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Florida Statutes: <br />334.044(7) <br />viii. As a condition of receiving state financial assistance, the Recipient shall <br />allow the Department, or its designee, the CFO or Auditor General access <br />to the Recipient's records, including project records, and the independent <br />auditor's working papers as necessary. Records related to unresolved audit <br />findings, appeals, or litigation shall be retained until the action is complete <br />or the dispute is resolved. <br />c. The Recipient shall retain sufficient records demonstrating its compliance with the <br />terms of this Agreement for a period of five years from the date the audit report is <br />issued, and shall allow the Department, or its designee, the CFO or Auditor General <br />access to such records upon request. The Recipient shall ensure that the audit <br />working papers are made available to the Department, or its designee, the CFO, or <br />Auditor General upon request for a period of five years from the date the audit <br />report is issued, unless extended in writing by the Department. <br />6. The Recipient shall permit, and shall require its contractors and subcontractors to permit, <br />the Department's authorized representatives to inspect all work, materials, payrolls, and <br />records, and to audit the books, records, and accounts pertaining to the financing and <br />development of the Project. <br />7. The Recipient must certify that the consultant has been selected in accordance with the <br />Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act (Section 287.055, Florida Statutes). Contractor <br />must be prequalified by the Department pursuant to Section 337.14, Florida Statutes, and <br />Rule Chapter 14-22, Florida Administrative Code for projects meeting the thresholds <br />therein. <br />8. In the event the Recipient proceeds with the design, construction and construction <br />engineering inspection services ("CEI") of the Project with its own forces, the Recipient <br />will only be reimbursed for direct costs (this excludes general and administrative <br />overhead). The Recipient shall hire a Department qualified CEI. The Department shall <br />have the right, but not the obligation, to perform independent testing from time to time <br />during the course of construction of the Project. . <br />9. Upon completion of the work, the Recipient shall furnish a set of "as -built" plans certified <br />by the Engineer of Record/CEI that the necessary improvements have been completed in <br />accordance with the Plans as the same may be modified in accord with the terms of this <br />Agreement. Additionally, the Recipient shall assure that all post construction survey <br />monumentation required by Fla. Stat. is completed and evidence of such is provided to <br />the Department in a manner acceptable to the Department. <br />