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Warranties and Representations
Financial Management
Recipient's financial management system shall provide for the following:
(1) Accurate, current and complete disclosure of the financial results of this project or program
(2) Records that identify adequately the source and application of funds for all activities. These
records shall contain information pertaining to grant awards, authorizations, obligations,
unobligated balances, assets, outlays, income and interest.
(3) Effective control over and accountability for all funds, property and other assets. Recipient
shall adequately safeguard all such assets and assure that they are used solely for
authorized purposes.
(4) Comparison of expenditures with budget amounts for each Request For Payment. Whenever
appropriate, financial information should be related to performance and unit cost data.
(5) Written procedures for determining the reasonableness, allocability and allowability of costs
in accordance with the provisions of the applicable cost principles and the terms and
conditions of this grant.
(6) Accounting records, including cost accounting records that are supported by source
documentation.
Competition.
All procurement transactions shall be conducted in a manner to provide, to the maximum extent practical,
open and free competition. The Recipient shall be alert to conflicts of interest as well as noncompetitive
practices among contractors that may restrict or eliminate competition or otherwise restrain trade. In order
to ensure objective contractor performance and eliminate unfair competitive advantage, contractors that
develop or draft specifications, requirements, statements of work, invitations for bids and/or requests for
proposals shall be excluded from competing for such procurements. Awards shall be made to the bidder
or offeror whose bid or offer is responsive to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the Recipient,
price, quality and other factors considered. Solicitations shall clearly set forth all requirements that the
bidder or offeror shall fulfill in order for the bid or offer.to be evaluated by the Recipient. Any and all bids
or offers may be rejected when it is in the Recipient's interest to do so.
Codes of conduct.
The Recipient shall maintain written standards of conduct governing the performance of its employees
engaged in the award and administration of contracts. No employee, officer, or agent shall participate in
the selection, award, or administration of a contract supported by public grant funds if a real or apparent
conflict of interest would be involved. Such a conflict would arise when the employee, officer, or agent,
any member of his or her immediate family, his or her partner, or an organization which employs or is
about to employ any of the parties indicated herein, has a financial or other interest in the firm selected for
an award. The officers, employees, and agents of the Recipient shall neither solicit nor accept gratuities,
favors, or anything of monetary value from contractors, or parties to subcontracts. The standards of
conduct shall provide for disciplinary actions to be applied for violations of such standards by officers,
employees, or agents of the recipient.
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Business Hours
The Recipient shall have its offices open for business, with the entrance door open to the public, and at
least one employee on site, from 8am to 4pm. Monday through Friday.
Licensing and Permitting
All subcontractors or employees hired by the Recipient shall have all current licenses and permits
required for all of the particular work for which they are hired by the Recipient.
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