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EXHIBIT 4-A

 

SCOPE OF WORK

 

PROPOSAL FOR PROFESSIONAL AVIAN MONITORING SERVICES

The Carmel River Riparian Corridor Point Count Census

 

 

 

This proposal encompasses the five tasks outlined below.  Exhibits B and C (attached) detail a fee and work schedule

 

Task 1: Transect monitoring: NESTING PERIOD 2009 for Avian Point Count Census

A biologist from the Ventana Wildlife Society will collect point count data along 18 transects at 9 sites in the Carmel River riparian corridor. Sites will be visited twice, once in the morning from sunrise until 10 am and once in the evening from 4 pm until sunset during the period from June 1 through July 15, 2009.  SDI sampling protocol will follow the avian point count method described below. 

Avian Point Counts: We will use 5-minute unlimited-radius plots to record all birds detected within each of two categories: 1) within 50 meters, and 2) outside 50 meters.  Observers will note all birds detected for a full 5 minutes to enable comparisons of the number of species detected by increasing the length of the count.  All data, including date, time, point count location (PCL) number, species, number of individuals per species, and distance from observer will be recorded on a standardized data sheet.  Birds will be counted at each PCL between 06:00 and 10:00 am on mornings with little wind and no rain.  Visual cues, calls, and songs will be used to identify birds to species. 

 

Task 2: Transect monitoring: FLEDGLING PERIOD 2009 for Avian Point Count Census

A biologist from the Ventana Wildlife Society will collect point count data along 18 transects at 9 sites in the Carmel River riparian corridor. Sites will be visited twice, once in the morning from sunrise until 10 am and once in the evening from 4 pm until sunset during the period from July 15 through August 7, 2009.  SDI sampling protocol will follow methodology used in the NESTING PERIOD census.

 

Task 3: Transect monitoring: Results Report

            A brief, non-text, report will be submitted based on results of Tasks 1-2.  The report will contain tables of species encountered, their abundance, and overall Species Diversity Index (SDI) for the 2009 field season.  Two graphs, separated by Tasks 1 and 2, will also be generated that will compare SDI results from 2009 with those from previous years. 

 

 

 

 

 

FEE SCHEDULE

 

MPWMD Total Cost for Tasks 1-3 is $3,046.88

 

Task 1-3:  The total MPWMD cost for Tasks 1-3 is $3,046.88.  Costs for each task are projected as:  Task 1 - $1,022.96; Task 2 - $1,022.96; Task 3 - $1,000.96  Invoicing will follow completed work and be submitted in 2 installments.  Invoicing for Tasks 1 and 2 will follow completion of field work in August 2009.  Invoicing for Tasks 3 will follow data submission in November 2009.

 

Task 1 (Nesting Period Transects):

Description

Rate

Units

Total

Biologist

$40.00

16 hours

$640.00

Staff Benefits

36%

$640.00

$230.40

Indirect Costs

15%

   $870.40

$130.56

Mileage

$0.55

40 miles

$22.00

Total Task 1

 

 

$1,022.96

 

 

 

 

Task 2 (Fledgling Period Transects):

Description

Rate

Units

Total

Biologist

$40.00

16 hours

$640.00

Staff Benefits

36%

$640.00

$230.40

Indirect Costs

15%

   $870.40

$130.56

Mileage

$0.55

40 miles

$22.00

Total Task 2

 

 

$1,022.96

 

 

 

 

Task 3 (PC Results)

Description

Rate

Units

Total

Biologist

$40.00

16 hours

$640.00

Staff Benefits

36%

$640.00

$230.40

Indirect Costs

15%

   $870.40

$130.56

Total Task 3

 

 

$1,000.96

 

Grand Total

 

 

 

$3046.88

 

 

Budget Justification:  Ventana Wildlife Society Staff Biologist hourly rates and intern (X2) are multiplied by projected hours.  VWS Biologist benefits are 36% of total salary costs.  Intern benefits are billed as 24% of intern salary.  Housing is the cost for 2 interns in VWS supplied housing multiplied by total project days, inclusive of data entry days.  Auto expenses (fuel and maintenance costs) are projected using the standard U.S. General Services Administration rates for privately owned vehicles of $0.55/ mile (effective January 1, 2009) multiplied by the projected mileage.  Indirect costs are billed as 15% of the Staff Biologist Subtotal (salary plus benefits).

 

 

 

WORK SCHEDULE

 

Task 1:  The completion goal for NESTING PERIOD 2009 monitoring is July 2009.  Field work will proceed from June 1 – July 15, 2009.

 

Task 2:  The completion goal for FLEDGLING PERIOD 2009 monitoring is August 2009.  Field work will span from July 15–August 7, 2009.

 

Task 3:  The completion goal Transect Results Report is November 1, 2009. 

 

 

 

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