DEP Contract No. DC860 Summary

This document is Amendment No. 01 to a contract between the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and GRAEF, ANHALT, SCHLOEMER & ASSOCIATES, INC. (subsequently renamed GRAEF-USA INC., effective January 1, 2009). The original contract was executed on November 13, 2008, and this amendment was executed on February 24, 2009. The contract involves consulting and engineering services, with the contractor located at 27200 Riverview Center Boulevard, Suite 101, Bonita Springs, Florida 34134-4317.

The amendment addresses two primary modifications to the original contract: (1) a name change from GRAEF, ANHALT, SCHLOEMER & ASSOCIATES, INC. to GRAEF-USA INC., and (2) a renegotiation of rates allowing for annual rate adjustments. The consultant agreed to offer a straight fee percentage reduction of 4.6% on task orders negotiated in 2009. The amendment specifies that wages and other contract rates can be renegotiated annually, with rates negotiated on a task order-by-task-order basis to maintain transparency regarding final scope and fee impacts. All other terms and conditions of the original agreement remain in full force and effect.