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10 <br />Contractor agrees not to use any recovery funds from a contract or any other performance <br />agreement awarded by the State of North Carolina, its agencies, or political subdivisions <br />for outsourcing outside of the United States, without specific prior written approval from the <br />agency issuing the contract. <br />e. Federal, State and Local Tax Obligations <br />By submission of a proposal, contractors and subcontractors assert and self-certify that all <br />Federal, State and local tax obligations have been or will be satisfied prior to receiving <br />recovery funds. <br />f. Anti-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity <br />Pursuant to Section 1.7 of the guidance memorandum issued by the United States Office <br />of Management and Budget on April 3, 2009, recovery funds must be distributed in <br />accordance with all anti-discrimination and equal opportunity statutes, regulations, and <br />Executive Orders pertaining to the expenditure of funds. <br />g. Office of State Budget and Management Access to Records <br />OERI requires that the contractor and subcontractor agree to allow the Office of State <br />Budget and Management internal auditors and state agency internal auditors access to <br />records and employees pertaining to the performance of any contract awarded by a public <br />agency. <br />h. Reports of Fraud or Waste <br />Contractors must report to the Inspector General any suspected incidence of waste, fraud <br />and abuse related to ARRA funds, and should notify FTA regional offices of any problems <br />encountered as they occur. <br />i. Ethics Policy <br />It is unlawful for any vendor or contractor (i.e. architect, bidder, contractor, construction <br />manager, design professional, engineer, landlord, offer or, seller, subcontractor, supplier, <br />or vendor), to make gifts or to give favors to any State employee of the Governor's Cabinet <br />Agencies (i.e., Administration, Commerce, Correction, Crime Control and Public Safety, <br />Cultural Resources, Environment and Natural Resources, Health and Human Services, <br />Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Revenue, Transportation, and the Office of <br />the Governor). This prohibition covers those vendors and contractors who: <br />(1) have a contract with a governmental agency; or <br />(2) have performed under such a contract within the past year; or <br />(3) anticipate bidding on such a contract in the future. <br />State Executive Order 24 and G.S. Sec. 133-32. <br />Section 10. Proiect Expenditures. <br />a. General. The Department shall reimburse the Contractor for allowable costs for work <br />performed under the terms of this Agreement, which shall be financed with Federal <br />Section 5311 ARRA funds. The Contractor shall expend funds provided in this Agreement <br />in accordance with the approved Project Budget(s), included as Attachment A to this <br />Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the work conducted pursuant to this <br />Agreement shall be done on an actual cost basis by the Contractor. Expenditures <br />submitted for reimbursement shall include all eligible cost incurred within the <br />Period Covered. The Period Covered represents the monthly timeframe in which the <br />Contractor reports project expenditures to the Department. All payments issued by <br />the Department will be on a reimbursable basis unless the Contractor requests and the <br />Revised 1/6/10 <br />