CALIFORNIA, STATE OF, WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD - 2014

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City of Santa Ana State Water Board Grant Agreement No. 14-449-550 Page 9 of 20 EXHIBIT B INVOICING, BUDGET DETAIL, AND REPORTING PROVISIONS A. INVOICING 1. Invoices shall be submitted using the invoice template provided by the State Water Board. The invoice must be itemized based on the line items specified in the Budget. The original invoice shall be submitted to the State Water Board's Grant Manager on a quarterly basis consistent with the reporting schedule in Section G.1 of this exhibit. The address for submittal.is: Ruben Mora, Grant Manager State Water Resources Control Board 1001 1 Street, 161h Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 2. Invoices submitted in any other format than the one provided by the State Water Board will cause an invoice to be disputed. In the event of an invoice dispute, the State Water Board's Grant Manager will notify the Grantee by initiating an "Invoice Dispute Notification" form. Payment will not be made until the dispute is resolved and a corrected invoice submitted. Failure to use the address exactly as provided above may result in return of the invoice to the Grantee. Payment shall be deemed complete upon deposit of the payment, properly addressed, postage prepaid, in the United States mail. The State Water Board Grant Manager has the responsibility for approving invoices. 3. Supporting documentation (e.g., receipts) must be submitted with each invoice to request reimbursement for grant funds as well as to support Match Funds invoiced. The amount claimed for the Personnel Services line item and Professional and Consultant Services line item must include a calculation formula (i.e., hours or days worked times the hourly or daily rate = total amount claimed). Invoice payment shall be made only after receipt of a complete, adequately supported, properly documented and accurately addressed invoice. 4. The Grantee shall not request disbursement for any cost until such cost has been incurred and has been paid by or is due and payable by the Grantee. Although it is agreed that actual payment of such cost by the Grantee is not required as a condition of the grant disbursement, all grant disbursements received by the Grantee shall be paid to contractors and vendors within thirty (30) days from receipt, of the funds. In the event that the Grantee fails to disburse grant funds to contractors or vendors within thirty (30) days from receipt of the funds, the Grantee shall immediately return such funds to the State Water Board. Interest shall accrue on such funds from the date of disbursement through the date of mailing of funds to the State Water Board. If the Grantee held such funds in interest -bearing accounts, any interest earned on the funds shall also be due to the State Water Board. 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no disbursement shall be required at any time or in any manner which is in violation of, or in conflict with, federal or state laws, rules, or regulations, or which may require any rebates to the Federal Government, or any loss of tax-free status on state bonds, pursuant to any Federal statute or regulation. 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Grantee agrees that the State Water Board may retain an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the grant amount specified in this Agreement until completion of the Project to the reasonable satisfaction of the State Water Board. Any retained amounts due to the Grantee will be promptly disbursed to the Grantee, without interest, upon completion of the Project. 7. The invoice shall contain the following information: a. The date of the invoice; b. The time period covered by the invoice, i.e., the term "from" and "to"; c. The total amount due; and d. Original signature and date (in ink) of Grantee or its authorized representative.