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making no representations as to the level
of skills of the work squad.
2. Responsibilities of the Agency
a. The Agency shall periodically provide the Department’s Contract Manager with a
schedule of work to be accomplished under the terms of this Contract. Deviation
from the established schedule shall be reported to, and coordinated with, the
Department.
b. If required, the Agency shall obtain licenses or permits for the work to be
performed. The Agency shall provide supervision and guidance for projects that
require a permit or which require technical assistance to complete the project.
c. The Agency shall ensure that all projects utilizing inmates are authorized projects of
the municipality, city, county, governmental Agency, or non-profit organization and
that private contractors employed by the Agency do not use inmates as any part of
their labor force.
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d. The Agency shall retain ownership of any vehicles or equipment provided by the
Agency for the work squad. The Agency shall maintain its own inventory of
transportation, tools and equipment belonging to the Agency.
e. The Agency shall provide vehicles for transportation of the work squads.
3. Communications Equipment
It is the intent of this Contract that the Work Squad have and maintain communication with
the institution at all times. A method of communication (radios, cellular phone, etc.), shall
be provided at no cost to the Department. The Agency shall provide a primary method of
communication that shall be approved by the Contract Manager in writing prior to
assignment of the work squad. Depending upon the method of communication provided, the
Contract Manager may require a secondary or back-up method of communication.
All radio communication equipment owned or purchased by the Agency that is programmed
to the Department’s radio frequency and used by the work squad(s), whether purchased by
the Department or the Agency, shall be IMMEDIATELY deprogrammed by the Department
at no cost to the Agency upon the end or termination of this Contract. Under no
circumstances shall the Agency accept the return of radio communications equipment
provided to the Department under this Contract until such time as the radio communications
equipment has been deprogrammed by the Department.
At the end or termination of this Contract, the Department's Contract Manager will contact
the Department's Utility Systems/Communications Engineer in the Bureau of Field Support
Services, Central Office, to effect the deprogramming of radio communications equipment
provided by the Agency.
a. Vehicle Mounted Radios:
Vehicles provided by the Agency that are or that will be equipped with a
mobile/vehicle mounted radio programmed to the Department's radio frequency(ies)
will be retained by the Department to ensure security of the communication
equipment except for short durations dictated by the need for vehicle and/or
communications equipment maintenance and/or repair. The use of these vehicle(s)
during the period covered by this Contract shall not be for any purpose other than as
indicated in this Contract.
b. Hand Held Radios:
Hand held radios provided by the Agency that are or that will be programmed to the
Department's radio frequency(ies) will be retained by the Department to ensure
security of the communication equipment except for short durations dictated by the
need for maintenance and/or repair. The use of any hand held radio(s) provided by
the Agency that is programmed to a Department radio frequency utilized by the
Agency during the period covered by this Contract shall not be for any purpose
other than as indicated in this Contract.
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c. Cellular Phones:
Cellular phones may be utilized by the work squad officer as either a primary or
secondary means of communication as approved by the Contract Manager. The
Contract Manager shall designate whether the usage of a cellular phone is required
on Addendum A. The cellular phone will be retained by the Department and upon
the end or termination of this Contract, returned to the Agency. The use of the
cellular phone is not authorized for any purposes other than as indicated in this
Contract.
4. Other Equipment
The Contract Manager shall determine if an enclosed trailer is required for the work squad
to transport tools and equipment utilized in the performance of this Contract and shall notify
the Agency when a trailer is necessary. The Contract Manager shall designate whether the
usage of an enclosed trailer is required on Addendum A.
If a trailer for the work squad is provided by the Agency at no cost to the Department, and
the Department maintains the trailer when the squad is not working, the Agency shall
provide an enclosed trailer that can be secured when not in use. All tools and equipment
utilized by the work squad shall be secured in the trailer. Upon the end or termination of
this Contract, the trailer will be returned to the Agency.
III. COMPENSATION
A. Payment to the Department
1. Total Operating Capital To Be Advanced By Agency, as delineated in Section IV., of
Addendum A, shall be due and payable upon execution of the Contract. The Department will
not proceed with the purchase until payment, in full, has been received and processed by the
Department’s Bureau of Finance and Accounting. Delays in receipt of these funds may result in
start-up postponement or interruption of the services provided by the Work Squad.
2. Total Costs To Be Billed To Agency By Contract, as delineated in Section VI., of Addendum
A, will be made quarterly, in advance, with the first payment equaling one-fourth of the total
amount, due within two (2) weeks after the effective date of the Contract. The second quarterly
payment is due no later than the 20th day of the last month of the first Contract quarter.
Payment for subsequent consecutive quarters shall be received no later than the 20th day of the
last month of the preceding Contract quarter.
3. In the event the Correctional Work Squad Officer position becomes vacant and remains vacant
for a period of more than five (5) working days, the next or subsequent billing will be adjusted
by the Department for services not provided.
4. The Agency shall insure any vehicles owned by the Agency used under this Contract.
5. The rate of compensation shall remain in effect through the term of the Contract or subsequent
to legislative change. In the event there is an increase/decrease in costs identified in Addendum
A, this Contract shall be amended to adjust to such new rates.
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B. Official Payee
The name and address of the Department’s official payee to whom payment shall be made is as
follows:
Department of Corrections
Bureau of Finance and Accounting
Attn: Professional Accountant Supervisor
Centerville Station
Call Box 13600
Tallahassee, Florida 32317-3600
C. Submission of Invoice(s)
The name, address and phone number of the Agency’s official representative to whom invoices shall
be submitted to is as follows:
Clay Simmons, Road Division Manager
Okaloosa County, Board of County Commissioners
1759 South Ferdon Boulevard
Crestview, Florida 32536
Telephone: (850) 689-5770
Fax: (850) 689-5786
E-mail: csimmons@co.okaloosa.fl.us
IV. CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
The Department will be responsible for the project management of this Contract. The Department has
assigned the following named individuals, address and phone number as indicated, as Contract Manager and
Contract Administrator
