Specifications include, but are not limited to: The following list contains some examples of allowable and non-allowable PDG contract expenditures: 1. Funds may not be used to purchase real property. 2. Funds may not be used to purchase childcare vouchers. 3. Funds may be used to modify facilities to meet fire and life safety requirements of the Fire Marshal and/or the applicable licensing agency. The applicant will be required to submit three bids for each facility. 4. Rent for an office and/or facility is a reimbursable expense, as long as staff funded through the grant is working at or from the office/facility. The rent shall not exceed the rental rates for a facility of equivalent size in the same or similar geographical area. 5. Equipment may be leased; it may not, however, be leased with an option to purchase. The Contractor shall provide SCDD with copies of agreements for all equipment leased during the contract period. 6. The following are examples of equipment that may not be purchased or purchased only with prior approval: • Motor vehicles may not be purchased. • Computers may only be purchased with prior approval from SCDD. • Copy machines may not be purchased; they may, however, be leased during the contract period. • Any equipment or item that is to be attached to a facility or vehicle, which cannot be removed in usable condition from that facility or vehicle, may not be purchased. 7. Funds may not be used for modifications that are solely aesthetic in nature or are not necessary to meet fire and/or life safety requirements.