R92-163 AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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f. Audit and Inspection. The Recipient shall permit the Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives to inspect all work, materials, payrolls, and other data and records with reg�rd to the Project, and to audit the books, records, and accounts of the Recipient and its contractors with regard to the Project. In the case of contracts awarded under other �han competitive bidding procedures as defined by the Secretary of Transportation, � the Recipient shall require those contractors to penait the Secretary of Transportation and the Comptroller General of the . United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives to inspect all work, materials, payrolls, and other data and records with regard to the Project, and to audit the books, records, and accounts pertaining to such contracts with regard to the Project. A Recipient that is a State or local government or Indian tribal government shall be responsible for meeting the audit requirements of 49 C.F.R. § 18.26 and OMB Circular A-128 or any revision or supplement thereto. Pursuant to Departmental criteria, the Government (UMTA) may waive the OMB Circular A-128 audit requirement or substitute a requirement for a grant audit performed in accordance with the Comptroller General 's standards. The Recipient is responsible for obtaining any audits required by the Government (UMTA) . Closeout of the Project will not alter the Recipient's audit responsibilities. To the extent that the charges for such audits are necessary for the administration and � management of functions related to the Project, the costs of such audits are allowable under this Project to the extent duthorized by OMB Circular A-87, Revised; OMB Circular A-21, Revised; OMB Circular A-122, Revised; or 48 C.F.R. Part 31, as may be applicable. Section 105. Payments. a. Rectuest by the Recipient for Payment. The Recipient may make a request for payment of the Federal share of allowable costs, and the Government (UMTA) will honor such a request in the �anner set forth in Section 105 of this Part II of the Agreement. Each payment made to the Recipient must comply with 31 C.F.R. Part 205. To receive a Federal assistance payment, the Recipient must: � (1) Have demonstrated or certified that it will provide local funds adequate, when combined with Federal payments, to � cover all costs to be incurred under the Project. If a Recipient is required by Federal statute or this Agreement to provide a local share, the Recipient may not request or obtain Federal funds in excess of the amount justified by the local share that has been provided. The Recipient may not take any action that would cause the proportion of Federal funds made available to the Project at any time to exceed the percentage authorized under the Agreement. Any exception to this requirement must be set forth in writing by the Government and signed by the UMTA Administrator or his or her authorized designee. Page 6