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ADDITIONAL CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Incorporation by Rtff'rrnct.

"All terms nnd condilions of the solicitation. nnd RO) nmtndmtnls thtrelo, are- mnde a pnrt of this contract."

Tax Eumption.

"The Slate is erntrnlly ntmpt from ftdtrnl ts.tis, tnx:es, '\hu-,·land snlt-s and UH" tnu�

Distritt of Columbia snlH taxrs, and transportation tHes. Eumplion ctr1ificatrs shall be completed upon nquHt. Whert n contrnctor is rrquire-d to furnish and install matt-rinl in the construction or impronment of re-nl proper1) in ptiformnnce of n contmrt. the Contractor shall pny the Maryland sa.lH tu nnd the rumption does not nppl),"

S�cificntions.

"All materials, t-quipmtnt1 supplie, or sn,·ices shall conform lo ftdernl and Statt hm,s and rtgulations and to tht spttifications rontaintd in lhe- solicitation."

Dtli\·ery and Acceptanct.

"Dtli-.·try shall bt- madt in actordanct with th, solicitation sp,cifications. The Stnte, in its sol, discrttion, may Hftnd tht timt of puformanu for u.cusable deln)S duf- to unfortSttablf- cauus btyond th, Contrn.ttor's control. Tht State unilnttrnll) ntn) order in writing the suspension, dtlay, or inttrruption of performanct hereundtr. The State rrsen•es tht rieht to trst an) materials, equipment, supplies, or un ice,s dtli,·trtd to dttermint if tht- spttifications ha,, bffn mtt. Tht mac,rials listed in tht bid or proposal shall be deliHrtd FOB tht- point or points specified prior to or on tht date sptcifit'd in the bid or proposal. An) mattrial lhat is defHtiu or fails to mttl tht ttmu of tht ,olidtntion specifications shall hf' rtjrc1NI. Rtjtttt-d maltrinls shall ht- promptly rtplactd. The Stat, restn·ts 1hr ri&ht to purchnst rtplnctlllt'nt mattrials in th<' optn mark.ti. Concrartors fniline to promptly rtplact- mattrinls lawfully r?jt-cltd shall bt- liablt for 11ny txct'Ss price paid for tht- rtplnct-mt-nl, plus applirnble t-:t.ptnus. ir an,."

Non-Hirin& of Officials and Employtts.

"l\o official or tmployff of the Stnc,. as dt-fint-d undt-r Stat, Go,emmt-nl A11icle, §15-102, Annotnttd Code of Maryland, �-host- du tits as such official or emplo)t-e includt- malttt'S relatine to or afTHtin& tht! subject mateer of this cont met shall, during the pendant) or term of thit contract and whilt- un·inc as an offidnl or rmploytt of the Stntt. bt-contt- or ht- an emplo)tt of lht conlrncto,· or an) rntit) that is a subcontrnclor on this conll-act."

l'ondiscriminnlion in Employmt-nt.

Th, Contractor acrtts not to discriminntt- in an, manner aeainst an t-mplo)tt or applicant ror emplo,·mt-nt bt-rause of me,. color. rtli&ion. creed, ate, su, marital stnlus. national oriein, nnct-stry, or physical or mtntnl disabilil) of n qualified lndi,·idunl "·ith a disability and to post and to cause subcontrnctors to post in conspicuous placu a,ailnblt- to emplo)t-t-S and applirnnts for emplo)'ment, notices Hlline fo11h ch, substance or chis clau�."

Financial Disclosurt • ... Tht Contractor shall compl) �-i1h Slntt Finance nnd Procu,-rmtnt Articlt-, §IJ-221.

Annotat,d Cod, of ,\tn11·lnnd. That st-ction rtquirt.:t. R busintss to fiJt, "ith tht Sttrttnl'y or Stale of Mn1')lnnd c,rtnin sprcifi,d information. includine di�closure of Mntficinl o" nC't'5hip or tht businrss. "ithin 30 dn,·s or tht date th, agcr'f-&ate ,nlu, or RO) conlracts. leaus.. or othtr· nere,mt-nts that tht business tnttrs into "ich th, Slate orMn1Jland or its ngtncies dmin& a caltndar year f'C'aches $200,000."

Politital Contribution DisclosurT" • .. Th, Contrnctor shall compl) "ilh lht poli1icnl conlribution 1Tportm1 1-equnTmtnCs to "hith the contractor may be subjtcl undt-r t.lt-ction La" Articlt', 1itle 14, Annotaltd Codt of 1\1m')land.

That title includes requirt�nts for pt-1-sons mnkin& or· ha,ing a sin&lt rontrnct "ith a sinelt eonmmt-ntnl enlit) in,ohin& cumulnti-.e considt-rntion or RI lt-a1t $200,000 to filt- ctt1ain stntt-ments "·ith the State Board of Elections both before tht- Ht-tut ion or such contracts b) that 1onmmt-ntnl t-ntil) and perioditall)' thtrearter. and further rtquirt1 the eo,·rmmental t-ntity to require such persons to ctrtif) thal th,) haH filtd such stntem,nts. Additional information is nuilablt on the State Board of Elt'-ctions �·,bsite."

Anti-BriM,,-.

"Tht-Conlrnclor "·nrrants thnt ntitht-r it 001· RII) of its offictt"S. dhTcto1-s, 01 partntr-, 1101 nn) of its t-mployt-t-s "·ho Rl'f- dirtctly inuh•NI in obtninin& or perl'ormin& contrncl!I "ith DD) public bod) hns bttn ron,·ictt-d or biibe1J, aUt-mpltd briber'). or conspi111c) to biibt- under 1h, la"s of nn,· stale or of lht rtdt-rnl gonmmtnt or hns t-ngneed in conduct since Jul) I, 1971, "hich �·ould tonstitut, biibt-ry, nltempted bribef), or conspimcy to biibt und,r lht la"s of nny stair or the ft-demi aonmment."

Rt1istn11ion.

.. Pursuant to §7-201 ti seq. of lht Corporntions and Associalions Article of tht- Annolnlt-d

Codt- of Mn,,-1:rnd, corporations not incorpornted in tht Stntt- shall bf- l"f-&istt1'td with tht SIR1t Dt-pm1mt-nt of A�ssmtnts nnd Ta\.Rtion, JOI \\ rst Preston St., Bnltimort, \lar')land ?1201, bdo1't doing Rn)· intt-rstnte or fo1'tign busint-s, in this Statt. Before doine, nn) intrnslntt bu1inrss in this Stntt-, a forti&n c:orporntion shall qualir} "ith tht- Depa11men1 or Assessments nnd Taxation."

Contingent Ftn.

"Tht-Conlrnctor wnrrnnts that it hns not tmplo}ed o,· retaint-d RO) pt"rson. pa11nt-rship, corporation. or other tntit)·, othtr than a bon11 fidt emplo)tt or ngrnt working for the Contractor, to solicit or secure this agrttmtnt, nnd that ii hDS not pnid or agret-d to pa) any penon, partntrship, corporation, or othtr entity. othtr than n bona fidt- t-mploytt or actnt, any rtt or Rn) othtr considtrntion contingtnt on tht- malun& or this ngrttmt-nt."

EPA Compliance.

"\laterials, supplit-s. t-quipme-nt, or St-n·ices shall compl) in all re1pects "ith thr Ft-dt-rnl ,ohf'

Conlrol Act of 1972, whtrf applicable."

O<"cupahonal Saret) and Health Act (O.S.ft.A.).

"All mntriials, supplit-s. tquipmtnt, or sen ices supplitd ns a rtsult of thi1 contrncl shnll tom pl) "ith tht- npplicnblt- l. S. and \Inf) land Occupational Safel} nnd l ltalth Act slandards."

Tt-rmination for Con,·enit-nce.

"Upon wiittt-n notict- to tht-Cont111ctor, tht Stat, may terminatt- this contract, in "·hole or in part, \lhtn"·tr tht Statt shall d'1trmine that such termination is in the best inttl'f-St of the State.

Tht Stat, shall pa) all rtnsonable costs incurttd up to tht- dntt- of tt-rmination and all rtnsonablt costs assodattd "ith ttrmination or tht contrnct. Ho"ntr, thci Contractor may not be reimburst-d ror anticipatory profits. Ttrmination htrtundt-r, includine thci dett-rmination of tht ri&ht, and obligations ortht- pnrtits, shall be 10,rmrd b) tht p1-o,isions orCO,\lAR ll.07.0l,12A(2)."

Maryland Department of the Environment - March 2019

Tt-rmination for Dtfault.

"\\ htn tht-Contractor has not performt-d or has unsatisractoril) prrformed the tontract, payment shall be withht-ld al tht- discretion or the Stntt-. Failure on the pa11 or a Contnulor to (ulfill contrnctual obli&ations shall ht- considn�d just muse ror ttrmination of tht- contract and tht

Contractor is not tntitlfd to reconr any costs inturred by tht Contractor up to the datt- of ttrmination. Ttm1ination htrtundtr, including lht- dt-te-rmination of tht righls and oblie.ations of tht- partiH, shall ht- go,trntd b) tht pro,isions orCO\IAR 21.07.01.1 I B."

Disputrs.

"This contract shall be subject to tht pro,ision.s or Title 15, Subtitlt 2, of tht Stntt- Finnnct- and

Procurement Artitlt or tht- Annotated Code or \lnl')lnnd and CO\1AR 21.10 ( Administrnth·t- and Ci-.il Rtmedits). Pt-ndine resolution or a claim, tht-ConU'llclor!lihall proct-t-d diligently with tht prrfonnance or lht cont met in accordance " ilh the procuremtnt offictr's dtciiion."

l\lulti�\ t-ar Conlracts.

"If funds are not appropriattd or otht-rniu madt- n,nilablt- to support continuation in nn, fiscal yt-nr succttdine tht- first fiscal yt-ar. this contmct shall tem1inatt automnlicall) as of tht hf-&innine of the fiscal yt-ar ror which runds are not n,nilnble. The Contractor ma, not reco,·tr anticipato11 prnfits or costs incurr'td nrter termination.''

Intellectual Propr-11y.

"Conti-actor agreH to indtmnif) and sa\e hnrml,ss tht Statt-, its offict-n. aarnts and employtts with rTsped 10 an) cluim, action, cost or judgment for p.ittnt inrrineemt-nt, or tradt-m:1rk or cop) right ,iolalion arisine oul of purchnie or u" of mattainls, supplies. t-quipmt-nl or srnicH ro,ertd by this contract."

Mal')lnnd L'lw Pre,a1ls.

"Tht- pro,isions of this cont met shall bt- g0Hn1ed h) tht- laws of \lar,·land."

Contrnctor's Im oices.

"Conti-actor aa;1Tes to include on the fore or all imoicr, billtd to th, State, its Ta.,paytr ldtnlification !'umber, which is the Sotial Securit) Number for indi\ idunls and solt proprietors and lht Ftdtntl Employer ldrntificalion l\umbt-r for nil other IYJ>f-S or o�aniz.ntions."

Pre�xistinc Rt-gulations.

"Tht- re-iulations set rorth in Titlt 21 or the Code or Mnl")·land Rrculations (CO\t \R Titlt 21) in dft<"I on tht- dntt of t-ucution of thi!i Cont met mse applicable to this Contrnct."

lndtmnifitation.

"Tht Stat, shall 1101 assumt- any obliention to indt-mnir,·, hold harmless, or pn) nttome)s' rtts ch:u ma) ariu from or in nny "·ny M nssociate-d with tht pt-rl'ormance or OPfralion or this a11Trnwn1."

Connictma Ttrms.

"An) proposal for terms in ad di lion to or difftrent from thoSt- St-I forth in this purchase ordt-r or any nttt-mpt by tht Contrnccor to ,·mJ· any of tht- tenus of this offer by Contrnctor's acceplanct shall 1101 opernle ns a 1Tj,c1ion or this offt"r, unless such ,·niianct- is in th, trims of tht- dt-Scription, qunncit), price or delinry scht-dule1 but shall be dttmtd n mattrinl nllt-1-ation the1't-Of, and this offt-r shall be dttmt-d nccrptnblt- b)' the Contractor "'ithout tht additional or difft-1-rnt trrms. If this purc:hnu ordtr is an acctptnnce or a prior off tr by che Contrnctor, che acctptnnce is upressl) conditioned upon Contractor's asSt-nt to any additionn1 or dHTtrtnt tenns contained ht-t"Tin. Tht Contrnrtor underslnnds and n&t'tts lhnl lht ttrms and condilions or 1his pun-hasr ordtr ma) nol be Maht-d,"

Dnie and Alcohol Frte \\ orkplace.

"The contractor "·nrrnnls that lhe contrnclor shall comply ""ith CO\1AR 21. I 1.08, and that the contntttor shall 1Tmnin in compliance throuehouc tht- lenn of this purchast onlt-r."

Commtttinl Nondistriminnt1on.

A, "As o condition ohntriine into this A&rttment, Contractor ttpreSt-nts and "n1·nmts that it

"ill comp I) with tht Statt's Commtrcinl l'\ondist1iminntion Polit), as df-Sciibed undtr Statt Finnnct- and Procuremtnl Articlt, Title 19, Annolntt-d Codt of MmJ·lnnd. As pm1 of this tomplinntt-1 Contrnttor may not discriminntt on tht- basis of met, color, ,�ligion, nntestry or nntionnl 01icin1 sn, ac,. mn1itnl stnlus, srxunl oritntntion1 or disnbilit} or othtr unln" ful rorms of discrimination in the solicitation, seltction. hiling. ort0mmtrcinl trtatmt-nt ohubcontrnrtors, ,·,ndors, supplitrs, or commercial customers. nor shall Conlrnctor rTtaliatt neainst an) person for report in& instnnct-s of such dis(rimination. Contrntlor shall pro,idt t-qual oppo11unity ror subcontrn.ctors. nndon1 and suppliers to pnrtitipatt in all or its public st-ctor and pii,att uctor subcontrnctin& ond supply opportunities, pro, ided that chis clause dOt-S nOf prohibit or limit la"rul tfT011s to rtmtdy tht- tfTtcts of marketplnct distiiminalion lhat hint occurrtd or a1't otcurrini in tht- mnrktlplact-. Contrnctor undtt-slands thal n matt-rial ,iolation of this clnuu shall bt considt1'td n mattiinl brtnch of this Agrttmtnt and ntn) 1Tsuh in ttm1inntion or this Aerttment, disqualification of Contractor from pm1icipatine, in State contracts, or othtr sanctions. This clause is not t-nfottt-ablt- b) or ror the bt-ntfit of, and trTntt-s no obli&,ntion to, an) third pn11y.

8. The Contracto1 shall mclude the pro,ision in §A or this regulation in all subcontracts to tht Scace contract.

C. "As a tondition or t-nlt-rine into this Agrttment, upon the rtqut-St or the Commission on Ci,il Ri1h1s, and onl) afttr tht filin& of a tomplnint aeninsl Contractor undtr Stat, Finnnct and Procurtmt-nt Articlt, Title 19, Annolatt-d Codt- of:\lm')lnnd, as amendt-d from timt to time.

Contractor ag1ttS 10 pro,·idt �·ithin 60 da)s artr, tht rtqutst n complete- list of tht- names or all sub<-onlrnctors, nndors, and supplitrs thal Contrn(tor has uud in tht- past 4 )'tars on an) of its contrntts that "t-re undtrtnktn within the State or \lnr')·land, includine th, total dollar amount paid b) Contractor on ea<"h subconcrnct or suppl) contrnct. Contractor rurtht-r nertts to cooperntt- in any in,·esti&ntion conducttd b) the Statt- pu1-suant 10 the State's: Commt-rtial ''ondiuriminntion Policy ns sec rorth under Statt Finance and Pr·ocu1'tm,n1 Artitlt-, Titlt 19, Annotatt-d Codt- of Mar,·land. and to pro,·ide an, documen1s rtlt\ant to an) in,tsti1ation that is noqurstt-d by the Statr. Contractor undtrslnnds that ,iolntion of this dau� is a matt-rial bttach of lhis A&rttment and may result in contrncl tt-rmination. disqualification by tht Stntt from pnrticipatin& in State conln1cts, and othtr sanctions."

COMAR 21.07.03