S CJPP Grant Acceptance – FY 2000-2001

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The Grantee may deviate from quantities of equipment items in the approved budget as long as the total dollar amount of the equipment budget is not exceeded and the equipment is being purchased at the lowest possible reasonable price, provided written notification is submitted to the NCDOCCJPP prior to purchase. This notification shall be maintained in the project file by both the NCDOCCJPP and the Grantee. In changing the approved budget in the course of a grant year, the Grantee may not transfer a cumulative total of more than $10,000 or 10%of the total award amount, whichever is less, without prior approval of the NCDOCCJPP. This applies to transfers between, among or within the major budget categories. All changes in the approved budget must comply with CJPP policy and requirements in the grant award, and all portions of the grant contract. Requests for approval of budget amendments shall be made in time to allow ten working days for staff review and consideration. Budget amendments may not be made after May 15 of the annual grant period. Transfers not requiring approval must be reported in regularly required financial reports. F. Procurement Standards and Procedures: Grantees shall meet the minimum requirements for procurement standards and procedures contained in State law as further limited in this paragraph. All items procured with NCDOCCJPP grant funds must be the property of the Grantee,not any of its employees or contractors. All procurement shall be accomplished by obtaining adequate and effective competition to the maximum practicable extent consistent with the value and specification of supplies and services to be produced. Publicly advertised procurement with sealed bids and public openings shall be the preferred method. A system of contract administration shall be maintained to assure the following: 1) contractor conformity with the terms, conditions, and specifications of the contract purchase order and 2) adequate follow up of all deliveries. The Grantee must maintain procurement records which provide documentation of procurement action including the justification for sole or sinele source or the negotiated method of procurement. The"cost plus a percentage of cost" method of contracting shall not be used. G. Letting of Purchase Contracts: All purchases of furniture, fixtures, equipment, materials and supplies for the project described in the approved application shall be made at the lowest possible reasonable price. The Grantee agrees to adhere to the following requirements in making such purchases: a) when the purchase will require more than $1,000 but less than $2,500, informal bids shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, taking into consideration quality,performance and the time specified for performance, although if this requirement is in conflict with Grantee county policy,that county policy may be applied; b) all other purchases shall be made through the Grantee's normal commercial purchasing procedures. The NCDOCCJPP reserves the right to establish the price or set the allowable cost value of any items acquired by the Grantee without compliance with these provisions. All new vehicles purchased with project funds must follow formal bid procedures. This procedure involves soliciting sealed bids from qualified sources of supply. The requirement is legally advertised and bids are opened in public. At least two responsible bids must be received and the lowest bid must be accepted. Any vehicle purchase requires prior approval of the NCDOCCJPP. Counties also have the option to make purchases under State contract. All such purchases made with NCDOCCJPP grant funds must result in ownership by the Grantee county of purchased items.