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The Contractor agrees to use the standard lease agreement form provided by the Department <br />and to provide a copy of the signed, executed lease agreement to the Department. In <br />accordance with Sub-section 2a1 of this Agreement, regardless of assignment of work to be <br />completed under this Project or lease of Project assets to a third party, it is the Contractor's <br />primary responsibility to comply with Federal and State requirements of this Agreement and <br />assure the compliance of any third party contractors. <br />(b) .Lease of Vehicles. The lease of vehicles acquired with financial <br />assistance authorized for 49 U.S.C. 5311 to any third party is contingent upon approval of the <br />Department. It is allowable to lease vehicles to another Community Transportation System <br />providing general public service in the State of North Carolina, upon approval of the <br />Department. It is also allowable for vehicles to be leased to a third party operator or <br />transportation management company that operates the transit service within acounty/region <br />under contract to the Contractor, upon approval of the Department. The Contractor agrees to <br />use the vehicle lease agreement provided by the Department when vehicles are leased, even <br />if on a short-term basis, to another Community Transportation System or a management <br />company. The Contractor agrees to obtain written approval from the Department before the <br />lease is executed -and forward a copy of the .signed, executed lease agreement to the <br />Department. The Contractor, as a Community Transportation System, shall not lease vehicles <br />to human service agencies, county agencies/government, community agencies or school <br />systems. The Contractor agrees not to loan vehicle(s) to other agencies/individuals for short- <br />term use, even during hours that the transportation system is not providing service, as the <br />vehicle(s) will generally be used to provide service that is "closed-door," i.e., not open to the <br />general public. <br />i. Disposition of Proiect Property. With prior Department approval, the <br />Contractor may sell, transfer, or lease Project property and use the proceeds to reduce the <br />gross project cost of other eligible capital public transportation projects to the extent permitted <br />by 49 U.S.C. § 5334(h)(4). The Contractor also agrees that the Department shall determine <br />"useful life" for all Project property and that the Contractor will use Project property <br />continuously and appropriately throughout the useful life of that property. Upon the end of the <br />period of useful life, the Contractor may dispose of Project property after notifying and <br />receiving disposition instructions from the Department. <br />(1) Proiect Property Whose Useful Life Has Expired. When the useful <br />life of Project property has expired, the Contractor agrees to comply with the Department's <br />disposition requirements. <br />(2) Proiect Property Prematurely Withdrawn from Use. For Project <br />property withdrawn from appropriate use before its useful life has expired, the Contractor <br />agrees as follows: <br />(a) Notification Reauirement. The Contractor agrees to notify the <br />Department immediately when any Project property is prematurely withdrawn from appropriate <br />use, whether by planned withdrawal, misuse, or casualty loss. <br />(b) Calculating the Fair Market Value of Prematurely Withdrawn <br />Proiect Property. The Contractor agrees that the Federal/State Government retains a <br />Federal/State interest in the fair market value of Project property prematurely withdrawn from <br />appropriate use. The amount of the Federal/State interest in the Project property shall be <br />determined by the ratio of the Federal/State assistance awarded for the property to the actual <br />cost of the property. The Contractor agrees that the fair market value of Project properly <br />prematurely withdrawn from use will be calculated as follows: <br />1. Equipment and Supplies. The Contractor agrees that the <br />fair market value of Project equipment and supplies shall be calculated by straight-line <br />depreciation of that property, based on the useful life of the equipment or supplies as <br />Updated 07/26/10 25 <br />