CN-370000-GC682-A3.pdf

This is Amendment No. 3 to DEP Contract No. GC682, a services contract executed on May 24, 2007, between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission. The amendment, executed on August 15, 2012, extends the contract through June 30, 2017, and modifies the scope of work to include Level 1 Storage Tank System Compliance Verification services in both Hillsborough and Manatee Counties. The contract manager is William E. Burns Jr., and the contractor's contact person is Hooshang Boostani located at 3629 Queen Palm Drive, Tampa, Florida 33619.

The contract provides compliance verification and inspection services for storage tank systems, utilizing the Florida Inspection Reporting for Storage Tanks (FIRST) database and maintaining minimum standards referenced in the FIRST User's Guide. Compensation has been changed from a fixed-price arrangement to a fee-schedule basis, with all costs including labor, fringe benefits, overhead, supplies, travel, and non-expendable personal property or equipment costing $1,000 or more included in the fee schedule amounts specified in each executed Task Assignment. The contractor submits monthly invoices no later than the 15th of the following month using the Contractual Services Invoice form, with a final invoice submitted prior to the Task Assignment completion date. The contract includes equipment provisions allowing the contractor to retain ownership of non-expendable personal property or equipment purchased prior to the amendment's execution, vehicle usage provisions with comprehensive liability coverage requirements, and conflict-of-interest and prohibited activity restrictions related to environmental regulation compliance work.