CN-370000-GC742-A3.pdf

DEP Contract No. GC742 Amendment No. 3 is a contract amendment executed between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Creative Environmental Solutions, Inc., dated February 24, 2014, amended September 30, 2015, and further amended on April 5, 2017. This amendment modifies the restated contract between the state agency and the contractor, with authority delegated to John J. Truitt, Interim Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs, to execute amendments to Agency Term Contracts procured under DEP Solicitation Number 2014004C for the Petroleum Restoration Program.

Amendment No. 3 revises multiple contract provisions including notice delivery methods, public records requirements, record-keeping and audit procedures, tax exemption status, contractor disqualification criteria, MyFloridaMarketPlace transaction fee requirements, and execution procedures for counterparts. The amendment updates the Scope of Services attachment to delete Item No. 44 (Investigations Near Petroleum Storage Systems) and add two new items: Item No. 44.a covering a restatement of guidance for contractor damage to petroleum storage systems and utilities (effective December 16, 2018), and Item No. 44.b establishing performance standards for state-funded investigations near petroleum storage systems and utilities (effective December 16, 2016). The contract remains subject to E-Verify employment verification requirements, scrutinized companies restrictions for contracts exceeding one million dollars, and compliance with Section 287.135, F.S. regarding prohibited contracting activities.