ALLOWABLE COSTS AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS 9 4.1 Allowable Costs. 9 4.2 Audits and Financial Statements 10 4.3 Submission of Audits and Financial Statements 11
Audit Requirements The Agreement, and any pertinent records involving transactions relating to this Agreement, is subject to the examination and audit of the Auditor General of the State of California or Comptroller General of the United States or designated Federal authority for a period of up to five (5) years after final payment under the Agreement. UC, and if the underlying grant, cooperative agreement or federal contract so provides, the other contracting Party or grantor (and if that be the United States or an instrumentality thereof, then the Comptroller General of the United States) will have access to and the right to examine Supplier’s pertinent books, documents, papers, and records involving transactions and work related to the Agreement until the expiration of five (5) years after final payment under the Agreement. The examination and audit will be confined to those matters connected with the performance of the Agreement, including the costs of administering the Agreement.
Records and Audit/Inspections 6.13.1 A-E shall keep an accurate record of time expended by A-E and/or consultants employed by A-E in the performance of this CONTRACT. 6.13.2 Within ten (10) days of COUNTY's written request, A-E shall allow COUNTY or authorized State or Federal agencies or any duly authorized representative to have the right to access, examine, audit, excerpt, copy or transcribe any pertinent transaction, activity, time cards or other records relating to this CONTRACT. 6.13.3 A-E shall keep such material, including all pertinent cost accounting, financial records and proprietary data for a period of three (3) years after termination or completion of the CONTRACT or until resolution of any claim or dispute between the PARTIES, whichever is later. 6.13.4 Should A-E cease to exist as a legal entity, records pertaining to this CONTRACT shall be forwarded within a reasonable period of time not to exceed sixty (60) days to its successor in interest or surviving entity in a merger or acquisition, or, in the event of liquidation, to COUNTY.