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 4 - Costs
Rule 15-20-72-5.4.5 - Professional Services

(i) Preparing the plans, specifications, and contract documents.

(ii) Preparing interlocal agreements necessary for the project.

(iii) Surveys and all other work needed to obtain clearance or permits from all intergovernmental review agencies.

(iv) Preparing the Grant application, preparing applications for permits required by federal, state or local regulations or procedures.

(i) Services incurred during the advertisement, award and construction of a project to ensure compliance with applicable purchasing laws and to ensure that the project is built in conformance with the design plans and specifications. These services are primarily engineering, and construction management services provided during the advertisement, award and building of the project, including observation services, materials testing (e.g., concrete strength, soil compaction, etc.) required by the specifications, inspecting and expediting the delivery of equipment and material purchased directly by the Grant recipient, reviewing shop drawings and full-scale record drawings, preparing change orders, payment processing, etc.

(ii) Legal, engineering, and other services incurred by the Grant recipient in deciding procurement protests and defending their decisions in protest appeals under Subchapter 9 are allowable regardless of the outcome of the protest, provided there was not an attempt by the Grant recipient to violate or circumvent applicable purchase laws.

(iii) Asset management plan for constructed components of the funded project

(iv) Accounting services for preparation of the Single Auditor Program Specific Audit

(v) Development of an operation and maintenance manual.

(vi) Start-up services for onsite training of operating personnel in operation and control of specific treatment processes, laboratory procedures, and maintenance and records management, provided these costs are incurred prior to the end of the 60-day period established in Rule 5.3.19. of these regulations.

(vii) Administrative services associated with the construction project and administering the ARPA RWAIG.

(viii) Services, other than engineering services during construction/repairs, such as railway or highway flagmen or utility or highway inspectors, required during the building of the project, provided that

(ix) Engineering or other services necessary to correct defects in the grant applications plan, design drawings and specifications or other documents to the extent that such costs would have been allowable for preparing defect free documents.