CN-550000-ARY78-00010000.pdf

This document is a Railroad Reimbursement Master Agreement for Preliminary Engineering, dated September 15, 1998, between the State of Florida Department of Transportation (the DEPARTMENT) and CSX Transportation, Inc. (the COMPANY), a Virginia corporation headquartered in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida.

The agreement establishes procedures for the DEPARTMENT's projects that will cross the railroad's right of way and tracks at various locations throughout the state. The COMPANY agrees to prepare written estimates and plans, install or adjust facilities, and provide all necessary engineering documentation in accordance with federal and state regulations. The DEPARTMENT will compensate the COMPANY for costs incurred in developing estimates and plans, with payments subject to specific state statutory guidelines. The contract includes provisions for progressive billing, cost documentation, and audit requirements, with the understanding that preliminary engineering costs not incorporated into approved plans will not be reimbursed.