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c. If the Agreement is terminated before performance is completed, the Recipient shall be paid only for that work satisfactorily performed for which costs can be substantiated. Such payment, however, may not exceed an amount which is the same percentage of the contract price as the amount of work satisfactorily completed is a percentage of the total work called for by this Agreement. All work in progress on the Department right-of-way will become the property of the Department and will be turned over promptly by the Recipient. d. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Recipient shall, within thirty ( 30) days, refund to the Department any funds determined by the Department to have been expended in violation of this Agreement. 6. Project Cost: a. The estimated cost of the Project is $ 600. 000. This amount is based upon the Schedule of Financial Assistance in Exhibit " B", Schedule of Financial Assistance, attached and incorporated in this Agreement. The Schedule of Financial Assistance may be modified by execution of an amendment of the Agreement by the Parties. b. The Department agrees to participate in the Project cost up to the maximum amount of $ 300,000 and, additionally the Department' s participation in the Project shall not exceed 50% of the total cost of the Project, and as more fully described in Exhibit " B". The Department' s participation may be increased or reduced upon a determination of the actual bid amounts of the Project by the execution of an amendment. The Recipient agrees to bear all expenses in excess of the amount of the Department' s participation and any cost overruns or deficits incurred in connection with completion of the Project. c. The Department' s participation in eligible Project costs is subject to, but not limited to: i. Legislative approval of the Department' s appropriation request in the work program year that the Project is scheduled to be committed; ii. Approval of all plans, specifications, contracts or other obligating documents and all other terms of this Agreement; and Page 2 of 14 DocuSign Envelope ID: 4F3C11D1- 19B6- 409B- 9FC5- 798AB66C3206 STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 525- 010-60 PRO GRAMMANACEMENT STATE -FUNDED GRANT AGREEMENT osrz2 iii. Department approval of the Project scope and budget at the time appropriation authority becomes available. 7. Compensation and Payment: a. The Department shall reimburse the Recipient for costs incurred to perform services described in the Project Description and Responsibilities in Exhibit " A", and as set forth in the Schedule of Financial Assistance in Exhibit " B". b. The Recipient shall provide quantifiable, measurable, and verifiable units of deliverables. Each deliverable must specify the required minimum level of service to be performed and the criteria for evaluating successful completion. The Project and the quantifiable, measurable, and verifiable units of deliverables are described more fully in Exhibit " A", Project Description and Responsibilities. Any changes to the deliverables shall require an amendment executed by both parties. Invoices shall be submitted no more often than monthly and no less than quarterly by the Recipient in detail sufficient for a proper pre -audit and post -audit, based on the quantifiable, measurable and verifiable deliverables as established in Exhibit " A". Deliverables and costs incurred must be received and approved by the Department prior to reimbursements. Requests for reimbursement by the Recipient shall include an invoice, progress report and supporting documentation for the period of services being billed that are acceptable to the Department. The Recipient shall use the format for the invoice and progress report that is approved by the Department. d. Supporting documentation must establish that the deliverables were received and accepted in writing by the Recipient and must also establish that the required minimum standards or level of service to be performed based on the criteria for evaluating successful completion as specified in Exhibit " A" has been met. All costs invoiced shall be supported by properly executed payrolls, time records, invoices, contracts or vouchers evidencing in proper detail the nature and propriety of charges as described in Exhibit " F", Contract Payment Requirements. e. Travel expenses are not compensable under this Agreement. f. Payment shall be made only after receipt and approval of deliverables and costs incurred unless advance payments are authorized by the Chief Financial Officer of the State of Florida under Chapters 215 and 216, Florida Statutes or the Department' s Comptroller under Section 334. 044( 29), Florida Statutes. If the Department determines that the performance of the Recipient is unsatisfactory, the Department shall notify the Recipient of the deficiency to be corrected, which correction shall be made within a time -frame to be specified by the Department. The Recipient shall, within thirty (30) days after notice from the Department, provide the Department with a corrective action plan describing how the Recipient will address all issues of contract non- performance, unacceptable performance, failure to meet the minimum performance levels, deliverable deficiencies, or contract non- compliance. If the corrective action plan is unacceptable to the Department, the Recipient will not be reimbursed to the extent of the non- performance. The Recipient will not be reimbursed until the Recipient resolves the deficiency. If the deficiency is subsequently resolved, the Recipient may bill the Department for the unpaid reimbursement request( s) during the next billing period. If the Recipient is unable to resolve the deficiency, the funds shall be forfeited at the end of the Agreement's term. Recipients receiving financial assistance from the Department should be aware of the following time frames. Inspection and approval of deliverables and costs incurred shall take no longer than 20 days from the Department' s receipt of the invoice. The Department has 20 days to deliver a request for payment (voucher) to the Department of Financial Services. The 20 days are measured from the latter of the date the invoice is received or the deliverables and costs incurred are received, inspected, and approved. If a payment is not available within 40 days, a separate interest penalty at a rate as established pursuant to Section 55. 03( 1), Florida Statutes, will be due and payable, in addition to the invoice amount, to the Recipient. Interest penalties of less than one ( 1) dollar will not be enforced unless the Recipient requests Page 3 of 14 DocuSign Envelope ID: 4F3C11D1- 19B6- 409B- 9FC5- 798AB66C3206 STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 525-010- 60 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT STATE -FUNDED GRANT AGREEMENT 09122 payment. Invoices that have to be returned to a Recipient because of Recipient 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 Department. A Vendor Ombudsman has been established within the Department of Financial Services. The duties of this individual include acting as an advocate for Recipient who may be experiencing problems in obtaining timely payment( s) from a state agency. The Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted at ( 850) 413- 5516. g. The Recipient shall maintain an accounting system or separate accounts to ensure funds and projects are tracked separately. Records of costs incurred under the terms of this Agreement shall be maintained and made available upon request to the Department at ail times during the period of this Agreement and for five years after final payment is made. Copies of these documents and records shall be furnished to the Department upon request. Records of costs incurred include the Recipient's general accounting records and the project records, together with supporting documents and records, of the contractor and all subcontractors performing work on the project, and all other records of the contractor and subcontractors considered necessary by the Department for a proper audit of costs. h. Progress Reports. Upon request, the Recipient agrees to provide progress reports to the Department in the standard format used by the Department and at intervals established by the Department. The Department will be entitled at all times to be advised, at its request, as to the status of the Project and of details thereof. i. If, after Project completion, any claim is made by the Department resulting from an audit or for work or services performed pursuant to this Agreement, the Department may offset such amount from payments due for work or services done under any agreement which it has with the Recipient owing such amount if, upon demand, payment of

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