Environmental Site Assessments

Master Agreement PL276 and Contract HW688

Master Agreement PL276 provides Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) services for properties throughout Florida, with assessments conducted in accordance with Division of State Lands standards and the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) E1527 requirements. The scope of services includes comprehensive environmental site investigations, Activity and Use Limitations (AUL) and environmental lien searches, historical and current aerial photograph reviews, groundwater evaluations, site photography with GPS coordinates, interviews with adjoining property owners, and certification of findings to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund. Task assignments under this master agreement range from assessments of small parcels to larger acreage, with typical values between $1,600 and $1,900 per assignment on a fee schedule basis with no cost reimbursement. Additionally, Contract HW688 establishes an indefinite delivery vehicle for comprehensive environmental consulting services to support DEP's Waste Cleanup Program, including hazardous waste site cleanup, drycleaning solvent cleanup, hydrogeological investigations, brownfields assessments, and institutional controls audits, with compensation structured on fixed unit rates and cost reimbursement.

Master Agreement PL276 was awarded to Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc. by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, with an initial contract period effective June 9, 2013, through June 8, 2018, subsequently renewed for additional five-year periods extending through December 8, 2023. The contract operates statewide across Florida and is classified as a Master Agreement contract type. Contract HW688 was awarded to Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection on January 6, 2022, with a ceiling amount of $25,000,000 for the initial five-year term, one five-year renewal option available, and compensation structured with direct labor rates ranging from $10.00 to $110.00 per hour depending on employee classification. Both contracts operate as indefinite delivery vehicles enabling the Department to issue task assignments on an as-needed basis for environmental services throughout the state.