OIG INSPECTION, AUDIT, AND REVIEW RIGHTS In addition to any other rights OIG may have by statute, regulation, or contract, OIG or its duly authorized representative(s) may conduct interviews, examine or request copies of ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ books, records, and other documents and supporting materials and/or conduct on-site reviews of any of ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ locations for the purpose of verifying and evaluating: (a) ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ compliance with the terms of this IA and (b) ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ compliance with the requirements of the Federal health care programs. The documentation described above shall be made available by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ to OIG or its duly authorized representative(s) at all reasonable times for inspection, audit, and/or reproduction. Furthermore, for purposes of this provision, OIG or its duly authorized representative(s) may interview ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and any of ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ employees or contractors who consent to be interviewed at the individual’s place of business during normal business hours or at such other place and time as may be mutually agreed upon between the individual and OIG. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall assist OIG or its duly authorized representative(s) in contacting and arranging interviews with such individuals upon OIG’s request. ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ employees and contractors may elect to be interviewed with or without a representative of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ present.
Audit and Records A. The Contractor (and Contractor’s suppliers, vendors, subcontractors, insurance agents and other agents) shall maintain and the OWNER shall have the right to examine books, records, documents, accounting procedures and practices and any other supporting evidence deemed necessary by the OWNER to substantiate compliance with the terms of this Contract, including, but not limited to, costs and charges of whatever nature related to, incurred, and/or anticipated to be incurred, in the performance of this Contract. Such right of examination shall include inspection at all reasonable times of the Contractor’s office or facilities or such parts thereof as may be engaged in the performance of this Contract, and reasonable access to and cooperation by all Contractor personnel who have worked on or have knowledge related to the performance of this Contract.
B. The OWNER and its Authorized Representative shall have the right to examine all books, records, documents, and any other data of the Contractor related to the negotiation, pricing, or performance of such Contract, including Change Orders and/or Supplemental Agreements for the purpose of evaluating the accuracy, completeness, and currentness of the cost or pricing data submitted. The right of examination shall extend to all documents necessary to permit adequate evaluation of the cost or pricing data submitted, along with computations and projections used therein. Proprietary/Trade Secret information pertaining to this contract may not be withheld from OWNER or its Authorized Representative.
C. The Contractor’s, subcontractor’s and related agent and vendor organization’s documents, records and other evidence shall be subject to inspection and/or reproduction by the OWNER, its agents and Designative Representatives. Contractor, subcontractor, and related agent and vendor organizations shall provide the OWNER with retrievals of computer based records or transactions that the OWNER determines to be necessary to conduct the audit. There shall be no charge to the OWNER for reasonable user of the Contractor’s or subcontractor’s photocopy machine while conducting the audit, nor for any cost of retrieving, downloading to diskette, and/or printing any records or transactions stored in magnetic optical, microfilm, or other media. The Contractor, subcontractor, and related agent and vendor organizations shall provide all records and retrievals requested, within seven (7) calendar days. If requested, the Contractor shall submit a copy of such documents monthly for review by the OWNER.
D. The documents, etc. described in paragraphs A. and B. shall be made available at the office of the Contractor at all reasonable times, for inspection, audit, reproduction, until the expiration of four (4) years from the date of final payment. The Contractor shall provide adequate and appropriate work space to conduct all inspections audits and reviews. The OWNER shall provide the Contractor with a reasonable advance notice of intended audit, inspections and reviews.
1. If this Contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the terminated work shall be made available for a period of four (4) years from the date of final payment.
2. Records which relate to appeals or litigation or settlement of claims arising out of the performance of this Contract shall be made available for the period of four (4) years from the date of final disposition of such appeals, litigation, or claims.
E. The Contractor shall insert an Article containing all the provisions of this Section 19, including this paragraph, in all subcontracts hereunder except altered as necessary for the proper identification of the contracting parties and the OWNER under this Contract. The Contractor shall submit copies to the OWNER of all subcontracts and changes to subcontracts pertaining to this Contract. Failure to submit such written contracts, or to insert this Section in all subcontracts hereunder, shall be reason to exclude some or all of the related payee’s costs from amounts payable to the Contractor pursuant to this Contract.
F. In addition, where projects are funded wholly or in part by federal grants, the FAA, the Secretary of Transportation and the Comptroller General of the United States or any of their duly authorized representatives shall have access, for the purpose of audit and examination, to any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipient that are pertinent to grants received in accordance with CFR 49, Part 18, as it may be amended from time to time.
G. If an audit or review in accordance with this Article discloses overcharges (of any nature), by Contractor, in excess of 5% of the total contract value, the cost of the OWNER’s audit shall be paid by the Contractor.
Further information, mediation and review Review organisation: The High Court of Ireland Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents: The Office of Government Procurement Organisation receiving requests to participate: The Office of Government Procurement Organisation processing tenders: The Office of Government Procurement ▇▇▇ eSender: European Dynamics S.A.
Review Rights The State and the U.S. Department of Transportation, when federal funds are involved, and any of their authorized representatives shall have the right at all reasonable times to review or otherwise evaluate the work performed hereunder and the premises in which it is being performed.
Examination and Review (i) After receipt of the Closing Statement, the Seller shall have thirty (30) days (the “Review Period”) to review the Closing Statement. During the Review Period, the Seller and the Seller’s accountants shall have full access to the books and records of the Company through the Closing Date, and work papers prepared by, the OpCo Buyer or the OpCo Buyer’s accountants to the extent that they relate to the Closing Statement and to such historical financial information (to the extent in the OpCo Buyer’s possession) relating to the Closing Statement as the Seller may reasonably request for the purpose of reviewing the Closing Statement and to prepare a Statement of Objections (defined below), provided, however, that such access shall be in a manner that does not interfere with the normal business operations of the OpCo Buyer or the Company.
(ii) On or prior to the last day of the Review Period, the Seller may object to the Closing Statement by delivering to the OpCo Buyer a written statement setting forth the Seller’s objections in reasonable detail, indicating each disputed item or amount and the basis for the Seller’s disagreement therewith (the “Statement of Objections”). If the Seller fails to deliver the Statement of Objections before the expiration of the Review Period, the Closing Statement and the Post-Closing Adjustment, as the case may be, reflected in the Closing Statement shall be deemed to have been accepted by the Seller and shall be final and binding on the Seller and the OpCo Buyer. If the Seller delivers the Statement of Objections before the expiration of the Review Period, the OpCo Buyer and the Seller shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such objections within thirty (30) days after the delivery of the Statement of Objections (the “Resolution Period”), and, if the same are so resolved within the Resolution Period, the Post-Closing Adjustment and the Closing Statement with such changes as may have been previously agreed in writing by the OpCo Buyer and the Seller shall be final and binding.
(iii) If the Seller and the OpCo Buyer fail to reach an agreement with respect to all of the matters set forth in the Statement of Objections before the expiration of the Resolution Period, then any amounts remaining in dispute (“Disputed Amounts”) shall be submitted for resolution to the office of the Independent Accountant or, if the Independent Accountant is unable to serve, the OpCo Buyer and the Seller shall appoint by mutual agreement the office of an impartial nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants other than any accountants previously engaged by the Seller or the OpCo Buyer (unless such previously engaged accountants are agreed to by the OpCo Buyer and the Seller, the “Independent Accountant”) who, acting as experts and not arbitrators, shall resolve the Disputed Amounts only and make any adjustments to the Post-Closing Adjustment, as the case may be, and the Closing Statement. The Seller and the OpCo Buyer agree that all adjustments shall be made without regard to materiality. The Independent Accountant shall only decide the specific items under dispute by the Seller and the OpCo Buyer and its decision for each Disputed Amount must be within the range of values assigned to each such item in the Closing Statement and the Statement of Objections, respectively.
(iv) The fees and expenses of the Independent Accountant shall be paid by the Seller, on the one hand, and by the OpCo Buyer, on the other hand, based upon the percentage that the amount actually contested but not awarded to the Seller or the OpCo Buyer, respectively, bears to the aggregate amount actually contested by the Seller and the OpCo Buyer.
(v) The Independent Accountant shall make a determination as soon as practicable within thirty (30) days (or such other time as the Seller and the OpCo Buyer shall agree in writing) after its engagement, and its resolution of the Disputed Amounts and its adjustments to the Closing Statement or the Post-Closing Adjustment, absent fraud or manifest error, shall be conclusive and binding upon the Seller and the OpCo Buyer.