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APPENDIX A <br />Sponsor will submit copy of fully executed construction contract to TPC. <br />13. The Sponsor will oversee and inspect the project construction. All construction invoices should be <br />submitted to the TPC for review and approval subject to all conditions contained within the. project <br />Agreement. The Sponsor must adhere to Cost Principles as contained in OMB Circular A-87, <br />Administrative Requirements as contained in 49 CFR 18, and shall arrange for an independent audit <br />in compliance with NCGS 159-34 and in accordance with OMB Circular A-128. <br />• Any monies due from the Sponsor or any costs not reimbursed to the NCDOT by FHWA shall be <br />borne by the Sponsor and are subject to deduction from any other monies owed to the Sponsor or <br />Governmental Co-sponsor. <br />The funding of this project shall be as follows: Up to eighty percent (80%) from Transportation <br />Enhancement Funds as allocated by the FHWA; at least twenty percent (20%) from non-STP <br />matching funds. The maximum amount to be paid to the Sponsor shall not exceed the award by <br />the Board of Transportation. The Department shall have no liability for project costs that exceed <br />the authorized Transportation Enhancement Funds and the Sponsor shall bear all project costs for <br />which it is unable to substantiate actual cost. <br />• In the event that the Sponsor does not undertake construction of the project for which sums of <br />federal funds have been paid for preliminary engineering within two years following execution of <br />the project agreement, then the Sponsor shall repay any such expended federal funds in <br />accordance with the terms of the project agreement. Further, in the event that funding is <br />withdrawn or adjusted by FHWA, the DOT shall have no further obligation to the Sponsor or <br />liability for the project. <br />14. The Sponsor and/or Governmental Cosponsor shall be responsible for the maintenance of the <br />completed improvements and the costs thereof unless the NCDOT has agreed to maintain the project. <br />All projects should be maintained so that the safety and integrity of the project remains at a level <br />consistent with .the end result of the funded project, subject to normal wear and tear. Any funds <br />generated as a direct result of the federal award must be used for the preservation and operation of <br />the Transportation Enhancement funded project. Further, the Department is indemnified and held <br />harmless from any and all claims that might -arise on account of such project. <br />NOTE: .PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE OBTAINED PROPER DDT AUTHORIZATION <br />AND/OR APPROVAL BEFORE BEGINNING WORK ON ANY PHASE OF THE <br />PROJECT. <br />S:IEnhancelReferences and ResourceslGuidelineslGuidelines- Enhancement Projects Revised Dec 2004.doc <br />-3- <br />