27923a.Apex.pdf

This document is a Contract Amendment (Amendment No. 1) to Contract No. 27923 between the State of Washington's Department of Enterprise Services and Apex Universal, Inc., a California company. The amendment is effective October 31, 2024, and pertains to a contract for Raised Pavement Markers & Related Products.

The primary purpose of this amendment is to add a 'pay equality provision' as required by the Washington State legislature. The amendment specifies that the contractor represents and warrants that among its employees, similarly employed individuals are compensated equally. The provision allows for compensation differentials based on legitimate factors such as seniority, merit systems, job-related training, experience, or bona fide regional differences, but explicitly states that these differences must be consistent with business necessity and not derived from gender-based differentials. The amendment does not change other aspects of the original contract, which remains in full force and effect.