Authorizing acceptance of a grant offer by the Environmental Protection Agency, designating the signatory by name and title and providing assurances required as a consideration in the grant offer

Home Browse Search

6. That any change or changes in the contract which make any major alteration in the work required by the plans and specifica- tions, or which raise the cost of the project above the latest estimate, approved by the Commissioner of the Water Quality Office, will be submitted to the Commissioner for prior approval; 7. That the construction of the project, including the letting of contracts in connection therewith, shall conform to the applicable requirements of State and local laws and ordinances; 8. That the construction contract will provide that the representatives of the Water Quality Office and the State will have access to the work wherever it is in preparation or progress and that the contractor will provide proper facilities for such access and inspection; 9. That the City of South Bend will provide and maintain competent and adequate engineering supervision and inspection at the project to insure that the construction conforms with the approved plans and specifications; 10. That adequate accounting and fiscal records will be maintained which fully disclose the amount, receipt, and disposition of the grant assistance provided, the total cost of the project in connection with which the grant has been offered, the amount and identi- fication of that portion of the cost of the project supplied from other sources, and such other records as the Commissioner may prescribe to facilitate an effective audit; 11. That all funds granted pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act shall be expended solely for carrying out the approved project; 12. That the Commissioner and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers and records of the grantee that are pertinent to grants received under the Act, and the grantee shall submit to the Commissioner of the Water Quality Offices or the Comptroller General of the United States such documents and information as they may require in connection with the project; 13. That the construction contract will require the contractor to comply with the regulations of the Secretary of Labor made pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act of March 3, 1931, as amended (40USC276a through 276a-5) , The Anti-Kickback Act of June 13, 1934 (40USC276c) , and the Contract Work Hours Standards Act of August 13, 1962 (40USC327-330) , and any amendments or modifications thereto, to cause appropriate prc visions to be inserted in subcontracts to insure compliance therewith by all subcontractors subject thereto, and to be responsible for the submission of statements required of subcontractors thereunder, except as the Secretary of Labor may specifically provide for reasonable limitation, variations, tolerances, and exemptions from the requirements thereof; -2-