AUDIT OF ACCOUNTING RECORDS OF THE ARCHITECT. Architect shall maintain, on a generally recognized accounting basis, auditable books, records, documents, and other evidence pertaining to direct personnel, costs and expenses in this Agreement. These records shall be maintained for a period of at least three (3) years after final payment has been made, subject to any applicable rules, regulations or statutes. District’s authorized representative(s) shall have access, with reasonable notice, to any books, documents, papers, electronic data, and other records which they determine to be pertinent to this Agreement for performing an audit, evaluation, inspection, review, assessment, or examination. These representative(s) are authorized to obtain excerpts, transcripts, and copies, as they deem necessary. Should Architect disagree with any audit conducted by District, Architect shall have the right to employ a licensed, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) to prepare and file with District a certified financial and compliance audit that is in compliance with generally-accepted government accounting standards of related services provided during the term of this Agreement. Architect shall not be reimbursed by District for such an audit. In the event Architect does not make available its books and financial records at the location where they are normally maintained, Architect agrees to pay all necessary and reasonable expenses, including legal fees, incurred by District in conducting any audit.
