CN-370000-GC849-A2.pdf

This document is Amendment No. 2 to DEP Contract No. GC849, a restated contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and East Coast Environmental, Inc. (ECEI). The amendment was executed on April 5, 2017, and modifies the original contract dated February 26, 2014, as restated on September 30, 2015. The contract pertains to the Petroleum Restoration Program under FDEP's authority. A memorandum dated March 24, 2017, delegated authority to execute amendments to Agency Term Contracts procured under DEP Solicitation Number 2014004C to John J. Truitt, Interim Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs.

Amendment No. 2 revises multiple contractual provisions including notice procedures, public records compliance, record keeping and audit requirements, tax exemption status, contractor disqualification criteria, MyFloridaMarketPlace transaction fees, and execution procedures. The amendment updates the contractor's notice address to ECEI's Melbourne, Florida location and establishes the FDEP's Petroleum Restoration Program office in Tallahassee as the Department contact for electronic notices. Key modifications address Florida Public Records law compliance under Chapter 119, F.S., Inspector General cooperation requirements, E-Verify employment verification mandates, and scrutinized company certification requirements under Section 287.135, F.S. The amendment also adds new guidance documents related to investigations near petroleum storage systems and performance standards for state-funded investigators, effective December 16, 2016. All other terms and conditions of the restated contract remain unchanged.