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IL. agreed that this indemnification clause does not cover or indemnify the DEPARTMENT for its own negligence. The Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida. 13. Section 215.422(5), Florida Statutes, request the DEPARTMENT to include a statement of vendor rights in the Agreement. The COUNTY is hereby advised of the following time frames. Upon receipt, the DEPARTMENT has ten (10) days to inspect the goods and services provided by the COUNTY. The DEPARTMENT has twenty (20) days to deliver a request for payment to the DEPARTMENT of Financial Services. The twenty days are measured from the latter of the date the invoice is received or the goods and services are received, inspected and approved by the DEPARTMENT. If payment is not available with forty (40) days a separate interest penalty at a rate as established pursuant to Section 215.422 (3) (b), Florida Statutes, will be due and payable, in addition to the invoice amount, to the COUNTY. Interest payments of less than one (1) dollar will not be enforced unless the COUNTY requests payment. Invoices which have been returned to the COUNTY because of invoice preparations errors will result in delay in the payment. The invoice payment requirements do no start until a properly completed invoice is provided the DEPARTMENT. Vendor Ombudsman has been established with the DEPARTMENT of Financial Services. The duties of this individual include acting as an advocate for the COUNTY in the event that the COUNTY may be experiencing problems in obtaining timely payment(s) from the DEPARTMENT. The Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted at (850) 410-9724 or by calling the Department of Financial Services Hotline 1-800-848-3792. 17. This document incorporates and includes all prior negotiations, correspondence, conversations, Agreements, or understanding applicable to the matters contained herein, and the parties agree that there are no commitments, Agreements or understanding concerning the subject matter of this Agreement that are not contained in this document. Accordingly, it is agreed that no deviation from the terms hereof shall be predicated upon any prior representation or Agreements whether oral or written. It is further agreed that no modification, amendment, or alteration in the terms and conditions contained herein shall be effective unless contained in written document executed with the same formality and of equal dignity herewith. 18. The DEPARTMENT agrees to pay the COUNTY for the services herein described at compensation as detailed in this Agreement. Payment shall be made only after receipt and approval of goods and services unless advance payments are authorized by the Department of Financial Services 215.422 (14), Florida Statute, or by the Department's Comptroller under section 334.044(29), Florida Statutes. 19. A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not 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 or real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or a consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in section 287.017, Florida Statutes, for Category Two for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list. 20. The DEPARTMENT'S obligation to pay is contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Florida Legislature. 21. The DEPARTMENT will consider the employment by any contractor of unauthorized aliens a violation of Section 274A(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. If the participant knowingly employees unauthorized aliens, such violation shall be cause for unilateral cancellations of this agreement. Page 3