Contract Summary

DEP Contract No. GC652, Amendment No. 4, is an indefinite delivery contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Golder Associates, Inc., executed on July 30, 2009. The contract provides petroleum contamination site cleanup services and was originally entered into on May 16, 2005, with subsequent amendments on April 2006, June 2007, and November 2008. Amendment 4 establishes terms for utilizing Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program (CFDA 66.805) grant funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, Federal Award No. 2L-95424609. The contract authorizes DEP to task Golder Associates for performance of petroleum-related cleanup activities on sites throughout Florida with DEP as the contracting agency and Ferda Yilmaz as the designated DEP Contract Manager.

The contract covers Phase SR cleanup activities, specifically remedial action, remedial assessment, and corrective action services across multiple sites. Services are procured through a competitive task order system, with fixed-price and cost-reimbursement payment methods available as specified in individual task assignments. The contract includes ARRA-specific provisions requiring compliance with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, MBE/WBE utilization goals of 9% MBE and 3% WBE, quality assurance standards, weekly payroll reporting, and federal oversight requirements including EPA audit rights. Contractor may subcontract with pre-approved entities including TestAmerica, Xenco Laboratories, Genapure Analytical Services, Advanced Environmental Laboratories, IntraLabs, Columbia Analytical Services, and other specified laboratories without additional DEP approval. The contract incorporates federal requirements for non-discrimination, environmental compliance, debarment restrictions, and comprehensive record retention for five years following contract completion, with all work subject to federal EPA ARRA fund compliance provisions.