Document Summary

This is Amendment No. 2 to DEP Contract No. GC732, a restated contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and American Compliance Technologies, Inc. d/b/a ACT Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. (Contractor). The contract, originally executed on March 10, 2014, and restated on September 30, 2015, was further amended on March 13, 2017, for the Petroleum Restoration Program. The amendment modifies notice procedures, public records requirements, record-keeping and audit provisions, tax exemption terms, disqualification criteria, MyFloridaMarketPlace transaction fee procedures, execution protocols, and the scope of services guidance documents.

The amendment updates various operational and compliance requirements without specifying a total contract value or pricing modifications in the document itself. Key modifications include clarification that the Department does not pay Federal excise or sales taxes on direct purchases or personal property taxes; requirements for the Contractor to maintain E-Verify employment eligibility verification; prohibition on employment of unauthorized aliens; Section 287.135 scrutinized companies certification requirements for contracts exceeding one million dollars; and procedures for handling MyFloridaMarketPlace transaction fees, with credits available for returned items except when rejection results from Contractor non-compliance. The amendment adds two new DEP Guidance Documents to the Scope of Services: a September 26, 2000 memorandum regarding amended agency term contracts, and Performance Standards for State-Funded Investigations Near Petroleum Storage Systems and Utilities dated December 16, 2016.