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A TRUE COPY <br /> STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE 525-010-40 <br /> LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM AGREEMENT J . K . BARTON , CLERK PRODUCTION SUP OR <br /> 021009 <br /> Page 12 <br /> tiers ( including subcontracts , subgrants , and contracts under grants , loans , and cooperative agreements ) and that <br /> all <br /> subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly . <br /> State : No funds received pursuant to this contract may be expended for lobbying the Legislature , the judicial branch or a <br /> state agency . <br /> 13 . 13 Maintenance : The Agency agrees to maintain any project not on the State Highway System constructed under this <br /> Agreement . If the Agency constructs any improvement on Department right-of-way , the Agency ® will ❑ will <br /> not <br /> maintain the improvements made for their useful life . <br /> 13 . 14 Vendors Rights : Vendors ( in this document identified as the Agency) providing goods and services <br /> to the <br /> Department should be aware of the following time frames . Upon receipt , the Department has 5 working days to inspect <br /> and approve the goods and services unless the bid specifications , purchase order or contract specifies otherwise . The <br /> Department has 20 days to deliver a request for payment (voucher) to the Department of Financial Services . The 20 days <br /> are measured from the latter of the date the invoice is received or the goods or services are received , inspected <br />, and <br /> approved . <br /> If a payment is not available within 40 days after receipt of the invoice and the receipt, inspection , and approval of <br /> goods <br /> and services , a separate interest penalty in accordance with Section 215 . 422 ( 3 ) ( b ) , Florida Statutes , will <br /> be due and <br /> payable in addition to the invoice amount to the Agency . Interest penalties of less than one $ 1 will not be enforced unless <br /> the Agency requests payment. Invoices which have to be returned to the Agency because of Agency preparation errors <br /> Will result in a delay in the payment. The invoice payment requirements do not start until a properly completed invoice <br /> is <br /> provided to the Department. <br /> A Vendor Ombudsman has been established within the Department of Financial Services . The duties of this individual <br /> include acting as an advocate for Agencies who may be experiencing problems in obtaining timely payment(s ) from the <br /> Department. The Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted at 850-413-5516 or by calling the State Comptroller' s Hotline , <br /> 877-693 -5236 . <br /> 13 . 15 Reimbursement of Federal Funds : <br /> The Agency shall comply with all applicable federal guidelines , procedures , and regulations . If at any time a review <br /> conducted by FHWA reveals that the applicable federal guidelines , procedures , and regulations were not followed by the <br /> Agency and FHWA requires reimbursement of the funds , the Agency will be responsible for repayment to the Department <br /> of all funds awarded under the terms of this Agreement. Federal Economic Stimulus awards do not exempt the Agency <br /> from adherence to federal guidelines , procedures , and regulations . <br />