After the IAC sets the maximum State construction allocation in the State capital improvement program: The IAC may reduce the maximum State construction allocation if a local board changes a board decision which served as justification for setting the approved scope of the project. The IAC may increase the maximum State construction allocation for a capital maintenance project when: The LEA submits: The final project scope of work; and A cost estimate developed by a design professional licensed in the State of Maryland or the bid tabulation for the project; The LEA documents that the: LEA has taken reasonable actions to reduce construction costs; and Construction costs have resulted from exceptional circumstances; and The IAC determines that: The requested scope of work is eligible for State funding; and The scope of work and associated costs are reasonable. The IAC may increase the maximum State construction allocation for a project other than a capital maintenance project if the LEA documents that the: Project has critical impact on the LEA's budget; LEA has taken reasonable actions to reduce construction costs; and Construction costs that have resulted from exceptional circumstances or circumstances that are different from those that confront most projects in the State or region. The IAC may increase the maximum State construction allocation for a project that qualifies for the net zero add-on as described in COMAR 14.39.02.06E(4) after the establishment of the maximum State construction allocation upon submission of acceptable documentation to become eligible for the add-on, and only up to the amount that the project would have been eligible for had the net zero add-on been in place at the time of establishment of the maximum State construction allocation.