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THIS AGREEMENT made this -fft— day of .7Dft*M6r-1-. , 1987, by
and between Florida Keys Artificial Reef Association, hereinafter
called the "Association", and the Board of County Commissioners
of Monroe County, Florida, hereinafter called the "County".
W I T N E S S E T H:
That the Association and the County for the consideration
hereinafter named agree as follows:
1. The Association or their assigns shall furnish all the
materials and perform all the work as required for the safe and
clean sinking of the Coast Guard cutters USS Bibb and USS Duane
off Key Largo, Florida. The attached documents to be made a part
of this Agreement.
2. The work to be performed under the contract shall be
supervised by the Association and be completed within the time
frame allotted by the Department of Natural Resources, Boating
Improvement Fund Program Project Agreement with the County.
3. Further, the parties agree that if these dates are not
adhered to, the County will withdraw its monetary support and
this Agreement shall be null and void.
4. Further, the work to be performed under the contract is
contingent upon receipt of appropriate grant monies from the
State Department of Natural Resources, Boating Improvement Fund.
In the event this grant is denied, this Agreement is null and
void. It is also agreed that the Association understands the
rules of the Department of Natural Resources, Boating Improvement
Fund and will comply with said rules along with the rules and
procedures instituted by the County to insure an orderly progress
to the project.
5. The County shall administer the Twenty Thousand Dollar
($20,000) Department of Natural Resources grant and make
appropriate payments to vendors, contractors or groups upon
completion of the project and acceptance by County, subject to
terms and conditions of Paragraph One through Four above and the
grant application.
6. The attached documents together with this Agreement
form the contract and they are as fully a part of this contract
as if herein repeated.
7. The Association agrees to hold the County harmless in
all respects as concerns the sinking of the Coast Guard cutters
USS Bibb and USS Duane off Key Largo, Florida. In addition, the
Association will defend any and all causes of action or claims
stemming from said sinking.
8. County will reimburse Association for work done by
Contractors and vendors in reference to the sinking of the USS
Bibb and USS Duane. Said reimbursement will be paid to Asso-
ciation after proof of payment has been submitted to County.
Proof of payment shall consist of an invoice from vendor marked
paid and/or a cancelled check.
9. Association shall be responsible for the writing of the
job specifications for the sinking of the USS Bibb and USS Duane,
as well as seeking bids for said project. Association shall also
be responsible for the letting of contracts in reference to the
sinking of the USS Bibb and USS Duane as well as verifying the
satisfactory completion of the work contracted for to sink the
USS Bibb and USS Duane.
(SEAL)
Attest: DANNY 4 KOLHAGL, Clerk
(SEAL)
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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