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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <br />PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION <br />GRANT AGREEMENT <br />Form 725-000-01 <br />STRATEGIC <br />DEVELOPMENT <br />OGC 12118 <br />e. Unauthorized Aliens. The Department shall consider the employment by any contractor of <br />unauthorized aliens a violation of Section 274A(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. If <br />the contractor knowingly employs unauthorized aliens, such violation will be cause for <br />unilateral cancellation of this Agreement. <br />f. Procurement of Construction Services. If the Project is procured pursuant to Chapter 255, <br />Florida Statutes, for construction services and at the time of the competitive solicitation for the <br />Project, 50 percent or more of the cost of the Project is to be paid from state -appropriated <br />funds, then the Agency must comply with the requirements of Section 255.0991, Florida <br />Statutes. <br />9. <br />E -Verify. The Agency shall: <br />i. Utilize the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E -Verify system to verify the <br />employment eligibility of all new employees hired by the Agency during the term of the <br />contract; and <br />ii. Expressly require any subcontractors performing work or providing services pursuant <br />to the state contract to likewise utilize the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E - <br />Verify system to verify the employment eligibility of all new employees hired by the <br />subcontractor during the contract term. <br />18. Indemnification and Insurance: <br />a. It is specifically agreed between the Parties executing this Agreement that it is not intended <br />by any of the provisions of any part of this Agreement to create in the public or any member <br />thereof, a third party beneficiary under this Agreement, or to authorize anyone not a party to <br />this Agreement to maintain a suit for personal injuries or property damage pursuant to the <br />terms or provisions of this Agreement. The Agency guarantees the payment of all just claims <br />for materials, supplies, tools, or labor and other just claims against the Agency or any <br />subcontractor, in connection with this Agreement. Additionally, to the extent permitted by law <br />and as limited by and pursuant to the provisions of Section 768.28, Florida Statutes, the <br />Agency shall indemnify and hold harmless the State of Florida, Department of Transportation, <br />including the Department's officers and employees, from liabilities, damages, losses, and <br />costs, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney's fees, to the extent caused by the <br />negligence, recklessness, or intentional wrongful misconduct of the Agency and persons <br />employed or utilized by the Agency in the performance of this Agreement. This indemnification <br />shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Nothing contained in this paragraph is <br />intended to nor shall it constitute a waiver of the State of Florida and the Agency's sovereign <br />immunity. Additionally, the Agency agrees to include the following indemnification in all <br />contracts with contractors/subcontractors and consultants/subconsultants who perform work <br />in connection with this Agreement: <br />"To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Agency's contractor/consultant shall indemnify and <br />hold harmless the Agency and the State of Florida, Department of Transportation, including <br />the Department's officers and employees, from liabilities, I damages, losses and costs, <br />including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney's fees, to the extent caused by the <br />negligence, recklessness or intentional wrongful misconduct of the contractor/consultant and <br />persons employed or utilized by the contractor/consultant in the performance of this <br />Agreement. <br />This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Nothing contained in this <br />paragraph is intended to nor shall it constitute a waiver of the State of Florida and the Agency's <br />sovereign immunity." <br />13 of 22 <br />