Agenda - 10-04-2016 - 6-e - North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program - Orange County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Project

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10 AOC ,��,�� INITIALS Revised VW20l6 5. Outsourcing. All work shall be performed in the United States of America. No work will be allowed to be outsourced outside the United States of America. 6. Property and Equipment. (a) Maintenance and Inventory. The Agency shall maintain and inventory all property and equipment purchased under this contract. (b) Utilization. The property and equipment purchased under this contract must be utilized by the Agency for the sole purpose of furthering the traffic safety efforts of the Agency for the entire useful life of the property or equipment. (c) Title Interest. The Department and NHTSA retain title interest in all property and equipment purchased under this contract. In the event that the Agency fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this Agreement or terminates this contract, the Department, at its d\acratiun, may take either of the following actions: (i) Require the Agency to purchase the property or equipment at fair market value or other mutually agreed to amount; or (ii) Require the Agency to transfer the property or equi t and UUacfoaidpropertyornquipmon1. if any, to the Department or to another Agency, as directed by the Department. (d) Non-expendable Property. Non-expendable property is defined as property or equipment having a value of $5000 or more with a life expectancy of more than one year. Non-expendable property purchased under this contract cannot be sold, \naded, or disposed of in any manner without the expressed written permission of the Department. T. Promotional, Educational or Other Materials. If a||owed, any prumutiona|, educational or other materials developed using funds from this contract must be reviewed and approved by the GHSP prior to their production or purchase. The cost of these materials is generally limited to a maximum of$5,00 per item. 8. Review of Reports and Publications. Any reports, poporo, puh||omUnno, or other items developed using funds from this contract must be reviewed and approved by the GHSP prior to their release, '�.' Reimbursement. • r` ` (a) General. Only actual allowable costs are`eligible for reimbursement. Claims for reimbursement must ^ � be made a minimum of monthly and no more than quarterly via the Grants Management ' ' Claims for reimbursement not made within the three month threshold are subject to denia|:'Tho� itemized invoice shall be supported by documentation of costs as prescribed by the Department. Reimbursements will not be processed if,other required reports are incomplete or have not been submitted. Failure to submit complete reports by the required deadline may result in denial of reimbursement. (b) Approval. The Governor's Highway Safety Program and the Department's Fiscal Section shall approve the itemized invoice prior to payment. (c) Unapproved Costs. Any rejected or unaccepted costs shall be borne by the Agency. The Agency agrees that in the event the Department determines that, due to Federal or State regulations that grant funds must be refunded, the Agency will reimburse the Department a sum of money equal to the amount of Federal and State participation in the rejected costs. (d) Final Claims for Reimbursement. Final claims for reimbursement must be received by the GHSP within 30 days following the close of the approved contract period. Project funds not claimed by this date are s to reversion. (e) Expending Funds Under This Contract. Under no circumstances will reimbursement be made for costs incurred prior to the contract effective date or after the contract ending date. 10. Project Costs. It is understood and agreed that the work conducted pursuant to this contract shall be done on an actual cost basis by the Agency. The amount of reimbursement from the Department shall not exceed the estimated funds budgeted in the approved contract. The Agency shall initiate and prosecute to completion all actions necessary to enable the Agency to provide its share of the project costs at or prior to the conclusion of the project. 11. Program Income. The Agency shall account for program income related to projects financed in whole or in part with federal funds in accordance with 49 CFR Part 18. Program income earned during the contract period shall be retained by the Agency and added to the funds committed to the project by the GHSP and be used to further eligible program objectives. Program income must be accounted for separately and the records made available for audit purposes. Page 3