Contract Summary

This document constitutes Amendment No. 8 to DEP Contract No. HW504, an indefinite delivery services contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and GeoSyntec Consultants, Inc. The contract, initially executed on April 2, 2003, provides environmental consulting and hazardous waste site cleanup services. The amendment is dated August 3, 2007, and includes a Separation of Duties Notice addressing contract execution authority and segregation of duties requirements.

Amendment No. 8 increases the contract funding by $1,415,000.00, raising the total contract amount from $6,411,342.80 to $7,826,342.80. The amendment replaces the previous rate schedule (Attachment E-3, dated September 2006) with a new Revised Rate Schedule (Attachment E-4, dated July 2007), which specifies comprehensive labor rates for various professional classifications ranging from $8.07 to $92.40 per hour, detailed laboratory analysis rates with fully loaded costs, equipment rental rates, vehicle rental rates, personal protective equipment costs, and expendable supply charges at $30.00 per day. The contract incorporates direct labor markups including overhead at 172.70%, project management at 12.5%, other direct costs at 5%, and a completion fee of 10% on total labor costs. Subcontractor fees apply at tiered rates: 10% on equipment procurement and handling for the first $50,000, declining to 5% for amounts exceeding $100,000. The contract authorizes work under a cost-plus arrangement with specific performance standards and allows subcontracting with named approved vendors subject to FDEP's prior written consent and department approval authority.