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<br />and provisions of the contracts, the Local Government is required to make such payments; <br />and <br /> <br />(3) A certification by the engineer responsible for overseeing construction stating that <br />equipment, materials, labor and services represented by the construction invoices have been <br />satisfactorily invoiced, purchased, or received, and applied to the Project in accordance with <br />construction contract documents; stating that payment is in accordance with construction <br />contract provisions; stating that construction, up to the point of the requisition, is in <br />compliance with the contract documents; and identifying all additions or deletions to the <br />Project which have altered the Project's performance standards, scope, or purpose since the <br />issue of the Department construction permit; and <br /> <br />(4) Such other certificates or documents by engineers, attorneys, accountants, contractors, or <br />suppliers as may reasonably be required by the Department. <br /> <br />C. In addition to the invoicing requirements contained in paragraph 3.B. above, the Department will <br />periodically request proof of a transaction (invoice, payroll register, etc.) to evaluate the <br />appropriateness of costs to the Agreement pursuant to State and Federal guidelines (including cost <br />allocation guidelines), as appropriate. This information when requested must be provided within <br />30 calendar days of such request. The Grantee may also be required to submit a cost allocation <br />plan to the Department in support of its multipliers (overhead, indirect, general administrative <br />costs, and fringe benefits). All bills for amounts due under this Agreement shall be submitted in <br />detail sufficient for a proper pre-audit and post-audit thereof. <br /> <br />D. State guidelines for allowable costs can be found in the Department of Financial Services' <br />Reference Guide for State Expenditures at http://www.dbf.state.f1.us/aadir/reference guide. <br /> <br />4. The State of Florida's performance and obligation to pay under this Agreement is contingent upon an annual <br />appropriation by the Legislature. The parties hereto understand that this Agreement is not a cormnitment of <br />future appropriations. <br /> <br />5. Progress Reports (Attachment C) shall be submitted describing the work performed, problems <br />encountered, problem resolution, schedule updates and proposed work for the next reporting period. If <br />advance payment is authorized, the Grantee shall report (and document as required under paragraph 3 <br />above and Attachment E) the amount of funds expended during the reporting period, the Agreement <br />expenditures to date, interest earned during the quarter and clearly indicate the method for repayment of the <br />interest to the Department (see paragraph 15). Progress reports shall be submitted to the Department's <br />Grant Manager no later than twenty (20) days following the completion of the quarterly reporting period. It <br />is hereby understood and agreed by the parties that the term "progress reports" shall reflect the calendar <br />quarters ending March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. The Department's Grant Manager <br />shall have ten (10) calendar days to review deliverables submitted by the Grantee. <br /> <br />6. Each party hereto agrees that it shall be solely responsible for the negligent or wrongful acts of its <br />employees and agents. However, nothing contained herein shall constitute a waiver by either party of its <br />sovereign immunity or the provisions of Section 768.28, Florida Statutes. <br /> <br />7. <br /> <br />A. <br /> <br />The Department may terminate this Agreement at any time in the event of the failure of the <br />Grantee to fulfill any of its obligations under this Agreement. Prior to termination, the Department <br />shall provide thirty (30) calendar days written notice of its intent to terminate and shall provide the <br />Grantee an opportunity to consult with the Department regarding the reason(s) for termination. <br /> <br />B. The Department may terminate this Agreement for convenience by providing the Grantee with <br />thirty (30) calendar days written notice. <br /> <br />8. This Agreement may be unilaterally canceled by the Department for refusal by the Grantee to allow public <br />access to all documents, papers, letters, or other material made or received by the Grantee in conjunction <br />with this Agreement, unless the records are exempt from Section 24(a) of Article I of the State Constitution <br />and Section 119.07(1), Florida Statutes. <br /> <br />DEP Agreement No. LP6013, Page 2 of 6 <br /> <br />SIB <br />