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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 525-070-00 LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM AGREEMENT PRODUCTION SUPPORT occ- oana Page 12 13.11 Execution of Agreement: This Agreement may be simultaneously executed in a minimum of two counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 13.12 Restrictions on Lobbying: Federal: The Agency agrees that no federally -appropriated funds have been paid, or will be paid by or on behalf of the Agency, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence any officer or employee of any federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any federal contract, the making of any federal grant, the making of any federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment or modification of any federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement. If any funds other than federally -appropriated funds have been paid by the Agency to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form -LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions. The Agency shall require that the language of this paragraph be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. State: No funds received pursuant to this contract may be expended for lobbying the Legislature, the judicial branch or a state agency. 13.13 Maintenance: The Agency agrees to maintain any project not on the State Highway System constructed under this Agreement. If the Agency constructs any improvement on Department right-of-way, the Agency ® will ❑ will not maintain the improvements made for their useful life. 13.14 Vendors Rights: Vendors (in this document identified as the Agency) providing goods and services to the Department should be aware of the following time frames. Upon receipt, the Department has 30 working days to inspect and approve the goods and services unless the bid specifications, purchase order or contract specifies otherwise. The Department has 20 days to deliver a request for payment (voucher) to the Department of Financial Services. The 20 days are measured from the latter of the date the invoice is received or the goods or services are received, inspected, and approved. If a payment is not available within 40 days after receipt of the invoice and the receipt, inspection, and approval of goods and services, a separate interest penalty in accordance with Section 215.422(3) (b), Florida Statutes, will be due and payable in addition to the invoice amount to the Agency. Interest penalties of less than one $1 will not be enforced unless the Agency requests payment. Invoices which have to be returned to the Agency because of Agency preparation errors will result in a delay in the payment. The invoice payment requirements do not start until a properly completed invoice is provided to the Department. A Vendor Ombudsman has been established within the Department of Financial Services. The duties of this individual include acting as an advocate for Agencies who may be experiencing problems in obtaining timely payment(s) from the Department. The Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted at 850413-5516. 13.15 Reimbursement of Federal Funds: The Agency shall comply with all applicable federal guidelines, procedures, and regulations. If at any time a review conducted by Department and or FHWA reveals that the applicable federal guidelines, procedures, and regulations were not followed by the Agency and FHWA requires reimbursement of the funds, the Agency will be responsible for repayment to the Department of all funds awarded under the terms of this Agreement.