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SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS BY GRANTEE:
1. All project equipment or vehicles shall meet or exceed the applicable criteria set forth in the latest Florida
Department of Transportation's Guidelines for Acquiring Vehicles or criteria set forth by any other federal,
state, or local government agency.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS BY COMMISSION:
Not applicable
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CONTRACT NO.
AGREEMENT DATE
EXHIBIT "B"
PROJECT BUDGET AND DISBURSEMENT SCHEDULE
This exhibit forms an integral part of that certain Grant Agreement between the Florida Commission for the
Transportation Disadvantaged and Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners (1804 Lewis Turner
Boulevard, Suite 206, Fort Walton, Florida 32547).
I. PROJECT COST:
Estimated Project Cost shall conform to those eligible Costs as indicated by Chapter 427, Florida Statutes,
Rule 41-2, Florida Administrative Code, the most current Commission policies and the Program Manual for
the Trip & Equipment Grant for non-sponsored trips and/or capital equipment as revised on April 2, 2014.
Trips shall be purchased at the fares indicated in Exhibit B, Page 2 of 2 attached to and made a part of
this agreement.
Grantee shall invoice on a monthly basis actual costs that may be above or below (+/-) the amount of the
monthly allocation disbursement schedule reflected on Exhibit “B”. At times, this may result in
“underbilling” or “overbilling”. Any excess (underbilled) funds may be recaptured on a monthly invoice
that does not exceed the cumulative total of funds disbursed to date with supporting documentation. No
excess funds remaining on the grant at the end of the grant period will be reimbursed to the Grantee.
Any overpayment of TD funds must be repaid to the Commission upon project completion.
Non-sponsored Trips $516,577.00 FM# 43202718401
Voluntary Dollar $56.00 FM# 43202818401
TOTAL $516,633.00
II. SOURCE OF FUNDS:
Commission for the Transportation
Disadvantaged State Funds (no more than 90%) $464.919.00
Local Cash Funds $51,658.00
Voluntary Dollar Contributions $50.00
Monetary Value of In-Kind Match $6.00
Total Project Cost $516,633.00
III. DISBURSEMENT SCHEDULE OF COMMISSION (State) FUNDS
FY 14/15
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
$38,796 $38,743 $38,743 $38,743 $38,743 $38,743 $38,743 $38,743 $38,743 $38,743 $38,743 $38,743
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TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED TRUST FUND
SERVICE RATES
EXHIBIT B
PAGE 2 OF 2
COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR: Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2014
UNIT COST PER UNIT
TYPE OF SERVICE TO BE
(Passenger Mile or Trip) $
PROVIDED
Ambulatory Passenger Mile 1.40
Wheelchair Trip (Pick Up) 5.00
Wheelchair Passenger Mile 1.68
Stretcher Trip (Pick Up) 25.00
Stretcher Passenger Mile 4.50
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EXHIBIT "C"
TRIP/EQUIPMENT
This exhibit forms an integral part of that certain Grant Agreement between the Florida Commission for
the Transportation Disadvantaged and Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners (1804 Lewis Turner
Boulevard, Suite 206, Fort Walton, Florida 32547).
THE GRANTEE SHALL RETAIN AND/OR SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND
CERTIFICATIONS:
DOCUMENTS:
Submit invoices for goods and services, with detailed supporting documentation, in detail sufficient for
a proper pre-audit and post-audit thereof.
Retain, and upon request, submit drivers’ manifests, with supporting detailed documentation, in detail
sufficient for a proper pre-audit and post-audit thereof.
CERTIFICATIONS:
Certification of Equivalent Service in accordance with the Commission's policy on the acquisition of
vehicles as it pertains to the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended. Said certification shall
accompany any reimbursement request for vehicles and shall use the Commission approved format.
THIRD PARTY CONTRACTS: The Grantee must certify to all third party contracts pursuant to Section 12.10
except that written approval is hereby granted for:
1. Contracts furnishing contractual services or commodities from a valid State or inter-
governmental contract including the Memorandum of Agreement and Transportation
Disadvantaged Service Plan as set forth in Section 287.042(2), Florida Statutes.
2. Contracts furnishing contractual services or commodities for an amount less than Category II as
set forth in Section 287.017(2), Florida Statutes ($35,000).
3. Contracts for consultant services for an amount less than Category I as set forth in Section
287.017(1), Florida Statutes ($20,000).
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EXHIBIT “D”
STATE AGENCY: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION / FLORIDA COMMISSION FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED
CSFA #: 55.001
TITLE: FLORIDA COMMISSION FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED (COMMISSION) TRIP
AND EQUIPMENT GRANT PROGRAM
TOTAL STATE FUNDING AMOUNT: $464,969.00
COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS:
ALLOWED ACTIVITIES:
Trip
An eligible non-sponsored trip is one that originates or ends in the Community Transportation
Coordinator’s service area. The Commission funds for non-sponsored trips shall be expended through a
Community Transportation Coordinator, which is operating under a current Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA), and will be expended at the fare structure contained in the approved Transportation
Disadvantaged Service Plan for the particular type or mode of service. Lack of an executed MOA and
approved Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan will prevent the expenditure of any of these non-
sponsored trip/equipment funds unless otherwise approved in writing by the Commission or their
designee. [Program Manual for Trip & Equipment Grants, Rule 41-2.014, Florida Administrative Code].
Equipment
Capital Equipment is any equipment used to maintain or provide improved or expanded transportation
services to the transportation disadvantaged and is exclusively utilized by the Community
Transportation Coordinator. Eligible capital equipment includes but is not limited to:
small medium buses, cutaway vans (van body on truck chassis), etc.;
station wagons or vans;
wheelchair lifts, ramps, and restraints;
two-way radios and communications equipment (TDD-Telecommunications Device for the Deaf),
cell phones, excluding annual service contracts;
computer hardware/software;
support equipment, other than items specifically identified in this section, above $500 per piece;
vehicle procurement, testing, inspection acceptance, and vehicle rehabilitation when the
rehabilitation extends the life of the vehicle one year beyond the original expectancy; and
initial installation or set-up costs of any of the above items.
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EQUIPMENT/REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT:
All vehicles purchased with Transportation Disadvantaged Funds shall be titled to the recipient agency
with a lien to the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged. Equipment purchased with
this grant shall be for exclusive use by the Community Transportation Coordinator and shall not be
leased or assigned for operational responsibility to third parties, unless approved in writing by the
Commission. The Commission shall retain a majority of the interest in all capital equipment until the
useful life of such equipment has been consumed. At that time, the grantee may dispose of such
equipment with the written permission of the Commission in accordance with the Commission’s Capital
Equipment Procedures. [Program Manual for Trip & Equipment Grants].
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, all vehicles purchased through this grant, which
are to be utilized on a fixed route/fixed schedule service, must be lift equipped. Recipients who intend
to utilize project vehicles for demand response services shall assure their demand response service
offered to individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, is equivalent to the
level and quality of service offered to individuals without disabilities. [Program manual for the Trip &
Equipment Grants].
The Community Transportation Coordinator may allocate up to 25 percent of the total project budget
for capital expenditures excluding voluntary dollar contributions. Each vehicle or other capital
equipment purchase must be covered for liability insurance. The Commission must be made an
additional insured for liability policies. [Program Manual for Trip & Equipment Grants, Rule 41-
2.014(2)(a), Florida Administrative Code].
MATCHING:
The trip/equipment grant program requires a local match. In defining local match, Rule 41-2.014(3),
Florida Administrative Code, requires that eligible grant recipients must provide at least
