CN-370000-GC757-A2.pdf

This document is Amendment No. 2 to DEP Contract No. GC757, a restated contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Geo Resources & Engineering, Inc. (GRE), effective September 30, 2015. The amendment modifies specific paragraphs of the original contract, which was initially entered into on March 3, 2014. The contract falls under the Petroleum Restoration Program and was procured under DEP Solicitation Number 2014004C.

The amendment updates operational and administrative requirements including notice and communication procedures, public records management obligations, record-keeping and audit protocols, tax exemption clarifications, contractor disqualification criteria, and execution authority. Key modifications address the MyFloridaMarketPlace transaction fee structure, establishing that contractors must pay transaction fees assessed by the state unless exempt, with provisions for automatic deduction from payments when possible. The amendment also updates the scope of services table in Attachment A to delete Item No. 44 (Investigations Near Petroleum Storage Systems) and add two new items: Item No. 44.a addressing the restatement of a September 25, 2000 memo amending guidance for contractor damage to petroleum storage systems, and Item No. 44.b establishing performance standards for state-funded investigations near petroleum storage systems and utilities, effective December 18, 2018. The document includes contract execution authority delegated to John J. Truitt, Interim Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs, as documented in the attached memorandum dated March 24, 2017.