Common use of Billing Audits Clause in Contracts

Billing Audits. County and its designee shall have the right to examine and audit all of Engineer’s xxxxxxxx/invoices and all of Engineer’s backup and support data for xxxxxxxx/invoices for this Agreement. Upon HCED’s request, Engineer agrees to make such data and supporting documentation available to the County Auditor or designee in Harris County, Texas. Engineer shall maintain complete and accurate records necessary to fulfill any obligations in this Agreement, including a copy of this Agreement, including detailed time records identifying each person performing services that were billed on an hourly basis, the corresponding dates of the services, the applicable firm fixed price and the percentage completed for specific tasks as specified in this Agreement, any applicable hourly or cost-plus rates, the total amount billed for each person as applicable, and the total amount billed for all persons as applicable. Engineer shall maintain and make available for inspection (electronically or in Harris County during regular business hours) the Records for a minimum of four (4) years days following either the end of the federal fiscal year in which any obligations were performed under this Agreement or the termination date of this Agreement (or longer if necessary to resolve any litigation, claims, financial management review, or audit findings). All payments made by County are subject to re-evaluation and refund or withholding of future payments conditioned on the results of the audit.

Billing Audits. County and its designee shall have the right to examine and audit all of Engineer’s xxxxxxxx/invoices and all of Engineer’s backup and support data for xxxxxxxx/invoices for this Agreement. Upon HCED’s request, Engineer agrees to make such data and supporting documentation available to the County Auditor or designee in Harris County, Texas. Engineer shall maintain complete and accurate records necessary to fulfill any obligations in this Agreement, including a copy of this Agreement, including detailed time records identifying each person performing services that were billed on an hourly basis, the corresponding dates of the services, the applicable firm fixed price and the percentage completed for specific tasks as specified in this Agreement, any applicable hourly or cost-plus rates, the total amount billed for each person as applicable, and the total amount billed for all persons as applicable. Engineer shall maintain and make available for inspection (electronically or in Harris County during regular business hours) the Records for a minimum of four (4) years days following either the end of the federal fiscal year in which any obligations were performed under this Agreement or the termination date of this Agreement (or longer if necessary to resolve any litigation, claims, financial management review, or audit findings). All payments made by County are subject to re-evaluation and refund or withholding of future payments conditioned on the results of the audit.