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15. INSPECTIONS AND CONSTRUCTION PAYMENTS A. The Administrator will assist the homeowner in ensuring that all contracted work is completed prior to payment and that such work was performed in an acceptable manner. To accomplish this, the Administrator will engage Inspector to conduct an initial inspection at work write up and a progress inspection at 50 to 75% completion, any additional inspections deemed necessary, and a final inspection upon completion of all of the work, noting deficiencies in written reports and keeping these reports in the project case files. B. The contractor may submit an initial partial payment request upon completion of 40% of the work. A maximum of three partial payments will be allowed. Final payment may be requested upon full completion of the work. The contractor will only be paid for the work completed, not for stored materials. Advancing HOME funds to a contractor is prohibited. A ten percent (10%) retainage will be withheld from each payment request, and such retainage will not be released until final payment is made or until the 3(jh day after final payment is made. C. Where applicable, permits may be required for work to be done on Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing/Structural (MEPS) systems. Any MEPS work that requires a permit must be performed under the supervision of a licensed tradesman and the work shall be inspected by a licensed inspector for the appropriate trade to ensure that work is in full compliance with applicable local codes. D. Where applicable, building permits will be required for building construction work and the building inspector for that area will inspect the job in accordance with the area's normal building inspection requirements. E. In the event a change order is necessary as determined by the Administrator, the Administrator shall review the proposed change order. A written change order must then be executed between the homeowner and the contractor. Change orders above ten percent (10%) of the original contract amount require Department approval. 16. CONTRACT COMPLETION A. Upon completion of the contracted rehabilitation work, the Administrator's Inspector shall conduct a final inspection of the structure when requested by the contractor. If the inspection reveals that corrective work is required on any improvements covered in the contract, the Administrator's Inspector shall prepare a punch list for the contractor. After all work, including the punch list, has been completed to the satisfaction of the Administrator's Inspector and the homeowner, and the work is accepted, the Administrator shall issue a fully executed Certificate of Completion and Final Inspection form.