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Florida Statutes: <br />334.044(7) <br />850-035-01 <br />PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT <br />OGC — 02/15 <br />Page 3 of 22 <br />d. Invoices shall be submitted at least quarterly by the Recipient in detail sufficient for <br />a proper pre -audit and post -audit, based on the quantifiable, measurable, and <br />verifiable deliverables as established in Exhibit "A". Deliverables must be received <br />and accepted in writing by the Department's Project Manager prior to <br />reimbursements. The final invoice shall be accompanied by a Notice of Completion, <br />Exhibit "D". <br />e. Supporting documentation must establish that the deliverables were received and <br />accepted in writing by the Recipient and must also establish that the required <br />minimum level of service to be performed based on the criteria for evaluating <br />successful completion as specified in Exhibit "A" has been met. <br />f. Payment shall be made only after receipt and approval of goods and services unless <br />advance payments are authorized by the Chief Financial Officer of the State of <br />Florida under Chapters 215 and 216, Florida Statutes. If the Department determines <br />that the performance of the Recipient is unsatisfactory, the Department shall notify <br />the Recipient of the deficiency to be corrected, which correction shall be made within <br />a time frame to be specified by the Department. The Recipient shall, within five days <br />after notice from the Department, provide the Department with a corrective action <br />plan describing how the recipient will address all issues of contract non- <br />performance, unacceptable performance, failure to meet the minimum performance <br />levels, deliverables deficiencies, or contract non-compliance. If the corrective action <br />plan is unacceptable to the Department, the Recipient shall be assessed a non- <br />performance retainage equivalent to 10% of the total invoices amount. The <br />retainage shall be applied to the invoice for the then -current billing period The <br />retainage shall be withheld until Recipient resolves the deficiency. If the deficiency <br />is subsequently resolved, the Recipient may bill the Department for the retained <br />amount during the next period. If the Recipient in unable to resolve the deficiency, <br />the funds retained may be forfeited at the end of the Agreement's term <br />g. <br />The Recipient should be aware of the following time frames. Upon receipt of an <br />invoice, the Department has twenty (20) days to inspect and approve the goods and <br />services The Department has twenty (20) days to deliver a request for payment <br />(voucher) to the Department of Financial Services. The twenty (20) days are <br />measured from the latter of the date the invoice is received or the goods or services <br />are received, inspected, and approved. If a payment is not available within forty (40) <br />days, a separate interest penalty at a rate as established pursuant to Section <br />55.03(1), Florida Statutes, will be due and payable, in addition to the invoice amount, <br />to the Recipient. Interest penalties of less than one ($1 00) dollar will not be <br />enforced unless the Recipient requests payment. Invoices whichhave to be returned <br />to a Recipient because of Recipient preparation errors will result in a delay in the <br />payment. The invoice payment requirements do not start until a properly completed <br />invoice is provided to the Department. A Vendor Ombudsman has been established <br />