Hairpin Ranch RCO Project Agreement_Forterra Signed

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defense of such claims. PROJECT FUNDING A. Authority. This Agreement and funding is made available to Sponsor through the RCO. B. Additional Amounts. The RCO or Funding Entity shall not be obligated to pay any amount beyond the dollar amount as identified in this Agreement, unless an additional amount has been approved in advance by the RCO director and incorporated by written amendment into this Agreement. C. Before the Agreement. No expenditure made, or obligation incurred, by the Sponsor before the project start date shall be eligible for grant funds, in whole or in part, unless specifically provided for by the RCO director, such as a waiver of retroactivity or program specific eligible pre -Agreement costs. For reimbursements of such costs, this Agreement must be fully executed and an original received by RCO. The dollar amounts identified in this Agreement may be reduced as necessary to exclude any such expenditure from reimbursement. D. After the Period of Performance. No expenditure made, or obligation incurred, following the period of performance shall be eligible, in whole or in part, for grant funds hereunder. In addition to any remedy the RCO or Funding Entity may have under this Agreement, the grant amounts identified in this Agreement shall be reduced to exclude any such expenditure from participation. PROJECT REIMBURSEMENTS A. Reimbursement Basis. This Agreement is administered on a reimbursement basis per WAC 286-13 and/or 420-12, which ever has been designated to apply. Only the primary Sponsor may request reimbursement for eligible and allowable costs incurred during the period of performance. The primary Sponsor may only request reimbursement after (1) this Agreement has been fully executed and (2) the Sponsor has remitted payment to its vendors. RCO will authorize disbursement of project funds only on a reimbursable basis at the percentage as defined in the PROJECT FUNDING Section. Reimbursement shall not be approved for any expenditure not incurred by the Sponsor or for a donation used as part of its matching share. RCO does not reimburse for donations. All reimbursement requests must include proper documentation of expenditures as required by RCO. B. Reimbursement Request Frequency. The primary Sponsor is required to submit a reimbursement request to RCO, at a minimum for each project at least once a year for reimbursable activities occurring between July 1 and June 30 or as identified in the milestones. Sponsors must refer to the most recent applicable RCO manuals and this Agreement regarding reimbursement requirements. C. Compliance and Payment. The obligation of RCO to pay any amount(s) under this Agreement is expressly conditioned on strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement and other agreements between RCO and the Sponsor. D. Retainage Held Until Project Complete. RCO reserves the right to withhold disbursement of the total amount of the grant to the Sponsor until the project has been completed. A project is considered "complete" when: 1. All approved or required activities outlined in the Agreement are done; 2. On-site signs are in place (if applicable); 3. A final project report is submitted to and accepted by RCO; 4. Any other required documents and media are complete and submitted to RCO; 5. A final reimbursement request is submitted to RCO; 6. The completed project has been accepted by RCO; 7. Final amendments have been processed; 8. Fiscal transactions are complete, and 9. RCO has accepted a final boundary map of the project area for which the Agreement terms will apply in the future. RECOVERY OF PAYMENTS A. Recovery for Noncompliance. In the event that the Sponsor fails to expend funds under this Agreement in accordance with state and federal laws, and/or the provisions of the Agreement, or meet its percentage of the project total, RCO reserves the right to recover grant award funds in the amount equivalent to the extent of noncompliance in RCO: 16-1634 Revision Date: 1/1/2019 Page 13 of 19