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a than the estimated ONE HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TEN DOLLARS ($ 104 ,910 .00) , the PARTICIPANT will be responsible for the overruns in the cost of the project. 6 . In the event it becomes necessary for the DEPARTMENT to institute suit for the enforcement of the provisions of this AGREEMENT , the PARTICIPANT shall pay the DEPARTMENT' S reasonable attorney fees and court costs if the DEPARTMENT prevails . 7 . Should the DEPARTMENT and the PARTICIPANT decide to proceed with subsequent phases of the Project, the AGREEMENT may be amended to identify the respective responsibilities and the financial arrangements between the parties . 8 . This AGREEMENT and any interest herein shall not be assigned , transferred or otherwise encumbered by the PARTICIPANT under any circumstances without the prior written consent of the DEPARTMENT. However, this AGREEMENT shall run to the DEPARTMENT and its successors . 9 . Except as otherwise set forth herein , this AGREEMENT shall continue in effect and be binding to both the PARTICIPANT and the DEPARTMENT until the Project is completed as evidenced by the written acceptance of the DEPARTMENT or November 30 , 2005 , whichever occurs first. 10 . Payment shall be made only after receipt and approval of goods and services unless advance payments are authorized by the Department of Financial Services under Section 215 .422 ( 14) , Florida Statutes , or by the Department's Comptroller under Section 334 . 044 (29 ) , Florida Statutes . 11 . If this AGREEMENT involves units of deliverables , then such units must be received and accepted in writing by the Project Manager prior to payments . The DEPARTMENT will render a decision on the acceptability of services within 10 working days of receipt of a progress report . The DEPARTMENT reserves the right to withhold payments for work not completed , or work completed unsatisfactorily, or work that is deemed inadequate or untimely by the DEPARTMENT . Any payment withheld will be released and paid to the PARTICIPANT promptly when work is subsequently performed . 12 . Bills for fees or other compensation for services or expenses shall be submitted in detail sufficient for a proper preaudit and postaudit thereof . 13 . Bills for travel expenses specifically authorized in this Agreement shall be submitted on the Department's Travel Form No . 300-000 -01 and will be paid in accordance with Section 112 . 061 , Florida Statutes . 14 . PARTICIPANTS providing goods and services to the DEPARTMENT should be aware of the following time frames . Upon receipt , the DEPARTMENT has ( 10) ten working days to inspect and approve the goods and services . 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 goods or services are received , inspected and approved . 2 of 5