ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (OCTA) (C-5-3632)

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AGREEMENT NO, C -5 -3632 EXHIBIT D days. Consultant agrees further to return retainage payments to each Subconsultant within thirty (30) calendar days after the Subconsultant's work is satisfactorily completed. Authority reserves the right to request the appropriate documentation from Consultant showing payment has been made to the Subconsultants. Any delay or postponement of payment from the above referenced time frames may occur only for good cause following written approval by Authority. In accordance with 49 CFR part 26.29 "Prompt Payment Provisions" (DBE Final Rule) the Authority will elect to utilize the following method to comply with the prompt payment of retainage requirement: Hold retainage from the Consultant and provide for prompt and regular incremental acceptances of portions of the Consultant, pay retainage to prime Consultants based on these acceptances, and require a contract clause obligating the Consultant to pay all retainage owed to the Subconsultants for satisfactory completion of the accepted work within thirty (30) days after payment to the Consultant. Failure to comply with this provision or delay in payment without prior written approval from Authority will constitute noncompliance, which may result in appropriate administrative sanctions, including, but not limited to a withhold of two (2 %) percent of the invoice amount due per month for every month that payment is not made. These prompt payment provisions must be incorporated in all subcontract agreements issued by Consultant under this Agreement. Each subcontract must require the Subconsultant to make payments to sub - Subconsultants and suppliers in a similar manner. XII. Administrative Remedies and Enforcement Consultant must fully comply with the DBE contract requirements, including the Authority's DBE Program and Title 49 CFR, Part 26 "Participation of Disadvantaged Businesses in Department of Transportation Financial Assistance Programs" and ensure that all Subconsultants regardless of tier are also fully compliant. Consultant's failure to comply constitutes a material breach of contract, wherein the Authority will impose all available administrative sanctions including payment withholdings, necessary to effectuate full compliance. In instances of identified non - compliance, a Cure Notice will be issued to the Consultant identifying the DBE non - compliance matter(s) and specifying the required course of action for remedy. The Consultant must be given ten (10) working days from the date of the Cure Notice to remedy or to (1) File a written appeal accompanied with supporting documentation and /or (2) Request a hearing with the Authority to reconsider the Authority's DBE determination. Failure to respond within the ten (10) working day period must constitute a waiver of the Consultant's right to appeal. If the Consultant files an appeal, the Authority, must issue a written determination and /or set a hearing date within ten (10) working days of receipt of the written appeal, as applicable. A final Determination will be issued within ten (10) working days after the hearing, as applicable. If, after review of the Consultant's appeal, the Authority decides to uphold the decision to impose DBE administrative remedies on the Consultant, the written determination must state the specific remedy(s) to be imposed. Orange County Transportation Authority 13 Revised. 0510612014