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A TRUE COPY <br />CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE <br />J.R. SMITH. CLERK <br />this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, Recipient agrees that it is not an employee or agent of the <br />Division, but is an independent contractor <br />(b) Any Recipient which is a state agency or subdivision, as defined in Section 768 28, Fla. Stat., <br />agrees to be fully responsible for its negligent or tortious acts or omissions which result in claims or suits against <br />the Division, and agrees to be liable for any damages proximately caused by the acts or omissions to the extent set <br />forth in Section 768 28, Fla. Stat. Nothing herein is intended to serve as a waiver of sovereign immunity by any <br />Recipient to which sovereign immunity applies Nothing herein shall be construed as consent by a state agency or <br />subdivision of the State of Florida to be sued by third parties in any matter arising out of any contract. <br />(10) DEFAULT <br />If any of the following events occur ("Events of Default"), all obligations on the part of the Division <br />to make further payment of funds shall, if the Division elects, terminate and the Division has the option to exercise <br />any of its remedies set forth in Paragraph (11) However, the Division may make payments or partial payments <br />after any Events of Default without waiving the right to exercise such remedies, and without becoming liable to <br />make any further payment: <br />(a) If any warranty or representation made by the Recipient in this Agreement or any previous <br />agreement with the Division is or becomes false or misleading in any respect, or if the Recipient fails to keep or <br />perform any of the obligations, terms or covenants in this Agreement or any previous agreement with the Division <br />and has not cured them in timely fashion, or is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations under this Agreement; <br />(b) If material adverse changes occur in the financial condition of the Recipient at any time during <br />the term of this Agreement and the Recipient fails to cure this adverse change within thirty days from the date <br />written notice is sent by the Division, <br />(c) If any reports required by this Agreement have not been submitted to the Division or have been <br />submitted with incorrect, incomplete or insufficient information, or <br />(d) If the Recipient has failed to perform and complete on time any of its obligations under this <br />Agreement. <br />(11) REMEDIES <br />If an Event of Default occurs, then the Division may, after thirty calendar days written notice to the <br />Recipient and upon the Recipient's failure to cure within those thirty days, exercise any one or more of the following <br />remedies, either concurrently or consecutively' <br />(a) Terminate this Agreement, provided that the Recipient is given at least thirty days prior written <br />notice of the termination The notice shall be effective when placed in the United States, first class mail, postage <br />prepaid, by registered or certified mail -return receipt requested, to the address in paragraph (13) herein, <br />(b) Begin an appropriate legal or equitable action to enforce performance of this Agreement; <br />(c) Withhold or suspend payment of all or any part of a request for payment; <br />(d) Require that the Recipient refund to the Division any monies used for ineligible purposes under <br />the laws, rules and regulations governing the use of these funds <br />(e) Exercise any corrective or remedial actions, to include but not be limited to <br />1 Request additional information from the Recipient to determine the reasons for or the <br />extent of non-compliance or lack of performance, <br />2 Issue a written warning to advise that more serious measures may be taken if the <br />situation is not corrected, <br />3 Advise the Recipient to suspend, discontinue or refrain from incurring costs for any <br />activities in question, <br />4 Require the Recipient to reimburse the Division for the amount of costs incurred for any <br />items determined to be ineligible, <br />(f) Exercise any other rights or remedies which may be available under law; or <br />(g) Pursuing any of the above remedies will not stop the Division from pursuing any other <br />remedies in this Agreement or provided at law or in equity If the Division waives any right or remedy in this <br />Agreement or fails to insist on strict performance by the Recipient, it will not affect, extend or waive any other right <br />or remedy of the Division, or affect the later exercise of the same right or remedy by the Division for any other <br />default by the Recipient. <br />(12) TERMINATION. <br />(a) The Division may terminate this Agreement for cause after thirty days written notice Cause <br />can include misuse of funds, fraud, lack of compliance with applicable rules, laws and regulations, failure to perform <br />4 <br />