Agreement - Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority - Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program

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FLOOD PLAIN PROHIBITION The Award cannot be used to rehabilitate a home where it or its land is located within the boundaries of a one hundred (100)-year floodplain. CONSTRUCTION SIGNAGE If construction signage is used that mentions the names of any specific funding entities, the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority's name shall appear on such signage. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY The Recipient must maintain written standards of conduct covering conflicts of interest and governing the performance of its employees engage in the selection, award and administration of contracts. Codes of conduct must prohibit real and apparent conflicts of interest that may arise among officers, employees, or agents; prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of gifts or gratuities over minimal value by officers, employees, or agents for their personal benefit; and outline administrative and disciplinary actions available to remedy violations of such standards. No employee, officer, or agent may participate in the selection, award, or administration of a contract supported by the Award if he or she has a real or apparent conflict of interest. Such a conflict of interest 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 or a tangible personal benefit from a firm considered for a contract. The officers, employees, and agents of the Recipient may neither solicit nor accept gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from contractors or parties to subcontracts. However, the Recipient may set standards for situations in which the financial interest is not substantial or the gift is an unsolicited item of nominal value. The standards of conduct must provide for disciplinary actions to be applied for violations of such standards by officers, employees, or agents of the Recipient. If the Recipient has a parent, affiliate, or subsidiary organization that is not a state, Iocal government, or Indian tribe, the Recipient must also maintain written standards of conduct covering organizational conflicts of interest. Organizational conflicts of interest means that because of relationships with a parent company, affiliate, or subsidiary organization, the Recipient is unable or appears to be unable to be impartial in in administering the award or conducting a procurement action involving a related organization. The Recipient's procedures must avoid acquisition of unnecessary or duplicative items. Consideration should be given to consolidating or breaking out procurements to obtain a more economical purchase. Where appropriate, an analysis will be made of lease versus purchase alternatives, and any other appropriate analysis to determine the most economical approach. CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE The Recipient must disclose in writing any potential conflict of interest to IHCDA. MANDATORY DISCLOSURE The Recipient must disclose, in a timely manner, in writing to IHCDA all violations of Federal criminal Iaw involving fraud, bribery, or gratuity violations potentially affecting the Award. The Recipient's failure to make these disclosures may subject to the Recipient to remedies of non-compliance set forth in 2 CFR 200,338, which includes suspension or debarment. INTERNAL CONTROLS The Recipient must: A. Establish and maintain effective internal control over federal funds that provides reasonable assurance that the Recipient is managing federal funds in compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the federal funding. These internal controls should be in compliance with guidance in "Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government" issued by the Comptroller General of the United States or the "Internal Control Integrated Framework", issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). B. Comply with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of federal funds. C. Evaluate and monitor the Recipient's compliance with statutes, regulations and the terms and conditions of the federal funds. LEAD- CITY of SOUTH BEND LD-019-003 Recapture Page 17 of23