Summary of DEP Contract No. HW555

This document comprises a Contract/Grant Agreement and Contract Renewal Renegotiation Summary Form for DEP Contract No. HW555, entered into on December 10, 2010, between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and Conestoga-Rovers & Associates, Inc. The contract has been amended five times, with the fifth amendment dated October 15, 2013. The contract provides professional engineering and geological support for the Waste Cleanup Program on a task assignment basis, funded through a combination of federal and state sources (WQATF). The current contract end date is December 9, 2015, with a potential five-year renewal period remaining.

The contract establishes a ceiling amount of $40,000,000.00 with a funding increment of $3,199,046.50. Through contract renewal renegotiations, a 3% across-the-board reduction in equipment cost rates was achieved, resulting in documented savings of $10,000.00. The revised rate schedule (Attachment E-1) details direct labor rates for various classifications ranging from $10.00 to $93.21 per hour, indirect cost multipliers including overhead (113%), general and administrative costs (28%), fringe benefits (25.5%), and project management (12.5%), subcontractor fees of 10% with a $2,500 cap, and completion fees of 10%. Additionally, the contract specifies comprehensive laboratory rates for primary and secondary analyses, equipment rental rates (daily, weekly, and monthly), vehicle rental rates, personal protective equipment costs, and a daily expendables rate of $32.50. The contract is funded through multiple appropriation categories (101492, 101494, 082474, 088502, 080524) under Budget Entity 37450300, with level and quality of services maintained throughout the renewal period.