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void to the extent of the conflict, and shall be severable, but shall not invalidate any other provision of this
<br /> Agreement.
<br /> (c) Any power of approval or disapproval granted to the Division under the terms of this Agreement
<br /> shall survive the term of this Agreement.
<br /> (d) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, any one of which may be
<br /> taken as an original.
<br /> (e) The Recipient agrees to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act(Public Law 101-336,
<br /> 42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seg.), which prohibits discrimination by public and private entities on the basis of
<br /> disability in employment, public accommodations, transportation, State and local government services, and
<br /> telecommunications.
<br /> (f) Those who have been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public
<br /> entity crime or on the discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services
<br /> to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public
<br /> building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or
<br /> perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with a public entity, and may
<br /> not transact business with any public entity in excess of$25,000.00 for a period of 36 months from the date of
<br /> being placed on the convicted vendor list or on the discriminatory vendor list.
<br /> (g) Any Recipient which is not a local government or state agency, and which receives funds under
<br /> this Agreement from the federal government, certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that it and its
<br /> principals:
<br /> 1. are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or
<br /> voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by a federal department or agency;
<br /> 2. have not, within a five-year period preceding this proposal been convicted of or had a
<br /> civil judgment rendered against them for fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to
<br /> obtain, or performing a public(federal, state or local)transaction or contract under public transaction; violation of
<br /> federal or state antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction
<br /> of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property,
<br /> 3. are not presently indicted or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental
<br /> entity(federal, state or local)with commission of any offenses enumerated in paragraph 19(g)2. of this certification;
<br /> and
<br /> 4. have not within a five-year period preceding this Agreement had one or more public
<br /> transactions (federal, state or local)terminated for cause or default.
<br /> If the Recipient is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, then the Recipient shall
<br /> attach an explanation to this Agreement.
<br /> In addition,the Recipient shall send to the Division (by email or by facsimile transmission)the
<br /> completed "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility And Voluntary Exclusion"
<br /> (Attachment 1)for each intended subcontractor which Recipient plans to fund under this Agreement. The
<br /> form must be received by the Division before the Recipient enters into a contract with any subcontractor.
<br /> (h) The State of Florida's performance and obligation to pay under this Agreement is contingent
<br /> upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature, and subject to any modification in accordance with Chapter 216,
<br /> Fla. Stat. or the Florida Constitution.
<br /> (i) All bills for fees or other compensation for services or expenses shall be submitted in detail
<br /> sufficient for a proper preaudit and postaudit thereof.
<br /> Q)Any bills for travel expenses shall be submitted in accordance with Section 112.061(14)(a), Fla.
<br /> Stat. The provisions of any special or local law, present or future, shall prevail over any conflicting provisions in this
<br /> section, but only to the extent of the conflict.
<br /> (k) The Division reserves the right to unilaterally cancel this Agreement if the Recipient refuses to
<br /> allow public access to all documents, papers, letters or other material subject to the provisions of Chapter 119, Fla.
<br /> Stat., which the Recipient created or received under this Agreement.
<br /> (1) If the Recipient is allowed to temporarily invest any advances of funds under this Agreement,
<br /> any interest income shall either be returned to the Division or be applied against the Division's obligation to pay the
<br /> contract amount.
<br /> (m) The State of Florida will not intentionally award publicly-funded contracts to any contractor who
<br /> knowingly employs unauthorized alien workers, constituting a violation of the employment provisions contained in 8
<br /> U.S.C. Section 1324a(e) [Section 274A(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act("INA")]. The Division shall
<br /> consider the employment by any contractor of unauthorized aliens a violation of Section 274A(e) of the INA. Such
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