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A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE I R. SMITH, CLERK 4. PROJECT RECONCILIATION AND CLOSEOUT The purpose of closeout is for the Sub -Recipient to certify that all work has been completed. To ensure a timely closeout process, the Sub -Recipient should notify the Recipient within sixty (60) days of Project completion. The Sub -Recipient should include the following information with its closeout request: • Certification that project is complete; • Date of project completion; and, • Copies of any Recipient time extensions. Large Projects With exception of Fixed Cost Estimate Subawards, Alternate Projects and Improved Projects where final costs exceed FEMA's original approval, the final eligible amount for a Large Project is the actual documented cost of the completed, eligible SOW. Therefore, upon completion of each Large Project that FEMA obligated based on an estimated amount; the Sub -Recipient should provide the documentation to support the actual costs. If the actual costs significantly differ from the estimated amount, the Sub -Recipient should provide an explanation for the significant difference. FEMA reviews the documentation and, if necessary, obligates additional funds or reduces funding based on actual costs to complete the eligible SOW. If the project included approved hazard mitigation measures; FEMA does not re-evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the HMP based on the final actual cost. If during the review, FEMA determines that the Sub -Recipient performed work that was not included in the approved SOW, FEMA will designate the project as an Improved Project, cap the funding at the original estimated amount, and review the additional SOW for EHP compliance. For Fixed Cost Estimate Subawards, the Applicant must provide documentation to support that it used the funds in accordance with the eligibility criteria described in the PAPPG and guidance provided at http://www.fema.gov/alternative-procedures and in the referenced disaster specific guidance attached hereto. Once FEMA completes the necessary review and funding adjustments, FEMA closes the project. Small Projects Once FEMA obligates a Small Project, FEMA does not adjust the approved amount of an individual Small Project. This applies even when FEMA obligates the PW based on an estimate and actual costs for completing the eligible SOW differ from the estimated amount. FEMA only adjusts the approved amount on individual Small Projects if one of the following conditions applies: • The Sub -Recipient did not complete the approved SOW; • The Sub -Recipient requests additional funds related to an eligible change in SOW; • The PW contains inadvertent errors or omissions; or, • Actual insurance proceeds differ from the amount deducted in the PW. In these cases, FEMA only adjusts the specific cost items affected. If none of the above applies, the Sub -Recipient may request additional funding if the total actual cost of all of its Small Projects combined exceeds the total amount obligated for all of its Small Projects. In this case, the Sub -Recipient must request the additional funding through the appeal process, within sixty (60) days of completion of its last Small Project. FEMA refers to this as a net small project overrun appeal. The appeal must include actual cost documentation for all Small Projects that FEMA originally funded based on estimate amounts. To ensure that all work has been performed within the scope of work specified on the Project Worksheets, the Recipient will conduct final inspections on Large Projects, and may, at its sole discretion, select one or . ,1