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<br />Bm NUMBER: RFPIDF-04I05-99 OPENING DATE: JUNE 30, 2005 @ 2:00 P.M. <br />approved project costs, whichever is less (the "Grant Amount"). The Grant Amount is <br />limited to only those items which are directly related to this project as described in Exhibits <br />"A" and "B". Project costs incurred prior to October 13. 2004, are ineligible for <br />reimbursement. To assist the Entity (Sub recipient) with the initial three (3) months of <br />jmplementation, the Department may make an advance of the grant award. The Entity <br />(Subrecipient) must request the advance payment in writing using forms provided by the <br />Department. Funds provided as an advance payment must be placed in a non-interest <br />bearing account. Only one advance payment will be made; thereafter, disbursements will <br />be made on a reimbursement basis. The final payment shall not be made until Certification <br />of Acceptance is received from the Department. For installed plant materials, a sixty (60) <br />day grow-in-period will be required after project completion. Certification of Acceptance by <br />the Department may be requested sixty (60) days after project completion. Upon receipt of <br />the Certification of Acceptance, the Entity (Sub recipient) may submit an invoice for final <br />payment. The Entity (Subrecipient) must submit the final claim for reimbursement to the <br />Department on or before November 15, 2007. <br /> <br />(1) PurchaseS of $2,500 to $25,000 shall be carried out documenting two or more written <br />quotations or written record of telephone quotations or informal bids to be opened <br />upon receipt, whenever practical. Competitive sealed bidding is required for all <br />purchases exceeding $25,000. Justification must be provided for a sole source award <br />or for an award to a vendor other than the vendor submitting the lowest bid or quote. <br /> <br />(2) Bills for fees or other compensation for services or expenses shall be s Jbmitted in detail <br />sufficient for a proper pre-audit and post-audit thereof, and bills for travel expenses <br />specifically authorized by this Agreement shall be submitted and paid in accordance <br />with tlhe rates specified in Section 112.061, Florida Statutes. <br /> <br />(3) Records of costs incurred under terms of this Agreement shall be maintained and made <br />available upon request to the Department at all times during the period of this <br />Agreement and for three years after final payment is made. Copies of these <br />documents and records shall be furnished to the Department upon request. Records <br />of costs incurred include all records of the costs of the Entity (Subrecipient) and <br />subcontractors considered necessary by the Department for a proper audit of the <br />project. <br /> <br />(4) A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a <br />conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid on contract to provide any <br />goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public <br />entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit <br />bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work <br />as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public <br />entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold <br />amount provided in Section 287.017, Florida Statutes, for CATEGORY TWO, for a <br />period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list. <br /> <br />(5) The CONTRACTOR is informed that an entity or affiliate who has been placed on the <br />discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid on a contract to provide goods or <br />services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for <br />the construction or repair of a public building or a public work, may not submit bids on <br />leases of real property to a public entity, may not award or perform work as a <br />contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under contract with any public entity, <br />and may not transact business with any public entity. <br /> <br />E. The Entity (Subrecipient) agrees to maintain plant materials established as a part of the project for a <br />period of three years and enter into an agreement which designates and sets forth the duties and <br /> <br />48 <br />