2014-648 Orange County - FY2015 NCDOT - Nonurbanized Area Public Transportation Grant Agreement - Section 5311

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nonsupervisory employee of a public transportation system (or of any other agency or entity performing related functions) receiving FTA assistance to whom the Hatch Act would not otherwise apply. g. False or Fraudulent Statements or Claims. The Contractor acknowledges and agrees that: (1) Civil Fraud. The Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986, as amended, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3801 et seq., and U.S. DOT regulations, "Program Fraud Civil Remedies," 49 C.F.R. Part 31, apply to its activities in connection with the Project. By executing this Agreement for the Project, the Contractor certifies or affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of each statement it has made, it makes, or it may make in connection with the Project. In addition to other penalties that may apply, the Contractor also understands that if it makes a false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim, statement, submission, certification, assurance, or representation to the Federal/State Government concerning the Project, the Federal/State Government reserves the right to impose on the Contractor the penalties of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986, as amended, to the extent the Federal/State Government deems appropriate. (2) Criminal Fraud. If the Contractor makes a false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim, statement, submission, certification, assurance, or representation to the Federal/State Government or includes a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation in any agreement with the Federal/State Government in connection with a Project authorized under 49 U.S.C. chapter 53 or any other Federal law, the Federal/State Government reserves the right to impose on the Contractor the penalties of 49 U.S.C. § 5323(1), 18 U.S.C. § 1001 or other applicable Federal/State law to the extent the Federal/State Government deems appropriate. Section 7. Project Expenditures/Payment/Reimbursement. a. General. The Department shall reimburse the Contractor for allowable costs for work performed under the terms of this Agreement which shall be financed with Federal Section 5311 funds and State matching funds. The Contractor shall expend funds provided in this Agreement in accordance with the approved Project Budget(s), included as Attachment C to this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the work conducted pursuant to this Agreement shall be done on an actual cost basis by the Contractor. Expenditures submitted for reimbursement shall include all eligible cost incurred within the Period Covered. The Period Covered represents the monthly or quarterly timeframe in which the project reports expenditures to the Department. All payments issued by the Department will be on a reimbursable basis unless the Contractor requests and the Department approves an advance payment. The Department allows grantees in good standing to request advance payment (prior to issuing payment to the vendor) for vehicles and other high-cost capital items. The Contractor agrees to deposit any advance payments into its account when received and issue payment to the vendor within 3 (three) business days. The amount of reimbursement from the Department shall not exceed the funds budgeted in the approved Project Budget. The Contractor shall initiate and prosecute to completion all actions necessary to enable the Contractor to provide its share of project costs at or prior to the time that such funds are needed to meet project costs. The Contractor shall provide its share of project costs from sources other than FTA and State funds from the Department. Any costs for work not eligible for Federal and State participation shall be financed one hundred percent (100%) by the Contractor. b. Administrative Expenditures. In order to assist the Contractor in financing the administrative costs of the project, the Department shall reimburse the Contractor up to the percentage specified in the Approved Project Budget of allowable administrative costs which shall be determined by available funding. C. Operating Expenditures. In order to assist in financing the operating costs of the project, the Department shall reimburse the Contractor for the lesser of the following when providing Section 5311 operating assistance: (1) The balance of unrecovered operating expenditures after deducting all farebox and other operating revenues, or (2) Up to the percentage specified in the Approved Project Budget of the allowable total operating expenditures which shall be determined by available funding. Revised 4/22/14 Page 7 of 36