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apply for, accept, receive, and deposit with the State Treasury any and ail 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 /> <br />receive, review, approve and process Sponsor's reimbursement requests for <br />approved project costs; and <br /> <br />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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />administer Disadvantage Business Enterprises (DBE) and/or Historically <br />Underutilized Business (HUB) Programs in accordance with federal and state <br />regulations. <br /> <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 /> <br />coordinate and review project plans, specifications and construction; coordinate <br />and conduct progress and final inspections. <br /> <br />Construction Phase: <br /> i. authorize the advertisement, receipt and opening of bids for construction of the <br /> above project; and award contracts for construction of the above project and <br /> acquisition of materials related to it; and execute, on behalf of the Sponsor, <br /> construction contracts as related to this project; <br /> <br />participate in pre-bid and pre-construction conferences; and issue orders as it <br />deems appropriate r.egarding construction progress, including but not limited to <br />Notices to Proceed, Stop Work Orders, and Change Orders; <br /> 8 of 26 <br /> <br /> <br />