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e. Those who have been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime or on the discriminatory vendor list shall not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, shall not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, shall not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, shall not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with a public entity, and shall not transact business with any public entity in excess of $25,000.00 for a period of thirty-six (36) months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list or on the discriminatory vendor list. f. Any Sub -Recipient which is not a local government or state agency, and which receives funds under this Agreement from the Federal Government, certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that it and its principals: Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by a federal department or agency; Have not, within a five (5) year period preceding this proposal been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state or local) transaction or contract under public transaction; violation of federal or state antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property; iii. Are not presently indicted or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity (federal, state or local) with commission of any offenses enumerated in paragraph (22) f. ii. of this certification; and, iv. Have not within a five (5) year period preceding this Agreement had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default. g. If the Sub -Recipient is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, then the Sub - Recipient shall attach an explanation to this Agreement. h. In addition, the Sub -Recipient shall send to the Division (by email or by facsimile transmission) the completed "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion" (Attachment G) for each intended subcontractor which Sub -Recipient plans to fund under this Agreement. The form shall be received by the Division before the Sub -Recipient enters into a contract with any subcontractor. i. The Division reserves the right to unilaterally cancel this Agreement if the Sub -Recipient refuses to allow public access to all documents, papers, letters or other material subject to the provisions of chapter 119, Florida Statutes, which the Sub -Recipient created or received under this Agreement. j. If the Sub -Recipient is allowed to temporarily invest any advances of funds under this Agreement, any interest income shall either be returned to the Division or be applied against the Division's obligation to pay the contract amount. k. The State of Florida shall not intentionally award publicly funded contracts to any contractor who knowingly employs unauthorized alien workers, constituting a violation of the employment provisions contained in 8 U.S.C. Section 1324a(e) [Section 274A(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA")]. The Division shall consider the employment by any contractor of unauthorized aliens a violation of Section 274A(e) of the INA. Such violation by the Sub -Recipient of the employment provisions contained in Section 274A(e) of the INA shall be grounds for unilateral cancellation of this Agreement by the Division. 17