f. Road maintenance certification

P ART III Post Construction: After the project is completed the County agrees to: 1. Maintain the signing and marking of the project according to the current edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, as supplemented and amended. 2. Provide maintenance to the completed project, at its own cost and expense. -- 3. Prohibit encroachments upon the right of way pursuant to 23 _CF.R:Part 1.23, Rights of Way, and Part 710 Subpart D, Right of Way, Real Property Managemem:1~. -::?:~;;_ PART IV - - -~ - - - "-... -. 1. NDDOT will make all contract payments, on bet].alL of the County. Payment ;nr~p~ made upon receipt of the engineer's estimate. The County willt~irT}burs~..NE>DOT for all paymenTs made under this contract less the amount paid by FHW A. NO-~CostSViIl be incurred by NDDOT for the construction and maintenance of this pr.oject. _:: -::::=~~ -=- -- - If the County fails to reimburse NDDOrfw.itfilif60:..d~ys afteri5nilng for funds advanced on behalf of the County, this dooument will constitute~an asSTQrniient of funa~g_w or hereafter coming into the hands of the state treasurer. which woulcr:Q!berwise~~~~~t.ributecflc?~he County out of the highway tax distribution fund, NDCC.:&+27-19. The.:state1ffeasure~bereby directed to pay NDDOT all such funds until the t~tar eq-u'als]Fi~ ~~um billeq.}pu!su-ant to this-agreement. 2. The Risk Management Appendix;attached,~S::::hereby incorporated and made a part of this agreement.<~::~~:~.. ~_::::;=~_. -~~~. 3. No official,:employee -or:Qth.~rf.~rs'()jf=pertprTl}ing~services for the County who is authorized to negotiate~or~approve anY~Qq!itract or subcofitrad in connection with the project shall have any finan~i~16r othe(:-~~:rsonal interest in any such contract or subcontract. No officer or employee of s~cti';'person retained :oy the CO!lOty shall have any financial or other personal interest in any real prop.~r!Y acquired for fh~J~rojecr:Ui:11ess such interest is openly disclosed upon public records of NDDQI::.and of the County, and such officer, employee, or person has not participated in such acquisiti~I'..;:;f~r and in behatf~C?! the County. 4. The failure 'oOhe state to enforce any provisions of this contract shall not constitute a waiver by the state of that or'ahy.ot~~r provision. General: - -- 5. NDDOT requires contracts executed with counties, cities. other state agencies, and Indian tribes to comply with OMS Cir. A-133. 6. All notices, certificates, or other communications shall be sufficiently given when delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to the parties at their respective places of business as set forth below or at a place designated hereafter in writing by the parties. Dave Leftwich Local Government Engineer ND Department of Transportation 40f6 DOT 19257 (Div. 38)