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contribution.Reirnbursemena shall be made within forty-five(45)days of receipt by the DEPARTMENT <br /> of an invoice from the Agercy,approved by the DEPARTMENT.Bills for fees or other compensation for <br /> services or expenses shall be submitted in detail sufficient for a proper preaudit and postaudit thereof.Bills <br /> for travel expenses are not authorized in this Agreement. <br /> 6. Contractors providing goods and services to the Department should be aware of the following time <br /> frames. Upon receipt, the Department has five(5) working days to inspect and approve the goods and <br /> services, unless the Agreement specifies otherwise. The Department has twenty (20) days to deliver a <br /> request for payment(voucher)to the Department of Banking and Finance.The twenty days are measured <br /> from the latter of the date the invoice is received or the goods or services are received, inspected and <br /> approved. <br /> 7. If a payment-is not available within 40 days, a separate interest penalty at a rate as established <br /> pursuant to Section 215.422(3)(b), Florida Statutes, will be due and payable, in addition to the invoice <br /> amount,to the Agency.Interest penalties of less than one(1)dollar will not be enforced unless the Agency <br /> requests payment.Invoices which have to be returned to the Agency because of Agency preparation errors <br /> will result in a delay in the payment. The invoice payment requirements do not start until a properly <br /> completed invoice is provided to the Department. <br /> 8. A Vendor Ombudsman has been established within the Department of Banking and Finance. The <br /> duties of this individual include acting as an advocate for contractors/vendors who may be experiencing <br /> problems in obtaining timely payments from a state agency.The Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted <br /> at(904)488-2924 or by calling the State Comptroller's Hotline at 1-800-848-3792. <br /> 9. Should the Department and the Agency decide to proceed with subsequent phases of the project,this <br /> Agreement shall be amended to identify the respective responsibilities and the financial arrangements <br /> 3o(9 <br />