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Thc IG may, on a random basis, perform audits on all County contracts throughout the duration of said contract (hercinafter "random audits"). This random audit is separate and distinct from any othcr audit by the County. To pay for the functions of the Office of the Inspector Gcncral, any and all payments to be made to the Recipient under thc Grant Agreement will be assessed one quartcr of onc percent of thc total amount of the payment, to be deductcd from cach progress paymcnt as the same becomcs due unless, as stated in the Code or the Grant Agreemcnt, the Project is federally or state funded and fcdcral or state law or regulations precludc such a charge. Thc Recipient shall in stating its agreed priccs bc mindful of this assessment. The IG shall have the power to retain and coordinate the serviccs of an independent private scctor inspcctor general (IPSIG) who may be engaged to perform said random audits, as well as audit, investigate, monitor, oversee, inspect, and review the operations, activities and performancc and procurement process including, but not limited to, project design, establishment of bid specifications, bid submittals, activities of the contractor, its officers, agents and employees, lobbyists, County staff and clected officials in order to ensure compliance with contract specifications and detect corruption and fraud. F) If a Recipient materially fails to comply with any telm of an award, the Board or the County Manager may take onc or more of the following actions, as appropriate in the circumstances: 1) Tcmporarily withhold cash payments pcnding correction of the deficiency by the Recipient; 2) Disallow all or part of the cost of the activity or action not in compliance; 3) Wholly or partly suspend or terminate the current award for the Rccipient's Project; 4) Withhold further Funding Allocation awards from the Recipient; or 5) Take other remcdies that may be legally availablc. G) Any of the cnforcemcnt actions listcd in paragraph F above, taken by the County Manager, which are contested and unresolved betwcen the Recipient and thc County within thirty days of such action, will rcsult in thc Board providing the Recipient with an opportunity to be heard on the issue. Said hearing will occur within sixty days of thc Board receiving the Recipicnt's written request. Staff will recommend appropriate action to the Board. H) Costs to Recipient rcsulting from obligations incurred by the Recipient during a suspension or after tcrmination of an award are not eligible for rcimbursement unless the County Manager expressly authorizes them in the notice of suspension or termination or subsequently authorizes reimbursemcnt in writing. Other costs incUlTed by the Recipient during suspension or after termination which are nccessary and not reasonably avoidable are eligible for reimbursement if: I) Thc costs result from obligations which were properly incurred by the Recipient before the effective date of suspension or termination, were not in anticipation of it, and in the case of a termination, are non-cancclable; and 2) The costs would be eligible for reimbursement if the award was not suspended or if the award expired normally at the end of the funding period in which the termination takes Building Better Communities Administrative Rules 20 of 22