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5.02 Pay Requests. A. On a form provided by the OWNER, each request for a progress payment shall contain the CONTRACTOR'S certification. All progress payments will be on the basis of progress of the work measured by the schedule of values established, or in the case of unit price work based on the number of units completed. After fifty percent (50%) completion, and pursuant to Florida Statutes section 218.735(8)(d), the CONTRACTOR may submit a pay request to the County as OWNER for up to one half (1/2) of the retainage held by the County as OWNER, and the County as OWNER shall promptly make payment to the CONTRACTOR unless such amounts are the subject of a,good faith dispute; the subject of a claim pursuant to Florida Statutes section 255.05(2005); or otherwise the subject of a claim or demand by the County as OWNER or the CONTRACTOR. The CONTRACTOR acknowledges that where such retainage is attributable to trhe labor, services, or materials supplied by one or more subcontractors or suppliers, the Contractor shall timely remit payment of such retainage to those subcontractors and suppliers. Pursuant to Florida Statutes section 218.735(8)(c)(20,05), CONTRACTOR further acknowledges and agrees that: 1) the County as OWNER shall. receive immediate written notice of all decisions made by CONTRACTOR.to withhold retainage on any,subcontractor at greater than five percent (5%) after .fifty percent (5,0%) completion;`and 2) CONTRACTOR will not seek release from the County as OWNER of,the withheld retainage until the final pay request. 5.03 Paragraphs 5.01 and 5.02<do not apply,to construction services work purchased by the County as OWNER which are paid for, in whole or in`part; with federal funds and are subject to federal grantor laws and regulations or requirements'tliat are,contrary to any provision of the Local Government Prompt Payment Act. In. such event,�payment and retainage provisions shall be governed by the applicable grant requirements and guide) nes.\\ 5.04 Acceptance of Final Payment as Release. A.The acceptance by.the'CONTRACTOR of final payment shall be and shall operate as a release to,the OWNER -from a0claims and all liability to the CONTRACTOR other than ' claims'in stated amoun#s'as`may be specifically excepted by the CONTRACTOR for all 1" things done or furnished in connection with the work under this Agreement and for ---'ever_y act and neglect of the OWNER and others relating to or arising out of the work. Any payment, however, final or otherwise, shall not release the CONTRACTOR or its sureties from any obligations under this Agreement, the Invitation to Bid or the Public Construction Bond. f ARTICLE 6 — PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BOND 6.01 Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the Contract Documents for execution, the CONTRACTOR shall furnish a Public Construction Bond in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract Price. If bid does not exceed $100,000, no Public Construction Bond will be required. A. In lieu of the Public Construction Bond, the CONTRACTOR may furnish an alternative form of security in the form of cash, money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit or a security as listed in Part II of F.S. Chapter 625. Any such alternative form of security shall be for the same purpose, and be for the same amount and subject to the same conditions 136