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<br />COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 99429203 <br /> <br />(5). The certification may be executed by any person <br />duly authorized to bind the LOCAL GOVERNMENT with <br />respect to the claim. <br /> <br />E. For LOCAL GOVERNMENT claims of $100,000 or less, the CAO <br />must, if requested in writing by the LOCAL GOVERNMENT, <br />render a decision within 60 days of the request. For <br />LOCAL GOVERNMENT-certified claims over $100,000, the CAO <br />must, within 60 days, decide the claim or notify the <br />LOCAL GOVERNMENT of the date by which the decision will <br />be made. <br /> <br />F. The CAO's decision shall be final unless THE LOCAL <br />GOVERNMENT appeals or files a suit as provided in the <br />Act. <br /> <br />G. If the claim by the LOCAL GOVERNMENT is submitted to the <br />CAO or a claim by the Government is presented to the <br />LOCAL GOVERNMENT, the parties, by mutual consent, may <br />agree to use ADR. If the LOCAL GOVERNMENT refuses an <br />offer for alternative disputes resolution, the LOCAL <br />GOVERNMENT shall inform the CAO, in writing, of the <br />LOCAL GOVERNMENT's specific reasons for rejecting the <br />request. When using arbitration conducted pursuant to <br />5 U.S.C. 575-580, or when using any other ADR technique <br />that the agency elects to handle in accordance with the <br />ADRA, any claim, regardless of amount, shall be <br />accompanied by the certification described in <br />subparagraph D(4) of this clause, and executed in <br />accordance with subparagraph D(5) of this clause. <br /> <br />H. The Government shall pay interest on the amount <br />found due and unpaid from (1) the date that the CAO <br />receives the claim (certified, if required); or, (2) the <br />date that payment otherwise would be due, if that date <br />is later, until the date of payment. With regard to <br />claims having defective certifications, as defined in <br />(FAR) 48 CFR 33.201, interest shall be paid from the <br />date that the CAO initially receives the claim.. Simple <br />interest on claims shall be paid at the rate, fixed by <br />the Secretary of the Treasury as provided in the Act, <br />which is applicable to the period during which the CAO <br />receives the claim and then at the rate applicable for <br />each 6-month period as fixed by the Treasury. Secretary <br />during the pendency of the claim. <br /> <br />14 <br />