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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibitContract Number: 07DS-5S-11-23-02- CFDA Number: 97.067 FEDERALLY -FUNDED SUBGRANT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by and between the State of Florida, Division of Emergency Management, with headquarters in Tallahassee, Florida (hereinafter referred to as the "Division"), and the City of Miami, (hereinafter referred to as the "Recipient"). THIS AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO BASED ON THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIONS: A. WHEREAS, the Recipient represents that it is fully qualified and eligible to receive these grant funds to provide the services identified herein; and B. WHEREAS, the Division has received these grant funds from the State of Florida, and has the authority to subgrant these funds to the Recipient upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and C. WHEREAS, the Division has authority pursuant to Florida law to disburse the funds under this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, the Division and the Recipient do mutually agree as follows: (1) SCOPE OF WORK. The Recipient shall fully perform the obligations in accordance with the Budget and Scope of Work, Attachment A of this Agreement. (2) INCORPORATION OF LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES Both the Recipient and the Division shall be governed by applicable State and Federal laws, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those identified in Attachment B. (3) PERIOD OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall begin July 1, 2006 and shall end January 31, 2008, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph (12) of this Agreement. 1 (4) MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT Either party may request modification of the provisions of this Agreement. Changes which are mutually agreed upon shall be valid only when reduced to writing, duly signed by each of the parties hereto, and attached to the original of this Agreement. (5) RECORDKEEPING (a) As applicable, Recipient's performance under this Agreement shall be subject to the federal ACommon Rule: Uniform Administrative Requirements for State and Local Governments" (53 Federal Register 8034) or OMB Circular No. A-110, "Grants and Agreements with Institutions of High Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit Organizations," and either OMB Circular No. A-87, "Cost Principles for State and Local Governments," OMB Circular No. A-21, "Cost Principles for Educational Institutions," or OMB Circular No. A-122, "Cost Principles for Nonprofit Organizations." If this Agreement is made with a commercial (for -profit) organization on a cost -reimbursement basis, the Recipient shall be subject to Federal Acquisition Regulations 31.2 and 931.2. (b) The Recipient shall retain sufficient records demonstrating its compliance with the terms of this Agreement, and the compliance of all subcontractors or consultants to be paid from funds provided under this Agreement, for a period of five years from the date the audit report is issued, and shall allow the Division or its designee, Chief Financial Officer, or Auditor General access to such records upon request. The Recipient shall ensure that audit working papers are made available to the Division designee, Chief Financial Officer, or Auditor General upon request for a period 'of five years from the date the audit report is issued, unless extended in writing by the Division the following exceptions: 1. If any litigation, claim or audit is started before the expiration of the five year period and extends beyond the five year period, the records will be maintained until all litigation, claims or audit findings involving the records have been resolved. 2. Records for the disposition of non -expendable personal property valued at $5,000 or more at the time of acquisition shall be retained for five years after final disposition. 3. Records relating to real property acquisition shall be retained for five years after closing of title. 2 (c) The Recipient shall maintain all records for the Recipient and for all subcontractors or consultants to be paid from funds provided under this Agreement, including supporting documentation of all program costs, in a form sufficient to determine compliance with the requirements and objectives of the Budget and Scope of Work - Attachment A - and all other applicable laws and regulations. (d) The Recipient, its employees or agents, including all subcontractors or consultants to be paid from funds provided under this Agreement, shall allow access to its records at reasonable times to the Division, its employees, and agents. "Reasonable" shall be construed according to the circumstances but ordinarily shall mean during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., local time, on Monday through Friday. "Agents" shall include, but not be limited to, auditors retained by the Division. (6) AUDIT REQUIREMENTS (a) The Recipient agrees to maintain financial procedures and support documents, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, to account for the receipt and expenditure of funds under this Agreement. (b) These records shall be available at all reasonable times for inspection, review, or audit by state personnel and other personnel duly authorized by the Division. "Reasonable" shall be construed according to circumstances, but ordinarily shall mean normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., local time, Monday through Friday. (c) The Recipient shall also provide the Department of Community Affairs and/or the Division with the records, reports or financial statements upon request for the purposes of auditing and monitoring the funds awarded under this Agreement. (d) If the Recipient is a State or local government or a non-profit organization as defined in OMB Circular A-133, as revised, and in the event that the Recipient expends $500,000 or more in Federal awards in its fiscal year, the Recipient must have a single or program -specific audit conducted in accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-133, as revised. EXHIBIT 1 to this Agreement indicates Federal resources awarded through the Division by this Agreement. In determining the Federal awards expended in its fiscal year, the Recipient shall consider all sources of Federal awards. The determination of amounts of Federal awards expended should be in accordance with the guidelines 3 established by OMB Circular A-133, as revised. An audit of the Recipient conducted by the Auditor General in accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-133, as revised, will meet the requirements of this paragraph. In connection with the audit requirements addressed in this Paragraph 6 (d) above, the Recipient shall fulfill the requirements relative to auditee responsibilities as provided in Subpart C of OMB Circular A-133, as revised. If the Recipient expends less than $500,000 in Federal awards in its fiscal year, an audit conducted in accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-133, as revised, is not required. In the event that the Recipient expends less than $500,000 in Federal awards in its fiscal year and elects to have an audit conducted in accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-133, as revised, the cost of the audit must be paid from non -Federal resources (Le., the cost of such audit must be paid from Recipient resources obtained from other than Federal entities). (e) Copies of reporting packages for audits conducted in accordance with OMB Circular A-133, as revised, and required by subparagraph (d) above shall be submitted, when required by Section .320 (d), OMB Circular A-133, as revised, by or on behalf of the Recipient directly to each of the following: Department of Community Affairs Office of Audit Services 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 an electronic copy shall also be submitted to the above office at the following address: aurilla.parrish ©dca.state.fl.us and Division of Emergency Management Bureau of Compliance Planning and Support 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 The Federal Audit Clearinghouse designated in OMB Circular A-133, as revised (the number of copies required by Sections ,320(d)(1) and (2), OMB Circular A-133, as revised, should be submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse), at the following address: Federal Audit Clearinghouse Bureau of the Census 1201 East 10'h Street Jeffersonville, IN 47132 4 Other Federal agencies and pass -through entities in accordance with Sections .320 (e) and (f), OMB Circular A-133, as revised. (f) Pursuant to Section .320 (f), OMB Circular A-133, as revised, the Recipient shall submit a copy of the reporting package described in Section .320 (c), OMB Circular A-133, as revised, and any management letter issued by the auditor, to the following addresses: Department of Community Affairs Office of Audit Services 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 an electronic copy shall also be submitted to the above office at the following address: aurilla.parrish@dca.state.fl.us and Division of Emergency Management Bureau of Compliance Planning and Support 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 (g) Any reports, management letter, or other information required to be submitted to the Department and the Division pursuant to this Agreement shall be submitted timely in accordance with OMB Circular A-133, Florida Statutes, and Chapters 10.550 (local governmental entities) or 10.650 (nonprofit and for -profit organizations), Rules of the Auditor General, as applicable. (h) Recipients, when submitting financial reporting packages to the Department and the Division for audits done in accordance with OMB Circular A-133 or Chapters 10.550 (local governmental entities) or 10.650 (nonprofit and for -profit organizations), Rules of the Auditor General, should indicate the date that the reporting package was delivered to the Recipient in correspondence accompanying the reporting package. (i) In the event the audit shows that the entire funds disbursed hereunder, or any portion thereof, were not spent in accordance with the conditions of this Agreement, the Recipient shall be held liable for reimbursement to the Division of all funds not spent in accordance with these applicable regulations and Agreement provisions within thirty (30) days after the Department or the Division has notified the Recipient of such non-compliance. 5 (j) The Recipient shall have all audits completed by an independent certified public accountant (IPA) who shall either be a certified public accountant or a public accountant licensed under Chapter 473, ,Fla. Stat. The IPA shall state that the audit complied with the applicable provisions noted above. The audit must be submitted to the Department and the Division no later than seven (7) months from the end of the Recipient's fiscal year. (7) REPORTS (a) At a minimum, the Recipient shall provide the Division with quarterly reports, and with a close-out report. These reports shall include the current status and progress by the Recipient and all subrecipients and subcontractors in completing the work described in the Scope of Work and the expenditure of funds under this Agreement, in addition to such other information as requested by the Division. (b) Quarterly reports are due to be received by the Division no later than 30 days after the end of each quarter of the program year and shall continue to be submitted each quarter until submission of the administrative close-out report. The ending dates for each quarter of the program year are March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. (c) The close-out report is due 60 days after termination of this Agreement or upon completion of the activities contained in this Agreement, whichever first occurs. (d) If all required reports and copies, prescribed above, are not sent to the Division or are not completed in a manner acceptable to the Division, the Division may withhold further payments until they are completed or may take such other action as set forth in Paragraph (11) REMEDIES. "Acceptable to the Division" means that the work product was completed in accordance with the Budget and Scope of Work, Attachment A. (e) The Recipient shall provide such additional program updates, reports or information as may be required by the Division. 6 (8) MONITORING. The Recipient shall monitor its performance under this Agreement, as well as that of its subcontractors, subrecipients and consultants who are paid from funds provided under this Agreement, to ensure that time schedules are met, the Budget and Scope of Work, Attachment A is accomplished within the specified time periods, and other performance goals stated in this Agreement are achieved. Such review shall be made for each function or activity set forth in the Budget and Scope of Work, Attachment A to this Agreement, and reported in the quarterly report. In addition to reviews of audits conducted in accordance with OMB Circular A-133, as revised and Section 215.97, Fla. Stat. (see Paragraph (6) AUDIT REQUIREMENTS, above ), monitoring procedures may include, but not be limited to, on -site visits by Division staff, limited scope audits as defined by OMB Circular A-133, as revised, and/or other procedures. By entering into this Agreement, the Recipient agrees to comply and cooperate with all monitoring procedures/processes deemed appropriate by the Division. In the event that the Division determines that a limited scope audit of the Recipient is appropriate, the Recipient agrees to comply with any additional instructions provided by the Division to the Recipient regarding such audit. The Recipient further agrees to comply and cooperate with any inspections, reviews, investigations or audits deemed necessary by the Comptroller or Auditor General. In addition, the Division will monitor the performance and financial management by the Recipient throughout the contract term to ensure timely completion of all tasks. (9) LIABILITY (a) Unless Recipient is a State agency or subdivision, as defined in Section 768.28, Fla. Stat., the Recipient shall be solely responsible to parties with whom it shall deal in carrying out the terms of this agreement, and shall hold the Division harmless against all claims of whatever nature by third parties arising out of the performance of work under this agreement. For purposes of this agreement, Recipient agrees that it is not an employee or agent of the Division, but is an independent contractor. (b) Any Recipient who is a state agency or subdivision, as defined in Section 768.28, Fla. Stat., agrees to be fully responsible to the extent provided by Section 768.28 Fla. Stat. for its 7 negligent acts or omissions or tortious acts which result in claims or suits against the Division, and agrees to be liable for any damages proximately caused by said acts or omissions. Nothing herein is intended to serve as a waiver of sovereign immunity by any Recipient to which sovereign immunity applies. Nothing herein shall be construed as consent by a state agency or subdivision of the State of Florida to be sued by third parties in any matter arising out of any contract. (10) DEFAULT. If any of the following events occur ("Events of Default"), all obligations on the part of the Division to make any further payment of funds hereunder shall, if the Division so elects, terminate and the Division may, at its option, exercise any of its remedies set forth in Paragraph (11), but the Division may make any payments or parts of payments after the happening of any Events of Default without thereby waiving the right to exercise such remedies, and without becoming liable to make any further payment: (a) If any warranty or representation made by the Recipient in this Agreement or any previous Agreement with the Division shall at any time be false or misleading in any respect, or if the Recipient shall fail to keep, observe or perform any of the obligations, terms or covenants contained in this Agreement or any previous agreement with the Division and has not cured such in timely fashion, or is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations thereunder; (b) If any material adverse change shall occur in the financial condition of the Recipient at any time during the term of this Agreement, and the Recipient fails to cure said material adverse change within thirty (30) days from the time the date written notice is sent by the Division. (c) if any reports required by this Agreement have not been submitted to the Division or have been submitted with incorrect, incomplete or insufficient information; (d) If the Recipient has failed to perform and complete in timely fashion any of its obligations under this Agreement. (11) REMEDIES. Upon the happening of an Event of Default, then the Division may, at Its option, upon thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice to the Recipient and upon the Recipient's failure to cure 8 within said thirty (30) day period, exercise any one or more of the following remedies, either concurrently or consecutively: (a) Terminate this Agreement, provided that the Recipient is given at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of such termination. The notice shall be effective when placed in the United States mail, first class mail, postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail -return receipt requested, to the address set forth in paragraph (13) herein; (b) Commence an appropriate legal or equitable action to enforce performance of this Agreement; (c) Withhold or suspend payment of all or any part of a request for payment; (d) Exercise any corrective or remedial actions, to include but not be limited to: 1. requesting additional information from the Recipient to determine the reasons for or the extent of non-compliance or lack of performance, 2. issuing a written warning to advise that more serious measures may be taken if the situation is not corrected, 3. advising the Recipient to suspend, discontinue or refrain from Incurring costs for any activities in question or 4. requiring the Recipient to reimburse the Division for the amount of costs incurred for any items determined to be ineligible; (e) Require that the Recipient return to the Division any funds which were used for ineligible purposes under the program laws, rules and regulations governing the use of funds under this program. (f) Exercise any other rights or remedies which may be otherwise available under law. (g) The pursuit of any one of the above remedies shall not preclude the Division from pursuing any other remedies contained herein or otherwise provided at law or in equity. No waiver by the Division of any right or remedy granted hereunder or failure to insist on strict performance by the Recipient shall affect or extend or act as a waiver of any other right or remedy of the Division hereunder, or affect the subsequent exercise of the same right or remedy by the Division for any further or subsequent default by the Recipient. 9 (12) TERMINATION. (a) The Division may terminate this Agreement for cause upon such written notice as is reasonable under the circumstances. Cause shall include, but not be limited to, misuse of funds; fraud; lack of compliance with applicable rules, laws and regulations; failure to perform in a timely manner; and refusal by the Recipient to permit public access to any document, paper, letter, or other material subject to disclosure under Chapter 119, Fla. Stat., as amended. (b) The Division may terminate this Agreement when it determines, in its sole discretion, that the continuation of the Agreement would not produce beneficial results commensurate with the further expenditure of funds, by providing the Recipient with thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice. (c) The parties may agree to terminate this Agreement for their mutual convenience as evidenced by written amendment of this Agreement. The amendment shall establish the effective date of the termination and the procedures for proper closeout of the Agreement. (d) In the event that this Agreement is terminated, the Recipient will not incur new obligations for the terminated portion of the Agreement after the Recipient has received the notification of termination. The Recipient will cancel as many outstanding obligations as possible. Costs incurred after the date of receipt of notice of the termination will be disallowed. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient shall not be relieved of liability to the Division by virtue of any breach of Agreement by the Recipient. The Division may, to the extent authorized by law, withhold any payments to the Recipient for purpose of set-off until such time as the exact amount of damages due the Division from the Recipient is determined. 10 (13) NOTICE AND CONTACT. (a) All notices provided under or pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing, either by hand delivery, or first class, certified mail, return receipt requested, to the representative identified below at the address set forth below and said notification attached to the original of this Agreement. (b) The name and address of the Division contract manager for this Agreement is: Carolyn Washington, Community Assistance Consultant Division of Emergency Management 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 Telephone: (850) 410-1271 Fax: (850) 488-7842 Email: caroivn.washinaton@dca.state.fl.us (c) The name and address of the Representative of the Recipient responsible for the administration of this Agreement is: Joseph R. Fernandez City of Miami Department of Fire -Rescue 1151 N. W. 7th Street, 3`d Floor Miami, Florida 33136 Telephone: (305) 416-5414 Fax: (305) 400-5031 Email: jrfernandez@ci.miami.fl.us (d) In the event that different representatives or addresses are designated by either party after execution of this Agreement, notice of the name, title and address of the new representative will be rendered as provided in (13)(a) above. (14) SUBCONTRACTS If the Recipient subcontracts any or all of the work required under this Agreement, a copy of the unsigned subcontract must be forwarded to the Division for review and approval prior to execution of the subcontract by the Recipient. The Recipient agrees to include in the subcontract that (i) the subcontractor is bound by the terms of this Agreement, (II) the subcontractor is bound by all applicable state and federal laws and regulations, and (iii) the subcontractor shall hold the Division and Recipient harmless against all claims of whatever nature arising out of the subcontractor's performance of work under this Agreement, to the extent allowed and required by law. Each subcontractor's progress in performing its work under this Agreement shall be documented in the quarterly report submitted by the Recipient. 11 For each subcontract, the Recipient shall provide a written statement to the Division as to whether that subcontractor is a minority vendor. (15) TERMS AND CONDITIONS This Agreement contains all the terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties. (16) ATTACHMENTS (a) All attachments to this Agreement are incorporated as if set out fully herein. (b) In the event of any inconsistencies or conflict between the language of this Agreement and the attachments hereto, the language of such attachments shall be controlling, but only to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency. (c) This Agreement has the following attachments: Exhibit 1 - Funding Sources Attachment A — Budget and Scope of Work Attachment B — Program Statutes and Regulations Attachment C — Justification of Advance Attachment D — Warranties and Representations Attachment E — Certification Regarding Debarment Attachment F — Assurances (17) FUNDING/CONSIDERATION (a) This is a cost -reimbursement Agreement. The Recipient shall be reimbursed for costs incurred in the satisfactory performance of work hereunder in an amount not to exceed $15,980,000 subject to the availability of funds. (b) Any advance payment under this Agreement is subject to Section 216.181(16), Fla.Stat.. and is contingent upon the Recipient's acceptance of the rights of the Division under Paragraph (12)(b) of this Agreement. The amount which may be advanced may not exceed the expected cash needs of the Recipient within the first three (3) months of the contract term. For a federally funded contract, any advance payment is also subject to federal OMB Circulars A-87, A-110, A-122 and the Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990. If an advance payment is requested, the budget data on which 12 the request is based and a justification statement shall be included in this Agreement as Attachment C. Attachment C will specify the amount of advance payment needed and provide an explanation of the necessity for and proposed use of these funds. 1. X,^_ No advance payment is requested. 2. An advance payment of $ is requested. (c) After the initial advance, if any, payment shall be made on a reimbursement basis as needed. The Recipient agrees to expend funds in accordance with the Budget and Scope of Work, Attachment A of this Agreement. If the necessary funds are not available to fund this Agreement as a result of action by Congress, the State Legislature, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the State Office of Planning and Budgeting or the Federal Office of Management and Budgeting, all obligations on the part of the Division to make any further payment of funds hereunder shall terminate, and the Recipient shall submit its closeout report within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice from the Division. (18) REPAYMENTS All refunds or repayments to be made to the Division under this Agreement are to be made payable to the order of "Department of Community Affairs", and mailed directly to the Department at the following address: Department of Community Affairs Cashier Finance and Accounting 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee FL 32399-2100 In accordance with Section 215.34(2), Fla. Stat., if a check or other draft is returned to the Department for collection, the Department must add to the amount of the check or draft a service fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) or Five Percent (5%) of the face amount of the check or draft, whichever is greater. (19) VENDOR PAYMENTS. Pursuant to Section 215.422, Fla. Stat., the Division shall issue payments to vendors within 40 days after receipt of an acceptable invoice and receipt, inspection, and acceptance of goods and/or services provided in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement. Failure to issue I3 the warrant within 40 days shall result in the Division paying interest at a rate as established pursuant to Section 55.03(1) Fla. Stat. The interest penalty shall be paid within 15 days after issuing the warrant. Vendors experiencing problems obtaining timely payment(s) from a state agency may receive assistance by contacting the Vendor Ombudsman at (850) 413-5516. (20) STANDARD CONDITIONS (a) The validity of this Agreement is subject to the truth and accuracy of all the information, representations, and materials submitted or provided by the Recipient in this Agreement, in any subsequent submission or response to Division request, or in any submission or response to fulfill the requirements of this Agreement, and such information, representations, and materials are incorporated by reference. The lack of accuracy thereof or any material changes shall, at the option of the Division and with thirty (30) days written notice to the Recipient, cause the termination of this Agreement and the release of the Division from all its obligations to the Recipient. (b) This Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of Florida, and venue for any actions arising out of this Agreement shall lie in Leon County. If any provision hereof is in conflict with any applicable statute or rule, or is otherwise unenforceable, then such provision shall be deemed null and void to the extent of such conflict, and shall be deemed severable, but shall not invalidate any other provision of this Agreement. (c) Any power of approval or disapproval granted to the Division under the terms of this Agreement shall survive the terms and life of this Agreement as a whole. (d) The Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, any one of which may be taken as an original. (e) The Recipient agrees to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act (Public Law 101-336, 42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.), if applicable, which prohibits discrimination by public and private entities on the basis of disability in the areas of employment, public accommodations, transportation, State and local government services, and in telecommunications. (f) A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime or on the discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid on a contract 14 to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with a public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of Category Two for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list or on the discriminatory vendor list. (g) With respect to any Recipient which is not a local government or state agency, and which receives funds under this Agreement from the federal government, by signing this Agreement, the Recipient certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that it and its principals: 1. are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by a federal department or agency; 2. have not, within a five-year period preceding this proposal been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of 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; 3. 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 20(h)2. of this certification; and 4. have not within a five-year period preceding this Agreement had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause or default. Where the Recipient is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such Recipient shall attach an explanation to this Agreement. In addition, the Recipient shall submit to the Division (by email or by facsimile transmission) the completed "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility And Voluntary Exclusion" (Attachment D) for each prospective subcontractor which Recipient intends to fund under this Agreement. 15 Such form must be received by the Division prior to the Recipient entering into a contract with any prospective subcontractor. (h) The State of Florida's performance and obligation to pay under this Agreement is contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature, and subject to any modification in accordance with Chapter 216, Fla. Stat. or the Florida Constitution. (I) All bills for fees or other compensation for services or expenses shall be submitted in detail sufficient for a proper preaudit and postaudit thereof. (j) I f otherwise allowed under this Agreement, all bills for any travel expenses shall be submitted in accordance with Section 112.061, Fla. Stat. (k) The Division reserves the right to unilaterally cancel this Agreement for refusal by the Recipient to allow public access to all documents, papers, letters or other material subject to the provisions of Chapter 119, Fla. Stat., and made or received by the Recipient in conjunction with this Agreement. (I) If the 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. (m) The State of Florida will 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 Recipient of the employment provisions contained in Section 274A(e) of the INA shall be grounds for unilateral cancellation of this Agreement by the Department. (n) The Recipient is subject to Florida's Government in the Sunshine Law (Section 286.011, Fla. Stat. ) with respect to the meetings of the Recipient's governing board or the meetings of any subcommittee making recommendations to the governing board. All such meetings shall be publicly 16 noticed, open to the public, and the minutes of all such meetings shall be public records, available to the public in accordance with Chapter 119, Fla. Stat. (21) LOBBYING PROHIBITION (a) No funds or other resources received from the Division in connection with this Agreement may be used directly or indirectly to influence legislation or any other official action by the Florida Legislature or any state agency. (b) The Recipient certifies, by its signature to this Agreement, that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief: 1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or an behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any 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. 2. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions. 3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification 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. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for 17 making or entering into this transaction imposed by Section 1352, Title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure. (22) COPYRIGHT, PATENT AND TRADEMARK ANY AND ALL PATENT RIGHTS ACCRUING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY RESERVED TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA. ANY AND ALL COPYRIGHTS ACCRUING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY TRANSFERRED BY THE RECIPIENT TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA. (a) If the Recipient brings to the performance of this Agreement a pre-existing patent or copyright, the Recipient shall retain all rights and entitlements to that pre-existing patent or copyright unless the Agreement provides otherwise. (b) If any discovery or invention arises or is developed in the course of or as a result of work or services performed under this Agreement, or in any way connected herewith, the Recipient shall refer the discovery or invention to the Division for a determination whether patent protection will be sought in the name of the State of Florida. Any and all patent rights accruing under or in connection with the performance of this Agreement are hereby reserved to the State of Florida. In the event that any books, manuals, films, or other copyrightable material are produced, the Recipient shall notify the Division. Any and all copyrights accruing under or in connection with the performance under this Agreement are hereby transferred by the Recipient to the State of Florida. (c) Within thirty (30) days of execution of this Agreement, the Recipient shall disclose all intellectual properties relevant to the performance of this Agreement which he or she knows or should know could give rise to a patent or copyright. The Recipient shall retain ail rights and entitlements to any pre-existing intellectual property which is so disclosed. Failure to disclose will indicate that no such property exists. The Division shall then, under Paragraph (b), have the right to all patents and copyrights which accrue during performance of the Agreement. 18 (23) LEGAL AUTHORIZATION. The Recipient certifies with respect to this Agreement that it possesses the legal authority to receive the funds to be provided under this Agreement and that, if applicable, its governing body has authorized, by resolution or otherwise, the execution and acceptance of this Agreement with all covenants and assurances contained herein. The Recipient also certifies that the undersigned possesses the authority to legally execute and bind Recipient to the terms of this Agreement. (24) ASSURANCES. The Recipient shall comply with any Statement of Assurances incorporated as Attachment F. 19 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this contract to be executed by their undersigned officials as duly authorized. RECIPIENT: CITY OF MIAMI ATTEST: BY: Name and title: Pedro G. Hernandez, City Manager Priscilla A. Thompson, City Clerk Date: SAMAS # ^N/A_ FID# 59-6000375 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND APPROVED AS TO INSURANCE CORRECTNESS: REQUIREMENTS: Jorge L. Fernandez, City Attorney LeeAnn Brehm, Administrator Risk Management STATE OF FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BY: Name and Title: W. Craig Fugate, Director of the Division of Emeraencv Management Date: 20