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be submitted with reimbursement requests to report on contracting activities with Historically <br />Underutilized Business (HUB) and Minority Business and Women Business Enterprise <br />(MBE/WBE) firms. Invoices shall be supported by documentation of costs unless otherwise <br />waived by the Department. All requests must be submitted within thirty (30) days following the <br />end of the quarter. Failure to request reimbursement for eligible projects costs as outlined may <br />result in termination of the Project. Invoices shall be approved by the Department's Public <br />Transportation Division and reviewed by the Department's External Audit Branch prior to <br />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, nr 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 />Project 07-US-056 Page 13 of 49 <br />Orange County <br />