Okaloosa County BOCC — June 17, 2014 — Okaloosa - 2014-15 TE Grant rev 6-2014 — reading text

41-2 and 60A-1, Florida Administrative Code, and the Program Manual for the Trip & Equipment Grant is met. 8.50 Commission Claims: If, after project completion, any claim is made by the Commission resulting from an audit or for work or services performed pursuant to this agreement, the Commission may offset such amount from payments due for work or services done under any grant agreement which it has with the Grantee owing such amount if, upon demand, payment of the amount is not made within (60) days to the Commission. Offsetting any amount pursuant to this section shall not be considered a breach of contract by the Commission. 9.00 Termination or Suspension of Project: 9.10 Termination or Suspension Generally: If the Grantee abandons or, before Trip & Equipment Grant Agreement 2014/2015 Form Rev. 4/2/2014 Page 11 of 28  completion, finally discontinues the Project; or if, by reason of any of the events or conditions set forth in Section 8.20, or for any other reason, the commencement, prosecution, or timely completion of the Project by the Grantee is rendered improbable, infeasible, impossible, or illegal, the Commission may, by written notice to the Grantee, suspend any or all of its obligations under this Agreement until such time as the event or condition resulting in such suspension has ceased or been corrected, or the Commission may terminate any or all of its obligations under this Agreement. 9.20 Action Subsequent to Notice of Termination or Suspension: Upon receipt of any final termination or suspension notice under this Paragraph, the Grantee shall proceed promptly to carry out the actions required therein which may include any or all of the following: (1) necessary action to terminate or suspend, as the case may be, Project activities and contracts and such other action as may be required or desirable to keep to the minimum the costs upon the basis of which the financing is to be computed; (2) furnish a statement of the project activities and contracts, and other undertakings the cost of which are otherwise includable as Project costs; and (3) remit to the Commission such portion of the financing and any advance payment previously received as is determined by the Commission to be due under the provisions of the Agreement. The termination or suspension shall be carried out in conformity with the latest schedule, plan, and budget as approved by the Commission or upon the basis of terms and conditions imposed by the Commission upon the failure of the Grantee to furnish the schedule, plan, and budget within a reasonable time. The acceptance of a remittance by the Grantee shall not constitute a waiver of any claim which the Commission may otherwise have arising out of this Agreement. 9.30 Public Access to Records: The Commission reserves the right to unilaterally cancel this agreement for refusal by the Grantee or its contractors to allow public access to all documents, papers, letters, records or other materials subject to the provisions of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and made or received in conjunction with this agreement. 10.00 Remission of Project Account Upon Completion of Project: Upon completion and after financial audit of the Project, and after payment, provision for payment, or reimbursement of all Project costs payable from the Project Account is made, the Grantee shall remit to the Commission its share of any unexpended balance in the Project Account. 11.00 Audit and Inspection: The Grantee shall permit, and shall require its contractors to permit, the Commission's authorized representatives to inspect all work, materials, payrolls, records; and to audit the books, records and accounts pertaining to the financing and development of the Project at all reasonable times including upon completion of the Project, and without notice. 12.00 Contracts of the Grantee: 12.10 Third Party Agreements: The Grantee shall not execute any contract or obligate itself in any manner requiring the disbursement of Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund moneys, including transportation operator and consultant contracts or amendments thereto, with any third party with respect to the Project without being able to provide a written certification by the Grantee that the contract or obligation was executed in accordance with the competitive procurement requirements of Chapter 287, Florida Statutes, Chapter 427, Florida Trip & Equipment Grant Agreement 2014/2015 Form Rev. 4/2/2014 Page 12 of 28  Statutes, and the rules promulgated by the Department of Management Services. Failure to provide such certification, upon the Commission's request, shall be sufficient cause for nonpayment by the Commission as provided in Paragraph 8.23. The Grantee agrees, that by entering into this Agreement, it explicitly certifies that all of its third party contacts will be executed in compliance with this section. 12.20 Compliance with Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act: It is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that participation by the Commission in a project with a Grantee, where the project involves a consultant contract for any service, is contingent on the Grantee complying in full with provisions of Section 287.055, Florida Statutes, Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act. The Grantee shall certify compliance with this law to the Commission for each consultant contract it enters. 12.30 Competitive Procurement: Procurement of all services, vehicles, equipment or other commodities shall comply with the provisions of Section 287.057, Florida Statutes. Upon the Commission's request, the Grantee shall certify compliance with this law. 13.00 Restrictions, Prohibitions, Controls, and Labor Provisions: 13.10 Equal Employment Opportunity: In connection with the carrying out of this Agreement, the Grantee shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, age, disability, creed, color, sex or national origin. The Grantee will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, age, disability, creed, color, sex, or national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following: Employment upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The Grantee shall insert the foregoing provision modified only to show the particular contractual relationship in all its contracts in connection with the development of operation of the Project, except contracts for the standard commercial supplies or raw materials, and shall require all such contractors to insert a similar provision in all subcontracts, except subcontracts for standard commercial supplies or raw materials. The Grantee shall post, in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment for Project work, notices setting forth the provisions of the nondiscrimination clause. 13.20 Title VI - Civil Rights Act of 1964: The Grantee must comply with all the requirements imposed by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Statute 252), the Regulations of the Federal Department of Transportation, the Regulations of the Federal Department of Justice and the assurance by the Grantee pursuant thereto. 13.30 Prohibited Interests: 13.31 Contracts or Purchases: Unless authorized in writing by the Commission, no officer of the Grantee, or employee acting in his or her official capacity as a purchasing agent, shall either directly or indirectly purchase, rent, or lease any realty, goods, or services for the Grantee from any business entity of which the officer or employee or the officer's or employee's business associate or spouse or child is an officer, partner, Trip & Equipment Grant Agreement 2014/2015 Form Rev. 4/2/2014 Page 13 of 28  director, or proprietor or in which such officer or employee or the officer's or employee's spouse or child, or any combination of them, has a material interest. 13.32 Business Conflicts: Unless authorized in writing by the Commission, it is unlawful for an officer or employee of the Grantee, or for any company, corporation, or firm in which an officer or employee of the Grantee has a financial interest, to bid on, enter into, or be personally interested in the purchase or the furnishing of any materials, services or supplies to be used in the work of this agreement or in the performance of any other work for which the Grantee is responsible. 13.33 Solicitations: No officer or employee of the Grantee shall directly or indirectly solicit or accept funds from any person who has, maintains, or seeks business relations with the Grantee. 13.34 Former Employees - Contractual Services: Unless authorized in writing by the Commission, no employee of the Grantee shall, within 1 year after retirement or termination, have or hold any employment or contractual relationship with any business entity in connection with any contract for contractual services which was within his or her responsibility while an employee. 13.35 Former Employees - Consulting Services: The sum of money paid to a former employee of the Grantee during the first year after the cessation of his or her responsibilities, by the Grantee, for contractual services provided to the Grantee, shall not exceed the annual salary received on the date of cessation of his or her responsibilities. The provisions of this section may be waived by the Grantee for a particular contract if the Grantee determines, and the Commission approves, that such waiver will result in significant time or cost savings for the Grantee and the project. The Grantee shall insert in all contracts entered into in connection with this Agreement and shall require its contractors to insert in each of their subcontracts, the following provision: "No member, officer, or employee of the Grantee during his tenure or for one year thereafter shall have any interest, direct or indirect, in this contract or the proceeds thereof." The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any agreement between the Grantee and its fiscal depositories, or to any agreement for utility services the rates for which are fixed or controlled by a Governmental agency. 13.40 Non-discrimination of Persons With Disabilities: The Grantee and any of its contractors or their sub-contractors shall not discriminate against anyone on the basis of a handicap or disability (physical, mental or emotional impairment). The Grantee agrees that no funds shall be used to rent, lease or barter any real property that is not accessible to persons with disabilities nor shall any meeting be held in any facility unless the facility is accessible to persons