BILLING PROCEDURES AND PAYMENT COMMERCE shall reimburse the Contractor for eligible Project expenditures, up to the maximum payable under this Contract. When requesting reimbursement for expenditures made, Contractor shall submit all Invoice Vouchers and any required documentation electronically through COMMERCE’s Contracts Management System (CMS), which is available through the Secure Access Washington (SAW) portal. If the Contractor has constraints preventing access to COMMERCE’s online A-19 portal, a hard copy A-19 form may be provided by the COMMERCE Project Manager upon request. The voucher must be certified by an official of the Contractor with authority to bind the Contractor. The final voucher shall be submitted to COMMERCE no later than November 15, 2020. COMMERCE will pay Contractor upon acceptance of services provided and receipt of properly completed invoices, which shall be submitted to the Representative for COMMERCE not more often than monthly. The invoices shall describe and document, to COMMERCE's satisfaction, reimbursable expenditures as set forth under the Scope of Work (Attachment A) and Budget & Invoicing (Attachment B). The invoice shall include the Contract Number as stated on the Face Sheet. Each voucher must be accompanied by an A-19 Certification (Attachment C) and A-19 Activity Report (Attachment D). The A-19 Certification must be certified by an authorized party of the Contractor to certify and attest all expenditures submitted on the voucher are in compliance with the United States Treasury Coronavirus Relief Fund (“Fund”) Guidance for State, Territorial, Local, and Tribal Governments: xxxxx://xxxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx/system/files/136/Coronavirus-Relief-Fund-Guidance-for-State-Territorial-Local- and-Tribal-Governments.pdf The A-19 Activity Report must be submitted which describes, in Excel spreadsheet and narrative form, a detailed breakdown of the expenditures within each applicable budget sub-category identified in the voucher, as well as a report of expenditures to date. COMMERCE will not release payment for any reimbursement request received unless and until the A-19 Certification and A-19 Activity Report is received. After approving the Invoice Voucher, A-19 Certification and Activity Report, COMMERCE shall promptly remit a warrant to the Contractor. Payment shall be considered timely if made by COMMERCE within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of properly completed invoices. Payment shall be sent to the address designated by the Contractor. COMMERCE may, in its sole discretion, terminate the Contract or withhold payments claimed by the Contractor for services rendered if the Contractor fails to satisfactorily comply with any term or condition of this Contract. No payments in advance or in anticipation of services or supplies to be provided under this Agreement shall be made by COMMERCE.
