CN-370000-GC917-ARC1.pdf

This is an Amended and Restated Contract (No. GC917) between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), as the contracting agency, and the Florida Department of Health, Okeechobee Health Department, as the contractor. The contract was originally effective June 26, 2017, and has been amended and restated as of the execution date. The contract pertains to compliance inspections and related assistance activities within specified Florida counties, with the contractor designated as a vendor to the Department.

The contract authorizes the contractor to perform routine compliance inspections of storage tank systems regulated under Florida Chapters 62-761 and 62-762, as well as Chapter 376, F.S., within designated counties. Services include closure inspections, installation inspections, discharge inspections, re-inspections, and complaint inspections, with all inspections to be performed by individuals at the Environmental Specialist I level or higher. The initial contract term runs from July 1, 2017, for ten years, with renewal options available for periods not to exceed three years upon satisfactory performance. Compensation is provided on a fee-schedule basis for monthly operation and maintenance services, plus repair and emergency service calls, with equipment purchases costing $1,000 or more requiring pre-approval and cost-reimbursement. The contract specifies travel costs are included in the fee schedule amounts. Work is authorized through executed Task Assignments and Task Assignment Change Orders, with no minimum amount of work guaranteed. The Department reserves all rights to authorize, suspend, or terminate work at its sole discretion.