Okaloosa County BOCC — October 7, 2014 — reading text

by the State Board of Administration. Additionally, independent of the Grantee's contract obligations to any Subcontractor, the Department shall not reimburse any of the following types of charges: cell phone usage, attorneys' fees, civil or administrative penalties, handling fees, such as set percent overages associated with purchasing supplies or equipment. For fixed price (vendor) subcontracts, the following provisions shall apply: a. The Grantee may award, on a competitive basis, fixed price subcontracts to consultants/contractors in performing the work described in Attachment A. Invoices submitted to the Department for fixed price subcontracted activities shall be supported with a copy of the subcontractor's invoice and a copy of the tabulation form for the competitive procurement process (Invitation to Bid or Request for Proposals) resulting in the fixed price subcontract. b. The Grantee may request approval from the Department to award a fixed price subcontract resulting from procurement methods other than those identified in the paragraph above. In this instance, the Grantee shall request the advance written approval from the Department's Grant Manager of the fixed price negotiated by the Grantee. The letter ofrequest shall be supported by a detailed budget and Scope of Services to be performed by the subcontractor. Upon receipt of the Department Grant Manager's approval of the fixed price amount, the Grantee may proceed in fmalizing the fixed price subcontract. c. All subcontracts are subject to the provisions of paragraph 13 and any other appropriate provisions of this Agreement which affect subcontracting activities. ii. Travel - All requests for reimbursement of travel expenses shall be in accordance with Section 112.061, Florida Statutes. DEP Agreement No. S0717, Page 2 of 8 Packet Pg. 471  D. In addition to the invoicing requirements contained in paragraphs 3.B. and C. above, the Department will periodically request proof of a transaction (invoice, payroll register, etc.) to evaluate the appropriateness of costs to the Agreement pursuant to State and Federal guidelines (including cost allocation guidelines), as appropriate. This information, when requested, must be provided within thirty (30) calendar days of such request. The Grantee may also be required to submit a cost allocation plan to the Department in support of its multipliers (overhead, indirect, general administrative costs, and fringe benefits). State guidelines for allowable costs can be found in the Department of Financial Services' Reference Guide for State Expenditures at http://www.fldfs.com/aadir/reference%5Fguide. E. i. The accounting systems for all Grantees must ensure that these funds are not commingled with funds from other agencies. Funds from each agency must be accounted for separately. Grantees are prohibited from commingling funds on either a program-by-program or a project-by-project basis. Funds specifically budgeted and/or received for one project may not be used to support another project. Where a Grantee's, or subrecipient's, accounting system cannot comply with this requirement, the Grantee, or subrecipient, shall establish a system to provide adequate fund accountability for each project it has been awarded. ii. If the Department finds that these funds have been commingled, the Department shall have the right to demand a refund, either in whole or in part, of the funds provided to the Grantee under this Agreement for non-compliance with the material terms of this Agreement. The Grantee, upon such written notification from the Department shall refund, and shall forthwith pay to the Department, the amount of money demanded by the Department. Interest on any refund shall be calculated based on the prevailing rate used by the State Board of Administration. Interest shall be calculated from the date(s) the original payment(s) are received from the Department by the Grantee to the date repayment is made by the Grantee to the Department. iii. In the event that the Grantee recovers costs, incurred under this Agreement and reimbursed by the Department, from another source(s), the Grantee shall reimburse the Department for all recovered funds originally provided under this Agreement. Interest on any refund shall be calculated based on the prevailing rate used by the State Board of Administration. Interest shall be calculated from the date(s) the payment(s) are recovered by the Grantee to the date repayment is made to the Department by the Grantee. 4. The State of Florida's performance and obligation to pay under this Agreement is contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature. The parties hereto understand that this Agreement is not a commitment of future appropriations. 5. The Grantee shall utilize Attachment D, Progress Report Form, to describe the work performed during each quarterly reporting period, problems encountered, problem resolution, schedule updates and proposed work for the next reporting period. Quarterly reports shall be submitted to the Department's Grant Manager no later than twenty (20) days following the completion of the quarterly reporting period. It is hereby understood and agreed by the parties that the term "quarterly" shall reflect the calendar quarters ending March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. The Department's Grant Manager shall have ten (10) calendar days to review the required reports and deliverables submitted by the Grantee. 6. A. Each party hereto agrees that it shall be solely responsible for the negligent or wrongful acts of its employees and agents. However, nothing contained herein shall constitute a waiver by either party of its sovereign immunity or the provisions of Section 768.28, Florida Statutes. B. The Grantee agrees to require all subcontractors to indemnify, defend, save and hold harmless the Department from all claims, demands, liabilities and suits of any nature arising out of, because of, or due to any negligent act or failure to act by the subcontractor, its agents or employees. 7. A. The Department may terminate this Agreement at any time in the event of the failure of the Grantee to fulfill any of its obligations under this Agreement. Prior to termination, the Department shall DEP Agreement No. S07 l 7, Page 3 of 8 Packet Pg. 472  provide thirty (30) calendar days written notice of its intent to tenninate and shall provide the Grantee an opportunity to consult with the Department regarding the reason(s) for tennination. B. The Department may tenninate this Agreement for convenience by providing the Grantee with thirty (30) calendar days written notice. 8. No payment will be made for deliverables deemed unsatisfactory by the Department. In the event that a deliverable is deemed unsatisfactory by the Department, the Grantee shall re-perform the services needed for submittal ofa satisfactory deliverable, at no additional cost to the Department, within ten (IO) days of being notified of the unsatisfactory deliverable. If a satisfactory deliverable is not submitted within the specified timeframe, the Department may, in its sole discretion, either: I) terminate this Agreement for failure to perfonn, or 2) the Department Grant Manager may, by letter specifying the failure of perfonnance under this Agreement, request that a proposed Corrective Action Plan (CAP) be submitted by the Grantee to the Department. All CAPs must be able to be implemented and perfonned in no more than sixty (60) days. A. A CAP shall be submitted within ten (l 0) calendar days of the date of the letter request from the Department. The CAP shall be sent to the Department Grant Manager for review and approval. Within ten (10) calendar days of receipt ofa CAP, the Department shall notify the Grantee in writing whether the CAP proposed has been accepted. If the CAP is not accepted, the Grantee shall have ten (I 0) calendar days from receipt of the Department letter rejecting the proposal to submit a revised proposed CAP. Failure to obtain the Department approval of a CAP as specified above shall result in the Department's termination of this Agreement for cause as authorized in this Agreement. B. Upon the Department's notice of acceptance of a proposed CAP, the Grantee shall have ten (10) calendar days to commence implementation of the accepted plan. Acceptance of the proposed CAP by the Department does not relieve the Grantee of any of its obligations under the Agreement. In the event the CAP fails to correct or eliminate perfonnance deficiencies by Grantee, the Department shall retain the right to require additional or further remedial steps, or to terminate this Agreement for failure to perform. No actions approved by the Department or steps taken by the Grantee shall preclude the Department from subsequently asserting any deficiencies in perfonnance. The Grantee shall continue to implement the CAP until all deficiencies are corrected. Reports on the progress of the CAP will be made to the Department as requested by the Department Grant Manager. C. Failure to respond to a Department request for a CAP or failure to correct a deficiency in the performance of the Agreement as specified by the Department may result in tennination of the Agreement. The remedies set forth above are not exclusive and the Department reserves the right to exercise other remedies in addition to or in lieu of those set forth above, as permitted by the Agreement. 9. This Agreement may be unilaterally canceled by the Department for refusal by the Grantee to allow public access to all documents, papers, letters, or other material made or received by the Grantee in conjunction with this Agreement,