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3.17 Consultant is registered with and will use the Department of Homeland <br />Security's E -Verify system (www.e-verify.gov) to confirm the employment eligibility <br />of all newly hired employees for the duration of this agreement, as required by <br />Section 448.095, F.S. Consultant is also responsible for obtaining proof of E -Verify <br />registration and compliance for all subcontractors. <br />4. TERM; TIME FOR COMPLETION. <br />4.1 The time for completion of the Project shall be defined in the Attachments. <br />5. COMPENSATION. <br />5.1 The COUNTY shall pay to the Consultant the mutually agreed professional <br />fee of FOUR MILLION FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED <br />THIRTY-THREE DOLLARS AND FORTY-TWO CENTS ($4,498,533.42) for Services <br />rendered for the Project, to be paid in monthly installments based on staff hours expended <br />and materials and geotechnical tests performed, as set forth in the Attachments. Duly <br />certified invoices, in triplicate, shall be submitted to the County Project Manager, in detail <br />sufficient for proper prepayment and post payment audit. Upon submittal of a proper <br />invoice the County Project Manager will review and will authorize payment to be made. <br />All payments for services shall be made to the Consultant by the COUNTY in accordance <br />with the Local Government Prompt Payment Act, as may be amended from time to time <br />(Section 218.70, Florida Statutes, et seq.). <br />5.1.1 The Consultant acknowledges and agrees that it will not be reimbursed for <br />any travel within the State of Florida associated with its Services on this Project. <br />5.1.2 The COUNTY shall make direct payment of all permit fees paid to regulatory <br />agencies for approvals directly attributable to the Services under the Project. These <br />permit fees do not include those permits required for any construction contractor. <br />5.2 The COUNTY may at any time notify the Consultant of requested changes <br />to the Services under an existing Work Order, and thereupon the COUNTY and the <br />Consultant shall execute a mutually agreeable amended Work Order or a new Work <br />Order. <br />5.3 The COUNTY shall have the sole right to reduce or eliminate, in whole or in <br />part, any portion of the Services under the Attachments at any time and for any reason, <br />upon written notice to the Consultant specifying the nature and extent of the reduction. <br />In such event, the Consultant shall be paid for the Services already performed and also <br />for the Services remaining to be done and not reduced or eliminated, upon submission of <br />invoices as set forth in this Agreement. <br />5.4 The COUNTY may, at any time and for any reason, direct the Consultant to <br />suspend Services, in whole or in part under this Agreement. Such direction shall be in <br />writing and shall specify the period during which Services shall be stopped. The <br />