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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 525-010-40 LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM AGREEMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE 03/07 Page 11 13 . 11 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 . 12 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 . 13 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 . State : No funds received pursuant to this contract may be expended for lobbying the Legislature , the judicial branch or a state agency. 13 . 14 Maintenance : The Agency agrees to maintain any project not on the State Highway System constructed under this Agreement . If the Agency constructs any improvement on Department right-of-way, the Agency ® will ❑ will not maintain the improvements made for their useful life . 13 . 15 Vendors Rights : Vendors ( in this document identified as the Agency) providing goods and services to the Department should be aware of the following time frames . Upon receipt , the Department has 5 working days to inspect and approve the goods and services unless the bid specifications , purchase order or contract specifies otherwise . The Department has 20 days to deliver a request for payment (voucher) to the Department of Financial Services . The 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 40 days after receipt of the invoice and the receipt , inspection , and approval of goods and services , a separate interest penalty in accordance with Section 215 . 422 ( 3 ) ( b) , Florida Statutes , will be due and payable in addition to the invoice amount to the Agency . Interest penalties of less than one $ 1 will not be enforced unless the Agency requests payment . Invoices which have to be returned to the Agency because of 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 the Department . A Vendor Ombudsman has been established within the Department of Financial Services . The duties of this individual include acting as an advocate for Agencies who may be experiencing problems in obtaining timely payment( s ) from the Department . The Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted at 850 -410 -9724 or by calling the State Comptroller' s Hotline , 1 - 800-848-3792 .