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Association of Bay Area Governments 19-REAP-13915 Page 2 of 9 (Rev. 5/28/2020) EXHIBIT D Regional Early Action Planning Grants (REAP) NOFA Date: October 10, 2019 Approved Date: March 30, 2020 Prep. Date: (date inserted by Contract Manager when each SA is created) perform or cause to be performed a financial audit of any and all phases of the award. At the Department’s request, the Grantee shall provide, at its own expense, a financial audit prepared by a certified public accountant. The State of California has the right to review project documents and conduct audits during and over the project life. 1) The Grantee agrees that the Department or the Department’s designee shall have the right to review, obtain, and copy all records and supporting documentation pertaining to performance of this Agreement. 2) The Grantee agrees to provide the Department or the Department’s designee, with any relevant information requested. 3) The Grantee agrees to permit the Department or the Department’s designee access to its premises, upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours for the purpose of interviewing employees who might reasonably have information related to such records and inspecting and copying such books, records, accounts, and other material that may be relevant to a matter under investigation for the purpose of determining compliance with statutes, Program guidelines, and this Agreement. B. If a financial audit is required by the Department, the audit shall be performed by an independent certified public accountant. Selection of an independent audit firm shall be consistent with procurement standards contained in Exhibit D, Section 8 subsection A. of this Standard Agreement. 1) The Grantee shall notify the Department of the auditor's name and address immediately after the selection has been made. The contract for the audit shall allow access by the Department to the independent auditor's working papers. 2) The Grantee is responsible for the completion of audits and all costs of preparing audits. 3) If there are audit findings, the Grantee shall submit a detailed response acceptable to the Department for each audit finding within 90 days from the date of the audit finding report. C. The Grantee agrees to maintain such records for possible audit after final payment pursuant to Exhibit D, Section 3, subsection E. below, unless a longer period of records retention is stipulated. DocuSign Envelope ID: 8A67B327-8D8D-41F3-A9AA-0E6612310575