Reimbursement for Utility Work. As used herein, the words “compensable interest” and “compensable land interest” shall mean any interest in property, the taking of which is subject to the payment of compensation under the Constitution of the United States of America or under the Florida Constitution, but only to the extent of the compensability for utility work costs under the terms and conditions of the underlying document creating the property interest, and provided that nothing herein shall be interpreted to modify, alter, amend, or override the specific terms and conditions of the underlying document. In addition, the use of the term “compensable interest” is not intended and shall not be interpreted to create any right to reimbursement not created by the underlying document creating the property interest.
Reimbursement for Utility Work a. The FDOT agrees to reimburse the UAO for a portion of the cost of the Utility Work, hereinafter referred to as the “FDOT Participating Amount.” The FDOT Participating Amount is established by the FDOT’s Utility Estimate Summary form or similar form submitted to and accepted by the FDOT and the forms supporting documentation. The FDOT Participating Amount is estimated to be $ . Any costs not included in the approved Plans and Estimate and any location work (vertically or horizontally) or other engineering work performed to determine the compensability of the Utility Work shall not be reimbursed by the FDOT. The UAO shall obtain written approval from the FDOT prior to performing Utility Work which exceeds the Estimate or which is not in the Plans.
