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Exhibit A Applicants must obtain all necessary approvals for their projects, prior to beginning their project, from their city's/county's code enforcement and/or HOA/CC&R board. It is the responsibility of the each applicant to ensure their project is in compliance. Customers must agree to adhere to their local rules and provisions in order to accept funding. Questions from program participants regarding compliance with any of the above laws, ordinances, and/or restrictions will be directed to Participant Agency for guidance. Supplemental Inspections Some sites may need to be re -inspected (ex. a secondary post inspection) by MWDOC and/or Metropolitan when unique circumstances arise. At these times, communication with the customer is vital in order to remain in adherence with the program intent while ensuring that projects are successfully completed. All inspection and verification procedures and invoice criteria described in this document must be adhered to. Participant Agency to work with MWDOC and Metropolitan to schedule supplemental Inspections. Inspection results may affect payment made to Participant Agency or may be billed to Participant Agency if already paid. Inspection Confirmation Quality Control In order for Participant Agency to be reimbursed for incentives, Participant Agency must certify on each invoice that the terms and conditions within each project have been met, all devices have been installed, and all work has been performed. Participant Agency must perform inspections and indicate the method of verification/inspection on each invoice. Each Participant Agency performing their own inspections/verifications will be required to adopt these Inspection Procedures as their own or, alternatively, to develop and submit for approval by Metropolitan and/or MWDOC Participant Agency's own inspection and verification procedures document in line with the requirements and procedures contained in this document. All projects that require inspection must be inspected prior to Participant Agency invoicing MWDOC or MWDOC issuing a check. MWDOC/Metropolitan may request inspection reports from Participant Agency at any time. Installation vendors hired for project implementation cannot inspect their own installations. Metropolitan and/or MWDOC reserve the right to verify and perform onsite inspections of any projects at any time. This can be before, during, and/or after project installation, and/or after the rebate payment, and results of these inspections may affect payment made to the applicant and/or Participant Agency or require a refund to be paid by Participant Agency to MWDOC. If installation cannot be verified, Participant Agency must reimburse MWDOC and/or Metropolitan, depending on the source of funds. III. Device -Based Inspection Procedures For residential and commercial devices rebated through Metropolitan's regional rebate program, device -based inspections will be conducted primarily by Metropolitan, at its discretion. On occasion, MWDOC and/or Participant Agency may be requested to conduct inspections for devices rebated through Metropolitan's regional rebate program. For devices rebated through a MWDOC and/or a Participant Agency -Administered Program (MAA Program), the inspection procedures are set forth below.