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STANDARD FORM 330 (REV. 312013) PAGE 1 F. EXAMPLE PROJECTS WHICH BEST ILLUSTRATE PROPOSED TEAM’S QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS CONTRACT (Present as many projects as requested by the agency, or 10 projects, if not specified. Complete one Section F for each project) 20. EXAMPLE PROJECT KEY NUMBER 4 21. TITLE AND LOCATION (City and State) Biological Monitoring and Coral Reef Mapping for Beach Nourishment Town of Hillsboro Beach, Florida 22. YEAR COMPLETED 2016 to Present PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Marine Environmental Science CONSTRUCTION (If Applicable) N/A 23. PROJECT OWNER’S INFORMATION a. PROJECT OWNER Town of Hillsboro Beach Via a Coastal Engineering and Marine Environmental Services Contract with Moffatt & Nichol, Inc. b. POINT OF CONTACT NAME Timothy Blankenship c. POINT OF CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER 786-725-4180 24. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT RELEVANCE TO THIS CONTACT (Include scope, size and cost) • Budget: $32,000 / Final Cost: $32,000 • Original Schedule: September 2018 • Actual Schedule: September 2018 Project Description: Pinnacle Ecological, Inc. (Pinnacle) was contracted as the environmental science consultant to conduct Biological Monitoring associated with the Beach Nourishment Project at Hillsboro Beach and Deerfield Beach, Florida. The monitoring effort was performed in parti al fulfillment of project permits (FDEP File Number 0289706 -006-JN; USACE File Number SAJ-1997-02355(MOD-LCK); and Broward County EPGMD File Number DF-14-01082). The objective of biological monitoring was to assess the general performance of the 2015 beach fill project, identify any adverse effects that may occur to nearshore hardbottom habitat as a result of the project, and identify the need for adjustments, modifications or mitigative responses that may be required to avoid or further project related imp acts. Pinnacle employed best management practices established by FDEP, USACE and Broward County in fulfillment of environmental permits and the project’s Biological Monitoring Plan. All survey activities and deliverables were conducted in accordance with the latest update of the FDEP Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems (BBCS) Monitoring Standards for Beach Erosion Control Projects, Section 01000 – Beach Profile Topographic Surveying and Section 01100 – Offshore Profile Topographic Surveying and Standard Operation Procedures for Nearshore Hardbottom Monitoring of Beach Nourishment Projects (Kosmynin et al., 2016) and directly coordinated with FDEP staff. The westernmost edge of nearshore hardbottom habitat was mapped from 560 meters (0.35 miles) north of th e Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier near FDEP Monument R-1 to 3,690 meters (2.3 miles) south of the Pier between FDEP Monuments R -14 and R-15. Benthic coverage data was collected using the quadrat based Benthic Ecological Assessment for Marginal Reefs (BEAMR) method (Lybolt and Baron, 2006). BEAMR data was collected at previously determined locations along each transect using a 1-meter2 quadrat. BEAMR data collection included: maximum hardbottom relief, sediment depth, and percent cover of sessile benthos within each quadrat. Additional data collected included: sediment depth measurements, sediment coverage documentation, video documentation of marine resources and percent cover of benthic macroinvertebrate and macroalgal communities along shore per pendicular transects in and adjacent to the project area. more exposed hardbottom was mapped during the 2016 Year 1 Post -Construction Survey diver-delineated nearshore hardbottom edge mapping than in previous (2014 and 2015) surveys. Hardbottom percent cov er increased (Sediment cover decreased) along all six (6) transects. The location of the easternmost hardbottom edge recorded during the 2016 survey extended further east for all transects, compared to the easternmost hardbottom edge in 2014 and 2015. 114