Contract Summary

This is an indefinite delivery contract (WM946) between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and URS Corporation Southern, a California corporation authorized to conduct business in Florida. The contract is for dye trace study services in Florida and is funded through Section 106 grant funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Water Pollution Control State and Interstate Program Support. The contract is effective upon execution and remains in effect for five years, with renewal contingent on satisfactory performance and fund availability, limited to an additional three years or the original term, whichever is longer. The contract is administered by the DEP's Ground Water Protection Section, with Rick Hicks serving as the DEP Contract Manager and Jeff Wagner as the Contractor's Contract Manager.

The contract operates on a task assignment basis with no guaranteed minimum work volume. Services are authorized and compensated through executed Task Assignment Notification Forms and Task Assignment Change Order Forms on a cost reimbursement, fee schedule, or fixed price basis as specified in individual task assignments. The rate schedule in Attachment G provides hourly, daily, weekly, and standby rates for labor, vehicles, water response equipment, generators, pumps and hoses, laboratory services, and field testing equipment, with rates applicable to the prime contractor and identified subcontractors (Karst Environmental Services, Inc., H2H Associates, LLC, and Ozark Underground Laboratory, Inc.). The contractor must comply with EPA quality assurance requirements, submit quarterly progress reports, and provide deliverables as outlined in executed task assignments. Additional terms include requirements for recycled paper use, compliance with health and safety regulations, workers' compensation insurance, general liability coverage with minimum limits of $100,000 per occurrence, and restrictions on subcontracting without prior DEP approval. The contract includes provisions for minority and women business enterprise utilization with negotiated fair share commitments of 9% MBE and 3% WBE for State Revolving Fund Construction and 15% combined for all other categories.