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• <br />(a) Exceeding $100,000; or <br />(b) Regardless of the amount claimed, when using. <br />1. Arbitration conducted pursuant to 5 U.S.C. <br />575 -580; or <br />2. Any other alternative means of dispute <br />resolution (ADR) technique that the agency <br />elects to handle in accordance with the <br />Administrative Dispute Resolution Act <br />(ADRA) . <br />(3). The certification requirement does not apply to <br />issues in controversy that have not been submitted <br />as part of a claim. <br />(4). The certification shall state as follows: "I <br />certify that the claim is made in good faith; that the <br />supporting data are accurate and complete to the best of <br />my knowledge and belief; that the amount requested <br />accurately reflects the agreement adjustment for which <br />the LOCAL GOVERNMENT believes the Government is <br />liable; and that I am duly authorized to certify the <br />claim on behalf of the LOCAL GOVERNMENT." <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 />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 />F. The CAO's decision shall be -final unless the LOCAL <br />GOVERNMENT appeals or files aNsuit as provided in the <br />Act. <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 />16 <br />