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Agreement.
For each subcontract, the Recipient shall provide a written statement to the Division as to
whether that subcontractor is a minority business enterprise, as defined in Section 288.703, Fla. Stat.
(15) TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This Agreement contains all the terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties.
(16) ATTACHMENTS
(a) All attachments to this Agreement are incorporated as if set out fully.
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(b) In the event of any inconsistencies or conflict between the language of this
Agreement and the attachments, the language of the attachments shall control, but only to the extent of
the conflict or inconsistency.
(c) This Agreement has the following attachments:
Exhibit 1 - Funding Sources
Attachment A – Program Budget
Attachment B – Scope of Work
Attachment C – Budget Narrative
Attachment D – Deliverables
Attachment E – Reports
Attachment F – Program Statutes, Regulations and Program Requirements
Attachment G – Justification of Advance Payment
Attachment H – Warranties and Representations
Attachment I – Certification Regarding Debarment
Attachment J – Statement of Assurances
Attachment K – Reporting Forms
(17) FUNDING/CONSIDERATION
(a) This is a cost-reimbursement Agreement. The Recipient shall be reimbursed for
costs incurred in the satisfactory performance of work hereunder in an amount not to exceed
$105,806.00, subject to the availability of funds.
(b) Any advance payment under this Agreement is subject to Section 216.181(16),
Fla.Stat., and is contingent upon the Recipient’s acceptance of the rights of the Division under Paragraph
(12)(b) of this Agreement. The amount which may be advanced may not exceed the expected cash
needs of the Recipient within the first three (3) months of the contract term. For a federally funded
contract, any advance payment is also subject to federal OMB Circulars A-87, A-110, A-122 and the Cash
Management Improvement Act of 1990. All advances are required to be held in an interest-bearing
account. If an advance payment is requested, the budget data on which the request is based and a
justification statement shall be included in this Agreement as Attachment G. Attachment G will specify
the amount of advance payment needed and provide an explanation of the necessity for and proposed
use of these funds. No advance shall be accepted for processing if a reimbursement has been paid prior
to the submittal of a request for advanced payment.
(c) After the initial advance, if any, payment shall be made on a reimbursement basis as
needed. The Recipient agrees to expend funds in accordance with the Program Budget and Scope of
Work, Attachment A and B of this Agreement.
(d) Invoices shall be submitted at least quarterly and shall include the supporting
documentation for all costs of the project or services. Invoices shall be accompanied by a statement
signed and dated by an authorized representative of the Recipient certifying that “all disbursements made
in accordance with conditions of the Division agreement and payment is due and has not been previously
requested for these amounts.” The supporting documentation must comply with the documentation
requirements of applicable OMB Circular Cost Principles. The final invoice shall be submitted within sixty
(60) days after the expiration date of the agreement. An explanation of any circumstances prohibiting the
submittal of quarterly invoices shall be submitted to the Division contract manager as part of the
Recipient’s quarterly reporting as referenced in Paragraph 7 of this Agreement.
If the necessary funds are not available to fund this Agreement as a result of action by the United
States Congress, the federal Office of Management and Budgeting, the State Chief Financial Officer or
under subparagraph (19)(h) of this Agreement, all obligations on the part of the Division to make any
further payment of funds shall terminate, and the Recipient shall submit its closeout report within thirty
days of receiving notice from the Division.
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All funds received hereunder shall be placed in an account with a separate account code identifier
for tracking all deposits, expenditures and interest earned. Funds disbursed to the Recipient by the
Division that are not expended in implementing this program shall be returned to the Division, along with
any interest earned on all funds received under this Agreement, within ninety (90) days of the expiration
of the award Agreement.
The Recipient shall comply with all applicable procurement rules and regulations in securing
goods and services to implement the Scope of Work. Whenever required by law or otherwise permitted,
the Recipient shall utilize competitive procurement practices.
Any requests received after July 31, 2015, at the discretion of the Division, may not be
reimbursed from this Agreement.
This agreement may be renewed, at the Division’s sole discretion, for a period that may not
exceed three years or the term of the original Agreement, whichever period is longer, specifying the
renewed price and subject to the availability of funds. Pursuant to Section 287.057(13), Florida Statutes,
exceptional purchase contracts pursuant to Section 287.057(3)(a) and (c), may not be renewed.
At a minimum, the Recipient shall continue to provide other funding for the Recipient's
Emergency Management Agency at an amount equal to either: (1) the average of the previous
three years' level of county general revenue funding of the Recipient's Emergency Management
Agency; or (2) the level of funding for the Recipient's Emergency Management Agency for the last
fiscal year, whichever figure is lower (Rule 27P-19.011, Florida Administrative Code). Recipient's
general revenue funding for 911 services, emergency medical services, law enforcement, criminal
justice, public works or other services outside the local emergency management agency as
defined by Section 252.38, Florida Statutes, shall not be included in determining the "level of
county funding of the Recipient's Emergency Management Agency." The Recipient shall certify
compliance with Rule Chapter 27P-19, Florida Administrative by its execution of this Agreement,
and as a condition precedent to receipt of funding.
All payments relating to the Agreement shall be mailed to the following address:
Gary Stanford____________________
Okaloosa County Finance Office_____
302 N. Wilson St., Suite 203________
Crestview, FL 32536______________
_______________________________
(18) REPAYMENTS
All refunds or repayments due to the Division under this Agreement are to be made payable to
the order of “Division of Emergency Management”, and mailed directly to the following address:
Division of Emergency Management
Cashier
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee FL 32399-2100
In accordance with Section 215.34(2), Fla. Stat., if a check or other draft is returned to the Division for
collection, Recipient shall pay the Division a service fee of $15.00 or 5% of the face amount of the
returned check or draft, whichever is greater.
(19) MANDATED CONDITIONS
(a) The validity of this Agreement is subject to the truth and accuracy of all the
information, representations, and materials submitted or provided by the Recipient in this Agreement, in
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any later submission or response to a Division request, or in any submission or response to fulfill the
requirements of this Agreement. All of said information, representations, and materials is incorporated by
reference. The inaccuracy of the submissions or any material changes shall, at the option of the Division
and with thirty days written notice to the Recipient, cause the termination of this Agreement and the
release of the Division from all its obligations to the Recipient.
(b) This Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of Florida, and venue
for any actions arising out of this Agreement shall be in the Circuit Court of Leon County. If any provision
of this Agreement is in conflict with any applicable statute or rule, or is unenforceable, then the provision
shall be null and void to the extent of the conflict, and shall be severable, but shall not invalidate any other
provision of this Agreement.
(c) Any power of approval or disapproval granted to the Division under the terms of this
Agreement shall survive the term of this Agreement.
(d) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, any one of which
may be taken as an original.
(e) The Recipient agrees to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act (Public Law
101-336, 42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.), which prohibits discrimination by public and private entities on
the basis of disability in employment, public accommodations, transportation, State and local government
services, and telecommunications.
(f) Those who have been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a
public entity crime or on the discriminatory vendor list 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 a public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in
excess of $25,000.00 for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list
or on the discriminatory vendor list.
(g) Any Recipient which is not a local government or state agency, and which receives
funds under this Agreement from the federal government, certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief,
that it and its principals:
1. are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared
ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by a federal department or agency;
2. have not, within a five-year period preceding this proposal been convicted of
or had a civil judgment rendered against them for fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining,
attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state or local) transaction or contract under public
transaction; violation of federal or state antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery,
bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;
3. are not presently indicted or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a
governmental entity (federal, state or local) with commission of any offenses enumerated in paragraph
19(g)2. of this certification; and
4. have not within a five-year period preceding this Agreement had one or more
public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default.
If
