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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENT may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity. C. Certificates of Qualification. An entity or affiliate who has had its Department issued certificate of qualification suspended, revoked, denied or have further been determined by the Department to be a non -responsible contractor may not submit a bid or perform work for the construction or repair of a public building or public work on a contract with the Agency. d. Code of Conduct. The Agency has established, and will maintain, a written code or standard of conduct applicable to its officers, employees, board members or agents, and those individuals' relatives, that prohibits their involvement in the selection, award, or administration of any contract in connection with the Project if they have a present or potential financial or other significant interest therein and prohibits the acceptance of any gratuity, favor, or other thing of monetary value from any person interested or involved in the performance of work on the Project. e. Unauthorized Aliens. The Department shall consider the employment by the Agency of unauthorized aliens a violation of Section 274A(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. If the Agency knowingly employs unauthorized aliens, such violation will be cause for unilateral cancellation of this Agreement. E E -Verify. The Agency shall: i. Utilize the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E -Verify system to verify the employment eligibility of all new employees hired by the Agency during the term of the Agreement; and ii. Expressly require any contractors and subcontractors performing work or providing services pursuant to the Agreement to likewise utilize the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E - Verify system to verify the employment eligibility of all new employees hired by the contractor or subcontractor during the Agreement term. 16. Indemnification and Insurance. a. Indemnification. To the extent permitted by law and as limited by and pursuant to the provisions of Section 768.28, Florida Statutes, the Agency shall indemnify and hold harmless the Department, including the Department's officers and employees, from liabilities, damages, losses, and costs, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney's fees, to the extent caused by the negligence, recklessness, or intentional wrongful misconduct of the Agency and persons employed or utilized by the Agency in the performance of this Agreement. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Nothing contained in this paragraph is intended to nor shall it constitute a waiver of the State of Florida and the Agency's sovereign immunity. b. Agency Contracts. The Agency agrees to include the following indemnification clause in all contracts with contractors, subcontractors, consultants, or subconsultants who perform work in connection with this Agreement (modified to appropriately identify the parties): "The Agency's contractor/consultant shall indemnify and hold harmless the Agency and the State of Florida, Department of Transportation, including the Department's officers and employees, from liabilities, damages, Page 11 of 29