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<br /> Section 14
<br /> Environmental Requirements
<br /> The CONTRACTOR agrees to comply with all applicable requirements of chapter 43.21C RCW
<br /> "State Environmental Policy Act" (SEPA).
<br /> Section 15
<br /> Accounting Records
<br /> A. Project Accounts. The CONTRACTOR agrees to establish and maintain for the Project
<br /> either a separate set of accounts or separate accounts within the framework of an established
<br /> accounting system that can be identified with the Project. The CONTRACTOR agrees that all
<br /> checks, payrolls, invoices, contracts, vouchers, orders, or other accounting documents pertaining
<br /> in whole or in part to the Project shall be clearly identified, readily accessible and available to
<br /> WSDOT upon request, and, to the extent feasible, kept separate from documents not pertaining to
<br /> the Project.
<br /> B. Documentation of Project Costs and Program Income. The CONTRACTOR agrees to
<br /> support all allowable costs charged to the Project, including any approved services contributed by
<br /> the CONTRACTOR or others, with properly executed payrolls, time records, invoices, contracts, or
<br /> vouchers describing in detail the nature and propriety of the charges. The CONTRACTOR also
<br /> agrees to maintain accurate records of all program income derived from implementing the Project.
<br /> Section 16
<br /> Audits, Inspection, and Retention of Records
<br /> A. Submission of Proceedings, Contracts, Agreements, and Other Documents. During
<br /> the performance period of the Project and for six (6) years thereafter, the CONTRACTOR agrees
<br /> to retain intact and to provide any data, documents, reports, records, contracts, and supporting
<br /> materials relating to the Project as WSDOT may require. Project closeout does not alter these
<br /> recording and record-keeping requirements. Should an audit, enforcement, or litigation process be
<br /> commenced, but not completed, during the aforementioned six-year period then the
<br /> CONTRACTOR's obligations hereunder shall be extended until the conclusion of that pending audit,
<br /> enforcement, or litigation process.
<br /> B. General Audit Requirements. The CONTRACTOR agrees to obtain any other audits
<br /> required by WSDOT at CONTRACTOR's expense. Project closeout will not alter the
<br /> CONTRACTOR's audit responsibilities.
<br /> C. Inspection. The CONTRACTOR agrees to permit WSDOT and the State Auditor, or their
<br /> authorized representatives, to inspect all Project work materials, payrolls, and other data, and to
<br /> audit the books, records, and accounts of the CONTRACTOR and its subcontractors pertaining to
<br /> the Project. The CONTRACTOR agrees to require each third party to permit WSDOT, and the State
<br /> Auditor or their duly authorized representatives, to inspect all work, materials, payrolls, and other
<br /> data and records involving that third party contract, and to audit the books, records, and accounts
<br /> involving that third party contract as it affects the Project.
<br /> Section 17
<br /> Labor Provisions
<br /> Overtime Requirements. No CONTRACTOR or subcontractor contracting for any part of the
<br /> Project work which may require or involve the employment of laborers or mechanics shall require
<br /> or permit any such laborer or mechanic in any workweek in which he or she is employed on such
<br /> work to work in excess of forty (40) hours in such workweek unless such laborer or mechanic
<br /> receives compensation at a rate not less than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for all
<br /> hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours in such workweek CONTRACTOR will comply with all
<br /> applicable provisions of Title 49 RCW, Labor Regulations.
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