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d.The County and the Funding Recipient agree that in fulfilling the terms and <br />conditions of this Agreement neither shall discriminate on the basis of race,creed, <br />color,national origin,age,sex,marital status,or the presence of a physical,sensory, <br />or mental handicap. <br />e.The Services shall at all times be subject to inspection by and approval of the <br />County,but the County's making (or failure or delay in making)such inspection or <br />approval shall not relieve Funding Recipient of its responsibility to perform the <br />Services in accord with this Agreement,notwithstanding the County's knowledge of <br />defective or non-complying pedormance,or the substantiality or ease of discovering <br />the same.Funding Recipient shall provide the County with sufficient,safe,and <br />proper facilities and equipment for such inspection and free access to such facilities. <br />f.This contract is subject to review by any Federal or State auditor.Funding Recipient <br />shall promptly furnish the County or its designee,or such Federal or State auditor <br />with such information related to the Services as may be requested by the applicable <br />governmental entity.Funding Recipient shall preserve and maintain all financial <br />records and records relating to pedormance of Services under this Agreement for six <br />(6)years after contract termination.For such duration after the County makes final <br />payment of compensation due hereunder,Funding Recipient shall provide the <br />County access to (and the County shall have the right to examine,audit and copy, <br />with or without notice)all of Funding Recipient's books,documents,papers and <br />records related to the Services or this Agreement. <br />g.Funding Recipient understands and acknowledges that Funding Recipient is solely <br />responsible for its own reporting and accounting of all state,federal,social security,and <br />local taxes,of every nature,arising from Funding Recipient's performance of this <br />Agreement.All compensation received by the Funding Recipient will be repoded to the <br />Internal Revenue Service at the end of the calendar year in accord with the applicable <br />IRS regulations. <br />h.The grantee shall obligate funding towards construction of the project no later than <br />six months from the time of grant execution (providing the grantee has not submitted <br />the project as being "banked"-COG Policy 2018-05).Obligation is expected to take <br />two forms:consultant contracting or contractor award.Presuming the COG <br />recommends a design only phase of a proposed Public Facility grant,obligation <br />requirements are met on the date of grantee signature on consultant design <br />contract(s).COG recommended construction awards will complete obligation <br />requirements on the date of grantee signature on construction contracts.Failure in <br />obligating grant awards within the prescribed timeframe results in the grant award <br />being remanded back to COG for recommended re-purposing by the Board of <br />County Commissioners. <br />i.The grantee is obligated to follow Public Facility Fund COG policies in effect at the <br />time of grant award as reflected in the Resolution signature date authorizing recipient <br />contracting.COG policies may be obtained from the Department of Public Works <br />(509)962-7523. <br />Distressed County Sales and Use Tax infrastructure improvement Program Funding Agreement <br />Page 3