CN-370000-LA029-A4.pdf

This document is Amendment No. 4 to DEP Contract No. LAB029, a services contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and Water & Air Research, Inc., a contractor located in Gainesville, Florida. The contract, originally executed on April 14, 2008, has been amended multiple times, with this amendment dated October 17, 2012. The contract manager is Kate Brackett of the FDEP's Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration.

The contract provides overflow laboratory services for identification and enumeration of macroinvertebrate taxonomy. Amendment No. 4 decreases the funding increment amount by $7,175.00, reducing it from $45,842.00 to $38,667.00, and decreases the total cost of macro-invertebrate taxa quantitative analysis (Ponar method) from $415.80 to $403.69 per analysis. The original contract period runs from April 14, 2008, to April 13, 2013. The contract is classified as statewide and is funded through the Department of Environmental Protection using Fund/FID 050001 with GAA LI 100777. This amendment reflects a cost reduction adjustment to the existing contract scope and pricing structure.