Section 122.06. Grant award.

 

(1)   Grant conditions. Each grant awarded under this chapter shall be subject to the following conditions:

(a) The municipality agrees to pay all of the non-state grant costs associated with the project and commits to completion of all project work.

(b) The municipality agrees that department representatives will have access to the project work whenever it is in preparation or progress. The municipality further agrees to allow department representatives access to any books, documents, plans, reports, papers and other records which are pertinent to the project, whether these records are maintained by the municipality or its contractors.

(c) In the case of a project involving construction or installation of equipment, the municipality agrees to provide construction or installation inspection adequate to insure that all project work conforms with approved plans and specifications.

(d) For any project involving procurement of equipment or contract services, the municipality agrees to comply with the requirements of ch. 59 , 60 , 61 or 62 , Stats., whichever is applicable.

(2)   Grant offer. All grant offers shall be made after bids have been received and the municipality has made tentative contract awards conditioned upon a state grant under this chapter, or in the event of force account performance, an estimated price agreed to by the municipality and the department. No grant offer may be made for a project unless the project has been determined to be entitled to priority over other eligible projects. The grant offer shall be signed by the authorized official of the department and shall set forth the terms and conditions of the offer.

(3)   Amount of grant. The state grant offer may not exceed 40% of the total eligible project cost.

(4)   Grant acceptance. Acceptance of a grant offer shall be made by signature of the authorized representative of the municipality on documents provided by the department. If a grant offer is not accepted within 30 days from the date of offer, the department may withdraw the offer, offer the funds to another eligible applicant and remove the affected project from the funding list.

History: Cr. Register, October, 1990, No. 418 , eff. 11-1-90.