DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
62-772.400Procedures for the Competitive Procurement of Contractors and Assignment of Work
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 39, No. 194, October 4, 2013 issue of the Florida Administrative Register and the Notice of Change published in Vol. 39, No. 224, November 18, 2013, issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
62-772.400Procedures for the Competitive Procurement of Contractors and Assignment of Work.
(1) through (2) No change.
(3) Assignment of Work to Agency Term Contractors. In order to seek additional value and be consistent with subsection 60A-1.043(2), F.A.C., (6-21-04) hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, the Department will specify in all agency term contracts a dollar threshold based on the categories in Section 287.017, F.S., above which the Department will request quotes from agency term contractors for a phase of site rehabilitation. As a site comes up in priority order as established in Rule 62-771.300, F.A.C., the Department will assign the next phase of the site rehabilitation in the following manner:
(a) Direct assignment by the Department to agency term contractors.
1. If the estimated cost of the next phase of site rehabilitation to be assigned for a given site is $25,000 or less, the Department will directly assign the phase of site rehabilitation to an agency term contractor.
2. The Department will directly assign all site assessments to an agency term contractor.
3. All direct assignments to agency term contractors shall be based on contractor logistics, geographical considerations, including contract regions, contractor availability, and contractor performance. For good cause such as contractor availability, contractor performance, and workloads, the Department may assign work to an agency term contractor outside its contract region.
(b) Request for quotes from agency term contractors. Other than site assessments, if the estimated cost of the next phase of site rehabilitation to be assigned for a given site is more than $25,000, the Department will request quotes from all agency term contractors with contracts to work in that region and assign that phase of site rehabilitation to the agency term contractor providing the lowest quote.
(4) through (7) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 287.0595, 376.303, 376.3071 FS. Law Implemented 287.0595, 287.057, 376.30, 376.301, 376.303, 376.305, 376.3071, 376.30711, 376.30713, 376.30714, 376.30715, 376.30716, 376.3072 FS. History–New [effective date].
