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(14} (Railroad Related Wark Oniy} The estimates and general layout plans for at-grade crossing improvements should be forwarded to
<br /> the Rai(Safety and Project Engineer, Raom 204, iilinois Department of Transportation,2300 South Dirksen Parkway, Springfietd,
<br /> lllinois,62764. Approval of the estimates and genera!layout plans shauid be obtained prior to the cammencement of railroad
<br /> related work. All railroad related wark is also subject to approva!be the Illinais Commerce Cammission(ICC}. Final inspection for
<br /> railroad related wark should be coardinated through appropriate IDOT District Bureau of Local Roads and Streets affice.
<br /> Pians and preemption times for signal related work that will be interconnected with traffic signals shall be submitted to the ICC for
<br /> review and appraval prior to the commencement of work. Signai related work involving interconnects with state mainfained traffic
<br /> signals should also be coordinated with the lDOT's District Bureau af Operations.
<br /> The LPA is responsible for#he payment af the railroad related expenses in accordance with the�PAlrailroad agreement prior ta
<br /> requesting reimbursement from IDOT. Requests for reimbursement should be sent to the appropriate IDOT District Bureau of Lacal
<br /> Roads and Streets office.
<br /> Engineer's Payment Estimates shall be in accordance with the Divisian of Cost an page one.
<br /> (15) And certifies to the best af its knowledge and belief its officials:
<br /> (a} are not presently debarred,suspended,proposed far debarment,declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from covered
<br /> transactions by any Federal department ar agency;
<br /> (b) haue nof witt�in a three-year period preceding this Agreement been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them
<br /> far commission af fraud ar a criminal offense in cannection with obtaining,attempting ta obtain,or performing a public(Federal,
<br /> � State or lacal)transaction or cantract under a public transactian;violation of Federal ar State antitrust statutes or commissian af
<br /> embezzlement,theft,forgery, bribery,falsification or destruction af records, making false statements receiving stolen property;
<br /> (c) are no#presently indicted for or otherwise criminalty or civilly charged by a governmental entity{Federal,State,local)with
<br /> commission af any of the offenses enumerated in item(b}of this certification; and
<br /> (d} have not within a three-year period preceding the Agreement had one or more public#ransactions(Federal,State, local}
<br /> terminated far cause ar default.
<br /> (16} To inc(ude the certificatians,listed in item 15 above,and all other certifications required by State statutes, in every contract,
<br /> including pracurement of materials and leases of equipment.
<br /> (17) {Sfate Cantracts} That execution at'this agreement canstitutes the LPA's concurrence in the award of the canstruc#ion contract to
<br /> the responsibls low bidder as determined by the STATE.
<br /> {18) That far agreaments exceeding$100,000 in federa!funds,executian of this Agreement canstitutes the LPA's certification that:
<br /> (a} Na Federal apprapriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned,to any persan far influencing
<br /> ar attempting to influence an officer or employee af any agency,a Member af Congress, an officer ar empioyee af Cangress or
<br /> any emplayee of a Member of Congress in conneGtion with the awarding of any Federal cantract,the making af arty
<br /> cooperative agreement,and the extension,continuation, renewal,amendment ar modification of any Federal contract,grant,
<br /> loan ar cooperative agreement;
<br /> (b) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any persan for influencing or attempting to
<br /> influence an afficer or emplayee of any agency, a Member of Congress,an officer ar employee of Cangress or an employee of
<br /> a Member of Congress, in connection with this Federaf cantract,g�ant,laan or caoperative agreement,the undersigned shall
<br /> complete and submit Standard Form-LLL,"Disclosure Farm to Report Lobbying",in accordance with its instructions;
<br /> (c} The LPA shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award dacuments far ail subawards at ail ties
<br /> (including subcontracts,subgrants and contracts under grants, loans and cooperative agreements}and that a!I subrecipien#s
<br /> shall certify and disclose accordingly.
<br /> (19) To regulate parking and traffic in accordance with the approved project report.
<br /> {20) To regulate encroachments on public right-af-way in accordance with current Illinois Compiled Statutes.
<br /> {21) To€egulate the discharge of sanitary sewage into any storm water drainage system constructed with this improvement in
<br /> accordance with current Illinais Compiled Statutes.
<br /> (22} To complete this phase of the project within three{3)years fram the date this agreement is appraved by the STATE if this portian of
<br /> the project described in the Project Description does not exceed$1,Q00,000(five years if the project costs exceed$1,OOQ,QQQ).
<br /> (23) To comply with the federa!Financiaf lntegrity Review and Evaluation{FIRE)program,which requires States and subrecipients to
<br /> justify cantinued federal funding on inactive projects. 23 CFR 630.106(a)(5)defines an inactive praject as a project which no
<br /> expenditures have been charged against Federal funds for the past twelve(12)months.
<br /> Ta keep prajects active, invoicing must occur a minimum of one time within any given twelve(12�month periad. However,to
<br /> ensure adequate processing time,the first invaice shall be submitted to the STATE within six(6) months of the federal authorization
<br /> date. Subsequent invoices will be submitted in infervals not ta exceed six(6}months.
<br /> (24} The LPA will submit supporting documentation with each request for reimbursement from the STATE. Supparting documentation is
<br /> defined as verification of payment,certified time sheets or summaries,vendor invaices,vendor receipts,eost plus fix fee invoice,
<br /> progress report,and personnel and direct cost summaries.and ather documentation supporting the requested reimbursement
<br /> amount(Form BLRS 05621 should be used for consultant invoicing purposes). LPA invoice requests to the STATE wiU be
<br /> submitted with sequential invoice numbers by project.
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