Contract Summary

This is an indefinite delivery agreement between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the City of Jacksonville (Duval County Environmental Resource Management Department) for the Storage Tank System Compliance Verification Program serving Duval County. The contract was executed on July 1, 2007, and remains in effect through June 30, 2017. The agreement authorizes the contractor to administer compliance inspections and enforcement activities for storage tank systems regulated under Florida Chapters 62-761 and 62-762, F.A.C., and Chapter 376, F.S., operating within Duval County's jurisdictional boundaries.

The contractor is responsible for performing routine compliance inspections, discharge inspections, closure inspections, installation inspections, and Level 1 enforcement actions including noncompliance letter issuance and complaint investigations. Performance requirements mandate completion of 33 percent of routine inspections within four months, 66 percent within eight months, and 100 percent within twelve months of each task assignment. Compensation is provided on a fixed-price basis through executed Task Assignment Notification Forms, with monthly invoicing submitted to the DEP Northeast District Office. The contractor must maintain qualified environmental personnel at specified levels (Environmental Specialist I or higher for inspections; Environmental Specialist II or higher for Level 1 enforcement), provide adequate training, maintain current reference standards, ensure internet connectivity for the FIRST database system, and submit comprehensive financial reports including year-end statements and fund balance documentation. The contract may be renewed for up to three additional years contingent upon satisfactory performance and available funding, with all renewals subject to the original agreement terms and conditions.