C153735 Contract

• Contract/PO #: C153735
• Contractor Name: South Platte Lower River Group Inc.
• Contract Type: Loan
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Contract Documents

1. Project performance. The Grantee shall conduct the Project in accordance with the
Scope of Services dated March 18, 1996, which is attached hereto as Appendix A and
incorporated herein. The Grantee recognizes that time is of the essence and shall complete
the Project within two (2) years from the date of this contract.
2. Allocation of grant funds. The parties agree that the State shall allocate up to
eighty percent (80%) of the grant funds to finance demonstration projects, which will include
groundwater recharge projects. The State shall allocate the remainder of the grant funds to
the following Project tasks: hydrologic analysis and database development, demonstration
project identification and assistance,the establishment of a process for long-term agreements
and funding, the preparation of annual reports detailing the methodology and accomplishments
of the Project, and the preparation of the Final Report.
3. Disbursement of grant funds. The Grantee shall submit statements of estimated
Project costs and the anticipated percent of completion of the tasks to be performed. Upon
approval of each statement of costs, the State shall remit the agreed-upon percentage of the
Project costs, or the portion thereof approved by the State, to the Grantee. The State shall
disburse such funds within thirty days following receipt of each statement.
4. Access to study results. The Grantee shall provide the State with fu'l access to
Project development, data, drafts and conclusions, and shall submit annual progress reports
to the State detailing Project methodology and accomplishments. Said progress reports shall
include all hydrologic analysis conducted and any GIS databases developed during Task 1 of
the Scope of Services, the matrix described in Task 2 of the Scope of Services, and reports
on specific site investigations and demonstrations. The Grantee also shall provide the State
with a copy of the Final Report.
5. Obligation of State. The State's participation in the Project-in no way obligates the
State to loan or grant additional funds for projects that may be identified through the
completion of Tasks 1 through 3 of the Scope of Services. To obtain additional State funds
for such projects, the Grantee must utilize the CWCB's standard application process, which
includes the submittal of feasibility studies for such projects. The State recognizes that
Project results may be incorporated into feasibility studies for future projects.
6. Termination of contract for cause. If, through any cause, the Grantee fails to fulfill
in a timely and proper manner its obligations under this contract, or if the Grantee violates any
of the covenants, agreements, or stipulations of this contract, the State shall thereupon have
the right to terminate this contract for cause by giving written notice to the Grantee of such
termination and specifying the effective date thereof, at least five (5) days before the effective
date of such termination. In that event, the Grantee shall provide the State with copies of all
finished Project development, data, drafts, conclusions, hydrologic analysis, matrixes and
reports. The Grantee shall provide such copies to the State within thirty (30) days of the
effective date of such termination. Upon submittal to the State of a cost statement, the
Grantee shall be entitled to receive the agreed-upon percentage of the cost of any such
Project materials that have been satisfactorily prepared before the effective date of
termination of this contract and have not yet been paid for as of the effective termination
date.
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