Benchmark Audit Clause Samples

Benchmark Audit. At any time after the first anniversary of the Effective Date (but not more than once per calendar year) and at its own expense, Deluxe may engage its internal audit staff or a third party generally in the business of performing audits of IT services (a "Benchmark Auditor") to perform a review and audit of eFunds' performance under any specific Statement of Work or for any Work Order (a "Benchmark Audit"); provided that such Benchmark Auditor may not be an IT Competitor, unless eFunds consents thereto in its sole discretion. A Benchmark Audit shall measure eFunds' performance against other nationally or internationally recognized outsourcing services providers that regularly provide the full range of Services provided by eFunds to Deluxe under this Agreement and on similar outsourcing engagements of those providers for substantially similar services in substantially similar quantities and shall consider productivity and resource cost changes. The Benchmark Auditor shall prepare and submit to Deluxe a written report of the results of the Benchmark Audit (a "Benchmark Audit Report"). Deluxe shall deliver to eFunds a copy of the Benchmark Audit Report within ten (10) days of Deluxe's receipt thereof. Any dispute or issue related to a Benchmark Audit shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article 15.
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  • SAO AUDIT A. The state auditor may conduct an audit or investigation of any entity receiving funds from the state directly under the Contract or indirectly through a subcontract under the Contract. The acceptance of funds directly under the Contract or indirectly through a subcontract under the Contract acts as acceptance of the authority of the state auditor, under the direction of the legislative audit committee, to conduct an audit or investigation in connection with those funds. Under the direction of the legislative audit committee, an entity that is the subject of an audit or investigation by the state auditor must provide the state auditor with access to any information the state auditor considers relevant to the investigation or audit. B. Grantee shall comply with any rules and procedures of the state auditor in the implementation and enforcement of Section 2262.154 of the Texas Government Code.

  • APPENDIX B – INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Note: The parties agree to meet to discuss the following Independent Assessment Committee Chairpersons. The parties agree to revise and update the list to ensure that an adequate number of Chairpersons are available. If the parties are unable to reach agreement on the revised list, Arbitrator ▇▇▇▇▇ will remain seized to resolve the dispute.

  • Independent Audit The Grantee shall submit, in a format specified by the department, the independent financial compliance audit prepared by an independent Certified Public Accountant for the previous fiscal year. The audit shall follow the General Grant Requirements of Sections VIII (F) and (G) and be submitted no later than March 1 of the current fiscal year.

  • Independent Expert The Parties and the other signatories may, upon written agreement, resort to an independent expert in order to obtain a well-grounded opinion that may lead to the settlement of the dispute or controversy. In case such agreement is signed, arbitration may only be filed after issuance of the expert’s opinion.

  • Independent Auditor If: (a) the Provider is the Distributor and, acting reasonably, gives notice that the Records contain information about other industry participants that cannot reasonably be severed from the information relating to the Trader or that the information is commercially sensitive; or (b) the provider is the Trader and, acting reasonably, gives notice that the Records contain information about other industry participants that cannot reasonably be severed from information relating to the Distributor or that the information is commercially sensitive, then the Distributor or the Trader, as appropriate, will permit an independent auditor (the “Auditor”) appointed by the other party to review the Records and the other party will not itself directly review any of the Records. The Distributor or the Trader, as appropriate, will not unreasonably object to the Auditor appointed by the other party. In the event that the Distributor or the Trader, as appropriate, reasonably objects to the identity of the Auditor, the parties will request the President of the New Zealand Law Society (or a nominee) to appoint a person to act as the Auditor. The party that is permitted by this clause 31.5 to appoint an Auditor will pay the Auditor’s costs, unless the Auditor discovers a material inaccuracy in the Records in which case the other party will pay the Auditor’s costs. The terms of appointment of the Auditor will require the Auditor to keep the Records confidential.