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authorized agent at any time, upon reasonable request.
<br />3.11 All documents, reports, tracings, plans, specifications, field books, survey notes and information,
<br />maps, contract documents, and other data developed by the CONSULTANT for the purpose of this
<br />Agreement, are and shall remain the property of the COUNTY. The foregoing items will be created,
<br />maintained, updated, and provided in the format specified by the COUNTY. When all work contemplated
<br />under this Agreement is complete, all of the above data shall be delivered to the County Project Manager.
<br />3.12 The CONSULTANT agrees to maintain complete and accurate books and records ("Books"), in
<br />accordance with sound accounting principles and standards for all Services, costs, and expenditures under
<br />this Agreement. The Books may be hard copy, but electronic copies are preferred. The Books shall identify
<br />the Services rendered on a daily basis during each month of the A ement and the date and type of each
<br />Project- related expense. The COUNTY shall have the right at any r sonable time and through any of its
<br />designated agents or representatives, to inspect and audit the Books for the purpose of verifying the
<br />accuracy of any invoice. The CONSULTANT shall provide the COUNTY with an electronic copy of the Books,
<br />retain the Books, and make them available to the COUNTY as specified above, until the later of three (3)
<br />years after the date of termination of this Agreement, or such longer time if required by any federal, state,
<br />or other governmental law, regulation, or grant requirement.
<br />3.13 The CONSULTANT shall not assign or transfer any work under this Agreement without the prior
<br />written consent of the COUNTY.
<br />4. TERM; DURATION OF AGREEMENT
<br />4.1 This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for an initial term of two years, with two
<br />additional two-year renewals available, subject to mutual agreement, unless otherwise terminated by
<br />mutual consent of the parties hereto, or terminated pursuant to Section 8 "Termination".
<br />COMPENSATION
<br />5.1 The COUNTY shall pay to the CONSULTANT based on actual hours worked at the rates provided in
<br />Exhibit 1 and submitted by monthly invoice. All payments for services shall be made to the CONSULTANT by
<br />the COUNTY in accordance with the Florida Prompt Payment Act, as may be amended from time to time
<br />(Section 218.70, Florida Statutes, et seq.). Payment for Purchase Orders will be included in the proposal for
<br />Purchase Order.
<br />5.1.1 The CONSULTANT shall include on the invoices any identifiable per diem, meals and lodgings, taxi
<br />fares and miscellaneous travel -connected expenses for CONSULTANT's personnel subject to the limitations
<br />of F. S. section 112.061, as may be amended from time to time. Travel expenses, if any, shall not be on a
<br />direct pay basis by the COUNTY. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the CONSULTANT acknowledges and agrees
<br />that it will not be reimbursed for any travel within Indian River County, both after a CONSULTANT arrives
<br />from outside of Indian River County, and where a CONSULTANT maintains an office in Indian River County.
<br />5.2 The COUNTY may at any time notify the CONSULTANT of requested changes to the Services
<br />under an existing Work Order, and thereupon the COUNTY and the CONSULTANT shall execute a mutually
<br />agreeable amended Work Order or a new Work Order.
<br />5.3 The COUNTY shall have the sole right to reduce or eliminate, in whole or in part, any portion of the
<br />Services under any Work Order at any time and for any reason, upon written notice to the CONSULTANT
<br />specifying the nature and extent of the reduction. In such event, the CONSULTANT shall be paid for the
<br />Services already performed and also for the Services remaining to be done and not reduced or eliminated,
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