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S TATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Form No. 710-010-21 <br />UTILITY WORK BY HIGHWAY CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT unur 14 <br />(AT FDOT EXPENSE) <br />portion of the bid is less than the amount on deposit, the excess deposit shall be returned to the UAO <br />in accordance with Section 215.422, Florida Statutes. <br />e. The FDOT may use the funds paid by the LAO for payment of the cost of the Utility Work. <br />f. Payment of the funds pursuant to this paragraph will be made (choose one): <br />❑ directly to the FDOT for deposit into the State Transportation Trust Fund. <br />❑ as provided in the attached Three Party Escrow Agreement between the UAO, the FDOT, <br />and the State of Florida, Department of Financial Services, Division of Treasury. Deposits of <br />less than $100,000.00 must be pre -approved by the Department of Financial Services and <br />FDOT Comptroller's Office prior to execution of this agreement. <br />g. Upon final payment to the contractor, the FDOT intends to have its final and complete billing of all <br />costs incurred in connection with the Utility Work within three hundred sixty (360) days. All cost <br />records and accounts shall be subject to audit by a representative of the LIAO within three (3) years <br />after final close out of the Project. <br />4. Claims Against LIAO <br />The LIAO shall be responsible for all costs incurred as a result of any delay to the FDOT or its <br />contractors caused by errors or omissions in the Plans Package (including inaccurate location of the <br />Facilities) or by failure of the UAO to properly perform its obligations under this Agreement in a timely <br />manner. <br />b. In the event the FDOT's contractor provides a notice of intent to make a claim against the FDOT <br />relating to the Utility Work, the FDOT will notify the LIAO of the notice of intent and the UAO will <br />thereafter keep and maintain daily field reports and all other records relating to the intended claim. <br />C. In the event the FDOT's contractor makes any claim against the FDOT relating to the Utility Work, the <br />FDOT will notify the UAO of the claim and the UAO will cooperate with the FDOT in analyzing and <br />resolving the claim within a reasonable time. Any resolution of any portion of the claim directly <br />between the LIAO and the FDOT's contractor shall be in writing, shall be subject to written FDOT <br />concurrence and shall specify the extent to which it resolves the claim against the FDOT. <br />5. Out of Service Facilities <br />No Facilities shall be placed out of service unless specifically identified as such in the Plans Package. The <br />following terms and conditions shall apply to Facilities placed Out -of -Service: <br />a. The LIAO acknowledges its present and continuing ownership of and responsibility for out of service <br />Facilities. <br />b. The FDOT agrees to allow the UAO to leave the Facilities within the right of way subject to the <br />continuing satisfactory performance of the conditions of this Agreement by UAO. In the event of a <br />breach of this Agreement by LIAO, the Facilities shall be removed upon demand from the FDOT in <br />accordance with the provisions of Subparagraph e. below. <br />C. The UAO shall take such steps to secure the Facilities and otherwise make the Facilities safe in <br />accordance with any and all applicable local, state or federal laws and regulations and in accordance <br />with the legal duty of the UAO to use due care in its dealings with others. The LIAO shall be solely <br />responsible for gathering all information necessary to meet these obligations. <br />d. The LIAO shall keep and preserve all records relating to the Facilities, including, but not limited to, <br />records of the location, nature of, and steps taken to safely secure the Facilities and shall promptly <br />Page 4 of 9 <br />