Contract Summary

This document is Amendment No. 2 to DEP Contract No. GC734, a restated contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and APEX COMPANIES, LLC (Contractor) originally executed on February 28, 2014, and amended on September 30, 2015. The amendment modifies administrative and operational provisions of the existing contract for petroleum restoration services. The Contractor is located at 10220 Harney Road, Thonotosassa, Florida 33592, with primary contact Diane Anderson, while the Department maintains offices at 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.

Amendment No. 2 revises key contractual provisions including notice and communication procedures, public records management requirements, record-keeping and audit access procedures, tax exemption status, contractor disqualification provisions, E-Verify employment verification requirements, scrutinized companies restrictions for contracts exceeding one million dollars, MyFloridaMarketPlace transaction fee procedures, and counterpart execution provisions allowing facsimile and PDF signatures. The amendment also updates the Scope of Services guidance documents table by deleting Item No. 44 and adding Items No. 44.a and 44.b, which address amendments to agency term contracts and performance standards for state-funded investigations near petroleum storage systems and utilities effective December 16, 2016. All other terms and conditions of the restated contract remain unchanged. The amendment was executed on March 3, 2017 by APEX COMPANIES, LLC and April 5, 2017 by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.