Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 20 - Bureau of Public Water Supply
Subpart 72 - Public Water Supply
Chapter 5 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT RURAL WATER ASSOCIATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM
Subchapter 3 - PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
Rule 15-20-72-5.3.19 - Construction Phase Submissions, Approvals, and Actions -Timeline

1. Prior to payment of any reimbursement requests for construction contracts, the following shall be submitted and approved by the Department, as appropriate:

* Plans, specifications, contract documents

* Bid package, including procurement documentation

* Executed construction contract

2. By 50% completion of the last contract, Grant recipient shall submit a completed asset management plan for all drinking water facilities to be constructed in whole or in part with ARPA RWAI Grant funds.

3. By 90% completion of the last contract, the Grant recipient shall secure approval of the asset management plan.

4. Within 10 days after construction completion of each construction contract, the Grant recipient shall notify the Department of construction completion.

5. The Department will perform a final construction observation after the final contract has reached 90% completion. The final construction observation by the Department is only for the purpose of determining final Grant allowable costs.

6. Within 30 days after the current construction contract completion date, all change orders which include time extensions exceeding 30 days beyond the original contract completion date, and/or documentation showing the Grant recipient is implementing all legal remedies provided in the contract documents for failure to complete construction when required, shall be submitted to the Department for an allowability determination

7. Within 60 days of final contract completion, the Grant recipient shall submit: the final payment request for the awarded grant; approvable summary change orders for all construction contracts; full scale record drawings with all revisions shown and noted for the entire project funded in whole or in part with ARPA RWAI Grant funds; the licensed engineer's certification of compliance with plans, specifications, and contract documents; appropriate bacteriological test results; final construction phase professional services contract amendments, if any; and all other administrative forms and documents required by the Grant agreement.

8. Any other submittals or actions required by the Grant agreement shall be performed when so required and are subject to review and approval by the Department.