INSPECTIONS AND AUDITS 30 A. ADMINISTRATOR, any authorized representative of COUNTY, any authorized representative 31 of the State of California, the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, 32 the Comptroller General of the United States, or any other of their authorized representatives, shall have 33 access to any books, documents, and records, including but not limited to, financial statements, general 34 ledgers, relevant accounting systems, medical and client records, of CONTRACTOR that are directly 35 pertinent to this Agreement, for the purpose of responding to a beneficiary complaint or conducting an 36 audit, review, evaluation, or examination, or making transcripts during the periods of retention set forth 37 in the Records Management and Maintenance Paragraph of this Agreement. Such persons may at all 1 reasonable times inspect or otherwise evaluate the services provided pursuant to this Agreement, and the 2 premises in which they are provided.
3 B. CONTRACTOR shall actively participate and cooperate with any person specified in 4 Subparagraph A. above in any evaluation or monitoring of the services provided pursuant to this 5 Agreement, and shall provide the above–mentioned persons adequate office space to conduct such 6 evaluation or monitoring.
7 C. AUDIT RESPONSE
8 1. Following an audit report, in the event of non–compliance with applicable laws and 9 regulations governing funds provided through this Agreement, COUNTY may terminate this Agreement 10 as provided for in the Termination Paragraph or direct CONTRACTOR to immediately implement 11 appropriate corrective action. A plan of corrective action shall be submitted to ADMINISTRATOR in 12 writing within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving notice from ADMINISTRATOR.
13 2. If the audit reveals that money is payable from one party to the other, that is, reimbursement 14 by CONTRACTOR to COUNTY, or payment of sums due from COUNTY to CONTRACTOR, said 15 funds shall be due and payable from one party to the other within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of 16 the audit results. If reimbursement is due from CONTRACTOR to COUNTY, and such reimbursement 17 is not received within said sixty (60) calendar days, COUNTY may, in addition to any other remedies 18 provided by law, reduce any amount owed CONTRACTOR by an amount not to exceed the 19 reimbursement due COUNTY.
20 D. CONTRACTOR shall retain a licensed certified public accountant, who will prepare an annual 21 Single Audit as required by 31 USC 7501 – 7507, as well as its implementing regulations under 2 CFR 22 Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal 23 Awards. CONTRACTOR shall forward the Single Audit to ADMINISTRATOR within fourteen (14) 24 calendar days of receipt.
25 E. CONTRACTOR shall forward to ADMINISTRATOR a copy of any audit report within 26 fourteen (14) calendar days of receipt. Such audit shall include, but not be limited to, management, 27 financial, programmatic or any other type of audit of CONTRACTOR’s operations, whether or not the 28 cost of such operation or audit is reimbursed in whole or in part through this Agreement. 29
INSPECTION AND AUDIT The CONTRACTOR shall maintain, and the LEA shall have the right to examine and audit all of the books, records, documents, accounting procedures and practices and other evidence that reflect all costs claimed to have been incurred or fees claimed to have been earned under this Agreement. CONTRACTOR shall provide access to LEA to all records including, but not limited to: student records as defined by California Education Code section 49061(b); registers and roll books of teachers; daily service logs and notes or other documents used to record the provision of related services; Medi-Cal/daily service logs and notes used to record provision of services provided by instructional assistants, behavior intervention aides, bus aides, and supervisors; absence verification records (parent/doctor notes, telephone logs, and related documents); bus rosters; staff lists specifying credentials held, business licenses held, documents evidencing other qualifications, social security numbers, dates of hire, and dates of termination; staff time sheets; non-paid staff and volunteer sign-in sheets; transportation and other related service subcontracts; school calendars; bell/class schedules when applicable; liability and worker’s compensation insurance policies; state NPS/A certifications; by-laws; lists of current board of directors/trustees, if incorporated; other documents evidencing financial expenditures; federal/state payroll quarterly reports Form 941/DE3DP; and bank statements and canceled checks or facsimile thereof. Such access shall include unannounced inspections by XXX. CONTRACTOR shall make available to LEA all budgetary information including operating budgets submitted by CONTRACTOR to LEA for the relevant contract period being audited. CONTRACTOR shall make all records available at the office of LEA or CONTRACTOR’s offices (to be specified by XXX) at all reasonable times and without charge. All records shall be provided to LEA within five (5) working days of a written request from XXX. CONTRACTOR shall, at no cost to LEA, provide assistance for such examination or audit. XXX’s rights under this section shall also include access to CONTRACTOR’s offices for purposes of interviewing CONTRACTOR’s employees. If any document or evidence is stored in an electronic form, a hard copy shall be made available to the LEA, unless the LEA agrees to the use of the electronic format. CONTRACTOR shall obtain from its subcontractors and suppliers written agreements to the requirements of this section and shall provide a copy of such agreements to LEA upon request by XXX. If an inspection, review, or audit by XXX, a state agency, a federal agency, and/or an independent agency/firm determines that CONTRACTOR owes LEA monies as a result of CONTRACTOR’s over billing or failure to perform, in whole or in part, any of its obligations under this Master Contract, LEA shall provide to CONTRACTOR written notice demanding payment from CONTRACTOR and specifying the basis or bases for such demand. Unless CONTRACTOR and XXX otherwise agree in writing, CONTRACTOR shall pay to LEA the full amount owed as result of CONTRACTOR’s over billing and/or failure to perform, in whole or in part, any of its obligations under this Master Contract, as determined by an inspection, review, or audit by XXX, a state agency, a federal agency, and/or an independent agency/firm. CONTRACTOR shall make such payment to LEA within thirty (30) days of receipt of XXX’s written notice demanding payment.
Certifications and Audits Company shall promptly complete and return to BNYM any certifications which BNYM in its sole discretion may from time to time send to Company, certifying that Company is using the Licensed System in strict compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. BNYM may, at its expense and after giving reasonable advance written notice to Company, enter Company locations during normal business hours and audit Company’s utilization of the Licensed System, the number of copies of the Documentation in Company’s possession, and the scope of use and information pertaining to Company’s compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. The foregoing right may be exercised directly by BNYM or by delegation to an independent auditor acting on its behalf. If BNYM discovers that there is any unauthorized scope of use or that Company is not in compliance with the aforementioned provisions, Company shall reimburse BNYM for the full costs incurred in conducting the audit.
Checks and Audits The parties of the agreement undertake to provide any detailed information requested by the European Commission, the National Agency of [country] or by any other outside body authorised by the European Commission or the National Agency of [country] to check that the mobility period and the provisions of the agreement are being properly implemented.
Inspection and Audit Rights The Master Servicer agrees that, on reasonable prior notice, it will permit and will cause each Subservicer to permit any representative of the Depositor or the Trustee during the Master Servicer's normal business hours, to examine all the books of account, records, reports and other papers of the Master Servicer relating to the Mortgage Loans, to make copies and extracts therefrom, to cause such books to be audited by independent certified public accountants selected by the Depositor or the Trustee and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts relating to the Mortgage Loans with its officers, employees and independent public accountants (and by this provision the Master Servicer hereby authorizes said accountants to discuss with such representative such affairs, finances and accounts), all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably requested. Any out-of-pocket expense incident to the exercise by the Depositor or the Trustee of any right under this Section 10.09 shall be borne by the party requesting such inspection; all other such expenses shall be borne by the Master Servicer or the related Subservicer.
Cooperation with Respect to Examinations and Audits Transfer Agent shall provide assistance to and cooperate with the Fund with respect to any federal or state government-directed examinations and with the Fund’s internal or external auditors in connection with any Fund-directed audits. For purposes of such examinations and audits, at the request of the Fund, the Transfer Agent will use all reasonable efforts to make available, during normal business hours of the Transfer Agent’s facilities, all records and Policies solely as they directly pertain to the Transfer Agent’s activities under or pursuant to this Agreement. Such audits and examinations shall be conducted at the Fund’s expense and in a manner that will not interfere with the Transfer Agent’s normal and customary conduct of its business activities. To the extent practicable, the Fund shall make every effort to coordinate Fund-directed audits so as to minimize the inconvenience to the Transfer Agent and, except as otherwise agreed by the parties, no more frequently than once a year. In connection with any Fund-directed audit, the Fund shall not physically access the Transfer Agent’s systems and shall not conduct any testing on such systems. With respect to Fund-directed audits, the Transfer Agent shall provide such assistance in accordance with reasonable procedures and at reasonable frequencies, and the Fund shall provide reasonable advance notice of not less than three (3) business days to the Transfer Agent of such audits, and to the extent possible, of such examinations. The Transfer Agent may require any persons seeking access to its facilities to provide reasonable evidence of their authority. With respect to Fund-directed audits, the Transfer Agent may require such persons to execute a confidentiality agreement before granting access. On an annual basis, the Transfer Agent will provide the Fund with copies of its SOC 1 report.
Reports and Audits The Company shall as soon as practicable but in no event later than six months after the end of each of its fiscal years, file with the Trustee and the Issuer, audited financial statements of the Company prepared as of the end of such fiscal year; provided that the Company may satisfy this requirement by its filing of such information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (xxx.xxx.xxx) and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (xxx.xxxx.xxxx.xxx) in accordance with their respective filing requirements.
ACCESS AND AUDITS The CONTRACTOR shall establish and maintain a reasonable accounting system, which enables ready identification of CONTRACTOR’S cost of goods and use of funds. Such accounting system shall also include adequate records and documents to justify all prices for all items invoiced as well as all charges, expenses and costs incurred in providing the goods for at least five (5) years after completion of this contract. The COUNTY or its designee shall have access to such books, records, subcontract(s), financial operations, and documents of the CONTRACTOR or its sub- Contractors as required to comply with this section for the purpose of inspection or audit anytime during normal business hours at the CONTRACTOR’S place of business. This right to audit shall include the CONTRACTOR’S sub-Contractors used to procure goods or services under the contract with the COUNTY. CONTRACTOR shall ensure the COUNTY has these same rights with sub-Contractor(s) and suppliers.
ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 18.1 The Supplier shall keep proper and accurate books and records, including all invoices, receipts and vouchers, relating to the Services and all expenditures and commitments made in connection therewith. The Supplier shall make such books and records available to the Local Government for review or audit within ten (10) days following receipt of a request from the Local Government to do so. The Supplier agrees that it shall retain all such books and records and make them available for review or audit by the Local Government for a period of three (3) years after the date of final payment by the Local Government hereunder. Any review or audit by the Local Government pursuant to this Section 18.1 shall be carried out by the Local Government at the Local Government’s expense.
Records and Audits The Contractor shall maintain accounts and records, including personnel, property, and financial records, adequate to identify and account for all costs pertaining to the Contract and such other records as may be deemed necessary by the City to assure proper accounting for all project funds. These records will be made available for audit purposes to the City or any authorized representative, and will be retained for three years after the expiration of this Contract.
