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City/ODOT <br />Agreement No. 24651 <br />The-Job Training (OJT) program. Professional, Technical and Expert :.Services <br />Contracts (PTESC) shall conform to FHWA requirements and all requirements <br />outlined under the subtitle "Professional, Technical and Expert Services Contracts" <br />shown below in this Agreement. <br />2. City understands and agrees that only City's Public Works Engineering Division has <br />met all certification criteria and that full certification is conditioned upon City's <br />successful completion of test projects and written approval from State. -City also <br />understands and agrees that while federal-aid projects may originate from one or <br />more of City's other divisions or departments, City's Public Works Engineering <br />Division shall provide quality control, oversight and have final approval authority for all <br />such federal-aid projects and ensure that rules, regulations, and processes outlined in <br />this Agreement are followed. <br />3. City understands and agrees that it must successfully perform two to four test <br />projects, which may be select project phases, and until successful, retain conditional <br />local agency certification status. State will conduct performance measurement and <br />quality assurance reviews during all phases of the test projects. At the conclusion of <br />the second test project and each subsequent test project, an assessment will be <br />` made: by City and State to determine whether or not City should proceed to full <br />Certified status or continue with another test project. Upon successful completion of <br />the test projects and written approval by State, City shall be fully certified to <br />administer future federal-aid projects that are not on the NHS in accordance-with this <br />Agreement. <br />4. State retains its responsibility to FHWA for the administration of all .federal-aid <br />projects. If requested by City, or if deemed necessary by State in order to meet its <br />obligations to FHWA, State will act for City in other matters pertaining to projects. <br />5. State and City shall each assign a liaison to coordinate activities under this <br />Agreement and assure that the interests of both parties are considered during all <br />.phases of any projects. State's Regional Local Agency Liaison shall provide program <br />.advice and support as needed throughout all .projects. <br />6. City understands and agrees that final approval for full Certified status is conducted <br />through the State's Local Government Section. Team Lead or equivalent in <br />conjunction with State's Region Manager and may be rescinded at any -time upon <br />City's request or if, in the opinion of the State's Local Government Section .Team Lead <br />or equivalent and State's Region Manager, it is necessary to do so. The rescission <br />may be applied to all or part of the programs or projects approved under the <br />Certification Program. <br />7. State shall conduct random oversight reviews on City's Certification Program and <br />projects through the State's Local Government Section at least once every two (2) <br />-years after City has been awarded full Certified status. State may, at any time, initiate <br />3 <br />