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A TRUE COPY <br />CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE <br />J.R. SMITH, CLERK <br />Attachment G <br />PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GUIDANCE <br />1. RECIPIENT'S WEB -BASED PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM <br />Sub -Recipients must use the Recipient's web -based project management system to access and exchange <br />project information with the State throughout the project's life. This includes processing payments, <br />reimbursement requests, quarterly reports, final inspection schedules, change requests, time extensions, <br />and other services as identified in the Agreement. Training on this system will be supplied by the Recipient <br />upon request by the Sub -Recipient. <br />2. PROJECT DOCUMENTATION <br />The Sub -Recipient must maintain all source documentation supporting the project costs. To facilitate <br />closeout and audits, the Applicant should file all documentation pertaining to each project with the <br />corresponding PW as the permanent record of the project. In order to validate Large Project Requests <br />for Reimbursement (RFRs), all supporting documents should be uploaded to the grants management <br />system website. Contact the grant manager with questions about how and where to upload documents, <br />and for assistance linking common documents that apply to more than one (1) PW. <br />The Sub -Recipient must retain sufficient records to show its compliance with the terms of this Agreement, <br />including documentation of all program costs, in a form sufficient to determine compliance with the <br />requirements and objectives under this Agreement and all other applicable laws and regulations, for a <br />period of five (5) years from the date of the Sub -Recipient account closeout by FEMA. <br />The five (5) year period is extended if any litigation, claim or audit is started before the five (5) year period <br />expires, and extends beyond the five (5) year period. The records must then be retained until all litigation, <br />claims, or audit findings involving the records have been resolved. <br />Records for the disposition of non -expendable personal property valued at $5,000 or more at the time it is <br />acquired must be retained for five (5) years after final account closeout. <br />Records relating to the acquisition of real property must be retained for five (5) years after final account <br />closeout. <br />3. INTERIM INSPECTIONS <br />Interim Inspections may be requested by the Sub -Recipient, on both small and large projects, to: <br />i. Conduct insurance reconciliations; <br />ii. Review an alternate scope of work; <br />iii. Review an improved scope of work; and/or, <br />iv. Validate scope of work and/or cost. <br />Interim Inspections may be scheduled and submitted by the Recipient as a request in the grants <br />management system under the following conditions: <br />i. A quarterly report has not been updated between quarters; <br />ii. The Sub -Recipient is not submitting Requests for Reimbursement (RFR's) in a <br />timely manner; <br />iii. Requests for a Time Extension have been made that exceed the Grantee's/ <br />Recipient's authority to approve; and/or, <br />iv. There are issues or concerns identified by the Recipient that may impact funding <br />under this agreement. <br />47 <br />