County participation in cooperative bank stabilization projects shall consist of providing financial assistance to project applicants for the purchase of materials to be utilized in their projects. The amount of financial assistance shall be based upon an estimate (prepared in advance of the work) of the cost of required materials. The department of conservation and natural resources shall review materials estimates in order to assure that they are based upon competitive unit prices. Following approval of the project by the county executive, the project applicant may proceed with the work. The project applicant shall comply with all applicable permit requirements and shall obtain materials from a county approved source as required by the department of conservation and natural resources. The project applicant shall notify the department of conservation and natural resources when the work is to commence. After the project applicant has notified the department of conservation and natural resources of completion of the project and has provided certification of final quantities of materials used, the director of the department of conservation and natural resources shall then inspect the work. When the director of the department of conservation and natural resources has determined that the work has been satisfactorily completed, the project applicant will be reimbursed for the materials used at the approved rate; PROVIDED that the amount of reimbursement shall not exceed the original estimate; PROVIDED, FURTHER that where unforeseen site conditions require that material in excess of that stated in the original estimate be used in order that the project be completed in a manner satisfactory to the director of the department of conservation and natural resources, the amount of reimbursement may exceed the original estimate upon the recommendation of the director of the department of conservation and natural resources and the approval of the county executive. (Added by Ord. 06-099, Jan. 3, 2007, Eff date Jan. 18, 2007; Amended by Amended Ord. 20-081, Jan. 20, 2021, Eff date Jan. 30, 2021).