Okaloosa County BOCC — January 7, 2014 — reading text

PRODUCTION SUPPORT LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM AGREEMENT OGC– 09/13 Page 10 12.00 Restrictions, Prohibitions, Controls, and Labor Provisions: 12.01 Equal Employment Opportunity: In connection with the carrying out of any project, the Agency shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, age, religion, color, sex, national origin, disability or marital status. The Agency will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, age, religion, color, gender, national origin, disability or marital status. 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 Agency 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. When the project involves installation, construction, demolition, removal, site improvement or similar work, the Agency shall post, in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment for project work, notices to be provided by the Department setting forth the provisions of the nondiscrimination clause. 12.02 Title VI – Civil Rights Act of 1964: The Agency will comply with all the requirements imposed by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation issued thereunder, and the assurance by the Agency pursuant thereto. The Agency shall include provisions in all contracts with third parties that ensure compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 49 C.F.R. Part 21, and related statutes and regulations. 12.03 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA): The Agency will comply with all the requirements as imposed by the ADA, the regulations of the Federal government issued thereunder, and assurance by the Agency pursuant thereto. 12.04 Public Entity Crime: A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity; may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work; may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity; may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor or consultant under a contract with any public entity; and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017, Florida Statutes, for CATEGORY TWO for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list. 12.05 Discrimination: In accordance with Section 287.134, Florida Statutes, an entity or affiliate who has been placed on the Discriminatory Vendor List, kept by the Florida Department of Management Services, may not submit a bid on a contract to provide goods or services to a public entity; may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work; may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity; may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor or consultant under a contract with any public entity; and may not transact business with any public entity. 12.06 Suspension, Revocation, Denial of Qualification or Determination of Contractor Non-Responsibility: An entity or affiliate who has had its Certificate of Qualification suspended, revoked, denied or have further been determined by the Department to be a non-responsible contractor may not submit a bid or perform work for the construction or repair of a public building or public work on a contract with the Agency. 12.07 Prohibited Interests: Neither the Agency nor any of its contractors or their subcontractors shall enter into any contract, subcontract or arrangement in connection with the project or any property included or planned to be included in the project in which any member, officer or employee of the Agency or the locality during tenure or for 2 years thereafter has any interest, direct or indirect. If any such present or former member, officer or employee involuntarily acquires or had acquired prior to the beginning of tenure any such interest, and if such interest is immediately disclosed to the Agency, the Agency, with prior approval of the Department, may waive the prohibition contained in this paragraph provided that any such present member, officer or employee shall not participate in any action by the Agency or the locality relating to such contract, subcontract or arrangement. The Agency shall insert in all contracts entered into in connection with the project or any property included or planned to be included in any project, and shall require its contractors to insert in each of their subcontracts, the following provision: Packet Pg. 93  STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 525-010-40 PRODUCTION SUPPORT LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM AGREEMENT OGC– 09/13 Page 11 "No member, officer or employee of the Agency or of the locality during his tenure or for 2 years thereafter shall have any interest, direct or indirect, in this contract or the proceeds thereof." The provisions of this paragraph shall not be applicable to any agreement between the Agency and its fiscal depositories or to any agreement for utility services the rates for which are fixed or controlled by a governmental agency. 12.08 Interest of Members of, or Delegates to, Congress: No member or delegate to the Congress of the United States shall be admitted to any share or part of this Agreement or any benefit arising therefrom. 13.00 Miscellaneous Provisions: 13.01 Environmental Regulations: The Agency will be solely responsible for compliance with all the applicable environmental regulations, for any liability arising from non-compliance with these regulations, and will reimburse the Department for any loss incurred in connection therewith. The Agency will be responsible for securing any applicable permits. 13.02 Department Not Obligated to Third Parties: The Department shall not be obligated or liable hereunder to any individual or entity not a party to this Agreement. 13.03 When Rights and Remedies Not Waived: In no event shall the making by the Department of any payment to the Agency constitute or be construed as a waiver by the Department of any breach of covenant or any default which may then exist on the part of the Agency and the making of such payment by the Department, while any such breach or default shall exist, shall in no way impair or prejudice any right or remedy available to the Department with respect to such breach or default. 13.04 How Agreement Is Affected by Provisions Being Held Invalid: If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected. In such an instance, the remainder would then continue to conform to the terms and requirements of applicable law. 13.05 Bonus or Commission: By execution of the Agreement, the Agency represents that it has not paid and, also agrees not to pay, any bonus or commission for the purpose of obtaining an approval of its application for the financing hereunder. 13.06 State Law: Nothing in the Agreement shall require the Agency to observe or enforce compliance with any provision or perform any act or do any other thing in contravention of any applicable state law. If any of the provisions of the Agreement violate any applicable state law, the Agency will at once notify the Department in writing in order that appropriate changes and modifications may be made by the Department and the Agency to the end that the Agency may proceed as soon as possible with the project. 13.07 Plans and Specifications: In the event that this Agreement involves constructing and equipping of facilities, the Agency shall submit to the Department for approval all appropriate plans and specifications covering the project. The Department will review all plans and specifications and will issue to the Agency a written approval with any approved portions of the project and comments or recommendations covering any remainder of the project deemed appropriate. After resolution of these comments and recommendations to the Department's satisfaction, the Department will issue to the Agency a written approval with said remainder of the project. Failure to obtain this written approval shall be sufficient cause of nonpayment by the Department. The Agency will physically include Form FHWA-1273 in all its contracts and subcontracts. 13.08 Right-of-Way Certification: Upon completion of right-of-way activities on the project, the Agency must certify compliance with all applicable federal and state requirements. Certification is required prior to advertisement for or solicitation of bids for construction of the project, including those projects for which no right-of-way is required. 13.09 Agency Certification: The Agency will certify in writing, prior to project closeout that the project was completed in accordance with applicable plans and specifications, is in place on the Agency’s facility, adequate title is in the Agency’s name, and the project is accepted by the Agency as suitable for the intended purpose. Packet Pg. 94  STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 525-010-40 PRODUCTION SUPPORT LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM AGREEMENT OGC– 09/13 Page 12 13.10 Agreement Format: All words used herein in the singular form shall extend to and include the plural. All words used in the plural form shall extend to and include the singular. All words used in any gender shall extend to and include all genders. 13.11 Execution of Agreement: This Agreement may be simultaneously executed in a minimum of two counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 13.12 Restrictions on Lobbying: Federal: The Agency agrees that no federally-appropriated funds have been paid, or will be paid by or on behalf of the Agency, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence any officer or employee of any federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or