Amendment No. 9 to Contract No. SW230

This document is Amendment No. 9 to Contract No. SW230, a state contract between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Wheelabrator Ridge Energy Inc., located at 3131 K-Ville Avenue, Auburndale, Florida 33823. The contract was originally executed on February 7, 2013, and this amendment was signed on December 12, 2017.

The amendment increases the funding increment amount for waste tire abatement services from $1,287,183.62 to $1,472,914.82, representing an increase of $185,731.20. The amendment also revises payment terms to implement a statewide e-procurement system (MyFloridaMarketPlace) requiring the contractor to pay transaction fees pursuant to Section 287.057(22)(c), Florida Statutes, unless exempt under Rule 60A-1.031, Florida Administrative Code. Transaction fees are to be automatically deducted from contractor payments when possible, or paid by the contractor if automatic deduction is unavailable. The contractor receives credits for transaction fees on returned items with no fault of the contractor, but transaction fees are non-refundable when items are rejected or declined due to contractor failure. Non-compliance with these requirements constitutes grounds for default and contractor exclusion from future state business. The amendment also incorporates public records requirements as specified in Exhibit A, including access provisions for documents related to contract performance and procedures for records management and transfer upon contract completion.