CN-370000-CN047-A1.pdf

This document is a contract amendment (Amendment No. 1) for DEP Contract No. CN047 between the State of Florida's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Edward C. Hoffman, Jr. Architects, P.A., a Florida architectural consulting firm. The amendment involves a contract for professional architectural services for Districts 3, 4, and 5, specifically including work at Dade Battlefield Historic State Park and Myakka River State Park.

The amendment extends the contract's completion date from January 10, 2014 to January 10, 2015, with a total remaining renewal period of 2 years. As part of the negotiation process required by Florida's Chapter No. 2010-151 Laws, the contract underwent a rate renegotiation to reduce contract payments. The consultant agreed to a 3% wage rate reduction, which is reflected in updated hourly rate schedules from multiple subconsultant firms (A.J. Sanchez Consulting Engineers, McCarthy and Associates, M.P. Spychala & Assoc., and Advanced Engineering & Design). The amendment also adds a requirement for the consultant to enroll and participate in the federal E-Verify Program for employment verification. The estimated cost savings from this renegotiation is approximately $300, with the funding source being undertimed.