Summary

This is a contract agreement (No. GC682) between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission for administration of a Storage Tank System Compliance Verification Program within Hillsborough County. The contract establishes the terms and conditions for the contractor to perform compliance inspections, enforcement activities, and program management for petroleum storage tank systems regulated under Florida Statutes Chapter 376 and Florida Administrative Code Chapters 62-761 and 62-762. The contract became effective July 1, 2007, and remains in effect through June 30, 2017, with renewal provisions allowing extension for up to three additional years contingent upon satisfactory performance and funding availability.

The contractor is responsible for conducting routine compliance inspections, discharge inspections, closure inspections, installation inspections, and performing Level 1 and Level 2 enforcement actions at regulated facilities. Services include maintaining facility files, completing inspection reports in the FIRST database, responding to complaints, coordinating with the DEP, and providing technical assistance to facility owners and operators. Compensation is provided on a fixed-price basis through executed Task Assignment Notifications, with monthly invoices submitted and payment due within 15 days. The contract includes specific performance level requirements, with penalties of 8.3 percent of the Task Assignment amount assessed for failures to meet performance standards or submit required financial statements timely. The DEP reserves the right to pursue cost recovery for non-performance and may terminate the contract with 30 days' notice for convenience or immediately for material breach.