Contract Summary

This is Amendment No. 2 to DEP Contract No. GC801, a restated contract effective September 30, 2015, between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and EcoTech Environmental Services, Inc. The amendment modifies the original contract executed on February 24, 2014, and addresses updates to operational procedures, compliance requirements, and contract administration. The contractor is located at 3260 Northwest 23rd Avenue, Suite 1400-E, Pompano Beach, Florida 33609, with Timothy Dehen designated as the primary contact. The Department's Petroleum Restoration Program serves as the contracting entity, with the notice address for the program located at 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida.

The amendment revises multiple contract paragraphs to establish updated notice procedures, public records requirements, record-keeping and audit standards, tax exemption clarifications, disqualification criteria, and MyFloridaMarketPlace transaction fee provisions. Key modifications include mandatory use of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify system for employment eligibility verification, scrutiny requirements for companies exceeding $1 million in contract value, updated guidance on petroleum storage system investigations and remediation standards, and authorization for contract execution in counterparts via facsimile or electronic transmission. The amendment adds two new DEP guidance documents (Items 44.a and 44.b) related to contractor damage protocols and performance standards for state-funded investigations of petroleum storage systems, effective December 18, 2016. All other terms and conditions of the restated contract remain unchanged.