2017-574 OPT - FY2018 NCDOT application for Section 5339 Public Transportation Grant

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W. Procurement Notification Requirements. With respect to any procurement for goods and services (including construction services) having an aggregate value of $500,000 or more (in Federal funds), the Grantee agrees to: (1) Specify the amount of Federal and State funds that will be used to finance the acquisition in any announcement of the contract award for such goods or services; and (2) Express the said amount as a percentage of the total costs of the planned acquisition. X. Contract Administration System. The Grantee shall maintain a contract administration system that ensures that Grantees /SubGrantees perform in accordance with the terms, conditions, and specifications of their contracts or purchase orders. y. Access to Third PartV Contract Records. The Grantee agrees, and agrees to require its third party Grantees and third party SubGrantees, at as many tiers of the Project as required, to provide to the Federal and State awarding agencies or their duly authorized representatives, access to all third party contract records to the extent required by 49 U.S.C. § 5325(g), and retain such documents for at least five (5) years after project completion. Section 15. Leases. a. Capital Leases. To the extent applicable, the Grantee agrees to comply with FTA regulations, "Capital Leases," 49 C.F.R. Part 639, and any revision thereto. b. Leases Involving Certificates of Participation. The Grantee agrees to obtain the Department's concurrence before entering into any leasing arrangement involving the issuance of certificates of participation in connection with the acquisition of any capital asset. C. Lease vs. Purchase. The Grantee agrees to obtain the Department's concurrence and a cost analysis will be presented to evaluate the terms and conditions prior to entering into any lease agreement. Section 16. Hold Harmless. Except as prohibited or otherwise limited by State law or except to the extent that FTA or the Department determines otherwise in writing, upon request by the Federal or State Government, the Grantee agrees to indemnify, save, and hold harmless the Federal and State Government and its officers, agents, and employees acting within the scope of their official duties against any liability, including costs and expenses, resulting from any willful or intentional violation by the Grantee of proprietary rights, copyrights, or right of privacy, arising out of the publication, translation, reproduction, delivery, use, or disposition of any data furnished under the Project. The Grantee shall not be required to indemnify the Federal or State Government for any such liability caused by the wrongful acts of Federal or State employees or agents. Section 17. Use of Real Property, Equipment, and Supplies. The Grantee understands and agrees that the Federal /State Government retains a Federal /State interest in any real property, equipment, and supplies financed with Federal /State assistance (Project property) until, and to the extent, that the Federal /State Government relinquishes its Federal /State interest in that Project property. With respect to any Project property financed with Federal /State assistance under this Agreement, the Grantee agrees to comply with the following provisions, except to the extent FTA or the Department determines otherwise in writing: a. Use of Project Property. The Grantee agrees to maintain continuing control of the use of Project property to the extent satisfactory to FTA. The Grantee agrees to use Project property for appropriate Project purposes (which may include joint development purposes that generate program income, both during and after the award period and used to support public transportation activities) for the duration of the useful life of that property, as required by FTA or the Department. Should the Grantee unreasonably delay or fail to use Project property during the useful life of that property, the Grantee agrees that it may be required to return the entire amount of the Federal and State assistance expended on that property. The Grantee further agrees to notify the Department immediately when any Project property is withdrawn from Project use or when any Project property is used in a manner substantially different from the representations the Grantee has made in its Application or in the Project Description for this Agreement for the Project. In turn, the Department shall be responsible for notifying FTA. 05/27/2015 Page 21 of 36