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CFDA Number: 97.067
FEDERALLY -FUNDED SUBGRANT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by and between the State of Florida, Department of
Community Affairs, with headquarters in Tallahassee, Florida (hereinafter referred to as the
"Department"), 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 Department 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 Department has authority pursuant to Florida law to disburse the funds
under this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Department 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 Department 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, 2005, and shalt end February 28, 2007, unless
terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph (12) of this Agreement.
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(4) MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT
Either party may request modification ofthe 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 Department 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
Department or its 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 Department, with 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.
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3. Records relating to real property acquisition shall be retained for five years
after closing of title.
(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 Department, its employees, and agents. "Reasonable" shall be construed according to the
circumstances but ordinarily shall mean during normal business hours of 6:00 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
Department.
(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 alt reasonable times for inspection, review, or
audit by state personnel and other personnel duly authorized by the Department. "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 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
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indicates Federal resources awarded through the Department by this Agreement. In determining the
Federal awards expended in its fiscal year, the Recipient shall consider all sources of Federal awards,
including Federal resources received from the Department. The determination of amounts of Federal
awards expended should be in accordance with the guidelines 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 Tess 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 (i.e., 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:
The Department of Community Affairs at each of the following addresses:
Department of Community Affairs
Office of Audit Services
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
and
Department of Community Affairs
Bureau of Preparedness and Response
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 10th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47132
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 Department at each of the following addresses:
Department of Community Affairs
Office of Audit Services
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
and
Department of Community Affairs
Division of Emergency Management
Grants Administration Unit
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
(g) Any reports, management letter, or other information required to be submitted to the
Department pursuant to this Agreement shalt 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 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.
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(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 Department of all funds not spent in accordance with these applicable
regulations and Agreement provisions within thirty (30) days after the Department has notified the
Recipient of such non-compliance.
(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 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 Department with semi-annual 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
Department.
(b) Semi-annual reports are due to be received by the Department no later than 30 days
after the end of each period of the program year and shall continue to be submitted each period until
submission of the administrative close-out report. The ending date for the period of the program year is
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 Department or
are not completed in a manner acceptable to the Department, the Department may withhold further
payments until they are completed or may take such other action as set forth in Paragraph (11)
REMEDIES. "Acceptable to the Department" means that the work product was completed in accordance
with the Budget and Scope of Work.
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(e) The Recipient shall provide such additional program updates or information as may
be required by the Department.
(f) The Recipient shall provide additional reports and information as identified in
Attachment D.
(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 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 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 Department 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
Department. In the event that the Department determines that a limited scope audit of the Recipient is
appropriate, the Recipient agrees to comply with any additional instructions provided by the Department
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 Department 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 Department harmless against all claims of whatever nature by third
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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 Department, 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
negligent acts or omissions or tortious acts which result in claims or suits against the Department, 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
Department to make any further payment of funds hereunder shall, if the Department so elects, terminate
and the Department may, at its option, exercise any of its remedies set forth in Paragraph (11), but the
Department 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 Department 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 Department 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 Department.
(c) If any reports required by this Agreement have not been submitted to the Department
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 Department may, at its option, upon
thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice to the Recipient and upon the Recipient's failure to cure
within said thirty (30) clay 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 Department for the amount of costs
incurred for any items determined to be ineligible;
(e) Require.that the Recipient return to the Department 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 Department from
pursuing any other remedies contained herein or otherwise provided at law or in equity. No waiver by the
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Department 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 Department
hereunder, or affect the subsequent exercise of the same right or remedy by the Department for any
further or subsequent default by the Recipient.
(12) TERMINATION.
(a) The Department 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 Department 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 riot be relieved of liability to the Department by virtue of any breach of Agreement by the
Recipient. The Department 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 Department from the
Recipient is determined.
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(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 Department contract manager for this Agreement is:
Dianne Smith, Financial Specialist
Department of Community Affairs
Division of Emergency Management
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
Telephone: (850) 413-9966
Fax: (850) 488-7842
(c) The name and address of the Representative of the Recipient responsible for the
administration of this Agreement is:
Joe Arriola
City of Miami
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, Florida 33133
Telephone: 305-250-5400
Fax: 305-250-5410
Email: jarriola@cl,miarni.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 Department 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 Department 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.
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For each subcontract, the Recipient shall provide a written statement to the Department 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$15,828,322
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 Department 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
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budget data on which the request is based and a justification statement shah be included in this
Agreement as Attachment E. Attachment E 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 Comptroller or the Office of Management and Budgeting, all
obligations on the part of the Department 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 Department.
(18) REPAYMENTS
All refunds or repayments to be made to the Department 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 Section215.34(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 Department 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
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the warrant within 40 days shall result in the Department 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) 488-2924 or by calling the State
Comptrolier's Hotline at 1-800-848-3792.
(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 Department 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 Department and with thirty (30) days written notice to the Recipient, cause the termination of this
Agreement and the release of the Department 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 Department 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 sea.), 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.
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(f) A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a
conviction fora public entity crime or on the discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid on a contract
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) An entity or affiliate who has been placed on the discriminatory vendor list may
not submit a bid on a contract to provide 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 award or perform work as a contractor,
supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under contract with any public entity, and may not transact business
with any public entity.
(h) 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;
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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 Department (by email or by facsimile transmission)
the completed "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, ineligibility And Voluntary Exclusion"
(Attachment H) for each prospective subcontractor which Recipient intends to fund under this Agreement.
Such form must be received by the Department prior to the Recipient entering into a contract with any
prospective subcontractor.
(i) 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.
(j) All bills for fees or other compensation for services or expenses shall be submitted in
detail sufficient for a proper preaudit and postaudit thereof.
(k) If otherwise allowed under this Agreement, all bills for any travel expenses shall be
submitted in accordance with Section 112.061, Fia. Stat.
(I) The Department of Community Affairs 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.
(m) If the Recipient is allowed to temporarily invest any advances of funds under this
Agreement, any interest income shall either be returned to the Department or be applied against the
Department's obligation to pay the contract amount.
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(n) 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 Department 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.
(21) LOBBYING PROHIBITION
(a) No funds or other resources received from the Department 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 on 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.
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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
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 Department 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
Department. 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.
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(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 all rights and entitlements to any
pre-existing intellectual property which is so disclosed. Failure to disclose will indicate that no such
property exists. The Department shall then, under Paragraph (b), have the right to all patents and
copyrights which accrue during performance of the Agreement.
(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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this contract to be executed by their
undersigned officials as duly authorized.
Recipient: CITY OF MIAM1
BY:
Name and title: Joe Arriota, City Manager
Date:
FID#
STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
BY:
Name and Title: W. Craig Fugate, Director of Emergency Management
Date:
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ATTEST:
Priscilla A, Thompson, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND APPROVED AS TO INSURANCE
CORRECTNESS: REQUIREMENTS:
Jorge L. Fernandez
City Attorney
Dania F. Carrillo
Administrator
Risk Management
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EXHIBIT —1
FEDERAL RESOURCES AWARDED TO THE RECIPIENT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT
CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:
NOTE: If the resources awarded to the recipient represent more than one Federal program, provide the
same information shown below for each Federal program and show total Federal resources awarded.
Federal Program Department of Homeland Security, Office of Domestic Preparedness
CFDA # 97.067
$15,828,322
NOTE: if the resources awarded to the recipient represent more than one Federal program, list applicable
compliance requirements for each Federal program in the same manner as shown below.
Federal Program:
List applicable compliance requirements as follows. N/A
1. Recipient is to perform eligible activities as identified in the Office for Domestic Preparedness
Fiscal Year 2005 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Program, consistent with the
Department of Homeland Security State Strategy and the Urban Area Strategy,
2. Recipient is subject to all administrative and financial requirements or will be in violation with the
terms of the agreement.
NOTE: instead of listing the specific compliance requirements as shown above, the State awarding
agency may elect to use language that requires the recipient to comply with the requirements of
applicable provisions of specific laws, rules, regulations, etc. For example, for Federal Program 1, the
language may state that the recipient must comply with a specific law(s), rule(s), or regulation(s) that
pertains to how the awarded resources must be used or how eligibility determinations are to be made.
The State awarding agency, if practical, may want to attach a copy of the specific law, rule, or regulation
referred to.
NOTE: Section .400(d) of OMB Circular A-133, as revised, and Section 215.97(5)(a), Florida Statutes,
require that the information about Federal Programs and State Projects included in Exhibit 1 be provided
to the recipient.
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