NR 155.26(6) (6) If a governmental unit or the Board of Regents contracts with a government agency or person to provide field, administrative, planning or other services to carry out activities of the local assistance grant agreement, the contract shall be submitted to the department for review and approval prior to signing.

NR 155.26(7) (7) The grant amount may be reduced by the department if the grantee has not met all conditions of the grant or grant amendment or has not expended all of the awarded funds by the end of the project period or if the grantee fails to meet a schedule included in the grant for interim work products. The grantee shall provide an estimate of unexpended funds at the request of the department.

NR 155.26 History History: CR 00-025: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 09-112: am. (1), (6) Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11; 2015 Wis. Act 330 s. 20: am. (1), (6) Register April 2016 No. 724, eff. 5-1-16.

NR 155.27 NR 155.27 Procurement.

NR 155.27(1) (1) Profits. Only fair and reasonable profits may be earned by contractors for contracts under grants described in this chapter. Profits included in a formally advertised, competitively bid, fixed price construction contract is presumed to be reasonable.

NR 155.27(2) (2) Responsibility. The governmental unit and Board of Regents shall administer and successfully complete activities for which grant assistance under this chapter is awarded in accordance with sound business judgment and good administrative practice under state and local laws.

NR 155.27(3) (3) General requirements for contracts. Contracts shall be all of the following:

NR 155.27(3)(a) (a) Necessary for and directly related to the accomplishment of activities necessary for the activity listed on the grant or grant amendment.

NR 155.27(3)(b) (b) In the form of a bilaterally executed written agreement for any professional services or construction activities.

NR 155.27(3)(c) (c) For monetary or in-kind consideration.

NR 155.27(4) (4) Force account work.

NR 155.27(4)(a) (a) A governmental unit or the Board of Regents shall secure prior written approval from the department for use of the force account method in lieu of contracts for any professional services or construction activities.

NR 155.27(4)(b) (b) The department shall approve the use of force account work if the governmental unit or Board of Regents demonstrates to the department’s satisfaction that the governmental unit or Board of Regents has the necessary competence required to accomplish the work and that the work can be accomplished more economically by the use of the force account method.

NR 155.27(4)(c) (c) The force account reimbursement for design and construction services shall be based on the actual cost of services provided and departmental reimbursement for such costs may not exceed 5 percent of the total project reimbursement when bond-sourced funds are used.

NR 155.27 History History: CR 00-025: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 09-112: am. (3) (b), r. and recr. (4), r. (5) Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11; 2015 Wis. Act 330 s. 20: am. (2), (4) (a), (b) Register April 2016 No. 724, eff. 5-1-16.

NR 155.28 NR 155.28 Grant reimbursement procedures.

NR 155.28(1) (1) Runoff management grant agreements.

NR 155.28(1)(a) (a) State cost-share funds may be used to share in the actual cost required for the installation of eligible urban best management practices identified in runoff management grant agreements described in s. NR 155.21.

NR 155.28(1)(b) (b) Governmental units and the Board of Regents shall comply with the following procedures when requesting reimbursement:

NR 155.28(1)(b)1. 1. Reimbursement requests shall be submitted on forms provided by the department.

NR 155.28 Note Note: Reimbursement request forms may be obtained, at no charge, from the Bureau of Community Financial Assistance, Department of Natural Resources, Box 7921 – CFA/8, Madison, Wisconsin 53707.

NR 155.28(1)(b)2. 2. All reimbursement requests shall be submitted to the department within the time frame established in the grant agreement. Payments for reimbursement requests submitted after the deadlines established in the grant agreement or grant amendment shall be subject to the availability of state funds and to financial commitments made to other grantees by the department.

NR 155.28(1)(b)2.a. a. Final reimbursement requests for runoff management grants shall be submitted to the department after the urban best management practice has been verified as properly installed and its cost has been substantiated by the documentation required by the department.

NR 155.28(1)(b)2.b. b. The grantee may submit a reimbursement request for a partially installed urban best management practice with approval from the department. In making its reimbursement decision, the department shall consider the level of pollution control provided by the completed component and the component’s structural and functional relationship to other components of the urban best management practice.

NR 155.28(1)(b)2.c. c. The department may deny reimbursement if a cost-share agreement or amendment is not in accordance with the project application or the runoff management grant agreement.

NR 155.28 Note Note: Cost-share calculation and practice verification forms may be obtained, at no charge, from the Bureau of Community Financial Assistance, Department of Natural Resources, Box 7921, Madison, Wisconsin 53707.

NR 155.28(1)(b)3. 3. Progress reports required by the department shall accompany each reimbursement request. A project final report shall be submitted on forms available from the department and shall accompany the final reimbursement request.

NR 155.28 Note Note: Forms can be obtained from the department’s Bureau of Watershed Management or the department’s Bureau of Community Financial Assistance, 101 S. Webster St., PO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921.

NR 155.28(1)(b)4. 4. Reimbursements may not exceed the grant budget line for that practice, unless amended.