CN-370000-SP663-A4.pdf

This is an indefinite delivery contract amendment between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Ardaman & Associates, Inc. for engineering services related to the Piney Point Phosphogypsum Stack System closure project. The contract was originally executed on June 30, 2006, and has been amended four times, with Amendment No. 4 executed in December 2008. The contract operates as a single-source procurement vehicle under Florida Statutes Section 287.057(5)(c), with the vendor selected through a competitive evaluation process advertised on the DMS Vendor Bid System.

Amendment No. 4 increases the contract ceiling from $3,750,000 to $5,000,000, representing an increase of $1,250,000 in authorized funding. The contract provides comprehensive engineering, design, and environmental consulting services including closure design preparation, emergency operations planning assistance, water balance analyses, dike safety inspections, groundwater monitoring, quality assurance and quality control activities, and construction oversight services. The pricing is structured as cost-plus with hourly rates established for professional staff ranging from $46.00 per hour for Engineer Interns to $175.00 per hour for Senior Consultants, along with rates for subsurface field exploration, laboratory testing, and drilling materials. The contract term extends through June 30, 2010, with the amendment effective January 1, 2009, and includes provisions for annual rate renegotiation. The contractor must designate a registered Professional Engineer as the third-party engineer responsible for overseeing closure construction work at the Piney Point facility.