Contract Summary

DEP Contract No. GC678 is an indefinite delivery vehicle agreement between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Miami-Dade County (the Contractor) for the administration of a Storage Tank System Compliance Verification Program serving Dade County. The contract was executed in July 2007 and remains in effect until June 30, 2017, with provisions for renewal for an additional term not to exceed the original contract period or three years, whichever is longer. The Contractor is responsible for performing compliance inspections of petroleum storage tank systems regulated under Florida Statutes Chapters 376, 62-761, and 62-762, as well as conducting Level 1 and Level 2 enforcement actions within the county's jurisdictional boundaries.

The contract operates on a task assignment basis, with compensation determined through fixed-price arrangements established in individual Task Assignment Notification Forms executed between the DEP and Contractor. Performance deliverables include routine compliance inspections, discharge inspections, closure inspections, installation inspections, re-inspections, complaint investigations, enforcement letter preparation, data entry into the Florida Inspection Reporting for Storage Tanks (FIRST) database, and annual program reviews. The Contractor must maintain qualified personnel at minimum Environmental Specialist I or higher levels and comply with all federal, state, and local regulations. Payment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of work and submission of monthly invoices with supporting documentation. The contract includes performance penalty provisions of 8.3 percent of current task assignment amounts for non-compliance with specified performance levels, and the DEP retains the right to withhold payment or seek cost recovery for unmet performance obligations.