CN-370000-PL273-A5.pdf

Contract No. PL273 Amendment No. 5

Rev. 12.27.21

AMENDMENT NO. 5

TO CONTRACT NO. PL273

BETWEEN

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AND

GHD SERVICES, INC.

This Amendment to Contract No. PL273, as previously amended, (Contract) is made by and between the Department of Environmental Protection (Department), an agency of the State of Florida, and GHD Services, Inc., 5904 Hampton Oaks Parkway, Suite F, Tampa, Florida 33610 (Contractor), on the date last signed below.

WHEREAS, the Department entered into the Contract with the Contractor for environmental site assessments effective July 4, 2013; 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 July 4, 2023, and remain in effect until January 3, 2024. 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 34.B 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.

3. The following provision is hereby added to paragraph 34:

Disqualification.

C. Contractor certifies that it and its subcontractors are not on the Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel List.

Pursuant to section 287.135, F.S., the Department may immediately terminate this Contract at its sole option if the Contractor or its subcontractors are found to have submitted a false certification; or if the Contractor, or its subcontractors are placed on the Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel List or is engaged in the boycott of Israel during the term of the Contract. As provided in Subsection 287.135(8), F.S., if federal law ceases to authorize these contracting prohibitions, then they shall become inoperative.

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.

Contract No. PL273 Amendment No. 5

Rev. 12.27.21

GHD Services, Inc. Florida Department of Environmental Protection

By: ______________________________ Title:

By: __________________________ Secretary or Designee

Date: ____________________________ Date: _________________________

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