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State of Washington Department of Ecology Page 6 of 10 <br /> CITY OF EVERETT <br /> Everett Landfill Tire Fire Project <br /> Agreement No.TCPRA-2015-EverPW-00012 <br /> Amendment No.2 <br /> Task Number: 4 Task Cost: $4,309.38 <br /> Task Title: GRANT AND PROJECT ADMINISTRATION J008 <br /> Task Description: <br /> This task funds the RECIPIENT's eligible costs ECOLOGY deems reasonable and necessary to administer the grant <br /> and manage project activities. <br /> Eligible administrative costs may also include those incurred performing activities to: <br /> • Ensure compliance with the terms of the Agreed Order/Consent Decree/AOC,except legal costs. <br /> • Perform Public Involvement Activities:Plan and hold meetings and communications with the public, <br /> consultants/contractors,or ECOLOGY not billed under another task. <br /> • Procure and manage consultants and construction contractors. <br /> • Perform quality control and quality assurance oversight of all project elements. <br /> • Manage the grant,develop,and maintain grant files. <br /> • Prepare and submit payment requests,and progress reports,spending plans,or other reports. <br /> • Conduct,coordinate,and schedule activities related to multiple tasks or the grant as a whole. <br /> •Purchase services, supplies,tools,and equipment needed to accomplish grant tasks. <br /> (Equipment purchases are conditionally eligible and require prior written approval by ECOLOGY's Financial <br /> Manager). <br /> • Attend training events approved in advance,including related travel costs.(Training requires prior approval by <br /> ECOLOGY'S Financial Manager). <br /> • Perform Environmental impact analysis. <br /> • Perform Cost-benefit analyses. <br /> • Conduct research or studies relevant to multiple tasks or sites. <br /> • Manage scientific Data. <br /> • RECIPIENT may bill up to 25%of salaries and benefits for their indirect costs associated with managing the grant <br /> and grant activities. <br /> Spending Plans: <br /> The RECIPIENT shall submit a spending plan to ECOLOGY. The spending plan identifies the amount by quarter in <br /> which the RECIPIENT plans to bill ECOLOGY for accumulated costs through the term of the agreement. <br /> The spending plan must be updated at least quarterly to reflect actual expenditures and projections for the remainder of <br /> grant/loan reimbursement requests. <br /> The updated spending plans must be included with each payment request/progress report as an excel file or other <br /> standard spreadsheet format on forms provided by ECOLOGY. <br /> Travel&Per Diem: <br /> ECOLOGY will reimburse travel costs at the state per diem rate in effect when the costs were incurred. Any costs <br /> incurred over the state rate will be the sole responsibility of the contractor or recipient unless an exception is provided <br /> in writing by the financial manager prior to the costs being incurred.The RECIPIENT may bill costs related to vehicle <br /> usage at the state approved mileage rate. Any other motor pool costs,such as the cost of parking the RECIPIENT's <br /> vehicles at their own office,purchasing,or maintaining vehicles are considered part of overhead and may not be direct <br /> billed to this grant. <br /> Version 10/30/2015 <br />