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Agreement No.HS-21-0087,04-02
<br /> PART TWO-THE GRANTOR-SPECIFIC TERMS
<br /> In addition to the uniform requirements in PART ONE,the Grantor has the following additional requirements for its Grantee:
<br /> Audit.Grantee shall permit,and shall require its contractors and auditors to permit,the Grantor,and any authorized agent of the
<br /> Grantor,to inspect all work,materials,payrolls,audit working papers,and other data and records pertaining to the Project;and to
<br /> audit the books,records,and accounts of the Grantee with regard to the Project. The Grantor may,at its sole discretion and at its
<br /> own expense,perform a final audit of the Project. Such audit may be used for settlement of the grant and Project closeout.
<br /> Grantee agrees to implement any audit findings contained in the Grantor's authorized inspection or review,final audit,the Grantee's
<br /> independent audit,or as a result of any duly authorized inspection or review
<br /> Ethics.
<br /> A.Code of Conduct
<br /> 1.Personal Conflict of Interest -The Grantee shall maintain a written code or standard of conduct which shall govern the
<br /> performance of its employees,officers,board members,or agents engaged in the award and administration of contracts supported
<br /> by state or federal funds. Such code shall provide that no employee,officer,board member or agent of the Grantee may participate
<br /> in the selection,award,or administration of a contract supported by state or federal funds if a conflict of interest,real or apparent
<br /> would be involved. Such a conflict would arise when any of the parties set forth below has a financial or other interest in the firm
<br /> selected for award:
<br /> a.the employee,officer,board member,or agent;
<br /> b.any member of his or her immediate family;
<br /> c.his or her partner;or
<br /> d.an organization which employs,or is about to employ,any of the above.
<br /> The conflict of interest restriction for former employees,officers,board members and agents shall apply for one year.
<br /> The code shall also provide that Grantee's employees,officers,board members,or agents shall neither solicit nor accept
<br /> gratuities,favors or anything of monetary value from contractors,potential contractors,or parties to subcontracts. The Grantor may
<br /> waive the prohibition contained in this subsection, provided that any such present employee,officer,board member,or agent shall
<br /> not participate in any action by the Grantee or the locality relating to such contract,subcontract,or arrangement. The code shall
<br /> also prohibit the officers,employees,board members,or agents of the Grantee from using their positions for a purpose that
<br /> constitutes or presents the appearance of personal or organizational conflict of interest or personal gain.
<br /> 2.Organizational Conflict of Interest -The Grantee will also prevent any real or apparent organizational conflict of
<br /> interest. An organizational conflict of interest exists when the nature of the work to be performed under a proposed third party
<br /> contract or subcontract may,without some restriction on future activities,result in an unfair competitive advantage to the third party
<br /> contractor or Grantee or impair the objectivity in performing the contract work.
<br /> Dispute Resolution,in the event of a dispute in the interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement,such dispute
<br /> shall be settled through negotiations between the Grantor and the Grantee.In the event that agreement is not
<br /> consummated at this negotiation level,the dispute will then be referred through proper administrative channels for a decision and
<br /> ultimately,if necessary,to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation. The Grantor shall
<br /> decide all claims,questions and disputes which are referred to it regarding the interpretation,prosecution and
<br /> fulfillment of this Agreement.The Grantor's decision upon all claims,questions and disputes shall be final and
<br /> conclusive.
<br /> State of Illinois
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