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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 525-010-40 LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM AGREEMENT PRODUCTION SUPPORT 02/09 Page 11 or default . 13 . 04 How Agreement Is Affected by Provisions Being Held Invalid : If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid , the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected . In such an instance , the remainder would then continue to conform to the terms and requirements of applicable law . 13 . 05 Bonus or Commission : By execution of the Agreement , the Agency represents that it has not paid and , also agrees not to pay, any bonus or commission for the purpose of obtaining an approval of its application for the financing hereunder . 13 . 06 State Law : Nothing in the Agreement shall require the Agency to observe or enforce compliance with any provision or perform any act or do any other thing in contravention of any applicable state law . If any of the provisions of the Agreement violate any applicable state law, the Agency will at once notify the Department in writing in order that appropriate changes and modifications may be made by the Department and the Agency to the end that the Agency may proceed as soon as possible with the project . 13 . 07 Plans and Specifications : In the event that this Agreement involves constructing and equipping of facilities on the State Highway System , the Agency shall submit to the Department for approval all appropriate plans and specifications covering the project . The Department will review all plans and specifications and will issue to the Agency a written approval with any approved portions of the project and comments or recommendations covering any remainder of the project deemed appropriate . After resolution of these comments and recommendations to the Department' s satisfaction , the Department will issue to the Agency a written approval with said remainder of the project . Failure to obtain this written approval shall be sufficient cause of nonpayment by the Department . The Agency will physically include Form FHWA- 1273 in all its contracts and subcontracts . 13 . 08 Right-of-Way Certification : Upon completion of right-of-way activities on the project , the Agency must certify compliance with all applicable federal and state requirements . Certification is required prior to advertisement for or solicitation of bids for construction of the project , including those projects for which no right-of-way is required . 13 . 09 Agency Certification : The Agency will certify in writing , prior to project closeout that the project was completed in accordance with applicable plans and specifications , is in place on the Agency' s facility, adequate title is in the Agency' s name , and the project is accepted by the Agency as suitable for the intended purpose . 13 . 10 Agreement Format : All words used herein in the singular form shall extend to and include the plural . All words used in the plural form shall extend to and include the singular . All words used in any gender shall extend to and include all genders . 13 . 11 Execution of Agreement : This Agreement may be simultaneously executed in a minimum of two counterparts , each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original , and such counterparts together shall constitute one in the same instrument . 13 . 12 Restrictions on Lobbying : Federal : The Agency agrees that no federally-appropriated funds have been paid , or will be paid by or on behalf of the Agency, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence any officer or employee of any federal agency, a Member of Congress , an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any federal contract , the making of any federal grant , the making of any federal loan , the entering into of any cooperative agreement , and the extension , continuation , renewal , amendment or modification of any federal contract , grant , loan or cooperative agreement . If any funds other than federally-appropriated funds have been paid by the Agency to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any federal agency, a Member of Congress , an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Agreement , the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form -LLL , " Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying , " in accordance with its instructions . The Agency shall require that the language of this paragraph be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers ( including subcontracts , subgrants , and contracts under grants , loans , and cooperative agreements ) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly .