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completion of a proj ect as authorized in the approved application will automatical y revert to <br />the NCDOCCJPP account for unrestricted reallocation by the NCDOCCJPP as provided for <br />in the Criminal Justice Partnership Act. <br />E. Grant Adjustment: The Grantee must obtain prior written approval from the NCDOCCJPP <br />for maj or proj ect changes. These include, but aze not limited to the following: a) changes of <br />substance in project activities, designs, or reseazch plans set forth in the approved <br />application; b) changes or deviations which might alter the proj ect scope or intent; c) changes <br />in the project director and/or key professional personnel identified in the approved <br />application; d) changes in the approved budget with the exception of those changes permitted <br />in accordance with provisions cited later in this section, and e) changes in the length of the <br />grant period. Requests for budget amendments aze to be submitted on the NCDOCCJPP <br />Budget Amendment Forms. No equipment purchases or salary increases not included in the <br />approved budget may be made without prior approval of NCDOCCJPP. <br />The Grantee may deviate from quantities of equipment items in the approved budget as long <br />as the total dollar amount of the equipment budget is not exceeded and the equipment is <br />being purchased at the lowest possible reasonable price, provided written notification is <br />submitted to the NCDOCCJPP prior to purchase. This notification shall be maintained in the <br />project file by both the NCDOCCJPP and the Grantee. In changing the approved budget in <br />the course of a grant year, the .Grantee may not transfer a cumulative total of more than <br />$.10,000 or 10% of the total awazd amount, whichever is less, without prior approval of the <br />NCDOCCJPP. This applies to transfers between, among or within the major budget <br />categories. All changes in the approved budget must comply with CJPP policy. and <br />requirements in the grant awazd, and all portions of the grant contract. Requests for <br />approval of budget amendments shall be made in time to allow ten working days for <br />staff review and consideration. Budget amendments may not be made after May 15 of <br />the annual grant period. Transfers not requiring approval must be reported in regularly <br />required financial reports. <br />F. Procurement Standards and Procedures: Grantees shall meet the minimum requirements <br />for procurement standards and procedures contained in State law as further limited in this <br />paragraph. All items procured with NCDOCCJPP grant funds must be the property of the <br />Grantee, not any of its employees or contractors. All procurement shall be accomplished by <br />obtaining adequate and effective competition to the maximum practicable extent consistent <br />with the value and specification of supplies and services to be produced. Publicly advertised <br />procurement with sealed bids and public openings shall be the preferred method. A system <br />of contract administration shall be maintained to assure the following: 1) contractor <br />conformity with the terms, conditions, and specifications of the contract purchase order and <br />2) adequate follow up of all deliveries. The Grantee must maintain procurement records <br />which provide documentation of procurement action including the justification for sole or <br />single source or the negotiated method of procurement. The Acost plus a percentage of cost= <br />method of contracting shall not be used. <br />G. Letting of Purchase Contracts: All purchases of furniture, fixtures, equipment, materials <br />and supplies for the proj ect described in the approved application shall be made at the lowest <br />Page 6---July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 <br />