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undertaken by its personnel pursuant to this contract. All of the privileges and immunities from liability, exemption from law, ordinances and rules, all pension, insurance, relief, disability, workers' compensation, salary, death and other benefits which apply to the activity of such officers, agents or employees of any such agency when performing their respective functions for their respective public agencies shall apply to them to the same degree, manner and extent while engaged in the performance of any of their functions and duties under the provisions of this contract. The provisions of this section shall apply with equal effect to volunteer and auxiliary employees. .In no event, shall a participating agency or political subdivision be liable for suit or claim for damages resulting from the acts of another participating agency. Furthermore, any claim of liability asserted against DABT or a CONTRACTOR may be subject to the limitations of liability set forth in Sections 768.28, and 284.31, Florida Statutes. 7. PAYMENT: A. Section 215.422, Florida Statutes, provides that state agencies have five (5) working days to inspect and approve goods and services, unless bid specifications, the contract, or the purchase order specifies otherwise. With the exception of payments to health care providers for hospital, medical, or other health care services, if payment is not available within forty (40) days, measured from the latter of the date the invoice is received, or the goods or services are received, inspected and approved, a separate interest penalty of .02740% will be due and payable in addition to the invoice amount. Invoices returned to a vendor due to preparation errors will result in a payment delay. Invoice payment requirements do not start until a properly completed invoice is provided to the agency. A Vendor Ombudsman, whose duties include acting as an advocate for vendors who may be experiencing problems in obtaining timely payment(s) from a state agency, may be contacted at (850) 488-2924, or by calling the State Comptroller's Hotline, 1-800-848- 3792. .. B. Invoices with supporting documentation, including completed activity logs, shall be submitted by the CONTRACTOR to DABT at least every month by delivering same to the Administrator of the Enforcement Section of the Office of Tobacco Control at 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1024. Each invoice MUST be inclusive of all work completed during the billing period, such that all work is invoiced for payment within 30 days of its completion. A final invoice for all work completed pursuant to this contract MUST be submitted within 30 days of the expiration of the contract period. Payment is due within forty (40) days after receipt of each invoice. No advance payments are authorized by this contract. 6