Township Council Meeting — Packet

March 2022 New Jersey Department of Transportation Division of Local Aid and Economic Development Federal Aid Cost Reimbursement Agreement and the Project. The State will monitor maintenance of completed Project by the Subrecipient. Failure to maintain Project will result in the withholding of funds payable to the Subrecipient on other State funded programs. 5.3.13 The Subrecipient must designate a person in Responsible Charge who is a full time employee of the agency as per 23 C.F.R. § 635.105. The person in "Responsible Charge" of LPA administered projects need not be an engineer. This requirement applies even when consultants are providing construction engineering services. This person may share duties, but is expected to be able to perform the following duties and functions: 5.3.13.1 Administers inherently governmental project activities, including those dealing with cost, time, adherence to contract requirements, construction quality and scope of Federal-aid projects; 5.3.13.2 Maintains familiarity of day to day project operations, including project safety issues; 5.3.13.3 Makes or participates in decisions about changed conditions or scope changes that require change orders or supplemental agreements; 5.3.13.4 Visits and reviews the Project on a frequency that is commensurate with the magnitude and complexity of the project; 5.3.13.5 Reviews financial processes, transactions and documentation to ensure that safeguards are in place to minimize fraud, waste, and abuse; and; 5.3.13.6 Directs Project staff, agency or consultant, to carry out Project Administration and Contract Oversight, including proper documentation. 5.3.13.7 Is aware of the qualifications, assignments and on-the-job performance of the agency and consultant staff at all stages of the Project. 5.3.14 In addition to adhering to the requirements specifically set forth in this Agreement, Subrecipient agrees that it will cause its contractor to comply with the United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT)/FHWA’s official Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) Program Guidance, including that all contract bidders/offerors submit DBE subcontractor information and/or good faith efforts, either at the time of bid (responsiveness) or within 5 days of bid (responsibility). Guidance with regard to the DBE program can be found on the USDOT and FHWA Civil Rights’ websites. 10