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9.9 Public Records. <br />IF THE CONTRACTOR HAS QUESTIONS REGARDING THE <br />APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO THE <br />CONTRACTOR'S DUTY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC RECORDS <br />RELATING TO THIS CONTRACT, CONTACT THE CUSTODIAN OF <br />PUBLIC RECORDS AT: <br />(772) 226-1424 <br />publicrecords@ircgov.com <br />Indian River County Office of the County <br />Attorney <br />1801 27th Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />ARTICLE 10 DIRECT PURCHASE PROCEDURES. <br />10.1 Administrative guidelines governing the taxability of materials purchased for public works contracts, such <br />as the Project under these Contract Documents, are contained in Rule 12A-1.094, Florida Administrative <br />Code. <br />10.2 The exemption in Florida Statutes Section 212.08(6) is a general exemption for sales made directly to the <br />government. A determination whether a particular transaction is properly characterized as an exempt sale <br />to a governmental entity or a taxable sale to or use by a contractor shall be based on the substance of the <br />transaction, rather than the form in which the transaction is cast. The determination of whether the <br />substance of a particular transaction is a taxable sale to or use by a contractor or an exempt direct sale to <br />a governmental entity, based on all of the facts and circumstances surrounding the transaction as a whole, <br />is ultimately made by the Florida Department of Revenue. <br />10.3 The conditions that must be met to satisfy the requirements of Rule 12A-1.094, Florida Administrative <br />Code, and establish that Indian River County SWDD as OWNER rather than the CONTRACTOR is the <br />purchaser of materials, include: <br />(1) Direct Purchase Order. Indian River County SWDD as OWNER must execute the purchase <br />orders for the tangible personal property involved in the contract, which must include the <br />County's consumer's certificate of exemption number. The CONTRACTOR may present the <br />County's purchase orders to the vendors of the tangible personal property. <br />(2) Passage of Title. The Indian River County SWDD as OWNER must acquire title to and assume <br />liability for the tangible personal property at the point in time when it is delivered to the job site <br />up until the time it is incorporated as real property. <br />(3) Direct Invoice. Vendors must directly invoice Indian River County SWDD as OWNER for <br />supplies. <br />(4) Direct Pam. Indian River County SWDD as OWNER must directly pay the vendors for <br />the tangible personal property; and direct purchase cost plus all applicable tax will be deducted <br />from CONTRACTOR's lump sum contract amount. <br />Agreement <br />00530-7 <br />