Common use of The Department Agrees Clause in Contracts

The Department Agrees. A. Contract Amount To pay for contracted commodities and services according to the terms and conditions of this Contract in an amount estimated not to exceed $30,391.00, subject to the availability of funds. Any costs or services paid for under any other contract or from any other source are not eligible for payment under this Contract. B. Contract Payment That pursuant to s. 215.422, F.S., the Department has five (5) working days to inspect and approve goods and services, unless the bid specifications, purchase order, or this Contract specify otherwise. With the exception of payments to health care contractors for hospital, medical, or other health care services, if payment is not available within forty (40) days, measured from the latter of the date a properly completed invoice is received by the Department or the goods or services are received, inspected, and approved, a separate interest penalty set by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to s. 55.03, F.S., will be due and payable in addition to the invoice amount. Payments to health care contractors for hospital, medical, or other health care services, shall be made not more than thirty-five (35) days from the date eligibility for payment is determined. Financial penalties will be calculated at the daily interest rate of .03333%. Invoices returned to a Contractor due to preparation errors will result in a non-interest bearing payment delay. Interest penalties less than one (1) dollar will not be paid unless the Contractor requests payment. C. Vendor Ombudsman That a Vendor Ombudsman has been established within the Department of Financial Services. The duties of this office are found in s. 215.422 (7), F.S., which include disseminating information relative to the prompt payment of this state and assisting vendors in receiving their payments in a timely manner from a state agency. The Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted at (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇. An automated payment history line (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ is available for payment history and pending payment information.

The Department Agrees. A. Contract Amount To pay for contracted commodities and services according to the terms and conditions of this Contract in an amount estimated not to exceed $30,391.0030,000.00, subject to the availability of funds. Any costs or services paid for under any other contract or from any other source are not eligible for payment under this Contract. B. Contract Payment That pursuant to s. 215.422, F.S., the Department has five (5) working days to inspect and approve goods and services, unless the bid specifications, purchase order, or this Contract specify otherwise. With the exception of payments to health care contractors for hospital, medical, or other health care services, if payment is not available within forty (40) days, measured from the latter of the date a properly completed invoice is received by the Department or the goods or services are received, inspected, and approved, a separate interest penalty set by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to s. 55.03, F.S., will be due and payable in addition to the invoice amount. Payments to health care contractors for hospital, medical, or other health care services, shall be made not more than thirty-thirty- five (35) days from the date eligibility for payment is determined. Financial penalties will be calculated at the daily interest rate of .03333%. Invoices returned to a Contractor due to preparation errors will result in a non-interest interest-bearing payment delay. Interest penalties less than one (1) dollar will not be paid unless the Contractor requests payment. C. Vendor Ombudsman That a Vendor Ombudsman has been established within the Department of Financial Services. The duties of this office are found in s. 215.422 (7), F.S., which include disseminating information relative to the prompt payment of this state and assisting vendors in receiving their payments in a timely manner from a state agency. The Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted at (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇. An automated payment history line (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ is available for payment history and pending payment information.