CN-370000-GC867-A2.pdf

This document is Amendment No. 2 to DEP Contract No. GC867, a restated contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and HANDEX Consulting and Remediation-Southeast, LLC. The contract was originally entered into on February 24, 2014, and was amended and restated on September 30, 2015. The amendment was executed on March 13, 2017, by the FDEP and March 24, 2017, by the contractor. The contract supports the FDEP's Petroleum Restoration Program and was procured under DEP Solicitation Number 2014004C.

Amendment No. 2 primarily modifies administrative and operational provisions of the restated contract, including updates to notice and communication procedures, public records management requirements, record-keeping and audit obligations, contractor qualification and disqualification standards, and employment verification requirements. The amendment establishes the contractor's obligation to comply with Florida Public Records law under Chapter 119, F.S., and requires cooperation with the FDEP's Inspector General. The amendment introduces requirements regarding the MyFloridaMarketPlace Transaction Fee, with provisions for automatic deduction from state payments, audit subject to state review, and credit for returned items. The amendment includes revised guidance documents related to petroleum storage systems investigations and establishes conditions for contractor default, including delinquency in transaction fee payments, which may result in exclusion from future state business. The contract execution provisions allow for counterparts and electronic signature delivery in pdf format.