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will result in a delay in the payment. The invoice payment requirements do not start until <br />a properly completed invoice is provided to the DEPARTMENT. <br />18. A Vendor Ombudsman has been established within the Department of Financial Services. <br />The duties of this individual include acting as an advocate for contractors/vendors who <br />may be experiencing problems in obtaining timely payment(s) from a state agency. The <br />Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted at (850) 413-5516 or by calling the Division of <br />Consumer Services at 1-877-693-5236. <br />19. The PARTICIPANT shall establish for the Project, in conformity with uniform <br />requirements that may be established by the DEPARTMENT, program guidelines, or <br />procedures to facilitate the administration of the financing program, separate accounts to <br />be maintained within its existing accounting system or establish independent accounts. <br />Such accounts are referred to herein collectively as the `Project Account'. The Project <br />Account information shall be made available upon request by the DEPARTMENT at any <br />time during the period of this Agreement and for a period of five years after the final <br />payment is made. <br />20. The PARTICIPANT shall provide to the DEPARTMFNT for each of its fiscal years for <br />which the Project Account remains open, an audit report prepared either by its official <br />auditor or audit agency or an independent Certified Public Accountant, reflecting the use <br />of the funds of the DEPARTMENT, the PARTICIPANT, and those from any other source <br />with respect to the Project. Audits shall be performed in accordance with Generally <br />Accepted Government Auditing Standards contained in the Standards for Audit of <br />Governmental Oranizations. Programs. Activities and Functions, issued by the U.S. <br />General Accounting Office and OMB CircularsA-133 where applicable. <br />21. In determining the amount of any payment, the DEPARTMENT will exclude all Project <br />costs incurred by the PARTICIPANT prior to the effective date of this Agreement, costs <br />which are not provided for in the latest approved budget for the Project, and costs <br />attributable to goods or services received under a contract or other arrangements which <br />have not been approved in writing by the DEPARTMENT. <br />22. Prior to performing any of the work set forth in Exhibit A, Scope of Services, the <br />PARTICIPANT must obtain approval in writing by the DEPARTMENT. The <br />PARTICIPANT shall not execute any contract or obligate itself in any manner requiring <br />the disbursement of DEPARTMENT funds to consultants, subconsultants, contractors <br />and/or subcontractors, and/or any other third party with respect to the Project without the <br />prior written approval of the DEPARTMENT. Failure to obtain such approval shall be <br />sufficient cause for nonpayment by the DEPARTMENT. The DEPARTMENT specifically <br />reserves unto itself the right to review the qualifications of any consultants, subconsultants, <br />contractors and/or subcontractors to approve or disapprove the employment of the same. <br />Page 5 <br />