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This document is a County of Solano Standard Contract, specifically Exhibit D and Attachment D-1, containing Special Terms and Conditions for a contract with federal funding implications. The document outlines detailed requirements for contractors, including availability (standard business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time), project record maintenance (three-year retention period), and comprehensive compliance regulations covering areas such as equal employment opportunity, workplace safety, and federal procurement guidelines.
The contract includes critical federal compliance provisions, particularly for contracts involving FEMA funding, with specific requirements around telecommunications equipment, lobbying restrictions, and procurement practices. Contractors must adhere to regulations concerning wages, workplace non-discrimination, inventory rights, and mandatory reporting of potential violations. The document emphasizes strict adherence to federal standards, including the Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment, Clean Air Act compliance, and prohibitions on using certain telecommunications equipment, with potential civil penalties for non-compliance. The contract appears to be structured to ensure transparency, legal compliance, and ethical conduct in government contracting.
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County of Solano Standard Contract
Exhibit D Special Terms and Conditions
[Contract Name] Effective 10/15/2024
Exhibit D
EXHIBIT D
SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. PROJECT COMPLETION
Project completion is defined and/or demonstrated by the County’s acceptance and distribution of
2. CONTRACT EXTENSION
Notwithstanding Section 2 of the Standard Contract, and unless terminated by either party prior to ________________, in the event Contractor is unable to meet deliverable in Exhibit A under Contractor’s responsibilities, this Agreement shall be automatically extended through _________________, to allow sufficient time for Contractor to complete services.
3. EMPLOYEE CERTIFICATIONS
Contractor warrants that any certified employees providing services under this Contract are in good standing with their respective licensing boards or associations.
4. ADDITIONAL CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS
A. Availability Contractor shall perform services during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Contractor may be called upon from time to time outside normal business hours.
B. Project Records
(1) Contractor shall establish an official file for the contract. The file shall contain adequate documentation of all actions taken with respect to the project, including copies of this agreement, approved program/budget modifications, financial records, ad required reports.
Adequate supporting documentation shall be maintained ins such detail so as to permit tracing transactions from the invoices, to the accounting records, to the supporting documentation. These records shall be maintained for a minimum of three (3) years after the term of this agreement.
(2) All records relevant to the project must be preserved a minimum of three (3) years after the contract term and shall be subject at all reasonable times to inspection, examination, monitoring, copying, excerpting, transcribing and auditing by the County. If any litigation claim, negotiations, audit or other action involving the records has been started before the expiration of the three-year period, the records must be retained until the completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it or until the end of the regular three-year period, whichever is later.
C. Accounting Requirements Contractor agrees that accounting procedures for funds received pursuant to this agreement shall be in accordance with generally accepted government account principles and practices, and adequate supporting documentation shall be maintained in such detail as to provide an audit trail. Supporting documentation shall permit the tracing of transactions from such documents to relevant accounting records, financial reports, and invoices.
D. Audit Requirements Make such books, records, supporting documentations and other evidence available to the County and their designated representatives during the course of the project and for a minimum of three (3) years after the term of the agreement. Contractor shall provide suitable facilities for
Exhibit D Special Terms and Conditions
[Contract Name] Effective 10/15/2024
Exhibit D access, monitoring, inspection and copying of books and records related to this Contract. At any time, the County may disallow all or part of the cost of the activity or action determined to not be in compliance with the terms and conditions of this agreement or take other remedies legally available.
E. Assurances Notwithstanding Section 6 of the County Standard Terms and Conditions of Purchase, Contractor asserts that Contractor is aware of and shall abide by these terms.
F. Lobbying Contractor shall execute the form attached as Attachment D-2.
5. COUNTY DEFAULT
Notwithstanding Section 16 of the County Standard Terms and Conditions of Purchase, if the County violates any of its obligations under the Contract, the Contractor shall promptly notify the County in writing. If the County fails to cure the default within 30 days after notification, or if the default requires more than 30 days to cure and the County fails to commence to cure the default within 30 days after notification, then the County’s failure shall constitute cause for termination of this Contract. If the Contractor serves the County with notice of default, and the County fails to cure the default, the County waives any further notice of termination of this Contract..
6. CONTRACT MONITORING
County and Contractor shall meet periodically, on a mutually agreed upon date and time, to review services provided in relation to scope of Contract.
7. CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS
Upon requesting entrance into or anytime they are within the security perimeter of any secured County building, Contractor’s personnel will be subject to search of their person and/or their personal belongings. While inside the building, Contractor’s personnel must wear an authorized identification badge that includes a photo in a visible manner. Failure to display ID badge may be cause to deny access to the facility. Items prohibited from being brought into the facility include, but are not limited to, weapons, alcoholic beverages, and/or illegal drugs.
8. EMERGENCY AUTHORITY
In an emergency situation at the County facility, Contractor on the premises will report to County staff for direction and follow instructions until at which time they are allowed to exit the facility grounds.
9. REPORT ACCIDENTS AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS
Contractor shall report any accident or unsafe condition to County immediately as Contractor becomes aware.
10. IMPROPER USE OF COUNTY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
Without the express written consent of County, Contractor shall not use County facilities and equipment for any purpose outside the scope of this Contract.
Attachment D-1
Attachment D-1
2 CFR §§ 200.317-200.327 AND APPENDIX II TO PART 200 REQUIRED CONTRACT CLAUSES [AS
APPLICABLE]
1. DEFINITIONS
(1) Government means the United States of America and any executive department or agency thereof.
(2) FEMA means the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(3) Third Party Subcontract means a subcontract at any tier entered into by Contractor or subcontractor, financed in whole or in part with Federal assistance originally derived from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
2. ACCESS TO RECORDS
(1) The Contractor agrees to provide the County, the FEMA Administrator, the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their authorized representatives access to any books, documents, papers, and records of the Contractor which are directly pertinent to this contract for the purposes of making audits, examinations, excerpts, and transcriptions.
(2) The Contractor agrees to permit any of the foregoing parties to reproduce by any means whatsoever or to copy excerpts and transcriptions as reasonably needed.
(3) The Contractor agrees to provide the FEMA Administrator or his authorized representatives access to construction or other work sites pertaining to the work being completed under the contract.
(4) In compliance with section 1225 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018, the County and the Contractor acknowledge and agree that no language in this contract is intended to prohibit audits or internal reviews by the FEMA Administrator or the Comptroller General of the United States.
3. SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT
(1) This contract is a covered transaction for purposes of 2 C.F.R. § 180 and 2 C.F.R. § 3000. As such, the contractor is required to verify that none of the contractor’s principals (defined at 2 C.F.R. § 180.995) or its affiliates (defined at 2 C.F.R. § 180.905) are excluded (defined at 2 C.F.R. § 180.940) or disqualified (defined at 2 C.F.R. § 180.935).
(2) The contractor must comply with 2 C.F.R. § 180, subpart C and 2 C.F.R. § 3000, subpart C, and must include a requirement to comply with these regulations in any lower tier covered transaction it enters into.
(3) This certification is a material representation of fact relied upon by the County. If it is later determined that the contractor did not comply with 2 C.F.R. § 180, subpart C and 2 C.F.R. § 3000, subpart C, in addition to remedies available to the County, the federal government may pursue available remedies, including but not limited to suspension and/or debarment.
(4) The bidder or proposer agrees to comply with the requirements of 2 C.F.R. § 180, subpart C and 2 C.F.R. § 3000, subpart C while this offer is valid and throughout the period of any contract that may arise from this offer. The bidder or proposer further agrees to include a provision requiring such compliance in its lower tier covered transactions.
Attachment D-1
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. LICENSE AND DELIVERY OF WORKS SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT AND DATA RIGHTS (IF
APPLICABLE)
The Contractor grants to the County, a paid-up, royalty-free, nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license in data first produced in the performance of this contract to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use, including prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly such data. For data required by the contract but not first produced in the performance of this contract, the Contractor will identify such data and grant to the County or acquires on its behalf a license of the same scope as for data first produced in the performance of this contract. Data, as used herein, shall include any work subject to copyright under 17 U.S.C. § 102, for example, any written reports or literary works, software and/or source code, music, choreography, pictures or images, graphics, sculptures, videos, motion pictures or other audiovisual works, sound and/or video recordings, and architectural works. Upon or before the completion of this contract, the Contractor will deliver to the County data first produced in the performance of this contract and data required by the contract but not first produced in the performance of this contract in formats acceptable by the County.
6. CLEAN AIR ACT
(1) The Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable standards, orders or regulations issued pursuant to the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.
(2) The Contractor agrees to report each violation to the Client and understands and agrees that the Client will, in turn, report each violation as required to assure notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the appropriate Environmental Protection Agency Regional Office.
(3) The Contractor agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract exceeding $150,000 financed in whole or in part with Federal assistance provided by FEMA.
7. FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
(1) The contractor agrees to comply with all applicable standards, orders or regulations issued pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.
(2) The contractor agrees to report each violation to the Client and understands and agrees that the Client will, in turn, report each violation as required to assure notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the appropriate Environmental Protection Agency Regional Office.
(3) The contractor agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract exceeding
$150,000 financed in whole or in part with Federal assistance provided by FEMA.
8. AFFIRMATIVE SOCIOECONOMIC STEPS
If subcontracts are to be let, the prime contractor is required to take all necessary steps identified in 2 C.F.R. § 200.321(b)(1)-(5) to ensure that small and minority businesses, women’s business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are used when possible.
9. PROGRAM FRAUD AND FALSE OR FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS OR RELATED ACTS
Attachment D-1
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.
10. 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.
11. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW, REGULATIONS, AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FEDERAL FUNDING
This is an acknowledgement that FEMA financial assistance will be used to fund all or a portion of the contract. The contractor will comply with all applicable federal law, regulations, executive orders, FEMA policies, procedures, and directives.
12. DOMESTIC PREFERENCE FOR PROCUREMENTS
As appropriate, and to the extent consistent with law, the 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. This includes, but is not limited to iron, aluminum, steel, cement, and other manufactured products.
For purposes of this clause:
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.
Manufactured products mean 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.
13. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR
SERVICES
(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;
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(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.
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(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.
14. PROCUREMENT OF RECOVERED MATERIALS
(1) In the performance of this contract, the Contractor shall make maximum use of products containing recovered materials that are EPA-designated items unless the product cannot be acquired:
(i.) Competitively within a timeframe providing for compliance with the contract performance schedule;
(ii.) Meeting contract performance requirements; or
(iii.) At a reasonable price.
(2) Information about this requirement, along with the list of EPA-designated items, is available at EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines webpage:
https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive- procurement-guideline-cpg-program.
(3) The Contractor also agrees to comply with all other applicable requirements of Section 6002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
15. RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE UNDER A CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT (IF APPLICABLE)
Applicable to contracts for experimental, research, or development projects financed by
FEMA
(a) General. If any invention, improvement, or discovery is conceived or first actually reduced to practice in the course of or under this Agreement, and that invention, improvement, or discovery is patentable under the laws of the United States of America or any foreign country, the County and Contractor agree to take actions necessary to provide immediate notice and a detailed report to FEMA.
(b) Unless the Government later makes a contrary determination in writing, irrespective of Contractor's status (a large business, small business, state government or state instrumentality, local government, nonprofit organization, institution of higher education, individual), the County and Contractor agree to take the necessary actions to provide, through FEMA, those rights in that invention due the Federal Government as described in U.S. Department of Commerce regulations, “Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements,” 37 C.F.R. § 401.
(c) The Contractor agrees to include paragraphs a and b above in each third-party subcontract for experimental, developmental, or research work financed in whole or in part with Federal assistance provided by FEMA.
16. DAVIS-BACON ACT (IF APPLICABLE)
(1) All transactions regarding this Agreement will be done in compliance with the Davis-
Attachment D-1
Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141-3144, and 3146-3148) and the requirements of 29 CFR Part 5 as may be applicable. Contractor shall comply with 40 U.S.C. 3141-3144, and 3146-3148 and the requirements of 29 CFR Part 5 as applicable.
(2) Contractor shall 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.
(3) Additionally, Contractor shall pay wages not less than once a week.
17. COPELAND “ANTI-KICKBACK” ACT (IF APPLICABLE)
Contractor. The contractor shall comply with 18 U.S.C. § 874, 40 U.S.C. § 3145, and the requirements of 29 C.F.R. Part 3 as may be applicable, which are incorporated by reference into this contract.
Subcontracts. The contractor or subcontractor shall insert in any subcontracts the clause above and such other clauses as FEMA may by appropriate instructions require, and also a clause requiring the subcontractors to include these clauses in any lower tier subcontracts. The prime contractor shall be responsible for the compliance by any subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor with all of these contract clauses.
Breach. A breach of the contract clauses above may be grounds for termination of the contract, and for debarment as a contractor and subcontractor as provided in 29 C.F.R. § 5.12.
18. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
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 consideration 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 provision shall not apply to instances 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 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.
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(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' representatives 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 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.
The applicant further agrees that it will be bound by the above equal opportunity clause with respect to its own employment practices when it participates in federally assisted construction work: Provided, that if the applicant so participating is a state or local government, the above equal opportunity clause is not applicable to any agency, instrumentality or subdivision of such government which does not participate in work on or under the contract.
The applicant agrees that it will assist and cooperate actively with the administering agency and the Secretary of Labor in obtaining the compliance of contractors and subcontractors with the equal opportunity clause and the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, that it will furnish the administering agency and the Secretary of Labor such information as they may require for the supervision of such compliance, and that it will otherwise assist the administering agency in the discharge of the agency's primary responsibility for securing compliance.
The applicant further agrees that it will refrain from entering into any contract or contract modification subject to Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, with a contractor debarred from, or who has not demonstrated eligibility for, Government contracts and federally assisted construction contracts pursuant to the Executive Order and will carry out
Attachment D-1 such sanctions and penalties for violation of the equal opportunity clause as may be imposed upon contractors and subcontractors by the administering agency or the Secretary of Labor pursuant to Part II, Subpart D of the Executive Order. In addition, the applicant agrees that if it fails or refuses to comply with these undertakings, the administering agency may take any or all of the following actions: Cancel, terminate, or suspend in whole or in part this grant (contract, loan, insurance, guarantee); refrain from extending any further assistance to the applicant under the program with respect to which the failure or refund occurred until satisfactory assurance of future compliance has been received from such applicant; and refer the case to the Department of Justice for appropriate legal proceedings.
19. COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS ACT
Where applicable, all contracts awarded by the non-federal entity in excess of $100,000 that involve the employment of mechanics or laborers must include a provision for compliance with 40 U.S.C § 3702 and 3704, as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 C.F.R. § 5.5(b)(1)-(4)) as follows:
(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 (b)(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 (b)(1) of this section, in the sum of $27 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 (b)(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 (b)(2) of this section.
(4) Subcontracts. The contractor or subcontractor shall insert in any subcontracts the clauses set forth in paragraph (b)(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 (b)(1) through (4) of this section.
20. FURTHER COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS ACT
FOR CONTRACTS NOT SUBJECT TO THE OTHER STATUTES IN C.F.R. § 5.1
Attachment D-1
(1) The contractor or subcontractor shall maintain payrolls and basic payroll records during the course of the work and shall preserve them for a period of three years from the completion of the contract for all laborers and mechanics, including guards and watchmen, working on the contract. Such records shall contain the name and address of each such employee, social security number, correct classifications, hourly rates of wages paid, daily and weekly number of hours worked, deductions made, and actual wages paid.
(2) Records to be maintained under this provision shall be made available by the contractor or subcontractor for inspection, copying, or transcription by authorized representatives of the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Department of Labor, and the contractor or subcontractor will permit such representatives to interview employees during working hours on the job.
21. BYRD ANTI-LOBBYING AMENDMENT, 31 U.S.C. § 1352 (as amended)
Contractors who apply or bid for an award of more than $100,000 shall file the required certification. Each tier certifies to the tier above that it will not and has not used federally 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 shall 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 recipient who in turn will forward the certification(s) to the federal awarding agency.
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Attachment D-2
CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements
The undersigned certifies, 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 an 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 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.
The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
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 section 1352, Title 31, U.S.C. 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.
The Contractor, Tidal Basin Government Consulting, LLC, certifies or affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of each statement of its certification and disclosure, if any. In addition, the Contractor understands and agrees that the provisions of 31 U.S.C. Chap. 38, Administrative Remedies for False Claims and Statements, apply to this certification and disclosure, if any.
Signature of Contractor’s Authorized Official
Name and Title of Contractor’s Authorized Official
Date
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