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used, or to be used, in payment of the costs of the project, or in reimbursement to either <br />of the parties for costs incurred. <br />2. The State agrees to assume the responsibility to assure that all aspects of the grant and <br />project are done in compliance with all applicable state and federal requirements <br />including any statutes, rules, regulations, assurances, procedures or any other directives, <br />except as otherwise specifically provided. <br />3. The State shall, for all purposes in connection with the project identified above, be the <br />Agent of the Sponsor. The Sponsor grants the State a power of attorney to act as its agent <br />to perform the following services: <br />Receiving Disbursing Agent: <br />a. apply for, accept, receive, and deposit with the State Treasury any and all project <br />funds granted, allowed, and paid or made available by the State and/or the United <br />States under Title 49 U.S.C. and congressional appropriation made pursuant <br />thereto, and the Sponsor; <br />b. receive, review, approve and process Sponsor's reimbursement requests for <br />approved project costs; and <br />C. pay to the Sponsor, from granted funds, the portion of any approved reasonable <br />and eligible project costs incurred by the Sponsor that are in excess of the <br />Sponsor's share. <br />Paying Agent: <br />d. receive, review, approve and pay invoices and payment requests for services and <br />materials supplied in accordance with State executed contracts; <br />Contracting Agent: <br />e. advertise for professional engineering and/or planning services for, but not limited <br />to, the preparation of planning studies, plans and specifications for the above <br />project and for the management of the construction of the above project; certify <br />consultant selection procedures; provide notification of contract award for <br />professional services; and negotiate professional services fees; and execute, on <br />behalf of the Sponsor, a professional services agreement as related to this project; <br />f. administer Disadvantage Business Enterprises (DBE) and/or Historically <br />Underutilized Business (HUB) Programs in accordance with federal and state <br />regulations. <br />Contract Management Agent: <br />g. exercise such supervision and direction of the project work as the State reasonably <br />finds appropriate. Where there is an irreconcilable conflict or difference of <br />opinion, judgment, order or direction between the State and the Sponsor, any <br />engineer, contractor, or materialman, the State shall issue a written order, which <br />shall prevail and be controlling; <br />Page 11 of 39 <br />