Contract Summary

This document is Amendment No. 1 to DEP Contract No. GC582, a state contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and a joint venture contractor comprising J.A. Jones Environmental Services Company and Owen Ayres & Associates, Inc. The contract, originally entered into on June 16, 1999, pertains to petroleum contamination site cleanup services. The amendment was executed in November 2000 and modifies the original agreement terms and operational procedures.

The contract operates on a task assignment basis under Solicitation No. 9901C, with services including petroleum contamination cleanup at multiple sites across Florida's jurisdiction. Key modifications in Amendment No. 1 include revisions to capital outlay reimbursement thresholds for equipment purchases, increasing the non-expendable equipment threshold from $500 to $1,000. The amendment introduces revised task assignment notification, property reporting, and verbal authorization forms for scope-of-work changes, and adds a contractor affidavit/release of claim requirement for retainage release. The contract includes provisions prohibiting discrimination based on protected classifications and establishes compliance requirements under Chapter 376, Florida Statutes. The contract was set to expire June 15, 2004, with services performed on a task assignment basis where costs, scope, and deliverables are determined through individual task orders issued throughout the contract term.