CN-370000-GC574-A8.pdf

This is an Amendment No. 8 to a DEP Contract (GC574) between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and Earth Tech, Inc. d/b/a Earth Tech Consulting, Inc., originally executed on April 23, 1999, with subsequent amendments dated January 8, 2001, June 4, 2003, December 1, 2003, March 4, 2004, April 29, 2004, and May 23, 2005. The contract establishes an indefinite delivery vehicle for petroleum contamination site cleanup services. This amendment, executed on April 3, 2006, modifies the rate schedules and operational procedures governing the contractor's service delivery.

Amendment No. 8 updates the contract to align with revisions to the Petroleum Preapproval Program Standard Operating Procedures Manual, specifically modifying Laboratory Analyses (Paragraph 8.J) and Drilling (Paragraph 8.O) rate schedules. Laboratory analyses are capped at a maximum three-week turnaround with costs charged in accordance with the Petroleum Preapproval Program Standard Operating Procedures Manual's Laboratory Aqueous and Solid Matrix and Air Analytical Rate Schedule effective at time of task assignment. Drilling rates for mud rotary and hollow stem auger work up to 100 feet are likewise charged per the Petroleum Preapproval Program Standard Operating Procedures Manual's Drilling Rate Schedule in effect at task assignment execution, with other drilling and direct push activities requiring quotes submitted on specified forms. The contract establishes Cost Plus payment methodology and employs SOQ (Sole Source of Quote) procurement method. The contract period runs through April 22, 2009, with the contractor's wage rates and factual unit costs certified as accurate and current as of the amendment execution date.