CN-370000-GC897-A1.pdf

Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. GC897 is an amendment to an existing contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Department of Health, Pinellas County Health Department located at 8751 Ulmerton Road, Largo, Florida 33771. The original contract, effective June 30, 2016, provides petroleum contamination cleanup site management activities on behalf of the Department of Environmental Protection.

The amendment modifies key contract provisions including identification of contract managers, suspension and work interruption procedures, dispute resolution processes, and public records requirements. The amendment establishes new paragraph 53 outlining dispute resolution procedures that require claims to be presented within thirty days, followed by informal conference and formal conference procedures with documentation and recording requirements. The amendment adds paragraph 54 confirming that payments under the contract are exempt from the MyFloridaMarketPlace transaction fee pursuant to Rule 60A-1.031, Florida Administrative Code. Additionally, the amendment replaces paragraph 26 with public records requirements detailed in Exhibit A, which establishes the contractor's obligations under Florida Public Records law, including inspection and copying procedures, confidentiality protections, and transfer of records upon contract completion. Contract managers identified include Christine Frankford for the Local Program and Susan Fields with Robert Perlowski as alternate for the Department of Environmental Protection.