Summary

This is Amendment No. 7 to DEP Contract No. HW556, an indefinite delivery vehicle for environmental consulting services between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and CARDNO, INC. (formerly known as TBE GROUP, INC., d/b/a CARDNO TBE). The amendment was originally executed on December 27, 2010, and has been subsequently amended on October 6, 2011; August 6, 2012; November 26, 2013; March 31, 2014; September 5, 2014; and November 25, 2014. The contract falls under the Bureau of Waste Cleanup and involves four primary service areas: Hazardous Waste Cleanup and Drycleaning, Site Investigation, Brownfields, and CERCLA Site Screening. The amendment updates contract management personnel, including the designation of Emily Hiadky and Dave Phillips as DEP Contract Managers for specific service sections, with Roger Register serving as the Contractor's General Contract Coordinator.

The contract establishes fully loaded rates for direct labor, indirect costs, and subcontractor services applicable across multiple service classifications. Direct labor rates range from $12.00 to $80.00 per hour for various classifications including principals, project managers, engineers, geologists, field technicians, and GIS specialists. Indirect rates include overhead multipliers ranging from 169.58% to 170.00% applied to direct labor costs, with project management fees of 12.5% and completion fees of 10%. The contract includes comprehensive pricing for laboratory analyses (metals, gaseous hydrides, cold vapor analyses, sample preparations, gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, extractables, leach testing, and mixed analyte groups), secondary analyses, equipment rentals (air sampling, soil/sediment, groundwater/surface water, geophysical, surveying, and miscellaneous equipment), vehicle rentals, personal protection equipment, and a daily expendables rate of $32.50. Quick turn-around rates apply with surcharges of 100% for 24-hour emergency service, 50% for 3-day service, and 15% for 1-week service. The amendment specifically updates Attachment E-1 (Revised Rate Schedule) with Attachment E-2 (Second Revised Rate Schedule), incorporating HSW Engineering, Inc. as a second contractor under this contract vehicle.