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Docusign Envelope ID: D7CFD754-749F-43D6-AC28-6lC37FCDEAF6 375-020-52 MAINTENANCE OGC — 02/21 Page 3 of 8 3. Record Keeping The MAINTAINING AGENCY shall keep records of all activities and report all maintenance performed and replacement components and parts installed pursuant to this Agreement. The records shall be kept in an electronic format approved by FDOT. Records shall be maintained and made available upon request to FDOT during the period of this Agreement and for three (3) years after final payment for the work pursuant to this Agreement is made. Copies of these documents and records will be furnished to FDOT upon request. 4. Invoicing The MAINTAINING AGENCY shall invoice FDOT annually in a format acceptable to the FDOT. invoices must be submitted no earlier than May 1 and no later than June 15 of the fiscal year in which the services were provided in order to be processed for payment by June 30. Upon receipt, FDOT has five (5) working days to inspect and approve the goods and services. FDOT has twenty (20) days to deliver a request for payment (voucher) to the Department of Financial Services. The twenty (20) days are measured from the latter of the date the invoice is received or the goods or services are received, inspected, and approved. If a payment is not available within forty (40) days, a separate interest penalty at a rate as established pursuant to Section 215.422, Florida Statutes, will be due and payable, in addition to the invoice amount, to the MAINTAINING AGENCY. Interest penalties of less than one (1) dollar will not be enforced unless the MAINTAINING AGENCY requests payment. Invoices returned to a MAINTAINING AGENCY because of MAINTAINING AGENCY preparation errors will result in a delay in the payment. The invoice payment requirements do not start until a properly completed invoice is provided to FDOT. A Vendor Ombudsman has been established within the Department of Financial Services. The duties of this individual include acting as an advocate for contractors/vendors who may be experiencing problems in obtaining timely payment(s) from a state agency. The Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted at (850) 410-9724 or by calling the Chief Financial Officer's Hotline, 1-800-848-3792. The State of Florida's performance and obligation to pay under this Agreement is contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature. In the event this Agreement is in excess of $25,000 and has a term for a period of more than one (1) year, the provisions of Section 339.135(6)(a), Florida Statutes, are hereby incorporated: FDOT, during any fiscal year, shall not expend money, incur any liability, or enter into any contract which, by its terms, involves the expenditure of money in excess of the amounts budgeted as available for expenditure during such fiscal year. Any contract, verbal or written, made in violation of this subsection shall be null and void, and no money may be paid on such contract. FDOT shall require a statement from the Comptroller of FDOT that funds are available prior to entering into any such contract or other binding commitment of funds. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the making of contracts for periods exceeding 1 year, but any contract so made shall be executory only for the value of the services to be rendered or agreed to be paid for in succeeding fiscal years; and this paragraph shall be incorporated verbatim in all contracts of FDOT which are for an amount in excess of $25,000 and which have a term for a period of more than 1 year. 5. Default In the event that the MAINTAINING AGENCY breaches any provision of this Agreement, then in addition to any other remedies which are otherwise provided for in this Agreement, FDOT may exercise one or more of the following options, provided that at no time may FDOT be entitled to receive double recovery of damages: a. Pursue a claim for damages suffered by FDOT or the public. b. Pursue any other remedies legally available. C. As to any work not performed by the MAINTAINING AGENCY, perform such work with its own forces or through contractors and seek reimbursement for the cost thereof from the MAINTAINING AGENCY if the MAINTAINING AGENCY fails to cure the non-performance within fourteen (14) days after written notice from FDOT of the non-performance; provided, however, that advance notice and cure will not be preconditions in the event of an emergency.