Contract Summary

This document is Amendment No. 3 to DEP Contract No. GC741, a restated contract entered into on February 19, 2014, and amended on September 30, 2015, between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and GHD Services, Inc. (Contractor). The amendment was executed on March 24, 2017, by GHD Services, Inc., with its principal place of business at 4019 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33617, and the Department's Petroleum Restoration Program office located at 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.

Amendment No. 3 modifies several operational and administrative provisions of the restated contract. Key changes include updates to notice procedures and contact information, comprehensive public records requirements compliant with Florida Statute Chapter 119, record-keeping and audit standards consistent with United States generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP), tax exemption acknowledgments reflecting the Department's sovereign status, disqualification criteria addressing contractor qualification maintenance and E-Verify employment verification requirements, MyFloridaMarketPlace transaction fee procedures, execution authority provisions permitting facsimile and electronic signatures, and revisions to DEP guidance documents and forms. The amendment deletes Item No. 44 from the regulatory specifications table and adds Items 44.a and 44.b pertaining to amendments for contractor damage to petroleum storage systems and performance standards for state-funded inspections near petroleum storage systems and utilities, effective December 16, 2016.