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B. The Grantee is hereby advised that the Federal and/or Florida Single Audit Act Requirements may further apply to lower tier transactions that may be a result of this Agreement. The Grantee shall consider the type of financial assistance (federal and/or state) identified in Attachment E, Exhibit 1 when making its determination. For federal financial assistance, the Grantee shall utilize the guidance provided under OMB Circular A-133, Subpart B, Section _.210 for determining whether the relationship represents that of a-subrecipient or vendor. For state financial assistance, the Grantee shall utilize the form entitled "Checklist for Nonstate Organizations Recipient/Subrecipient vs. Vendor Determination" (form number DFS -A2 -NS) that can be found under the "Links/Forms" section appearing at the following website: httvs:Happs.fldfs.com/fsaa The Grantee should confer with its chief financial officer, audit director or contact the Department for assistance with questions pertaining to the applicability of these requirements. 12. SUBCONTRACTS: A. The Grantee may subcontract work under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Department's Grant Manager. The Grantee shall submit a copy of the executed subcontract to the Department within ten (10) calendar days after execution of the subcontract. Regardless of any subcontract, the Grantee is ultimately responsible for all work to be performed under this Agreement. The Grantee agrees to be responsible for the fulfillment of all work elements included in any subcontract and agrees to be responsible for the payment of all monies due under any subcontract. It is understood and agreed by the Grantee that the Department shall not be liable to any subcontractor for any expenses or liabilities incurred under the subcontract and that the Grantee shall be solely liable to the subcontractor for all expenses and liabilities incurred under the subcontract. B. The Department of Environmental Protection supports diversity in its procurement program and requests that all subcontracting opportunities afforded by this Agreement embrace diversity enthusiastically. The award of subcontracts should reflect the full diversity of the citizens of the State of Florida. A list of minority owned firms that could be offered subcontracting opportunities may be obtained by contacting the Office of Supplier Diversity at (850) 487-0915. 13. PROHIBITED LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION PREFERENCES: A. Pursuant to Section 255.0991, F.S., for a competitive solicitation for construction services in which 50 percent or more of the cost will be paid from state -appropriated funds which have been appropriated at the time of the competitive solicitation, a state, college, county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision of the state may not use a local ordinance or regulation that provides a preference based upon: i. The contractor's maintaining an office or place of business within a particular local jurisdiction; ii. The contractor's hiring employees or subcontractors from within a particular local jurisdiction; or iii. The contractor's prior payment of local taxes, assessments, or duties within a particular local jurisdiction. B. For any competitive solicitation that meets the criteria in Paragraph A., a state college, county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision of the state shall disclose in the solicitation document that any applicable local ordinance or regulation does not include any preference that is prohibited by Paragraph A. DEP Agreement No. S0839, Page 6 of 11 51