CN-370000-WM946-A2.pdf

Contract No. WM946 Amendment No. 2

Rev. 03/20/17

AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO CONTRACT NO. WM946

BETWEEN

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AND

URS CORPORATION SOUTHERN

This Amendment to Contract No. WM946 , as previously amended, (Contract) is made by and between the

Department of Environmental Protection (Department), an agency of the State of Florida, and URS Corporation Southern

300 California Street, 4 th

Floor, San Francisco, California 94104 (Contractor), on the date last signed below.

WHEREAS, the Department entered into the Contract with the Contractor to conduct dye trace study services in

Florida effective October 3, 2008.

NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1. Section V, Payments; Subparagraph H. is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Five (5) copies of each invoice, including appropriate backup documentation, shall be submitted to:

Department of Environmental Protection

Division of Environmental Assessment and Restoration

Ground Water Protection Section

Attention: Richard W. Hicks (MS#3575)

2600 Blair Stone Road

Tallahassee, Florida 32399

2. Section VI, Management is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

The Contractor’s Contract Manager is Jeff Wagner, Phone (850)402-6409, Email jeffry.wagner@aecom.com. The

Department’s Contract Manager is Richard W. Hicks, Phone (850)245-6229, Email Richard.W.Hicks@dep.state.fl.us.

All matters shall be directed to the Contract Managers for appropriate action or disposition. Any changes to the

Contract Manager information must be noticed, in writing, to the other party within ten (10) calendar days of the change. Either party may provide notice to the other party by email identifying a change of a designated Contract

Manager and providing the new contract information for the newly designated Contract Manager. Such notice is sufficient to effectuate this change without requiring a written amendment to the Contract.

3. Section XIV, Notice is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

4. All notices and written communication between the parties shall be sent by electronic mail, U.S. Mail, a courier delivery service, or delivered in person. Notices shall be considered delivered when reflected by an electronic mail read receipt, a courier service delivery receipt, other mail service delivery receipt, or when receipt is acknowledged by recipient. Section XXI, Audit Access to Records is hereby revised to add the following paragraph:

H. The Contractor understands its duty, pursuant to Section 20.055(5), F.S., to cooperate with the Department’s

Inspector General in any investigation, audit, inspection, review, or hearing. The Contractor will comply with this duty and ensure that its subcontracts issued under this Contract, if any, impose this requirement, in writing, on its subcontractors.

5. Section XXI, Audit Access to Records; Subparagraph B. is hereby revised to change all references from “paragraphs A through G” to “paragraphs A through H.”

6. Section XXVII, Unilateral Cancellation is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

SECTION XXVII – PUBLIC RECORDS REQUIREMENTS

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The Contractor shall comply with Exhibit A, Public Records Requirements, as attached to this Amendment and hereby incorporated into the Contract.

7. Section XXXIV, MyFloridaMarketPlace is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

MyFloridaMarketPlace Transaction Fee.

A. The State of Florida through the Department of Management Services, has instituted MyFloridaMarketPlace, a statewide e-procurement system. Pursuant to Section 287.057(22)(c), F.S., all payments shall be assessed a

Transaction Fee which the Contractor shall pay the State unless exempt pursuant to Rule 60A-1.031, Florida

Administrative Code (F.A.C.).

B. For payments within the State accounting system (FLAIR or its successor), the Transaction Fee shall, when possible, be automatically deducted from payments to the Contractor. If automatic deduction is not possible, the Contractor shall pay the Transaction Fee pursuant to Rule 60A-1.031, F.A.C. By submission of these reports and corresponding payments, the Contractor certifies their correctness. All such reports and payments shall be subject to audit by the State or its designee.

C. Contractor shall receive a credit for any Transaction Fee paid by the Contractor for the purchase of any item(s) if such item(s) is/are returned to the Contractor through no fault, act, or omission of the Contractor.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Transaction Fee is non-refundable when an item is rejected, returned, or declined, due to the Contractor’s failure to perform or comply with specifications or requirements of this

Contract.

D. Failure to comply with these requirements shall constitute grounds for declaring the Contractor in default and recovering re-procurement costs from the Contractor in addition to all outstanding fees. CONTRACTORS THAT

ARE DELINQUENT IN PAYING TRANSACTION FEES MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM CONDUCTING FUTURE BUSINESS

WITH THE STATE.

8. The following provision is hereby added to the Contract as a new Section XXXVI:

9. Execution in Counterparts. This Contract, and any Change Orders or Amendments thereto, may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which together shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a ".pdf" format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing

(or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or ".pdf" signature page were an original thereof.

10. The following provision is hereby added to the Contract as a new Section IIIVII:

Dispute Resolution. Any dispute concerning performance of the Contract shall be decided as follows:

A. All claims or disputes (Claims) must be presented to the Department in writing within thirty (30) days of the date such Claim arises (Notice of Dispute). The Notice of Dispute shall set out in detail all aspects of the disputed matters to be resolved, including the specific relief sought by the Contractor. Claims not presented by Notice of

Dispute to Contract Manager shall be deemed waived by the Contractor.

B. The parties shall make a good faith attempt to resolve Claims which may arise from time to time by informal conference within ten (10) days of the Notice of Dispute.

C. Within ten (10) days of the informal conference, the Department shall provide Contractor a detailed written response to the Claim. A formal conference of the parties shall be convened no later than thirty (30) days following the Department’s response to the Notice of Dispute, unless the parties mutually agree in writing to a longer period of time within which to schedule a formal conference.

1) All persons necessary to resolution of the claim or disputed matter shall attend the formal conference.

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2) Minutes of the formal conference shall be taken, recorded, transcribed, and signed by the Department and the Contractor. Any terms of settlement and/or resolution reached shall be signed by all persons authorized to resolve the Claim.

D. Either party may request mediation of unresolved Claims, with the party seeking mediation to bear the expense of mediation.

E. Any Claim not resolved at formal conference or mediation, may be the subject of a complaint filed in a court of competent jurisdiction in Leon County, Florida.

11. The following provision is hereby added to the Contract as a new Section IIIVIII:

Scrutinized Companies. If Contract value exceeds one (1) million dollars, Contractor certifies that it and any of its affiliates are not scrutinized companies as identified in Section 287.135, F.S. In addition, Contractor agrees to observe the requirements of Section 287.135, F.S., for applicable sub-agreements entered into for the performance of work under this Contract. Pursuant to Section 287.135, F.S., the Department may immediately terminate this

Contract for cause if the Contractor, its affiliates, or its subcontractors are found to have submitted a false certification; or if the Contractor, its affiliates, or its subcontractors are placed on any applicable scrutinized companies list or engaged in prohibited contracting activity 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.

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.

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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.

URS Corporation Southern Florida Department of

Environmental Protection

By: ___

___________________________ By: __________________________

Date: ___4-24-2017____ Date: _________________________

List of attachments/exhibits included as part of this Amendment:

Specify Type / Letter Description

Exhibit A Public Records Requirements (1 page)

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EXHIBIT A, PUBLIC RECORDS REQUIREMENTS

A. Contractor shall comply with Florida Public Records law under Chapter 119, F.S. Records made or received in conjunction with this Contract are public records under Florida law, as defined in Section 119.011(12), F.S. Contractor shall keep and maintain public records required by the Department to perform the services under this Contract.

B. This Contract may be unilaterally canceled by the Department for refusal by the Contractor to either provide to the Department upon request, or to allow inspection and copying of all public records made or received by the Contractor in conjunction with this Contract and subject to disclosure under Chapter 119, F.S., and Section 24(a), Article I, Florida Constitution.

C. If Contractor meets the definition of “Contractor” found in Section 119.0701(1)(a), F.S.; [i.e., an individual, partnership, corporation, or business entity that enters into a contract for services with a public agency and is acting on behalf of the public agency], then the following requirements apply:

1) Pursuant to Section 119.0701, F.S., a request to inspect or copy public records relating to this Contract for services must be made directly to the Department. If the Department does not possess the requested records, the Department shall immediately notify the Contractor of the request, and the Contractor must provide the records to the Department or allow the records to be inspected or copied within a reasonable time. If Contractor fails to provide the public records to the

Department within a reasonable time, the Contractor may be subject to penalties under s. 119.10, F.S.

2) Upon request from the Department’s custodian of public records, Contractor shall provide the Department with a copy of the requested records or allow the records to be inspected or copied within a reasonable time at a cost that does not exceed the cost provided in Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, or as otherwise provided by law.

3) Contractor shall identify and ensure that all public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements are not disclosed except as authorized by law for the duration of the Contract term and following completion of the Contract if the Contractor does not transfer the records to the Department.

4) Upon completion of the Contract, Contractor shall transfer, at no cost to Department, all public records in possession of

Contractor or keep and maintain public records required by the Department to perform the services under this Contract. If the Contractor transfers all public records to the Department upon completion of the Contract, the Contractor shall destroy any duplicate public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public disclosure requirements. If the

Contractor keeps and maintains public records upon completion of the Contract, the Contractor shall meet all applicable requirements for retaining public records. All records that are stored electronically must be provided to Department, upon request from the Department’s custodian of public records, in a format that is accessible by and compatible with the information technology systems of Department.

D. IF THE CONTRACTOR HAS QUESTIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 119,

F.S., TO THE CONTRACTOR’S DUTY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC RECORDS RELATING TO THIS

CONTRACT, CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT’S CUSTODIAN OF PUBLIC RECORDS by telephone at (850) 245-2118, by email at publicservices@dep.state.fl.us, or at the mailing address below.

Department of Environmental Protection

Office of the Ombudsman & Public Services

Attn: Public Records Request

3900 Commonwealth Blvd, MS 49

Tallahassee, Florida 32399