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equipment and furnishings, such as movable chairs, desks, and portable computer
<br />equipment, that are used at or within the finished infrastructure project but are not
<br />an integral part of or permanently affixed to the structure.
<br />Infrastructure, for the purposes of BABAA, includes, at a minimum, the structures,
<br />facilities, and equipment for, in the United States, roads, highways and bridges;
<br />public transportation; dams, ports, harbors and other maritime facilities; intercity
<br />passenger and freight railroads; freight and intermodal facilities; airports; water
<br />systems, including drinking water and wastewater systems; electrical transmission
<br />facilities and systems; utilities; broadband infrastructure; and buildings and real
<br />property. Infrastructure includes facilities that generate, transport, and distribute
<br />energy.
<br />iii. The Subrecipient's contractors and their subcontractors who apply or bid for an
<br />award for an infrastructure project subject to the domestic preference requirement
<br />in the BABAA shall file a required certification to the Subrecipient with each bid or
<br />offer for an infrastructure project, unless a domestic preference requirement is
<br />waived by FEMA. Contractors and subcontractors must certify that no federal
<br />financial assistance funding for infrastructure projects will be provided unless all the
<br />iron, steel, manufactured projects, and construction materials used in the project
<br />are produced in the United States. BABAA, Pub. L. No. 117-58, §§ 70901-52.
<br />Contractors and subcontractors shall also disclose any use of federal financial
<br />assistance for infrastructure projects that does not ensure compliance with BABAA
<br />domestic preference requirement. Such disclosures shall be forwarded to the
<br />Subrecipient who will forward them to the Department who, in turn, will forward the
<br />disclosures to FEMA. The Build America, Buy America Act Self -Certification form
<br />is included herein as Attachment G.
<br />If the Subrecipient is interested in applying for a waiver, the Subrecipient should contact
<br />the Department Key Personnel to determine the requirements. All waiver requests must
<br />include a detailed justification for the use of goods, products, or materials mined,
<br />produced, or manufactured outside the United States and a certification that there was a
<br />good faith effort to solicit bids for domestic products supported by terms included in
<br />requests for proposals, contracts, and nonproprietary communications with potential
<br />suppliers.
<br />8. SUBRECIPIENT MONITORING
<br />a. The Department will monitor the activities of the Subrecipient from award to closeout. The
<br />goal of the Department's monitoring activities is to ensure that subrecipients receiving
<br />federal pass -through funds are in compliance with this Agreement, federal and state audit
<br />requirements, federal grant guidance, and applicable federal and state financial
<br />regulations, as well as 2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F.
<br />b. To document compliance with 2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F requirements, the Subrecipient
<br />shall complete and return to the Department an Audit Certification/FFATA form. Reporting
<br />requirements are referenced in section 3.c.
<br />C. Monitoring activities may include, but are not limited to:
<br />i. Review of financial and performance reports
<br />ii. Monitoring and documenting the completion of Agreement deliverables
<br />iii. Documentation of phone calls, meetings (e.g. agendas, sign -in sheets, meeting
<br />minutes), a -mails and correspondence
<br />iv. Review of reimbursement requests and supporting documentation to ensure
<br />allowability and consistency with Agreement work plan, budget, and federal
<br />requirements
<br />V. Observation and documentation of Agreement related activities, such as
<br />exercises, training, events, and equipment demonstrations
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