| Line Item Description: Sea Turtle Survey @ Cayo Costa State Park, Lee County Project Dates: July 1, 2026, to September 30, 2026 Project Manager(s): Jacob Wozny (Park Biologist) and Dr. Matt Ware (FGCU) Additional Park Contacts: Bryon Maxwell (Park Manager) and Karen Rogers (District Biologist) Total Project Cost: $17,186.00 Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) to complete daily sea turtle nesting surveys between May 1st and June 30th. Dr. Matt Ware (FGCU) will be responsible for advertisement of the positions, interviewing and reviewing candidates, and resolving student issues should they arise. Jacob Wozny will be the Project Manager will be responsible for acting as the main point of contact for the student surveyors, interviewing and reviewing candidates, training surveyors to complete sea turtle nesting surveys, creating work schedules, overseeing the quality of the surveys, and QA/QC of data collected throughout the nesting season. Bryon Maxwell will be the main point of contact for the state park, as well as the purchase order (PO) and any invoices. Karen Rogers will be the main point of contact for sea turtle nesting survey related issues and FWC correspondence regarding database quality control and rare species documentation. Tasks: FGCU shall complete daily nesting surveys (Monday through Sunday) between July 1st and September 30th at Cayo Costa State Park along approximately 6 miles of beach (Figure 1) in accordance with FWC guidelines per Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.) Rule 68E-1. The survey area will be separated into two stretches of beach, the north permit area and south permit area. Four student contractors will monitor the permit areas from July 1st to September 30th; thereafter, two of the students will continue to monitor until September 30th. Jacob Wozny will conduct a minimum of four days of training with each of the students at the beginning of the nesting season and shall accompany students on a survey a minimum of once a month (July through September). To |
| Method of Procurement: Exempt, transaction with Governmental Entity or Governmental Agency [s. 287.057(3)(e)12, F.S.; defined in s. 287.012(14) and s. 163.3164(21), F.S.] |
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| Split Accounting Line Number: 1 |
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| Org. Code and Description: 37504003127 - |
| Object Code and Description: 139900 - |
| Account Code: 37-20-2-408001-37500300-00-080039-26 |
| Split Amount: $17,186.00 |
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