Monitoring and Audit Seller shall provide information on available audit logs and reports relating to cyber and physical and security. Company may audit Seller's records to ensure Seller's compliance with the terms of this Section 1(b)(iii)G (Critical Infrastructure Protection) of this Attachment B (Facility Owned by Seller), provided that Company has provided reasonable notice to Seller and any such records of Seller's will be treated by Company as confidential.
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.
ACCOUNTING AND AUDIT The Agency shall utilize and maintain such records and practices regarding receipts and disbursements of the Funds as to be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. All such records shall be open to inspection and audit by the City or by the City's designee during normal business hours during the term hereof and for a period of three (3) years after the termination of this Agreement. Any cost incurred by the Agency as a result of a City audit shall be the sole responsibility of and shall be borne by the Agency. In addition, should the Agency provide any or all of the Funds to sub-recipients, then and in that event the Agency shall include in written agreements with such sub-recipients a requirement that records of the sub-recipient be open to inspection and audit by the City or the City's designee to the same extent as those of the Agency.
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.
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
Access and Audit 16.1 The Supplier shall keep accurate and systematic accounts, files and records ("the Records"). The Records shall clearly identify, among other things, the basis upon which invoices have been calculated and the Supplier shall keep the Records throughout the duration of this Contract and for six years following its termination.
16.2 The Supplier shall upon request provide DFID or its representatives including the National Audit Office, unrestricted access to the Records in order that the Records may be inspected and copied. The Supplier shall co-operate fully in providing to DFID or its representative’s answers to such enquiries as may be made about the Records.
16.3 Where it is found by DFID that any overpayment has been made to the Supplier the Supplier shall reimburse DFID such amount within 28 days of the date of DFID's written demand.
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
RETENTION AND AUDIT OF RECORDS CONTRACTOR shall retain records pertinent to this Agreement for a period of not less than five (5) years after final payment under this Agreement or until a final audit report is accepted by COUNTY, whichever occurs first. CONTRACTOR hereby agrees to be subject to the examination and audit by the Santa Xxxx County Auditor-Controller, the Auditor General of the State of California, or the designee of either for a period of five (5) years after final payment under this Agreement.
RECORDS AND AUDIT ACCESS 17.1 The Supplier shall keep and maintain until seven (7) Years after the date of termination or expiry (whichever is the earlier) of this Framework Agreement (or such other longer period as may be agreed between the Parties), full and accurate records and accounts of the operation of this Framework Agreement including the Services provided under it, the Call-Off Contracts entered into with Contracting Bodies and the amounts paid by each Contracting Body.
17.2 The Supplier shall keep the records and accounts referred to in Clause 17.1 above in accordance with Good Industry Practice.
17.3 The Supplier shall provide the Authority with a completed quarterly Self Audit Compliance Certificate in respect of each Contract Year of this Framework Agreement. The Self Audit Compliance Certificates shall be completed by a responsible senior member of the Supplier’s management team or by the Supplier’s external auditor. The Self Audit Compliance Certificate should confirm that tests have been completed to provide assurance that:
17.3.1 a representative sample of Orders are clearly identified as Framework Orders in the order processing/ invoicing systems and where required, Orders are correctly reported in the MI returns;
17.3.2 all Orders have been performed in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Framework Agreement;
17.3.3 all related invoices are completely and accurately included in the MI returns; and
17.3.4 all Charges to Contracting Bodies comply with Framework requirements on maximum mark-ups, discounts, charge rates, fixed quotes (as applicable).
17.4 The Supplier shall afford the Authority (or relevant Other Contracting Body), the Authority's representatives, the National Audit Office and/or auditor appointed by the Audit Commission ("Auditors") access to the records and accounts referred to in Clause 17.1 at the Supplier's premises and/or provide copies of such records and accounts, as may be required and agreed with the Authority (or relevant Other Contracting Body or Auditors) from time to time, in order that the Authority (or relevant Contracting Body or Auditors) may carry out an inspection including for the following purposes:
17.4.1 to verify the accuracy of Charges (and proposed or actual variations to them in accordance with this Framework Agreement) and/or the costs of the Supplier (including Sub-Contractors);
17.4.2 to review the integrity, confidentiality and security of the Personal Data held or used by the Supplier;
17.4.3 to review the Supplier's compliance with the Data Protection Legislation in accordance with this Framework Agreement and any other Laws;
17.4.4 to review the Supplier's compliance with its continuous improvement obligations and its benchmarking obligations set out in Framework Agreement Schedule 7;
17.4.5 to review the Supplier's compliance with its security obligations;
17.4.6 to review any books of accounts kept by the Supplier in connection with the provision of the Services; and/or
17.4.7 to ensure that the Supplier is complying with its obligations under this Framework Agreement and any Call-Off Contract. Each such inspection shall be an "Audit".
17.5 The Supplier shall provide such records and accounts (together with copies of the Supplier's published accounts) on request during the Term and for a period of seven
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.
