Miscellaneous Information
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Jan Hotalen, Administrative Assistant
County Attomey's Office
FROM:
Colleen Gardner, Executive Assistant
Growth Management Division
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DATE: September 19,2003
SUBJECT: GMD Action Item for May 21, 2003
(Key Largo)
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Enclosed is the following Growth Management Division action item from the May 21,
2003, Board of County Commissioners' meeting:
A2enda Item M23
Approval of Contract between Monroe County and REEF to provide monitoring of the
Artificial Reef, Spiegel Grove.
If you have any questions, please call me.
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Enclosures: (1 item)
CC: Timothy J. McGarry, AICP, Director of Growth Management
George Garrett, Director of Marine Resources
Belle DeSantis, Deputy Clerk
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Growth Manae:ement Division
2798 Overseas Highway
Suite 400
Marathon, Florida 33050
Voice: (305) 289-2500
FAX: (305) 289-2536
Board of County Commissioners
Mayor Dixie M. Spehar, Dist. 1
Mayor Pro Tern Murray E. Nelson, Dist. 5 Comm. Charles "Sonny" McCoy, Dist. 3
Comm. George Neugent, Dist. 2
Comm. David Rice, Dist. 4
June 16,2003
Mr. Lad Akins, Executive Director
REEF Environmental Education Foundation
98300 Overseas Highway
Key Largo, Florida 33037
RE: Contract for U.S.S. Spiegel Grove
Dear Mr. Akins:
Enclosed please find three (3) duplicate originals of the contract between Monroe County and REEF Environmental
Education Foundation for the monitoring of the U.S.S. Spiegel Grove.
I would appreciate your assistance in obtaining the appropriate signatures and attestation on these documents and
returning the three copies to my attention.
Please note that we will not be able to proceed without the original Certificate of Insurance attached to the contract.
The insurance requirements have been attached.
An executed contract will be returned to your office upon execution for your files.
Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact me at (305) 289-2517.
Sincerely,
Colleen Gardner, Executive Assistant
Growth Management Division
Enclosures
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cc: Timothy J. McGarry, AICP, Director of Growth Management (w/o encl.)
George Garrett, Director of Marine Resources (w/o encl.)
Lissette Cordova, Administrative Assistant (w/o encl.)
Belle DeSantis, Deputy Clerk (w/o encl.)
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George,
Laura in Finance called me yesterday regarding the fact that she had an
exhibit showing $4,000 per month, total $40,000 but a contract with only a
total of $35,000.
I told her to rely on the body of the executed contract & use the exhibit as
a guideline that 1/10 per month should be paid.
Today she called & said you faxed her an executed contract with $40,000 in
the body.
I told her to get the Clerk's office to tell her exactly what went before
the BOCC and what was approved at the BOCC meeting, since it was possible
there were two agenda items put on by different people & one was in bulk &
one was not ( which would mean one would have to be rescinded).
The Clerk's office then provided me with a complete copy of what was placed
on the agenda under one item - both sets of contracts. The item was
bulk-approved without one of the contracts being removed or withdrawn from
the agenda packet. Only the $35,000 contract was executed. Your contract
copy, which is constituted of the body of the contract printed at 11: 18 am
but a signature page which was part of the $35,000 contract printed at 9:30
am is obviously an attachment of the executed page to the higher priced
contract which was not executed by the mayor & clerk. Even if the 11: 18 am
signature page had also been executed, we obviously have a problem that can
only be corrected by going back to the BOCC.
If it was intended that the contractor be paid the $40,000, then you need to
go back to the BOCC with an item that rescinds the $35,000 contract and
approves the $40,000 nunc pro tunc, i.e., retroactively. If you & the
contractor are satisfied with the $35,000 contract, nothing more needs to be
done.
In the future, if we have 2 sets of inconsistent contracts on the agenda,
the BOCC should be advised that contract A is the preferred but contract B
is offered as an alternative should they decide to approve that instead.
Actually, it is best to only place one set of documents in an agenda item
and let the BOCC approve it contingent on staff placing specified (on the
record) additional or changed terms in the document.
Further, since the finance dept. pays based on what is executed for the
record, one can't substitute the executed signature page from their copy of
a contract for the unexecuted signature page of another. Actually, this
exercise gives me a whole lot of comfort for all those contracts I get where
the signature page is a whole separate sheet with none of the body of the
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contract on it. I know Danny's people aren't going to pay what they haven't
ascertained was amount in the document approved by the BaCC and executed by
the Clerk.
10/16/2003
Growth Manag:ement Division
2798 Overseas Highway
Suite 400
Marathon, florida 33050
Voice: (305) 289-2500
FAX: (305) 289-2536
Board of County Commissioners
Mayor Dixie M. Spehar, Dist. 1
Mayor Pro Tern Murray E. Nelson, Dist. 5
Comm. Charles "Sonny" McCoy, Dist. 3
Comm. George Neugent, Dist. 2
Comm. David Rice, Dist. 4
December 2, 2003
Mr. Lad Akins, Executive Director
REEF Environmental Education Foundation
P.O. Box 246
Key Largo, Florida 33037
RE: Contract for U.S.S. Spiegel Grove
Dear Mr. Akins:
Enclosed please find an executed copy of the Agreement for Professional Services
between Monroe County and REEF to provide monitoring of the Artificial Reef, Spiegel
Grove.
The Clerk's Office has requested that you re-sign this contract so they will have the
correct version of an original document in their files. Please mail the original
contract to Monroe County Clerk's Office, Attention Ms. Pam Hancock, P.O. Box
1980, Key West, Florida, 33041.
If you have any questions, please contact our offices at (305) 289-2500.
Sincerely,
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Colleen Gardner, Executive Assistant
Growth Management Division
Enclosure
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cc: Timothy J. McGarry, AICP, Director of Growth Management (w/o encl.)
George Garrett, Director of Marine Resources (wi 0 encl.)
Pam Hancock, Deputy Clerk (w/o encl.)
Reef Environmental Education Foundation
Protecting Morine Life Through Educotion, Service and Research
Pam Hancock, Deputy Clerk
Monroe County
POBox 1980
Key West FL 33041
December 8,2003
Dear Ms. Hancock,
As requested, please find enclosed the re-signed copy ofthe original contract for
monitoring of the USS Spiegel Grove.
I am at a bit of a loss as I have already signed this contract once and there have been no
changes to this document since the time of that signing. However, due to the
considerable delays in processing this contract, I am complying with your request in the
hopes that this issue can be cleared up and the processing of overdue invoices can be
expedited.
If you have any questions regarding my signature on this document or any other item that
may require additional action, please do not hesitate to call me at once.
Thank you for following this through. I look for ward to putting this issue to rest.
Enclosure
Cc: George Garret wlo enclosure
Murray Nelson wlo enclosure
P.O. Box 246. Key Largo, Florida 33037. (305) 852-0030. Fax (305) 852-0301. www.reef.org. reefhq@reef.org
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CONTRACT FOR MONITORING
V.S.S. SPIEGEL GROVE. KEY LARGO. FLORIDA
THIS CONTRACT is entered into by MONROE COUNTY, a political
subdivision of the State of Florida, whose address is the Marathon Government
Center, 2798 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida 33050, hereafter the County,
and REEF Environmental Education Foundation, 98300 Overseas Highway, Key
Largo, Florida 33037 USA, hereafter CONTRACTOR.
Section 1. The CONTRACTOR and the County, for the consideration named
agree as follows:
1. The CONTRACTOR agrees to monitor the artificial reef known as the
U.S.S. Spiegel Grove in accordance with the Scope of Work provided in
Exhibit A.
2. Following year 1 of monitoring, a summary report will be produced
outlining temporal changes in species composition and populations on the
Spiegel Grove site. In addition, an analysis of the seven (7) reference sites
will be conducted to document any change in composition or abundance at
those locations. Summary data reports will be generated from the REEF
database as well as site similarity comparisons. At the end of five (5) years
a complete assessment of changes at the Spiegel Grove site and a
comparison of adjacent monitoring sites will also be provided.
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Section 2. The CONTRACTor may invoice the County the amount of$3,500 for
each monitoring event in accordance with Exhibit B. The total amount of the
CONTRACT will not exceed $35,000. Attached to each invoice will be a short
report documenting each monitoring event, documenting the date or dates of
the event, personnel used, number of boats involved, etc. Cumulative reports
may be provided for invoices involving multiple events. Upon receipt of an
invoice, the County will process the invoice within thirty days for payment.
Section 3. The County and CONTRACTOR acknowledge that funds have been
appropriated for fiscal year 2002 - 2003, ending September 30, 2003. If the
County does not appropriate funds for this CONTRACT in future fiscal years
(2004 through 2007), the CONTRACT becomes null and void upon final
adoption of the County budget for that fiscal year. The CONTRACTOR will
be notified that funds have not been appropriated for the CONTRACT prior to
any additional monitoring events and before the CONTRACTOR has incurred
any expenses in that fiscal year.
Section 4. Either party may terminate this CONTRACT because of the failure of
the other party to perform its obligations under the CONTRACT. If the County
terminates this CONTRACT because of the CONTRACTOR's failure to
perform, then the County must pay the CONTRACTOR the amount due for all
work satisfactorily completed as determined by the County up to the date of the
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CONTRACTOR's failure to perform but mInUS any damages the County
suffered as a result of the CONTRACTOR's failure to perform. The damage
amount must be reduced by the amount saved by the County as a result of the
CONTRACT termination. If the amount owed the CONTRACTOR by the
County is not enough to compensate the County, then the CONTRACTOR is
liable for any additional amount necessary to adequately compensate the
County up to the amount of the CONTRACT price.
Section 5. The CONTRACTOR acknowledges and agrees that public use of any
or all reports or other printed materials, videos, audio recordings, films and
photographs produced as part of this Project may not be restricted under the
copyright laws of the United States of America.
Section 6. Records of the CONTRACTOR's direct personnel payroll and other
costs and expenses pertaining to the Project and records of the accounts
between the County and the CONTRACTOR must be kept on a generally
recognized accounting basis and must be available to the County. The records
also must be in form sufficient to permit a grant specific audit to be performed
in accordance with the rules of the Auditor General. The CONTRACTOR
must keep the records for five years following the completion of the Project.
Section 7. The CONTRACTOR acknowledges that all records, data, and
documents created as part of the Project are public records under Chapter 119,
Contract
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Florida Statutes. As a result, they must be made available at a reasonable place
and time upon the request of a member of the public. Failure to do so is a
breach of this CONTRACT entitling the County to treat the CONTRACT as
terminated on the date of the violation of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, with
the County's obligation to pay extending only to work completed as of that
date plus amounts previously retained, if any.
Section 8. In the course of carrying out the monitoring program, the
CONTRACTOR may not discriminate against any employee because of race,
age, creed, color, sex 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, age, creed, color,
sex, or national origin. Such action may include, but need not be limited to, the
following: employment upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or
recruitment advertising; lay-off or termination; rates of payor other forms of
compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeships. The
CONTRACTOR must insert language similar to this Section in any of the
CONTRACTOR's subcontracts, if any, funded through this CONTRACT
except for subcontracts for standard commercial supplies and raw materials.
Contract
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Section 9. In carrying out the monitoring program, the CONTRACTOR must
comply with the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and
federal regulations issued under that Act.
Section 10. The CONTRACTOR warrants that it has not employed, retained, or
otherwise had act on its behalf any former County officer or employee subject
to the prohibition of Section 2 of Ordinance No. 010-1990 or any County
officer or employee in violation of Section 3 of Ordinance No. 020-1990. For
breach or violation of this provision, the County, in its discretion, may
terminate this CONTRACT without liability and may also, in its discretion,
deduct from the CONTRACT or purchase price, or otherwise recover the full
amount of any fee, commission, percentage gift, or consideration paid to the
former County officer or employee.
Section 11. A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list
following a conviction for public entity crime may not submit a bid on a
contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a
bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public
building or public work, may not perform work as a contractor, supplier,
subcontractor, or CONTRACTOR under 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 of the Florida Statutes, for the Category
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two for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted
vendor list.
Section 12. The CONTRACTOR agrees to maintain adequate Insurance or
equivalent as provided in ExhibitC.
Section 13. All communication between the parties should be through the
following individuals or their designees:
Monroe County
George Garrett, Director
Department of Marine Resources
2798 Overseas Highway,
Suite 420
Marathon, FL 33050
REEF Environmental Education Foundation
Laddie Aikens
REEF
98300 Overseas Highway
Key Largo, Florida 33037
Section 14. This CONTRACT is governed by the laws of the State of Florida.
Venue for litigation arising under this contract must be in a court of competent
jurisdiction located in Monroe County, Florida.
Section 15. The effective date of this CONTRACT is nunc pro tunc, January 1,
2002. The termination date of the CONTRACT will be December 31, 2007
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Section 1. IN WITNESS WHEREOF each party hereto has caused this
Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative.
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Attest: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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EXHIBIT A
Spiegel Grove
Monitoring Project
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Spiegel Grove
Monitoring Project
Summary
Monroe County has arranged with the Reef Environmental Education Foundation
(REEF) to conduct pre-deployment and periodic monitoring of the Spiegel Grove
and adjacent natural and artificial reef sites. Monitoring will document fish
presence/absence and relative abundance at eight (8) sites during six (6)
monitoring events in year one and then annually thereafter for four additional
years. Summary reports will be provided following year one data analysis and at
the end of year five. This document outlines the monitoring project to be carried
out by REEF.
Backe:round
The Spiegel Grove is a 510' LSD which has been placed as an artificial reef
structure in the waters of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. When
submerged, the vessel became the largest. ship ever intentionally scuttled to create
an artificial reef. The site is located at position 25 04.000' / 80 18.650' and lies
offshore of the main reef tract between Molasses Reef and Elbow Reef in Key
Largo. Pursuant to the approval of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, a
plan for pre-deployment and periodic monitoring must be in place.
The Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF), is a 501 c (3) non-profit
organization focusing on the collection of fish diversity and abundance data by
utilizing volunteer divers trained in visual identification of local species. REEF's
programs are in place throughout the Tropical Western Atlantic, Coastal North
America, the Gulf of California, and Hawaiian waters. REEF's database
containing over 54,000 individual fish surveys is the largest database of fish
sightings in the world. REEF maintains numerous contracts with State of Florida,
National Park Service, National Marine Sanctuary and Coastal Zone Management
agencies to monitor fish populations in Sanctuaries, Parks, artificial reefs and
other sites of interest to management and scientific concerns. Data collected
during these contracts are entered into REEF's on-line database and summary
reports are made available to the general public as well as researchers, scientists
and managers.
Purpose
It is anticipated that with the sinking of the Spiegel Grove, a change in fish
community Structure on the sinking site will take place. This monitoring project
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will document the changes in fish presence/absence and abundance over time at
the site. In addition, seven (7) nearby reef sites will be sampled to determine any
corresponding changes to fish populations on those sites. Additional studies being
undertaken to document user patterns can be combined with this data to help show
what effect, if any, the newly placed structure may have on fish community
structure.
Methods
Roving Diver Technique (RDT). The RDT is a non-point visual survey method
specifically designed to generate a comprehensive species list along with
frequency and abundance estimates. During RDT surveys, divers swim freely
throughout a dive site and record every observed fish species. At the conclusion
of each survey, divers assign each recorded species one of four loglO abundance
categories [single (1); few (2-10), many (11-100), and abundant (>100)].
Following the dive, each surveyor records the species data along with survey time,
depth, temperature, and other environmental information on a REEF scansheet.
The scansheets are returned to REEF, and the data are loaded into the REEF
database that is publicly accessible on the Internet at http://www.reef.org.
Once entered into the REEF database, data are displayed by geographic location,
including a complete species list, Sighting Frequency of each species and Density
index of abundance for each species.
(%SF = number of surveys reporting species / total number of surveys at that site
Density score = [(nsxl)+(npx2)+(nMx3)+(nAx4)] / (ns + np + nM + nA), where n is
the number of times each abundance category was assigned)
Data summary reports can also be generated for side by side site comparison and
summary by species.
Sampling scheme
The survey team will be made up of REEF Advanced Assessment Team members
who have all achieved a level 4 or 5 experience level and have considerable
experience and expertise in surveying local fish populations. Eight sites (see table
1) representing the Spiegel Grove sinking site, six (6) adjacent natural reefs and
one (1) artificial reef will be surveyed prior to deployment at no cost to the
County. Following deployment, the Spiegel Grove artificial reef and the
remaining seven (7) sites will be surveyed monthly for the first three months,
quarterly for the following three quarters and yearly thereafter. This scheme
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represents a total of six (6) monitoring sessions in year 1 and one (1) monitoring
session in years two (2) through five (5).
Table 1. Monitoring sites
Benwood Ledge (60-100')
Dixie Shoals Shallows (20')
Rocks next to Spiegel Grove site (125')
Red Can Ledge (60-100')
Benwood (30')
Dixie Shoals Ledge (60-100')
Spiegel Grove site (130')
Red Can shallows (25')
2503 .155/80 19.970
2504.145' /80 19.315'
25 04.180t / 80 18.730'
25 04.308t / 80 18.909'
2503.160/8020.020
2504.213' /80 18.971t
25 04.000' / 80 18.650'
25 04.610' / 80 18.935'
Site descriptions
The 8 sites to be surveyed represent a broad range of nearby natural and artificial
structure. The Spiegel Grove site is represented by barren, level sand bottom with
a depth of approximately 130'. The closest structure to this site is a small patch of
rocky substrate located approximately 2/1 Oths of a mile from the proposed sinking
location in a depth of approximately 125'. The nearest substantial reef structures
are the natural reef edges at Dixie Shoals and the Red Can buoy approximately
4/10ths of a mile shoreward of the sinking site. These reefs are sloping drop-offs
represented by low profile hardbottom with sparse coverings of small corals and
sponges. Approximately 7/1 Oths of a mile inshore from the sinking site, lie Dixie
Shoals Shallows and the Red Can Shallows, 2 hardbottom areas of moderate
rugosity represented by low profile structure and moderate coral cover. These sites
represent the nearest shallow water coral reef communities to the sinking site.
More than 1 mile to the south lies another steeply sloping drop-off and the wreck
of the Norwegian freighter Benwood. This site represents the closest artificial reef
and harbors a large diversity and abundance of fish. Additional historical baseline
data collected as part of the REEF program (more than 2,150 surveys) are
available for the surrounding high profile reefs including Molasses, French,
Elbow, Key Largo Dry Rocks and Grecian Rocks.
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Reporting
Following year 1 of monitoring, a summary report will be produced outlining
temporal changes in species composition and populations on the Spiegel Grove
site. In addition, analysis of the 7 reference sites will be conducted to document
any change in composition or abundance at those locations. Summary data reports
will be generated from the REEF database as well as site similarity comparisons.
Similar annual reports will be provided for each succeeding year of the
CONTRACT. A final report will be provided in year five which analyzes changes
at the Spiegel Grove site over the five year period and provides comparison
information between the Spiegel Grove monitoring site and the other seven (7)
identified above.
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EXHIBIT B
Monitoring Project Budget
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Spiegel Grove
Monitoring Budget
Time Frame Approximate Date Amount
Year 1
Month 1 July 2002 $4,000
Month 2 August 2002 $4,000
Month 3 September 2002 $4,000
2na Quarter December 2002 $4,000
3 rd Quarter March 2003 $4,000
4 tn Quarter June 2003 $4,000
Year 2 July 2004 $4,000
Year 3 July 2005 $4,000
Year 4 July 2006 $4,000
Year 5 July 2007 $4,000
Contract Total $40,000
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EXHIBIT C
Insurance Requirements
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GENERAL LIABILITY
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CONTRACT
BETWEEN
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
AND
REEF
Prior to the commencement of work governed by this contract, the Contractor shall obtain
General Liability Insurance. Coverage shall be maintained throughout the life of the contract and
include, as a minimum:
. Premises Operations
. Products and Completed Operations
. Blanket Contractual Liability
. Personal Injury Liability
. Expanded Definition of Property Damage
The minimum limits acceptable shall be:
$300,000 Combined Single Limit (CSL)
If split limits are provided, the minimum limits acceptable shall be:
$100,000 per Person
$300,000 per Occurrence
$ 50,000 Property Damage
An Occurrence Form policy is preferred. If coverage is provided on a Claims Made policy, its
provisions should include coverage for claims filed on or after the effective date of this contract.
In addition, the period for which claims may be reported should extend for a minimum of twelve
(12) months following the acceptance of work by the County.
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners shall be named as Additional Insured on all
policies issued to satisfy the above requirements.
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VEHICLE LIABILITY
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CONTRACT
BETWEEN
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
AND
REEF
Recognizing that the work governed by this contract requires the use of vehicles, the Contractor,
prior to the commencement of work, shall obtain Vehide Liability Insurance. Coverage shall be
maintained throughout the life of the contract and include, as a minimum, liability coverage for:
· Owned, Non-Owned, and Hired Vehides
The minimum limits acceptable shall be:
$100,000 Combined Single Limit (CSL)
If split limits are provided, the minimum limits acceptable shall be:
$ 50,000 per Person
$100,000 per Occurrence
$ 25,000 Property Damage
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners shall be named as Additional Insured on all
policies issued to satisfY the above requirements.
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WORKERS' COMPENSATION
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CONTRACT
BETWEEN
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
AND
REEF
Recognizing that the work governed by this contract involves Maritime Operations, the Contractor's
Workers' Compensation Insurance Policy shall include coverage for claims subject to the Federal Jones
Act (46 U.S.C.A. subsection 688) with limits not less than those specified for Employer's Liability.
The Contractor shall be permitted to provide Jones Act Coverage through a separate Protection and
Inderrmity Policy, in so far as the coverage provided is no less restrictive than would have been provided
by a Workers' Compensation policy.
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WATER CRAFT LIABILITY
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CONTRACT
BETWEEN
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
AND
REEF
Prior to the commencement of work governed by this contract, the Contractor shall obtain
Water Craft Liability Insurance with terms no less restrictive than those found in the
standard "American Institute Hull Clauses" (June 2, 1977 edition). Coverage shall be
maintained throughout the life of the contract and include, as a minimum:
. Injury (including death) to any Person
. Damage to Fixed or Movable Objects
. Costs Associated with the Removal of Wrecked Vessels
. Contractual Liability with Respect to this Contract
If the policy obtained states that coverage applies for the "Acts or Omissions of a Vessel",
it shall be endorsed to provide coverage for the legal liability of the shipowner.
The minimum limits acceptable shall be:
$500,000 Combined Single Limit (CSL)
Coverage provided by a Protection and Indemnity Club (P&I) shall be subject to the
approval of the County.
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners shall be named as Additional
Insured on all policies issued to satisfY the above requirements.
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MONROE COUNTY, FLORIn A
RISK MANAGEMENT
POLICY AND PROCEDURES
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
MANUAL
Indemnification and Hold Harmless
for
Other Contractors and Subcontractors
The Contractor covenants and agrees to indemni:fY and hold harmless Monroe County Board of
County Commissioners from any and all claims for bodily injury (including death), personal injury,
and property damage (including property owned by Monroe County) and any other losses,
damages, and expenses (including attorney's fees) which arise out of, in connection with. or by
reason of services provided by the Contractor or any of its Subcontractor(s) in any tier,
occasioned by the negligence, errors, or other wrongful act or omission of The Contractor or its
Subcontractors in any tier, their employees, or agents.
In the event the completion of the project (to include the work of others) is delayed or suspended
as a result of the Contractor's failure to purchase or maintain the required insurance, the
Contractor shall indemni:fY the County from any and all increased expenses resulting from such
delay.
The first ten dollars ($10.00) of remuneration paid to the Contractor is for the indemnification
provided for above.
The extent of liability is in no way limited to, reduced, or lessened by the insurance requirements
contained elsewhere within this agreement.
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