[§103D-326]  Fiscal responsibility.  Every
contract modification, change order, or contract price adjustment under a
contract shall be subject to prior written certification by the appropriate
fiscal officer for funding the project or the contract, as to the effect of the
contract modification, change order, or adjustment in contract price on the
total project budget or the total contract budget.  In the event that the
certification of the fiscal officer discloses a resulting increase in the total
project budget or the total contract budget, the procurement officer shall not
execute or make such contract modification, change order, or adjustment in
contract price unless sufficient funds are available therefor, or the scope of
the project or contract is adjusted so as to permit the degree of completion
that is feasible within the total project budget or total contract budget as it
existed prior to the contract modification, change order, or adjustment in
contract price under consideration; provided, that with respect to the
validity, as to the contractor, of any executed contract modification, change
order, or adjustment in contract price which the contractor has reasonably
relied upon, it shall be presumed that there has been compliance with this
section. [L Sp 1993, c 8, pt of §2]