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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIndirect Cost Rate AgreementyO y;Iv}.1! 4, ,944N DEN, 0- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Region IV, Miami Field Office Brickell Plaza Federal Building 909 SE First Avenue, Room 500 Miami, FL 33131-3028 Mr. Carlos A. Migoya, City Manager City of Miami 4111 SW Second Avenue, Second Floor Miami Florida 33233-0708 Subject: INDIRECT COST RATE AGREEMENT For the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2011 NOV 1 9 2010 RECEV'D - CITY OF MIAMI DEPT. OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPME(r NOV 2 9 Z010 DIRECTOR'S OFFICE Dear Mr. Migoya: This is to notify you that your indirect cost rate proposal for FY 2011 USHUD programs has been approved. Please retain copies of the enclosed Certification and Agreement for your files. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Alfred J. Bcllini at 305-520-5006, or email to Alfred.J.Bellini@HUD_GOV_ Community Planning and Development Enclosures: (2) For more information on HUD programs and what's new at HUD, visit HUD's Home Page on the World INDIRECT COST RATE AGREEMENT The rate(s) approved in this Agreement is for use on grants, contracts, and other agreements with the Federal Government to which OMB Circular No. A-87 applies, subject to the conditions in Section II, A, below. The Local Governmental Unit negotiated the rate(s) with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in accordance with the authority contained in Attachment A, Section E.2 (a), of the Circular. TYPE INDIRECT COST: Fixed Simplified Method SECTION I: RATES FROM TO RATE LOCATION APPLICABLE TO 10/01/10 09/30/11 20.0 % All All Federal Programs A. LIMITATIONS: Use of the rate(s) contained in the Agreement is subject to all statutory or administrative limitations and is applicable to a given grant or contract only to the extent that funds are available. Acceptance of the rate(s) agreed to herein is predicated upon the following conditions: The rate(s) cited in this Agreement is subject to audit. The difference between the estimated costs and the actual costs of this period covered by the rate(s) will be carried forward as an adjustment to the rate(s) computation of a subsequent period. (1) No costs other than those incurred by the grantee/contractor or allocated to the grantee/contractor via an approved central service cost allocation plan were included in its indirect cost pool as finally accepted and that such incurred costs are legal obligations of the grantee/ contractor and allowable under the governing cost principles. (2) The same costs that have been charged as indirect costs have not been claimed as direct costs, (3) Similar types of costs have been accorded consistent treatment. (4) The infoinuation provided by the grantee/contractor, which was used as a basis for acceptance of the rate(s) agreed to herein, is not subsequently found to be materially inaccurate. B. CHANGES: The grantee/contractor is required to provide written notification to the indirect cost negotiator prior to implementing any changes which could affect the applicability of the approved rates. Changes in the indirect cost recovery plan, which may result from changes such as the method of accounting or organizational structure, require the prior written approval of the Director of Planning and Community Development, 7 Miami, Florida. Failure to obtain such prior written approval may result in cost disallowance. C. NOTIFICATION TO FEDERAL AGENCIES: A copy of this document is to be provided by this organization to other Federal funding sources as a means of notifying them of the Agreement contained herein. D. SPECIAL REMARKS: 1. Indirect costs charged to Federal grants/contracts by means other than the rate(s) cited in this Agreement should be adjusted to the applicable rate(s) cited herein and be applied to the appropriate base to identify the proper amount of indirect costs allocable to the program. 2. Indirect costs allocable to a particular award or other cost objective may not be shifted to other Federal awards to overcome funding deficiencies, or to avoid restrictions imposed by law or by the terms of the award. ACCEPTANCE By the Cognizant Agency on Behalf of The Federal Government: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Name: Maria R. Ortiz Title: Director, Community Planning and Development, Miami, Florida By the Organization: City of Miami, State of Florida Name: Title: Signature: Date: CERTIFICATE OF INDIRECT COSTS I have reviewed the indirect cost proposal based on actual costs for the year ended 9/30/2008. This is to certify that: 1. All costs included in the proposal(s) submitted on February 04, 2010 to establish provisional, final, or fixed indirect cost rate(s), for the period October 01, 2010 through September 30, 2011, are allowable in accordance with the requirements of grants/contracts to which they apply and with the Federal cost principles; i.e., (please check those applicable cost principles): X OMB Circular A-87, Cost Principles for State, Local and Federally recognized Indian Tribal Governments. OMB Circular A-122, Cost Principles for Non -Profit Organizations Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Subpart 31.2, Cost Principles for Commercial Organizations. 2. This proposal does not include any costs which are unallowable under applicable Federal cost principles. For example: Advertising, contributions and donations, bad debts, entertainment costs, fines and penalties, general government expenses, and defense of fraud proceedings; 3. The requirements and standards on lobbying costs for non-profit (A-122) and commercial (FAR) organizations have been complied with for the fiscal year ended N/A, and 4. All costs included in this proposal are properly allocable to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants/contracts on the basis of a beneficial or casual relationship between the expenses incurred and the agreements to which they are allocated in accordance with applicable Federal cost principles. Subject to the provisions of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986, (31 USC 3801 et seq.), and the Department of Labor's implementing regulations, (29 CFR Part 22), the False Claims Act (18 USC 287 and 31 USC 3729); and the False Statements Act (18 USC 1001), I declare to the best of my knowledge the foregoing is true and correct. Grantee: City of Miami, Florida Authorized Official (Type or Print): Carlos A. Migoya Title: City Manager Signature: Date: