Okaloosa County BOCC — 2013 meeting #1139 (date undetermined) — FCTD Update 6-12-13 — reading text

determined by the Commission, failure to satisfactorily utilize vehicles and equipment that are purchased with Project funds shall be sufficient cause for non-payment by the Commission as provided in Paragraph 8.25. 14.73 Disposal of Purchased Project Equipment: Useful life of capital equipment is defined in the Commission’s Capital Equipment Procedure as incorporated herein by reference. The following applicable process must be used prior to disposition of any capital equipment purchased with these grant funds: a) While the Grantee is still under contract with the Commission and the capital equipment still has useful life, the Grantee must request written approval from the Commission prior to disposing of any equipment purchased or financed in whole or in part pursuant to this Agreement, including vehicles, during its useful life, for any Trip & Equipment Grant Agreement 2013/2014 Form Rev. May 24, 2013 Page 16 of 28 purpose. Proceeds from the sale of purchased project equipment and vehicles shall be documented in the project file(s) by the Grantee. With the approval of the Commission, these proceeds may be re-invested for any purpose which expands transportation disadvantaged services for the non-sponsored. If the Grantee does not elect to re-invest for purposes which expand transportation disadvantaged services, the gross proceeds from sale shall be refunded to the Commission in the same participation percentage ratios as were used to fund the original purchase. b) The purchase of all vehicles and equipment financed in whole or in part pursuant to this Agreement shall be undertaken by the Grantee on behalf of the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged in accordance with State regulations and statutes. Title to any vehicle purchased with Project funds shall be in the name of the Grantee, subject to lien in favor of the Commission. The Commission will relinquish all interest in the vehicles and equipment when it has reached the end of its useful life and at this time the Commission will satisfy its lien of record. c) When a Grantee is no longer an eligible recipient of trip and equipment grant funds and no longer a Commission approved Community Transportation Coordinator, the capital equipment with useful life purchased with these grant funds must be transferred to an eligible recipient in accordance with the Commission’s Capital Equipment Procedure. 15.00 Plans and Specifications: In the event that this agreement involves the purchasing of capital equipment or major components thereof, upon the Commission's request the Grantee shall submit to the Commission, certification that all such equipment meets or exceeds the requirements as identified in Exhibit "A." Failure to abide by this requirement shall be sufficient cause for nonpayment by the Commission as provided in Paragraph 8.23. 16.00 Contractual Indemnity: To the extent permitted by law, the Grantee shall indemnify, defend, save, and hold harmless the Commission and all their officers, agents or employees from all suits, actions, claims, demands, and liability of any nature whatsoever arising out of, because of, or due to breach of the agreement by the Grantee or its subcontractors, agents or employees or due to any negligent act, or occurrence of omission or commission of the Grantee, its subcontractors, agents or employees. Neither the Grantee nor any of its agents will be liable under this article for damages arising out of injury or damage to persons or property directly caused or resulting from the sole negligence of the Commission or any of their officers, agents or employees. The parties agree that this clause shall not waive the benefits or provisions of Section 768.28, Florida Statutes or any similar provision of law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to Section 768.28, Florida Statutes, no agency or subdivision of the state shall be required to indemnify, insure, or assume any liability for the Commission's or any subcontractor’s or other entity's negligence. 17.00 Appropriation of Funds: 17.10 The State of Florida's performance and obligation to pay under this agreement is contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature. If applicable, Grantee’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement is subject to an appropriation by the Trip & Equipment Grant Agreement 2013/2014 Form Rev. May 24, 2013 Page 17 of 28 Grantee’s Board of County Commissioners for the purposes set forth hereunder. The Commission acknowledges where the Grantee is a political subdivision of the State of Florida it is authorized to act in accordance with the Grantee’s purchasing ordinance(s), laws, rules and regulations. 17.20 Multi-Year Commitment: Whereas the Commission is created in the Florida Department of Transportation (Department) and assigned to the Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation for administrative and fiscal accountability purposes; in the event this agreement is in excess of $25,000 and has a term for a period of more than one year, the provisions of Section 339.135(7)(a) and Section 287.058, Florida Statutes, are hereby incorporated: The Department, during any fiscal year, shall not expend money, incur any liability, or enter into any contract which, by its terms, involves the expenditure of money in excess of the amounts budgeted as available for expenditure during such fiscal year. Any contract, verbal or written, made in violation of this subsection shall be null and void, and no money may be paid on such contract. The Department shall require a statement from the comptroller of the Department that funds are available prior to entering into any such contract or other binding commitment of funds. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the making of contracts for periods exceeding one year, but any contract so made shall be executory only for the value of the services to be rendered or agreed to be paid for in succeeding fiscal years; and this paragraph shall be incorporated verbatim in all contracts of the Department which are for an amount in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars and having a term for a period of more than one year. In the event that this Agreement is for more than one year, this Agreement may be renewed on a yearly basis for a period of up to two (2) years after the initial Agreement or for a period no longer than the term of the original Agreement, whichever period is longer, on the condition that renewals shall be contingent upon satisfactory performance evaluations by the Grantee and is subject to the availability of funds. The Commission's performance and obligation to pay under any multi-year Agreement is explicitly contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature. 18.00 Expiration of Agreement: The Grantee agrees to complete the Project on or before June 30, 2014. If the Grantee does not complete the Project within this time period, this agreement will expire. Expiration of this agreement will be considered termination of the Project and the procedure established in Article 9.00 of this agreement shall be initiated. For the purpose of this Article, completion of project is defined as the latest date by which services may have been provided or equipment funds may have been received as provided in the project description (Exhibit "A"). Unless otherwise extended by the Commission, all reimbursement invoices must be received by the Commission no later than August 15, 2014. 19.00 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. 20.00 Execution of Agreement: This agreement may be simultaneously executed in a minimum Trip & Equipment Grant Agreement 2013/2014 Form Rev. May 24, 2013 Page 18 of 28 of two counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts together shall constitute one in the same instrument. 21.00 Vendors and Subcontractors Rights: 21.10 Vendors (in this document identified as the Grantee) providing goods and services to the Commission will receive payments in accordance with section 215.422, Florida Statutes. The parties hereto acknowledge Section 215.422, Florida Statutes, and hereby agree that the time in which the Commission is required to approve and inspect goods and services shall be for a period not to exceed eleven (11) working days upon receipt of a proper invoice. The Florida Department of Transportation has twenty (20) days to deliver a request for payment (voucher) to the Department of Financial Services after receiving an approved invoice from the Commission. The twenty (20) days are measured from the latter of the date the invoice is received or the goods or services are received, inspected, and approved. If a payment is not available within forty (40) days after receipt of the invoice and receipt, inspection and approval of goods and services, a separate interest penalty per day (as defined by Rule) will be due and payable, in addition to the invoice amount to the Grantee. The interest penalty provision applies after a 35 day time period to health care providers, as defined by rule. Interest penalties of less than one (1) dollar will not be enforced unless the Grantee requests payment. Invoices which have to be returned to a Grantee because of vendor preparation errors will result in a delay in the payment. The invoice payment requirements do not start until a properly completed invoice is provided to the Commission. A Vendor Ombudsman has been established within the Department of Financial Services. The duties of this individual include acting as an advocate for vendors who may be experiencing problems in obtaining timely payment(s) from the Commission. The Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted at (850) 413-5516 or toll free (877) 693-5236. 21.20 Payment to Subcontractors: Payment by the Grantee to all subcontractors with approved third party contracts shall be in compliance with Section 287.0585, Florida Statutes. Each third party contract from the Grantee to a subcontractor for goods or services to be performed in whole or in part with Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund moneys, must contain the following statement: When a contractor receives from a state agency any payment for contractual services, commodities, supplies, or construction contracts, except those construction contracts subject to the provisions of chapter 339, the contractor shall pay such moneys received to each subcontractor and supplier in proportion to the percentage of work completed by each subcontractor and supplier at the time of receipt of the payment. If the contractor receives less than full payment, then the contractor shall be required to disburse only the funds received on a pro rata basis with the contractor, subcontractors, and suppliers, each receiving a prorated portion based on the amount due on the payment. If the contractor without reasonable cause fails to make payments required by this section to subcontractors and suppliers within seven (7) working days after the receipt by the contractor of full or partial payment, the contractor shall pay to the subcontractors and suppliers a penalty in the amount of one-half of one percent of the amount due, per day, from the expiration of Trip & Equipment Grant Agreement 2013/2014 Form Rev. May 24, 2013 Page 19 of 28 the period allowed herein for payment. Such penalty shall be in addition to actual payments owed and shall not exceed 15 percent of the outstanding balance due. In addition to other fines or penalties, a person found not in compliance with any provision of this subsection may be ordered by the court to make restitution for attorney's fees and all related costs to the aggrieved party or the Department of Legal Affairs when it provides legal assistance pursuant to this section. The