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Merry Celeste, CPPB Divlelon Director

Purchaelng and Rlek illanagement To All Flrmg lnterested ln Reepondlng to thlg Sollcltatlon:

It is policy of the Board of County Commissioners that Small Business Enterprise (SBE) firms have the maximum opportunity to participate for all contracts ranging from five thousand ($5,000) to one hundred thousand dollars ($1oo,oo0).

A Sheltered Market has been established providing first opportunig to qualified firms located in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Manatee Counties br all contracts ranging from five thousand ($5,000) to one hundred thousand dollars ($1oo,ooo).

lf your firm is not registered with Pinellas County as an SBE and meets the following criteria:

. Company total sales do not exceed the maximum 3-year avemge gross revenue of 3 million dollars for businesses providing goods/services or gross revenues not exceeding 8 million for construction service providers

. The number of employees of the company does not exceed the maximum 3-year average of 50 employees

Your firm must register as an SBE through the Pinellas Coung Department of Economic Development www.pced.oro/.

Once your firm has been registered and certified as an SBE through Pinellas Coun$ Department of Economic Development, a sheltered market award may be made to your firm accordingly.

lf you have questions pertaining to your status or seek further explanation/information, you may contact the Pinellas Cou n g Department of Econom ic Developmen I al 7 27 4M-7 332.

Sincerely, Merry Celeste, CPPB Division Director Purchasing and Risk Management

PINELLAS COUNTY INVITATION TO QUOTE FORIUIAL Revlsed 1112021

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PINELLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSiONERS

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ISSUE DATE:Tuesday:December 7,2021 SOLiCITATION NUMBER1 22‐ 0157‐Q SOLiCITATiON TITLE:T『 use StructuR〕 Ren協:s Re‐bid

DEADLINE FOR WRIttEN QUESTiONS:Thursday,December161 2021 by 3100 PM Eastern Time ALL SUBMITTALS ARE DUE BY:Tuesday,December 21・ 2021 by 3:00 PM Eastem Time

PRE‐CONFERENCEINFORMAT,ON:NOT APPLICABLE

SITE VISIT INFORMATION:NOT APPLiCABLE SOLiCITATION CONTACT INFORMATION:

NAME: Thomas Royster EMAIL: TRoysto『 @co.pin。 lia3.■.uS

SUBMITTALS MAY NOT BE VⅥ THDRAWN FOR 45 DAYS AFTER OPENING DATE.

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VE DORS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWiNG VENDORS ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE POLiCY OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSiONERS,PINELLAS COUNTY:IS TO ACCEPT THE LOWEST RESPONSiVE AND RESPONSIBLE SUBMITTAL RECEIVED MEETING SPECIFICATIONS,NO CHANGES REQUESTED BY A VENDOR DUE TO AN ERRORIN PRICING Ⅶ LL BE CONSIDERED AFTER THE SOLiCITATION OPENING DATE AS ADVERTISED.BY SIGNING THiS SUBMITTAL FORM,VENDORS ARE A耳~「ESTING TO THEIR AWARENESS OF THIS POLiCY AND ARE AGREEING TO ALL OTHER SOLiCITATION TERMS AND CONDITiONSIINCLUDING ANYINSURANCE REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED

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VENDOR NAME:

DBA:

MAILING ADDRESS:

CITY′ STATE′ ZIP:

VENDOR EMAIL:

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Ne減 Level Sport8

4806 Eldorado Lane

Mad180n,W159716

PAYMENT TERMS:1° %∞ DAYS,NET 45(PER F.S.218.73)

DEPOSIT,IF REQUIRED:IS AttACHEDIN THE AMOUNT OF$ PЮper Corporate ldenttty is needed when you submtt your quote,osp∝ ially how yourttrm is registered with the FIo両 da Division of Corporations,Piease visit dos mvflorida coRVSunbiz′ for this information.itis essentiatto return a copy of your W‐9 with your quote.Thank you.

VENDOR CONTACTINFORMATION

CONTACT NAME: ¬m Hyland

PHONE NUMBER: ∞8‐220‐7715

FAX NUMBER:

EMAIL ADDRESSI 餌mO贈薫leVe卜3port8,COm

:HEREBY AGREE TO ABIDE BY ALL CONDITiONS OF THiS SOttCITATION,INCLUDING ALLINSURANCE

REQU:REMENTS:

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AND CERTIFY THATIAM TO SIGN THIS SOLiCiTATiON FOR THE VENDOR.

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TITLE:°W膊『′Operator

SEE SECTION F FOR PRICING SUMMARY

THIS FORM MUST BE RETURNED Ⅶ TH YOUR RESPONSE

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TABLE OF CON

THE MISSION OF PINELLAS COUNTY.… …"¨¨̈・・̈ ¨̈ …̈“̈・・̈・・"・・""・・"中"●●… "̈・・"・・" ・̈・̈ "・・̈ "・・・・・・・・・VENDORS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWiNG.…..………………………………・・中………………" ・̈・………TABLE OF CONTENTS SECT:ON A‐ GENERAL CONDiT10NS.… “...。 .…¨̈・…“・……・̈…・・・………・………"………・…………………・PREPARAT:ON OF SUBMttTAL。 ……………………………………………DESCRIPT10N OF G00DS′SERViCES′SUPPLIES.…………¨̈ 中¨̈ALTERNATES.…“…¨̈ ………………………………………………““""¨¨̈・・・………“̈ ¨VENDOR SUBMISSiON.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………・・・・REJECTiON OF SUBMISSION.…………………………………………………………………………WITHDRAWAL OF SUBMITTAL。…………………………………………………………………………………………………………¨LATE SUBMISSION OR MODIFiCAT10NS.… ……………………………………………………………………………・・・・・・………・PUBLiC REVIEW AT OPENING

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11. SUBMIイTALS FROM RELATED PARTIES OR MULTIPLE SUBMITTALS RECEIVED FROM ONE VENDOR 9

12. LOCAL,STATE,AND FEDERAL COMPLiANCE REQUIREMENTS,… …………………………………………・・……………・13. PROViSiON FOR OTHER AGENCIES.… …………………………………………………………………………………………………14. COLLUS10N 15。 CONTRACTOR LiCENSE REQUIREMENT

16. MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS REQUIREMENTS.……..¨ ¨̈ …̈…・・̈ …""・・“̈ "̈・・̈ ¨̈ “̈ ¨̈・・中●●̈●●““・・̈・・……“・17. RIGHT TO AUDIT.… ……….…。…Ⅲ…・…………………・………“18. STATEMENT RELATiVE TO・'PUBLiC ENTITY CRIMES・・

19. COUNTY INDEMNIFiCAT10N 20, VARIANCE FROM STANDARD TERMS a CONDIT:ONS...

21. ADA REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLiC NOT:GES.… ……………………… …̈………………………""・・・̈………

22. ・・OR EQUAL・・DETERMINAT:ON.… ……………………………………………………………………… 10

10。 AWARD OF CONTRACT.… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………・・・…・

23. INSURANCE.… ..¨……̈ ………・・…………………Ⅲ…………・…………………Ⅲ………̈ …………………・…………………………………………,1024. PROCUREMENT POLiCY FOR RECYCLED MATERIALS。 …"…………" ・̈…・………………… …̈

25。 ASBESTOS MATERIALS

26. PAYMENWINVOiCES

27. TAXES

28. TERM:NAT:ON

29. CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY′ REFERENCES

30. DELiVERY′CLAIMS.¨

31. MATER:AL QUALITY

32. WRITTEN REQUESTS FORINTERPRETAT10NS′ CLARIFiCATIONS.… ¨̈¨̈ ..“・・・・"¨¨̈ “̈̈中中̈中中̈中●●̈“̈¨̈・・33. ASSIGNMENWSUBCONTRACTING′CORPORATE ACQUiSiT10NS AND′ OR MERGERS.………………………・34. EXCEPT:ONS 35, NON‐EXCLUSiVE CONTRACT..… ……………・…・………Ⅲ…・… …̈………………… …̈・……………・…………………………………36. PUBLiC RECORDSITRADE SECRETS

37. LOBBYING

38。 ADDIT10NAL REQUIREMENTS.… ……¨̈……¨̈ "・…・…。… …̈・……・…………・・…………Ⅲ…・……・・…・……・・̈ …・・………中中●

39. ADD′DELETE LOCAT:ONS SERViCES..……………………・・……Ⅲ………・̈・……………………Ⅲ……・………………………̈… …̈……40. INTEGRITY OF SOLiCiTAT10N DOCUMENTS.… ……¨̈“.・・・"中●●●●̈中"中¨̈ "¨¨̈ "・・・・………̈・・̈ ¨̈ ¨̈ ¨̈ ¨̈ " ・̈・̈ ……・41. PUBLiC EMERCENCIES.… .….……Ⅲ……・・……“………・…・…………………………"………………………・・…・・̈ … …̈中………………42. JOINT VENTURES.¨ 中………●……・…・……・………・“…Ⅲ…・… …̈…"“・・・●……………・・……………………・・………………・・………………43, CONFLiCT OFINTEREST.… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………・

. DiSPUTE RESOLUT:ON FOR PAYMENT REQUEST ORINVOiCE.… ………………………………………………………

45。 PUBLiC RECORDS― CONTRACTOR'S DUttY..¨ “̈“̈ ¨̈ "¨““̈ “̈̈ …“・・̈ ¨̈・"・…"""“・・""¨●"●●●"¨●●̈●…¨̈・・・……

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QUANTITIES

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DEMONSTRAT10N。 ¨ 18

10。 BREACH OF CONTRACT.… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………1811. WORKSITE SANITAT10N..… 中̈̈ ¨̈ “̈̈ "● ●̈¨̈ ●●̈…¨̈ …"¨"“““̈ 中̈“●●̈"¨…………・・…・・…・・̈ …… …̈…中̈ …̈ 中̈̈ ………1812, PERMITS,FEES AND COSTSIMPOSED BY PINELLAS COUNTY TO BE OBTAINED BY AND′ OR BORNE

BY CONTRACTOR.… ...……………………………・・・………・・…………………………………………………………………… …̈……・・………・19SECT10N C― INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFiCATiON REQUIREMENTS SECTiON D― CONTRACTOR REFERENCES.""....".・ ・・"""・・"。・""・・"。・・"・・・。・・・・"・・"""・・"¨ "・・“・・・̈・・・SECTiON E― SPECIFiCAT:ONS

SECTION F― QUOTE SUMMARY

QUO¬E SUBMITTAL CHECKLiST.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………25 ELECTRONIC PAYMENT(EPAYABLES).....… “""・ ""・・・・"・・………"・…"""…""…""・・・・"" ・̈…"……。・3

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SECT10N H― STATEMENT OF NO B:D.… …………………………………………………………………………

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SECT:ON A‐ GENERAL CONDITiONS

SECT10N A‐ GENERAL CONDITIONS

1, PREPARATION OF SUBMIイ TAL

Submittal wili be prepared in accordance with the foIIowing:

ao Subrnittals sha‖ be upioaded on forrns furnishedi utilizing PineWas ePro procurement website.Fa‖ ure to comply couid resuk in the submission being reiected.

b. If pttce is factort unit prices sha‖ be shown and where there is an errorin extension of price,the unit price sha‖ govern.

c. Aiternate subrnittals w‖ i not be considered uniess authorized by the solicitation.

d. Proposed delivery time must be shown and sh9‖ include weekends and holidays.

eo Contractoris advised that exceptions to any terms and conditions contained in this solicitation o「 the agreement must be stated with speci,city in hs response to the solicitation as provided herein and in S∝ lion A:

AGREEMENT,Contractoris deemed to have accepted and to be bound by the solicitation and agreementterrns and condhions that contracto「 does nottake exception to in ks response.The County reseⅣ es the ttghtto modify or add terms and oonditions based upon the exceptions stated by the contractor,orto dectare any terms and conditions non‐ negotiable,as deterrnined by the(3ounty in its sole discretion.

f. Contractors shan thorOughiy examine the drawingst specittcations,schedule,instructions and′ o「 a‖ other solicitation documents,

9. contractors sha‖ rnake a‖ investigations necessary to thoroughiy inform themseives regarding plant and fac‖ ities for detivery of rnaterial and equipment as required by the solicitation.Piea ofignorance by the oontractor of conditions that exist or that rnay hereater exist as a resuit of fa‖ ure or omission on the patt ofthe contractorto make the necessary examinations and investigationst or fa‖ ure to ful石 ‖in every deta‖ the require!了lentS ofthe solickadon documents,wi‖ not be accepted as a basis for varying the requirements ofthe Counv orthe compensation to the contracto「 .

ho Contractors are advised that a‖ County solicttations are subieCt tO at tegal requirements provided forin the Purchasing Ordinance and′ or State and FederaI Statutes.

a. Any manufacturerts names,trade namesl brand name,o「 catalog numbeRS uSed in specifications are fO「 the purpose of describing and establishing general quality teveis.Such rererences are notintended to be restrictive.

Submittais w‖ i be considered fo「 a‖ brands which meetthe quality ofthe sp∝ 而∞tions tisted for any ttems,

b. contractors are reqvired to state exactly wh9tthey intend to furnish otheMise they sha‖ be required to furnish the items as specined.

c.contractor submission sha‖ indude a‖ data necessary to evaluate and determine the quality ofthe ttem(s)they intend to furnish.

3. ALTERNATES

Uniess othen″ ise provided in the soncitatiOni altematives may be included in the planst specittcationsi and′ or solicit9tion.VVhen the County includes alternates in the solicitation,the contractor sha‖ indi∞ te on the submittatthe cost of said atternate and sum to be deducted o「 added to the base pricing.Such aiternates may orrnay not be accepted by the County.If approved,itis atthe County=s discretion to accept said alternate(S)in any sequence o「 combination theR〕 in.Ifthe contractoris proposing an aiternate thatis not provided in the solicitationt aitemate(S)rnuSt be submitted within the Pine‖ as ePro Q&A Tab prio「 to the question deadline and receive approval priortO the solicitation opening date in orderto be considered f6r award.

4. VENDOR SUBMISSION

a. Subnlittals sha‖ be uploaded utilizing Pine‖ as ePro prOcurement website.Faiture to comply could resuitin the submittal being rel∝ ted.

b.Submktals must be on the k)「ms負月rniShedo Submittais sent via ema‖ w‖i not be considered.

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5。 REJECT10N OF SUBMISSION

a.The County may re,ect a submittalit

l. The contractorinco「 rectty states or conceals any materialiactin the soticitation.

2. The solicitation does not strictty conform to the law or requirements of solicitation inctuding insurance requirements.

3 The solicitauon is cOndhionalt ex∝ ptthatthe contractor may qualiげ itS Submittai for a∝eptance by the County on anい a‖ or nonご :basis,or a'tiow keml=basis.An=ta‖ or none“ basis submittal mustinclude a‖ items upon which the contractor was invited.

b.The respecuve∞ nstttutional om∝『,cOunty Administrator,On behar Ofthe Board of County Commissioners or within their delegated ttnancial approval authority:or Dir∝ to「 of Purchasingt within their detegated financial appЮval authority,sha‖ have the authottty when the public interest vvi‖ be seⅣed thereby to re,ect a‖ subnlittais or patts of submittais at any stage ofthe procurement process th「 ough the award of an agreement.

c. The County reseⅣes the ttght to waive minor informalities or irregularities in any subnlittal.

6, WiTHDRAWAL OF SUBMITTAL

The submittai may be withdrawn priorto the bid opening datei howeveri a submittai may not be withdrawn ibr a period oftime as specitted in this solicitation document

7, LATE SUBMISSiON OR MODIFiCAT10NS

a. Submittals and rYlodittcations received after the tirne set for the submission wili not be considered.This upholds the integttv ofthe prOcess.

bo Modittcations in wnting received priorto the time setforthe submittal wili be accepted.

8. PUBLiC REVIEW AT OPENING Pursuantto FIorida statutet Secuon l19.o71(lxb)2i a‖ submittals sha‖ be subi∝ ttO review as public records aner 30‐ days from openingi or earlierif an intended decision is reached before the thitty‐day period expires.Uniess a specittc exemption exists,a‖ documents submitted w‖ i be reteased pursuantto a valid public reco「 ds request.A‖ trade secrets ciaims sha‖ be dispositivety deterrnined by a court ofiaw prior to trade secret prot∝tion being granted.

9. TABULATiON INQUiRIES inquries relaung tO the resuits ofthis solicitaMon,p両 o「 tO the omcial award by the Pinellas County Board of County Cornmissioners may be made by visiting Pine‖ as ePro o「 calling the Pu「 chasing Omce ater 30 days to comply with FIorida Statute,Section l19,071(lxb)2.

10。 AWARD OF CONTRACT

a. The agreementv萌 ‖be awarded to the lowest responsivet responsible contractor whose submittal:conforming to the solicitationi is rnost advantageous to Pine‖ as County,price and other factors considered.For solicitation of Sale of Real or Surplus P「opetty,award wi‖ be made to the highest and most advantageous submittalincluding price and other factors considered.

b,The Counv reseⅣes the ttghtto accept and award kem by kem,and′ o「 by gЮup:orin the aggregate,uniess the contractor quanttes ther submittal by sp∝ med hmitations,See Rei∝ tiOn of submission・

c. Iftwo or rnore subnlittals received are f6r the same total amount or unit price,quality and seⅣ ice being equalt the agreement sha‖ be awarded to one contractor by drawing iots in pubhc.A Iocal contractoris dettned as a contractor vvith headquarters in geographicaI Pine‖ as County.HeadquatteRS Sha‖ rYlean the omce i。∞tion that seⅣes as the administrative center and pttncipal place of business.

d.Pttces quoted must be free on bOard(FOB)Pinetias County wkh a‖ tRanSpOtta領 on charges prepaid uniess othen″ise specitted in the so“ citation.

e. A written award of acceptance wili be furnished to the successfui contractor and sha‖ resuitin a binding agreement wnhoutfutther acuOn by either patty.

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晰 ere Mo(2)or more related patties each upload a submi的I,or muhiple submittais are re∝ ived from one(1) contractor,for any solicitationi such submittals sha‖ bejudged non‐ responsive.Related patttes mean contractors or the principles thereof,which have a direct orindirect ownership interestin another contractor for the same solicitation o「 in which a parent company o「 the principles thereof of one(1)contractor have a direct orindirect ownership interest in another oontractor fbr the same solicitation.

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The laws ofthe State of FIorida apply to any purchase rnade underthis soHcitation.contractors sha‖ comply with a‖ !∝ali statei and federal drecuves,。 rders and iaws as appli∞ ble to this sohcitatton and subsequent agreement(s) including but not‖ mКed to Ameri∞ ns wRh Disabilkies Act(ADA).SecMOn 504 ofthe Rehabithatton Act of 1973,Equal Employment OppoAunity(EEO),MinOttty Business Enterp両 se(MBE):and OSHA as applicable to this agreement, 13.

Untess othewise stipulated by the contractor(S),the COntracto「 (s)agree to rnake ava‖ abie to a‖ (3ovemment agencies,depattmentsi and municipalities the prices submitted in accordance with said terms and conditions thereini should any said governmental entity desire to buy underthis solicitation.Eligible users sha‖ mean a‖ State of FIo両 da Agenciest the tegisiauve and judicial branches,polК ical subdivisions(coundesllo∞ i district schooi boardsi community co‖egesi municipalitiesl or other public agencies or autho両 ties)i whiCh may desire to purchase underthe terms and conditions ofthe agreement, 14.COLLUSION

The contractori by amxing his signature to this propOsalt agrees to the f6‖owingit:Contractor cettittes that its submittal is made without previous understanding,agreement,o「 connection with any person,flrrn or corporation rnaking a submittal forthe same item(s)and iSin a‖ respects fairi without outside control,co‖ usion,竹audt or otherwise i‖ egal action,"

15。 CONTRACTOR LiCENSE REQU:REMENT A‖ contractor perrOrming construction and retated work in Pine‖ as County must comply wtth our regulatory legistadon, Chapter 754891 Laws of FIoridat as amended.Fa‖ ure to have a competency license in a regulated trade w‖ i be cause for reJ∝ tion Of any submittal and′ or award, 16, if any chemicaisi materials,or products∞ ntaining toxic substances:in a∝ ordance with OSHA Hazardous Communications Standards,are contained in the products purchased by the County as a resuit ofthis solicitation,the successfui contracto「 shall pЮ vide a Safety Data Sheet(SDS)atthe dme of each delivery.

17.R:GHT TO AUDIT

Pineltas County reseⅣes the p両胡lege of audК ing a contractors recOrds as such records reiate to purchases between Pineilas County and said contractor.Such audit priv‖ ege is prOvided fbr within the text ofthe Pine‖ as County Code s2‐ 187.Records should be maintained fo「 需ve(5)yearS frOm the date oflnal payment.

13.STATEMENT RELATiVE TO"PUBLiC ENTITY CRIMES" Contractor is directed to the FIorida Public Entity Crime Acti Fia.Stat.287.1 331 and Fiao Stat.287.135 regarding SCR』 tinized Companiesi and contractor agrees thatits submittal and,if awardedtits performance ofthe agreement wili comply with a‖ appticable laws including those referenced herein.contractor represents and cettittes that ∞ ntractoris and w‖ at alittmes remain eligible to submttfor and perform the seⅣ ices subieCttO the requirements of theset and other applicaЫ e,iaws.∞ ntractor agrees that any agreement awarded to contractor wili be subieCttO terminaMon by the County tt contractorfails to comply orto maintain such compliance.

19。 COUNTY INDEMNIFICAT10N

Contracto「 agrees to indemni″ l pay the cOst of derense,inctuding attomey's feest and hold harmiess the County,ns OmCeR5,employees and agents from a‖ damages,suitst actions or ctaims,inctuding reasonable atto「 ney's fbes

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SECT:ON A‐ GENERAL CONDi¶ ONS incurred by the Countyt of any character brought on a∝ ount of any iniu両eS Ordamages r∝ e肘ed or sustained by any persont persons,o「 pЮpetty,orin any way retattng to Or attsing ttom the Agreement or on account of any act or omission,negiect or misconduct of Contractori or by〕 o「 on account ofi any ctaim o「 amounts recovered underthe Workerst Compensation Lawi or of any otheriaws,regulationsi ordinance,order or decreei or arising from or by reason of any actual or ciaimed trademark,patent or copyrightinfringement ortitigation based thereoni or for any violation of requirements ofthe Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,as may be amended,and a‖ rules and reguladons issued pursuantthereto(conect"ely the“ ADAp)except when such iniury,da向 laget or Molation was caused by the sole negligence ofthe County.

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AII standard terrns and conditions stated in this section apply to this Agreement except as speciFlca‖ y stated in the subsequent sections ofthe document,which take precedence overthis seCtioni and should be fu‖ y understood by contractors pri。「tO submitting on this requirement。

21.ADA REQU:REMENT FOR PUBLiC NOTiCES Persons with disab‖ ities requiring reasonable 9ccommodation to participate in this pЮ ceedingreventt should ca‖ 727‐ 464‐4062(voicertdd)iax 727-464-4157:notiaterthan seven days prio「 to the proceeding。

22.・・OR EQUAL・・DETERMiNATiON VVhere submitting other than specified,the deterrnination of equivalency wili be at the sole discretion of Pine‖ as County and tts sp∝ ialized personnel.

23.INSURANCE

Notice:The contractor must provide a cettiflcate ofinsurance and endorsementin accordance with the insurance requirements hsted in the insurance sec籠 on below.Failure to pЮvide the required insuran∝ wtthin a ten(10)day period foitowing the deterrnination or recommendation oflowest responsive,responsibie submitter rnay resuitin the County to vacate the o耐 ginal determina∬on orrecommenda“ on and proceed with recommendatton to the s∝ ond iowest,responsive,responsible submitter.

24.PROCUREMENT POLiCY FOR RECYCLED MATER,ALS a, Pine‖ as County wishes to encourage its contractors to use recycled products in fulFllling contractuat obligations to the County and that such 3 pOlicy wiliseⅣ e as a model k)r other public entities and private s∝ tor companies.

b, VVhen awarding a purchase or recommending a purchase fbr products,rnaterialst or seⅣ icest the Director of Purchasing and Risk Management may a‖ ow a preference to a responsive contractor who cettittes thattheir product or rnatettai contains the greatest percentage of postconsumer rnaterial.if solicitation inciudes paper pЮducts,contractor must cetti,thattheir matenals andrOr prOducts contain atieastthe content r∝ ommended by the EPA guidelines.

c On a‖ quotes over編町 thouSand dollars($501000)and infOrmal quotes under輛 的 thOusand doIIars($50,000):or as required by taw,the Drector of Purchasing and Risk Management sha‖ require vendors to sp∝iv whiCh products have recycled materiais,what percentage or amountis postconsumer rnaterialt and to pЮ vide certittcation ofthe percentages of recycted rnaterials used in the manufacture of goods and commodities procured by the County.

d.Pttce preference is notthe preferred pracu∝ the cOunty wishes to employ in,Tleeung the goals ofthis resolution.

r a pttce preference is deemed to seⅣ e the bestinterest ofthe Counv and futther suppotts the purchase of recycted materialsithe Director of Purchasing w‖ i make a reco阿 lrnendation that a price preference be a‖ owed up to an amount notto exceed 10° /O above the towest complying submittai received.

Definitions for R∝ vcied Materiais:

Recove『ed Mate『iais:Materials that have recychng potential,can be recycted,and have been divetted or removed from the solid waste stream fo「 sale,use or reuse,by separation,co‖ ectiont or processing.

Recycied Matoria18:Materials that contain recovered rnaterials.This term rnay inctude interna‖ y generated scrap thatis commoniy used in industrial or rnanufacturing processest waste o「 scrap purchased from another 何lanuttcturer and used in the same or a closely related product, PINELLAS COUNTY INViTAT:ON TO QUOTE FORMAL Revised ll′2021

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Postconsumo「 Materia18:Materials which have been used by 9 business or a consumer and have seⅣ ed their intended end use,and have been separated or divetted from the solid waste stream fo「 the purpose of recycting:

such asi newspaper,alurninum.giass containers,plastic containers,o「 lce paper,corrugated boxes,pa‖ ets or otheritems which can be used in the remanufacturing process.

25.ASBESTOS MATERIALS

a. The contractor sha‖ perform a‖ Work in compliance with Federal,State and iocaliaws,statutes=rules,regulations and ordinancestinctuding but notlimited to the Depattment of En胡ЮnmentaI Prot∝tion(DEPメ S asbestos requirements1 40 CFR Pa武 61,Subpatt M,andくDSHA S∝tion 29 CFR 1926.58.AdditionaIIy,the contrack)r sha‖ be properly Hcensed andlo「 certitted for asbestos removat as required under Federal,Sね te and iocaliawst statutes,rutesi regulations and ordinances.

b. The County sha‖ be responsible k)「 石ling a‖ DEP noti編∽tions and fumish a copy ofthe DEP notincatiOn and approvaifor demoIК ion to the suo∞ ssttI∞ntractor.The County w‖ ifurnish a copy ofthe asbestos suⅣey to the successfui contractor.The contactor must keep this cOpy on site at a‖ times during the actual derィ Iolition.

26.PAYMENWINVOiCES Contractor sha‖ submitinvoices fOr payment as provided herein with such documentation as required by Pine‖ as county and a‖ payments sha‖ be rnade in accordance with the requirements of Secuon 218。70 et,Seq,Fiorida Statutes,いThe Local Government Prompt Payment Act."invoices sha‖ be submitted to the address beiow uniess instructed othen″ ise on the purchase orderi orif no purchase order,by the ordering departmenti

Finance Division A∝ ounts Payable

Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners

P.0.Box 2438

Cieawateri FL 33757

Emaili Finan∞ AccountsPay@MyPine‖asCierk.org

Each invoice sha‖ inctude,at a minimumtthe contractors name.cOntact info「 mation and the standard purchase order number.in orderto expedite payment,itis recommended the contracto「 s also include the information shown in below,The County may dispute any payments invoiced by∞ ntractor in a∝ ordance wtth the County's Dispute Resolution Process f6「 invoiced Payments.established in accordance with Section 218.76.Fiorida Statutest and 9ny such disputes sha‖ be resoived in accordance wtth the County's Dispute Resolution Process.

Remit To:B‖ ling address to which you are requesting payment be sent invoice Datei Creation date ofthe invoice

Contractorinforrnationi Company namet mailing addresst phone numberi contact name and email address as provided on the purchase order invoice Numbo「 :Company tracking number

Shipping Address:Address where goods and′ or seⅣices were delivered

Ordering Depattment Name of ordering depattment,inctuding name and phone number of contact person

Purchase order Numberi Standard purchase order number

Ship Date:Date the goods′ seⅣices were sent′ pro胡ded

Quanuty:Quandty of goods or services billed

Desc薔ption:Descriplion of seⅣ ices or goods delivered unit Price:unit price fbrthe quantiv of goOdS′ seⅣices delivered

Line Total Amount due by line itern

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PineIIas County orers a credit∞rd payment process(ePayables)thrOugh Bank of Ameri∽ .Pine‖as County does not charge contractorto participate in the programi howeveri theぃ erィlay be a charge by the oompany that processes your credk card transacdons.For ttlore informationt please胡 stt Pineitas County purchasing website at pine‖ ascountv orQ′DurChase.

27.TAXES

a.The County is exemptfrom a‖ state and federai sales,use,transpottation and excise taxes.The Laws ofthe

State of FIo両 da provide that sales and use taxes are payable by the contractor upon the tangible personai propetty incorporated in the work and such taxes sha‖ be paid by the contractor and be deemed to have been included in the soncitatiOn.

b.Payments to Pine‖ as County are subi∝ ttO appli∞ ble Florida taxes.

28.TERMINAT:ON

a,Pinellas County reseⅣ es the ttghtto teminate this agree!vlent,wК hout cause by g抒ing thitty(30)dayS pttor w市tten nou∞ tO the Contractor ofthe intendon to terminate o「 wtth cause r at any ume the cOntractorfa‖ s to ful輛‖ or abide by any ofthe terrns or oonditions specined,

b. Fa‖ ure ofthe Contractorto comply with any ofthe provisions ofthis Agreement sha‖ be considered a material breach of Agreement and shali be cause forimmediate terminaMon oftheへ9reement atthe sole discre“ on of Pinelias County, c.In addition to a‖ otheriegal remedies ava‖able to the Pine‖ as Countytthe Pineilas County reseⅣ es the rightto tettninate and obtain from anOther source any services which have not been provided within the period oftime stated in the proposal,orif no such tirne is stated,within a reasonable period oftime ttom the date ofrequestt as dete“れined by the Pine‖ as County。 d.in the eventthat surlcient budgett funds are not ava‖ aЫe for a new tts∞i pettodi the Pineilas County shali nouv the Contractor of such o∝ u「ence and the Agr∝ ment sha‖ temninate on the tast day ofthe then curent ls∞ I year pettod without penaity or expense to the Pinelias Counv.

29.CONTRACTOR CAPABIL:可γREFERENCES Priorto agreement awardi any contractor may be required to show thatthe company has the necessary fac‖ ities, equipment,ab‖ity and荀nancialresources to perform the wo「k specmed in a satisfactory manner and within the dme specined.in additionithe company『 nust have experience in work ofthe same or sirn‖ ar nature,and can provide references,which wiII satis,the COunty.Contractors must ttmish a reference nst Of atieastfour(4)custOmers for whom they have perfo「 rned sinn‖ar seⅣices.

30.DELⅣERY′CLAIMS

Prices quoted sha‖ be FOB Destina∬ on:freightincluded and unioaded to iocation(s)wkhin Pine‖ as County.Actual del帝 ery address(S)Sha‖ be idendied at ume Of Order.Success負 』l contractor(S)W‖ be responsible for making any and a‖ ctaims against ca「 iers fo「 missing or damaged kems.

31.MAttRIAL QUALttγ AII matettais purchased and dehvered againstthis Agreement wili be ofttrst quality and not damaged and′ or factory s∝onds.Any matettals damaged or notin罰 rst quality condhion upon receipt wi‖ be exchanged within ttenty― four (24)hourS Of nouce to the cOntractor at no charge to the Counv.

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No oralinterpretations w‖ i be rnade to any編「ms as to the rneaning of specifications or any other contractor documents.A‖ questions pettaining to the tettvls and conditions or scope ofwork ofthis solicitation must be sentin wHung(etectroni∞ Ily)tO the Purchasing and Risk Management Division and r∝ eived by the date speciled in solicitation.RespOnses to questions rnay be handied as an addendum ifthe response wouid provide ciarincatiOn to requirements ofthe so“ citation.AII such addenda sha‖ becorttle part ofthe agreement d∝ uments,The County w‖ i not be responsible fOr any other explanation orinterpretation ofthe proposed solicitation made or given prior to the award

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ofthe agreement.The Purchasing and Risk Management[)ivision wi‖ be unable to respOnd to questions received after the specitted time frame.

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The contractor sha‖ perform this agreement.If a contractorintends to subcontract a pottion ofthis wo「 ki the contractor must disclose thatintentin the solicitation.No aSSignment or subcontracting sha‖ be a‖owed without prior written consent ofthe County.In the event of a corporate acquisition and′ or rnerger,the contractor sha‖ provide written notice to the Counv within thiny(30)business days of contractor's notice of such action or upon the occurrence of said actiont whichever occurs irst.The rightto terminate this agreementt which sha‖ not be unreasonably exercised by the(3ounty,sha‖ inctudei but not be timited tol instances in which a corporate acquisition and′o「 merger represent a conRict ofinterest or are contrary to any local・ state,orfederaHaws.Actton by the County awarding an agreementto a contractort which has disciosed its intentto assign o「 subcOntractin its respOnse to the solicitationt without exception sha‖ constitute approvalfor purposes ofthis agreement.The contractor mustinforrn the County in wttung wtthin forty‐ 輛ve(45)business days r the cOntractor's business endty's name changes.The ∞ ntractor wili bear ali responsib‖ ity and waive any両 ghts tt may have to relieffor any delay in processing a payment ass∝iated with the County's inab‖ ity to issue paymentto the contractor for a business entity name change thatthe County was not made aware of as reaected herein.

34.EXCEPT10NS

Contractoris advised thatifit wishes to take exception to any ofthe terms contained in this solicitation orthe attached agreementtt mustidend,the term and the excepMon in tts response to the solickadon.Fa‖ ure to do so maylead County to dectare any such term non‐nego付able,contractors desire to take excepMon to a non‐ negodable term wi‖ not disqua“げk from COnsiderauon for award.

35.NON‐ EXCLUSiVE CONTRACT Award ofthis agreement sha‖ impose no obligatton on the County to udlize the contractor for a‖ work ofthis type, which may develop during the agreement period.This is not an exclusive agreement.The County specittcally ぃeseⅣes the rightto concurrentty agreement with other companies for similar work ifit deems such action to be in the County]s bestinterest.in the∞ se of mukiple‐ term agreements,this provision shall apply separately to each term.

36.PUBLiC RECORDSITRADE SECRETS Pine‖as County Governmentis subi∝ ttO the Fiorida Public R∝ ords iaw(Chapter 419,FIo「 ida Statutes):and a‖ documentst rnaterials,and data submitted to any solicitation as patt ofthe response aK〕 governed by the disclosuret exemption and confldentiality provisions relating to public records in FIorida Statutes.Except for materials that are atrade secrets'o「 Hconttdentiar as dettned by appli∞ ble FIorida iaw,ownership of a‖ documentsi materialst and data submitted in response to the solicitation sha‖ belong exclusively to the County.

To the extent that contractor desires to maintain the conndentiality of materiais that constitute trade secrets pursuant to FIo「 ida law,trade secret rnaterial submitted rnust be identitted by some distinct method thatthe materiais that constitute a trade secret,and contractor sha‖ provide an additionai copy ofthe contractors submittaithat redacts a‖ designated trade secrets.By submitting materials that are designated as trade secrets and signature ofthe contractor signature paget contractor acknowiedges and agreesi i, That ater nouce frOm the County that a pub“ cr∝ords request has been made forthe mate百 als designated as a trade secret,the contractor shali be solely responsible fOr defending its determinaUon that submitted materialis a trade secretthatis not subieCttO disciosure atits sole cost:which action sha‖ be taken immediately,but no laterthan ten(10)∽ iendar days from the date of nouttcatton or contractor w‖ibe deemed to have waived the trade secret designation ofthe rnaterials.

il. Thatto the extentthatthe contracto「 wkh trade secret mate面als is evaluatedtthe County and訛 o術cialsI employeest agents,and representatives in any way invoived in processing,evaluatingi negotiating agreementtermsi appЮ ving any agreement based on the contractor,o「 engaging in any other ac市 胡ty retating to the competitive selection process are hereby granted負 〕‖rights to accesst view,considert and discuss the materials designated as trade secrets through the ttnal agreement awardi

ni. TO indemni,and hOld the Countyt and Кs omcials,empioyeest agents and representat"es harmiess fЮ m any actionst damages(inCIuding attorney's fees and costs),or ciaims arising fFOm O「 related to the

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designation oftrade secrets by the contractor,including acttons or ciaims a西 sing fЮm the County's non‐ disciosure ofthe trade secret materials.

Thatinformation and data it rnanages as part ofthe seⅣices may be public record in accordance with Chapter l19,FIorida Statutes and Pine‖as(3ounty public record policies.contractor agrees prior tO prOviding goods′seⅣices it vvi‖ implement policies and procedures to maintaint producel secure and retain public records in accordance wtth applicable lawsi regulattons,and County policiest which are subieCttO appЮ val by the County:inctuding buttimК ed to the Secuon l19.0701,Fiorida Statutes.

Notwithstanding any other provision in the solicitation,the ciassin∞ tiOn as trade secret ofthe entire subrYliSSion documenti“ ne kem andror tOtal contractor pttcest the workt seⅣ ices.prO,ect,goodsi and′ o「 pЮducts to be provided by oontractor,or any information,datai or materiais that rnay be patt of orincorporated into an agreement beふ ″een the County and the contractoris not acceptable to the County and wi‖ resuitin a deter『 1lination that the contracto「 submittalis nonresponsivei the ctassiFlcation as trade secret of any other pottiOn of a submittal document rnay result in a determination thatthe submittalis nonresponsive, 37.LOBBYING

“Lobbying sha‖ be prohibited on a‖ county competitive selection processes and purchasing contract awards pursuant to this divisiont including,but not tinnited to:requests fbr proposals,requests lb「 quotationst requests fbr qualificationst bids orthe award of purchasing contracts of any type.The purpose ofthis prohibitton is to pЮ tectthe integ両 ty ofthe prOcurement process by shielding itfrom undue inttuences pttor to the contract award,or the competitive selection process is otherwise concluded.Howeveri nothing herein sha‖ pЮhibit a prospective bidder′ proposer′ protestor from oontacting the purchasing depattment or the county attomeyts omce tO address situations such as ciattflcation and′ or pose questions retated to the procurement prOcess.

Lobbying of evaluadon committee membersl county government employeesi et∝ tedrappOinted omcialsi or ad胡 sory board members regaR】 ing requests fO「 propOsalsi requests for quotations,requests fbr qualittcations,bids,or purchasing contracts:by the bidder′ pЮposert any member ofthe bidders′ pЮposers sta軒 i any agent or representative ofthe bidder′proposer,or any person employed by any legal entity a日 隔liated with or representing a bidder′proposer′ protestor,is strictty p「。hibited from the date ofthe advertisementt or on a date othewise established by the boardt until either an award is ttnal,orthe competitive seteclion process is othewise conctuded.Any lobbying activities in vioiation ofthis section by or on behalf of a bidde″ proposer sha‖ resuitin the disquatittcation or rej∝ tion ofthe proposal:quotation,statement of qualificationi bid or contract.

For purposes ofthis provisionI"IobbyingW sha‖ rnean inluencing or attempting to inauence action or non‐ actioni and′or attempting to obtain the goodwiII of persons speciled herein relating to the selectiont rankingi or contract oward in connection with any requestfor proposal:request fO「 quotation,request for qualificationt bid or purchasing oontract through direct or indirect oral or written oottwnunication.The ttnal alⅣ ard of a purchasing contract sha‖ be the efFective date ofthe purchasing oontract.

Any evaluation commntee member,county government empioyee,ctected′ appointed omciali Or advisory board member who has been iobbied shallimmediately repOttthe lobbying act"ity to the director.‖

(Ord.No,02‐35,5‐ 7‐02i O「d.No.04‐64,s1219‐21‐04i Ord,No.04‐87,sl,12-7‐ 04i Ord.No.10‐09,s6,2‐ 16引 0;

Ord.No.1年 231s2,7-26-1li Ord.No.14‐ 1ll s 5,2‐ 11‐ 14i Ord.No.18‐ 34110‐23‐18).

38。 ADDITiONAL REQUIREMENTS The County reseⅣes the nghttO request addkionai goods Or seⅣ ices reiaung tO this agreementfrom the contractor.

Ⅵhen appЮved by the County as an amendmentto this agreement and authottzed in wttung,the∞ ntractor shali pЮvide such additional「equirements as may become necessary.

39.ADD′DELETE LOCAT10NS SERViCES The County reseⅣ es the rightto un‖ atera‖y add or detete locations′ seⅣicest either coHectively orindividua‖ y,at the County:s sote optiont at any tirne after award has been rnade as may be deemed necessary orin the bestinterests of the County.in such∞ sei the∞ntractor(s)W‖ i be requlred to pro胡 de seⅣices to this agreementin a∝ordance with the termsi conditionst and specifications.

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40.INTEGRITY OF SOLiCtTAT10N DOCUMENTS contractors sha‖ use the original solicitatton fo「 m(s)prOVided by the Purchasing&Risk Management Division and enterinformation onty in the spaces where a response is requested.contractors rnay use an attachment as an addendum to the solicitatton form(S)r sumcient space is not available on the ottginaiform forthe∞ ntractor to enter a complete response.Any modincatiOns Or aiterations to the original solicitation documents by the oontractort whether intentional or othenⅣ iset wili constitute grounds fbr relection of a solicitation.Any such modifications or aiterations a contractor wishes to propose must be cteariy stated in the contractoド s submittalresponse and presented in the fOrm of an addendum to the ottginal solicitation documents。

41.PUBLiC EMERCENCiES itis hereby made a patt ofthis solicitation that beforei dunng,and aRer a public emergencyt disasteri hur両 ∽ ne, tornadot aoOd,Or other acts of God that Pine‖ as County shali require a ttrst p面 o両ty for goods and seⅣ i∝s,It is胡 tal and imperauve thatthe ma〕 onty of cttizens are pЮ tected from any emergency skuatton thatthreatens public heakh and safety,as determined by the County.oontractor agrees to renVseMease a‖ g∞ds and seⅣ i∝s to the County or govemmental en“ es on a ttrst p両 onty basis.The County exp∝ ts to pay a fair and reasonabie pttce for ali products and services rendered or contracted in the event of a disaster,emergency,hurricane,tornado or other acts of God.

42.JO:NT VENTURES

AII contractors intending to submtt as aioint venture are required to have ttled pЮ per d∝uments wК h the FIo両 da Depattment of Statet the Division of Professionsi Construction industry Licensing Board and any other state oriocal lioensing Agency prio「 to submitting(see Section 489,1 19 FIorida Statutes).

Joint ventures must pЮ vide an amda胡t attesttng to the formulation of a,Oint venture and provide etther pЮ of of incorporauOn as a,oint Venture or a copy ofthe forrrlalioint Venture agreement between a‖ joint venture pattiesI indi∞ ting their respective rolesi responsib‖ ities and leveis of patticipation fO「 the pR,〕 eCt.

43.CONFLiCT OFINTEREST

a. The contracto「 represents thatit presently has no interest and sha‖ acquire no interesti either direct or indirectl which would conaictin any manner with the perFo“ nance or seⅣ ices required hereunder.The contractor further represents that no person having any such interest sha‖ be employed during the agreementterrャ l and any extensions,In additiont the contractor sha‖ not offer giRs or gratuities to County employees as County employees are not permitted to accept gits or gratuities.By signing this document,the contractor acknowiedges that no gifls o「 gratuities have been offered to(3ounty empioyees or anyone eise invoived in this competitive so“ citation process, b.The contractor shali prompuy noM,the cOuntyts represetttative,in w面 領ng,by certitted mai比 of ali potential cOnaicts Ofinterest for any prospective business associationt interest,or other circumstancet which may inftuence or appearto inquence the contractoドs,udgment or qua‖ ty of seⅣices being pro萌ded hereundero such wntten nOun∽

On sha‖ idend,the prOspecttve business associadontinterest or circumstan∞ Ithe nature of work that the contractor rnay undettake and request an opinion ofthe(3ounty as to whether the association,interest or circumstance would,in the opinion ofthe County,consutute a∞nttict ofinterest r entered into by the∞ ntractor.

The County agrees to nouⅢ the cOntractor of ks opinioni by certitted mail,wtthin thitty days of receipt of notittcation by the contractor.

c. Itis essentialto government procuR〕 mentthatthe process be open,equitable and ethical.To this endtif potential unethi∞ I practices inctuding but nottimited to co‖ usiont receipt or sOlicitation of giRs and conRicts ofinterest (dir∝υindirect)etC,are obseⅣed or perceived,please report such activity to:

Pine‖ as County Cierk of CircuК Cou武 ―Division of insp∝tor General

Phone― (727,45FRAUD(453-7283) Fax-727‐464‐3386

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Payment ofinvoi∝ s for work performed for Pinetias Counv Board Of County Commissioners is made,by standard,in arrears in accordance with Section 218,70,et.seq.・ FIorida Statutestthe Local Government Prompt Payment Act,If a

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dispute shouid arise as a result of non‐ payment of a paymentrequest orinvoice the fo‖ owing Dispute Resolution process sha‖ apply:

a.Pinellas Counv Sha‖ no苗けa cOntractor in wttting within ten(10)days aner『 eceipt of an improperinvoicet thatthe invoice is imp『 oper.The notice shouid indi∞ te what steps the contractor should undettake to correctthe invoice and resubmit a properinvoice to the County.The steps taken by the contractor sha‖ be that of initia‖ y contacting the requesting departmentto validate theirinvoice and receive a sign or from that entity that would indicate that the invoice in question is in keeping with the terms and conditions ofthe agreement,Once sign or is obteinedithe contractor shouid then resubmitthe invoice as a corrected invoice to the requesting depattment which w‖ l initiate the paymenttimeline.

1. Requesting depattment fo「 this purpose is define as the County depattmentfor whom the work is perforrned.

2, Proper invoice fO「 this purpose is dettned as an invoice subnlitted fO「 work performed that rneets prior agreed upon tettns or conditions to the satisttction of Pine‖ as County,

b. Should a dispute resuit between the contractor and the County about payment of a paymentrequest or an invoice then the contractor should submit their dissatisttction in writing to the requesting depattment.Each Requesting Depattment sha‖ assign a representative who sha‖ act as a dispute rnanagerto resoive the issue at depattmental level.

c. The dispute rnanager sha‖ flrstinitiate prOcedures to investigate the dispute and documentthe steps taken to resoive the issue in accordance with section 218,76 Fiorida Statutes,Such procedures sha‖ be commenced no later than fotty‐ 伺ve(45)days afterthe date on which the payment request orinvoice was received by Pine‖ as County,and sha‖ not extend beyond sixty(60)dayS'afterthe date on which the paymentrequest orinvoice was received by Pinelias County.

d. The dispute rnanager should investigate and ascettain thatthe workt for which the payment request orinvoice has been submitted,was performed to Pine‖ as CounⅢガs Satisfaction and duly accept(x】 by the proper authority.

Proper authottty for this purpose is dettned as the Pineilas County representattve who is designated as the approving authority for the work performed in the contractual document.The dispute rnanager sha‖ perform the required investigation and arrive at a solution before or at the sixty(60)dayS'timetame fOr resolution ofthe dispute,per section 218.76,FIorida Statutes.The County Adnninistrator o「 his or her designee sha‖ be the final arbnerin resoiving the issue befOre n becOmes a legai matter.The County Administrator or his or her designee wi‖ issue their decision in writing.

e. Pine‖as Counv diSpute resolution procedures sha‖ not be subi∝ttO Chapter 120 ofthe FIorida Statutes.The procedures sha‖ also,per section 218.76,Fiorida Statutest not be intended as an administrative proceeding which wouid prohibit a court frorn ruling again on any action resuiting from the dispute.

fo Should the dispute be resoived in the Countyts favorinterest charges begin to accrue nReen(15)days after the nnal decision rnade by the County.Should the dispute be resoived in the contractorts favorthe County sha‖ pay interest as ofthe original date the payment wos due.

9, PurSuantto sections 218,70 et,seq.・ FIorida Statues,an award w‖ i be made to cover coutt costs and reasonable attorney feest including foes incurred as a result of an appeai to the preva‖ ing patty.This provision is applicable if the non‐prevailing patty held back paymentthat was the reason fo「 the dispute without any reasonable lawfuI basis or factto dispute the prevaiting pattyls ciaim to those amounts.

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