Contract Summary

DEP Contract No. GC913 is an amended and restated indefinite delivery contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners. The contract establishes a compliance inspection and assistance program for storage tank systems within specified Florida counties, effective June 26, 2017. The contract is structured as a state and local cooperative agreement involving the FDEP's Division of Waste Management and Palm Beach County as the political subdivision contractor responsible for performing compliance verification activities across designated jurisdictional boundaries.

The contract authorizes routine compliance inspections, closure inspections, installation inspections, discharge inspections, and Level 1 and Level 2 enforcement actions related to regulated storage tank systems under Florida Chapters 62-761 and 62-762 and Chapter 376, Florida Statutes. Compensation is provided on a combination fee-schedule and cost-reimbursement basis not to exceed $55,424,700.00, with monthly invoicing and a fixed-price structure for routine inspections supplemented by cost reimbursement for equipment purchases exceeding $1,000.00, subject to Department pre-approval. The initial contract term runs ten years from July 1, 2017, with an option to renew in writing for additional periods not exceeding three years or the original term, contingent upon satisfactory performance. Travel costs are included in the fee schedule, and liquidated damages of five percent per week apply to late deliverables, not to exceed total compensation. The contract includes retainage provisions up to ten percent for Compliance Routine Inspection work, with performance levels requiring 33 percent completion within four months, 66 percent within eight months, and 100 percent within twelve months.