visual reconnaissance of the project area to identify areas of hardbottom and
seagrass habitats, in-situ quantitative transect sampling using the line intercept to
delineate the extent of seagrass and quadrat sampling via Braun-Blanquet to determine
percent cover, abundance, and species composition along the transects.
2013 to 2018: CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. – Project Scientist III, Benthic Ecologist
Project Manager and Lead Field Scientist for the George Town Harbor Habitat Assessment
program. Responsibilities included coordination of field effort with client representative,
in-situ data collection of coral abundance and health along temporary transects,
collection of qualitative and quantitative transect video, data analysis, and report
preparation. CSA provided scientific personnel to conduct a coral survey in order to
gather additional information and relevant data within the dredging footprint as
described in the Draft Environmental Statement for a Proposed Cruise Berthing Facility in
the Caribbean region. The survey was conducted to collect additional habitat
characterization data necessary to estimate the level of effort to conduct coral relocation
activities. In order to estimate the number of hard and soft corals available for relocation
activities, a Habitat Characterization Survey was conducted to collect information from
the habitats delineated and described in the Draft Environmental Statement.
Project Manager for the preparation of more than 30 Environmental Impact Analyses for
Shell Exploration and Production prospects in the Gulf of Mexico. Responsibilities
included preparing the EIA and coordinating the completion the EIA among the client,
technical review, editing, and document production staff as well as budget management.
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Field Scientist for sediment tracer project in Miami Harbor, Florida. Responsible for the
scuba collection of still photos and benthic sediment samples, deployment,
maintenance and recovery of metocean sensor equipment, and sample custodian.
Ensured accurate
completion of sediment sample collection and coordinated sub-contractor sediment processing.
Field Scientist for emergency seabed characterization and damage assessment surveys
throughout Florida in relation to repairs of sub-sea power cables. Responsibilities
included preliminary visual reconnaissance of the project area to identify areas of
hardbottom and seagrass habitats, in-situ quantitative transect sampling using the line
intercept to delineate the extent of seagrass and quadrat sampling via Braun-Blanquet
to determine percent cover, abundance, and species composition along the transects.
Field Scientist for the Martin County Post-Construction Hardbottom Monitoring
program. Assisted in establishing permanent transects, measuring sediment
accumulation, assessing permanent quadrats, and collecting data on sand-hard bottom
intercept positions, coral stress observations, and collected close-up video to
characterize and monitor hard bottom communities.
Field Scientist for a monitoring program associated with a submarine cable segment
offshore Puerto Rico. Assisted with permit-required benthic monitoring of Segments
1.3 (Tartak) and 5.1 (Condando) of the AMX Submarine Cable System offshore Puerto
Rico. Monitoring includes identification of impacted species and documentation of
impact type (i.e., scraped tissue, lateral contact, broken, under cable, or dead). In
addition, CSA is monitoring the reattached scleractinian (hard) corals and assess their
health, overall condition, and survivorship.
Field Scientist for the Ft. Pierce Inlet Sediment Tracer Study. Responsibilities included diver
collection of sediment samples. The purpose of the study is to gain a better understanding
of actual sand transport pathways and rates in the inlet and the surrounding waters. This
will improve beach and inlet management strategies as well as evaluate the potential
performance of a proposed sediment impoundment basin within the inlet. In March 2016,
tracers were released on the north and south beaches as well as within the inlet itself.
Field Scientist for a Martin County Nearshore Hardbottom Monitoring program. Assisted
in establishment of permanent transects, measuring sediment accumulation, assessing
permanent quadrats, and collecting data on sand-hard bottom intercept positions, and
collected close-up video to characterize and monitor hard bottom communities. Field
surveys were conducted in accordance with a biological monitoring plan approved by
the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). Field tasks included
characterization of benthos and sediment accumulation measurements along
permanent monitoring transects, mapping of the nearshore edge of hardbottom, and
ground-truthing aerial imagery for hardbottom interpretation and mapping.
Field Scientist for a St. Lucie Crossroads Seagrass Survey. Responsibilities included
preliminary visual reconnaissance of the project area to identify areas of hardbottom and
seagrass habitats, in situ quantitative transect sampling using the line intercept to
delineate the extent of seagrass and quadrat sampling via Braun-Blanquet to determine
percent cover, abundance, and species composition along the transects.
Field Scientist for the Indian River County Sector 3 Post-Construction Monitoring
program. Responsibilities included establishing permanent transects, measuring
sediment accumulation, assessing permanent quadrats, and collecting data on sand-hard
bottom intercept positions, and collected close-up video to characterize and monitor
hard bottom communities.
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Field Scientist for a Hardbottom Monitoring program offshore Ft. Pierce, Florida.
Responsibilities included establishing permanent transects, measuring sediment
accumulation, assessing permanent quadrats, and collecting data on sand-hard bottom
intercept positions and collected close-up video to characterize and monitor hard bottom communities.
2006 to 2013: CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. – Project Scientist II, Benthic Ecologist
Project Manager/Field Scientist for the Qatargas Coral Relocation Project.
Responsibilities included supervising and conducting the removal, transportation, and
reattachment of 4,500 hard corals as mitigation for pipeline installation activities
offshore the State of Qatar and the selection, installation, and monitoring of six
reattachment sites at 6 and 12 months post-reattachment. Compiled and prepared a
coral management plan, project report, monitoring survey reports, documentary video,
and several presentations. Project Manager for the preparation of multiple
Environmental Impact Analyses for ConocoPhillips prospects in the Gulf of Mexico.
Responsibilities included preparing the EIA and coordinating the completion the EIA
among the client, technical review, editing, and document production staff as well as
budget management.
Project Manager/Lead Field Scientist for Biscayne National Park (BISC) Seagrass
Restoration Project at No Name Shoal. Restoration activities conducted at two orphan
seagrass injuries on No Name Shoal included: a) the placement of approximately 350 yd3
of loose fill and b) the installation 80 bird roosting stakes. Approximately 272 m2 of
seagrass habitat was returned to grade to improve the likelihood of natural seagrass
colonization. Responsibilities included participation in a planning meeting and site
assessment survey, seagrass injury mapping, preparation and implementation of a
seagrass restoration plan, field oversight of restoration activities, on-sight coordination
with BISC staff and sub-contractors, turbidity monitoring, and report preparation. Co-
Project Manager and contributing author on an analysis of decommissioning options
associated with a deepwater platform in the Gulf of Mexico, with an emphasis on the
current regulatory environment and platform disposal options.
Field Manager and Lead Field Scientist for the RasGas Coral Relocation and Monitoring
Project. CSA relocated 4,500 living hard corals from the nearshore portion of the
Qatargas 3&4 and Common Condensate Single Point Mooring Project (SPM) pipeline
corridors offshore of Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC), Qatar. The corridors extend 25 m
on either side of the corridor center points from approximately 2.5 to 1.2 km offshore of
the pipeline
landfalls. Responsible for coordination of field activities and personnel in addition to report preparation. Also, served as liaison between client representative and project staff.
Project Manager/Lead Field Scientist for Bahia Icacos Environmental Survey and Habitat
Mapping Project for which CSA provided underwater ecological survey support
associated with information buoy installation. This project was in conjunction with work
being conducted for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic under
the Navy CLEAN III contract at the former Vieques Naval Training Range (VNTR), Vieques,
Puerto Rico and supported the ongoing Military Munitions Response Program activities
being conducted at the former VNTR. At each of the eight buoy installation locations,
CSA verified that there were no threatened/endangered species or habitat present
immediately prior to placement and anchoring of each buoy.
Field Scientist for environmental surveys off Indian River County, Florida, to assess
nearshore hard bottom habitat prior to and after construction of three beach
nourishment projects. Establish permanent transects and collect close-up video and
repetitive in situ quadrat data to characterize and monitor hard bottom communities.
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Lead Field Scientist for Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) wet season
coral community monitoring surveys near the Arecibo and Aquadilla Regional Waste
Water Treatment Plant outfalls offshore Puerto Rico. Surveys were conducted in
compliance with 301(h) waiver demonstration. Responsibilities included video and digital
photographic data collection of pre-established transects, data analysis, and report
preparation.
Supporting Scientist and Field Scientist during emergency coral reef restoration efforts
associated with the grounding of the naval destroyer USS PORT ROYAL approximately
0.5 mi offshore of Honolulu International Airport’s Reef Runway. Member of field
team responsible for damage assessment and reattachment of over 5,300 coral
colonies.
Lead Field Scientist for the Village of Key Biscayne Seagrass Restoration and Mitigation
Project. Responsibilities included preparation of a restoration and mitigation plan, field
implementation of baseline and biannual monitoring surveys, data collection and
analysis, and report preparation.
Lead Field Scientist for a confidential client for a deep water port and preferred route
survey offshore northeastern USA. Survey tasks included collection of towed video
and digital photographic data, habitat characterization within the survey area, and
QA/QC of data.
Field Scientist for the Biscayne National Park Seagrass Restoration Project.
Responsibilities included oversight and photographic documentation of turbidity
screen installation and removal, sediment bag placement, and installation of bird
stakes in selected orphan grounding sites on Middle Featherbeds in Biscayne National
Park.
Lead Scientist for Leif Hoegh Re-route Survey in Tampa Bay. Survey tasks included
collection of towed video data and habitat characterization within the survey area and
delineation of seagrass habitat. Responsible for towed video data collection, QA/QC of
data, and seagrass assessment.
Field Scientist for the annual Texas Reef Monitoring Surveys to document temporal
and spatial changes of the epibenthic and ichthyofaunal assemblages associated with
the artificial reef offshore Hutchinson Island, Martin County, Florida. Responsibilities
included conducting qualitative and quantitative diver video transects.
Field Scientist/Diver for monitoring coral and seagrass health and levels of sedimentation
in association with the maintenance dredging of Truman Harbor, the turning basin, and
the Key West Ship Channel.
Field Scientist for M/V MARGARA Restoration Project. Assisted in in-situ baseline data
collection of hard and soft corals in emergency restoration and control areas for
identification, reattachment status, coral size, and coral health.
2005 to 2006: Marine Resources, Inc. – Staff Scientist
Project Manager of the HEIDI BABY Seagrass Restoration Project. Project consisted of
filling a 98.3 m3 blowhole and inbound trench created by a 44-ft Sportfisher that ran
aground on a Thalassia testudinum shoal outside of Whale Harbor Channel in
Islamorada, Florida. Responsibilities included oversight of material placement within the
injury area, photo and video documentation of restoration activities, and document
preparation.
Field Scientist during the benthic survey to generally characterize the substrate
and associated macro-benthic community for the Fort Pierce Marina project.
Staff Scientist/National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Specialist for the ALLIE B
Grounding Site Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment and the IGLOO MOON
Grounding Site Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment. Responsibilities included
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documentation and quantification of current site conditions of the injuries, compilation of
a visual time-series presentation of temporal changes in the condition of the injury site,
and document preparation.
Staff Scientist/NEPA Specialist for the Habitat Suitability Analysis: Compensation for
Injured Reef in Support of Restoration Planning for the Berman Oil Spill (San Juan,
Puerto Rico) conducted to identify marine habitats that could be utilized as
compensation for lost ecological services provided by the hard bottom reef injured by
the vessel
grounding. Responsible for conducting a literature search, data compilation, and
document preparation.
Field Scientist for the Texas Reef Year 1 Monitoring Survey to document temporal and
spatial changes of the epibenthic and ichthyofaunal assemblages associated with the
artificial reef offshore Hutchinson Island, Martin County, Florida. Responsibilities
included conducting qualitative and quantitative dive transects, video transects, and
report preparation.
PRESENTATIONS
Kilbane, D.A., B.D. Graham, R.D. Mulcahy, A. Onder, and M. Pratt. 2008. Coral Relocation for
Impact Mitigation in Northern Qatar. The 11th International Coral Reef Symposium
(Abstract). Mini-Symposium 24: Reef Restoration, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Gottlieb, A., S. Hagerthey, R. Shuford, D. Kilbane, and S. Newman. 2004. The effects of
varying conductivity on Everglades periphyton community structure. Society of
Wetland Scientists. Seattle, WA. July 19 to 23. Poster presentation.
Kilbane, D. 2004. Monitoring artificial reefs in Palm Beach County: October 1, 2000
to September 30, 2002. Florida Artificial Reef Summit. Sarasota, FL. April 27 to 28.
Poster presentation.
Kilbane, D. 2004. The status of artificial reefs in Palm Beach County: October 1, 2000 to
September 30, 2002. Benthic Ecology Meeting. Mobile, AL. March 25 to 28. Oral presentation.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
NAUI Advanced Scuba Diver
PADI open water Scuba Diver
AAUS Certification
First Aid/CPR/DAN Oxygen Administration
Nitrox Certified Certified USCG Safe Boating and Seamanship Skills IS-00200.c Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response D-BOSIET CAEBS 5752
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LYSTINA KABAY
Project Scientist, Marine Biologist
Education
Master of Science,
Marine Biology,
Nova Southeastern
University, 2016
Bachelor of Science,
Biology, Slippery
Rock University,
2010
Mrs. Kabay is a marine biologist with 11 years of experience in marine
environmental science with a strong background in field studies of coral reef
communities and coastal ecosystems. She is currently a Project Scientist for the
Ports and Coastal Sciences division at CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) and has served
as a field scientist, lead scientist, and project manager for a diverse range of marine
environmental studies concerning coral reefs and nearshore hardbottom habitats.
She has extensive experience conducting multi-year monitoring programs of
nearshore hardbottom habitats in Florida prior to and following beach restoration
programs, playing a major role in several projects along the Florida coasts. She also
has experience conducting damage assessments and monitoring surveys, designing
and implementing reef restoration plans, and conducting restorations on coral
reefs in southeast Florida, the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and other islands
throughout the Caribbean as the Pacific (Guam).
Prior to consulting, Mrs. Kabay worked as a senior research assistant for the Coral
Reef Restoration, Assessment and Monitoring Lab at Nova Southeastern University
Oceanographic Center where she also completed her M.S. degree in Marine
Biology. Her work there focused on the ecology, restoration, and conservation of
coral reef communities with an emphasis in natural resource management on the
Florida Reef Tract. While at NSU, she also worked as a Reef fish Visual Census (RVC)
specialist, quantifying fish populations and performing comprehensive fish taxa
identification on cryptic and free-swimming species.
She has an extensive understanding and direct experience developing and
managing benthic marine resource assessments, assessing impact minimization,
and assigning and implementing mitigation and restoration efforts.
Ms. Kabay has over 10 years of diving experience with over 2,500 scientific logged
dives as an AAUS member. She holds Scuba Schools International’s Rescue Diver
and Enriched Air Nitrox certifications, along with Divers Alert Network’s (DAN)
Diver Emergency Management Provider certification and is a certified PCI-PSI
Visual Cylinder Inspector.
EXPERIENCE
June 2017 to Present: CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. – Project Scientist, Marine Biologist
Field Scientist, Endangered Species Underwater Surveys in Culebra and Desecheo Islands,
Puerto Rico. Responsible for conducting ESA surveys of coral habitats to determine the
density and health of seven ESA-listed scleractinian corals and presence of critical habitat
for Acropora spp. corals within the project area (NOAA, 2021).
Lead Scientist for photomodeling coral reefs in Apra Harbor, Guam. Following the
collection of still-imagery of the seafloor, orthomosaics and 3D visualizations were
created in Agisoft Metashape to characterize benthic habitat and to describe and
quantify coral communities prior to coral relocation activities. (HDR Engineering, End
client: United States Navy, 2020).
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Coral Specialist for a habitat assessment and large scale coral relocation project offshore
Palma, Mozambique. Project activities included on-site and US-based environmental
support to guide field activities, analyze data, and provide scientific and operational
guidance during all project phases. Deliverables included Field Survey and Coral
Relocation Method Statements, formal scientific and operational guidance memos, a
Field Survey Report, and a Field Completion Report (OSC Marine Group, 2020–2021)
Field scientist for a project in Apra Harbor, Guam to assess and relocate coral colonies
from the face of Hotel Wharf and the immediately surrounding seafloor prior to wharf
refurbishment. CSA prepared a coral relocation and post-relocation monitoring plan for
submission to the Port of Guam and reviewing agencies. Following acceptance of the
plans CSA divers performed an initial wharf assessment and a survey to identify a
recipient site for coral colonies to be removed from the face of the wharf. Upon recipient
site identification dive teams then removed and transported a total of 591 coral colonies
to the relocation area situated approximately 350 m west of Hotel Wharf. Divers
reattached the coral colonies to exposed reef substrate at water depths ranging from 2
to 13 m. A total of 132 relocated corals and 101 reference corals were tagged for
subsequent monitoring surveys to be conducted immediately after reattachment
(baseline) and at 6-, 18-, and 36-months post-relocation. (WSP USA Inc.; end client Port
Authority of Guam, 2020-2021).
Field scientist on a project conducted for the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (FDEP) to assess the distribution of tires scattered across the seafloor
surrounding the Osborne Tire Reef off Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Mr. Spring participated in
field efforts for the surveys and was a contributing author to subsequent reports. Surveys
included the collection of side-scan and multibeam sonar, towed video, and diver
transect observations across an approximately 1.5 km2 area contained large expanses of
sand-bottom as well as elevated reef habitat. Data were utilized to plot the distribution
and estimated densities of tires and other man-made artifacts and structures within the
survey footprint. (Olsen Associates, Inc.; end client FDEP, 2019).
Lead Scientist and Project Manager for environmental surveys in the Ft. Pierce Inlet,
Florida to assess nearshore hardbottom habit prior to and after the construction of the
sand trap as well as the monitoring of the mitigation reef. Responsible for habitat
mapping, transect establishment and monitoring, collection of close-up video and in situ
data collection, and data management and analysis, report writing, and client
communication (Taylor Engineering, End client: St. Lucie County, 2019 to Present).
Field Scientist for a St. Lucie Crossroads Seagrass Survey. Responsibilities included
preliminary visual reconnaissance of the project area to identify areas of hardbottom and
seagrass habitats, in-situ quantitative transect sampling using the line intercept to
delineate the extent of seagrass and quadrat sampling via Braun-Blanquet to determine
percent cover, abundance, and species composition along the transects (LG2
Environmental Solutions, Inc; End client: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2019).
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Lead Scientist and Project Manager for nearshore hardbottom multi-year monitoring
program off Collier County, Florida, to assess habitats before and after construction of
beach nourishment and inlet dredging projects for 10 miles of coastline offshore Naples,
FL. Responsibilities include establishing permanent transects, mapping the landward
edge of hardbottom, collecting close-up video and in-situ repetitive quadrat data to
characterize the hardbottom communities (Collier County 2018 to present).
Field Scientist for nearshore hardbottom multi-year monitoring program off Indian River
County, Florida to assess nearshore hardbottom habitat following a sand bypassing
project. Responsibilities include establishing permanent transects and collecting close-up
video and in situ repetitive quadrat data to characterize hardbottom communities, and
data management and analysis (Applied Technology and Management, Inc.; End client:
Indian River County, 2017 to Present).
Field Scientist for environmental surveys off Ft. Pierce, Florida to assess nearshore
hardbottom habit after the construction of a beach nourishment project. Responsible for
transect monitoring, collection of close-up video and in situ repetitive quadrat data, and
data management (Taylor Engineering, End client: St. Lucie County, 2017 to Present).
Field Scientist for mitigation reef monitoring surveys off South St. Lucie County, Florida.
Responsible for the collection of still photos, close up video, and in situ repetitive quadrat
data, and data management and analysis (Coastal Technology Corporation, Inc., End
client: St. Lucie County, 2017 to Present).
Field Scientist for seagrass surveys conducted at locations of underwater electrical cable
crossings throughout Florida. Responsible for collecting seagrass percent cover data using
Braun-Blanquet visual cover and abundance assessment techniques. Author of
post-construction monitoring reports (Underwater Engineering Services, Inc., End client:
Florida Power & Light, 2017 to Present).
Field Scientist for nearshore hardbottom multi-year monitoring program off Martin
County, Florida to assess nearshore hardbottom habitat following a large-scale beach
nourishment project. Responsibilities include establishing permanent transects and
collecting close-up video and in situ repetitive quadrat data to characterize hardbottom
communities, hardbottom mapping, and data management and analysis (Ecological
Associates, Inc.; End client: Martin County, 2017 to Present).
CERTIFICATIONS / TRAINING
DAN Diver Emergency Management Provider (CPR/AED/O2/First Aid), 2024 PCI-PSI Visual Cylinder Inspector #26658, 2013 Waterfront Lifeguard/First Aid/CPR Certification, 2013 Scientific Diver, AAUS, 2012 to Present Rescue Diver Certification, SSI, 2012 Enriched Air Nitrox Certification, SSI, 2012 Florida Boating Safety Course, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 2011 Advanced Open Water Diver, PADI, 2011 Open Water Diver, PADI, 2009
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MIKAELA R. MCCARTHY
Dive Safety Officer
Education
Bachelor of Arts,
Integrative Biology,
University of
California at
Berkeley, 2014
Ms. McCarthy is a scuba diving instructor and marine biologist with over 7 years of
experience in professional diving and marine environmental science with a strong
background in environmental field studies. She is currently the Dive Safety Officer
at CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), where she is responsible for training scientific
divers, ensuring compliance with the American Academy of Underwater Sciences
(AAUS) guidelines, writing and reviewing dive safety protocols, overseeing dive
equipment maintenance, and teaching safety courses. She has also served as a
field scientist for CSA on a range of marine environmental studies concerning
seagrass habitats and nearshore surveys.
As a Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Master Scuba Diver
Trainer (MSDT), she has taught over 150 students and logged over 1,000 dives. She
is an AAUS scientific diving instructor and has taught underwater survey
techniques courses in coral reef and seagrass environments for the educational
expedition company, Operation Wallacea. She is skilled in underwater video and
still camera use and has served as the dive safety coordinator on underwater
documentaries. She is a Divers Alert Network (DAN) Instructor, teaching courses
on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), automated external defibrillator (AED)
use, first aid for professional divers, neurological assessment, hazardous marine
life injuries, and emergency oxygen administration.
Prior to entering the consulting field, Ms. McCarthy spent a considerable amount
of time working at sea, first as a North Pacific Groundfish Observer (NPGO) for the
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and then as an offshore marine science
technician for the deep-sea mining company DeepGreen Metals in the East Pacific.
As an NPGO, she worked in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska aboard commercial
fishing vessels collecting biological data used by NMFS to regulate Alaskan
fisheries. For DeepGreen, she participated in the benthic survey component of
their environmental impact assessment collecting biological and geochemical
samples, and she played an integral role in project mobilization.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. – Dive Safety Officer / Project Scientist – 2021 to Present
Responsible for evaluating and training new CSA employees as AAUS scientific divers and
conducting periodic retraining for divers in underwater rescue techniques and DAN diving
emergency preparedness courses. Ensures corporate dive staff stay current with all dive board
requirements.
Responsible for writing and reviewing protocols in CSA’s Dive Safety Manual and for project-
specific dive safety control plans. Ensures all protocols comply with AAUS scientific diving standards
to qualify CSA for the OSHA scientific diving exemption.
Responsible for managing and maintaining dive program records and all company owned dive
and dive support equipment.
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MIKAELA R. MCCARTHY
Assistant Project Manager and Chief Field Scientist for nearshore hardbottom multi-year
monitoring program off Collier County, Florida, to assess habitats before and after construction of
beach nourishment and inlet dredging projects for 10 miles of coastline offshore Naples, FL.
Responsibilities include establishing permanent transects, mapping the landward edge of
hardbottom, collecting close-up video and in situ repetitive quadrat data to characterize the
hardbottom communities, data analysis and reporting (Collier County, 2021 - present).
Project Manager / Field Scientist for multiple seagrass surveys conducted at locations of
underwater electrical cable crossings throughout South Florida. Collected seagrass percent cover
data using Braun-Blanquet visual cover and abundance assessment techniques. Authored post-
construction monitoring reports (Underwater Engineering Services, Inc., End client: Florida Power
& Light, 2021 - present).
Project Manager / Chief Field Scientist for a nearshore hardbottom multi-year monitoring
program offshore northern Indian River County in relation to beach nourishment and sand
bypassing projects associated with maintenance of the Sebastian Inlet. Collected close-up video
and in-situ repetitive quadrat data to characterize and monitor hardbottom communities and diver
map the nearshore hardbottom edge. Authored annual monitoring reports and data deliverable
packages (Geosyntec, End client: Sebastian Inlet District, 2021 – present).
Field Scientist for a nearshore hardbottom multi-year monitoring program for the Martin
County Shore Protection Project. Collected close-up video and in-situ repetitive quadrat data to
characterize and monitor hardbottom communities and diver map the nearshore hardbottom edge
(Taylor Engineering, Inc., End client: Martin County, 2021 - present).
Field Scientist for post-construction monitoring survey to assess nearshore hardbottom habitat
after construction of a beach nourishment project in Fort Pierce, Florida. Responsible for the
collection of close-up video and repetitive quadrat data (Taylor Engineering, Inc., End client:
St. Lucie County, 2021 - present).
Field Scientist for annual post-construction nearshore hardbottom monitoring surveys off the
Florida Power and Light Nuclear Power Plant in Jensen Beach, Florida, in relation to construction of
three submerged breakwaters. Performed hardbottom mapping via scuba, established and
monitored permanent transects, collected close-up video and in situ repetitive quadrat data to
characterize and monitor hardbottom communities. (Florida Power and Light Company, 2021 to
Present).
Project Manager for Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed coral surveys associated with the Palm
Beach Harbor Operations and Maintenance Project. Determined presence of ESA listed corals
within project area and conducted pre-construction hardbottom surveys along temporary
transects prior to maintenance dredging. Authored pre-construction monitoring report (Water and
Air Resources, End client: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2021).
Field Scientist for Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) 301(h) Dye study: Mixing
Zone validation data collection for the Arecibo Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant outfalls
offshore Puerto Rico (Jacobs Engineering Group, End client: Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer
Authority, 2021)
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MIKAELA R. MCCARTHY
Deep Green Metals Inc. – Marine Science Technician – 2020
Field Scientist for benthic sampling in the eastern Pacific in support of deep-sea mining
environmental assessments for DeepGreen Metals Inc. Operations involved taking geochemical,
meiofauna, macrofauna, foram, and eDNA samples from box cores and multicores within the
NORI-D block to characterize the deep-sea abyssal plains communities. Responsible for taking
inventory, setting up laboratories, organizing campaign equipment, and sourcing both scientific
and general supplies for the vessel during mobilization and demobilization.
AIS Inc. – North Pacific Groundfish Observer – 2015 to 2017
Field Scientist for the North Pacific Groundfish Observer program through the National Marine
Fisheries Service. Worked aboard commercial fishing vessels in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska
collecting biological data on catches used to manage the Alaskan fisheries. Monitored for marine
mammal and protected seabird sighting or interaction with the fishing operation.
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer – 2014 to 2019
Scuba diving instructor for dive centers in Mozambique, South Africa, Indonesia, Nicaragua,
Dominican Republic, and Greece. Taught PADI courses from open water diver through divemaster
and several specialty courses including search and recovery, underwater photography, deep
diving, enriched air nitrox, and wreck diving. Taught underwater survey techniques to students on
educational expeditions with Operation Wallacea in Greece and Indonesia.
James Morgan Films – Underwater Safety Coordinator – 2014
Underwater safety coordinator and filming assistant for the award-winning documentary
film, “Jago: A Life Underwater”. Implemented safety protocols that addressed the various types
of diving being filmed including spearfishing while freediving, setting nets on a coral reef while
surface-supplied compressor diving, and filming with open circuit scuba.
CERTIFICATIONS
Diving Emergency Management Provider Instructor, Divers Alert Network (DAN-DEMP), 2021
Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 2020
CPR/First Aid Instructor, Emergency First Response, 2015
Master Scuba Diver, Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), 2015
Enriched Air (Nitrox) Instructor, Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), 2015
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Dive Safety Officer, American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS), 2021
Scientific Diver, AAUS, 2014 to present
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KEITH D. SPRING
Senior Scientist, Reef Ecologist
Education
Master of Science
in Biological
Oceanography,
Florida Institute of
Technology, 1981
Bachelor of Science
with high honors in
Biological Sciences,
S.U.N.Y. at
Brockport, 1976
Mr. Spring is a marine biologist with over 40 years oceanographic and
environmental science experience. He is a senior scientist at CSA Ocean Sciences
Inc. and has served as Chief Scientist and/or Project Manager on more than
230 marine and oceanographic studies worldwide, including coral reef habitat
assessment surveys, reef damage assessment and restoration projects, nearshore
hard bottom, reef, and seagrass characterization surveys, multidisciplinary baseline
studies, environmental monitoring programs, photodocumentation surveys for
outer continental shelf oil and gas lease areas and pipeline corridors, and site
clearance studies. Monitoring programs have included projects associated with
reef restoration, coral translocation, beach nourishment, ship channel and harbor
dredging, ocean dredged material disposal sites, ship grounding sites, offshore oil
and gas drilling, and wastewater outfalls. Mr. Spring has prepared coral relocation
and mitigation plans as well as implementing coral relocation activities on more
than two dozen projects in the U.S. (Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
the Bahamas, Oman, and Qatar.
Mr. Spring has extensive experience as a scientific diver, performing more than
3,800 working dives with CSA over the past 40 years. He has directed or
participated as a scientific diver in biological assessment surveys of nearshore and
offshore reefs and seagrass habitat throughout Florida and the Gulf of Mexico,
Alaska, California, Hawaii, Guam, Tinian, Rota, Saipan, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas,
Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates,
and Oman. He has been Principal Investigator or a Field Scientist on damage
assessment surveys or marine resource restoration projects at more than 20 major
vessel grounding sites in Florida, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii. Mr. Spring
has more than 28 years’ experience in the re-location and attachment of stony
corals and octocorals in impacted areas, having personally re-attached more than
9,100 stony corals and 2,000 octocorals and other soft corals. His diving experience
includes the collection of benthic photographs and video data, in situ identification
of hard bottom and reef biota, instrument deployment, sediment and water
sample collection, reef damage assessment, and coral reattachment.
EXPERIENCE
August 1980 to Present: CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. – Senior Scientist, Reef Ecologist
Lead scientist and project manager for a project in Guam to remove coral colonies from the
face of three Navy wharves (Lima, Mike, and November) within Inner Apra Harbor and
relocate them to a coral rehabilitation/restoration site on a previously dredged mound in
Outer Apra Harbor. Mr. Spring supervised and participated in all planning and field
activities associated with the project and was primary author on subsequent reports. (HDR
Inc.; end client U.S. Navy, 2020-2021).
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KEITH D. SPRING
Project Manager and lead scientist on a project conducted for the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (FDEP) to assess the distribution of tires scattered across the
seafloor surrounding the Osborne Tire Reef off Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Mr. Spring
participated in field efforts for the surveys and was a contributing author to subsequent
reports. Surveys included the collection of side-scan and multibeam sonar, towed video,
and diver transect observations across an approximately 1.5 km2 area contained large
expanses of sand-bottom as well as elevated reef habitat. Data were utilized to plot the
distribution and estimated densities of tires and other man-made artifacts and structures
within the survey footprint. (Olsen Associates, Inc.; end client FDEP, 2019).
Lead Scientist for a project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia south of Abu Ali Island near
Al Jubail to assess coral resources and relocate coral colonies from the footprints of two
power cable corridors. CSA scientists conducted a Marine Ecological Survey along the two
corridors, delineated areas of highest coral abundance, and relocated 2,213 hard corals
from the corridors to five coral recipient sites located from 100 m to 925 m from the
corridors. CSA staff tagged representative relocated and reference corals for post-
relocation monitoring and completed the baseline monitoring survey (McDermott Middle
East Inc., 2017).
Lead Scientist on a project in Doha, Qatar to identify recipient sites for the relocation of
10,000 stony corals to be removed from the footprint of a new harbor basin. Performed
surveys to determine size and densities of corals to be relocated as well as identify suitable
habitat for the successful movement of the corals. Corals were relocated to delineated
areas and attached to a combination of exposed hardbottom and constructed artificial reef
modules. Monitoring of the success of the coral relocation is currently being undertaken.
This project is being conducted for the Middle East Dredging Company Q.S.C. (2012 to
Present).
Project Manager and Lead Scientist for damage assessment and reef restoration activities
associated with the grounding of the guided missile cruiser USS PORT ROYAL off Honolulu,
Hawaii. CSA conducted an initial impacts site assessment for the Office of the Judge
Advocate General, Admiralty and Maritime Law Division of the Navy (Navy) to map the
impact areas and ascertain the extent of work required to repair the coral reef. The
assessment identified and mapped 8,371 yd2 of impact created by the grounding. Acting on
a request from the State of Hawaii to repair the damage to the coral habitat, the Navy
contracted CSA scientific divers to collect and reattach over 5,400 loose stony coral
colonies to assist in restoring the reef (AECOM, 2009).
Project Manager/Field Scientist on the post-construction monitoring surveys of hard
bottom habitat south of the harbor inlet in Fort Pierce, Florida. The purpose of the surveys
was to provide monitoring data following the renourishment of the beach immediately
south of the Fort Pierce harbor inlet (Taylor Engineering, Inc., 2003 to 2011).
Lead Scientist for the initial damage assessment survey and coral triage at the SUEZ
MATTHEWS grounding site along the south coast of Puerto Rico, west of Ponce. Also
conducted reef restoration at the site, which included stabilizing loose rock substrate and
re-attaching more than 7,500 stony coral colonies (Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc., 2009 to
2010).
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KEITH D. SPRING
Project Manager for baseline habitat characterization of hard bottom habitat off the
southern portion of St. Lucie County, Florida. The purpose of the survey was to collect
habitat characterization and monitoring data prior to renourishment of the beach in this
area (Coastal Technology Corporation, 2008 to 2011).
Project Manager and Field Scientist on a project to collect baseline habitat characterization
data within the Sector 3 project area in Indian River County prior to beach nourishment.
Established permanent transects and collected close-up video and in situ repetitive quadrat
data to describe and characterize the hard bottom communities (Coastal Technology
Corporation, 2007 to 2011).
Project Manager and Chief Scientist on several surveys off Indian River County in Sectors 1
& 2 and in Sector 7 to monitor nearshore hard bottom habitat following construction of
beach nourishment projects. Established permanent transects and collected close-up video
and in situ repetitive quadrat data to describe and characterize the hard bottom
communities. Conducting annual monitoring associated with the beach nourishment
projects (Applied Technology and Management, 2006 to 2010).
Project Manager on a pre-construction monitoring survey of hard bottom habitat off
Bathtub Beach in Martin County, Florida. The purpose of the survey was to collect
monitoring data prior to nourishment of the beach. Conducted with Ecological Associates,
Inc. and Taylor Engineering, Inc. (2008).
Project Manager and Chief Scientist on a survey of the nearshore hardbottom in Juno
Beach, Palm Beach County to assess the habitat prior to a beach nourishment project.
Established permanent transects and collected close-up video and in situ repetitive quadrat
data to describe and characterize the hard bottom communities (Applied Technology and
Management, 2007 to 2008).
Co-author of the coral reef monitoring program developed for the Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Water Quality
Protection Program. Was responsible for the selection of initial monitoring team members
and coordinating with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1994).
Project Manager and Chief Scientist on surveys of potential or existing ocean dredged
material disposal sites off Palm Beach, Fernandina Harbor, Canaveral Harbor,
Ft. Lauderdale, and Tampa, Florida (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1985 to 1988).
Field Scientist and Project Manager for various biological surveys of nearshore reefs and
seagrass beds in connection with beach restoration activities off Venice, Naples, Miami,
Broward County, Palm Beach, Juno Beach, Jupiter, Jupiter Island, Martin County, St. Lucie
County, Fort Pierce, Vero Beach, Sebastian, Indian River County, and Brevard County,
Florida (Various clients, 1984 to 2016).
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KEITH D. SPRING
Assistant Project Manager and Chief Scientist on six cruises during the Southwest Florida
Shelf Ecosystems Study (Years 1, 2, and 3). This multidisciplinary study included collection
of geophysical, chemical, and biological data in water depths from 10 to 200 m off the
southwestern Florida coast. Supervised collection and analysis of water quality samples
and hydrographic data; sediment grain size, hydrocarbon, and trace metal samples;
infaunal samples from soft bottom stations; and dredge, trawl, and photographic samples
from hard bottom stations (Minerals Management Service, 1980 to 1983).
CERTIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association
International Society for Reef Studies
BOSIET
H2S Awareness Training
American Red Cross CPR/First Aid/AED
Emergency Oxygen Administration
NAUI/YMCA/PADI Scuba Certification
NITROX Enriched Air Diver, PADI
AAUS Scientific Diver
U.S. Power Squadron Safe Boating and Seamanship Certification
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KAREN D SNYDER
Project Scientist, Marine Biologist
Education
Bachelor of Science,
Biology, University
of Connecticut
1991
Ms. Snyder is a biologist with 8 years of environmental science field experience.
She is currently a Project Scientist with the Ports and Coastal Sciences Market
group at CSA, which is responsible for conducting monitoring and mitigation
programs associated with beach restoration, dredging projects, and major coral
and seagrass monitoring and relocation projects.
She has served as a Project Scientist on a diverse range of marine environmental
studies concerning coral reef, seagrass, and nearshore hardbottom habitats,
including seagrass quantification, damage assessments, and relocation; nearshore
hardbottom reef monitoring, artificial reef monitoring, coral relocation, and
hardbottom mapping. She is experienced with various methods of environmental
sampling, including the Braun Blanquet method of seagrass counts, seagrass
relocation methods, coral relocation methods, underwater video, still image
collection, seawater and sediment sampling, seining, trawling, and physical and
chemical measurements on projects from the east and west coasts of Florida, St.
Johns River, Pine Island Sound, Flower Gardens Bank, Gulf of Mexico, New York
bight, and New Jersey Rivers, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
Ms. Snyder has 8 years of experience as a scientific diver with over 500 logged
dives. She holds certifications as a Nitrox Diver and an Advanced Diver from PADI.
She is trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid, and oxygen
administration.
EXPERIENCE
1991 to Present: CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. – Project Scientist, Marine Biologist
Project Scientist for nearshore hardbottom multi-year monitoring program off Collier
County, Florida, to assess habitats before and after construction of beach nourishment and
inlet dredging projects for 10 miles of coastline offshore Naples, FL. Responsibilities include
establishing permanent transects, mapping the landward edge of hardbottom, and
collecting close-up video and in situ repetitive quadrat data to characterize the hardbottom
communities (Collier County, 2022).
Project Scientist for annual post-construction nearshore hardbottom monitoring surveys
off the Florida Power and Light Nuclear Power Plant in Jensen Beach, Florida, in relation to
construction of three submerged breakwaters. Performed hardbottom mapping via scuba,
established and monitored permanent transects, collected close-up video and in situ
repetitive quadrat data to characterize and monitor hardbottom communities. (Florida
Power and Light Company, 2021 to Present).
Project Scientist for a nearshore hardbottom multi-year monitoring program offshore
northern Indian River County in relation to beach nourishment and sand bypassing projects
associated with maintenance of the Sebastian Inlet. Collected close-up video and in-situ
repetitive quadrat data to characterize and monitor hardbottom communities and diver
map the nearshore hardbottom edge (Geosyntec, End client: Sebastian Inlet District, 2020
– present).
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KAREN D SNYDER
Project Scientist for St. Lucie County – Ft. Pierce Nearshore hardbottom Surveys. Collected
physical measurements and photo and video data of transects (Taylor Associates, 2020 -
present).
Project Scientist Diver for multiple seagrass surveys conducted at locations of underwater
electrical cable crossings throughout South Florida. Collected seagrass percent cover data
using Braun-Blanquet visual cover and abundance assessment techniques (Florida Power &
Light, 2020–2022).
Project Scientist for submerged aquatic vegetation surveys associated with the St. Lucie
Crossroads Project. Established transects and conducted pre- and post-construction
seagrass surveys prior to and following maintenance dredging. Prepared pre- and post-
construction survey reports (LG2 Environmental Solutions, End client: U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, 2019 to 2021).
Field Scientist for submerged aquatic vegetation surveys associated with the Palm Beach
Harbor Operations and Maintenance Project Seagrass Survey. Determined presence of
Johnson’s seagrass within project area and conducted pre- construction seagrass surveys
along temporary transects prior to maintenance dredging following survey methods
described in the South Atlantic Regional Biological Opinion (SARBO). (Water and Air
Resources, End client: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2021).
Project Scientist for seagrass and coral relocation project prior to dock construction, Ponce,
Puerto Rico (HDR, 2021).
Project Scientist for coral relocation project prior to Navy Wharf demo and reconstruction,
Guam (HDR, 2021).
Project Scientist for coral relocation project prior to Navy Wharf demo and reconstruction,
Guam (HDR, 2021).
Project Scientist for Brevard County Mid Reach Mitigation Reef project. Collected data
using baited fish camera traps, underwater photo, and video (Olsen Associates, 2020).
Project Scientist Diver for Indian River County Sector 7 Environmental Baseline Survey
Pre-construction monitoring. Collected physical measurements and photo and video data
of transects (Coastal Tech-G.E.C., Inc., 2020).
Project Scientist Diver for submerged aquatic vegetation surveys associated with the St.
Lucie Crossroads Project. Established transects and conducted post-construction seagrass
surveys prior to and following maintenance dredging (LG2 Environmental Solutions, End
client: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2020).
Project Scientist Diver for an artificial reef monitoring study in Boca Grande, Florida (U.S.
Corps of Engineers, 1994).
Project Scientist Diver for the Flower Gardens Banks Sanctuary coral growth monitoring
study (Minerals Management Service, 1994).
Project Scientist Diver for a marine habitat study conducted after beach renourishment at
Fisher Island, Key Biscayne (Island Developers, Ltd./Olsen Associates, Inc., 1991).
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KAREN D SNYDER
CERTIFICATIONS
Oxygen Administration, Emergency First Response, 2020
CPR/First Aid, Emergency First Response, 2020
Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver, PADI 2015
Advanced Scuba Diver, PADI 1993
Open Water Scuba Diver, PADI 1986
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JEFFREY PENNELL
Project Scientist, Marine Biologist
Education
Master of Science,
Biology, Florida
Atlantic University,
2000
Bachelor of Science,
Marine and
Freshwater Biology,
University of New
Hampshire, 1998
Mr. Pennell is a marine biologist with over 20 years of experience in marine
environmental science and a strong background in environmental field studies and
monitoring. He is currently a project scientist with the Ports & Coastal Sciences
group at CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), which is responsible for conducting marine
biological monitoring and mitigation programs associated with port and coastal
construction, beach restoration, and dredging projects.
He has served as a Project Manager and Chief Scientist on a diverse range of
marine environmental studies concerning coral reef, seagrass, and nearshore
hardbottom habitats. Studies have included benthic characterization, habitat
damage assessment, and monitoring and restoration programs. He has extensive
experience conducting multi-year monitoring programs of nearshore hardbottom
habitats in relation to beach nourishment and dredging projects in Florida.
Mr. Pennell has been responsible for project management; execution of field
surveys; data collection, management, QA/QC, and analysis; and preparation of
technical reports, annual monitoring reports, and proposals.
Mr. Pennell has over 20 years of experience as a scientific diver, with over
1,500 logged dives. He holds Nitrox and Rescue Diver certifications. He is also
skilled in the collection of underwater video and still camera data and in the
identification of hardbottom and reef biota.
EXPERIENCE
2011 to Present: CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. – Project Scientist, Marine Biologist
Project Manager and Chief Scientist for submerged aquatic vegetation surveys associated
with the St. Lucie Crossroads Project. Established transects and conducted pre- and post-
construction seagrass surveys prior to and following maintenance dredging. Prepared pre-
and post-construction survey reports (LG2 Environmental Solutions, End client: U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, 2019 to present).
Chief Scientist for submerged aquatic vegetation surveys associated with the Palm Beach
Harbor Operations and Maintenance Project Seagrass Survey. Determined presence of
Johnson’s seagrass within project area and conducted pre- construction seagrass surveys
along temporary transects prior to maintenance dredging following survey methods
described in the South Atlantic Regional Biological Opinion (SARBO). (Water and Air
Resources, End client: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2021).
Project Manager and Chief Scientist for submerged aquatic vegetation surveys associated
with the Lido Key Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project. Established monitoring
transects and conducted pre- and post-construction seagrass surveys prior to and following
maintenance dredging. Prepared post-construction survey report (LG2 Environmental
Solutions, End client: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2019 to Present).
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JEFFREY PENNELL
Project Manager and Chief Scientist for assessments of seagrass recruitment utilizing
photogrammetric interpretations of seagrass cover from monthly drone overflights of
approximately 300-acres surrounding an experimental wave-break structure in Pamlico
Sound, North Carolina. Authored annual monitoring reports (RK&K, End client: North
Carolina Department of Transportation, 2018 to Present).
Project Manager and Chief Scientist for multiple seagrass surveys conducted at locations of
underwater electrical cable crossings throughout South Florida. Collected seagrass percent
cover data using Braun-Blanquet visual cover and abundance assessment techniques.
Authored post-construction monitoring reports (Underwater Engineering Services, Inc., End
client: Florida Power & Light, 2013 to Present).
Field Scientist for multi-year seagrass monitoring program within Pamlico Sound, North
Carolina following construction of an experimental wave-break structure designed to
promote seagrass growth. Collected close-up photographs and seagrass percent cover
using Braun-Blanquet visual cover and abundance assessment techniques (North Carolina
Department of Transportation, 2018 to Present).
Field Scientist for a pre-construction seagrass survey performed prior to maintenance
dredging of vessel navigation channels in the vicinity of the Jupiter Inlet, Jupiter, Florida.
Surveyed transects and mapped seagrass habitat, identified species present, and
determined seagrass abundance (Florida Inland Navigation District, 2016).
Project Manager and Chief Scientist for habitat characterization and pre-construction
monitoring of nearshore hardbottom communities for the Indian River Sector 7 Beach and
Dune Renourishment Project. Collected video and transect data to characterize
hardbottom communities and document conditions prior to beach nourishment. Authored
habitat characterization and pre-construction survey reports (Coastal Technology
Corporation, End client: Indian River County, 2019 to Present).
Project Manager and Chief Scientist for post-construction monitoring of nearshore
hardbottom communities for the Ft. Pierce Inlet Beach Placement Project. Collected close-
up video and repetitive quadrat data to characterize and monitor hardbottom
communities. Authored post-construction monitoring reports (Taylor Engineering, End
client: St. Lucie County, 2018 to Present).
Project Manager and Chief Scientist for multi-year monitoring of nearshore hardbottom
communities for the St. Lucie County South County Beach and Dune Restoration Project.
Established permanent transects and collected close-up video and repetitive quadrat data
to characterize and monitor hardbottom communities. Performed monitoring of artificial
mitigation reef and offshore borrow area. Performed point count analyses. Authored post-
construction monitoring reports (Coastal Technology Corporation, End client: St. Lucie
County, 2012 to present).
Field Scientist for nearshore hardbottom multi-year monitoring programs off Indian River
County, Florida after construction of two large-scale beach nourishment projects. Collected
close-up video and repetitive quadrat data to characterize and monitor nearshore
hardbottom communities (Coastal Technology Corporation, Ecological Associates, Inc., End
client: Indian River County, 2011 to Present).
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JEFFREY PENNELL
Field Scientist for a nearshore hardbottom multi-year monitoring program for the Martin
County Shore Protection Project. Collected close-up video and in-situ repetitive quadrat
data to characterize and monitor hardbottom communities and diver map the nearshore
hardbottom edge (Taylor Engineering, Inc., End client: Martin County, 2011 to Present).
Field Scientist for nearshore hardbottom multi-year monitoring programs off Indian River
County, Florida after construction of a large-scale beach nourishment project and three
sand bypassing projects. Collected close-up video and sediment accumulation data to
characterize and monitor hardbottom communities and diver map the nearshore
hardbottom edge (Applied Technology and Management, End clients: Indian River County
and Sebastian Inlet District, 2011 to Present).
Field Scientist for post-construction monitoring surveys to assess nearshore hardbottom
habitat after construction of a beach nourishment project in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Responsible for the collection of close-up video and repetitive quadrat data (Taylor
Engineering, Inc., End client: St. Lucie County, 2011 to 2017).
Field Scientist for the Naval Air Station Key West benthic habitat characterization survey.
Conducted coral, fish, seagrass, and invertebrate surveys and health assessments at five
specific Navy properties in the Key West area. (HDR Environmental Construction and
Operations, Inc., 2013).
Field Scientist for a coral reef injury assessment and restoration project on Breakers Reef
offshore Palm Beach, Florida. Coordinated with FDEP to conduct triage, mapping of
damaged areas, and reattachment of damaged stony corals, gorgonians, and large barrel
sponges. Participated in mapping and caching of reef biota (2013).
CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING
Basic Life Support: CPR and First Aid Provider, DAN, 2020
Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries Provider, DAN, 2020
SafeGulf, PEC Basic Orientation, 2019
Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET), 2017
Protected Species Observer, 2015
Rescue Diver (SDI/TDI/ERDI), 2014
Rescue SCUBA Diver, Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), 2007
Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver, Technical Diving International (TDI), 2000
Open Water SCUBA Diver, National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI), 1997
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KAREN D SNYDER
Project Scientist, Marine Biologist
Education
Bachelor of Science,
Biology, University
of Connecticut
1991
Ms. Snyder is a biologist with 8 years of environmental science field experience.
She is currently a Project Scientist with the Ports and Coastal Sciences Market
group at CSA, which is responsible for conducting monitoring and mitigation
programs associated with beach restoration, dredging projects, and major coral
and seagrass monitoring and relocation projects.
She has served as a Project Scientist on a diverse range of marine environmental
studies concerning coral reef, seagrass, and nearshore hardbottom habitats,
including seagrass quantification, damage assessments, and relocation; nearshore
hardbottom reef monitoring, artificial reef monitoring, coral relocation, and
hardbottom mapping. She is experienced with various methods of environmental
sampling, including the Braun Blanquet method of seagrass counts, seagrass
relocation methods, coral relocation methods, underwater video, still image
collection, seawater and sediment sampling, seining, trawling, and physical and
chemical measurements on projects from the east and west coasts of Florida, St.
Johns River, Pine Island Sound, Flower Gardens Bank, Gulf of Mexico, New York
bight, and New Jersey Rivers, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
Ms. Snyder has 8 years of experience as a scientific diver with over 500 logged
dives. She holds certifications as a Nitrox Diver and an Advanced Diver from PADI.
She is trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid, and oxygen
administration.
EXPERIENCE
1991 to Present: CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. – Project Scientist, Marine Biologist
Project Scientist for nearshore hardbottom multi-year monitoring program off Collier
County, Florida, to assess habitats before and after construction of beach nourishment and
inlet dredging projects for 10 miles of coastline offshore Naples, FL. Responsibilities include
establishing permanent transects, mapping the landward edge of hardbottom, and
collecting close-up video and in situ repetitive quadrat data to characterize the hardbottom
communities (Collier County, 2022).
Project Scientist for annual post-construction nearshore hardbottom monitoring surveys
off the Florida Power and Light Nuclear Power Plant in Jensen Beach, Florida, in relation to
construction of three submerged breakwaters. Performed hardbottom mapping via scuba,
established and monitored permanent transects, collected close-up video and in situ
repetitive quadrat data to characterize and monitor hardbottom communities. (Florida
Power and Light Company, 2021 to Present).
Project Scientist for a nearshore hardbottom multi-year monitoring program offshore
northern Indian River County in relation to beach nourishment and sand bypassing projects
associated with maintenance of the Sebastian Inlet. Collected close-up video and in-situ
repetitive quadrat data to characterize and monitor hardbottom communities and diver
map the nearshore hardbottom edge (Geosyntec, End client: Sebastian Inlet District, 2020
– present).
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Project Scientist for St. Lucie County – Ft. Pierce Nearshore hardbottom Surveys. Collected
physical measurements and photo and video data of transects (Taylor Associates, 2020 -
present).
Project Scientist Diver for multiple seagrass surveys conducted at locations of underwater
electrical cable crossings throughout South Florida. Collected seagrass percent cover data
using Braun-Blanquet visual cover and abundance assessment techniques (Florida Power &
Light, 2020–2022).
Project Scientist for submerged aquatic vegetation surveys associated with the St. Lucie
Crossroads Project. Established transects and conducted pre- and post-construction
seagrass surveys prior to and following maintenance dredging. Prepared pre- and post-
construction survey reports (LG2 Environmental Solutions, End client: U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, 2019 to 2021).
Field Scientist for submerged aquatic vegetation surveys associated with the Palm Beach
Harbor Operations and Maintenance Project Seagrass Survey. Determined presence of
Johnson’s seagrass within project area and conducted pre- construction seagrass surveys
along temporary transects prior to maintenance dredging following survey methods
described in the South Atlantic Regional Biological Opinion (SARBO). (Water and Air
Resources, End client: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2021).
Project Scientist for seagrass and coral relocation project prior to dock construction, Ponce,
Puerto Rico (HDR, 2021).
Project Scientist for coral relocation project prior to Navy Wharf demo and reconstruction,
Guam (HDR, 2021).
Project Scientist for coral relocation project prior to Navy Wharf demo and reconstruction,
Guam (HDR, 2021).
Project Scientist for Brevard County Mid Reach Mitigation Reef project. Collected data
using baited fish camera traps, underwater photo, and video (Olsen Associates, 2020).
Project Scientist Diver for Indian River County Sector 7 Environmental Baseline Survey
Pre-construction monitoring. Collected physical measurements and photo and video data
of transects (Coastal Tech-G.E.C., Inc., 2020).
Project Scientist Diver for submerged aquatic vegetation surveys associated with the St.
Lucie Crossroads Project. Established transects and conducted post-construction seagrass
surveys prior to and following maintenance dredging (LG2 Environmental Solutions, End
client: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2020).
Project Scientist Diver for an artificial reef monitoring study in Boca Grande, Florida (U.S.
Corps of Engineers, 1994).
Project Scientist Diver for the Flower Gardens Banks Sanctuary coral growth monitoring
study (Minerals Management Service, 1994).
Project Scientist Diver for a marine habitat study conducted after beach renourishment at
Fisher Island, Key Biscayne (Island Developers, Ltd./Olsen Associates, Inc., 1991).
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KAREN D SNYDER
CERTIFICATIONS
Oxygen Administration, Emergency First Response, 2020
CPR/First Aid, Emergency First Response, 2020
Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver, PADI 2015
Advanced Scuba Diver, PADI 1993
Open Water Scuba Diver, PADI 1986
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Collier County – RPS No.: 22-8015 1 September 2022
Tender Cover Letter
Date: 26 September 2022
To: Collier County Board of Commissioners
Attn: Matthew Catoe, Procurement Strategist
Phone: 239-252-6098; Email: Matthew-Catoe@colliercountyfl.gov
Subject: Response to Request for Professional Services for Nearshore Biological Monitoring
RPS No.: 22-8015
Dear Mr. Catoe,
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) is pleased to provide Collier County with our response to the Request
for Professional Services (RPS) for Nearshore Biological Monitoring for three (3) years with two (2) one
(1) year renewal options.
As directed in the Solicitation Instructions, CSA’s response is provided via the online bidding system
BidSync (now Periscope S2G). Required documents, as noted in the Vendor Checklist, are itemized
below and provided in a single zip file; associated file names are provided below to facilitate your review.
CSA_Collier-County_NSM_RPS-22-8015_Quals_Package_09-26-2022.zip
• Tender Cover Letter (this document)
• Vendor Checklist – 01a-CSA_Vendor_checklist_09-26-2022.pdf
• Acknowledgement and acceptance/compliance with contractual forms/instructions –
01b-CSA_Collier-County_NSHB_RPS-82015_Acknowledgements_09-26-2022.pdf
• Acknowledgement of General Bid Instructions and Purchase Order Terms and Conditions
provided in 00-CSA_Collier-County_NSHB_RPS-82015_Acknowledgements_09-26-2022.pdf
• Form 1 – 02-CSA_Form 1_Vendor Declaration Statement_09-26-2022.pdf
• Form 2 – 03-CSA_Form 2_Conflict of Interest Certification Statement_09-26-2022.pdf
• Proof of status from Division of Corporations – Florida Department of State
o Business Tax Receipt/License
04a-Division of Corporations – Florida Dept State.pdf
04b-Martin County Tax Receipt 2021-2022.pdf
• CSA is enrolled in E-Verify - 00-CSA_Collier-County_NSHB_RPS-82015_Acknowledgements_
09-26-2022.pdf
• Form 3 – 05-CSA_Form 3_Immigration Affidavit Certification_09-26-2022.pdf
• E-Verify Memorandum of Understanding – 06-CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. E-VERIFY MOU 03-09-
2021.pdf
• Form 4 – Not applicable to CSA’s submittal
• Form 5 – 07-CSA_Form 5_Reference Questionnaires_09-26-2022.pdf
• Form 6 – 08-CSA_Form 6_Grant Provision and Assurances_09-26-2022.pdf
o Contract dollar amount and signing of the Lobbying Certification (to be submitted with each
bid or offer exceeding $100,000) will be provided at the bid stage
• W9 – 09-CSA_W9_2022.pdf
• Acknowledgement of Insurance Requirements provided in 00-CSA_Collier-County_NSHB_ RPS-
82015_Acknowledgements_09-26-2022.pdf
• Bid Schedule – Will be provided at the bid stage
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Collier County – RPS No.: 22-8015 2 September 2022
• Licenses and Certifications – Not applicable to this RPS
• Addendum #1 – 10-CSA_Addendum-1_09-26-2022.pdf
• County’s IT Technical Architecture Requirements - Not applicable to this RPS
• Supplemental Requirements
o Qualifications for Evaluation – 11-CSA_Collier-County_NSHB_Quals_09-26-2022.pdf
If you have any questions on our response, please contact me below at your convenience. Thank you, for
the opportunity to serve Collier County’s environmental needs. We look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Deborah Kilbane
Ports and Coastal Sciences Director
Office: +1 772-219-3012; Cell: +1 561-523-1313
dkilbane@conshelf.com
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Vendor Check List
IMPORTANT: Please review carefully and submit with your Proposal/Bid. All applicable documents shall be submitted
electronically through BidSync. Vendor should checkoff each of the following items. Failure to provide the applicable
documents may deem you non-responsive/non-responsible.
General Bid Instructions has been acknowledged and accepted.
Collier County Purchase Order Terms and Conditions have been acknowledged and accepted.
Form 1: Vendor Declaration Statement
Form 2: Conflict of Interest Certification
Proof of status from Division of Corporations - Florida Department of State (If work performed in the State) -
http://dos.myflorida.com/sunbiz/ should be attached with your submittal.
Vendor MUST be enrolled in the E-Verify - https://www.e-verify.gov/ at the time of submission of the proposal/bid.
Form 3: Immigration Affidavit Certification MUST be signed and attached with your submittal.
E-Verify Memorandum of Understanding or Company Profile page should be attached with your submittal.
Form 4: Certification for Claiming Status as a Local Business, if applicable, has been executed and returned. Collier or
Lee County Business Tax Receipt should be attached with your submittal to be considered. Not applicable to CSA.
Form 5: Reference Questionnaire form must be utilized for each requested reference and included with your submittal, if
applicable to the solicitation.
Form 6: Grant Provisions and Assurances package in its entirety, if applicable, are executed and should be included with
your submittal. Form 6 has been executed, except for the contract dollar amount and signing of the Lobbying Certification,
which will provided at the bid stage.
Vendor W-9 Form.
Vendor acknowledges Insurance Requirements and is prepared to produce the required insurance certificate(s) within five
(5) days of the County’s issuance of a Notice of Recommend Award.
The Bid Schedule has been completed and attached with your submittal, applicable to bids. Not applicable at the RFI stage.
Copies of all requested licenses and/or certifications to complete the requirements of the project. None applicable for this
RPS.
All addenda have been signed and attached.
County’s IT Technical Architecture Requirements has been acknowledged and accepted, if applicable. Not applicable for
this RPS.
Any and all supplemental requirements and terms has been acknowledged and accepted, if applicable.
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Date: 26 September 2022
To: Collier County Board of Commissioners
Attn: Matthew Catoe, Procurement Strategist
Phone: 239-252-6098; Email: Matthew-Catoe@colliercountyfl.gov
Subject: Response to Request for Professional Services for Nearshore Biological Monitoring
RPS No.: 22-8015 – Acknowledgement of Requirements
Dear Mr. Catoe,
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) is pleased to provide Collier County with our response to the Request
for Professional Services (RPS) for Nearshore Biological Monitoring for three (3) years with two (2) one
(1) year renewal options.
As directed in the Solicitation Instructions and as noted in the Vendor Checklist, CSA can confirm
acknowledgement and compliance/acceptance of the items below.
• General Bid Instructions - CSA acknowledges, accepts, and has followed the General Bid
Instructions provided in “Grant Funded Request for Professional Services RPS Instructions Form
060720” by submission of this proposal
• Collier County Purchase Order Terms and Conditions – CSA has reviewed and accepts
Collier County’s purchase order terms and conditions as provided in “PO Terms and
Conditions_12182013”
• E-Verify – CSA is enrolled in E-Verify and has provided a Memorandum of Understanding
• Collier County Insurance Requirements – CSA acknowledges and confirms compliance with
the specified insurance requirements. All required insurance certificates will be provided within
five (5) days of the County’s issuance of a Notice of Recommend Award. CSA carries
comprehensive insurance policies:
o Comprehensive General Liability including professional and pollution coverage;
o Domestic Liability;
o Excess Liability, follow form over primary;
o Automobile Liability;
o Workers Compensation including US Longshoreman & Harbors Act;
o Ocean Marine including Hull & Machinery, Protection & Indemnity, Charterers Legal
Liability;
o Maritime Employers Liability; Jones Act, Diving Operations; and
o Vessel Pollution.
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If you have any questions on our response, please contact me below at your convenience. Thank you, for
the opportunity to serve Collier County’s environmental needs. We look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Deborah Kilbane
Ports and Coastal Sciences Director
Office: +1 772-219-3012; Cell: +1 561-523-1313
dkilbane@conshelf.com
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Form 1: Vendor Declaration Statement
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Collier County Government Complex
Naples, Florida 34112
Dear Commissioners:
The undersigned, as Vendor declares that this response is made without connection or arrangement with any other person and this
proposal is in every respect fair and made in good faith, without collusion or fraud. The Vendor hereby declares the instructions,
purchase order terms and conditions, requirements, and specifications/scope of work of this solicitation have been fully examined and
accepted.
The Vendor agrees, if this solicitation submittal is accepted by Collier County, to accept a Purchase Order as a form of a formal
contract or to execute a Collier County formal contract for purposes of establishing a contractual relationship between the Vendor
and Collier County, for the performance of all requirements to which this solicitation pertains. The Vendor states that the submitted
is based upon the documents listed by the above referenced solicitation. The Vendor agrees to comply with the requirements in
accordance with the terms, conditions and specifications denoted herein and according to the pricing submitted as a part of the
Vendor’s bids.
Further, the Vendor agrees that if awarded a contract for these goods and/or services, the Vendor will not be eligible to
compete, submit a proposal, be awarded, or perform as a sub-vendor for any future associated work that is a result of this
awarded contract.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, WE have hereunto subscribed our names on this 22nd day of September, 2022 in the County of Martin,
in the State of Florida.
Firm’s Legal Name: CSA OCEAN SCIENCES INC.
Address: 8502 SW KANSAS AVENUE
City, State, Zip Code: STUART, FLORIDA 34997
Florida Certificate of
Authority Document
Number
Florida Certificate Authority Document Number: P98000093816
Federal Tax
Identification Number
*CCR # or CAGE Code
*Only if Grant Funded
Florida Tax Identification Number: 65-0878498
CAGE: 3A6Y6
Telephone: 772-219-3000
Email: CONTRACTS@CONSHELF.COM
Signature by:
(Typed and written)
FREDERICK B. AYER, II
Title: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
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Additional Contact Information
Send payments to:
(required if different from
above)
Company name used as payee
Contact name: YELENA VOSKOBOYNIKOVA
Title: ACCOUNT MANAGER
Address: 8502 SW KANSAS AVENUE
City, State, ZIP STUART, FLORIDA 34997
Telephone: 772-219-3032
Email: AR@CONSHELF.COM
Office servicing Collier
County to place orders
(required if different from
above)
Contact name:
Title:
Address:
City, State, ZIP
Telephone:
Email:
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State of Florida
Department of State
I certify from the records of this office that CSA OCEAN SCIENCES INC.is a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Florida,filed on November
4,1998.
The document number of this corporation is P98000093816.
I further certify that said corporation has paid all fees due this office through
December 31,2022,that its most recent annual report/uniform business report
was filed on January 28,2022,and that its status is active.
I further certify that said corporation has not filed Articles of Dissolution.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the State of Florida
at Tallahassee,the Capital,this
the Twenty-eighth day of January,
2022
Tracking Number:2307562203CC
To authenticate this certificate,visit the following site,enter this number,and then
follow the instructions displayed.
https://services.sunbiz.org/Filings/CertificateOfStatus/CertificateAuthentication
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THE E-VERIFY
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
FOR EMPLOYERS USING AN E-VERIFY EMPLOYER AGENT
ARTICLE I
PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY
The parties to this agreement are the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the CSA Ocean Sciences
Inc. (Employer), and the E-Verify Employer Agent. The purpose of this agreement is to set forth terms and
conditions which the Employer and the E-Verify Employer Agent will follow while participating in E-Verify.
E-Verify is a program that electronically confirms an employee's eligibility to work in the United States after
completion of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
explains certain features of the E-Verify program and describes specific responsibilities of the Employer, the E-Verify
Employer Agent, the Social Security Administration (SSA), and DHS.
Authority for the E-Verify program is found in Title IV, Subtitle A, of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), Pub. L. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009, as amended (8 U.S.C. Section 1324a note). The
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 22.18, "Employment Eligibility Verification" and Executive Order
12989, as amended, provide authority for Federal contractors and subcontractors (Federal contractor) to use E-
Verify to verify the employment eligibility of certain employees working on Federal contracts.
ARTICLE II
RESPONSIBILITIES
A. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYER
1. The Employer agrees to display the following notices supplied by DHS in a prominent place that is clearly
visible to prospective employees and all employees who are to be verified through the system:
A. Notice of E-Verify Participation
B. Notice of Right to Work
2. The Employer agrees to provide to the SSA and DHS the names, titles, addresses, and telephone numbers of
the Employer representatives to be contacted about E-Verify. The Employer also agrees to keep such
information current by providing updated information to SSA and DHS whenever the representatives'
contact information changes.
3. The Employer shall become familiar with and comply with the most recent version of the E-Verify User
Manual. The Employer will obtain the E-Verify User Manual from the E-Verify Employer Agent.
4. The Employer agrees to comply with current Form I-9 procedures, with two exceptions:
A. If an employee presents a "List B" identity document, the Employer agrees to only accept "List B"
documents that contain a photo. (List B documents identified in 8 C.F.R. 274a.2(b)(1)(B)) can be
presented during the Form I-9 process to establish identity.) If an employee objects to the photo
requirement for religious reasons, the Employer should contact E-Verify at 1-888-464-4218.
B. If an employee presents a DHS Form I-551 (Permanent Resident Card), Form I-766 (Employment
Authorization Document), or U.S. Passport or Passport Card to complete I-Form I-9, the Employer
agrees to make a photocopy of the document and to retain the photocopy with the employee's Form
I-9. The Employer will use the photocopy to verify the photo and to assist DHS with its review of
photo mismatches that employees contest. DHS may in the future designate other documents that
activate the photo screening tool.
Note: Subject only to the exceptions noted previously in this paragraph, employees still retain the right to
present any List A, or List B and List C, document(s) to complete the Form I-9.
5. The Employer agrees to record the case verification number on the employee's Form I-9 or to print the
screen containing the case verification number and attach it to the employee's Form I-9.
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6. The Employer agrees that, although it participates in E-Verify, the Employer has a responsibility to
complete, retain, and make available for inspection Forms I-9 that relate to its employees, or from other
requirements of applicable regulations or laws, including the obligation to comply with the antidiscrimination
requirements of section 274B of the INA with respect to Form I-9 procedures.
A. The following modified requirements are the only exceptions to an Employer's obligation to not
employ unauthorized workers and comply with the anti-discrimination provision of the INA: (1) List B
identity documents must have photos, as described in paragraph 5 above; (2) When an Employer
confirms the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employee using E-Verify procedures,
the Employer establishes a rebuttable presumption that it has not violated section 274A(a)(1)(A) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) with respect to the hiring of that employee; (3) If the
Employer receives a final nonconfirmation for an employee, but continues to employ that person,
the Employer must notify DHS and the Employer is subject to a civil money penalty between $550
and $1,100 for each failure to notify DHS of continued employment following a final
nonconfirmation; (4) If the Employer continues to employ an employee after receiving a final
nonconfirmation, then the Employer is subject to a rebuttable presumption that it has knowingly
employed an unauthorized alien in violation of section 274A(a)(1)(A); and (5) no E-Verify participant
is civilly or criminally liable under any law for any action taken in good faith based on information
provided through the E-Verify.
B. DHS reserves the right to conduct Form I-9 compliance inspections, as well as any other
enforcement or compliance activity authorized by law, including site visits, to ensure proper use of
E-Verify.
7. The Employer is strictly prohibited from creating an E-Verify case before the employee has been hired,
meaning that a firm offer of employment was extended and accepted and Form I-9 was completed. The
Employer agrees to create an E-Verify case for new employees within three Employer business days after
each employee has been hired (after both Sections 1 and 2 of Form I-9 have been completed), and to
complete as many steps of the E-Verify process as are necessary according to the E-Verify User Manual. If E-
Verify is temporarily unavailable, the three-day time period will be extended until it is again operational in
order to accommodate the Employer's attempting, in good faith, to make inquiries during the period of
unavailability.
8. The Employer agrees not to use E-Verify for pre-employment screening of job applicants, in support of any
unlawful employment practice, or for any other use that this MOU or the E-Verify User Manual does not
authorize.
9. The Employer must use E-Verify (through its E-Verify Employer Agent) for all new employees. The Employer
will not verify selectively and will not verify employees hired before the effective date of this MOU.
Employers who are Federal contractors may qualify for exceptions to this requirement as described in Article
II.B of this MOU.
10. The Employer agrees to follow appropriate procedures (see Article III below) regarding tentative
nonconfirmations. The Employer must promptly notify employees in private of the finding and provide them
with the notice and letter containing information specific to the employee's E-Verify case. The Employer
agrees to provide both the English and the translated notice and letter for employees with limited English
proficiency to employees. The Employer agrees to provide written referral instructions to employees and
instruct affected employees to bring the English copy of the letter to the SSA. The Employer must allow
employees to contest the finding, and not take adverse action against employees if they choose to contest
the finding, while their case is still pending. Further, when employees contest a tentative nonconfirmation
based upon a photo mismatch, the Employer must take additional steps (see Article III.B below) to contact
DHS with information necessary to resolve the challenge.
11. The Employer agrees not to take any adverse action against an employee based upon the employee's
perceived employment eligibility status while SSA or DHS is processing the verification request unless the
Employer obtains knowledge (as defined in 8 C.F.R. Section 274a.1(l)) that the employee is not work
authorized. The Employer understands that an initial inability of the SSA or DHS automated verification
system to verify work authorization, a tentative nonconfirmation, a case in continuance (indicating the need
for additional time for the government to resolve a case), or the finding of a photo mismatch, does not
establish, and should not be interpreted as, evidence that the employee is not work authorized. In any of
such cases, the employee must be provided a full and fair opportunity to contest the finding, and if he or
she does so, the employee may not be terminated or suffer any adverse employment consequences based
upon the employee's perceived employment eligibility status (including denying, reducing, or extending
work hours, delaying or preventing training, requiring an employee to work in poorer conditions, withholding
pay, refusing to assign the employee to a Federal contract or other assignment, or otherwise assuming that
he or she is unauthorized to work) until and unless secondary verification by SSA or DHS has been
completed and a final nonconfirmation has been issued. If the employee does not choose to contest a
tentative nonconfirmation or a photo mismatch or if a secondary verification is completed and a final
nonconfirmation is issued, then the Employer can find the employee is not work authorized and terminate
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the employee's employment. Employers or employees with questions about a final nonconfirmation may call
E-Verify at 1-888-464-4218 (customer service) or 1-888-897-7781 (worker hotline).
12. The Employer agrees to comply with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and section 274B of the INA as
applicable by not discriminating unlawfully against any individual in hiring, firing, employment eligibility
verification, or recruitment or referral practices because of his or her national origin or citizenship status, or
by committing discriminatory documentary practices. The Employer understands that such illegal practices
can include selective verification or use of E-Verify except as provided in part D below, or discharging or
refusing to hire employees because they appear or sound "foreign" or have received tentative
nonconfirmations. The Employer further understands that any violation of the immigration-related unfair
employment practices provisions in section 274B of the INA could subject the Employer to civil penalties,
back pay awards, and other sanctions, and violations of Title VII could subject the Employer to back pay
awards, compensatory and punitive damages. Violations of either section 274B of the INA or Title VII may
also lead to the termination of its participation in E-Verify. If the Employer has any questions relating to the
anti-discrimination provision, it should contact OSC at 1-800-255-8155 or 1-800-237-2515 (TDD).
13. The Employer agrees that it will use the information it receives from E-Verify (through its E-Verify Employer
Agent) only to confirm the employment eligibility of employees as authorized by this MOU. The Employer
agrees that it will safeguard this information, and means of access to it (such as PINS and passwords), to
ensure that it is not used for any other purpose and as necessary to protect its confidentiality, including
ensuring that it is not disseminated to any person other than employees of the Employer who are authorized
to perform the Employer's responsibilities under this MOU, except for such dissemination as may be
authorized in advance by SSA or DHS for legitimate purposes.
14. The Employer agrees to notify DHS immediately in the event of a breach of personal information. Breaches
are defined as loss of control or unauthorized access to E-Verify personal data. All suspected or confirmed
breaches should be reported by calling 1-888-464-4218 or via email a E-Verify@uscis.dhs.gov. Please use
"Privacy Incident - Password" in the subject line of your email when sending a breach report to E-Verify.
15. The Employer acknowledges that the information it receives through the E-Verify Employer Agent from SSA
is governed by the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. Section 552a(i)(1) and (3)) and the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1306(a)). Any person who obtains this information under false pretenses or uses it for any purpose other
than as provided for in this MOU may be subject to criminal penalties.
16. The Employer agrees to cooperate with DHS and SSA in their compliance monitoring and evaluation of E-
Verify (whether directly or through their E-Verify Employer Agent), which includes permitting DHS, SSA, their
contractors and other agents, upon reasonable notice, to review Forms I-9 and other employment records
and to interview it and its employees regarding the Employer's use of E-Verify, and to respond in a prompt
and accurate manner to DHS requests for information relating to their participation in E-Verify.
17. The Employer shall not make any false or unauthorized claims or references about its participation in E-
Verify on its website, in advertising materials, or other media. The Employer shall not describe its services
as federally-approved, federally-certified, or federally-recognized, or use language with a similar intent on
its website or other materials provided to the public. Entering into this MOU does not mean that E-Verify
endorses or authorizes your E-Verify services and any claim to that effect is false.
18. The Employer shall not state in its website or other public documents that any language used therein has
been provided or approved by DHS, USCIS or the Verification Division, without first obtaining the prior
written consent of DHS.
19. The Employer agrees that E-Verify trademarks and logos may be used only under license by DHS/USCIS (see
M-795 (Web)) and, other than pursuant to the specific terms of such license, may not be used in any
manner that might imply that the Employer's services, products, websites, or publications are sponsored by,
endorsed by, licensed by, or affiliated with DHS, USCIS, or E-Verify.
20. The Employer understands that if it uses E-Verify procedures for any purpose other than as authorized by
this MOU, the Employer may be subject to appropriate legal action and termination of its participation in E-
Verify according to this MOU.
21. The Employer agrees that it will notify its E-Verify Employer Agent immediately if it is awarded a federal
contract with the FAR clause. Your E-Verify Employer Agent needs this information so that it can update
your company's E-Verify profile within 30 days of the contract award date.
B. RESPONSIBILITIES OF E-VERIFY EMPLOYER AGENT
1. The E-Verify Employer Agent agrees to provide to the SSA and DHS the names, titles, addresses, and
telephone numbers of the E-Verify Employer Agent representatives who will be accessing information under
E-Verify and shall update them as needed to keep them current.
2. The E-Verify Employer Agent agrees to become familiar with and comply with the E-Verify User Manual and
provide a copy of the most current version of the E-Verify User Manual to the Employer so that the Employer
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can become familiar with and comply with E-Verify policy and procedures. The E-Verify Employer Agent
agrees to obtain a revised E-Verify User Manual as it becomes available and to provide a copy of the revised
version to the Employer no later than 30 days after the manual becomes available.
3. The E-Verify Employer Agent agrees that any person accessing E-Verify on its behalf is trained on the most
recent E-Verify policy and procedures.
4. The E-Verify Employer Agent agrees that any E-Verify Employer Agent Representative who will perform
employment verification cases will complete the E-Verify Tutorial before that individual initiates any cases.
A. The E-Verify Employer Agent agrees that all E-Verify Employer Agent representatives will take the
refresher tutorials initiated by the E-Verify program as a condition of continued use of E-Verify,
including any tutorials for Federal contractors, if any of the Employers represented by the E-Verify
Employer Agent is a Federal contractor.
B. Failure to complete a refresher tutorial will prevent the E-Verify Employer Agent and Employer from
continued use of E-Verify.
5. The E-Verify Employer Agent agrees to grant E-Verify access only to current employees who need E-Verify
access. The E-Verify Employer Agent must promptly terminate an employee's E-Verify access if the
employee is separated from the company or no longer needs access to E-Verify.
6. The E-Verify Employer Agent agrees to obtain the necessary equipment to use E- Verify as required by the
E-Verify rules and regulations as modified from time to time.
7. The E-Verify Employer Agent agrees to, consistent with applicable laws, regulations, and policies, commit
sufficient personnel and resources to meet the requirements of this MOU.
8. The E-Verify Employer Agent agrees to provide its clients with training on E-Verify processes, policies, and
procedures. The E-Verify Employer Agent also agrees to provide its clients with ongoing E-Verify training as
needed. E-Verify is not responsible for providing training to clients of E-Verify Employer Agents.
9. The E-Verify Employer Agent agrees to provide the Employer with the notices described in Article II.B.1
below.
10. The E-Verify Employer Agent agrees to create E-Verify cases for the Employer it represents in accordance
with the E-Verify Manual, the E-Verify Web-Based Tutorial and all other published E-Verify rules and
procedures. The E-Verify Employer Agent will create E-Verify cases using information provided by the
Employer and will immediately communicate the response back to the Employer. If E-Verify is temporarily
unavailable, the three-day time period will be extended until it is again operational in order to
accommodate the E-Verify Employer Agent's attempting, in good faith, to make inquiries on behalf of the
Employer during the period of unavailability
11. When the E-Verify Employer Agent receives notice from a client company that it has received a contract
with the FAR clause, then the E-Verify Employer Agent must update the company's E-Verify profile within 30
days of the contract award date.
12. If data is transmitted between the E-Verify Employer Agent and its client, then the E-Verify Employer Agent
agrees to protect personally identifiable information during transmission to and from the E-Verify Employer
Agent.
13. The E-Verify Employer Agent agrees to notify DHS immediately in the event of a breach of personal
information. Breaches are defined as loss of control or unauthorized access to E-Verify personal data. All
suspected or confirmed breaches should be reported by calling 1-888-464-4218 or via email at E-
Verify@uscis.dhs.gov. Please use "Privacy Incident - Password" in the subject line of your email when
sending a breach report to E-Verify.
14. The E-Verify Employer Agent agrees to fully cooperate with DHS and SSA in their compliance monitoring
and evaluation of E-Verify, including permitting DHS, SSA, their contractors and other agents, upon
reasonable notice, to review Forms I-9, employment records, and all records pertaining to the E-Verify
Employer Agent's use of E-Verify, and to interview it and its employees regarding the use of E-Verify, and to
respond in a timely and accurate manner to DHS requests for information relating to their participation in E-
Verify.
15. The E-Verify Employer Agent shall not make any false or unauthorized claims or references about its
participation in E-Verify on its website, in advertising materials, or other media. The E-Verify Employer
Agent shall not describe its services as federally-approved, federally-certified, or federally-recognized, or
use language with a similar intent on its website or other materials provided to the public. Entering into this
MOU does not mean that E-Verify endorses or authorizes your E-Verify Employer Agent services and any
claim to that effect is false.
16. The E-Verify Employer Agent shall not state in its website or other public documents that any language used
therein has been provided or approved by DHS, USCIS or the Verification Division, without first obtaining the
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prior written consent of DHS.
17. The E-Verify Employer Agent agrees that E-Verify trademarks and logos may be used only under license by
DHS/USCIS (see ) and, other than pursuant to the specific terms of such license, may not be used in any
manner that might imply that the E-Verify Employer Agent's services, products, websites, or publications are
sponsored by, endorsed by, licensed by, or affiliated with DHS, USCIS, or E-Verify.
18. The E-Verify Employer Agent understands that if it uses E-Verify procedures for any purpose other than as
authorized by this MOU, the E-Verify Employer Agent may be subject to appropriate legal action and
termination of its participation in E-Verify according to this MOU.
C. RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL CONTRACTORS
The E-Verify Employer Agent shall ensure that the E-Verify Employer Agent and the Employers represented by the E-
Verify Employer Agent carry out the following responsibilities if the Employer is a Federal contractor or becomes a
federal contractor. The E-Verify Employer Agent should instruct the client to keep the E-Verify Employer Agent
informed about any changes or updates related to federal contracts. It is the E-Verify Employer Agent's
responsibility to ensure that its clients are in compliance with all E-Verify policies and procedures.
1. If the Employer is a Federal contractor with the FAR E-Verify clause subject to the employment verification
terms in Subpart 22.18 of the FAR, it will become familiar with and comply with the most current version of
the E-Verify User Manual for Federal Contractors as well as the E-Verify Supplemental Guide for Federal
Contractors.
2. In addition to the responsibilities of every employer outlined in this MOU, the Employer understands that if it
is a Federal contractor subject to the employment verification terms in Subpart 22.18 of the FAR it must
verify the employment eligibility of any "employee assigned to the contract" (as defined in FAR 22.1801).
Once an employee has been verified through E-Verify by the Employer, the Employer may not reverify the
employee through E-Verify.
A. An Employer that is not enrolled in E-Verify as a Federal contractor at the time of a contract award
must enroll as a Federal contractor in the E-Verify program within 30 calendar days of contract
award and, within 90 days of enrollment, begin to verify employment eligibility of new hires using E-
Verify. The Employer must verify those employees who are working in the United States, whether or
not they are assigned to the contract. Once the Employer begins verifying new hires, such
verification of new hires must be initiated within three business days after the hire date. Once
enrolled in E-Verify as a Federal contractor, the Employer must begin verification of employees
assigned to the contract within 90 calendar days after the date of enrollment or within 30 days of an
employee's assignment to the contract, whichever date is later.
B. Employers enrolled in E-Verify as a Federal contractor for 90 days or more at the time of a contract
award must use E-Verify to begin verification of employment eligibility for new hires of the Employer
who are working in the United States, whether or not assigned to the contract, within three business
days after the date of hire. If the Employer is enrolled in E-Verify as a Federal contractor for 90
calendar days or less at the time of contract award, the Employer must, within 90 days of
enrollment, begin to use E-Verify to initiate verification of new hires of the contractor who are
working in the United States, whether or not assigned to the contract. Such verification of new hires
must be initiated within three business days after the date of hire. An Employer enrolled as a
Federal contractor in E-Verify must begin verification of each employee assigned to the contract
within 90 calendar days after date of contract award or within 30 days after assignment to the
contract, whichever is later.
C. Federal contractors that are institutions of higher education (as defined at 20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), state
or local governments, governments of Federally recognized Indian tribes, or sureties performing
under a takeover agreement entered into with a Federal agency under a performance bond may
choose to only verify new and existing employees assigned to the Federal contract. Such Federal
contractors may, however, elect to verify all new hires, and/or all existing employees hired after
November 6, 1986. Employers in this category must begin verification of employees assigned to the
contract within 90 calendar days after the date of enrollment or within 30 days of an employee's
assignment to the contract, whichever date is later.
D. Upon enrollment, Employers who are Federal contractors may elect to verify employment eligibility
of all existing employees working in the United States who were hired after November 6, 1986,
instead of verifying only those employees assigned to a covered Federal contract. After enrollment,
Employers must elect to verify existing staff following DHS procedures and begin E-Verify
verification of all existing employees within 180 days after the election.
E. The Employer may use a previously completed Form I-9 as the basis for creating anE-Verify case for
an employee assigned to a contract as long as:
i. That Form I-9 is complete (including the SSN) and complies with Article II.A.6,
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ii. The employee's work authorization has not expired, and
iii. The Employer has reviewed the information reflected in the Form I-9 either in person or in
communications with the employee to ensure that the employee's Section 1, Form I-9
attestation has not changed (including, but not limited to, a lawful permanent resident alien
having become a naturalized U.S. citizen).
F. The Employer shall complete a new Form I-9 consistent with Article II.A.6 or update the previous
Form I-9 to provide the necessary information if:
i. The Employer cannot determine that Form I-9 complies with Article II.A.6,
ii. The employee's basis for work authorization as attested in Section 1 has expired or changed,
or
iii. The Form I-9 contains no SSN or is otherwise incomplete.
Note: If Section 1 of Form I-9 is otherwise valid and up-to-date and the form otherwise complies with
Article II.C.5, but reflects documentation (such as a U.S. passport or Form I-551) that expired after
completing Form I-9, the Employer shall not require the production of additional documentation, or use
the photo screening tool described in Article II.A.5, subject to any additional or superseding
instructions that may be provided on this subject in the E-Verify User Manual.
G. The Employer agrees not to require a second verification using E-Verify of any assigned employee
who has previously been verified as a newly hired employee under this MOU or to authorize
verification of any existing employee by any Employer that is not a Federal contractor based on this
Article.
3. The Employer understands that if it is a Federal contractor, its compliance with this MOU is a performance
requirement under the terms of the Federal contract or subcontract, and the Employer consents to the
release of information relating to compliance with its verification responsibilities under this MOU to
contracting officers or other officials authorized to review the Employer's compliance with Federal
contracting requirements.
D. RESPONSIBILITIES OF SSA
1. SSA agrees to allow DHS to compare data provided by the Employer (through the E-Verify Employer Agent)
against SSA's database. SSA sends DHS confirmation that the data sent either matches or does not match
the information in SSA's database.
2. SSA agrees to safeguard the information the Employer provides (through the E-Verify Employer Agent)
through E-Verify procedures. SSA also agrees to limit access to such information, as is appropriate by law, to
individuals responsible for the verification of Social Security numbers or responsible for evaluation of E-
Verify or such other persons or entities who may be authorized by SSA as governed by the Privacy Act (5
U.S.C. Section 552a), the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1306(a)), and SSA regulations (20 CFR Part 401).
3. SSA agrees to provide case results from its database within three Federal Government work days of the
initial inquiry. E-Verify provides the information to the E-Verify Employer Agent.
4. SSA agrees to update SSA records as necessary if the employee who contests the SSA tentative
nonconfirmation visits an SSA field office and provides the required evidence. If the employee visits an SSA
field office within the eight Federal Government work days from the date of referral to SSA, SSA agrees to
update SSA records, if appropriate, within the eight-day period unless SSA determines that more than eight
days may be necessary. In such cases, SSA will provide additional instructions to the employee. If the
employee does not visit SSA in the time allowed, E-Verify may provide a final nonconfirmation to the E-Verify
Employer Agent.
Note: If an Employer experiences technical problems, or has a policy question, the employer should contact
E-Verify at 1-888-464-4218.
E. RESPONSIBILITIES OF DHS
1. DHS agrees to provide the Employer with selected data from DHS databases to enable the Employer
(through the E-Verify Employer Agent) to conduct, to the extent authorized by this MOU:
A. Automated verification checks on alien employees by electronic means, and
B. Photo verification checks (when available) on employees.
2. DHS agrees to assist the E-Verify Employer Agent with operational problems associated with its participation
in E-Verify. DHS agrees to provide the E-Verify Employer Agent names, titles, addresses, and telephone
numbers of DHS representatives to be contacted during the E-Verify process.
3. DHS agrees to provide to the E-Verify Employer Agent with access to E-Verify training materials as well as
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an E-Verify User Manual that contain instructions on E-Verify policies, procedures, and requirements for both
SSA and DHS, including restrictions on the use of E-Verify.
4. DHS agrees to train E-Verify Employer Agents on all important changes made to E-Verify through the use of
mandatory refresher tutorials and updates to the E-Verify User Manual. Even without changes to E-Verify,
DHS reserves the right to require E-Verify Employer Agents to take mandatory refresher tutorials.
5. DHS agrees to provide to the Employer (through the E-Verify Employer Agent) a notice, which indicates the
Employer's participation in E-Verify. DHS also agrees to provide to the Employer anti-discrimination notices
issued by the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC), Civil
Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
6. DHS agrees to issue each of the E-Verify Employer Agent's E-Verify users a unique user identification
number and password that permits them to log in to E-Verify.
7. HS agrees to safeguard the information the Employer provides (through the E-Verify Employer Agent), and
to limit access to such information to individuals responsible for the verification process, for evaluation of E-
Verify, or to such other persons or entities as may be authorized by applicable law. Information will be used
only to verify the accuracy of Social Security numbers and employment eligibility, to enforce the INA and
Federal criminal laws, and to administer Federal contracting requirements.
8. DHS agrees to provide a means of automated verification that provides (in conjunction with SSA verification
procedures) confirmation or tentative nonconfirmation of employees' employment eligibility within three
Federal Government work days of the initial inquiry.
9. DHS agrees to provide a means of secondary verification (including updating DHS records) for employees
who contest DHS tentative nonconfirmations and photo mismatch tentative nonconfirmations. This provides
final confirmation or nonconfirmation of the employees' employment eligibility within 10 Federal
Government work days of the date of referral to DHS, unless DHS determines that more than 10 days may
be necessary. In such cases, DHS will provide additional verification instructions.
ARTICLE III
REFERRAL OF INDIVIDUALS TO SSA AND DHS
A. REFERRAL TO SSA
1. If the Employer receives a tentative nonconfirmation issued by SSA, the Employer must print the notice as
directed by E-Verify. The Employer must promptly notify employees in private of the finding and provide
them with the notice and letter containing information specific to the employee's E-Verify case. The
Employer also agrees to provide both the English and the translated notice and letter for employees with
limited English proficiency to employees. The Employer agrees to provide written referral instructions to
employees and instruct affected employees to bring the English copy of the letter to the SSA. The Employer
must allow employees to contest the finding, and not take adverse action against employees if they choose
to contest the finding, while their case is still pending.
2. The Employer agrees to obtain the employee's response about whether he or she will contest the tentative
nonconfirmation as soon as possible after the Employer receives the tentative nonconfirmation. Only the
employee may determine whether he or she will contest the tentative nonconfirmation.
3. After a tentative nonconfirmation, the Employer will refer employees to SSA field offices only as directed by
E-Verify. The Employer must record the case verification number, review the employee information
submitted to E-Verify to identify any errors, and find out whether the employee contests the tentative
nonconfirmation. The Employer will transmit the Social Security number, or any other corrected employee
information that SSA requests, to SSA for verification again if this review indicates a need to do so.
4. The Employer will instruct the employee to visit an SSA office within eight Federal Government work days.
SSA will electronically transmit the result of the referral to the Employer within 10 Federal Government work
days of the referral unless it determines that more than 10 days is necessary.
5. While waiting for case results, the Employer agrees to check the E-Verify system regularly for case updates.
6. The Employer agrees not to ask the employee to obtain a printout from the Social Security Administration
number database (the Numident) or other written verification of the SSN from the SSA.
B. REFERRAL TO DHS
1. If the Employer receives a tentative nonconfirmation issued by DHS, the Employer must promptly notify
employees in private of the finding and provide them with the notice and letter containing information
specific to the employee's E-Verify case. The Employer also agrees to provide both the English and the
translated notice and letter for employees with limited English proficiency to employees. The Employer must
allow employees to contest the finding, and not take adverse action against employees if they choose to
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contest the finding, while their case is still pending.
2. The Employer agrees to obtain the employee's response about whether he or she will contest the tentative
nonconfirmation as soon as possible after the Employer receives the tentative nonconfirmation. Only the
employee may determine whether he or she will contest the tentative nonconfirmation.
3. The Employer agrees to refer individuals to DHS only when the employee chooses to contest a tentative
nonconfirmation.
4. If the employee contests a tentative nonconfirmation issued by DHS, the Employer will instruct the
employee to contact DHS through its toll-free hotline (as found on the referral letter) within eight Federal
Government work days.
5. If the Employer finds a photo mismatch, the Employer must provide the photo mismatch tentative
nonconfirmation notice and follow the instructions outlined in paragraph 1 of this section for tentative
nonconfirmations, generally.
6. The Employer agrees that if an employee contests a tentative nonconfirmation based upon a photo
mismatch, the Employer will send a copy of the employee's Form I-551, Form I-766, U.S. Passport, or
passport card to DHS for review by:
A. Scanning and uploading the document, or
B. Sending a photocopy of the document by express mail (furnished and paid for by the employer).
7. The Employer understands that if it cannot determine whether there is a photo match/mismatch, the
Employer must forward the employee's documentation to DHS as described in the preceding paragraph. The
Employer agrees to resolve the case as specified by the DHS representative who will determine the photo
match or mismatch.
8. DHS will electronically transmit the result of the referral to the Employer within 10 Federal Government work
days of the referral unless it determines that more than 10 days is necessary.
9. While waiting for case results, the Employer agrees to check the E-Verify system regularly for case updates.
ARTICLE IV
SERVICE PROVISIONS
A. NO SERVICE FEES
1. SSA and DHS will not charge the Employer for verification services performed under this MOU. The Employer
is responsible for providing equipment needed to make inquiries. To access E-Verify, an Employer will need
a personal computer with Internet access.
ARTICLE V
MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION
A. MODIFICATION
1. This MOU is effective upon the signature of all parties and shall continue in effect for as long as the SSA and
DHS operates the E-Verify program unless modified in writing by the mutual consent of all parties.
2. Any and all E-Verify system enhancements by DHS or SSA, including but not limited to E-Verify checking
against additional data sources and instituting new verification policies or procedures, will be covered under
this MOU and will not cause the need for a supplemental MOU that outlines these changes.
B. TERMINATION
1. The Employer may terminate this MOU and its participation in E-Verify at any time upon 30 days prior
written notice to the other parties. In addition, any Employer represented by the E-Verify Employer Agent
may voluntarily terminate this MOU upon giving DHS 30 days' written notice.
2. Notwithstanding Article V, part A of this MOU, DHS may terminate this MOU, and thereby the Employer's
participation in E-Verify, with or without notice at any time if deemed necessary because of the
requirements of law or policy, or upon a determination by SSA or DHS that there has been a breach of
system integrity or security by the Employer, or a failure on the part of the Employer to comply with
established E-Verify procedures and/or legal requirements. The Employer understands that if it is a Federal
contractor, termination of this MOU by any party for any reason may negatively affect the performance of its
contractual responsibilities. Similarly, the Employer understands that if it is in a state where E-Verify is
mandatory, termination of this by any party MOU may negatively affect the Employer's business.
3. An Employer that is a Federal contractor may terminate this MOU when the Federal contract that requires its
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participation in E-Verify is terminated or completed. In such cases, the Federal contractor must provide
written notice to DHS. If an Employer that is a Federal contractor fails to provide such notice, then that
Employer will remain an E-Verify participant, will remain bound by the terms of this MOU that apply to non-
Federal contractor participants, and will be required to use the E-Verify procedures to verify the
employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.
4. The Employer agrees that E-Verify is not liable for any losses, financial or otherwise, if the Employer is
terminated from E-Verify.
5. Upon termination of the relationship between an Employer and their E-Verify Employer Agent, E-Verify
cannot provide the Employer with its records. The Employer agrees to seek its records from the E-Verify
Employer Agent.
ARTICLE VI
PARTIES
A. Some or all SSA and DHS responsibilities under this MOU may be performed by contractor(s), and SSA and
DHS may adjust verification responsibilities between each other as necessary. By separate agreement with
DHS, SSA has agreed to perform its responsibilities as described in this MOU.
B. Nothing in this MOU is intended, or should be construed, to create any right or benefit, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law by any third party against the United States, its agencies, officers, or
employees, or against the Employer, its agents, officers, or employees.
C. The Employer may not assign, directly or indirectly, whether by operation of law, change of control or
merger, all or any part of its rights or obligations under this MOU without the prior written consent of DHS,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Any attempt to sublicense, assign, or transfer
any of the rights, duties, or obligations herein is void.
D. Each party shall be solely responsible for defending any claim or action against it arising out of or related to
E-Verify or this MOU, whether civil or criminal, and for any liability wherefrom, including (but not limited to)
any dispute between the Employer and any other person or entity regarding the applicability of Section
403(d) of IIRIRA to any action taken or allegedly taken by the Employer.
E. The Employer understands that its participation in E-Verify is not confidential information and may be
disclosed as authorized or required by law and DHS or SSA policy, including but not limited to, Congressional
oversight, E-Verify publicity and media inquiries, determinations of compliance with Federal contractual
requirements, and responses to inquiries under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
F. The individuals whose signatures appear below represent that they are authorized to enter into this MOU on
behalf of the Employer, the E-Verify Employer Agent, and DHS respectively. The Employer understands that
any inaccurate statement, representation, data or other information provided to DHS may subject the
Employer, its subcontractors, its employees, or its representatives to: (1) prosecution for false statements
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1001 and/or; (2) immediate termination of its MOU and/or; (3) possible debarment or
suspension.
G. The foregoing constitutes the full agreement on this subject between DHS, the Employer, and the E-Verify
Employer Agent. CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (Employer) hereby designates and appoints eVerify Team WFN (E-
Verify Employer Agent), including its officers and employees, as the E-Verify Employer Agent for the purpose
of carrying out (Employer) responsibilities under the MOU between the Employer, the E-Verify Employer
Agent, and DHS.
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If you have any questions, contact E-Verify at 1-888-464-4218.
Approved by:
Employer
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc.
Name (Please Type or Print)
David Spennacchio
Title
Signature
Electronically Signed
Date
March 09, 2021
E-Verify Employer Agent
ADP, Inc.
Name (Please Type or Print)
eVerify Team WFN
Title
Signature
Electronically Signed
Date
March 09, 2021
Department of Homeland Security - Verification Division
Name
USCIS Verification Division
Title
Signature
Electronically Signed
Date
March 09, 2021
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Information Required for the E-Verify Program
Information relating to your Company:
Company Name CSA Ocean Sciences Inc.
Company Facility Address
8502 SW Kansas Ave
Stuart, FL 34997
Company Alternate Address
8502 SW Kansas Ave
Stuart, FL 34997
County or Parish Martin
Employer Identification Number 65-0878498
North American Industry Classification
Systems Code Professional, Scientific, And Technical Services (541)
Parent Company
Number of Employees 20 to 99
Number of Sites Verified for 1
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Are you verifying for more than 1 site? If yes, please provide the number of sites verified for in each
State:
Florida 1
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Information relating to the Program Administrator(s) for your Company on policy questions or
operational problems:
Name David Spennacchio
Phone Number (772) 219-3081
Fax Number
Email Address dspennacchio@conshelf.com
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REFERENCE #2
NEARSHORE HARDBOTTOM AND MITIGATION REEF MONITORING FOR THE
FORT PIERCE BEACH SHORE PROTECTION PROJECT
Client:
St. Lucie County
Under subcontract to Taylor Engineering, Inc.
Client Contact:
Chris Ellis
Senior Biologist
10151 Deerwood Park Blvd
Bld C 300 Suite 300
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Tel: 904-256-1375
Email: cellis@taylorengineering.com
Location: Nearshore waters, St. Lucie County, Florida
Start Date: 2003
Completion Date: Ongoing
Project Managers: Jeffery Landgraf, Jeff Pennell (current)
Field Scientists: Keith Spring, Lystina Kabay, Meghan Gordon,
Mikaela McCarthy, Deborah Kilbane
Operations Technicians: Gray Lawson, Eddie Walsh, Tim Shaw
GIS Specialists: Brent Gore, Kevin Noack
CSA has performed 17 annual post-construction biological
monitoring surveys of nearshore hardbottom since 2003 for a
series of 14 renourishment events for the Fort Pierce Shore
Protection Project in St. Lucie County, Florida. Surveys were
conducted in accordance with a biological monitoring plan
approved by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection
(FDEP). Nine permanent hardbottom monitoring transects were
installed, maintained, and monitored annually during the
monitoring program in project, downdrift, and reference areas. In
addition, three mitigation reef transects, each traversing the entire
east-west distance of the mitigation reef (approximately 70 m [230
ft]) were also surveyed as part of annual surveys from 2004 to
2012.
CSA marine biologists collected quantitative and qualitative video
data along each transect. Quantitative video data from three 20-m
segments on each hardbottom monitoring transect and from two
20-m segments on each mitigation reef transect were analyzed
with random point count software (CPCe) to estimate percent
cover of substrate types, wormrock, macroalgae, corals, sponges,
and other benthic fauna. Percent cover of the same benthic fauna
were also visually estimated in situ by sampling 0.25-m2 quadrats
at 9 to 10 locations on each hardbottom monitoring transect
(depending on hardbottom availability) and at 6 to 7 locations on each mitigation reef transect. Sediment depth was
measured at five random locations within each quadrat and at pre-determined locations along each transect. In
addition, marine biologists recorded a species list of all fauna and fishes observed within visibility limits along the
length of each transect.
The nearshore edge of hardbottom was mapped and surveyed by scientists along the entire length of the project area
(approximately 1.7 mi) to document position relative to the shoreline to monitor potential cross-shore transport of
beach fill as well as document potential changes in the benthic community along the edge. Eleven annual biological
monitoring reports and associated data deliverables were submitted to the client pursuant to FDEP Joint Coastal
Permit application requirements.
Contract Price: $75,445 (2022)
Change Orders: None
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REFERENCE #3
Form 5 Reference Questionnaire
(USE ONE FORM FOR EACH REQUIRED REFERENCE)
Solicitation: Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Professional Services for Nearshore Biological Monitoring RPS
NO: 22-8015
Reference Questionnaire for:
CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc.
(Name of Company Requesting Reference Information)
Lystina Kabay, Jeff Pennell
(Name of Individuals Requesting Reference Information)
Name:Charles “Tem” Fontaine III
(Evaluator completing reference questionnaire)
Company:Coastal Technology Corporation (a wholly owned
subsidiery of G.E.C., Inc.)
(Evaluator’s Company completing reference)
Email: tfontaine@coastaltechcorp.com FAX: Telephone: 772-562-8580
Collier County has implemented a process that collects reference information on firms and their key personnel to be used in the selection
of firms to perform this project. The Name of the Company listed in the Subject above has listed you as a client for which they have
previously performed work. Please complete the survey. Please rate each criteria to the best of your knowledge on a scale of 1 to 10, with
10 representing that you were very satisfied (and would hire the firm/individual again) and 1 representing that you were very unsatisfied
(and would never hire the firm/individual again). If you do not have sufficient knowledge of past performance in a particular area, leave
it blank and the item or form will be scored “0.”
Project Description: Fort Pierce Shore Protection Project:
Nearshore Hardbottom Montioring
Completion Date: Ongoing
Project Budget: ____________$239,636_________________ Project Number of Days: __________15 field_____________
Item Criteria Score (must be completed)
1 Ability to manage the project costs (minimize change orders to scope). 10
2 Ability to maintain project schedule (complete on-time or early). 10
3 Quality of work. 10
4 Quality of consultative advice provided on the project. 10
5 Professionalism and ability to manage personnel. 10
6 Project administration (completed documents, final invoice, final product turnover;
invoices; manuals or going forward documentation, etc.)
10
7 Ability to verbally communicate and document information clearly and succinctly. 10
8 Abiltity to manage risks and unexpected project circumstances. 10
9 Ability to follow contract documents, policies, procedures, rules, regulations, etc. 10
10 Overall comfort level with hiring the company in the future (customer satisfaction). 10
TOTAL SCORE OF ALL ITEMS 100
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REFERENCE #3
NEARSHORE HARDBOTTOM MONITORING SURVEYS FOR THE ST. LUCIE
COUNTY SOUTH BEACH AND DUNE RESTORATION PROJECT
Client:
St. Lucie County
Under subcontract to
Coastal Technology Corporation, Inc.
Client Contact:
Michael Walther
Coastal Technology Corporation
3625 20th Street
Vero Beach, Florida 32960
Tel: 772-562-8580
Email: mwalther@coastaltechcorp.com
Location: Offshore southern St. Lucie County and northern
Martin County, Florida
Start Date: August 2008
Completion Date: Ongoing
Project Manager: Jeff Pennell
Field Scientists: Keith Spring, Lystina Kabay, Deborah
Kilbane, Meghan Gordon, Mikaela McCarthy, Karen Snyder
Operations Technicians: Gray Lawson, Anthony Hernandez
GIS Specialists: Dustin Myers, Charles Hagens
CSA conducted pre- and post-construction surveys from 2008 to 2016 to map,
characterize, and monitor nearshore hardbottom habitat offshore southern St. Lucie
County, Florida prior to and subsequent to the placement of 645,000 yd3 of sand for
the St. Lucie County South Beach and Dune Restoration Project. From 2015 to 2018,
CSA monitored and artificial mitigation reef for epibiota cover and sediment
accumulation, as well as physical exposure using multibeam sonar. Recently, CSA
conducted an Immediate Post-construction survey in 2022 to support the St. Lucie
County South Beach and Dune Restoration Project. All surveys were conducted in
accordance with a biological monitoring plan approved by the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (FDEP).
Twenty-six permanent monitoring transects were established at the nearshore edge of
hardbottom and extended east to the eastern limit of hardbottom, not exceeding
152 m (500 ft). CSA scientists collected video data in quantitative and qualitative
formats along each transect. Percent cover of substrate, wormrock, macroalgae,
corals, sponges, and other benthic fauna were determined from analysis of quantitative
video data using random point count software (CPCe). Along each transect, percent
cover of substrates, wormrock, macroalgae, corals, sponges, and other benthic fauna
were also visually estimated in situ by sampling 0.25-m2 quadrats at approximately 10
to 12 point-intercept locations per transect. Within each quadrat, individual counts
were made of all corals, sponges, tunicate colonies, urchins, and holothuroids;
maximum and mean heights of the two dominant algal species were measured; and
maximum physical relief of hardbottom was measured. Sediment accumulation was
measured at pre-determined intervals along each transect.
The nearshore edge of exposed hardbottom within the project area was mapped by
scientific divers to document position relative to the shoreline and to characterize
benthic communities along the edge. Additionally, aerial imagery was analyzed via
classification of spectral bands and ground-truth verification to produce a habitat map
to quantify hardbottom cover within the survey area. Project status reports, baseline,
immediate post-construction, and one year post-construction hardbottom monitoring
reports, along with comprehensive data deliverables including geographic information
systems (GIS)-based maps and products were submitted to the client pursuant to
FDEP Joint Coastal Permit application requirements.
Contract Price: $239,636 (2022)
Change Orders: None
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REFERENCE #4
Form 5 Reference Questionnaire
(USE ONE FORM FOR EACH REQUIRED REFERENCE)
Solicitation: Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Professional Services for Nearshore Biological Monitoring RPS
NO: 22-8015
Reference Questionnaire for:
CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc.
(Name of Company Requesting Reference Information)
Lystina Kabay, Jeff Pennell
(Name of Individuals Requesting Reference Information)
Name: Charles “Tem” Fontaine III
(Evaluator completing reference questionnaire)
Company: Coastal Technology Corporation (a wholly owned
subsidiery of G.E.C., Inc.)
(Evaluator’s Company completing reference)
Email: tfontaine@coastaltechcorp.com FAX: Telephone: 772-562-8580
Collier County has implemented a process that collects reference information on firms and their key personnel to be used in the selection
of firms to perform this project. The Name of the Company listed in the Subject above has listed you as a client for which they have
previously performed work. Please complete the survey. Please rate each criteria to the best of your knowledge on a scale of 1 to 10, with
10 representing that you were very satisfied (and would hire the firm/individual again) and 1 representing that you were very unsatisfied
(and would never hire the firm/individual again). If you do not have sufficient knowledge of past performance in a particular area, leave
it blank and the item or form will be scored “0.”
Project Description: Indian River County Beach
Renourishment Project: Nearshore Hardbottom Monitoring
Completion Date: Ongoing
Project Budget: ____________$204,127_________________ Project Number of Days: __________10 field_____________
Item Criteria Score (must be completed)
1 Ability to manage the project costs (minimize change orders to scope). 10
2 Ability to maintain project schedule (complete on-time or early). 10
3 Quality of work. 10
4 Quality of consultative advice provided on the project. 10
5 Professionalism and ability to manage personnel. 10
6 Project administration (completed documents, final invoice, final product turnover;
invoices; manuals or going forward documentation, etc.)
10
7 Ability to verbally communicate and document information clearly and succinctly. 10
8 Abiltity to manage risks and unexpected project circumstances. 10
9 Ability to follow contract documents, policies, procedures, rules, regulations, etc. 10
10 Overall comfort level with hiring the company in the future (customer satisfaction). 10
TOTAL SCORE OF ALL ITEMS 100
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REFERENCE #4
NEARSHORE HARDBOTTOM MONITORING SURVEYS FOR THE INDIAN RIVER
COUNTY SECTOR 7 BEACH NOURISHMENT PROJECT
Client:
Indian River County
Under subcontract to
Coastal Technology Corporation, Inc.
Client Contact:
Tem Fontaine
Coastal Technology Corporation
3625 20th Street
Vero Beach, Florida 32960
Tel: 772-562-8580
Email: tfontaine@coastaltechcorp.com
Location: Offshore Indian River County, FL
Start Date: June 2020
Completion Date: Ongoing
Project Manager: Jeffrey Pennell
Field Scientists: R. Chip Baumberger, , Erin Hodel, Lystina
Kabay, Deborah Kilbane, Bo Douglas
Operations Technicians: Tim Shaw, Gray Lawson
GIS Specialists: Dustin Myers, Brent Gore, Charles Hagens
CSA conducted a baseline pre-construction survey in 2020 to map,
characterize, and monitor nearshore hardbottom habitat offshore southern
Indian River County prior to and subsequent to beach nourishment for the
Indian River County Sector 7 Beach Nourishment Project. Surveys were
conducted in accordance with a biological monitoring plan approved by the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP).
Two types of monitoring transects were installed and surveyed for 2020: 11 biological
transects (transects that included assessment of biological resources) and seven
sediment-only transects. Along each biological transect, percent cover of
substrates, wormrock, macroalgae, corals, sponges, and other benthic fauna
were also visually estimated in situ by sampling 0.5-m2 quadrats at
approximately 10 to 12 point-intercept locations per transect. Within each
quadrat, individual counts were made of all corals, sponges, tunicate colonies,
urchins, and holothuroids; maximum and mean heights of the two dominant
algal species were measured; and maximum physical relief of hardbottom was
measured. Sediment accumulation was measured at pre-determined intervals
along each transect.
The nearshore edge of exposed hardbottom within the project area was mapped
by scientific divers to document position relative to the shoreline and to
characterize benthic communities along the edge. Project hardbottom
monitoring reports, along with comprehensive data deliverables including
geographic information systems (GIS)-based maps and products were
submitted to the client pursuant to FDEP Joint Coastal Permit application
requirements.
CSA is contracted to complete post-construction surveys; however, this project is currently delayed and will continue
in 2024.
Contract Price: $204,127 (2020)
Change Orders: None
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9B5A484C-48DD-4AF0-A4D9-01915EC6316E
REFERENCE #5
Form 5 Reference Questionnaire
(USE ONE FORM FOR EACH REQUIRED REFERENCE)
Solicitation: Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Professional Services for Nearshore Biological Monitoring RPS
NO: 22-8015
Reference Questionnaire for:
CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc.
(Name of Company Requesting Reference Information)
Lystina Kabay, Meghan Gordon
(Name of Individuals Requesting Reference Information)
Name:Jessica Garland
(Evaluator completing reference questionnaire)
Company:Martin County BOCC
(Evaluator’s Company completing reference)
Email: jgarland@martin.fl.us FAX: 772-288-5955 Telephone: 772-288-5795
Collier County has implemented a process that collects reference information on firms and their key personnel to be used in the selection
of firms to perform this project. The Name of the Company listed in the Subject above has listed you as a client for which they have
previously performed work. Please complete the survey. Please rate each criteria to the best of your knowledge on a scale of 1 to 10, with
10 representing that you were very satisfied (and would hire the firm/individual again) and 1 representing that you were very unsatisfied
(and would never hire the firm/individual again). If you do not have sufficient knowledge of past performance in a particular area, leave
it blank and the item or form will be scored “0.”
Project Description: Hardbottom Monitoring for our HISPP Completion Date: _ongoing____________________
Project Budget: _$75,000 to $200,000 depends on phase Project Number of Days: __200_____________________
Item Criteria Score (must be completed)
1 Ability to manage the project costs (minimize change orders to scope). 10
2 Ability to maintain project schedule (complete on-time or early). 9
3 Quality of work. 10
4 Quality of consultative advice provided on the project. 10
5 Professionalism and ability to manage personnel. 10
6 Project administration (completed documents, final invoice, final product turnover;
invoices; manuals or going forward documentation, etc.)
10
7 Ability to verbally communicate and document information clearly and succinctly. 10
8 Abiltity to manage risks and unexpected project circumstances. 10
9 Ability to follow contract documents, policies, procedures, rules, regulations, etc. 10
10 Overall comfort level with hiring the company in the future (customer satisfaction). 10
TOTAL SCORE OF ALL ITEMS 99
Martin County has used CSA for over 15 years for our Hardbottom monitoring work. Their staff is always willing to go above to
answer any question staff may have as well as any questions the agencies may have regarding our project. We would gladly work with
them time and time again.
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REFERENCE #5
NEARSHORE HARDBOTTOM MONITORING SURVEYS FOR THE MARTIN
COUNTY SHORE PROTECTION PROJECT
Client:
Martin County
Under subcontract to multiple firms
Client Contact:
Jessica Garland
Martin County Coastal Project Manager
2401 SE Monterey Road
Stuart, Florida 34996
Tel: 772-288-5795
Email: jgarland@martin.fl.us
Location: Offshore Martin County, Florida
Start Date: August 2010
Completion Date: Ongoing
Project Manager: Erin Hodel, Meghan Gordon
Field Scientists: Jeffrey Pennell, R. Bo Douglas, Keith Spring,
David Snyder, Lystina Kabay, Deborah Kilbane, Meghan
Gordon, Mikaela McCarthy, Karen Snyder
Operations Technicians: Eddie Walsh, Gray Lawson,
Anthony Hernandez
GIS Specialists: Dustin Myers, Charles Hagens
CSA conducted a baseline pre-construction survey in 2010, an
immediate post-construction survey in 2013, and 9 annual
post-construction surveys from 2014 to 2022 to characterize,
monitor, and map nearshore hardbottom habitats offshore
Martin County, Florida in relation to beach nourishment
associated with the Martin County Shore Protection Project.
Surveys were conducted in accordance with a biological
monitoring plan approved by Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (FDEP). CSA scientists collected
quantitative and qualitative video data along 12 permanent
cross-shore monitoring transects. Percent cover of substrate,
wormrock, macroalgae, corals, sponges, and other benthic
fauna were determined from analysis of quantitative video
data using random point count software (CPCe).
Along each transect, percent cover of substrates, wormrock,
macroalgae, corals, sponges, and other benthic fauna were also
visually estimated in situ by sampling 0.25-m2 quadrats at up to
12 point-intercept locations. Within each quadrat, individual
counts were made of all corals, sponges, tunicate colonies,
urchins, and holothuroids; maximum and mean heights of the
two dominant algal species were measured; and maximum
vertical relief of hardbottom was measured. Sediment
accumulation was measured at five random locations within
each quadrat and at each meter along the length of each
transect. Delineation of sand versus hardbottom along each
transect was also performed. In 2017, five additional “sediment
only” permanent monitoring transects were established and
monitored only for sediment thickness at 1-m intervals and hardbottom/sand delineation along each transect.
The nearshore edge of exposed hardbottom was mapped by divers to document position relative to the shoreline and
to characterize the benthic community along the edge within the survey area. Comprehensive annual biological
monitoring reports and data deliverables (including GIS mapping products) were submitted to the client pursuant to
FDEP Joint Coastal Permit application requirements.
Contract Price: $110,000 (2022)
Change Orders: One change order to add additional tasks requested by Martin County
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REFERENCE #6
Form 5 Reference Questionnaire
(USE ONE FORM FOR EACH REQUIRED REFERENCE)
Solicitation: Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Professional Services for Nearshore Biological Monitoring RPS
NO: 22-8015
Reference Questionnaire for:
CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc.
(Name of Company Requesting Reference Information)
Lystina Kabay, Dave Snyder
(Name of Individuals Requesting Reference Information)
Name: Kevin R. Bodge, Ph.D., P.E.
(Evaluator completing reference questionnaire)
Company: Olsen Associates, Inc.
(Evaluator’s Company completing reference)
Email: kbodge@olsen-associates.com FAX: (904) 384-7368 Telephone: (904) 387-6114
Collier County has implemented a process that collects reference information on firms and their key personnel to be used in the selection
of firms to perform this project. The Name of the Company listed in the Subject above has listed you as a client for which they have
previously performed work. Please complete the survey. Please rate each criteria to the best of your knowledge on a scale of 1 to 10, with
10 representing that you were very satisfied (and would hire the firm/individual again) and 1 representing that you were very unsatisfied
(and would never hire the firm/individual again). If you do not have sufficient knowledge of past performance in a particular area, leave
it blank and the item or form will be scored “0.”
Project Description: Brevard Mid Reach Artificial Reef and
Nearshore Hardbottom Biological Monitoring Assessment
Completion Date: January 2022 (Calendar 2021 Monitoring)
Project Budget: CSA - $96,400
_____________________________
Project Number of Days: 200 days
Item Criteria Score (must be completed)
1 Ability to manage the project costs (minimize change orders to scope). 10
2 Ability to maintain project schedule (complete on-time or early). 9
3 Quality of work. 10
4 Quality of consultative advice provided on the project. 10
5 Professionalism and ability to manage personnel. 10
6 Project administration (completed documents, final invoice, final product turnover;
invoices; manuals or going forward documentation, etc.)
10
7 Ability to verbally communicate and document information clearly and succinctly. 10
8 Abiltity to manage risks and unexpected project circumstances. 10
9 Ability to follow contract documents, policies, procedures, rules, regulations, etc. 10
10 Overall comfort level with hiring the company in the future (customer satisfaction). 10
TOTAL SCORE OF ALL ITEMS 99
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REFERENCE #6
BREVARD COUNTY MID-REACH HARDBOTTOM AND MITIGATION REEF
MONITORING
Client:
Olsen Associates, Inc.
Client Contact:
Kevin Bodge, PhD., P.E.
Senior Coastal Engineer
2618 Herschel Street
Jacksonville, FL 32204
Tel: 904-387-6114
Email: kbodge@olsen-associates.com
Location: Brevard County, Florida
Start Date: 2005
Completion Date: Ongoing
Project Manager: David Snyder
Field Scientists: Jeffrey Pennell, Mikaela McCarthy, Karen
Snyder, Bo Douglas
Operations Technician: Eddie Walsh
GIS Specialist: Dustin Myers
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), under contract to Olsen
Associates, has supported Brevard County’s Mid Reach
Nourishment Project and associated artificial mitigation reefs
since 2005. CSA surveyed epibiota and fishes associated with
nearshore hardbottom features along the Mid Reach section of
shoreline in Brevard County. Data from this survey was then
used to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (SEIS) for a proposed beach nourishment project.
CSA evaluated impacts associated with several alternatives to
the proposed action and considered several mitigation options
including artificial reefs. CSA conducted a Uniform Mitigation
Assessment Methodology (UMAM) and Habitat Equivalency
Analysis to evaluate the use of artificial reefs as compensatory mitigation for loss of nearshore hardbottom habitate
due to the proposed beach nourishment project.
In 2009, CSA collaborated with East Coast Biologists and Olsen Associates, Inc to design mitigation reefs that would
replicate the physical appearance, texture, relief, and ecological function of the existing natural nearshore hardbottom.
This design also considered important engineering aspects such as hydraulic stability, constructability, and
geotechnical properties. The specially designed artifiical reefs were deployed between 2017 to 2019. CSA began
biological monitoring of the artificial reefs in 2019 using qualitative video and quantitative photography to assess
species composition and coverage by epibiota. Baited underwater video cameras modified for low visibility
conditions were deployed to quantify fish assemblages on the reefs and in situ measurements of sediment
accumulation were collected by divers to provide ground truthing for annual multibeam sonar surveys over the reef
footprint. CSA has overcome and adapted to the challenging conditions off Brevard County due to persistent swells
and poor visibility.
Contract Price: $47,937 (2022)
Change Orders: Three change orders extending the term of contract and one reducing the contract price
by $26,747
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9B5A484C-48DD-4AF0-A4D9-01915EC6316E
Form 5 Reference Questionnaire
(USE ONE FORM FOR EACH REQUIRED REFERENCE)
Solicitation: 22-8015
Reference Questionnaire for:
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc.
(Name of Company Requesting Reference Information)
Deborah Kilbane
(Name of Individuals Requesting Reference Information)
Name: Mark Howell
(Evaluator completing reference questionnaire)
Company: Oneida LG2 Environmental Solutions
(Evaluator’s Company completing reference)
Email: mhowell@oescgroup.com FAX: 904 262-8637 Telephone: 904 363-1686
Collier County has implemented a process that collects reference information on firms and their key personnel to be used in the selection
of firms to perform this project. The Name of the Company listed in the Subject above has listed you as a client for which they have
previously performed work. Please complete the survey. Please rate each criteria to the best of your knowledge on a scale of 1 to 10,
with 10 representing that you were very satisfied (and would hire the firm/individual again) and 1 representing that you were very
unsatisfied (and would never hire the firm/individual again). If you do not have sufficient knowledge of past performance in a particular
area, leave it blank and the item or form will be scored “0.”
Project Description: Two pre- and one post-construction
submerged aquatic vegetation surveys to support the Lido
Key Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project.
Completion Date: July 2021__________________________
Project Budget: $82,807.00___________________________ Project Number of Days: ___8____________________
Item Criteria Score (must be completed)
1 Ability to manage the project costs (minimize change orders to scope).
CSA was able work within their budget for the project. No change orders or budget
changes were requested.
10
2 Ability to maintain project schedule (complete on-time or early).
The project schedule was followed and all field work and reports were provided on-time.
10
3 Quality of work.
In-water work and data analysis/reporting were all high quality products.
10
4 Quality of consultative advice provided on the project.
CSA provided quality information and advice for this project.
10
5 Professionalism and ability to manage personnel.
CSA is very professional, they manage their personnel and able to work with other
contractors in a professional manner.
10
6 Project administration (completed documents, final invoice, final product turnover;
invoices; manuals or going forward documentation, etc.)
CSA provided administrative paperwork on-time, the information was correct and
deadlines for draft/final reports were easily met.
10
7 Ability to verbally communicate and document information clearly and succinctly.
CSA documents their field data/efforts very efficiently. Personnal were easily accessible
via email or cell phone when needed.
10
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8 Abiltity to manage risks and unexpected project circumstances.
CSA can adjust to whatever atypical situations arise in the field or during data post-
processing. Their experience in the marine environment allows for them to problem-
solve as issues arise and then continue on with the project.
10
9 Ability to follow contract documents, policies, procedures, rules, regulations, etc.
CSA followed the correct protocols, scope of work, and guidelines for the project.
10
10 Overall comfort level with hiring the company in the future (customer satisfaction).
CSA is easy to work with both in the field and in the office. They are very professional
and I would hire them for future projects.
10
TOTAL SCORE OF ALL ITEMS 100
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REFERENCE #7
LIDO KEY HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE PREDICTION PROJECT PRE- AND
POST-CONSTRUCTION SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION SURVEYS
Client:
Oneida LG2 Environmental Solutions, under contract
to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Client Contact:
Mark Howell
Senior Scientist/Project Manager
LG2 Environmental Solutions, Inc.
10475 Fortune Parkway, Ste. 201
Jacksonville, Florida 32256
Tel: 904-363-1686
Email: mhowell@lg2es.com
Location: Lido Key, Florida
Start Date: July 2019
Completion Date: August 2021
Project Manager: Jeff Pennell
Field Scientists: Jeff Pennell, Eddie Hughes
Operations Technicians: Anthony Hernandez, Gray
Lawson
GIS Specialists: Dustin Myers, Charles Hagens
CSA was contracted by Oneida LG2 Environmental Solutions (LG2) to perform pre- and post-construction
submerged aquatic vegetation surveys within the Lido Key Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction (HSDR) Project
Area, off Lido Key, Florida. These surveys are conducted jointly with LG2 in conjunction with maintenance dredging
of this Federal waterway by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
Two Pre-Construction Surveys were conducted, one in July 2019 and a second in 2020 as the maintenance dredging
did not occur as planned in the winter of 2019/2020. Both pre-construction surveys were conducted in two phases: 1)
SAV habitat delineation and mapping, and 2) quantitative assessment of SAV coverage. During the Pre-construction
Surveys, preliminary towed video surveys were performed to identify the locations of any submerged aquatic
vegetation within the project area. These preliminary surveys identified the presence of seagrass within the project
area. Diver surveys were then conducted to map the boundaries of these areas. Scientists then performed qualitative
assessments to visually assess species composition, above-ground biomass, epiphyte coverage, and sedimentation of
each SAV habitat delineated. Quantitative assessments were then conducted to collect Braun-Blanquet scores for each
of the SAV taxa present and total SAV cover along permanent transects installed within the seagrass habitat in order
to determine seagrass abundance. CSA’s benthic resource and GIS specialists compiled and QA/QC the field data,
prepared seagrass habitat delineation maps, and provided all raw data for submittal to USACE.
Contract Price: $82,807
Change Orders: One change order for CSA to provide an additional pre-construction survey due to delay in
maintenance dredging.
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REFERENCE #8
Form 5 Reference Questionnaire
(USE ONE FORM FOR EACH REQUIRED REFERENCE)
Solicitation: Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Professional Services for Nearshore Biological Monitoring RPS
NO: 22-8015
Reference Questionnaire for:
CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc.
(Name of Company Requesting Reference Information)
Deborah Kilbane
(Name of Individuals Requesting Reference Information)
Name:Eric B. Nelson
(Evaluator completing reference questionnaire)
Company:Water and Air Research. Inc.
(Evaluator’s Company completing reference)
Email: enelson@waterandair.com FAX: 352-378-1500 Telephone: 352-372-1500
Collier County has implemented a process that collects reference information on firms and their key personnel to be used in the selection
of firms to perform this project. The Name of the Company listed in the Subject above has listed you as a client for which they have
previously performed work. Please complete the survey. Please rate each criteria to the best of your knowledge on a scale of 1 to 10, with
10 representing that you were very satisfied (and would hire the firm/individual again) and 1 representing that you were very unsatisfied
(and would never hire the firm/individual again). If you do not have sufficient knowledge of past performance in a particular area, leave
it blank and the item or form will be scored “0.”
Project Description: Pre-construction Seagrass and
Hardbottom Resource Survey throughout the Federal
navigation channel of Matanzas Pass offshore Lee County,
Florida prior to maintenance dredging.
Completion Date: July 2022_________________
Project Budget: $19,308.21___________________ Project Number of Days: 3______________________
Item Criteria Score (must be completed)
1 Ability to manage the project costs (minimize change orders to scope). 10
2 Ability to maintain project schedule (complete on-time or early). 10
3 Quality of work. 10
4 Quality of consultative advice provided on the project. 10
5 Professionalism and ability to manage personnel. 10
6 Project administration (completed documents, final invoice, final product turnover;
invoices; manuals or going forward documentation, etc.)
10
7 Ability to verbally communicate and document information clearly and succinctly. 10
8 Abiltity to manage risks and unexpected project circumstances. 10
9 Ability to follow contract documents, policies, procedures, rules, regulations, etc. 10
10 Overall comfort level with hiring the company in the future (customer satisfaction). 10
TOTAL SCORE OF ALL ITEMS 100
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SEAGRASS AND HARDBOTTOM SURVEY, MATANZAS PASS OFFSHORE LEE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
Client:
Water and Air Research, Inc. under contract to the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers
Client Contact:
Barry Vance
Scientist
Water and Air Research, Inc.
6821 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, Florida 32608
Tel: 352-224-1558
Email: bvance@waterandair.com
Location: Fort Myers, Florida
Start Date: July 2022
Completion Date: July 2022
Project Manager: Meghan Gordon
Field Scientists: Meghan Gordon, Eddie Hughes
Operations Technician: Anthony Hernandez
GIS Specialists: Dustin Myers, Vanessa Ward
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposed to conduct maintenance dredging throughout the Federal
navigation channel from the mouth of Estero Island to the terminus in the bay, as well as a possible realignment of the
navigation channel just north of its current location. CSA was subcontracted through Water and Air Research, Inc.
(WAR) to perform a Seagrass and Hardbottom Resource Survey in the Federal channel and nearshore environment of
Matanzas Pass offshore Lee County, Florida, using side-scan sonar and diver surveys. This project was conducted
jointly with WAR. CSA provided two AAUS divers who were SAV & hardbottom subject matter experts for the
survey and reporting effort.
The purpose of the survey was to document the current condition of the benthic environment within the proposed
dredge area – a 150-m buffer zone outside the existing channel toe (and 150 m outside the proposed navigation
channel location to the north). CSA used side-scan sonar to document in real time the existence of seagrass within the
Federal navigation channel and turning basin. Using location data collected during the sonar survey, CSA performed
in-water surveys to confirm, map, and characterize the presence of seagrass using a SHARK in-water navigational
system. CSA adopted a line-intercept survey method and estimated cover abundance. In-water survey data were
compiled, processed, and analyzed to provide georeferenced benthic resource maps, coverage estimates, and
qualitative descriptions of seagrass beds. Representative photos and video were also provided.
Contract Price: $19,308
Change Orders: None
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
The supplemental conditions contained in this section are intended to cooperate with, to supplement, and
to modify the general conditions and other specifications. In cases of disagreement with any other section
of this contract, the Supplemental Conditions shall govern. This is an acknowledgement that FEMA financial
assistance will be used to fund all or a portion of the contract.
Pursuant uniform requirements of federal awards (2 CFR Part 200.23) the definition of CONTRACTOR is
an entity that receives a Contract / Purchase Order.
Compliance with Federal Law, Regulations and Executive Orders: The Sub-Recipient (County) agrees
to include in the subcontract that (i) the subcontractor is bound by the terms of the Federally-Funded
Subaward and Grant Agreement, (ii) the subcontractor is bound by all applicable state and Federal laws
and regulations, and (iii) the subcontractor shall hold the Division and Sub-Recipient harmless against all
claims of whatever nature arising out of the subcontractor's performance of work under this Agreement, to
the extent allowed and required by law.
Specifically, the Contractor shall be responsible for being knowledgeable and performing any and all
services under this contract in accordance with the following governing regulations along with all applicable
Federal law, regulations, executive orders, FEMA policies, procedures, and directives.
o 2 C.F.R. Part 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit
Requirements for Federal Awards
o 44 C.F.R. Part 206
o The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93-
288, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq., and Related Authorities
o FEMA Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide
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Access to Records: The contractor agrees to provide the County, the Florida Department of Emergency
Management, the FEMA Administrator, the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their
authorized representative’s access to any books, documents, papers, and records of the Contractor which
are directly pertinent to this contract for the purposes of making audits, examinations, excerpts, and
transcriptions. (2) The Contractor agrees to permit any of the foregoing parties to reproduce by any means
whatsoever or to copy excerpts and transcriptions as reasonably needed. (3) The contractor agrees to
provide the FEMA Administrator or his authorized representatives’ access to construction or other work
sites pertaining to the work being completed under the contract. (4) In compliance with section 1225 of the
Disaster Recovery Act of 2018, the County and the Contractor acknowledge and agree that no language in
this contract is intended to prohibit audits or internal reviews by the FEMA Administrator or the Comptroller
General of the United States.
Affirmative Socioeconomic Steps If subcontracts are to be let, the prime contractor is required to take
all necessary steps identified in 2 C.F.R. § 200.321(b)(1)-(5) to ensure that small and minority businesses,
women’s business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are used when possible.
Changes: To be allowable under a FEMA grant or cooperative agreement award, the cost of any contract
change, modification, amendment, addendum, change order, or constructive change must be necessary,
allowable, allocable, within the scope of the grant or cooperative agreement, reasonable for the scope of
work, and otherwise allowable.
DHS Seal, Logo, and Flags: The contractor shall not use the DHS seal(s), logos, crests, or reproductions
of flags or likenesses of DHS agency officials without specific FEMA pre- approval. The contractor shall
include this provision in any subcontracts.
Domestic Preference for Procurements 200.322 As appropriate and to the extent consistent with law,
the non-Federal entity should, to the greatest extent practicable under a Federal award, provide a
preference for the purchase, acquisition, or use of goods, products, or materials produced in the United
States (including but not limited to iron, aluminum, steel, cement, and other manufactured products). The
requirements of this section must be included in all subawards including all contracts and purchase orders
for work or products under this award.
For purposes of this section: ‘‘Produced in the United States’’ means, for iron and steel products, that all
manufacturing processes, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings, occurred in the
United States. ‘‘Manufactured products’’ means items and construction materials composed in whole or in
part of non-ferrous metals such as aluminum; plastics and polymer-based products such as polyvinyl
chloride pipe; aggregates such as concrete; glass, including optical fiber; and lumber.
License and Delivery of Works Subject to Copyright and Data Rights: The Contractor grants to the
County, a paid-up, royalty-free, nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license in data first produced in the
performance of this contract to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use, including prepare derivative works,
distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly such data. For data required by
the contract but not first produced in the performance of this contract, the Contractor will identify such data
and grant to the County or acquires on its behalf a license of the same scope as for data first produced in
the performance of this contract. Data, as used herein, shall include any work subject to copyright under
17 U.S.C. § 102, for example, any written reports or literary works, software and/or source code, music,
choreography, pictures or images, graphics, sculptures, videos, motion pictures or other audiovisual works,
sound and/or video recordings, and architectural works. Upon or before the completion of this contract, the
Contractor will deliver to the County data first produced in the performance of this contract and data
required by the contract but not first produced in the performance of this contract in formats acceptable by
the County.
No Obligation by Federal Government: The Federal Government is not a party to this contract and is not
subject to any obligations or liabilities to the non-Federal entity, contractor, or any other party pertaining to
any matter resulting from the contract.
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Prohibition on Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause, the terms backhaul; covered foreign country; covered
telecommunications equipment or services; interconnection arrangements; roaming; substantial or
essential component; and telecommunications equipment or services have the meaning as defined in
FEMA Policy, #405-143-1 Prohibitions on Expending FEMA Award Funds forcovered Telecommunications
Equipment or Services As used in this clause –
(b) Prohibitions.
(1) Section 889(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year2019, Pub. L.
No. 115-232, and 2 C.F.R. § 200.216 prohibit the head of an executive agency on or after Aug.13, 2020,
from obligating or expending grant, cooperative agreement, loan, or loan guarantee funds on certain
telecommunications products or from certain entities for national security reasons.
(2) Unless an exception in paragraph (c) of this clause applies, the contractor and its subcontractors may
not use grant, cooperative agreement, loan, or loan guarantee funds from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to:
(i) Procure or obtain any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications
equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology
of any system;
(ii) Enter into, extend, or renew a contract to procure or obtain any equipment, system, or service that
uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of
any system, or as critical technology of any system;
(iii) Enter into, extend, or renew contracts with entities that use covered telecommunications equipment
or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of
any system; or
(iv) Provide, as part of its performance of this contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument,
any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a
substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.
(c) Exceptions.
(1) This clause does not prohibit contractors from providing — (i). A service that connects to the facilities of
a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or (ii). Telecommunications
equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or permit visibility into any user data or packets that
such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.
(2) By necessary implication and regulation, the prohibitions also do not apply to: (i). Covered
telecommunications equipment or services that: i. Are not used as a substantial or essential component of
any system; and ii. Are not used as critical technology of any system. (ii). Other telecommunications
equipment or services that are not considered covered telecommunications equipment or services.
(d)Reporting requirement.
(1) In the event the contractor identifies covered telecommunications equipment or services used as a
substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, during
contract performance, or the contractor is notified of such by a subcontractor at any tier or by any other
source, the contractor shall report the information in paragraph (d)(2) of this clause to the recipient or
subrecipient, unless elsewhere in this contract are established procedures for reporting the information.
(2) The Contractor shall report the following information pursuant to paragraph (d)(1) of this clause: (i)
Within one business day from the date of such identification or notification: The contract number; the order
number(s), if applicable; supplier name; supplier unique entity identifier (if known); supplier Commercial
and Government Entity (CAGE) code (if known); brand; model number (original equipment manufacturer
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number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number); item description; and any readily available
information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended. (ii) Within 10 business days of submitting
the information in paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this clause: Any further available information about mitigation
actions undertaken or recommended. In addition, the contractor shall describe the efforts it undertook to
prevent use or submission of covered telecommunications equipment or services, and any additional efforts
that will be incorporated to prevent future use or submission of covered telecommunications equipment or
services.
(e) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph(e), in
all subcontracts and other contractual instruments.
Program Fraud and False or Fraudulent Statements or Related Acts: The Contractor acknowledges
that 31 U.S.C. Chap. 38 (Administrative Remedies for False Claims and Statements) applies to the
contractor’s actions pertaining to this contract.
Rights to Inventions Made Under a Contract or Agreement: Exempt from FEMA Public Assistance
Funding
Suspension and Debarment: (1) This contract is a covered transaction for purposes of 2 C.F.R. pt. 180
and 2 C.F.R. pt. 3000. As such the contractor is required to verify that none of the contractor, its principals
(defined at 2 C.F.R. § 180.995), or its affiliates (defined at 2 C.F.R. § 180.905) are excluded (defined at 2
C.F.R. § 180.940) or disqualified (defined at 2 C.F.R. § 180.935). (2) The contractor must comply with 2
C.F.R. pt. 180, subpart C and 2 C.F.R. pt. 3000, subpart C and must include a requirement to comply with
these regulations in any lower tier covered transaction it enters into. (3) This certification is a material
representation of fact relied upon by the County. If it is later determined that the contractor did not comply
with 2 C.F.R. pt. 180, subpart C and 2 C.F.R. pt. 3000, subpart C, in addition to remedies available to the
County, the Federal Government may pursue available remedies, including but not limited to suspension
and/or debarment. (4) The bidder or proposer agrees to comply with the requirements of 2 C.F.R. pt. 180,
subpart C and 2 C.F.R. pt. 3000, subpart C while this offer is valid and throughout the period of any contract
that may arise from this offer. The bidder or proposer further agrees to include a provision requiring such
compliance in its lower tier covered transactions.
Procurement of Recovered Materials (§200.323) (Over $10,000): In the performance of this contract,
the Contractor shall make maximum use of products containing recovered materials that are EPA-
designated items unless the product cannot be acquired— Competitively within a timeframe providing for
compliance with the contract performance schedule; Meeting contract performance requirements; or At a
reasonable price. Information about this requirement, along with the list of EPA-designated items, is
available at EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines webpage:
https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive- procurement-guideline-cpg-program.
The Contractor also agrees to comply with all other applicable requirements of Section 6002 of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act.
Termination for Cause and Convenience (over $10,000): See Standard Purchase Order and/or Contract
Terms and Conditions
Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment (31 U.S.C. § 1352 (as amended) (over $100,000): Contractors who
apply or bid for an award of $100,000 or more shall file the required certification. Each tier certifies to the
tier above that it will not and has not used Federal appropriated funds to pay any person or organization for
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, officer
or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with obtaining any
Federal contract, grant, or any other award covered by 31 U.S.C. § 1352. Each tier shall also disclose any
lobbying with non-Federal funds that takes place in connection with obtaining any Federal award. Such
disclosures are forwarded from tier to tier up to the recipient.”
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Contractors must sign and submit a certification to the County with each bid or offer exceeding $100,000.
See Certifications and Assurances and the end of this document.
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 3701-3708) (over $100,000): Where
applicable, all contracts awarded by the solicitor in excess of $100,000 that involve the employment of
mechanics or laborers must include a provision for compliance with 40 U.S.C. 3702 and 3704, as
supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 5).
(1)Overtime requirements. No contractor or subcontractor contracting for any part of the contract work
which may require or involve the employment of laborers or mechanics shall require or permit any such
laborer or mechanic in any workweek in which he or she is employed on such work to work in excess of
forty hours in such workweek unless such laborer or mechanic receives compensation at a rate not less
than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of forty hours in such
workweek.
(2)Violation; liability for unpaid wages; liquidated damages. In the event of any violation of the clause
set forth in paragraph (1) of this section the contractor and any subcontractor responsible therefor shall be
liable for the unpaid wages. In addition, such contractor and subcontractor shall be liable to the United
States (in the case of work done under contract for the District of Columbia or a territory, to such District or
to such territory), for liquidated damages. Such liquidated damages shall be computed with respect to each
individual laborer or mechanic, including watchmen and guards, employed in violation of the clause set
forth in paragraph (1) of this section, in the sum of $27 for each calendar day on which such individual was
required or permitted to work in excess of the standard workweek of forty hours without payment of the
overtime wages required by the clause set forth in paragraph (1) of this section.
(3)Withholding for unpaid wages and liquidated damages. The County or FEMA shall upon its own
action or upon written request of an authorized representative of the Department of Labor withhold or cause
to be withheld, from any moneys payable on account of work performed by the contractor or subcontractor
under any such contract or any other Federal contract with the same prime contractor, or any other
federally-assisted contract subject to the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, which is held by
the same prime contractor, such sums as may be determined to be necessary to satisfy any liabilities of
such contractor or subcontractor for unpaid wages and liquidated damages as provided in the clause set
forth in paragraph (2) of this section.
(4)Subcontracts. The contractor or subcontractor shall insert in any subcontracts the clauses set forth
in paragraph (1) through (4) of this section and a clause requiring the subcontractors to include these
clauses in any lower tier subcontracts. The prime contractor shall be responsible for compliance by any
subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor with the clauses set forth in paragraphs (1) through (4) of this
section.”
For contracts that are only subject to Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act and are not subject
to the other statutes in 29 C.F.R. § 5.1
“Further Compliance with the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act.
(1) The contractor or subcontractor shall maintain payrolls and basic payroll records during the course of
the work and shall preserve them for a period of three years from the completion of the contract for all
laborers and mechanics, including guards and watchmen, working on the contract. Such records shall
contain the name and address of each such employee, social security number, correct classifications,
hourly rates of wages paid, daily and weekly number of hours worked, deductions made, and actual wages
paid.
(2)Records to be maintained under this provision shall be made available by the contractor or subcontractor
for inspection, copying, or transcription by authorized representatives of the Department of Homeland
Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Department of Labor, and the contractor
or subcontractor will permit such representatives to interview employees during working hours on the job.
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Clean Air Act (over $150,000): 1. The contractor agrees to comply with all applicable standards, orders
or regulations issued pursuant to the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq. 2. The contractor
agrees to report each violation to the County and understands and agrees that the County will, in turn,
report each violation as required to assure notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and
the appropriate Environmental Protection Agency Regional Office. 3. The contractor agrees to include
these requirements in each subcontract exceeding $150,000 financed in whole or in part with Federal
assistance provided by FEMA.
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (over $150,000): 1. The contractor agrees to comply with all
applicable standards, orders, or regulations issued pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. 2. The contractor agrees to report each violation to the County and
understands and agrees that the County will, in turn, report each violation as required to assure notification
to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the appropriate Environmental Protection Agency
Regional Office. 3. The contractor agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract exceeding
$150,000 financed in whole or in part with Federal assistance provided by FEMA.
Administrative, Contractual, or Legal Remedies (over $250,000): Unless otherwise provided in this
contract, all claims, counter-claims, disputes and other matters in question between the local
government and the contractor, arising out of or relating to this contract, or the breach of it, will be decided
by arbitration, if the parties mutually agree, or in a Florida court of competent jurisdiction.
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
Equal Employment Opportunity Clause (§60-1.4): Except as otherwise provided under 41 C.F.R. Part
60, all contracts that meet the definition of “federally assisted construction contract” in 41 C.F.R. § 60-1.3
must include the equal opportunity clause provided under 41 C.F.R. § 60- 1.4.
During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows:
(1)The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. The contractor will take affirmative
action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment without
regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Such action
shall include, but not be limited to the following:
Employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination;
rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The
contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment,
notices to be provided setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
(2) The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the
contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to
race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
(3) The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant
for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the
compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This provision shall not apply
to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or
applicants as a part of such employee's essential job functions discloses the compensation of such other
employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless such
disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding,
hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or is consistent with the
contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
(4) The contractor will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which he has a collective
bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, a notice to be provided advising the said labor
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union or workers' representatives of the contractor's commitments under this section, and shall post copies
of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment.
(5) The contractor will comply with all provisions of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and of
the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor.
(6) The contractor will furnish all information and reports required by Executive Order 11246 of September
24, 1965, and by rules, regulations, and orders of the Secretary of Labor, or pursuant thereto, and will
permit access to his books, records, and accounts by the administering agency and the Secretary of Labor
for purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules, regulations, and orders.
(7) In the event of the contractor's noncompliance with the nondiscrimination clauses of this contract or with
any of the said rules, regulations, or orders, this contract may be canceled, terminated, or suspended in
whole or in part an the contractor may be declared ineligible for further Government contracts or federally
assisted construction contracts in accordance with procedures authorized in Executive Order 11246 of
September 24, 1965, and such other sanctions may be imposed and remedies invoked as provided in
Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, or by rule, regulation, or order of the Secretary of Labor, or
as otherwise provided by law.
(8) The contractor will include the portion of the sentence immediately preceding paragraph (1) and the
provisions of paragraphs (1) through (8) in every subcontract or purchase order unless exempted by rules,
regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to section 204 of Executive Order 11246
of September 24, 1965, so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. The
contractor will take such action with respect to any subcontract or purchase order as the administering
agency may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions, including sanctions for noncompliance:
Provided, however, that in the event a contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with
a subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction by the administering agency, the contractor may
request the United States to enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the United States.
Davis Bacon Act: Exempt under FEMA Public Assistance Funding
Copeland Anti-Kickback Act: Exempt under FEMA Public Assistance Funding
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STATE OF FLORIDA PROVISIONS
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
BEACH MANAGEMENT FUNDING ASSITANCE PROGRAM
Applicable Laws - The County and all its agents shall comply with all federal, state and local regulations,
including, but not limited to, nondiscrimination, wages, social security, workers' compensation, licenses,
and registration requirements. The County shall include this provision in all contracts issued.
Data Collection: The Project shall be conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth
under this Agreement, all applicable Department permits and the eligible Project task items established
below. All data collection and processing, and the resulting product deliverables, shall comply with the
standards and technical specifications contained in the Department's Monitoring Standards for Beach
Erosion Control Projects (2014) and all associated state and federal permits, unless otherwise specified in
the approved scope of work for an eligible Project item. The monitoring standards may be found at: Project
Monitoring (floridadep.gov)
In order to comply with Florida Auditor General report 2014-064 regarding conflicts of interest and to be
consistent with Section 287.057(I7)(a)(I), F.S., all monitoring data and statistical analysis must be
provided directly and concurrently from the monitoring contractor to the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection/County/permittee/engineering consultant. The County's engineering
consultant must provide an adequate mitigation plan, consistent with Section 287.057(17)(a)(I), F.S.,
including a description of organizational, physical, and electronic barriers to be used by the County's
engineering consultant, that addresses conflicts of interest when contracting multi-disciplinary firms for
Project engineering and post-construction environmental monitoring services, or when the Project
engineering consultant firm subcontracts for post-construction environmental monitoring. Environmental
monitoring includes hardbottom, seagrass, and mangrove resources.
Equal Employment Opportunity: No person on the ground of race, creed, color, religion, national origin,
age, gender, or disability, shall be excluded from participation in; be denied the proceeds or benefits of,
otherwise subjected to discrimination.
Inspector General Cooperation: The Parties agree to comply with Section 20.055(5), Florida Statutes, for
the inspector general to have access to any records, data and other information deemed necessary to carry
out his or her duties and incorporate into all subcontracts the obligation to comply with Section 20.055(5),
Florida Statutes.
Lobbying: No funds received pursuant to this Agreement may be expended for lobbying the Legislature,
the judicial branch or a state agency.
Local Preference: Pursuant to Section 255.0991, F.S. local vendor preference is not applicable
Physical Access and Inspection: Grantor personnel shall be given access to and may observe and
inspect work being performed under this Agreement, with reasonable notice and during normal
business hours, including by any of the following methods:
i. The County shall provide access to any location or facility on which County is performing work, or
storing or staging equipment, materials or documents.
ii. The County shall permit inspection of any facility, equipment, practices, or operations required
in performance of any work pursuant to this Agreement; and,
iii. The County shall allow and facilitate sampling and monitoring of any substances, soils, materials
or parameters at any location reasonable or necessary to assure compliance with any work or
legal requirements pursuant to this Agreement.
Record Retention: A. The contractor shall maintain and retain sufficient records demonstrating its
compliance with the terms of the Agreement for a period of at least five (5) years after final payment is
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made and shall allow the County, the State, or its authorized representatives access to such records for
audit purposes upon request.
Statutory Notices Relating to Unauthorized Employment: The County shall consider the
employment by any Contractor of unauthorized aliens a violation of Section 274A(e) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act. If the Contractor knowingly employs unauthorized aliens, such violation shall be
cause for unilateral cancellation of this Agreement
Statutory Notices Relating to Subcontracts: Pursuant to Sections 287.133 and 287.134, F.S., the
following restrictions apply to persons placed on the convicted vendor list or the discriminatory vendor
list:
i.Public Entity Crime. A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list
following a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid, proposal, or reply on a
contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity; may not submit a bid, proposal, or
reply on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public
work; may not submit bids, proposals, or replies on leases of real property to a public entity; may
not be awarded or perform work as a Grantee, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a
contract with any public entity; and may not transact business with any public entity in excess
of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017, F.S., for CATEGORY TWO for a period
of 36 months following the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list.
ii.Discriminatory Vendors. An entity or affiliate who has been placed on the discriminatory
vendor list may not submit a bid, proposal, or reply on a contract to provide any goods or
services to a public entity; may not submit a bid, proposal, or reply on a contract with a public
entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work; may not submit bids,
proposals, or replies on leases of real property to a public entity; may not be awarded or
perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any
public entity; and may not transact business with any public entity.
iii.Notification. The Grantee shall notify Department if it or any of its suppliers, subcontractors,
or consultants have been placed on the convicted vendor list or the discriminatory vendor list
during the life of the Agreement. The Florida Department of Management Services is
responsible for maintaining the discriminatory vendor list and posts the list on its website.
Questions regarding the discriminatory vendor list may be directed to the Florida Department
of Management Services, Office of Supplier Diversity, at (850) 487-0915.
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Compliance with Federal Law, Regulations, And Executive Orders
and Acknowledgement of Federal Funding
Certification
This is an acknowledgement that FEMA financial assistance will be used to fund all or a portion of the
contract. The contractor will comply with all applicable Federal law, regulations, executive orders, FEMA
policies, procedures, and directives.
If the Contractor subcontracts any of the work required under this Agreement, a copy of the signed
subcontract must be available to the County for review and approval. The Contractor agrees to include in
the subcontract that (1) the subcontractor is bound by the terms of this Agreement, (ii) the subcontractor is
bound by all applicable state and federal laws and regulations, and (iii) the subcontractor shall hold the
County and the Grantor Agency harmless against all claims of whatever nature arising out of the
subcontractor’s performance of work under this Agreement, to the extent allowed and required by law. The
County may document in the quarterly report the Contractor’s progress in performing its work under this
agreement.
On behalf of my firm, I acknowledge, the grant requirements identified in this document.
Vendor/Contractor Name CSA OCEAN SCIENCES INC.
Date 22 SEPTEMBER 2022
Authorized Signature ___________________FREDERICK B. AYER, II______________________________
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CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY
and VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION
Contractor Covered Transactions
(1)The prospective subcontractor of the Sub-recipient, Collier County, certifies, by submission of this
document, that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment,
declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department
or agency.
(2)Where the Sub-recipient’s subcontractor is unable to certify to the above statement, the prospective
contract shall attach an explanation to this form.
CONTRACTOR
CSA OCEAN SCIENCES INC.
Sub-Recipient Name: Collier County Board of County Commissioners
DEM Contract Number: TBD
FEMA Project Number: TBD
By:
________________________________________________________________
Signature
__FREDERICK B. AYER, II, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT______________
Name and Title
8502 SW KANSAS AVENUE
__________________________________________________________________
Street Address
STUART, FLORIDA 34997__________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip
024803350__________________________________________________________________
DUNS Number
22 SEPTEMBER 2022__________________________________________________________________
Date
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CSA OCEAN SCIENCES INC. 65-0878498 To be Provided at the Bid Stage
FREDERICK B. AYER, II 26 SEPTEMBER 2022 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
CONTRACTS@CONSHELF.COM 772-219-3000 772-219-3010
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LOBBYING CERTIFICATION
(To be submitted with each bid or offer exceeding $100,000)
The undersigned [Contractor] certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge, that:
1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person
for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer
or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal
contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative
agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant,
loan, or cooperative agreement.
2. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing
or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of
Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or
cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form- LLL, “Disclosure Form to
Report Lobbying,” in accordance with its instructions.
3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all
subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative
agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was
made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction
imposed by 31, U.S.C. § 1352 (as amended by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995). Any person who fails to file
the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000
for each such failure.
The Contractor certifies or affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of each statement of its certification and
disclosure, if any. In addition, the Contractor understands and agrees that the provisions of 31 U.S.C. § 3801 et
seq., apply to this certification and disclosure, if any.
Contractor (Firm Name)
____________________________________________________
Signature of Contractor’s Authorized Official
Name and Title of Contractor’s Authorized Official
Date
WOULD BE PROVIDED AT THE BID STAGE
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Addendum #1
Date: September 7, 2022
From: Matthew Catoe, Procurement Strategist
To: Interested Bidders
Subject: Addendum #1 Solicitation #22-8015 Professional Services for Nearshore Biological
Monitoring
The following clarifications are issued as an addendum:
Change 1: Copy of the Professional Services Agreement is uploaded to BidSync.
Change 2: 22-8015 Pre-Proposal Sign-In Sheets are attached.
If you require additional information, please post a question on our Bid Sync (www.bidsync.com) bidding
platform under the solicitation for this project.
Please sign below and return a copy of this Addendum with your submittal for the above
referenced solicitation.
(Signature) Date
(Name of Firm)
Email: matthew.catoe@colliercountyfl.gov
Telephone: (239) 252-6098
22 SEPTEMBER 2022
CSA OCEAN SCIENCES INC.
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