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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM AGREEMENT 525-010-40 PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE 10/06 Page 7 All recipients of funds from this Agreement, including those contracted by the Agency, must submit bills for any travel expenses, when authorized by the terms of this Agreement, in accordance with Section 112.061, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 3 -"Travel" of the Department's Disbursement Operations Manual, Topic 350-030-400 (Section 287.058(1)(b), Florida Statutes). 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 Agency owing such amount if, upon demand, payment of the amount is not made within 60 days to the Department. Offsetting any amount pursuant to this paragraph shall not be considered a breach of contract by the Department. 7.00 Department Obligations: Subject to other provisions hereof, the Department will honor requests for reimbursement to the Agency in amounts and at times deemed by the Department to be proper to ensure the carrying out of the project and payment of the eligible costs. However, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Department may elect by notice in writing not to make a payment if: 7.01 Misrepresentation: The Agency shall have made misrepresentation of a material nature in its application, or any supplement thereto or amendment thereof or in or with respect to any document of data furnished therewith or pursuant hereto; 7.02 Litigation: There is then pending litigation with respect to the performance by the Agency of any of its duties or obligations which may jeopardize or adversely affect the project, the Agreement or payments to the project; 7.03 Approval by Department: The Agency shall have taken any action pertaining to the project which, under this Agreement, requires the approval of the Department or has made related expenditure or incurred related obligations without having been advised by the Department that same are approved; 7.04 Conflict of Interests: There has been any violation of the conflict of interest provisions contained here in paragraph 12.06 or 12.07. 7.05 Default: The Agency has been determined by the Department to be in default under any of the provisions of the Agreement. 7.06 Federal Participation: The Department may suspend or terminate payment for that portion of the project which the FHWA, or the Department acting in lieu of FHWA, may designate as ineligible for federal -aid. 7.07 Disallowed Costs: In determining the amount of the payment, the Department will exclude all projects costs incurred by the Agency prior to the effective date of this Agreement or the date of authorization, costs incurred after the expiration of the Agreement, costs which are not provided for in the latest approved schedule of funding in Exhibit "B" for the project, costs agreed to be borne by the Agency or its contractors and subcontractors for not meeting the project commencement and final invoice time lines, and costs attributable to goods or services received under a contract or other arrangements which have not been approved in writing by the Department. 7.08 Final Invoices: The Agency must submit the final invoice on the project to the Department within 120 days after the completion of the project. Invoices submitted after the 120 -day time period may not be paid. 8.00 Termination or Suspension of Project: 8.01 Termination or Suspension Generally: The Department may, by written notice to the Agency, suspend any or all of its obligations under this Agreement until such time as the event or condition resulting in such suspension has ceased or been corrected or the Department may terminate this Agreement in whole or in part at any time the interest of the Department requires such termination. If the Department determines that the performance of the Agency is not satisfactory, the Department shall have the option of (a) immediately terminating this Agreement or (b) suspending this Agreement and notifying the Agency of the deficiency with a requirement that the deficiency be corrected within a specified time; otherwise this Agreement will be terminated at the end of such time. Suspension of this Agreement will not affect the time period for completion of the project.