Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) The grantee shall furnish the following
documents, plans, contracts, subcontracts, agreements, subagreements,
approvals, assurances and evidences in form satisfactory to the Agency and no
grant offer or grant amendment shall be made until such documentation has been
submitted to and approved by the Agency. However, in the case of grants in
which one or more steps are combined under one grant offer, pursuant to
Condition Section
360.104,
(Waiver of Conditions) hereof, the submission of such documents may be
deferred, in accordance with an agreed-upon schedule, until required for the
appropriate step.
b) Step 1 project
Application for a Step 1 (facilities planning) grant shall
include:
1) A plan of study
presenting:
A) The proposed planning
area;
B) An identification of the
entity or entities that will be conducting the planning;
C) The nature and scope of the proposed Step
1 project, including a schedule for the completion of specific tasks;
and
D) An itemized description of
the estimated costs for the project;
2) Proposed contracts, subcontracts,
agreements and subagreements, or an explanation of the intended method of
awarding contracts, subcontracts, agreements and subagreements for performance
of any substantial portion of the project work;
3) Required comments or approvals of relevant
state, local, and federal agencies (including "Clearinghouse" requirements of
OMB Circular A-95, promulgated at 38 FR 32874 on November 28, 1973). However,
in the case in which the requirement of such comments and approvals is waived
by the Director, pursuant to Condition Section 360.104, (Waiver of Conditions)
hereof, they shall not be required hereunder.
c) Step 2 project
Preparation of construction drawings and specifications.
Prior to the award of a grant or grant amendment for a Step 2 project, the
following must have been furnished in addition to each of the items specified
in paragraph (b) of this condition:
1)
A facilities plan (including an environmental assessment) in accordance with
General Condition Section
360.203,
(Facilities Planning) hereof;
2)
Satisfactory evidence of compliance with the user charge provisions of General
Conditions Section
360.602,
(User Charges) hereof;
3) A
statement regarding availability of the proposed site, if relevant;
4) Satisfactory evidence of compliance with
other applicable federal statutory and regulatory requirements (see 40 CFR 30
);
5) Proposed contracts,
subcontracts, agreements and subagreements or an explanation of the intended
method of awarding contracts, subcontracts, agreements and subagreements for
performance of any substantial portion of the project work;
6) Required comments or approvals of relevant
state, local, and federal agencies (including "Clearinghouse" requirements of
OMB Circular A-95) if a grant application has not been previously submitted.
However, in the case in which the requirement of such comments and approvals is
waived by the Director, pursuant to Condition Section 360.104, (Waiver of
Conditions) hereof, they shall not be required hereunder.
d) Step 3 project
Building and erection of a treatment works. Prior to the
award of a grant or grant amendment for a Step 3 project, each of the items
specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this condition must have been furnished
to and approved by the Agency, and in addition the following shall have been
submitted to and approved by the Agency:
1) Construction drawings and specifications,
suitable for bidding purposes;
2) A
schedule for or evidence of compliance with General Condition Section
360.406,
(Operation and Maintenance) hereof concerning an operation and maintenance
program;
3) If bids have been
taken, bid evaluations, prior to award, prepared in accordance with the
provisions of General Conditions Section
360.302,
(Construction Contracts of Grantee) hereof, in such form and content as the
Agency may direct;
4) Proposed
contracts, subcontracts, agreements and subagreements for Step 3 project
construction, prepared in accordance with all applicable provisions of these
Grant Conditions; and
5) A
construction permit or "authorization to construct" from the Agency, pursuant
to the provisions of Rule 910 or 951, whichever may be applicable, of Chapter
3, Water Pollution, of the Regulations of the Illinois Pollution Control
Board.
