01519a1-2_Nautlius.pdf

This document comprises two amendments to Contract No. 01519 for Analytical Laboratory Services between the State of Washington, Department of Enterprise Services, and Enthalpy Analytical, LLC (dba Nautilus Environmental), a Delaware Limited Liability Company located in San Diego, California. The First Amendment was executed on August 31, 2021, and the Second Amendment was executed on September 1, 2024. These amendments modify the original contract effective October 1, 2019.

The First Amendment extends the contract term by sixty months, with the new expiration date of September 30, 2026. The Second Amendment adds two statutory compliance provisions required by Washington State Legislature: a pay equality provision under Laws of 2023, Chapter 475, Section 919(4), requiring that similarly employed individuals be compensated as equals, with allowances for differentials based on seniority systems, merit systems, production-based earnings, job-related factors, or bona fide regional compensation differences; and a nondiscrimination provision under Laws of 2023, Chapter 468, codified at RCW 39.26.245(3) and RCW 49.60.530, prohibiting discrimination by the contractor and any subcontractors during contract performance, with enforcement mechanisms including suspension, termination, and liability for contract damages upon breach.