DEP Contract No. GC781 Amendment No. 3 Summary

This is Amendment No. 3 to a state contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Universal Solutions, Inc., a contract originally executed on February 27, 2014, and restated on September 30, 2015. The amendment was executed on March 24, 2017 (DEP) and March 7, 2017 (Universal Solutions). Universal Solutions, Inc. is located at 8339 Stone Run Court, Tampa, Florida 33615, with Kevin Golden designated as the primary contact. The DEP Petroleum Restoration Program, located in Tallahassee, Florida, serves as the contracting agency.

Amendment No. 3 revises multiple contract provisions including notice procedures, public records requirements, record keeping and audit provisions, tax exemption language, disqualification criteria, and MyFloridaMarketPlace transaction fee requirements. The amendment updates guidance documents and performance standards related to petroleum storage systems investigations and utilities, with an effective date of December 16, 2016. Contractor responsibilities include compliance with E-Verify employment verification requirements, maintenance of qualified contractor status, and adherence to scrutinized company certification requirements when the contract value exceeds one million dollars. The contract permits electronic signatures and facsimile transmission for execution purposes, and all remaining terms of the restated contract remain unchanged.