a. The term "Total Annual Operation Program Costs" and "Program" shall mean all
planning, engineering, design, and control operations related to the implementation of the control
plan described in the
Work Plan (Appendix A).
b. The term "Total Annual Operation Program Costs" and "Program Costs" shall mean all
costs incurred by the State and the Government directly related to the Total Annual Operation
Program, as described in the
Work Plan. Such costs shall include, but not necessarily be
limited to, the costs of actual control costs, costs of applicable engineering and design,
supervision and administration costs, costs associated with the provision of necessary transfer and
disposal sites for harvested materials, costs associated with Government inspection of program
Work Plan.
activities, and all costs for preparing the
c. The term "Contracting Officer" shall mean the Commander of the U.S. Army Engineer
District,
, or his designee.
d. The term "fiscal year" (FY) shall mean the fiscal year of the Federal Government
(October 1 through September 30).
ARTICLE II - OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
a. The performance of all activities and the provision of any lands, easements, or rights-
of-way required for all activities covered by this Agreement shall be accomplished by the State in
accordance with the
Work Plan, subject to the appropriation of funds. Contracting
responsibilities (i.e., contracting for control operations by the Government, the State, or both) are
established in the
Work Plan.
b. As further specified in Article VI, the Government and the State shall each provide 50
percent of the total annual operational program costs incurred under the Aquatic Plant Control
Program by the Government and the State in performing the approved effort identified, assigned
and undertaken pursuant to this Agreement as described in the
Work Plan.
c. If applicable, prior to issuing invitations for bids, the State shall submit to the
Contracting Officer for approval the detailed plans, specifications, data for analysis of design, and
a general program outlining the order, rate of prosecution and method (contract or hired labor) of
accomplishing the major items of work and setting forth the estimated cost thereof. In the event
the State prosecutes the work herein by contract, all bids received and the proposed provisions of
any contract shall be subject to review by the Government prior to award. Any such contract
shall contain all applicable provisions required by Federal law and regulations, including, but not
limited to, applicable labor and equal opportunity provisions.
(1) The State shall secure competitive bids, by advertising, for all work to be performed
by contract, or with approval of the Contracting Officer, perform the necessary control operations
with its own forces or those of their local governmental unit designee.
(2) The State shall submit to the Contracting Officer a detailed estimate of costs, a
tabulation of all bids received, and a request for approval of award of a contract to the lowest
qualified bidder and furnish such copies of the contract as may be required and submit to the
Contracting Officer, for approval, any amendments or modifications thereof.
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