252697MKM__Construction_Grant_Documents.pdf

Attachment A

GRANT FUNDED PROCUREMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

For purposes of this Exhibit, the terms “Contract” and “Agreement,” shall be interchangeable, and the terms “Contractor” and “Company,” shall be interchangeable.

Note: references to Project herein shall be deemed a reference to the services provided under the contract.

2 CFR Part 200 Uniform Guidance Contract Provisions

(1) Breach of Contract Contracts for more than the simplified acquisition threshold, which is the inflation adjusted amount determined by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) as authorized by 41 U.S.C. 1908, currently set at $250,000 must address administrative, contractual, or legal remedies in instances where contractors violate or breach contract terms and provide for such sanctions and penalties as appropriate. (Contracts for more than the simplified acquisition threshold, currently set at $250,000)

a. To the extent Chapter 558, F.S. is applicable, the parties expressly opt out of the requirements of Chapter 558, F.S., within the meaning of §558.005(1), F.S.

b. In the event of a dispute or claim arising out of this Purchase Order, the parties agree first to try in good faith to settle the dispute by direct discussion. If this is unsuccessful, the parties may enter into mediation in Sarasota County, Florida, with the parties sharing equally in the cost of such mediation.

c. In the event mediation, if attempted, is unsuccessful in resolving a dispute, the parties may proceed to litigation as set forth below.

d. Any dispute, action or proceeding arising out of or related to this Purchase Order will be exclusively commenced in the state courts of Sarasota County, Florida, or where proper subject matter jurisdiction exists in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Each party irrevocably submits and waives any objections to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts, including any objection based on forum non conveniens.

e. The parties hereby waive all rights to trial by jury for any litigation concerning this Purchase Order.

f. This Purchase Order and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

g. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Contractor shall be required to continue its services and all other obligations under this Purchase Order during the pendency of claim or dispute including, but not limited to, actual period of mediation or judicial proceedings.

(2) Termination All contracts in excess of $10,000 must address termination for cause and for convenience by the non- Federal entity including the manner by which it will be affected and the basis for settlement. (Contracts in excess of $10,000)

a. The County shall have the right at any time upon thirty (30) calendar days’ written notice to the Contractor to terminate the services of the Contractor for convenience. The County shall pay to the Contractor and the Contractor shall accept as full payment for its services, a sum of money equal to the work

b. Any failure of the Contractor to satisfy the requirements of this Purchase Order, as documented by the Administrative Agent, shall be considered a default and sufficient reason for termination.

1. For defaults that are curable (as determined by the County), the Contractor shall be notified in writing by the County and shall have an opportunity to cure such default(s) within ten (10) working days after notification.

2. For defaults that are not curable (as determined by the County), notice of the termination date shall be given as deemed appropriate by the County.

c. In the event the County’s termination of this Purchase Order for default is in any way deficient, at the option of the County such termination shall be deemed to be a termination for convenience.

d. The parties may mutually agree to terminate this Purchase Order. Such termination shall be evidenced by a notice issued by the County. The County shall pay to the Contractor and the Contractor shall accept as full payment for its services, a sum of money equal to the work completed in any commenced but incomplete services.

e. In the event that the Contractor has abandoned performance under this Purchase Order, then the County may terminate this Purchase Order upon three (3) calendar days’ written notice to the Contractor indicating its intention to do so. Payment for work performed prior to the Contractor's abandonment shall be as stated above. Contractor shall have one hundred and eighty (180) days to submit invoices. Invoices submitted after one hundred and eighty

(180) days may not be accepted for payment.

f. The Contractor shall have the right to terminate services only in the event of the County failing to pay the Contractor's properly documented and submitted invoice within ninety (90) calendar days of the approval by the County’s Administrative Agent.

g. The County reserves the right to terminate and cancel this Purchase Order in the event the Contractor shall be placed in either voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or an assignment be made for the benefit of creditors.

h. After consultation with and written notice to the Contractor providing a reasonable opportunity to cure, the County shall have the right to refuse to make payment, in whole or part due to:

1. The quality of a portion, or all, of the Contractor’s work not performed in accordance with the requirements of this Purchase Order;

2. The quantity of the Contractor’s work not delivered or performed as represented in the Contractor’s Payment Request, or otherwise;

3. Claims made, or likely to be made, against the County, or its property;

4. Damages to the County or a third party caused by the Contractor;

5. The Contractor’s failure or refusal to perform any other obligation under this Purchase Order.

(3) Equal Employment Opportunity 41 CFR §60-1.4(b) Compliance with Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, entitled “Equal Employment Opportunity,” (30 FR 12319, 12935, 3 CFR Part 1964-1965 Comp., p.339) as amended by Executive Order 11375 of October 13, 1967, entitled “Amending Executive Order 11246 Relating to Equal Employment Opportunity,” and implementing regulations at 41 CFR Part 60, entitled “Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal Employment Opportunity, Department of Labor.” Except as otherwise provided under 41 CFR Part 60, all contracts that meet the definition of “federally assisted construction contract” in 41 CFR Part 60.1.3 must include the equal opportunity clause provided under 41 CFR 60-1.4(b).

41 C.F.R. Part 60-1.4(b)

During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows:

(1) The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. The contractor 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: 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 contractor 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.

(2) The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

(3) The contractor 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 provisions shall not apply to instance in which 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 the furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or is consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

(4) The contractor will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which he has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, a notice to be provided advising the said labor union or workers' representative of the contractor's commitments under this section and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment.

(5) The contractor 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.

(6) The contractor 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.

(7) In the event of the contractor's noncompliance with the nondiscrimination clauses of this contract or with any of the said rules, regulations, or orders, this contract may be canceled, terminated, or suspended in whole or in part and the contractor 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 as 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.

(8) The contractor 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 contractor will take such action with respect to any subcontract or purchase order as the administering agency may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions, including sanctions for noncompliance: Provided, however, that in the event a contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction by the administering agency the contractor may request the United States to enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the United States.”

(Any Construction contract or subcontract)

(4) Contracted Work Hours and Safety Standards Compliance with Sections 3702 and 3704 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 3701-3708) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 5). Under 40 U.S.C. 3702 of the Act, each contractor 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 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. (Construction contracts in excess of $100,000 which involve the employment of mechanics or laborers)

29 C.F.R. § 5.5(b) provides Compliance with the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act.

(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 such workweek.

(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 County 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.”

(5) Clean Air and Water Contractor must comply with all applicable standards, orders or regulations issued pursuant to the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. The contractor agrees to report each violation to the County and understands and agrees that the County will, in turn, report each violation as required to assure notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the appropriate Environmental Protection Agency Regional Office.

The Contractor agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract exceeding $150,000 funded in whole or part under this contract. (Contracts, subcontracts, and subgrants of amounts in excess of $150,000)

(6) Debarment and Suspension (Executive Orders 12549 and 12689) A contract award (see 2 CFR 180.220) must not be made to parties listed on the governmentwide Excluded Parties List System in the System for Award Management (SAM), in accordance with the OMB guidelines at 2 CFR 180 that implement Executive Orders 12549 (3 CFR Part 1986 Comp., p. 189) and 12689 (3 CFR Part 1989 Comp.,

p. 235), “Debarment and Suspension.” The Excluded Parties List System in SAM contains the names of parties debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded by agencies, as well as parties declared ineligible under statutory or regulatory authority other than Executive Order 12549.) . (Contracts, subcontracts of amounts in excess of $25,000)

Separate Government Wide Debarment and Suspension certification included for signature

(7) Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment Compliance with the Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment (31 U.S.C. 1352)—Contractors that apply or bid for an award of $100,000 or more must file the required certification.

Each tier certifies to the tier above 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.

Each tier must also disclose any lobbying with non-Federal funds that takes place in connection with obtaining any Federal award. Such disclosures are forwarded from tier to tier up to the non-Federal award.

Separate Certification Regarding Lobbying included for signature

(8) Procurement of Recovered Materials In the performance of this contract, the Contractor must comply with Section 6002 fo the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6962. The requirements of Section 6002 include procuring only items designated in the guidelines of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 40 CFR part 247 that contain the highest percentage of recovered materials practicable, consistent with maintaining a satisfactory level of competition, where the purchase price of the item exceeds $10,000 or the value of the quantity acquired during the preceding fiscal year exceeded $10,000; procuring solid waste management services in a manner that maximizes energy and resource recovery; and establishing an affirmative procurement program for procurement of recovered materials identified in the EPA guidelines.

(9) Prohibition On Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (2 CFR §200.216; Public Law 115-232, Section 889; 2 CFR §200.471)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause, the terms backhaul; covered foreign country; covered telecommunications equipment or services; interconnection arrangements; roaming; substantial or essential component; and telecommunications equipment or services have the meaning as defined in FEMA Policy 405-143-1, Prohibitions on Expending FEMA Award Funds for Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services (Interim), as used in this clause—

(b) Prohibitions.

(1) Section 889(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Pub. L. No. 115- 232, and 2 C.F.R. § 200.216 prohibit the head of an executive agency on or after Aug.13, 2020, from obligating or expending grant, cooperative agreement, loan, or loan guarantee funds on certain telecommunications products or from certain entities for national security reasons.

(2) Unless an exception in paragraph (c) of this clause applies, the contractor and its subcontractors may not use grant, cooperative agreement, loan, or loan guarantee funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to:

(i) Procure or obtain any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology of any system;

(ii) Enter into, extend, or renew a contract to procure or obtain any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology of any system;

(iii) Enter into, extend, or renew contracts with entities that use covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system;

or

(iv) Provide, as part of its performance of this contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

(c) Exceptions.

(1) This clause does not prohibit contractors from providing—

(i) A service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(2) By necessary implication and regulation, the prohibitions also do not apply to:

(i) Covered telecommunications equipment or services that: i. Are not used as a substantial or essential component of any system; and ii.

Are not used as critical technology of any system.

(ii) Other telecommunications equipment or services that are not considered covered telecommunications equipment or services.

(d) Reporting requirement.

(1) In the event the contractor identifies covered telecommunications equipment or services used as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, during contract performance, or the contractor is notified of such by a subcontractor at any tier or by any other source, the contractor shall report the information in paragraph (d)(2) of this clause to the recipient or subrecipient, unless elsewhere in this contract are established procedures for reporting the information.

(2) The Contractor shall report the following information pursuant to paragraph (d)(1) of this clause:

(i) Within one business day from the date of such identification or notification: The contract number; the order number(s), if applicable;

supplier name; supplier unique entity identifier (if known); supplier

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code (if known); brand; model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number); item description; and any readily available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.

(ii) Within 10 business days of submitting the information in paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this clause: Any further available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended. In addition, the contractor shall describe the efforts it undertook to prevent use or submission of covered telecommunications equipment or services, and any additional efforts that will be incorporated to prevent future use or submission of covered telecommunications equipment or services.

(e) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (e), in all subcontracts and other contractual instruments.

(10) Domestic Preference for Procurements (2 CFR 200.322)

(a) As appropriate and to the extent consistent with law, Contractor should, to the greatest extent practicable, provide a preference for the purchase, acquisition, or use of goods, products, or materials produced in the United States (including but not limited to iron, aluminum, steel, cement, and other manufactured products). The requirements of this section must be included in all subcontracts including all contracts and purchase orders for work or products under this contract.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Produced in the United States” means, for iron and steel products, that all manufacturing processes, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings, occurred in the United States.

(2) “Manufactured products” means items and construction materials composed in whole or in part of non-ferrous metals such as aluminum; plastics and polymer-based products such as polyvinyl chloride pipe; aggregates such as concrete; glass, including optical fiber; and lumber.

(11) Contracting with small business, minority businesses, women’s business enterprise, veteran-owned businesses, and labor surplus area firms (2 CFR §200.321)

The Contractor, if subcontracts are to be let, when possible, ensure that small businesses, minority businesses, women’s business enterprises, veteran-owned businesses, and labor surplus area firms are considered as set forth below. Such consideration means:

(a) These business types are included on solicitation list;

(b) These business types are solicited whenever they are deemed eligible as potential sources;

(c) Dividing procurement transactions into separate procurements to permit maximum participation by these business types;

(d) Establishing delivery schedules (for example, the percentage of an order to be delivered by a given date of each month) that encourage participation by these business types;

(e) Utilizing organizations such as the Small Business Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce; and

(f) Requiring the subcontractor, if further subcontracts are to be let, to apply this section to all subcontracts.

Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) Required Contract Provisions:

(1) Access and Retention of Records The Contractor will make available to the County, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Office of Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office any documents, papers, or other records, including electronic records, of the contractor that are pertinent to this contract, in order to make audits, investigations, examinations, excerpts, transcripts, and copies of such documents. This right also includes timely and reasonable access to the contractor’s personnel for the purpose of interview and discussion related to such documents. This right of access shall continue for a period of five years after completion of project and final payment by the County.

The Contractor is required to retain financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other non-Federal entity records pertinent to this contract and must be retained for a period of five years from the completion of the project and final payment by the County.

Unless any litigation, claim, or audit is started before the expiration of the 5-year period, the records must be retained until all litigation, claims, or audit findings involving the records have been resolved and final action taken.

The County, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Office of Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office shall have the right during normal business hours to conduct announced and unannounced onsite and offsite physical visits of Contractors corresponding to the duration of their records retention obligation.

(2) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Seal, Logo, and Flags – The contractor shall not use the DHS seal(s), logos, crests, or reproductions of flags or likenesses of DHS agency officials without specific FEMA pre- approval. The contractor shall include this provision in any subcontracts.

(3) Compliance with State, Local and Federal Requirements

This is an acknowledgement that FEMA financial assistance may be used to fund all or a portion of the contract. The contractor and all subcontractors must comply will all applicable federal law, regulations, executive orders, FEMA policies, procedures, and directives.

(4) No Obligation by Federal Government The Federal Government is not a party to this contract and is not subject to any obligations or liabilities to the non-Federal entity, contractor, or any other party pertaining to any matter resulting from the contract.

(5) Program Fraud and False or Fraudulent Statements or Related Acts The contractor acknowledges that 31 U.S.C. Chap. 38 (Administrative Remedies for False Claims and Statements) applies to the contractor’s actions pertaining to this contract.

Florida Division of Emergency Management Required Contract Provisions

(1) Debarment and Suspension Florida Division of Emergency Management Provision The Contractor will ensure that any subcontracts verify that subcontractors (for subcontracts expected to equal or exceed $25,000), or principals that the contractors engage to accomplish the scope of work, if applicable, do not appear on the federal government’s Excluded Parties List. Contractors may not enter into a contract or subcontract with an entity, or that entity’s principals, if that entity or its principals appear on the Excluded Parties List. The Excluded Parties List is accessible at http://www.sam.gov.

Separate Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion included for signature

(2) Hold Harmless The Contractor and all subcontractors shall hold the Florida Division of Emergency Management and the County harmless against all claims of whatever nature arising out of the Contractor’s and subcontractors’ performance of work under this contract, to the extent allowed and required by law.

(3) Contract Interest No member of or delegate to the Congress of the United States, and no Resident Commissioner, shall receive any share or part of this Contract or any benefit. No member, officer, or employee of the County or its designees or agents, no member of the governing body of the locality in which this program is situated, and no other public official of the locality or localities who exercises any functions or responsibilities with respect to the program during his tenure or for one year after, shall have any interest, direct or indirect, in any Contract or Subcontract, or the proceeds for work be performed in connection with the program assisted under this contract. The Contractor shall incorporate, in all Subcontracts a provision prohibiting any interest pursuant to the purpose stated above.

(4) ADA Requirements The Contractor agrees to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (Public Law 101-338, 42 U.S.C., Section 12101 et seq.), which prohibits discrimination by public and private entities on the basis of disability in employment, public accommodations, transportation, State and local government services, and telecommunications.

The Contractor agrees to comply with title II, subtitle A of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (1990).

(5) INA Compliance The County will not intentionally award publicly funded Contracts to any Contractor who knowingly employs unauthorized alien workers, constituting a violation of the employment provisions contained in 8 USC Section 1324a [Section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”)]. The County shall consider the employment by any Contractor of unauthorized aliens a violation of Section 274A of the INA. Such violation by the Contractor of the employment provisions contained in Section 274A of the INA shall be grounds for unilateral cancellation of this Contract by the County.

(6) Scrutinized Companies The County may, at is option, terminate the Contract if the Contractor is found to have submitted a false certification as provided under section 287.135(5), F.S. or been placed on the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in Sudan List or the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Petroleum Energy Sector, or been engaged in business operations in Cuba or Syria, or to have been placed on the Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel List or is engaged in a boycott of Israel.

State of Florida Required Provisions

1. Human Trafficking (787.06) Beginning July 1, 2024, when a contract is executed, renewed, or extended between a nongovernmental entity and a governmental entity, the nongovernmental entity must provide the governmental entity with an affidavit signed by an officer or a representative of the nongovernmental entity under penalty of perjury attesting that the nongovernmental entity does not use coercion for labor or services as defined in this section of the Florida Statutes.

Separate Coerced Labor Attestation Included for Signature

2. Contracting with Entities of Foreign Concern (287.138) Beginning January 1, 2024, a governmental entity may not accept a bid on, a proposal for, or a reply to, or enter into, a contract with an entity which would grant the entity access to an individual’s personal identifying information unless the entity provides the governmental entity with an affidavit signed by an officer or representative of the entity under penalty of perjury attesting that the entity does not meet any of the criteria listed below.

(a) The entity is owned by the government of a foreign country of concern;

(b) The government of a foreign country of concern has a controlling interest in the entity; or

(c) The entity is organized under the laws of or has its principal place of business in a foreign country of concern.

Separate Foreign Country of Concern Attestation Included for Signature

3. Public works projects; United States-produced iron and steel products.

The Contractor understands that 255.0993, Fla. Stat. applies to this Project, and the definitions in Section 255.0993, Fla. Stat. apply to this paragraph. The Contractor agrees and understands that any iron or steel permanently incorporated in the Project must be produced in the United States as required by Section 255.0993(2)(a), Fla. Stat. If the Contractor believes an exception contained in Section 255.0993(2)(b), Fla. Stat. applies to the Project, the Contractor must identify to the County Administrative Agent the exception the Contractor believes applies. The County will, in its sole discretion, determine whether an exception to Section 255.0993(2)(a), Fla. Stat. applies. In addition, the certain exclusions contained in Section 255.0993(2)(c), Fla. Stat. and Section 255.0993(2)(d), Fla.

Stat. may apply to the requirement that any iron or steel product permanently incorporated in the Project be produced in the United States.