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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 725PUBLIC PUBLIC JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT TRANSPORTATION OGC - 06/2016 Page 3 0( 17 4.30 Front End Funding. Front end funding ❑ is ® is not applicable. If applicable, the Department may initially pay 100% of the total allowable incurred Project costs up to an amount equal to its total share of participation as shown in paragraph 4.10. 5.00 Project Budget and Payment Provisions: 5.10 The Project Budget. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, a Project schedule of funding shall be prepared by the Agency and approved by the Department. The Agency shall maintain said schedule of funding, carry out the Project, and shall incur obligations against and make disbursements of Project funds only in conformity with the latest approved schedule of funding for the Project, attached and incorporated into this Agreement as Exhibit "B " The schedule of funding may be revised by execution of a Supplemental Agreement between the Department and the Agency. The Agency acknowledges and agrees that funding for this Project may be reduced upon determination of the Agency's contract award amount. If revised, a copy of the Supplemental Agreement shall be forwarded to the Department's Comptroller. No increase or decrease shall be effective unless it complies with fund participation requirements of this Agreement and is approved by the Department's Comptroller. 5.20 Payment Provisions. Unless otherwise allowed, payment will begin in the year the Project or Project phase is scheduled in the work program as of the date of the Agreement. Payment will be made for actual costs incurred as of the date the invoice is submitted with the final payment due upon receipt of a final invoice. Payment shall be made only after receipt and approval of goods and services unless advance payments are authorized by the Chief Financial Officer of the State of Florida under Chapters 215 and 216, Florida Statutes. If the Department determines that the performance of the Agency is unsatisfactory, the Department shall notify the Agency of the deficiency to be corrected, which correction shall be made within a time -frame to be specified by the Department. The Agency shall, within sixty (60) days after notice from the Department, provide the Department with a corrective action plan describing how the Agency will address all issues of Agreement non-performance, unacceptable performance, failure to meet the minimum performance levels, deliverable deficiencies, or Agreement non-compliance. If the corrective action plan is unacceptable to the Department, the Agency shall be assessed a non-performance retainage equivalent to 10% of the total invoice amount. The retainage shall be applied to the invoice for the then -current billing period. The retainage shall be withheld until the Agency resolves the deficiency. If the deficiency is subsequently resolved, the Agency may bill the Department for the retained amount during the next billing period. If the Agency is unable to resolve the deficiency, the funds retained may be forfeited at the end of the Agreement's term. 6.00 Accounting Records: 6.10 Establishment and Maintenance of Accounting Records. The Agency shall establish for the Project, in conformity with requirements established by Department's program guidelines/procedures and "Principles for State and Local Governments", 2 CFR Part 225, separate accounts to be maintained within its existing accounting system or establish independent accounts. Such accounts are referred to herein collectively as the "Project account." Records of costs incurred under terms of this Agreement shall be maintained in the Project account and made available upon request to the Department at all times during the period of this Agreement and for five (5) years after final payment is made. Copies of these documents and records shall be furnished to the Department upon request. Records of costs incurred include the Agency's general accounting records and the Project records, together with supporting documents and records, of the Agency and all sub -consultants performing work on the Project and all other records of the Agency and sub -consultants considered necessary by the Department for a proper audit of costs. If any litigation, claim, or audit is started before the expiration of the five (5) year period, the records shall be retained until all litigation, claims, or audit findings involving the records have been resolved. 6.20 Costs Incurred for the Project. The Agency shall charge to the Project account all eligible costs of the Project. Costs in excess of the latest approved budget or attributable to actions which have not received the required approval of the Department shall not be considered eligible costs. 93