Contract Summary

This is a master service contract (Reference Number GC725) between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and WRS Infrastructure & Environment, Inc., a North Carolina corporation. The contract establishes an indefinite delivery vehicle for petroleum contamination site cleanup management services under Florida's Petroleum Cleanup Preapproval Program. The contract is funded through the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program, with additional support from EPA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grants and EPA Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program grants. The contract covers five years from execution, with potential renewal for an additional three-year term, contingent upon satisfactory performance and fund availability.

The services encompass petroleum contamination site cleanup management activities for the Bureau of Petroleum Storage Systems, including site assessments, remediation oversight, work order negotiation and issuance, document review, site inspections, data entry into DEP tracking systems, and technical support for emergency response and bureau operations. Compensation is structured on a task assignment basis combining fixed prices, cost reimbursement, and fixed fees. The rate schedule specifies direct labor hourly rates ranging from $17.87 to $43.25, with overhead calculated at 61.60% of direct labor plus fringe and general administrative costs, fringe benefits at 27.90% of direct labor, and general administrative costs at 7.96% of direct labor plus fringe. A completion fee of 10% on total labor costs is authorized. The contract requires no minimum work guarantee and is subject to annual legislative appropriations. Specific provisions address Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements for ARRA-funded activities, Buy American requirements, MBE/WBE utilization goals of 9% minority and 3% women-owned business enterprises, and comprehensive federal compliance requirements including drug-free workplace, debarment verification, and conflict-of-interest disclosures.