Contract Summary

DEP Contract No. GC822 Amendment No. 2 is a restated contract amendment executed on September 30, 2015, between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and Professional Service Industries, Inc. (PSII), headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The amendment modifies the original contract dated February 26, 2014, and establishes updated terms and conditions governing the contractor's performance of services for the FDEP's Petroleum Restoration Program.

The amendment addresses administrative and operational requirements including notice delivery procedures, public records compliance, record-keeping and audit obligations, tax exemption status, contractor qualification and disqualification criteria, MyFloridaMarketPlace transaction fee procedures, and contract execution protocols. Key provisions require the contractor to maintain Florida public records compliance under Chapter 119, F.S., cooperate with departmental audits and inspections, use E-Verify for employment eligibility verification, comply with anti-trust certification requirements for contracts exceeding one million dollars, and absorb MyFloridaMarketPlace transaction fees except for cost-reimbursable items identified for specific projects issued on or after the September 30, 2015 effective date. The amendment also updates the Scope of Services table to delete Item 44 (Investigations Near Petroleum Storage Systems) and adds Items 44.a and 44.b related to amended guidance for contractor damage protocols and performance standards for state-funded investigations near petroleum storage systems and utilities, effective December 16, 2016.