Document Summary

This is Amendment No. 7 to DEP Contract No. SP469, a state and local indefinite delivery vehicle entered into on June 24, 1998, between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc. The contract has been amended multiple times, with the most recent amendments dated January 2, 2001, January 8, 2002, December 2, 2002, December 12, 2003, December 28, 2004, June 13, 2006, and the subject amendment dated February 27, 2007. The contractor is headquartered at 2000 E Edgewood Drive, Suite 21b, Lakeland, Florida 33803, with Walt Reignner serving as Executive Vice President. The contract is managed by FDEP Contract Manager Bud Cates, with Debbie Bates serving as the Contracts Office representative.

Amendment No. 7, effective upon execution on February 27, 2007, implements a rate increase based on the Engineering News Record's Construction Cost Index for the twelve months preceding the request, revising the pricing schedules contained in Attachment D-5 and replacing it entirely with Attachment D-6, the Sixth Revised Rate Schedule. The amendment also adds Global Surveying of Winter Haven, LLC as an authorized subcontractor under Paragraph 32 of the contract. The revised rate schedule includes compensation for multiple classifications of personnel across six authorized subcontractors (BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc., Quest Ecology Inc., Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan Inc., Applied Aquatic Management Inc., IF Rooks & Associates Inc., Echezabal & Associates Inc., and Global Surveying of Winter Haven LLC), with hourly labor rates ranging from $8.59 to $150.00 per hour depending on classification and contractor, plus applicable multipliers for fringe benefits, overhead, and fees. The contract operates as a cost reimbursement vehicle with labor-based pricing and is procured through an Indefinite Term Buy (ITB) with Reference Number 9816C.