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• 12 <br />C:\CONSOLIDATED CONTRACT 00-O1.FINAL.d1C <br />AMENDMENT OF CONTRACT <br />Page 10 of 11 <br />Amendments, modifications, or waivers of this contract may be made at anytime by <br />mutual agreement of all parties. Amendments shall be in writing and signed by <br />appropriate authorities. <br />J. PROVISION OF TERMINATION <br />Either party may terminate this contract for reasons other than non-compliance upon <br />sixty- (60) days written notice. If termination should occur, the Department shall receive <br />payment only for allowable expenditures. <br />The State may withhold payment to the Department until the State can determine whether <br />the Department is entitled to further payment or whether the State is entitled to a refund. <br />K. COMPLIANCE <br />1. The State shall respond to non-compliance with all terms of .this contract as <br />follows: <br />a. Upon determination of non-compliance, the State shall give the <br />Department sixty (60) days written notice to come into compliance. If the <br />deficiency is corrected, the Department shall submit a written report to the <br />State that sets forth the corrective action taken. <br />b. If the above deficiencies should not be corrected to the satisfaction of the <br />State after the. sixty- (60) day period, disbursement of funds for the <br />particular activity may be temporarily suspended pending negotiation of a <br />plan of corrective action. <br />c. If the deficiency is still not corrected within the next thirty- (30) days <br />following temporary suspension of funding, program funds may, be <br />permanently suspended until the Department can provide evidence that <br />the deficiencies have been corrected. <br />d. In the event of the Department's non-compliance with clauses of this <br />contract, the State may cancel, terminate, or suspend this contract in <br />whole or in part and the Department may be declared ineligible for further <br />State contracts or agreements. Such terminations for non-compliance <br />shall not occur until (1) the provisions of Section K 1 (a-c) have been <br />followed, documented, and have failed to provide a resolution, (2) all other <br />reasonable administrative remedies have been exhausted. <br />2. If the Department or the State should be determined out of compliance with the <br />provisions of the contract, either party may file a formal appeal with the Office of <br />Administrative Hearings. <br />Sionature Page attached <br />