CN-370000-HW558-A8.pdf

Contract No. HW558 Amendment No. 8

AMENDMENT NO. 8

EXTENSION

TO CONTRACT NO. HW558

BETWEEN

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AND

EARTH SYSTEMS, INC. AND FELICIA M. BOYD & ASSOCIATES, INC.

This Amendment to Contract No. HW558, as previously amended, (Contract) is made by and between the Department of Environmental Protection (Department), an agency of the State of Florida, and Earth Systems, Inc., 223 12th Avenue North, Jacksonville Beach, Florida 32250 and Felicia M. Boyd & Associates, Inc., 1402 Declaration Drive, Jacksonville Beach, Florida 32250 (hereinafter jointly referred to as the Contractor), on the date last signed below.

WHEREAS, the Department entered into the Contract with the Contractor to provide waste cleanup program services effective February 14, 2011; and

WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the Contract as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1. The Contract is extended for a six-month period to begin August 14, 2021, and remain in effect until

February 13, 2022. The Department and the Contractor shall continue to perform their respective duties during this extension period pursuant to the same terms and conditions provided in the Contract.

2. Paragraph 24 is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

The Department's General Contract Coordinator is Billy Hessman, Phone 850-245-8972. The Contractor's General Contract Coordinator is Sam Pratt, Phone 904-247-0740. The following Contract Managers will be responsible for the services performed under each section within the bureau of Waste Cleanup:

Waste Site Cleanup DEP Contract Manager: Killian Talley, phone no. 850-245-8928 Contractor Contract Manager: Sam Pratt, phone no. 904-247-0740

Site Investigation DEP Contract Manager: Brandie Stringer, phone no. 850-245-8970 Contractor Contract Manager: Sam Pratt, phone no. 904-247-0740

Brownfields DEP Contract Manager: Kelly Crain, phone no. 850-245-8953 Contractor Contract Manager: Sam Pratt, phone no. 904-247-0740

CERCLA Site Screening DEP Contract Manager: Kelly Crain, phone no. 850-245-8953 Contractor Contract Manager: Sam Pratt, phone no. 904-247-0740

Contract No. HW558 Amendment No. 8

All matters shall be directed to the appropriate Contract Managers for action or disposition.

3. Paragraph 44 is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Employee Eligibility.

Contractor is required to use the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify system to verify the employment eligibility of all employees used by the Contractor under this Contract, pursuant to Section 448.095, F.S. Also, the Contractor shall include in related subcontracts, if authorized under this Contract, a requirement that subcontractors performing work or providing services pursuant to this Contract utilize the E-Verify system to verify employment eligibility of all employees used by the subcontractor for the performance of the Work. The subcontractor must provide the Contractor with an affidavit stating that the subcontractor does not employ, contract with, or subcontract with an unauthorized alien. The Contractor shall maintain a copy of such affidavit for the duration of the Contract. If the Department has a good faith belief that a subcontractor knowingly violated §448.095(1), F.S. and notifies the Contractor of such, but the Contractor otherwise complied with this statute, the Contractor shall immediately terminate the contract with the subcontractor.

4. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in effect. If and to the extent that any inconsistency may appear between the Contract and this Amendment, the provisions of this Amendment shall control.

The parties agree to the terms and conditions of this Amendment and have duly authorized their respective representatives to sign it on the dates indicated below.

EARTH SYSTEMS, INC.

By: __________________________________ Title:

Date:

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

By: _________________________________ Secretary or Designee for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Date:

FELICIA M. BOYD & ASSOCIATES, INC.

By: ___________________________________

Title:

Date: _________________________________

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