CN-370000-WQ154-A1.pdf

Contract No. WQ154 Amendment No. 1

Rev. 12.27.21

AMENDMENT NO. 1

RENEWAL NO. 1

TO CONTRACT NO. WQ154

BETWEEN

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AND

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS, INC. (IEC)

This Amendment to Contract No. WQ154, (Contract) is made by and between the Department of Environmental Protection (Department), an agency of the State of Florida, and Industrial Economics, Inc. (IEc), 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, 4th Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140 (Contractor), on the date last signed below.

WHEREAS, the Department entered into the Contract with the Contractor for natural resource restoration activities related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Services may include, but are not limited to, identification, evaluation, planning, and implementation of programs and projects, including public engagement effective January 29, 2019; and

WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the Contract as set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1. The Contract is renewed for a 1 year period to begin January 29, 2024, and remain in effect until January 28, 2025. The Department and the Contractor shall continue to perform their respective duties during this renewal period pursuant to the same terms and conditions provided in the Contract.

2. The Task Assignment Notification Form and Task Assignment Change Order Form Attachments (C and D) as attached to the contract are hereby deleted. All Task Assignment and Task assignment Change Orders shall be Executed on the Department’s latest Task Assignment and Task Assignment Change Order form, Copies of which are available from the Department’s Contract Manager.

3. Employee Eligibility.

Contractor is required to use the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify system to verify the employment eligibility of all employees used by the Contractor under this Contract, pursuant to section 448.095, F.S. Also, the Contractor shall include in related subcontracts, if authorized under this Contract, a requirement that subcontractors performing work or providing services pursuant to this Contract utilize the E-Verify system to verify employment eligibility of all employees used by the subcontractor for the performance of the Work. The subcontractor must provide the Contractor with an affidavit stating that the subcontractor does not employ, contract with, or subcontract with an unauthorized alien. The Contractor shall maintain a copy of such affidavit for the duration of the Contract. If the Department has a good faith belief that a subcontractor knowingly violated §448.095(1), F.S. and notifies the Contractor of such, but the Contractor otherwise complied with this statute, the Contractor shall immediately terminate the contract with the subcontractor.

4. 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.

Industrial Economics, Inc. (IEc) Florida Department of Environmental Protection

By: ______________________________ Title:

By: __________________________ Secretary or Designee

Date: ____________________________ Date: _________________________

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Nadia Martin Digitally signed by Nadia Martin DN: cn=Nadia Martin, o=IEc, ou, email=nmartin@indecon.com, c=US Date: 2023.06.16 16:29:36 -04'00'

Adam Blalock Digitally signed by Adam Blalock Date: 2023.06.26 09:40:29 -04'00'

6/16/23