UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF RECLAMATION ASSISTANCE (3)

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Page 8 of 52 6. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARTIES 6.1 Recipient Responsibilities 6.1.1 The Recipient shall carry out the Scope of Work (SOW) in accordance with the terms and conditions stated herein. The Recipient shall adhere to Federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and codes, as applicable, and shall obtain all required approvals and permits. If the SOW contains construction activities, the Recipient is responsible for construction inspection, oversight, and acceptance. If applicable, the Recipient shall also coordinate and obtain approvals from site owners and operators. 6.1.2. Construction Federal Funds. Federal cost -share for the construction in the amount of $671,580.00 will be suspended in the ASAP payment system and shall not be considered reimbursable until the Recipient has received a formal notification from the Grants Officer as specified in Section I.6.1.3 Post Award Cost Documentation. 6.1.3. Post -Award Cost Documentation. During pre -award clarifications, there was insufficient documentation to support the construction contracts estimate. Therefore, prior to the initial request for drawdown of Federal funding, the Recipient shall provide the final competitive bid documents to include proposal/quote requests, bid tabulations/schedule, and selection documentation. The Grants Officer approval of the construction contract costs will be documented by formal modification to the Agreement. 6.1.4 Notice to Proceed. Construction costs shall not be considered reimbursable until the Recipient has received a formal Notice to Proceed from the GO upon completion of environmental compliance activities. See below Section I.11. Regulatory Compliance for more information. 6.1.5 Interim Performance Reports. The Recipient shall prepare and submit to Reclamation interim Project performance reports (Interim Performance Reports) as required by Section I.10 of this Agreement. Each Interim Performance Report will include (but is not limited to) the information identified in paragraph I.10.3 and will discuss the following: • A comparison of actual accomplishments to the milestones established by the financial assistance agreement for the reporting period • The reasons why established milestones were not met, if applicable • The status of milestones from the previous reporting period that were not met, if applicable • Whether the Project is on schedule and within the original cost estimate • Any additional pertinent information or issues related to the status of the Project Agreement No. R20AP00113 Agtvement Template (03/2019)