Specifications include, but are not limited to: To provide non-exclusive guidance, administration, record keeping, and performance of the necessary work to Lonoke County, Arkansas, in the eligibility, expenditure, administration, and reporting of federal funding from or directly originating with the federal government, and anticipated contracts which may include the host of contracts and programs available under the ARP and other federal spending initiatives, in particular projects for: Water improvements, sewer improvements, broadband, and industrial parts; Facilitating small purchase agreements, competitive negotiations, public participation; Conducting public hearings; Organizing community participation plans; Financial management and accounting systems for projects; Categorizing eligible costs; Environmental review; Ensuring compliance with federal laws and authorities, such as: historic preservation, flood plain management, wetlands protection, endangered species, air quality, farm lands protection, environmental justice, EPA environmental standards, Corps of Engineers Permits; Facilitating acquisitions of right of way and easements; Construction management; Facilitating bidding and contract award processes, Labor standards; Compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act; Reporting and auditing related activities including: maintaining physical records at offices, conducting necessary reports, providing necessary documentation for audits; Conducting the close out of projects; and the administration and management of federal funds.
