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710-010-22 <br />STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES UTILI <br />UTILITY WORK BY HIGHWAY CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT oGc-06/19 <br />(AT UTILITY EXPENSE) <br />negotiations, shall arise within fourteen (14) days of receipt by the UAO of the FDOT's notice of claim for <br />indemnification to the UAO. The notice of claim for indemnification shall be served by certified mail. The <br />UAO's obligation to defend and indemnify within fourteen (14) days of such notice shall not be excused <br />because of the UAO's inability to evaluate liability or because the UAO evaluates liability and determines the <br />UAO is not liable or determines the FDOT is solely negligent. Only a final adjudication of judgment finding <br />the FDOT solely negligent shall excuse performance of this provision by the UAO. The UAO shall pay all <br />costs and fees related to this obligation and its enforcement by the FDOT. The FDOT's delay in notifying the <br />UAO of a claim shall not release UAO of the above duty to defend. <br />9. Miscellaneous <br />a. Time is of essence in the performance of all obligations under this Agreement. <br />b. The Facilities shall at all times remain the property of and be properly protected and maintained by <br />the UAO in accordance with the current Utility Accommodation Manual in effect at the time the Plans <br />Package is prepared and the current utility permit for the Facilities; provided, however, that the UAO <br />shall not be obligated to protect or maintain any of the Facilities to the extent the FDOT's contractor <br />has that obligation as part of the Utility Work pursuant to the FDOT's specifications. <br />C. The FDOT may unilaterally cancel this Agreement for refusal by the UAO to allow public access to all <br />documents, papers, letters, or other material subject to the provisions of Chapter 119, Florida <br />Statutes, and made or received by the UAO in conjunction with this Agreement. <br />d. This Agreement constitutes the complete and final expression of the parties with respect to the <br />subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, or negotiations with <br />respect thereto, except that the parties understand and agree that the FDOT has manuals and <br />written policies and procedures which may be applicable at the time of the Project and the relocation <br />of the Facilities. <br />e. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida. Any provision hereof found to <br />be unlawful or unenforceable shall be severable and shall not affect the validity of the remaining <br />portions hereof. <br />f. All notices required pursuant to the terms hereof may be sent by first class United States Mail, <br />facsimile transmission, hand delivery, or express mail and shall be deemed to have been received by <br />the end of five business days from the proper sending thereof unless proof of prior actual receipt is <br />provided. The UAO shall have a continuing obligation to notify each District of the FDOT of the <br />appropriate persons for notices to be sent pursuant to this Agreement. Unless otherwise notified in <br />writing, notices shall be sent to the following addresses: <br />If to the UAO: <br />Harrison Youngblood, P.E., Utilities Engineer <br />1801 - 27th Street, Bldg. A, Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />hyoungblood@ircgov.com (772)226-4343 <br />If to the FDOT: <br />Kadian McLean, District Utilities Administrator <br />3400 W. Commercial Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 <br />Kadian.McLean@dot.state.fl.us (954)777-4128 <br />10. Certification <br />This document is a printout of an FDOT form maintained in an electronic format and all revisions thereto by <br />the UAO in the form of additions, deletions, or substitutions are reflected only in an Appendix entitled <br />Changes To Form Document and no change is made in the text of the document itself. Hand notations on <br />affected portions of this document may refer to changes reflected in the above-named Appendix but are for <br />Page 8 of 10 <br />