Contract 2019-93FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR
STREETSCAPE PHASE 1: WEST AVENUE AND WEST OSCEOLA STREET
THIS AMENDMENT is entered into as of this I 5-T.4 day of N OVLM G iR 2019
and is to that certain Agreement dated August 13, 2019, hereinafter "the Agreement', by and
between the CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA, a municipal corporation under the laws of the
State of Florida whose address is: 685 W. Montrose Street, Clermont, Florida, hereinafter referred
to as "CITY" and TRAVERSE GROUP, INC., 11009 Arrowtree Blvd., Clermont, FL 34715, PO
Box 121754, Clermont, FL 34712, hereinafter referred to as "CONTRACTOR". The parties, in
exchange for the mutual covenants contained herein and in the Agreement, agree as follows:
1. This Amendment expressly modifies the Agreement and in the event of a conflict,
the terms and conditions of this Amendment shall prevail.
2. The Agreement is hereby amended to include the Contract Provisions for
Department of Transportation (DOT) Funded Agreements referred to and incorporated into the as
more particularly described in Attachment "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein.
3. All other terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect and unchanged as agreed to by the parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the
dates set forth below.
City of Clermont
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Freddy Suarez, chasing Dir r
Date: 11_ 1 r 11
Traverse Group, Inc.
By:
Alicia Roehn, Corporate Secretary
Attest:
Tracy Ackroyd flowe, City Clerk
Attest:
Corporate Secretary
ATTACHMENT A
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Contract Provisions for Department of Transportation (DOT) Funded Agreements
The Department, as a Non -Federal Entity as defined by 2 CFR §200.69, shall comply with the following
provisions, where applicable. For purposes of this Grant Agreement between the Department and the
Grantee, the term "Recipient" shall mean "Grantee."
Further, the Department, as a pass -through entity, also requires the Grantee to pass on these requirements to
all lower tier subrecipients, and to comply with the provisions of the award, including applicable provisions
of the OMB Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200), and all associated terms and conditions. Therefore,
Grantees must include these requirements in all related subcontracts and/or sub -awards. Grantees can include
these requirements by incorporating this Attachment in the related subcontract and/or sub -awards, however
for all such subcontracts and sub -awards, the Grantee shall assume the role of the Non -Federal Entity and the
subrecipients shall assume the role of the Recipient.
2 CFR PART 200 APPENDIX 2 REQUIREMENTS
1. Administrative, Contractual, and Leeal Remedies
The following provision is required if the Agreement is for more than $150,000. In addition to any of the
remedies described in the elsewhere in the Agreement, if the Recipient materially fails to comply with the
terms and conditions of this Contract, including any Federal or State statutes, rules or regulations, applicable
to this Contract, the Non -Federal Entity may take one or more of the following actions.
A. Temporarily withhold payments pending correction of the deficiency by the Recipient.
B. Disallow (that is, deny both use of funds and any applicable matching credit for) all or part of
the cost of the activity or action not in compliance.
C. Wholly or partly suspend or terminate this Contract.
D. Take other remedies that may be legally available.
The remedies identified above, do not preclude the Recipient from being subject to debarment and suspension
under Presidential Executive Orders 12549 and 12689. The Non -Federal entity shall have the right to demand
a refund, either in whole or part, of the funds provided to the Recipient for noncompliance with the terms of
this Agreement.
2. Termination for Cause and Convenience
Termination for Cause and Convenience are addressed elsewhere in the Agreement.
3. Equal Opportunity Clause
The following provision applies if the agreement meets the definition of "federally assisted construction
contract" as defined by 41 CFR Part 60-1.3:
During the performance of this Agreement, the Recipient agrees as follows:
i. The Recipient will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment
because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
The Recipient will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and
that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Such action shall include, but not
be limited to the following:
a. Employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising;
layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for
training, including apprenticeship. The Recipient agrees to post in conspicuous places,
available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided setting
forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
ii. The Recipient will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf
of the Recipient, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national
origin.
iii. The Recipient will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against
any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired
about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or
another employee or applicant. This provision shall not apply to instances in which
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an employee who has access to the compensation information of
other employees or applicants as a part of such employee's essential job functions discloses
the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise
have access to such information, unless such disclosure is in response to a formal complaint
or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an
investigation conducted by the employer, or is consistent with the Recipient's legal duty to
furnish information.
iv. The Recipient will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which he has a
collective bargaining agreement or other Agreement or understanding, a notice to be provided
advising the said labor union or workers' representatives of the Recipient's commitments
under this section, and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available
to employees and applicants for employment.
v. The Recipient will comply with all provisions of Executive Order 11246 of September 24,
1965, and of the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor.
vi. The Recipient will furnish all information and reports required by Executive Order 11246 of
September 24, 1965, and by rules, regulations, and orders of the Secretary of Labor, or
pursuant thereto, and will permit access to his books, records, and accounts by
the administering agency and the Secretary of Labor for purposes of investigation to ascertain
compliance with such rules, regulations, and orders.
vii. In the event of the Recipient's noncompliance with the nondiscrimination clauses of this
Agreement or with any of the said rules, regulations, or orders, this Agreement may be
canceled, terminated, or suspended in whole or in part and the Recipient may be declared
ineligible for further Government contracts or federally assisted construction contracts in
accordance with procedures authorized in Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and
such other sanctions may be imposed and remedies invoked as provided in Executive Order
11246 of September 24, 1965, or by rule, regulation, or order of the Secretary of Labor, or as
otherwise provided by law.
viii. The Recipient will include the portion of the sentence immediately preceding paragraph (1)
and the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (8) in every subcontract or purchase order unless
exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to section
204 of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, so that such provisions will be binding
upon each subcontractor or vendor. The Recipient will take such action with respect to
any subcontractor purchase order as the administering agency may direct as a means of
enforcing such provisions, including sanctions for noncompliance.
4. Davis Bacon Act
If the Agreement is a prime construction contract in excess of $2,000 awarded by the Recipient, and if
required by the Federal Legislation, the Recipient must comply with the Davis -Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141-
3144, and 3146-3148) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 5, "Labor
Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction"). In
accordance with the statute, contractors must pay wages to laborers and mechanics at a rate not less than
the prevailing wages specified in a wage determination made by the Secretary of Labor. In addition,
contractors must pay wages not less than once a week. The Recipient must comply with the Copeland
"Anti -Kickback" Act (40 U.S.C. 3145), as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part
3, "Contractors and Subcontractors on Public Building or Public Work Financed in Whole or in Part by
Loans or Grants from the United States"). The Act provides that each Recipient or subrecipient must be
prohibited from inducing, by any means, any person employed in the construction, completion, or repair of
public work, to give up any part of the compensation to which he or she is otherwise entitled.
5. Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
Where applicable, if the Agreement is in excess of $100,000 and involves the employment of mechanics or
laborers, the Recipient must comply with 40 U.S.C. 3702 and 3704, as supplemented by Department of
Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 5). Under 40 U.S.C. 3702 of the Act, each Recipient must be required to
compute the wages of every mechanic and laborer on the basis of a standard work week of 40 hours. Work
in excess of the standard work week is permissible provided that the worker is compensated at a rate of not
less than one and a half times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in the work
week. The requirements of 40 U.S.C. 3704 are applicable to construction work and provide that no laborer
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or mechanic must be required to work in surroundings or under working conditions which are unsanitary,
hazardous or dangerous. These requirements do not apply to the purchases of supplies or materials or
articles ordinarily available on the open market, or contracts for transportation or transmission of
intelligence.
6. Rights to Inventions Made Under Agreement
If the Federal award meets the definition of "funding agreement" under 37 CFR §401.2 (a) and the Non -
Federal Entity or subrecipient wishes to enter into a contract with a small business firm or nonprofit
organization regarding the substitution of parties, assignment or performance of experimental,
developmental, or research work under that "funding agreement," the Non -Federal Entity or subrecipient
must comply with the requirements of 37 CFR Part 401, "Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit
Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative
Agreements," and any implementing regulations issued by the awarding agency.
7. Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671 q.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251-
1387), and EPA Regulations
If the Agreement is in excess of $100,000, the Recipient shall comply with all applicable standards, orders
or regulations issued pursuant to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q) and the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251-1387), and by the EPA (40 CFR Part 15). Violations
must be reported to the Federal Awarding Agency and the Regional Office of the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
8. Debarment and Suspension (Executive Orders 12549 and 12689)
The Recipient certifies that it is not listed on the governmentwide exclusions in the System for Award
Management (SAM), in accordance with the OMB guidelines at 2 CFR 180 and 2 CF 1200 that implement
Executive Orders 12549 (3 CFR part 1986 Comp., p. 189) and 12689 (3 CFR part 1989 Comp., p. 235),
"Debarment and Suspension."
9. Byrd Anti -Lobbying_ Amendment (31 U.S.C. 1352)
The Recipient certifies that it will not and has not used Federal appropriated funds to pay any person or
organization for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of
Congress, officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with
obtaining any Federal contract, grant or any other award covered by 31 U.S.C. 1352. If applicable, the
Recipient shall disclose any lobbying with non -Federal funds that takes place in connection with obtaining
any Federal award, using form SF-LLL, available at:
https://al2ply07.grants.gov/apply/forms/sample/SFLLL 1 2 P-V 1.2.pdf.
10. Procurement of Recovered Materials
The Recipient must comply with Section 6002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act as described in 2 CFR part 200.322.
ADMINISTRATIVE
11. General Federal Regulations
Recipients shall comply with the regulations listed in 2 CFR 200, 48 CFR 31, and 40 U.S.C. 1101 et
sequence.
12. Rights to Patents and Inventions Made Under a Contract or Agreement
Rights to inventions made under this assistance agreement are subject to federal patent and licensing
regulations, which are codified at Title 37 CFR Part 401 and Title 35 U.S.C. 200 through 212.
13. Compliance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (2 CFR Part 175)
Recipients, their employees, subrecipients under this award, and subrecipients' employees may not:
A. Engage in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of time that the award is in
effect;
B. Procure a commercial sex act during the period of time that the award is in effect; or
C. Use forced labor in the performance of the award or subawards under the award.
14. Whistleblower Protection
Recipients shall comply with U.S.C. §4712, Enhancement of Recipient and Subrecipient Employee
Whistleblower Protection. This requirement applies to all awards issued after July 1, 2013 and effective
December 14, 2016 has been permanently extended (Public Law (P.L.) 114-261).
A. This award, related subawards, and related contracts over the simplified acquisition threshold
and all employees working on this award, related subawards, and related contracts over the
simplified acquisition threshold are subject to the whistleblower rights and remedies in the pilot
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program on award recipient employee whistleblower protections established at 41 U.S.C. 4712
by section 828 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 112-239).
B. Recipients, their subrecipients, and their contractors awarded contracts over the simplified
acquisition threshold related to this award, shall inform their employees in writing, in the
predominant language of the workforce, of the employee whistleblower rights and protections
under 41 U.S.C. 4712.
C. The Recipient shall insert this clause, including this paragraph C, in all subawards and in
contracts over the simplified acquisition threshold related to this award; best efforts should be
made to include this clause, including this paragraph C in any subawards and contracts awarded
prior to the effective date of this provision.
15. Notification of Termination (2 CFR § 200.340)
In accordance with 2 CFR § 200.340, in the event that the Agreement is terminated prior to the end of the
period of performance due to the Recipient's or subcontractor's material failure to comply with Federal
statutes, regulations or the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the Federal award, the termination shall
be reported to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) -designated integrity and performance system,
accessible through System for Award Management (SAM) currently the Federal Awardee Performance and
Integrity Information System (FAPIIS). The Non -Federal Entity will notify the Recipient of the termination
and the Federal requirement to report the termination in FAPIIS. See 2 CFR § 200.340 for the requirements
of the notice and the Recipient's rights upon termination and following termination.
16. Additional Lobbying Requirements
A. The Recipient certifies that no funds provided under this Agreement have been used or will be
used to engage in the lobbying of the Federal Government or in litigation against the United
States unless authorized under existing law.
B. The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended (2 U.S.C. §1601 et seq.), prohibits any
organization described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, from receiving
federal funds through an award, grant (and/or subgrant) or loan unless such organization
warrants that it does not, and will not engage in lobbying activities prohibited by the Act as a
special condition of such an award, grant (and/or subgrant), or loan. This restriction does not
apply to loans made pursuant to approved revolving loan programs or to contracts awarded
using proper procurement procedures.
C. Pursuant to 2 CFR §200.450 and 2 CFR §200.454(e), the Recipient is hereby prohibited from
using funds provided by this Agreement for membership dues to any entity or organization
engaged in lobbying activities.
COMPLIANCE WITH ASSURANCES
17. Assurances
Recipients shall comply with any and all applicable assurances made by the Department or the Recipient to
the Federal Government during the Grant application process.
FEDERAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Grant Recipients awarded a new Federal grant greater than or equal to $30,000 awarded on or after October
1, 2015, are subject to the FFATA the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act ("FFATA") of
2006. The FFATA legislation requires that information on federal awards (federal financial assistance and
expenditures) be made available to the public via a single, searchable website, which is
www.USASpending_gov. The Grantee agrees to provide the information necessary, within one (1) month of
execution, for the Department to comply with this requirement.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -SPECIFIC
18. DOT Regulations
Recipients shall comply with the following regulations: 2 CFR 1200-1201, 49 CFR 17, 49 CFR 20-21, 49
CFR 25-28.
19. Retention and Access Requirements for Records
Pursuant to 49 CFR § 18.37(a)(3), for cost reimbursement subgrants of any tier, Recipients and subrecipients
shall comply with the record retention and access requirements of 49 CFR § 18.42.
20. Energy Efficiency Policies
Recipients must comply with mandatory standards and policies relating to energy efficiency which are
contained in the state energy conservation plan issued in compliance with the Energy Policy and Conservation
Act (Pub. L. 94-163, 89 Stat. 871).
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21. Drug -Free Workplace
The Department must make an ongoing, good faith effort to maintain a drug -free workplace pursuant to the
specific requirements set forth in 49 CFR 32. Additionally, in accordance with these regulations, the
recipients must identify all known workplaces under its federal awards, and keep this information on file
during the performance of the award.
22. Titles II and III of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act
As applicable, Recipient shall comply with the requirements of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real
Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) to provide for fair and equitable treatment of persons
displaced or whose property is acquired as a result of Federal or federally assisted programs. These
requirements apply to all interests in real property acquired for project purposes regardless of Federal
participation in purchases.
23. Payments to Subcontractors
The Recipient must pay all subcontractors within 30 days of receipt of payment in accordance with 49 CFR
26.29. If retainage is withheld, the Department may make prompt and regular incremental acceptances of
portions of the Agreement and pay retainage to Recipients based on these acceptances. Further, the Recipient
must pay all retainage owed to the subcontractors for satisfactory completion of the accepted work within
30 days after your payment to the Recipient.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION -SPECIFIC
24. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Contractors & Recipients General Terms and
Conditions for Assistance Awards
Recipients shall comply with FWHA Contractors & Recipients General Terms and Conditions for Assistance
Awards available at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/cfo/contractor recip/gtandc generaltermsconditions.cfm,
and incorporated by reference.
25. Contract Provisions
If the Project meets the definition of a "Federal Aid Construction Project," Form FHWA-1273 Required
Contract Provisions, available at https://www.tbwa.dot.gov/construction/cqit/form]273.cfm and
incorporated by reference, must be physically incorporated into each contract and subcontract.
RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM -SPECIFIC
26. Recreational Trails Program Guidance
Recipients shall comply with the applicable requirements of Recreational Trails Program Guidance available
at https://www.fbwa.dot.gov/environment/recreational trails/guidance/index.cfm, and incorporated by
reference.
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REQUIRED CONTRACT PROVISIONS
FEDERAL -AID CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
I. General
II. Nondiscrimination
III. Nonsegregated Facilities
IV. Davis -Bacon and Related Act Provisions
V. Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
Provisions
VI. Subletting or Assigning the Contract
VII. Safety: Accident Prevention
Vill. False Statements Concerning Highway Projects
IX. Implementation of Clean Air Act and Federal Water
Pollution Control Act
X. Compliance with Governmentwide Suspension and
Debarment Requirements
XI. Certification Regarding Use of Contract Funds for
Lobbying
ATTACHMENTS
A. Employment and Materials Preference for Appalachian
Development Highway System or Appalachian Local Access
Road Contracts (included in Appalachian contracts only)
I. GENERAL
1. Form FHWA-1273 must be physically incorporated in each
construction contract funded under Title 23 (excluding
emergency contracts solely intended for debris removal). The
contractor (or subcontractor) must insert this form in each
subcontract and further require its inclusion in all lower tier
subcontracts (excluding purchase orders, rental agreements
and other agreements for supplies or services).
The applicable requirements of Form FHWA-1273 are
incorporated by reference for work done under any purchase
order, rental agreement or agreement for other services. The
prime contractor shall be responsible for compliance by any
subcontractor, lower -tier subcontractor or service provider.
Form FHWA-1273 must be included in all Federal -aid design -
build contracts, in all subcontracts and in lower tier
subcontracts (excluding subcontracts for design services,
purchase orders, rental agreements and other agreements for
supplies or services). The design -builder shall be responsible
for compliance by any subcontractor, lower -tier subcontractor
or service provider.
Contracting agencies may reference Form FHWA-1273 in bid
proposal or request for proposal documents, however, the
Form FHWA-1273 must be physically incorporated (not
referenced) in all contracts, subcontracts and lower -tier
subcontracts (excluding purchase orders, rental agreements
and other agreements for supplies or services related to a
construction contract).
2. Subject to the applicability criteria noted in the following
sections, these contract provisions shall apply to all work
performed on the contract by the contractor's own organization
and with the assistance of workers under the contractor's
immediate superintendence and to all work performed on the
contract by piecework, station work, or bysubcontract.
FHWA-1273 -- Revised May 1, 2012
3. A breach of any of the stipulations contained in these
Required Contract Provisions may be sufficient grounds for
withholding of progress payments, withholding of final
payment, termination of the contract, suspension / debarment
or any other action determined to be appropriate by the
contracting agency and FHWA.
4. Selection of Labor: During the performance of this contract,
the contractor shall not use convict labor for any purpose
within the limits of a construction project on a Federal -aid
highway unless it is labor performed by convicts who are on
parole, supervised release, or probation. The term Federal -aid
highway does not include roadways functionally classified as
local roads or rural minor collectors.
It. NONDISCRIMINATION
The provisions of this section related to 23 CFR Part 230 are
applicable to all Federal -aid construction contracts and to all
related construction subcontracts of $10,000 or more. The
provisions of 23 CFR Part 230 are not applicable to material
supply, engineering, or architectural service contracts.
In addition, the contractor and all subcontractors must comply
with the following policies: Executive Order 11246, 41 CFR 60,
29 CFR 1625-1627, Title 23 USC Section 140, the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 USC 794), Title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, and related
regulations including 49 CFR Parts 21, 26 and 27; and 23 CFR
Parts 200, 230, and 633.
The contractor and all subcontractors must comply with: the
requirements of the Equal Opportunity Clause in 41 CFR 60-
1.4(b) and, for all construction contracts exceeding $10,000,
the Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity
Construction Contract Specifications in 41 CFR 60-4.3.
Note: The U.S. Department of Labor has exclusive authority to
determine compliance with Executive Order 11246 and the
policies of the Secretary of Labor including 41 CFR 60, and 29
CFR 1625-1627. The contracting agency and the FHWA have
the authority and the responsibility to ensure compliance with
Title 23 USC Section 140, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended (29 USC 794), and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, as amended, and related regulations including 49 CFR
Parts 21, 26 and 27; and 23 CFR Parts 200, 230, and 633.
The following provision is adopted from 23 CFR 230, Appendix
A, with appropriate revisions to conform to the U.S.
Department of Labor (US DOL) and FHWA requirements.
1. Equal Employment Opportunity: Equal employment
opportunity (EEO) requirements not to discriminate and to take
affirmative action to assure equal opportunity as set forth
under laws, executive orders, rules, regulations (28 CFR 35,
29 CFR 1630, 29 CFR 1625-1627, 41 CFR 60 and 49 CFR 27)
and orders of the Secretary of Labor as modified by the
provisions prescribed herein, and imposed pursuant to 23
U.S.C. 140 shall constitute the EEO and specific affirmative
action standards for the contractor's project activities under
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this contract. The provisions of the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) set forth under 28 CFR
35 and 29 CFR 1630 are incorporated by reference in this
contract. In the execution of this contract, the contractor
agrees to comply with the following minimum specific
requirement activities of EEO:
a. The contractor will work with the contracting agency and
the Federal Government to ensure that it has made every
good faith effort to provide equal opportunity with respect to all
of its terms and conditions of employment and in their review
of activities under the contract.
b. The contractor will accept as its operating policy the
following statement:
"It is the policy of this Company to assure that applicants
are employed, and that employees are treated during
employment, without regard to their race, religion, sex, color,
national origin, age or disability. Such action shall include:
employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or
recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or
other forms of compensation; and selection for training,
including apprenticeship, pre -apprenticeship, and/or on-the-
job training."
2. EEO Officer: The contractor will designate and make known
to the contracting officers an EEO Officer who will have the
responsibility for and must be capable of effectively
administering and promoting an active EEO program and who
must be assigned adequate authority and responsibility to do
so.
3. Dissemination of Policy: All members of the contractor's
staff who are authorized to hire, supervise, promote, and
discharge employees, or who recommend such action, orwho
are substantially involved in such action, will be made fully
cognizant of, and will implement, the contractor's EEO policy
and contractual responsibilities to provide EEO in each grade
and classification of employment. To ensure that the above
agreement will be met, the following actions will be taken as a
minimum:
a. Periodic meetings of supervisory and personnel office
employees will be conducted before the start of work and then
not less often than once every six months, at which time the
contractor's EEO policy and its implementation will be
reviewed and explained. The meetings will be conducted by
the EEO Officer.
b. All new supervisory or personnel office employees will be
given a thorough indoctrination by the EEO Officer, covering
all major aspects of the contractor's EEO obligations within
thirty days following their reporting for duty with the contractor.
c. All personnel who are engaged in direct recruitment for
the project will be instructed by the EEO Officer in the
contractor's procedures for locating and hiring minorities and
women.
d. Notices and posters setting forth the contractor's EEO
policy will be placed in areas readily accessible to employees,
applicants for employment and potential employees.
e. The contractor's EEO policy and the procedures to
implement such policy will be brought to the attention of
employees by means of meetings, employee handbooks, or
other appropriate means.
4. Recruitment: When advertising for employees, the
contractor will include in all advertisements for employees the
notation: "An Equal Opportunity Employer." All such
advertisements will be placed in publications having a large
circulation among minorities and women in the area from
which the project work force would normally be derived.
a. The contractor will, unless precluded by a valid
bargaining agreement, conduct systematic and direct
recruitment through public and private employee referral
sources likely to yield qualified minorities and women. To
meet this requirement, the contractor will identify sources of
potential minority group employees, and establish with such
identified sources procedures whereby minority and women
applicants may be referred to the contractor for employment
consideration.
b. In the event the contractor has a valid bargaining
agreement providing for exclusive hiring hall referrals, the
contractor is expected to observe the provisions of that
agreement to the extent that the system meets the contractor's
compliance with EEO contract provisions. Where
implementation of such an agreement has the effect of
discriminating against minorities or women, or obligates the
contractor to do the same, such implementation violates
Federal nondiscrimination provisions.
c. The contractor will encourage its present employees to
refer minorities and women as applicants for employment.
Information and procedures with regard to referring such
applicants will be discussed with employees.
5. Personnel Actions: Wages, working conditions, and
employee benefits shall be established and administered, and
personnel actions of every type, including hiring, upgrading,
promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, and termination, shall be
taken without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, age or disability. The following procedures shall be
followed:
a. The contractor will conduct periodic inspections of project
sites to insure that working conditions and employee facilities
do not indicate discriminatory treatment of project site
personnel.
b. The contractor will periodically evaluate the spread of
wages paid within each classification to determine any
evidence of discriminatory wage practices.
c. The contractor will periodically review selected personnel
actions in depth to determine whether there is evidence of
discrimination. Where evidence is found, the contractor will
promptly take corrective action. If the review indicates that the
discrimination may extend beyond the actions reviewed, such
corrective action shall include all affected persons.
d. The contractor will promptly investigate all complaints of
alleged discrimination made to the contractor in connection
with its obligations under this contract, will attempt to resolve
such complaints, and will take appropriate corrective action
within a reasonable time. If the investigation indicates that the
discrimination may affect persons other than the complainant,
such corrective action shall include such other persons. Upon
completion of each investigation, the contractor will inform
every complainant of all of their avenues of appeal.
6. Training and Promotion:
a. The contractor will assist in locating, qualifying, and
increasing the skills of minorities and women who are
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applicants for employment or current employees. Such efforts
should be aimed at developing full journey level status
employees in the type of trade or job classification involved.
b. Consistent with the contractors work force requirements and
as permissible under Federal and State regulations, the
contractor shall make full use of training programs, i.e.,
apprenticeship, and on-the-job training programs for the
geographical area of contract performance. In the event a
special provision for training is provided under this contract,
this subparagraph will be superseded as indicated in the
special provision. The contracting agency may reserve
training positions for persons who receive welfare assistance
in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 140(a).
c. The contractor will advise employees and applicants for
employment of available training programs and entrance
requirements for each.
d. The contractor will periodically review the training and
promotion potential of employees who are minorities and
women and will encourage eligible employees to apply for
such training and promotion.
7. Unions: If the contractor relies in whole or in part upon
unions as a source of employees, the contractor will use good
faith efforts to obtain the cooperation of such unions to
increase opportunities for minorities and women. Actions by
the contractor, either directly or through a contractor's
association acting as agent, will include the procedures set
forth below:
a. The contractor will use good faith efforts to develop, in
cooperation with the unions, joint training programs aimed
toward qualifying more minorities and women for membership
in the unions and increasing the skills of minorities andwomen
so that they may qualify for higher paying employment.
b. The contractor will use good faith efforts to incorporate an
EEO clause into each union agreement to the end that such
union will be contractually bound to refer applicants without
regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or
disability.
c. The contractor is to obtain information as to the referral
practices and policies of the labor union except that to the
extent such information is within the exclusive possession of
the labor union and such labor union refuses to furnish such
information to the contractor, the contractor shall so certify to
the contracting agency and shall set forth what efforts have
been made to obtain such information.
d. In the event the union is unable to provide the contractor
with a reasonable flow of referrals within the time limit set forth
in the collective bargaining agreement, the contractor will,
through independent recruitment efforts, fill the employment
vacancies without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, age or disability; making full efforts to obtain qualified
and/or qualifiable minorities and women. The failure of a union
to provide sufficient referrals (even though it is obligated to
provide exclusive referrals under the terms of a collective
bargaining agreement) does not relieve the contractor from the
requirements of this paragraph. In the event the union referral
practice prevents the contractor from meeting the obligations
pursuant to Executive Order 11246, as amended, and these
special provisions, such contractor shall immediately notify the
contracting agency.
8. Reasonable Accommodation for Applicants /
Employees with Disabilities: The contractor must befamiliar
with the requirements for and comply with the Americans with
Disabilities Act and all rules and regulations established there
under. Employers must provide reasonable accommodation in
all employment activities unless to do so would cause an
undue hardship.
9. Selection of Subcontractors, Procurement of Materials
and Leasing of Equipment: The contractor shall not
discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, age or disability in the selection and retention
of subcontractors, including procurement of materials and
leases of equipment. The contractor shall take all necessary
and reasonable steps to ensure nondiscrimination in the
administration of this contract.
a. The contractor shall notify all potential subcontractors and
suppliers and lessors of their EEO obligations under this
contract.
b. The contractor will use good faith efforts to ensure
subcontractor compliance with their EEO obligations.
10. Assurance Required by 49 CFR 26.13(b):
a. The requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 and the State
DOT's U.S. DOT -approved DBE program are incorporated by
reference.
b. The contractor or subcontractor shall not discriminate on
the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the
performance of this contract. The contractor shall carry out
applicable requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 in the award and
administration of DOT -assisted contracts. Failure by the
contractor to carry out these requirements is a material breach
of this contract, which may result in the termination of this
contract or such other remedy as the contracting agency
deems appropriate.
11. Records and Reports: The contractor shall keep such
records as necessary to document compliance with the EEO
requirements. Such records shall be retained for a period of
three years following the date of the final payment to the
contractor for all contract work and shall be available at
reasonable times and places for inspection by authorized
representatives of the contracting agency and the FHWA.
a. The records kept by the contractor shall document the
following:
(1) The number and work hours of minority and non -
minority group members and women employed in each work
classification on the project;
(2) The progress and efforts being made in cooperation
with unions, when applicable, to increase employment
opportunities for minorities and women; and
(3) The progress and efforts being made in locating, hiring,
training, qualifying, and upgrading minorities and women;
b. The contractors and subcontractors will submit an annual
report to the contracting agency each July for the duration of
the project, indicating the number of minority, women, and
non -minority group employees currently engaged in each work
classification required by the contract work. This information is
to be reported on Form FHWA-1391. The staffing data should
represent the project work force on board in all or any part of
the last payroll period preceding the end of July. If on-the-job
training is being required by special provision, thecontractor
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will be required to collect and report training data. The
employment data should reflect the work force on board during
all or any part of the last payroll period preceding the end of
July.
III. NONSEGREGATED FACILITIES
This provision is applicable to all Federal -aid construction
contracts and to all related construction subcontracts of
$10,000 or more.
The contractor must ensure that facilities provided for
employees are provided in such a manner that segregation on
the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin cannot
result. The contractor may neither require such segregated
use by written or oral policies nor tolerate such use by
employee custom. The contractor's obligation extends further
to ensure that its employees are not assigned to perform their
services at any location, under the contractor's control, where
the facilities are segregated. The term "facilities" includes
waiting rooms, work areas, restaurants and other eating areas,
time clocks, restrooms, washrooms, locker rooms, and other
storage or dressing areas, parking lots, drinking fountains,
recreation or entertainment areas, transportation, and housing
provided for employees. The contractor shall provide separate
or single -user restrooms and necessary dressing or sleeping
areas to assure privacy between sexes.
IV. DAVIS-BACON AND RELATED ACT PROVISIONS
This section is applicable to all Federal -aid construction
projects exceeding $2,000 and to all related subcontracts and
lower -tier subcontracts (regardless of subcontract size). The
requirements apply to all projects located within the right-of-
way of a roadway that is functionally classified as Federal -aid
highway. This excludes roadways functionally classified as
local roads or rural minor collectors, which are exempt.
Contracting agencies may elect to apply these requirements to
other projects.
The following provisions are from the U.S. Department of
Labor regulations in 29 CFR 5.5 "Contract provisions and
related matters" with minor revisions to conform to the FHWA-
1273 format and FHWA program requirements.
1. Minimum wages
a. All laborers and mechanics employed or working upon
the site of the work, will be paid unconditionally and not less
often than once a week, and without subsequent deduction or
rebate on any account (except such payroll deductions as are
permitted by regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor
under the Copeland Act (29 CFR part 3)), the full amount of
wages and bona fide fringe benefits (or cash equivalents
thereof) due at time of payment computed at rates not less
than those contained in the wage determination of the
Secretary of Labor which is attached hereto and made a part
hereof, regardless of any contractual relationship which may
be alleged to exist between the contractor and such laborers
and mechanics.
Contributions made or costs reasonably anticipated for bona
fide fringe benefits under section 1(b)(2) of the Davis -Bacon
Act on behalf of laborers or mechanics are considered wages
paid to such laborers or mechanics, subject to the provisions
of paragraph I A. of this section; also, regular contributions
made or costs incurred for more than a weekly period (but not
less often than quarterly) under plans, funds, or programs
which cover the particular weekly period, are deemed to be
constructively made or incurred during such weekly period.
Such laborers and mechanics shall be paid the appropriate
wage rate and fringe benefits on the wage determination for
the classification of work actually performed, without regard to
skill, except as provided in 29 CFR 5.5(a)(4). Laborers or
mechanics performing work in more than one classification
may be compensated at the rate specified for each
classification for the time actually worked therein: Provided,
That the employer's payroll records accurately set forth the
time spent in each classification in which work is performed.
The wage determination (including any additional classification
and wage rates conformed under paragraph 1.b. of this
section) and the Davis -Bacon poster (WH-1321) shall be
posted at all times by the contractor and its subcontractors at
the site of the work in a prominent and accessible place where
it can be easily seen by the workers.
b.(1) The contracting officer shall require that any class of
laborers or mechanics, including helpers, which is not listed in
the wage determination and which is to be employed under the
contract shall be classified in conformance with the wage
determination. The contracting officer shall approve an
additional classification and wage rate and fringe benefits
therefore only when the following criteria have been met:
(i) The work to be performed by the classification
requested is not performed by a classification in thewage
determination; and
(ii) The classification is utilized in the area by the
construction industry; and
(iii) The proposed wage rate, including any bona fide
fringe benefits, bears a reasonable relationship to the
wage rates contained in the wage determination.
(2) If the contractor and the laborers and mechanics to be
employed in the classification (if known), or their
representatives, and the contracting officer agree on the
classification and wage rate (including the amount
designated for fringe benefits where appropriate), a report of
the action taken shall be sent by the contracting officer to the
Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Employment
Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor,
Washington, DC 20210. The Administrator, or an authorized
representative, will approve, modify, or disapprove every
additional classification action within 30 days of receipt and
so advise the contracting officer or will notify the contracting
officer within the 30-day period that additional time is
necessary.
(3) In the event the contractor, the laborers or mechanics
to be employed in the classification or their representatives,
and the contracting officer do not agree on the proposed
classification and wage rate (including the amount
designated for fringe benefits, where appropriate), the
contracting officer shall refer the questions, including the
views of all interested parties and the recommendation of the
contracting officer, to the Wage and Hour Administrator for
determination. The Wage and Hour Administrator, or an
authorized representative, will issue a determination within
30 days of receipt and so advise the contracting officeror
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will notify the contracting officer within the 30-day period that
additional time is necessary.
(4) The wage rate (including fringe benefits where appropriate)
determined pursuant to paragraphs 1.b.(2) or 1.b.(3) of this
section, shall be paid to all workers performing work in the
classification under this contract from the first day on which
work is performed in the classification.
c. Whenever the minimum wage rate prescribed in the
contract for a class of laborers or mechanics includes a fringe
benefit which is not expressed as an hourly rate, the contractor
shall either pay the benefit as stated in the wage determination
or shall pay another bona fide fringe benefit or an hourly cash
equivalent thereof.
d. If the contractor does not make payments to a trustee or
other third person, the contractor may consider as part of the
wages of any laborer or mechanic the amount of any costs
reasonably anticipated in providing bona fide fringe benefits
under a plan or program, Provided, That the Secretary of
Labor has found, upon the written request of the contractor,
that the applicable standards of the Davis -Bacon Act have
been met. The Secretary of Labor may require the contractor
to set aside in a separate account assets for the meeting of
obligations under the plan or program.
2. Withholding
The contracting agency shall upon its own action or upon
written request of an authorized representative of the
Department of Labor, withhold or cause to be withheld from
the contractor under this contract, or any other Federal
contract with the same prime contractor, or any other federally -
assisted contract subject to Davis -Bacon prevailing wage
requirements, which is held by the same prime contractor, so
much of the accrued payments or advances as may be
considered necessary to pay laborers and mechanics,
including apprentices, trainees, and helpers, employed by the
contractor or any subcontractor the full amount of wages
required by the contract. In the event of failure to pay any
laborer or mechanic, including any apprentice, trainee, or
helper, employed or working on the site of the work, all or part
of the wages required by the contract, the contracting agency
may, after written notice to the contractor, take such action as
may be necessary to cause the suspension of any further
payment, advance, or guarantee of funds until such violations
have ceased.
3. Payrolls and basic records
a. Payrolls and basic records relating thereto shall be
maintained by the contractor during the course of the work and
preserved for a period of three years thereafter for all laborers
and mechanics working at the site of the work. Such records
shall contain the name, address, and social security number of
each such worker, his or her correct classification, hourly rates
of wages paid (including rates of contributions or costs
anticipated for bona fide fringe benefits or cash equivalents
thereof of the types described in section 1(b)(2)(B) of the
Davis -Bacon Act), daily and weekly number of hours worked,
deductions made and actual wages paid. Whenever the
Secretary of Labor has found under 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(iv) that
the wages of any laborer or mechanic include the amount of
any costs reasonably anticipated in providing benefits under a
plan or program described in section 1(b)(2)(B) of the Davis -
Bacon Act, the contractor shall maintain records which show
that the commitment to provide such benefits is enforceable,
that the plan or program is financially responsible, and that the
plan or program has been communicated in writing to the
laborers or mechanics affected, and records which show the
costs anticipated or the actual cost incurred in providing such
benefits. Contractors employing apprentices or trainees under
approved programs shall maintain written evidence of the
registration of apprenticeship programs and certification of
trainee programs, the registration of the apprentices and
trainees, and the ratios and wage rates prescribed in the
applicable programs.
b.(1) The contractor shall submit weekly for each week in
which any contract work is performed a copy of all payrolls to
the contracting agency. The payrolls submitted shall set out
accurately and completely all of the information required to be
maintained under 29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(i), except that full social
security numbers and home addresses shall not be included
on weekly transmittals. Instead the payrolls shall only need to
include an individually identifying number for each employee
e.g. , the last four digits of the employee's social security
number). The required weekly payroll information may be
submitted in any form desired. Optional Form WH-347 is
available for this purpose from the Wage and Hour Division
Web site at http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/forms/wh347instr.htm
or its successor site. The prime contractor is responsible for
the submission of copies of payrolls by all subcontractors.
Contractors and subcontractors shall maintain the full social
security number and current address of each covered worker,
and shall provide them upon request to the contracting agency
for transmission to the State DOT, the FHWA or the Wage and
Hour Division of the Department of Labor for purposes of an
investigation or audit of compliance with prevailing wage
requirements. It is not a violation of this section for a prime
contractor to require a subcontractor to provide addresses and
social security numbers to the prime contractor for its own
records, without weekly submission to the contracting agency.
(2) Each payroll submitted shall be accompanied by a
"Statement of Compliance," signed by the contractor or
subcontractor or his or her agent who pays or supervises the
payment of the persons employed under the contract and shall
certify the following:
(i) That the payroll for the payroll period contains the
information required to be provided under §5.5 (a)(3)(ii) of
Regulations, 29 CFR part 5, the appropriate information is
being maintained under § 5.5 (a)(3)(i) of Regulations, 29
CFR part 5, and that such information is correct and
complete;
(ii) That each laborer or mechanic (including each
helper, apprentice, and trainee) employed on the contract
during the payroll period has been paid the full weekly
wages earned, without rebate, either directly or indirectly,
and that no deductions have been made either directly or
indirectly from the full wages earned, other than
permissible deductions as set forth in Regulations, 29 CFR
part 3;
(iii) That each laborer or mechanic has been paid not
less than the applicable wage rates and fringe benefits or
cash equivalents for the classification of work performed,
as specified in the applicable wage determination
incorporated into the contract.
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(3) The weekly submission of a properly executed certification
set forth on the reverse side of Optional Form WH-347
shall satisfy the requirement for submission of the
"Statement of Compliance" required by paragraph 3.b.(2) of
this section.
(4) The falsification of any of the above certifications may
subject the contractor or subcontractor to civil or criminal
prosecution under section 1001 of title 18 and section 231 of
title 31 of the United States Code.
c. The contractor or subcontractor shall make the records
required under paragraph 3.a. of this section available for
inspection, copying, or transcription by authorized
representatives of the contracting agency, the State DOT, the
FHWA, or the Department of Labor, and shall permit such
representatives to interview employees during working hours
on the job. If the contractor or subcontractor fails to submit the
required records or to make them available, the FHWA may,
after written notice to the contractor, the contracting agency or
the State DOT, take such action as may be necessary to
cause the suspension of any further payment, advance, or
guarantee of funds. Furthermore, failure to submit the required
records upon request or to make such records available may
be grounds for debarment action pursuant to 29 CFR 5.12.
4. Apprentices and trainees
a. Apprentices (programs of the USDOL).
Apprentices will be permitted to work at less than the
predetermined rate for the work they performed when they are
employed pursuant to and individually registered in a bona fide
apprenticeship program registered with the U.S. Department of
Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of
Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services, or with
a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Office, or if
person is employed in his or her first 90 days of probationary
employment as an apprentice in such an apprenticeship
program, who is not individually registered in the program, but
who has been certified by the Office of Apprenticeship
Training, Employer and Labor Services or a State
Apprenticeship Agency (where appropriate) to be eligible for
probationary employment as an apprentice.
The allowable ratio of apprentices to journeymen on the job
site in any craft classification shall not be greater than the ratio
permitted to the contractor as to the entire work force under
the registered program. Any worker listed on a payroll at an
apprentice wage rate, who is not registered or otherwise
employed as stated above, shall be paid not less than the
applicable wage rate on the wage determination for the
classification of work actually performed. In addition, any
apprentice performing work on the job site in excess of the
ratio permitted under the registered program shall be paid not
less than the applicable wage rate on the wage determination
for the work actually performed. Where a contractor is
performing construction on a project in a locality other than
that in which its program is registered, the ratios and wage
rates (expressed in percentages of the journeyman's hourly
rate) specified in the contractor's or subcontractor's registered
program shall be observed.
Every apprentice must be paid at not less than the rate
specified in the registered program for the apprentice's level of
progress, expressed as a percentage of the journeymen hourly
rate specified in the applicable wage determination.
Apprentices shall be paid fringe benefits in accordance with
the provisions of the apprenticeship program. If the
apprenticeship program does not specify fringe benefits,
apprentices must be paid the full amount of fringe benefits
listed on the wage determination for the applicable
classification. If the Administrator determines that a different
practice prevails for the applicable apprentice classification,
fringes shall be paid in accordance with that determination.
In the event the Office of Apprenticeship Training, Employer
and Labor Services, or a State Apprenticeship Agency
recognized by the Office, withdraws approval of an
apprenticeship program, the contractor will no longer be
permitted to utilize apprentices at less than the applicable
predetermined rate for the work performed until an acceptable
program is approved.
b. Trainees (programs of the USDOL).
Except as provided in 29 CFR 5.16, trainees will not be
permitted to work at less than the predetermined rate for the
work performed unless they are employed pursuant to and
individually registered in a program which has received prior
approval, evidenced by formal certification by the U.S.
Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration.
The ratio of trainees to journeymen on the job site shall not be
greater than permitted under the plan approved by the
Employment and Training Administration.
Every trainee must be paid at not less than the rate specified
in the approved program for the trainee's level of progress,
expressed as a percentage of the journeyman hourly rate
specified in the applicable wage determination. Trainees shall
be paid fringe benefits in accordance with the provisions of the
trainee program. If the trainee program does not mention
fringe benefits, trainees shall be paid the full amount of fringe
benefits listed on the wage determination unless the
Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division determines that
there is an apprenticeship program associated with the
corresponding journeyman wage rate on the wage
determination which provides for less than full fringe benefits
for apprentices. Any employee listed on the payroll at a trainee
rate who is not registered and participating in a training plan
approved by the Employment and Training Administration shall
be paid not less than the applicable wage rate on the wage
determination for the classification of work actually performed.
In addition, any trainee performing work on the job site in
excess of the ratio permitted under the registered program
shall be paid not less than the applicable wage rate on the
wage determination for the work actually performed.
In the event the Employment and Training Administration
withdraws approval of a training program, the contractor will no
longer be permitted to utilize trainees at less than the
applicable predetermined rate for the work performed until an
acceptable program is approved.
c. Equal employment opportunity. The utilization of
apprentices, trainees and journeymen under this part shall be
in conformity with the equal employment opportunity
requirements of Executive Order 11246, as amended, and 29
CFR part 30.
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d. Apprentices and Trainees (programs of the U.S. DOT).
Apprentices and trainees working under apprenticeship and
skill training programs which have been certified by the
Secretary of Transportation as promoting EEO in connection
with Federal -aid highway construction programs are not
subject to the requirements of paragraph 4 of this Section IV.
The straight time hourly wage rates for apprentices and
trainees under such programs will be established by the
particular programs. The ratio of apprentices and trainees to
journeymen shall not be greater than permitted by the terms of
the particular program.
5. Compliance with Copeland Act requirements. The
contractor shall comply with the requirements of 29 CFR part
3, which are incorporated by reference in this contract.
6. Subcontracts. The contractor or subcontractor shall insert
Form FHWA-1273 in any subcontracts and also require the
subcontractors to include Form FHWA-1273 in any lower tier
subcontracts. The prime contractor shall be responsible forthe
compliance by any subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor
with all the contract clauses in 29 CFR 5.5.
7. Contract termination: debarment. A breach of the
contract clauses in 29 CFR 5.5 may be grounds fortermination
of the contract, and for debarment as a contractor and a
subcontractor as provided in 29 CFR 5.12.
8. Compliance with Davis -Bacon and Related Act
requirements. All rulings and interpretations of the Davis -
Bacon and Related Acts contained in 29 CFR parts 1, 3, and 5
are herein incorporated by reference in this contract.
9. Disputes concerning labor standards. Disputes arising
out of the labor standards provisions of this contract shall not
be subject to the general disputes clause of this contract. Such
disputes shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures
of the Department of Labor set forth in 29 CFR parts 5, 6, and
7. Disputes within the meaning of this clause include disputes
between the contractor (or any of its subcontractors) and the
contracting agency, the U.S. Department of Labor, or the
employees or their representatives.
10. Certification of eligibility.
a. By entering into this contract, the contractor certifies that
neither it (nor he or she) nor any person or firm who has an
interest in the contractor's firm is a person or firm ineligible to
be awarded Government contracts by virtue of section 3(a) of
the Davis -Bacon Act or 29 CFR 5.12(a)(1).
b. No part of this contract shall be subcontracted to anyperson
or firm ineligible for award of a Government contract by virtue
of section 3(a) of the Davis -Bacon Act or 29 CFR 5.12(a)(1).
c. The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in the
U.S. Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C. 1001.
CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS ACT
The following clauses apply to any Federal -aid construction
contract in an amount in excess of $100,000 and subject to the
overtime provisions of the Contract Work Hours and Safety
Standards Act. These clauses shall be inserted in addition to
the clauses required by 29 CFR 5.5(a) or 29 CFR 4.6. As
used in this paragraph, the terms laborers and mechanics
include watchmen and guards.
1. Overtime requirements. No contractor or subcontractor
contracting for any part of the contract work which may require
or involve the employment of laborers or mechanics shall
require or permit any such laborer or mechanic in any
workweek in which he or she is employed on such work to
work in excess of forty hours in such workweek unless such
laborer or mechanic receives compensation at a rate not less
than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for all hours
worked in excess of forty hours in suchworkweek.
2. Violation; liability for unpaid wages; liquidated
damages. In the event of any violation of the clause set forth
in paragraph (1.) of this section, the contractor and any
subcontractor responsible therefor shall be liable for the
unpaid wages. In addition, such contractor and subcontractor
shall be liable to the United States (in the case of work done
under contract for the District of Columbia or a territory, to such
District or to such territory), for liquidated damages. Such
liquidated damages shall be computed with respect to each
individual laborer or mechanic, including watchmen and
guards, employed in violation of the clause set forth in
paragraph (1.) of this section, in the sum of $10 for each
calendar day on which such individual was required or
permitted to work in excess of the standard workweek of forty
hours without payment of the overtime wages required by the
clause set forth in paragraph (1.) of this section.
3. Withholding for unpaid wages and liquidated damages.
The FHWA or the contacting agency shall upon its own action
or upon written request of an authorized representative of the
Department of Labor withhold or cause to be withheld, from
any moneys payable on account of work performed by the
contractor or subcontractor under any such contract or any
other Federal contract with the same prime contractor, or any
other federally -assisted contract subject to the Contract Work
Hours and Safety Standards Act, which is held by the same
prime contractor, such sums as may be determined to be
necessary to satisfy any liabilities of such contractor or
subcontractor for unpaid wages and liquidated damages as
provided in the clause set forth in paragraph (2.) of this
section.
4. Subcontracts. The contractor or subcontractor shall insert
in any subcontracts the clauses set forth in paragraph (1.)
through (4.) of this section and also a clause requiring the
subcontractors to include these clauses in any lower tier
subcontracts. The prime contractor shall be responsible for
compliance by any subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor
with the clauses set forth in paragraphs (1.) through (4.) of this
section.
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V. SUBLETTING OR ASSIGNING THE CONTRACT
This provision is applicable to all Federal -aid construction
contracts on the National Highway System.
1. The contractor shall perform with its own organization
contract work amounting to not less than 30 percent (or a
greater percentage if specified elsewhere in the contract) of
the total original contract price, excluding any specialty items
designated by the contracting agency. Specialty items may be
performed by subcontract and the amount of any such
specialty items performed may be deducted from the total
original contract price before computing the amount of work
required to be performed by the contractor's own organization
(23 CFR 635.116).
a. The term "perform work with its own organization" refers
to workers employed or leased by the prime contractor, and
equipment owned or rented by the prime contractor, with or
without operators. Such term does not include employees or
equipment of a subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor,
agents of the prime contractor, or any other assignees. The
term may include payments for the costs of hiring leased
employees from an employee leasing firm meeting all relevant
Federal and State regulatory requirements. Leased
employees may only be included in this term if the prime
contractor meets all of the following conditions:
(1) the prime contractor maintains control over the
supervision of the day-to-day activities of the leased
employees;
(2) the prime contractor remains responsible for the quality
of the work of the leased employees;
(3) the prime contractor retains all power to accept or
exclude individual employees from work on the project; and
(4) the prime contractor remains ultimately responsible for
the payment of predetermined minimum wages, the
submission of payrolls, statements of compliance and all
other Federal regulatory requirements.
b. "Specialty Items" shall be construed to be limited to work
that requires highly specialized knowledge, abilities, or
equipment not ordinarily available in the type of contracting
organizations qualified and expected to bid or propose on the
contract as a whole and in general are to be limited to minor
components of the overall contract.
2. The contract amount upon which the requirements set forth
in paragraph (1) of Section VI is computed includes the cost of
material and manufactured products which are to be
purchased or produced by the contractor under the contract
provisions.
3. The contractor shall furnish (a) a competent superintendent
or supervisor who is employed by the firm, has full authority to
direct performance of the work in accordance with the contract
requirements, and is in charge of all construction operations
(regardless of who performs the work) and (b) such other of its
own organizational resources (supervision, management, and
engineering services) as the contracting officer determines is
necessary to assure the performance of the contract.
4. No portion of the contract shall be sublet, assigned or
otherwise disposed of except with the written consent of the
contracting officer, or authorized representative, and such
consent when given shall not be construed to relieve the
contractor of any responsibility for the fulfillment of the
contract. Written consent will be given only after the
contracting agency has assured that each subcontract is
evidenced in writing and that it contains all pertinent provisions
and requirements of the prime contract.
5. The 30% self -performance requirement of paragraph (1) is
not applicable to design -build contracts; however, contracting
agencies may establish their own self -performance
requirements.
VI. SAFETY: ACCIDENT PREVENTION
T h i s p r o v i s i o n i s applicable to all Federal -aid
construction contracts and to all related subcontracts.
1. In the performance of this contract the contractor shall
comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws
governing safety, health, and sanitation (23 CFR 635). The
contractor shall provide all safeguards, safety devices and
protective equipment and take any other needed actions as it
determines, or as the contracting officer may determine, to be
reasonably necessary to protect the life and health of
employees on the job and the safety of the public and to
protect property in connection with the performance of the
work covered by the contract.
2. It is a condition of this contract, and shall be made a
condition of each subcontract, which the contractor enters into
pursuant to this contract, that the contractor and any
subcontractor shall not permit any employee, in performance
of the contract, to work in surroundings or under conditions
which are unsanitary, hazardous or dangerous to his/her
health or safety, as determined under construction safety and
health standards (29 CFR 1926) promulgated by the Secretary
of Labor, in accordance with Section 107 of the Contract Work
Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 3704).
3. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1926.3, it is a condition of this contract
that the Secretary of Labor or authorized representative
thereof, shall have right of entry to any site of contract
performance to inspect or investigate the matter of compliance
with the construction safety and health standards and to carry
out the duties of the Secretary under Section 107 of the
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40
U.S.C.3704).
VII. FALSE STATEMENTS CONCERNING HIGHWAY
PROJECTS
T h i s p r o v i s i o n i s applicable to all Federal -aid
construction contracts and to all related subcontracts.
In order to assure high quality and durable construction in
conformity with approved plans and specifications and a high
degree of reliability on statements and representations made
by engineers, contractors, suppliers, and workers on Federal -
aid highway projects, it is essential that all persons concerned
with the project perform their functions as carefully, thoroughly,
and honestly as possible. Willful falsification, distortion, or
misrepresentation with respect to any facts related to the
project is a violation of Federal law. To prevent any
misunderstanding regarding the seriousness of these and
similar acts, Form FHWA-1022 shall be posted on each
Federal -aid highway project (23 CFR 635) in one or more
places where it is readily available to all persons concerned
with the project:
18 U.S.C. 1020 reads as follows:
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"Whoever, being an officer, agent, or employee of the United
States, or of any State or Territory, or whoever, whether a
person, association, firm, or corporation, knowingly makes any
false statement, false representation, or false report as to the
character, quality, quantity, or cost of the material used or to
be used, or the quantity or quality of the work performed or to
be performed, or the cost thereof in connection with the
submission of plans, maps, specifications, contracts, or costs
of construction on any highway or related project submitted for
approval to the Secretary of Transportation; or
Whoever knowingly makes any false statement, false
representation, false report or false claim with respect to the
character, quality, quantity, or cost of any work performed or to
be performed, or materials furnished or to be furnished, in
connection with the construction of any highway or related
project approved by the Secretary of Transportation; or
Whoever knowingly makes any false statement or false
representation as to material fact in any statement, certificate,
or report submitted pursuant to provisions of the Federal -aid
Roads Act approved July 1, 1916, (39 Stat. 355), as amended
and supplemented;
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5
years or both."
Vill. IMPLEMENTATION OF CLEAN AIRACTAND FEDERAL
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
This provision is applicable to all Federal -aid construction
contracts and to all related subcontracts.
By submission of this bid/proposal or the execution of this
contract, or subcontract, as appropriate, the bidder, proposer,
Federal -aid construction contractor, or subcontractor, as
appropriate, will be deemed to have stipulated as follows:
1. That any person who is or will be utilized in the
performance of this contract is not prohibited from receiving an
award due to a violation of Section 508 of the Clean Water Act
or Section 306 of the Clean Air Act.
2. That the contractor agrees to include or cause to be
included the requirements of paragraph (1) of this Section Xin
every subcontract, and further agrees to take such action as
the contracting agency may direct as a means of enforcing
such requirements.
IX.CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT,
SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY AND VOLUNTARY
EXCLUSION
This provision is applicable to all Federal -aid construction
contracts, design -build contracts, subcontracts, lower -tier
subcontracts, purchase orders, lease agreements, consultant
contracts or any other covered transaction requiring FHWA
approval or that is estimated to cost $25,000 or more — as
defined in 2 CFR Parts 180 and 1200.
1. Instructions for Certification — First Tier Participants:
a. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective
first tier participant is providing the certification set out below.
b. The inability of a person to provide the certification set out
below will not necessarily result in denial of participation in this
covered transaction. The prospective first tier participant shall
submit an explanation of why it cannot provide the certification
set out below. The certification or explanation will be
considered in connection with the department or agency's
determination whether to enter into this transaction. However,
failure of the prospective first tier participant to furnish a
certification or an explanation shall disqualify such a person
from participation in this transaction.
c. The certification in this clause is a material representation
of fact upon which reliance was placed when the contracting
agency determined to enter into this transaction. If it is later
determined that the prospective participant knowingly rendered
an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies
available to the Federal Government, the contracting agency
may terminate this transaction for cause of default.
d. The prospective first tier participant shall provide
immediate written notice to the contracting agency to whom
this proposal is submitted if any time the prospective first tier
participant learns that its certification was erroneous when
submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed
circumstances.
e. The terms "covered transaction," "debarred,"
"suspended," "ineligible," "participant," "person," "principal,"
and "voluntarily excluded," as used in this clause, are defined
in 2 CFR Parts 180 and 1200. "First Tier Covered
Transactions" refers to any covered transaction between a
grantee or sub -grantee of Federal funds and a participant
(such as the prime or general contract). "Lower Tier Covered
Transactions" refers to any covered transaction under a First
Tier Covered Transaction (such as subcontracts). "First Tier
Participant" refers to the participant who has entered into a
covered transaction with a grantee or sub -grantee of Federal
funds (such as the prime or general contractor). "Lower Tier
Participant" refers any participant who has entered into a
covered transaction with a First Tier Participant or other Lower
Tier Participants (such as subcontractors and suppliers).
f. The prospective first tier participant agrees by submitting
this proposal that, should the proposed covered transaction be
entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier
covered transaction with a person who is debarred,
suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from
participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized by
the department or agency entering into this transaction.
g. The prospective first tier participant further agrees by
submitting this proposal that it will include the clause titled
"Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility
and Voluntary Exclusion -Lower Tier Covered Transactions,"
provided by the department or contracting agency, entering
into this covered transaction, without modification, in all lower
tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier
covered transactions exceeding the $25,000threshold.
h. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a
certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered
transaction that is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or
voluntarily excluded from the covered transaction, unless it
knows that the certification is erroneous. A participant is
responsible for ensuring that its principals are not suspended,
debarred, or otherwise ineligible to participate in covered
transactions. To verify the eligibility of its principals, as well as
the eligibility of any lower tier prospective participants, each
participant may, but is not required to, check the Excluded
Parties List System website (htti)s://www.epis.aov/), which is
compiled by the General Services Administration.
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a. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to
require the establishment of a system of records in order to
render in good faith the certification required by this clause.
The knowledge and information of the prospective participant
is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by
a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.
b. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph
(f) of these instructions, if a participant in a covered
transaction knowingly enters into a lower tier covered
transaction with a person who is suspended, debarred,
ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this
transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the
Federal Government, the department or agency may terminate
this transaction forcause or default.
2. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension,
Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion — First Tier
Participants:
a. The prospective first tier participant certifies to the bestof
its knowledge and belief, that it and its principals:
(1) Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for
debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from
participating in covered transactions by any Federal
department or agency;
(2) Have not within a three-year period preceding this
proposal been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered
against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in
connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing
a public (Federal, State or local) transaction or contract under
a public transaction; violation of Federal or State antitrust
statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery,
bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false
statements, or receiving stolen property;
(3) Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or
civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State or
local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in
paragraph (a)(2) of this certification; and
(4) Have not within a three-year period preceding this
application/proposal had one or more public transactions
(Federal, State or local) terminated for cause or default.
b. Where the prospective participant is unable to certify to
any of the statements in this certification, such prospective
participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.
2. Instructions for Certification - Lower Tier Participants:
(Applicable to all subcontracts, purchase orders and other
lower tier transactions requiring prior FHWA approval or
estimated to cost $25,000 or more - 2 CFR Parts 180 and
1200)
a. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective
lower tier is providing the certification set out below.
b. The certification in this clause is a material representation
of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction
was entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective
lower tier participant knowingly rendered an erroneous
certification, in addition to other remedies available to the
Federal Government, the department, or agency with which
this transaction originated may pursue available remedies,
including suspension and/or debarment.
c. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide
immediate written notice to the person to which this proposal is
submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant
learns that its certification was erroneous by reason of
changed circumstances.
d. The terms "covered transaction," "debarred,"
"suspended," "ineligible," "participant," "person," "principal,"
and "voluntarily excluded," as used in this clause, are defined
in 2 CFR Parts 180 and 1200. You may contact the person to
which this proposal is submitted for assistance in obtaining a
copy of those regulations. "First Tier Covered Transactions"
refers to any covered transaction between a grantee or sub -
grantee of Federal funds and a participant (such as the prime
or general contract). "Lower Tier Covered Transactions" refers
to any covered transaction under a First Tier Covered
Transaction (such as subcontracts). "First Tier Participant'
refers to the participant who has entered into a covered
transaction with a grantee or sub -grantee of Federal funds
(such as the prime or general contractor). "Lower Tier
Participant' refers any participant who has entered into a
covered transaction with a First Tier Participant or other Lower
Tier Participants (such as subcontractors and suppliers).
e. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by
submitting this proposal that, should the proposed covered
transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into
any lower tier covered transaction with a person who is
debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily
excluded from participation in this covered transaction, unless
authorized by the department or agency with which this
transaction originated.
f. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by
submitting this proposal that it will include this clause titled
"Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility
and Voluntary Exclusion -Lower Tier Covered Transaction,"
without modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and
in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions exceeding
the $25,000 threshold.
g. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a
certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered
transaction that is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or
voluntarily excluded from the covered transaction, unless it
knows that the certification is erroneous. A participant is
responsible for ensuring that its principals are not suspended,
debarred, or otherwise ineligible to participate in covered
transactions. To verify the eligibility of its principals, as well as
the eligibility of any lower tier prospective participants, each
participant may, but is not required to, check the Excluded
Parties List System website (httos://www.eols.00v/), which is
compiled by the General Services Administration.
h. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to
require establishment of a system of records in order to render
in good faith the certification required by this clause. The
knowledge and information of participant is not required to
exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person
in the ordinary course of business dealings.
i. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph a of
these instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction
knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a
person who is suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily
excluded from participation in this transaction, in addition to
other remedies available to the Federal Government, the
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department or agency with which this transaction originated
may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or
debarment.
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension,
Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion --Lower Tier
Participants:
The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission
of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals is presently
debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared
ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participating in covered
transactions by any Federal department or agency.
2. Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify
to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective
participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.
X. CERTIFICATION REGARDING USE OF CONTRACT FUNDS
FOR LOBBYING
This provision is applicable to all Federal -aid construction
contracts and to all related subcontracts which exceed
$100,000 (49 CFR 20).
The prospective participant certifies, by signing and submitting
this bid or proposal, to the best of his or her knowledge and
belief, that:
No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid,
by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of
any Federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or
employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of
Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal
contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any
Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement,
and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or
modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or
cooperative agreement.
If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been
paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting
to influence an officer or employee of any Federal agency, a
Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or
an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this
Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the
undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL,
"Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its
instructions.
2. This certification is a material representation of fact upon
which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or
entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite
for making or entering into this transaction imposed by 31
U.S.C. 1352. Any person who fails to file the required
certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than
$10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.
3. The prospective participant also agrees by submitting its bid or
ATTACHMENT A - EMPLOYMENT AND MATERIALS
PREFERENCE FOR APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT
HIGHWAY SYSTEM OR APPALACHIAN LOCAL ACCESS
ROAD CONTRACTS
This provision is applicable to all Federal -aid projects funded
under the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.
1. During the performance of this contract, the contractor
undertaking to do work which is, or reasonably may be, done as
on -site work, shall give preference to qualified persons who
regularly reside in the labor area as designated by the DOL
wherein the contract work is situated, or the subregion, or the
Appalachian counties of the State wherein the contract work is
situated, except:
a. To the extent that qualified persons regularly residing in
the area are not available.
b. For the reasonable needs of the contractor to employ
supervisory or specially experienced personnel necessary to
assure an efficient execution of the contractwork.
c. For the obligation of the contractor to offer employment to
present or former employees as the result of a lawful collective
bargaining contract, provided that the number of nonresident
persons employed under this subparagraph (1c) shall not
exceed 20 percent of the total number of employees employed
by the contractor on the contract work, except as provided in
subparagraph (4) below.
2. The contractor shall place a job order with the State
Employment Service indicating (a) the classifications of the
laborers, mechanics and other employees required to perform
the contract work, (b) the number of employees required in each
classification, (c) the date on which the participant estimates
such employees will be required, and (d) any other pertinent
information required by the State Employment Service to
complete the job order form. The job order may be placed with
the State Employment Service in writing or by telephone. If
during the course of the contract work, the information
submitted by the contractor in the original job order is
substantially modified, the participant shall promptly notify the
State Employment Service.
3. The contractor shall give full consideration to all qualified job
applicants referred to him by the State Employment Service.
The contractor is not required to grant employment to any job
applicants who, in his opinion, are not qualified to perform the
classification of work required.
4. If, within one week following the placing of a job order by the
contractor with the State Employment Service, the State
Employment Service is unable to refer any qualified job
applicants to the contractor, or less than the number requested,
the State Employment Service will forward a certificate to the
contractor indicating the unavailability of applicants. Such
certificate shall be made a part of the contractor's permanent
project records. Upon receipt of this certificate, the contractor
may employ persons who do not normally reside in the labor
area to fill positions covered by the certificate, notwithstanding
the provisions of subparagraph (1 c) above.
5. The provisions of 23 CFR 633.207(e) allow the contracting
agency to provide a contractual preference for the use of
mineral resource materials native to the Appalachian region.
proposal that the participant shall require that the language of 6. The contractor shall include the provisions of Sections 1
this certification be included in all lower tier subcontracts, through 4 of this Attachment A in every subcontract for work
which exceed $100,000 and that all such recipients shall which is, or reasonably may be, done as on -site work.
certify and disclose accordingly.
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