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percent federal/state funds and 20 percent local funds. The LPA agrees to pay its share of the <br />estimated cost upon receipt of an invoice from ODOT prior to the issuance of any acquisition <br />authorization. Once the Project is completed and the final costs determined, the LPA shall be <br />refunded any excess amount paid if the total cost is below the estimated cost, or it shall be <br />invoiced for its share of any increased cost above the estimated cost. The LPA agrees that it <br />shall participate at the same funding percentage if the final costs exceed the estimated cost. <br />3. Value Engineering. If Value Engineering is required, the Department may elect to use an ODOT <br />held agreement to assist in administering the Value Engineering process. If Value Engineering is <br />required, the LPA shall require its consultants to participate as needed. <br />5. CONSULTANT SELECTION AND ADMINISTRATION <br />5.1 General Requirements <br />A. The LPA must select a consultant/ consultant team that is prequalified by ODOT for all services to <br />be performed by the consultant and subconsultants. <br />B. The LPA must incorporate ODOT's "Specifications for Consulting Services — 2016 Edition" as a <br />contract document in all of its consultant contracts. <br />C. The LPA must require, as a scope of services clause, that project development follow ODOT's <br />Project Development Process, and that all documents and plans prepared by the consultant must <br />conform to ODOT's current standards, including the electronic deliverable requirements of ODOT's <br />CADD Engineering Standards Manual, and Location and Design Manual Volume 3, Section 1500. <br />D. The LPA consultant agreement must provide for ongoing consultant involvement during the <br />construction phase of the Project. <br />E. The LPA consultant agreement must include a completion schedule acceptable to ODOT. <br />F. The LPA must assist ODOT in rating the consultant's performance through ODOT's Consultant <br />Evaluation System. <br />G. The LPA must cooperate with ODOT in directing additional or corrective work, and to recover <br />damages due to errors or omissions. <br />H. If Federal Funds are used to pay the cost of any contract for professional services, the LPA must <br />comply with 23 CFR 172, Sections 153.65 through 153.71 of the Ohio Revised Code and Section 5.2 <br />below in the selection of consultants, and administer consultant agreements in accordance with <br />ODOT's Manual for Administration of Contracts for Professional Services. Professional services, as <br />defined in Sections 5526.01 and 153.65(C) of the Ohio Revised Code, include the practice of <br />engineering (including inspection of construction), the practice of surveying, the practice of <br />architecture including landscape architecture, evaluation of environmental impacts, right-of-way <br />acquisition services and administration of construction contract claims. <br />5.2 Procedures for LPA Selection of Consultants for Agreements that Include Federal Funds <br />A. Policies in Selection of Consultants <br />5 <br />