CN-370000-CN027-A1.pdf

This document is an Amendment (Amendment 1) to a professional engineering services contract (DEP Contract No. CN027) between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, located in Tallahassee, Florida, and MRD Associates, Inc., a Florida corporation headquartered in Destin, Florida. The amendment was executed on February 3, 2011, and involves a contract originally solicited through the Consultants Competitive Negotiations Act under Request for Statement of Qualifications No. RFSOQBDC02 09/10.

The amendment includes several key modifications: a 3% contract payment reduction in accordance with Chapter No. 2010-151, extending the contract's performance period from February 3, 2014, to February 3, 2017, and adding a new provision requiring the consultant to use the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify system to verify employment eligibility for all new employees. The amendment also includes an attachment (Attachment A-1) detailing negotiated wage rates for MRD Associates and three sub-consultants (Cardno-ENTRIX, Inc., Southern Earth Sciences, Inc., and Seaside Engineering and Surveying, Inc.), with each company's different job classifications receiving a reduced rate. The contract renewal is contingent upon satisfactory performance and fund availability, with renewal not being automatic.