CN-370000-GC831-A2.pdf

This document is Amendment No. 2 to DEP Contract No. GC831, a state contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Water and Air Research Incorporated (WARI), a contractor located in Gainesville, Florida. The amendment was executed on September 30, 2015, and restates and amends the original contract dated February 26, 2014. The amendment updates critical contract administration provisions including notice procedures, public records requirements, record keeping standards, audit cooperation, tax exemption status, contractor disqualification criteria, and execution procedures.

The contract pertains to petroleum restoration services provided to the DEP's Petroleum Restoration Program. Key amendments address compliance with Florida public records law under Chapter 119, F.S., requiring the contractor to maintain and provide public records upon request; establishment of record-keeping standards consistent with generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) with access available to the Department for five years following contract completion; employment eligibility verification using the E-Verify system; payment of MyFloridaMarketPlace transaction fees; and prohibition of employing unauthorized aliens. The amendment also includes a Memorandum of Delegation dated March 24, 2017, delegating authority to execute amendments to Agency Term Contracts for the Petroleum Restoration Program to John J. Truitt, Interim Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs. The contract scope includes guidance documents and performance standards related to investigations near petroleum storage systems and utilities, with additions addressing contractor damage to petroleum storage systems effective December 16, 2016.