CN-370000-HW553-A1.pdf

This is Amendment No. 1 to DEP Contract No. HW553, executed between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and Ecology and Environment, Inc. The amendment was signed on March 23, 2011, and modifies the original contract that was entered into on December 9, 2010. The contracting parties are the State of Florida, specifically the FDEP's Division of Waste Management, and the contractor, Ecology and Environment, Inc.

The amendment increases the funding increment for the contract from $870,000.00 to $1,849,288.95, representing an increase of $979,288.95. Additionally, the amendment adds new contractual requirements regarding employment verification and compliance with the federal E-Verify Program. The contractor and all subcontractors are required to enroll in the E-Verify Program and provide proof of enrollment to FDEP within thirty days of the amendment's effective date. Subcontractors must enroll within ninety days of the effective date or within thirty days of contract execution, whichever is later. The contractor must maintain records of participation and compliance with the E-Verify program and make such records available to FDEP upon request. Failure to comply with the employment verification provisions constitutes a material breach of the contract. All other terms and conditions of the original contract remain in full force and effect.