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16. This AGREEMENT is governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the <br /> State of Florida. <br /> 17. Section 215.422(5),Florida Statutes,requires the DEPARTMENT to include a statement <br /> of vendor rights in this AGREEMENT. The COUNTY is hereby advised of the <br /> following,time frames.Upon receipt,the DEPARTMENT has ten(10)days to inspect <br /> the goods and services provided by the COUNTY. The DEPARTMENT has twenty(20) <br /> days to deliver a request for payment to the Department of Banking and Finance. <br /> The twenty(20)days are measured from the latter of the date the invoice is received or <br /> the goods and services are received,inspected and approved by the DEPARTMENT. <br /> If payment is not available within forty(40)days a separate interest penalty at a rate as <br /> established pursuant to Section 215.422(b),Florida Statutes,will be due and payable,in <br /> addition to the invoice amount,to the COUNTY. Interest payments of less than one(1) <br /> dollar will not be enforced unless the Contractor requests payment. Invoices which have <br /> to be returned to the COUNTY because of invoice preparation errors will result in a delay <br /> in the payment. The invoice payment requirements do not begin until a properly <br /> completed invoice is provided to the DEPARTMENT. <br /> A Vendor Ombudsman has been established with the Department of Banking and <br /> Finance. The duties of this individual include acting as an advocate of the COUNTY in <br /> the event that the COUNTY may be experiencing problems in obtaining timely payments <br /> from the DEPARTMENT. The Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted at(850)488-2924 <br /> or by calling the State Comptroller's Hotline(1-800-848-3792). <br /> 8 <br />