CN-370000-GC797-A3.pdf

This is Amendment No. 3 to DEP Contract No. GC797, a restated agency term contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and GHD Services, Inc. The contract was originally entered into on February 19, 2014, and amended and restated on September 30, 2015, with this third amendment executed on March 13, 2017 by GHD Services, Inc. and April 5, 2017 by FDEP. GHD Services, Inc. is located at 4019 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33617, with contract management contact Ken Caldwell at kcaldwell@craworld.com. The contract supports the Petroleum Restoration Program under FDEP's regulatory authority.

Amendment No. 3 revises multiple contract provisions including notice procedures, public records requirements, record keeping and audit standards, tax exemption status, contractor qualification and disqualification criteria, and MyFloridaMarketPlace transaction fee procedures. The amendment updates guidance documents related to investigations near petroleum storage systems and adds two new performance standard references effective December 16, 2018. Key compliance requirements include E-Verify verification of employee eligibility, prohibition on employment of unauthorized aliens with threat of contract cancellation, scrutiny company certification for contracts exceeding $1 million, cooperation with state inspector general investigations, and maintenance of books and records for five years post-completion. The contract permits execution in counterparts and accepts facsimile or PDF signatures as valid binding obligations.