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<br />SECTION VI GENERAL PROVISIONS
<br />1. Access to Records. The CONSULTANT shall maintain all books, documents, papers.
<br />correspondence, accounting records and other evidence pertaining to the cost incurred under this Contract,
<br />and shall make such materials available at their respective offices at all reasonable times during the period
<br />of this Contract and for five (5) years from the date of final payment under the terms of this Contract, for
<br />inspection or audit by the LPA, or its authorized representative, and copies thereof shall be furnished free
<br />of charge, if requested by the LPA, The CONSULTANT agrees that, upon request by any agency
<br />participating in federally- assisted programs with whom the CONSULTANT has contracted or seeks to
<br />contract, the CONSULTANT may release or make available to the agency any working papers from an
<br />audit performed by the LPA of the CONSULTANT in connection with this Contract, including any books,
<br />documents, papers, accounting records and other documentation which support or form the basis for the
<br />audit conclusions and judgments.
<br />2. Assignment; Successors.
<br />A. The CONSULTANT binds its successors and assignees to all the terms and conditions of this
<br />Contract. The CONSULTANT shall not assign or subcontract the whole or any part of this Contract
<br />without the LPA's prior written consent, except that the CONSULTANT may assign its right to receive
<br />payments to such third parties as the CONSULTANT may desire without the prior written consent of the
<br />LPA, provided that the CONSULTANT gives written notice (including evidence of such assignment) to the
<br />LPA thirty (30) days in advance of any payment so assigned. The assignment shall cover all unpaid
<br />amounts under this Contract and shall not be made to more than one party.
<br />B. Any substitution of SUB - CONSULTANTS must first be approved and receive written
<br />authorization from the LPA. Any substitution or termination of a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
<br />( "DBE ") SUB - CONSULTANT must first be approved and receive written authorization from the LPA and
<br />INDOT's Economic Opportunity Division Director.
<br />3. Audit. The CONSULTANT acknowledges that it may be required to submit to an audit of funds
<br />paid through this Contract. Any such audit shall be conducted in accordance with 48 CFR part 31 and audit
<br />guidelines specified by the State and /or in accordance with audit requirements specified elsewhere in this
<br />Contract.
<br />4. Certification for Federal -Aid Contracts Lobbying Activities.
<br />A. The CONSULTANT certifies, by signing and submitting this Contract, to the best of its
<br />knowledge and belief after diligent inquiry, and other than as disclosed in writing to the LPA prior to or
<br />contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Contract by the CONSULTANT, the
<br />CONSULTANT has complied with Section 1352, Title 31, U.S. Code, and specifically, that:
<br />i. No federal appropriated funds have been paid, or will be paid, by or on behalf of the
<br />CONSULTANT to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of
<br />any federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of
<br />a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any federal contracts, the making of
<br />any federal grant, the making of any federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement,
<br />and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any federal contract,
<br />grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
<br />ii. If any funds other than federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any
<br />person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any Federal agency, a
<br />Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of
<br />Congress in connection with this federal Contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the
<br />undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Fornl -LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report
<br />Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions.
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