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( g ) Any Recipient which is not a local government or state agency , and which receives funds under
<br /> this Agreement from the federal government , certifies , to the best of its knowledge and belief, that it and its
<br /> principals :
<br /> 1 . Are not presently debarred , suspended , proposed for debarment , declared ineligible , or
<br /> voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by a federal department or agency ;
<br /> 2 . Have not , within a five- year period preceding this proposal been convicted of or had a
<br /> civil judgment rendered against them for fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining , attempting to
<br /> obtain , or performing a public (federal , state or local ) transaction or contract under public transaction ; violation of
<br /> federal or state antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement , theft , forgery , bribery , falsification or destruction
<br /> of records , making false statements , or receiving stolen property ;
<br /> 3 . Are not presently indicted or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental
<br /> entity (federal , state or local ) with commission of any offenses enumerated in Paragraph 19 (g ) 2 . , of this
<br /> certification ; and
<br /> 4 . Have not within a five- year period preceding this Agreement had one or more public
<br /> transactions (federal , state or local ) terminated for cause or default .
<br /> If the Recipient is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification , then the Recipient shall
<br /> attach an explanation to this Agreement .
<br /> In addition , the Recipient shall send to the Division ( by email or by facsimile transmission ) the
<br /> completed " Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension , Ineligibility And Voluntary Exclusion "
<br /> (Attachment G ) for each intended subcontractor which Recipient plans to fund under this Agreement . The
<br /> form must be received by the Division before the Recipient enters into a contract with any subcontractor.
<br /> ( h ) The State of Florida ' s performance and obligation to pay under this Agreement is contingent
<br /> upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature , and subject to any modification in accordance with Chapter 216 ,
<br /> Fla . Stat , or the Florida Constitution .
<br /> ( i ) All bills for fees or other compensation for services or expenses shall be submitted in detail
<br /> sufficient for a proper preaudit and postaudit thereof.
<br /> (j ) Any bills for travel expenses shall be submitted in accordance with Section 112 . 061 ( 14 ) ( a ) , Fla ,
<br /> Stat . The provisions of any special or local law , present or future , shall prevail over any conflicting provisions in
<br /> this
<br /> section , but only to the extent of the conflict .
<br /> ( k) The Division reserves the right to unilaterally cancel this Agreement if the Recipient refuses to
<br /> allow public access to all documents , papers , letters or other material subject to the provisions of Chapter 119 , Fla
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<br /> Stat . , which the Recipient created or received under this Agreement .
<br /> ( 1 ) If the Recipient is allowed to temporarily invest any advances of funds under this Agreement ,
<br /> any interest income shall either be returned to the Division or be applied against the Division ' s obligation to pay
<br /> the
<br /> contract amount .
<br /> ( m ) The State of Florida will not intentionally award publicly-funded contracts to any contractor who
<br /> knowingly employs unauthorized alien workers , constituting a violation of the employment provisions contained in 8
<br /> U . S . C . Section 1324a ( e) ( Section 274A (e ) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (" INA" ) ) . The Division shall
<br /> consider the employment by any contractor of unauthorized aliens a violation of Section 274A( e) of the INA . Such
<br /> violation by the Recipient of the employment provisions contained in Section 274A( e) of the INA shall be grounds
<br /> for unilateral cancellation of this Agreement by the Division .
<br /> ( n ) The Recipient is subject to Florida ' s Government in the Sunshine Law ( Section 286 . 011 , Fla .
<br /> Stat . ) with respect to the meetings of the Recipient ' s governing board or the meetings of any subcommittee making
<br /> recommendations to the governing board . All of these meetings shall be publicly noticed , open to the public , and
<br /> the minutes of all the meetings shall be public records , available to the public in accordance with Chapter 119 ,
<br /> Fla .
<br /> Stat .
<br /> ( o) All unmanufactured and manufactured articles , materials and supplies which are acquired for
<br /> public use under this Agreement must have been produced in the United States as required under 41 U . S . C . 10a ,
<br /> unless it would not be in the public interest or unreasonable in cost .
<br /> ( 20 ) LOBBYING PROHIBITION .
<br /> ( a ) No funds or other resources received from the Division under this Agreement may be used
<br /> directly or indirectly to influence legislation or any other official action by the Florida Legislature or any state
<br /> agency .
<br /> ( b) The Recipient certifies , by its signature to this Agreement , that to the best of his or her
<br /> knowledge and belief:
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