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'11 <br />be made at the lowest possible reasonable price. The Grantee agrees to adhere to <br />the following requirements in making such purchases: a) when the purchase will <br />require more than $1,000 but less than $2,500, informal bids shall be awarded to <br />the lowest responsible bidder, taking into consideration quality, performance and <br />the time specified for performance, although if this requirement is in conflict with <br />Grantee county policy, that county policy may be applied; b) all other purchases <br />shall be made through the Grantees norrizal commercial purchasing procedures, <br />The NCDOCCJPP reserves the right to establish the price or set the allowable cost <br />value of any items acquired by the Grantee without compliance with these <br />provisions. <br />All new vehicles purchased with project funds must follow formal bid procedures, <br />This procedure involves soliciting sealed bids from qualified sources of supply. The <br />requirement is legally advertised and bids are opened in public. At least two <br />responsible bids must be received and the lowest bid must be accepted. Any vehicle <br />purchase requires prior approval of the NCDOCCJPP. Counties also have the <br />option to make purchases under State contract. All such purchases made with <br />NCDOCCJPP grant funds must result in ownership by the Grantee county of <br />purchased items. <br />H. Year-End Expenditures: All expenditures must be made by June 30, 2010 in <br />order to be reimbursed from fiscal year 2009-10 funds. The Grantee must <br />request reimbursement of funds spent is a grant year by August 15 following <br />the last day of that grant year. Any request for reimbursement made after <br />August 15 wilt be `'paid fro=ri current year grant funds, if such funds are <br />available. Additionally, each Grantee shall submit by March 31 of each year a <br />summary of projected current grant year expenditures for implementation <br />and discretionary funds. <br />II. Allowable/Non-allowable Costs <br />A. Allowable Costs: The allowability of costs incurred. under any grant shall be <br />determined in accordance with the general principles of allowability and standards <br />set by the NCDOCCJPP. If the allowability of an expenditure cannot be determined <br />because records or documentation are inadequate, the questionable cost shall be <br />disallowed. <br />B. Expenses Not Allowable: The Grantee may not expend grant funds for the <br />following: a) items not part of the approved budget; b) indirect costs, The Grantee <br />may not expend funds for the following unless specified in .the Grantees plan or <br />application for funding and approved by the NCDOCCJPP: a) construction or <br />renovation of a facility, structure or building; b) purchase of automobiles or <br />vehicles; and c) purchase of buildings and associated land or payment of real estate <br />mortgages or taxes. The Grantee may not expend grant funds for the following <br />unless prior written approval separate from the Grantees plan and' application is <br />obtained from the NCDOCCJPP: a) purchase of raw land or b) entertainment. <br />Page 7 ---July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 <br />