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M <br />5. Contractor must make available the KeyTrain Tutorial and <br />WorkKeys Assessment to ensure each participant has the <br />opportunity to gain the CRC. It is expected all contractors <br />will strive to meet this requirement. <br />6. De- obligation of Funds: <br />The WIA Contractor must meet the expenditure benchmarks <br />specified by the deadline date of April as stated in # 2 of <br />the Performance Benchmarks or will be subjected to a de- <br />obligation of funds not expended. The funds will be returned <br />to the Local Area. <br />7. Staff /Participant Ratio: <br />The WIA Contractor shall maintain at all times the appropriate <br />staff /participant ratio of 1 -35, with exception to those in <br />follow -up. Failure to comply with this LA requirement may <br />result in a WIA Contractor being placed in a probationary <br />status, with payments authorized under this contract withheld, <br />until such time the required ratio is in balance by hiring <br />additional staff to handle the influx of additional <br />participants. Under no circumstances should potential <br />customers be placed on a waiting list due to the <br />participant /staff ratio exceeding the required limit; <br />contractors must increase the staff to accommodate the <br />increase in numbers. If a contractor should experience a <br />hardship in meeting this requirement, must notify the Local <br />Area in writing detailing the hardship. <br />8. Contracting for Professional Services: <br />Contractors must obtain written approval from the Local Area <br />for all contracts for professional services. Written requests <br />for such services must be in compliance with the Local Area's <br />Contracting for Services Policy. Please refer to the Policy. <br />Any written request not in compliance with the Policy will be <br />denied. <br />9. INCORPORATED DOCUMENTS AND DEFINITIONS: <br />A. Documents Included in the Contract: <br />The following documents are hereby made a part of this Contract <br />by reference, and compliance with the applicable provisions of <br />the documents is a condition of this Contract: the Act and the <br />regulations, orders, circular and issuances; applicable state <br />laws, regulations, instructions and issuances; the WIA <br />Contractor's "Statement of Work" as negotiated and attachments <br />thereto in effect or promulgated during the term of this <br />Contract or any extension thereof. <br />B. Definition: <br />All definitions included in the Act and the regulations <br />promulgated under the Act, in other applicable federal <br />statutes, regulations, circular and directives and in <br />applicable sections of the North Carolina General Statutes and <br />Local Workforce Area Contract Agreement Page 3 of 29 <br />Amended 7/14 <br />