25A - AGMT FOR ADMIN AND MONITORING OF FED GRANT

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H. Access to Records. City and the United State Government and/or their representatives shall have access for purposes of monitoring, auditing, and examining Consultant's activities and performance, to books, documents and papers, and the right to examine records of Consultant's subcontractors, bookkeepers and accountants, employees and participants in regard to said program. City and the United States Government and/or their representatives shall also schedule on -site monitoring at their discretion. Monitoring activities may also include, but are not limited to, questioning employees and participants in said program and entering any premises or any site in which any of the services or activities funded hereunder are conducted or in which any of the records of Consultant are kept. Nothing herein shall be construed to require access to any privileged or confidential information as set forth in federal or state law. I. Location of Records/Required Length of Record Keeping. All accounting records, reports, and evidence pertaining to all costs, expenses and the funds received by Consultant and all documents related to this Agreement shall be maintained and kept available at Consultant's office or place of business for the duration of the Agreement and thereafter for five (5) years after completion of an audit in conformity with the CDBG Regulations. Records which relate to (a) complaints, claims, administrative proceedings or litigation arising out of the performance of this Agreement, or (b) costs and expenses of this Agreement to which City or any other governmental agency takes exception, shall be retained beyond the four (4) years until complete resolution or disposition of such appeals, litigation claims, or exceptions. In the event Consultant does not make the above -referenced documents available within the City of Santa Ana, California, Consultant agrees to pay all necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by City in conducting any audit at the location where said records and books of account are maintained. J. Confidentiality. Without prejudice to any other provisions of this Agreement, Consultant shall, where applicable, maintain the confidential nature of information provided to it concerning participants in accordance with the requirements of federal and state law. However, Consultant shall submit to City and/or HUD or its representatives, all records requested, including audit, examinations, monitoring and verifications of reports submitted by Consultant, costs incurred and services rendered hereunder. K. Lobbying. Consultant certifies that it will comply with federal law (31 U.S.C. 1352) and regulations found at 24 CFR Part 87, which provide that no appropriated funds may be expended by the recipient of a federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement to pay any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, Member of Congress, or an officer or employee of a Member of Congress in connection with awarding of any federal contract, the making of any federal grant or loan, entering into any cooperative agreement and the extension, renewal, amendment or modification of any federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in 5 25A-8