Contract Summary

This is a Storage Tank System Compliance Verification Program Agreement (DEP Contract No. GC680) executed between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, Palm Beach County Environmental Resource Management. The contract is effective July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2017, and authorizes Palm Beach County to administer a locally-managed compliance inspection and enforcement program for storage tank systems regulated under Florida Statutes Chapters 376, 62-761, and 62-762. The contractor is responsible for performing compliance inspections, discharge inspections, closure inspections, installation inspections, and enforcement actions at regulated facilities within Palm Beach County's jurisdiction, while the DEP provides program guidance, regulatory oversight, and training.

Under this indefinite delivery vehicle contract, Palm Beach County receives compensation on a fixed price basis through executed Task Assignment Notification Forms, with monthly invoicing submitted by the 15th of the following month. The contractor must complete specified percentages of routine compliance inspections at defined intervals (33% by month 4, 66% by month 8, and 100% by month 12), submit inspection data to the FIRST database, maintain detailed facility files, and provide quarterly enforcement progress reports. The contract includes provisions for performance penalties of 8.3% of the Task Assignment amount if inspection completion falls below defined thresholds, and requires the contractor to maintain qualified personnel at Environmental Specialist I or higher levels, conduct staff training, and comply with all federal, state, and local regulations. Facility files must be retained for five years following facility closure, and the contractor is responsible for all clerical activities, financial documentation, and accurate GPS coordinate determination for inspected facilities.