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Invoices shall be approved by the Department's Public Transportation Division and reviewed by <br />the Department's External Audit Branch prior to payment. <br />c. Excluded Costs. The Contractor understands and agrees that, except to the <br />extent the Department determines otherwise in writing, ineligible costs will be treated as follows: <br />(1) In determining the amount of State assistance the Department will <br />provide, the Department will exclude: <br />(a) Any Project cost incurred by the Contractor before the Effective <br />Date of the Grant; <br />(b) Any cost that is not included in the latest Approved Project <br />Budget; <br />(c) Any cost for Project property or services received in connection <br />with a third party contract or subagreement with a subrecipient that must be approved by the <br />Department, or other arrangement required to be, but has not been, concurred in or approved in <br />writing by the Department; <br />(d) Any non-project cost consistent with the prohibitions of 49 U.S.C. <br />§ 5323(h); and <br />(e) Any cost ineligible for Department participation as provided by <br />applicable Federal/State laws, regulations, or directives. <br />(2) The Contractor understands and agrees that payment to the Contractor <br />for any Project cost does not constitute the State Government's final decision about- whether <br />that cost is allowable and eligible for payment and does not constitute a waiver of any violation <br />by the Contractor of the terms of this Agreement. The Contractor acknowledges that the State <br />Government will not make a final determination about the allowability and eligibility of any cost <br />until an audit of the Project has been completed. If the State Government determines that the <br />Contractor is not entitled to receive any portion of the State assistance the Contractor has <br />requested or provided, the Department will notify the Contractor in writing, stating its reasons. <br />07-SC-056 Page 13 of 59 <br />Orange County <br />