NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM 2

All requested modifications to the Budget attached to this Agreement and incorporated as part of this Agreement, shall be reviewed and approved by County. All budget modifications require the prior written approval of County. Budget modifications shall not alter: 1) the basic scope of services required to be performed under this Agreement; 2) the time period for the services to be performed under this Agreement; and, 3) the total amount of the authorized budget of this Agreement (see Exhibit A), subject to future amendments as approved by the County's Community Development Agency Director or his /her designee. The individual line item budget for a particular cost category may be exceeded by ten percent (10 of its approved budget, provided the additional funds are used from unused line item budgets and the total contract amount does not exceed the budget. IX. RECORDS AND REPORTS A. All original documents prepared by Contractor in connection with the work to be performed under this Agreement shall be the property of the County. B. Contractor's records in connection with the work to be performed under this Agreement must be made available for review upon request by the County prior to the release of funds. Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining all records pertaining to this Agreement, including subcontracts and expenditures, and all other financial and property records in conformance with OMB circular A -110. C. Records must be kept accurate and up -to -date. Failure of Contractor to comply with this provision could result in termination of this Agreement or Contractor's repayment of funds previously awarded under this Agreement. X. PROGRAM MONITORING AND EVALUATION A. The County has the right to monitor the performance of CONTRACTOR against goals and performance standards established herein. Substandard performance, as determined by the County in its sole discretion, constitutes noncompliance with this Agreement. Action to correct such substandard performance must be taken by CONTRACTOR within thirty (30) days after being notified in writing by the County, provided that if such substandard performance cannot reasonably be corrected within such 30 -day period, Contractor shall commences correction within such 30 -day period and diligently proceeds to completion of correction and complete correction within ninety (90) days after such notice. If correction of such substandard performance is not achieved within the designated time period, County may initiate Agreement suspension or termination pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section XVII of this Agreement. Reporting requirements are also outlined in Exhibit A, Scope of Work. B. Contractor must undertake continuous quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the Scope of Work as specified in this Agreement and shall make monthly written reports to County.