CN-370000-GC847-A3.pdf

This is Amendment No. 3 to DEP Contract No. GC847, a state contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and Creative Environmental Contracting, JV, LLC. The original contract was executed on May 27, 2014, and amended on September 30, 2015. The amendment was executed on April 5, 2017, by the FDEP Secretary or designee and the contractor's ATC Contract Manager. The contractor is located at 700 Desoto Avenue, Brooksville, Florida 34601, with primary contact George Foster. The FDEP's Petroleum Restoration Program manages the contract from its office at 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS#4525, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.

This amendment modifies administrative provisions and contract requirements across multiple paragraphs, including notice and communication procedures, public records retention and disclosure requirements, record-keeping and audit access standards, tax exemption status, contractor qualification and disqualification criteria, employment eligibility verification through the E-Verify system, scrutinized company certification requirements for contracts exceeding $1 million, MyFloridaMarketPlace transaction fee procedures, and contract execution authority in counterparts. Additionally, the amendment updates Attachment A (Scope of Services) by deleting Item 44 regarding "Investigations Near Petroleum Storage Systems" and adding two replacement items: Item 44.a covering a September 26, 2000 amended guidance memorandum effective December 18, 2016, and Item 44.b addressing performance standards for state-funded investigations near petroleum storage systems and utilities, effective December 18, 2016. All other contract terms and conditions remain unchanged.