2010/05/26 Council Agenda Packet

t9 7. The Contractor will develop adequate maintenance procedures to keep the property in good condition. 8. If 'the Contractor is authorized or required to sell the property, proper, sales procedures must be established to ensure the highest possible return. 9. When original or replacement equipment is no longer needed for the original project or program or for other activities currently or previously supported by a Federal agency, disposition of the equipment will be made as follows: a. Items of equipment with a current per-unit fair market value of less than $5,000 may be retained, sold or otherwise disposed of by the Contractor with no further obligation to the awarding agency. b. Items of equipment with a current per-unit fair market value of more than $5,000 may be retained or sold and the Contractor shall compensate the Federal -sponsoring agency for its share. 10. As a subrecipient of federal funds the Contractor must pass on equipment management requirements that meet or exceed the requirements outlined above for all sub -contractors, consultants, and subrecipients who receive pass-through funding from this contract. ARTICLE VIII — SUBRECIPIENT MONITORING: The Department will monitor the activities of the Contractor from award to closeout and for the life of equipment purchased under this contract. The goal of the Department's monitoring activities will be to ensure that agencies receiving federal pass-through funds are in compliance with federal and state audit requirements, federal grant guidance, and applicable federal and state financial regulations, as well as OMB Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments and Non -Profit Organizations. Monitoring activities may include: • review of performance reports; • monitoring and document the completion of contract deliverables; • documentation of phone calls, meetings, e-mails and correspondence; • review of reimbursement requests to ensure allowability and consistency with contract budget; • observation and documentation of contract related activities, such as exercises, training, funded events and equipment demonstrations; • on-site visits to review equipment records and inventories, to verify source documentation for reimbursement requests and performance reports, and to verify completion of deliverables. As a subrecipient of federal funds, the Contractor is required to meet or exceed the monitoring activities, as outlined above, for all subcontractors, consultants, and subrecipients who receive pass-through funding from this contract. ARTICLE IX— ENVIRONMENTAL AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION: The Contractor shall ensure full compliance with FEMA's Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) Program. Information about these requirements can be found on pages 28-30 of the EMPG FFY10 Program Guidance located at.http://www.fema.gov/pdf/government/grant/2010/fvlO empq_kit.pdf or on FEMA's website at http://www.fema.gov/plan/ehp/ehp-applicant-help.shtm. The Contractor agrees that to receive any federal preparedness funding, all Environmental and Historical Protection (EHP) Program compliance requirements outlined in applicable guidance must be met. The Contractor is advised that any project with the potential to impact natural or biological resources or historic properties, including but not limited to, communication towers, physical security enhancements, new construction, renovation, or modification to buildings or structures, cannot be initiated until FEMA has completed the required EHP review. All other projects, including training and exercise activities, must be evaluated to determine impact. If impact is identified they must also go through an EHP review. DHS-FEMA-EMPG-FFY 10 Page 5 of 21 City of Everett Emergency Management 70 E10-249