2001-102-RES ACCEPTING HOUSING REHABILITATION FUND PROGRAM GRANT FROM TX DEPT OF HOUSING & COMM AFFAIRS

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B. Contractor shall give the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Inspector General, the General Accounting Office, the Auditor of the State of Texas, and Department, or any of their duly authorized representatives, access to and the right to examine all books, accounts, records, reports, files, and other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by Contractor pertaining to this contract. Such rights to access shall continue as long as the records are retained by Contractor. Contractor agrees to maintain such records in an accessible location and to provide citizens reasonable access to such records consistent with the Texas Public Information Law. C. Contractor shall include the substance of this Section 7 in all subcontracts. SECTION 8. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS A. Contractor shall submit to Department such reports on the operation and performance of this contract as may be required by Department including but not limited to the reports specified in this Section 8. B. Contractor shall submit to Department no later than the twentieth (20th) dav of the month after the end of each calendar auarter of the contract period specified in Section 2. a Quarterlv Proaress Report of the proaress, in narrative form, of all construction and nonconstruction activities by budget categories performed pursuant to Exhibit A, Performance Statement, and of the expenditures and obligations of funds by budget category made pursuant to Exhibit B, Budget, of this contract. The Quarterly Progress Report shall be in a format prescribed by Department and shall include all such activities, expenditures, and obligations made or performed under this contract during the previous quarter. C. Contractor shall submit a Certificate of Expenditures to Department no later than sixty (60) days after the contract termination date or at the conclusion of all contract activities as determined by Department. The Certificate of Expenditures shall be in a format prescribed by Department and shall include a final Project Completion Report of all activities performed under this contract. D. In addition to the limitations on liability otherwise specified in this contract, it is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that if Contractor fails to submit to Department in a timely and satisfactory manner any report required by this contract, Department may, at its sole option and in its sole discretion, withhold any or all payments otherwise due or requested by Contractor hereunder. If Department withholds such payments, it shall notify Contractor in writing of its decision and the reasons therefor. Payments withheld pursuant to this paragraph may be held by Department until such time as the delinquent obligations for which funds are withheld are fulfilled by Contractor. SECTION 9. MONITORING Department reserves the right to perform periodic on-site monitoring of Contractor's compliance with the terms and conditions of this contract, and of the adequacy and timeliness of Contractor's performances under this contract. After each monitoring visit, Department shall provide Contractor with a written report of the monitor's findings. If the monitoring reports notes deficiencies in Contractor's performances under the terms of this contract, the monitoring report shall include requirements for the timely correction of such deficiencies by Contractor. Failure by Contractor to take action specified in the monitoring report may be cause for suspension or termination of this contract, as provided in Sections 17 and 18 of this contract. SECTION 10. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that Department is contracting with Contractor as an Independent Contractor, and that Contractor, as such, agrees to hold Department harmless and to indemnify Department from and against any and all claims, demands, and causes of Page 4 of 12