Skidding and Yarding Methods of skid- ding or yarding specified for particular areas, if any, are indicated on Sale Area Map. Outside Clearcutting Units and construction clearings, insofar as ground conditions permit, products shall not be skidded against reserve trees or groups of reproduction and tractors shall be equipped with a winch to facilitate skidding. B6.421 Rigging. Insofar as practicable, needed rigging shall be slung on stumps or trees desig- nated for cutting.
Monitoring and Enforcement 1. The Parties have jointly selected ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ as the Monitor for this Interim Agreement. The State and PPSD will contract with the Monitor to provide monitoring services pursuant to this Interim Agreement, subject to applicable purchasing laws. In the event that the Monitor resigns or the Parties agree to replace the Monitor, the Parties will select a replacement. If the Parties are unable to agree on a replacement within 30 days from the date the Parties receive a notice of resignation from the Monitor, or from the date the Parties agree to replace the Monitor, they shall each submit the names of up to three candidates and shall select the replacement from the names submitted. 2. The Monitor shall conduct the factual investigation and verification of data and documentation necessary to determine whether the Parties are in compliance with this Interim Agreement, on a monthly cycle continuing during the pendency of the Interim Agreement. The Monitor may hire staff and consultants, in consultation with and subject to reasonable objections by the Parties, including but not limited to the economic efficiency of the Monitor or other budgetary requirements, to assist in his/ her compliance investigations. The Monitor and any hired staff or consultants are neither agents nor business associates of the State, the City of Providence/PPSD, or the United States Department of Justice. 3. The Monitor shall provide a written report to the Parties regarding the State and PPSD’s compliance with the terms of this Interim Agreement every 90 days for the first year of this Interim Agreement and every 180 days thereafter. The first report shall be issued two months from the effective date of this Interim Agreement. At the request and with the consent of the Parties, the Monitor may hold an informational and review meeting after the filing of each written report. The Monitor shall provide the Parties a draft of his/her report at least 7 days before issuing the report. The Parties shall have the opportunity to review and comment on the proposed report. The Parties may agree to allow the Monitor an additional 5 days to finalize a report after he/she receives comments from the Parties. 4. In order to determine compliance with this Interim Agreement, the Monitor and any hired staff or consultants shall have full access to the people, places, documents and materials that are necessary to assess the State and City of Providence/PPSD’s compliance with this Interim Agreement, to the extent they are within the State or PPSD’s custody or control. This shall include, but not be limited to, access to the data and records maintained by the State and PPSD pursuant to Section XIV above. The Monitor and any hired staff or consultants may also interview individuals receiving services under this Interim Agreement with the consent of the individual or his/her authorized representative. The Monitor’s access to people, places, documents and materials shall continue until the Interim Agreement is terminated. Any individually identifying health or education information that the Monitor and any hired staff or consultants receive or maintain shall be kept strictly confidential. 5. The Monitor shall also have access to any and all: a. Data collected by the State or PPSD; b. Information necessary to determine that placements, pursuant to the terms of this Interim Agreement, meet the definition and standards set forth in Section V; c. Information necessary to ensure that the Interim Agreement outcomes set forth in Section IV are met; and d. Information necessary to evaluate the quality and quantity of Supported Employment Services provided to persons with I/DD under this Interim Agreement. 6. The Monitor and any hired staff or consultants shall not be liable for any claim, lawsuit, or demand arising out of their duties under this Interim Agreement. This paragraph does not apply to any proceeding before this Court for enforcement of payment of contracts or subcontracts for reviewing compliance with this Interim Agreement. 7. The Monitor and any hired staff or consultants shall not be subject to formal discovery, including, but not limited to, deposition(s), request(s) for documents, request(s) for admissions, interrogatories, or other disclosures. The Parties are not entitled to access the Monitor’s records or communications, or those of his/her staff and consultants, although the Monitor may provide copies of records or communications at the Monitor’s discretion. 8. Reimbursement and Payment Provisions a. The allocation of the cost of the Monitor between the State and PPSD, including the cost of any consultants and staff to the Monitor, shall be determined by the State and PPSD, based upon utilization of the Monitor’s services. All reasonable expenses incurred by the Monitor in the course of the performance of his/her duties as set forth in this Interim Agreement shall be reimbursed by the State and PPSD. The United States shall bear its own expenses in this matter. If a dispute arises regarding reasonableness of fees or costs, the Monitor shall provide an accounting justifying the fees or costs. b. Within 10 business days of his/her appointment, the Monitor shall submit to the Parties for approval a proposed budget for the first six months of operations. Then, annually thereafter. c. The Parties shall raise with the Monitor any objections they may have to the draft of the proposed budget within ten days of its receipt. The Parties and the Monitor shall work to resolve any objections within ten days of an objection being raised. If the objection cannot be resolved, a Party may thereafter file the objection with the Court. d. At any time, the Monitor may submit to the Parties for approval a proposed revision to the approved budget, along with any explanation of the reason for the proposed revision. Budget revisions will be effective upon approval by the Parties. 9. The Monitor, including any hired staff or consultants, shall not enter into any contract with the State or the City of Providence/PPSD while serving as the Monitor. If the Monitor resigns from his/her position as Monitor, he/she may not enter into any contract with the State or the City of Providence/PPSD on a matter related to this Interim Agreement during the pendency of this Interim Agreement without the written consent of the United States. 10. The Monitor, and any hired staff or consultants, shall refrain from any public oral or written statements to the media, including statements “on background,” regarding this Interim Agreement, its implementation, or the State or the City of Providence/PPSD’s compliance.
Comptroller General Examination of Record The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in FAR 2.101, on the date of award of this contract, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation. (1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract. (2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved. (3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law. (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause- (i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (JUN 2020) (41 U.S.C. 3509). (ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).
Contract Monitoring The criminal background checks required by this rule shall be national in scope, and must be conducted at least once every three (3) years. Contractor shall make the criminal background checks required by Paragraph IV.G.1 available for inspection and copying by DRS personnel upon request of DRS.
Searches Before the Closing Date, and thereafter (as and when determined by Agent in its discretion), Agent shall have the right to perform, all at Borrowers’ expense, the searches described in clauses (a), (b), and (c) below against Borrowers and any other Credit Party, the results of which are to be consistent with Borrowers’ representations and warranties under this Agreement and the satisfactory results of which shall be a condition precedent to all advances of Loan proceeds: (a) UCC searches with the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction in which the applicable Person is organized; (b) judgment, pending litigation, federal tax lien, personal property tax lien, and corporate and partnership tax lien searches, in each jurisdiction searched under clause (a) above; and (c) searches of applicable corporate, limited liability company, partnership and related records to confirm the continued existence, organization and good standing of the applicable Person and the exact legal name under which such Person is organized.