(1) Each Participating Contractor must be enrolled in the Program prior to that Participating Contractor's Scope of Work Completion Date;

(2) The Eligible Commercial Financing Customer must be provided with a Bill Impact Estimate (BIE) by the Participating Contractor, Participating Project Developer, or the Primary Finance Provider Entity;

(3) The Project must have at least one EEM meeting the requirements described in Section 10092.7(b);

(4) The cost for non-lighting measures installed utilizing the EEM List Method, described in Section 10092.7(b)(1), must not exceed $350,000;

(5) Each Participating Contractor must have the proper license(s) relevant to perform its Scope of Work;

(6) The Project must comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances, including, but not limited to, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations;

(7) All permits and approvals required to install each Scope of Work must have been approved or must be in the process of being approved; and

(8) Any Participating Contractor or Participating Project Developer must not be an employee of the Eligible Financing Customer.

(1) EEM List Method -- The measure meets the criteria the Authority has specified on the EESM List as described in Section 10092.14.

(2) IOU Custom Measure Method -- The measure has been approved for installation as part of an IOU Custom program with an IOU Custom approval date within the last 24 months.

(3) Professionally Certified Measure Method -- An Energy Professional certifies that installation of the measure will save energy, will result in energy cost savings compared to existing conditions, or will reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to existing conditions. EEMs qualifying via this method must meet the following requirements:

(1) An Eligible Commercial Financing Customer may install or have installed without a Participating Contractor:

(2) A Project Developer must be active on any Project with a Self-Installer unless the Eligible Financing Agreement is a Microloan. On Projects with a Self-Installer where the Total Financed Amount is greater than $10,000, the Project Developer must provide the relevant data points listed in Section 10092.8(b)(2).

(1) In order to verify that Scopes of Work were installed in accordance with the regulations within this Article, within one year of the Enrollment Date of an Eligible Financing Agreement, the Authority may conduct one or more of the following quality assurance/quality control reviews, which may require the Participating Contractor or Project Developer to submit project-related documentation as described in 10092.4(d)(5):

(2) For Projects with any IOU Custom measures, the Authority will not perform a field verification.

(3) The Authority shall notify the Eligible Commercial Financing Customer at least 10 business days prior to conducting a field verification.

(4) If the Authority finds that a Participating Contractor's Scope of Work was not installed in accordance with the regulations within this Article or that the Participating Contractor misrepresented information related to the work, the Authority may remove the Participating Contractor from Program participation pursuant to the processes described in Section 10092.4(e) and/or may notify other governmental entities and the IOUs.

(5) If the Authority finds that a Self-Installer's Scope of Work was not installed in accordance with these requirements or that the Participating Project Developer misrepresented information related to any Project, the Authority may remove the Participating Project Developer from Program participation pursuant to the processes described in Section 10092.4(e) and/or may notify other governmental entities and the IOUs.