Storage Tank Systems Compliance Verification Pr

Master Agreement GC697 provides comprehensive compliance inspection and enforcement services for regulated storage tank systems within Pinellas and Pasco Counties, Florida. The contract encompasses routine compliance inspections of underground and aboveground storage tank systems, discharge investigations, installation inspections, closure inspections, and re-inspections to verify compliance with applicable regulations under Florida Administrative Code Chapters 62-761 and 62-762. Additionally, the contract includes specialized training services for petroleum compliance verification inspectors, development of course materials and syllabi for multi-day training sessions, and acquisition of reference standards and technical materials necessary for program administration. All inspection activities must be conducted using the Florida Inspection Reporting for Storage Tanks (FIRST) database system, with inspectors required to maintain Environmental Specialist I certification or higher and complete scheduled storage tank inspector training courses.

The Pinellas County Health Department serves as the prime contractor under this indefinite delivery master agreement administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The contract period extends from July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2017, providing ten years of service delivery across Pinellas and Pasco Counties in Florida. This master agreement operates on a task assignment basis, with individual task assignments executed throughout the contract period specifying scope, performance milestones, and compensation. Cumulative funding across all executed task assignments totals approximately $2.6 million, sourced from the Inland Protection Trust Fund (IPTF 100029). Compensation is structured on a fee-schedule basis determined through individual task assignment notifications, with monthly invoicing requirements and performance evaluation metrics requiring 33 percent completion by month four, 66 percent by month eight, and 100 percent completion by month twelve of each task assignment period.