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CITY OF SIMI VALLEY
MEMORANDUM
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arch 18, 2024
TO: City Council
Board of Directors, Ventura County Waterworks District No. 8 F
ROM: Department of Public Works
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UBJECT: AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FY 202 3-24
ANNUAL MINOR STREETS REHABILITATION PROGRAM, CDBG,
CP60000019/CP60000032, SPECIFICATION NO. SV 2 4-03 AND
AUTHORIZE A BUDGET TRANSFER REQUEST
RECOMMENDATION
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t is recommended that the City Council/Board of Directors:
1. Aw
ard the attached contract (page 5 ) to All American Asphalt , Inc. ( All American Asphalt) in the amount of $2,085,913.70 for the construction of the FY 2023-24 Annual Minor Streets Rehabilitation Program, CDBG, CP60000019, and Slurry Seal & Crack Seal Project, CP60000032, Specification No. SV 2 4-03 and Paving & Slurry Seal at Tank Sites project, CP76300009;
2. A
uthorize a budget transfer request of $100,000 from the Water Line Replacement - Walnut Street Project budget, CP76300052, to the Paving & Slurry Seal at Tank Sites Project, CP76300009.
BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW
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taff recommends that the City Council award a construction contract to All American Asphalt in the amount of $ 2,085,913.70 for the construction of FY 202 3- 24 Annual Minor Streets Rehabilitation Program, CDBG, Specification No. SV 2 4-
03. (Location Map, Attachment A (page 53).
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n February 5 , 2024, the Public Works Department solicited construction bids for the project which included the rehabilitation of various residential streets. Improvements consist of rubberized asphalt overlay, slurry seal, concrete repair of curb, gutter, sidewalk, driveway approaches, tree root pruning, traffic signing and striping, and all appurtenant work in conjunction with street improvements. Of the bids received, the bid from All American Asphalt was the most responsive and cost competitive.
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n February 22, 2024, the Ventura County Waterworks District No. 8 (District) completed an emergency waterline repair on Kearney Street. Temporary patchwork was done on the road surface; however, a permanent street repair is necessary. Historically, these types of street repairs related to District waterlines are funded by the District’s Paving & Slurry Seal for Roads and District Facilitie s Project, CP76300009. The current project AGENDA ITEM NO.
CONSENT (4)
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balance is $47,645 and the remaining funding needed to com plete the street repairs is $100,000. Accordingly, staff is requesting authorization for a budget transfer request in the amount of $100,000 from project budget CP76300052 to CP76300009. The additional $100,000 will come from a recently completed water line replacem ent project with a remaining balance sufficient to fund the construction cos t of repaving Kearny Street. Staff recommends incorporating this repair into the contr act with All American Asphalt.
FINDINGS AND ALTERNATIVES
A Notice Inviting Bids (Notice) was published in the Ventura County Star and was also submitted to various publications and plan rooms. A Notice was also sent to the contractors on the City’s contractors’ list, including local contractors, and was posted on the City’s website.
On February 29, 2024, the bid opening date, four bids were received, and the results are shown in the table below:
Contractor Bid Amount
All American Asphalt,
Corona, CA
$2,085,913.70
Toro Enterprises, Inc., Oxnard,
CA
$2,086,930.42
Onyx Paving Company, Inc.
Anaheim, CA
$2,117,000.00
LCR Earthwork & Engineering
Jurupa, CA
$2,238,642.90
Engineer’s Estimate $2,140,000
Sta
ff reviewed the bids received and determined that the lowest bid submitted by All American Asphalt met the project’s HUD Section 3 requirements and was therefore determined to be responsive and cost competitive. Based on All American Asphalt ’s previous work accomplishments, staff believes that All American Asphalt possesses the necessary qualifications and experience for the construction of the project, and is considered to be a responsible bidder.
Addit
ionally, construction materials testing and inspection services will be required during the construction of this project. The Department is in the process of receiving cost proposals for this service. Staff estimates construction materials testing and inspection costs to be approximately $40,000.
On the bas
is of awarding a construction contract to All American Asphalt, the total project cost is estimated as follows:
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Construction Bid Amount ( All American
Asphalt)
$2,085,913.70
Soils/Materials Testing $40,0000
Total Project Cost $2,125,913.70
Suff
icient funding is available in the FY 202 3-24 Streets and Road budget CP60000019 and CP60000032. The street repair resulting from the waterline repair on Kearney Street would be funded by the District’s Paving & Slurry Seal for Roads and District Faci lities project, CP76300009. The District project does not have adequate funding available to complete the repair. Accordingly, staff is requesting authorization of a budget transfer request of $100,000 from the Walnut Avenue and Tapo Canyon Waterline Ins tallation Project (CP76300052), to the Paving & Slurry Seal at Tank Sites (CP76300009) Based on
an award date of March 18 , 202 4, and the start of the construction in early April of 2024, completion of the project is anticipated by the end of June 2024.
Traf
fic control to minimize inconvenience will be monitored closely during construction, and the contractor will be required to maintain sufficient traffic flow, pedestrian access, and access to private properties.
The fol
lowing alternatives are available to the City Council/Board of Directors:
1. Award the attached contrac t (page 5) to All American Asphalt, in the amount of $2,085,913.70 for the construction of FY 2023-24 Annual Minor Streets Rehabilitation Program , CDB G, CP60000019, and S lurry Seal & Crack Seal Project, CP60000032, Specification No. SV 24-03 and the Paving & Slurry Seal at Tank Sites project, CP76300009;
2. Authorize a budget transfer request of $100,000 from project budget CP76300052 to CP76300009;
3. Do not award the contract at this time;
4. Provide other direction to staff.
Staf
f recommends Alternatives No. 1 and 2.
SUGGESTED CITY COUNCIL/BOARD MOTION
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o award a contract to All American Asphalt, in the amount of $2,085,913.70 for the construction of the FY 2023-24 Annual Minor Streets Rehabilitation Program, CDBG, CP60000019, and Slurry Seal & Crack Seal Project, CP60000032 , Specification No. SV 24-03, and the Paving & Slurry Seal at Tank Sites project, CP76300009; as well as authorize a budget transfer request of $100,000 from the Walnut Avenue and Tapo Canyon Road Waterline Installation Project (CP76300052) to the Paving & Slurry Seal at Tank Sites project (CP76300009).
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SUMMARY
On February 5, 2024, the Public Works Department solicited bids for the construction of the FY 2023-2 4 Annual Minor Streets Rehabilitation Program, CDBG, CP60000019, Specification No. SV 24-03. On February 29, 2024, All American Asphalt submitted the lowest responsive and responsible bid. Therefore, it is recommended that the City Council/Board of Directors award a contract to All American Asphalt in the amount of $2,085,913.70 for the construction of project CP6000019, CP60000032, and CP76300009; and authorize a budget transfer request of $100,000 from the Walnut Avenue and Tapo Canyon Road Waterline Installation Project (CP76300052) to the Paving & Slurry Seal at Tank Sites,CP76300009.
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Ronald K. Fuchiwaki
Public Works Director
Prepared by: Fuad Shamout, Principal Engineer
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Contract ................................................................................ 5 Attachment A – Location Map ............................................ 53 4 CAP2411.CON.DD Specification SV 24-03
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SIMI VALLEY
AND ALL AMERICAN ASPHALT, INC., FOR FY 2023-
24 ANNUAL MINOR STREETS REHABILITATION
PROGRAM, CDBG, CP60000019/CP60000032,
SPECIFICATION NO. SV 24-03
THIS CONTRACT is made and entered into in the City of Simi Valley on this 18th day of March 2024, by and between the CITY OF SIMI VALLEY, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as CITY, and ALL AMERICAN ASPHALT, INC. , a California Corporation , hereinafter referred to as CONTRACTOR , each a “Party” and collectively “Parties”.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on February 5, 2024 , CITY invited bids for the FY 2023-24
ANNUAL MINOR STREETS REHABILITATION PROGRAM, CDBG,
CP60000019/CP60000032 per Specification No. SV 24-03; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said invitation, CONTRACTOR s ubmitted a Proposal which was accepted by CITY for said project.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, obligations and covenants hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are a part of this CONTRACT.
2. Term. The term of this CONTRACT shall be from the date this CONTRACT is made and entered, as first written above, and shall be completed no later than 40 consecutive working days after the rec eipt of the Notice to Proceed and final acceptance of all work by the City.
3. Incorporation By Reference . Public Contract Code Section 22300, Specification No. SV 24 -03, consisting of 313 pages and all documents incorporated by reference therein, and th e CONTRACTOR'S Bid consisting of the CONTRACTOR’S Proposal Statement, Proposed Schedule of Work and Prices, and Bidder’s Statement of Subcontractors and Material Fabricators, are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this CONTRACT.
4. Precedence of CONTRACT Documents . If there is a conflict between or among CONTRACT documents, the document highest in precedence shall control. The precedence shall be:
First: This Document consisting of 10 pages excluding paragraph 3 Second: Permits from other agencies as may be required by law Third: Special Provisions
Fourth: Bid Terms and Conditions
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Fifth: Detailed Plans
Sixth: Standard Plans
Seventh: Standard Specifications Modifications
Eighth: "Standard Specifications for Public Works Constructi on" (SSPWC)
Ninth: Reference Specifications
Tenth: CONTRACTOR'S Proposal
Change orders, supplemental agreements, and approved revisions to plans and specifications become a part of item First.
5. Obligations of the CITY.
A. The CITY shall be obligat ed to pay CONTRACTOR based upon the actual City -authorized quantities in place and the unit and/or lump sum prices bid by CONTRACTOR, including but not limited to all labor, material and equipment, rather than the CONTRACT bid price.
B. CITY shall make re gular progress payments to the
CONTRACTOR within 30 days after mutual concurrence with the unit quantities and/or lump sum items of work performed, subject to applicable retention requirements. In no event shall the total amount paid exceed the CONTRACT b id price of $ 2,085,913.70 unless otherwise agreed to by the parties in writing.
C. Upon receipt of an invoice for work performed to CITY'S satisfaction, CITY shall make progress payments within thirty (30) days of receipt of invoice. If the work is not p erformed satisfactorily or the invoice is defective, CITY shall notify CONTRACTOR, in writing, of the reasons within seven (7) days of receipt of invoice. The intent of this Section is to comply with Public Contract Code Section 20104.50.
6. Obligations of the CONTRACTOR.
A. CONTRACTOR shall perform as required by this
CONTRACT. CONTRACTOR agrees to perform the services more specifically set forth in the “Scope of Work” attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A” and as further described in t he incorporated documents. CONTRACTOR also warrants on behalf of itself and all subcontractors engaged for the performance of this CONTRACT that only persons authorized to work in the United States pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 198 6 and other applicable laws shall be employed in the performance of the work hereunder.
B. CONTRACTOR shall obey all Federal, State, local, and special district laws, ordinances, and regulations.
C. CONTRACTOR shall abide by the CITY’S Business Tax
Ordinance, of which proof of payment must be obtained prior to performance of this CONTRACT. CONTRACTOR shall maintain a valid Business Tax Certificate for the term of the CONTRACT.
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D. Prevailing Wages.
i. Pursuant to Labor Code § 1720, and as specif ied in 8 California Code of Regulations § 16000, CONSULTANT must pay its workers prevailing wages. It is CONTRACTOR’s responsibility to interpret and implement any prevailing wage requirements and CON TRACTOR agrees to pay any penalty or civil damages resulting from a violation of the prevailing wage laws.
ii. In accordance with Labor Code § 1773.2, copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages are available upon request from CITY’s Engineering Division or the website for State of California Prevailing w age determination at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. CONTRACTOR must post a copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages at the job site.
iii. CITY directs CONTRACTOR’s attention to Labor Code §§ 1777.5, 1777.6 and 3098 concerning the employment of apprentices by CONTRACTOR or any subcontractor.
iv. Labor Code § 1777.5 requires CONTRACTOR or
subcontractor employing tradesmen in any apprenticeship occupation to apply to the joint apprenticeship committee nearest the site of the public works project and w hich administers the apprenticeship program in that trade for a certificate of approval. The certificate must also fix the ratio of apprentices to journeymen that will be used in the performance of the contract. The ratio of apprentices to journeymen in su ch cases will not be less than one to five except:
a. When employment in the area of coverage by the joint apprenticeship committee has exceeded an average of 15 percent in the 90 days before the request for certificate, or
b. When the number of appr entices in training in the area exceeds a ratio of one to five, or
c. When the trade can show that it is replacing at least 1/30 of its membership through apprenticeship training on an annual basis state wide or locally, or
d. When CON TRACTOR provides evidence that
CONTRACTOR employs registered apprentices on all of his contracts on an annual average of not less than one apprentice to eight journeymen.
e. CON TRACTOR is required to make contributions to
funds established for the administration of ap prenticeship programs if CON TRACTOR employs registered apprentices or journeymen in any apprenticeable trade on such contracts and if other contractors on the public works site are making such contributions.
f. CON TRACTOR and any subcontractor must comp ly with Labor Code §§ 1777.5 and 1777.6 in the employment of apprentices.
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g. Information relative to apprenticeship standards, wage schedules and other requirements may be obtained from the Director of Industrial Relations, ex officio the Administrator o f Apprenticeship, San Francisco, California, or from the Division of Apprenticeship Standards and its branch offices.
v. CONTRACTOR and its subcontractors must keep an
accurate certified payroll records showing the name, occupation, and the actual per diem wages paid to each worker employed in connection with this Agreement. The record will be kept open at all reasonable hours to the inspection of the body awarding the contract and to the Division of Labor Law Enforcement. If requested by CITY, CONTRACTOR must provide copies of the records at its cost.
E. DIR Registration . CONTRACTOR and all subcontractors must be registered and remain registered with DIR (Department of Industrial Relations) through the term of the CONTRACT in accordance with the Calif ornia Labor Code (“Labor Code”), in particular Labor Code Section 1771.1, and any successor or replacement provision thereto, unless a small project exemption applies ($25,000 for public works or $15,000 for maintenance). CONTRACTOR further agrees that it will follow all requirements and obligations set forth in Labor Code Section 1776.
F. Federally Funded Projects. For Federally funded projects the current Federal General Wage Determinations shall apply as predetermined by the Secretary of Labor. If ther e is a difference in the Federal minimum wage rates and the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the CONTRACTOR and its subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate.
The wage rate for any classi fication not listed by the Federal Department of Labor or the California Department of Industrial Relations, but which may be required to execute the CONTRACT, shall be in accord with specified rates for similar or comparable classifications or for those performing similar or comparable duties, within the agencies determinations.
7. Audit.
A. At any time during normal business hours and as often as the CITY may deem necessary, CONTRACTOR shall make available to CITY for inspection its records pertaining to this CONTRACT. CONTRACTOR shall permit CITY to audit, examine and/or reproduce such records. CONTRACTOR will retain such financial records, time sheets, work progress reports, invoices, bills and project records for at least two (2) years after termination or final payment under this CONTRACT. This paragraph shall survive for two (2) years after termination of this CONTRACT.
B. CITY shall have the option of inspecting and/or auditing all records and other written materials used by CONTRACTOR in prepa ring its statements to CITY as a condition precedent to any payment to CONTRACTOR.
8. Hold Harmless and Indemnification . CONTRACTOR shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CITY, its agents, officials, officers, representatives, and employees, from and against all claims, lawsuits, liabilities or damages of whatever nature arising out of or in connection with, or relating in any manner to any act or omission of CONTRACTOR, its agents, employees, and subcontractors, and employees thereof, pursuant to the performance or 8 CAP2411.CON.DD Specification SV 24-03
non-performance of this CONTRACT. The CONTRACTOR shall thoroughly investigate any and all claims and indemnify the CITY and do whatever is necessary to protect the CITY, its agents, officials, officers, representatives, and employees as to any such claims, lawsuits, liabilities, expenses, or damages arising out of this CONTRACT. The CITY shall be included as an Additional Insured in the automobile/liability insurance policies and endorsements of the CONTRACTOR. The CONTRACTOR must select an attorney acceptable to the CITY who will defend such proceeding and the CITY will control any litigation thereof. Such approval by the CITY will not be unreasonably withheld. This paragraph shall survive the termination of the CONTRACT.
9. Amendments. Any amendment, modification, or variation from the terms of this CONTRACT shall be in writing and shall be effective only upon mutual written approval by the City Manager and CONTRACTOR.
10. Anti-Discrimination. In the performance of the terms of this CONTRACT, CONTRACTOR shall not engage in, nor permit subcontractors to engage in, discrimination in employment of persons because of the age, race, color, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, or marital status of such persons. Violation of this provision may result in the imposition of penalties referred to in Labor Code Section 1735.
11. Termination. If, during the term of this CONTRACT, CITY determines that CONT RACTOR is not faithfully abiding by any term or condition contained herein, CITY may notify CONTRACTOR in writing of such defect or failure to perform. The notice must give to the CONTRACTOR a ten (10) day period of time thereafter in which to perform sai d work or cure the deficiency. If CONTRACTOR has not performed the work or cured said deficiency within the ten (10) days specified in the notice, such failure shall constitute a breach of this CONTRACT, and CITY may terminate this CONTRACT immediately by written notice to CONTRACTOR to said effect. Thereafter, neither Party shall have any further duties, obligations, responsibilities, or rights under this CONTRACT except, however, any and all obligations of CONTRACTOR'S surety shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be extinguished, reduced, or in any manner waived by the termination hereof. In said event, CONTRACTOR shall be entitled to the reasonable value of its services performed from the beginning of the period in which the breach occurs up to the day it received CITY'S Notice of Termination, minus any damages, including liquidated damages if so provided herein, occasioned by such breach. CITY reserves the right to delay any such payment until completion or confirmed abandonment of the p roject, as may be determined in the CITY'S sole discretion, so as to permit a full and complete accounting of costs. In no event, however, shall CONTRACTOR be entitled to receive in excess of the compensation quoted in its bid.
12. Insurance. CONTRACTOR shall, prior to commencing
performance hereunder, submit proof of all insurance coverage as required by the Specification or other document incorporated in and made a part of this CONTRACT.
13. Federal Forms and Requirements . CONTRACTOR shall comply with federal funding (FHWA) and Caltrans requirements as outlined in form FHWA - 1273, as set forth in Exhibit “C”, attached hereto and incorporated herein. 9 CAP2411.CON.DD Specification SV 24-03
14. Complete CONTRACT . This CONTRACT shall constitute the complete CONTRACT between the parties hereto. No verbal agreement, understanding, or representation not reduced to writing and specifically incorporated herein shall be of any force or effect, nor shall any such verbal agreement, understanding, or representation be binding upon the parties hereto.
15. Independent Contractor. It is expressly understood between the parties to this CONTRACT that no employee/employer relationship is intended; CONTRACTOR is an independent contractor.
16. Time of Performance. Time is of the essence in this CONTRACT.
17. Liquidated Damages. Should the CONTRACTOR fail to complete the project, or any part thereof, in the time agreed upon in the CONTRACT or within such extra time as may have been allowed for delays or extensions granted as provided in the CONTRACT, the CONTRACTOR shall reimburse the CITY for the additional expense and damage for each calendar day that the CONTRACT remains uncompleted after the CONTRACT completion date. It is agreed that the amount of such additional expense and damage incurred by reaso n of failure to complete the CONTRACT is the per diem rate $ 1,500 per calendar day. Such amounts are hereby agreed upon as liquidated damages for the loss to the CITY resulting from the failure of the CONTRACTOR to complete the project within the allotted time and to the value of the operation of the works dependent thereon.
It is expressly understood and agreed that this amount is a reasonable amount and is established in lieu of damages which are incapable of calculation at the inception hereof; and this amount is not to be considered in the nature of a penalty. The CITY shall have the right to deduct such damages from any amount due, or that may become due to the CONTRACTOR, or the amount of such damages shall be due and collectible from the CONTRACTOR or the CONTRACTOR'S Surety.
Progress payments made after the scheduled completion date shall not constitute a waiver of liquidated damages.
18. Conflict of Interest . Neither CONTRACTOR nor any employees, agents, or subcontractors of CONTRACTOR who will be assigned to this project, to the best of CONTRACTOR'S knowledge, own any property or interest in properties, business relationships, or sources of income which may be affected by the performance of this CONTRACT. Should one Party hereto learn of any such interest, income source, or business relationship, such fact shall immediately be brought to the attention of the other Party hereto. If the parties thereupon cannot mutually agree upon a means to eliminate the conflict, CITY may terminate the CONTRAC T immediately for non - performance pursuant to Section 11 herein.
19. Successors and Assigns . The terms hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto; provided, however, that no Party hereto shall assign any of the benefits and burdens hereunder, whether voluntarily or by operation of law, without the prior written consent of the other Party, and any such assignment without said consent shall be void. 10 CAP2411.CON.DD Specification SV 24-03
20. Authority to Execute Contract . Both CITY and CONTRACTOR do covenant that each individual executing this CONTRACT on behalf of each Party is a person duly authorized and empowered to execute contracts for such Party.
21. Jurisdiction and Venue . Jurisdiction is in an appropriate court in the State of California and venue lies in Ventura County, and the parties do not consent to arbitration. In the event of any dispute, each Party shall bear its own fees and costs (including attorneys’ fees). This CONTRACT shall be governed by California law, without regard to conflict of law principles.
22. Non-Appropriation of Funds . Payments due and payable to CONTRACTOR for current goods and/or services are within the current budget and within an available, unexhausted and unencumbered appropriation of C ITY. In the event CITY has not appropriated sufficient funds for payment of goods and/or services beyond the current fiscal year, this CONTRACT shall cover only those costs incurred up to the conclusion of the current fiscal year.
23. Notices. All writt en notices required by, or related to this CONTRACT shall be sent by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, postage prepaid and addressed as listed below. Neither Party to this CONTRACT shall refuse to accept such mail; the parties to this CONTRACT sha ll promptly inform the other Party of any change of address. All notices required by this CONTRACT are effective on the day of receipt, unless otherwise indicated herein. The mailing address of each Party to this CONTRACT is as follows:
City Ronald K. Fuchiwaki, Public Works Director
Department of Public Works
2929 Tapo Canyon Road
Simi Valley, CA 93063
Staff Contact: Fuad Shamout, Principal Engineer
805-583-6788
CONTRACTOR ALL AMERICAN ASPHALT, INC.
1776 All American Way
Corona, CA 92879
Staff Contact: Edward Ryu
(951) 736-3940
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed the day and year first above written.
Attest: City of Simi Valley, A Municipal Corporation
By:
Lucy Blanco, City Clerk Fred D. Thomas, Mayor of the City of Simi Valley, California
Approved as to Form: All American Asphalt, Inc.
By:
Algeria R. Ford, City Attorney
Print Name:
Approved as to Content: Title:
By:
Brian Paul Gabler, City Manager
Print Name:
Title:
Johanna Medrano,
Deputy Administrative Services Director/
Budget & Purchasing
Ronald K. Fuchiwaki
Public Works Director
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EXHIBIT “A”
SCOPE OF WORK
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SIMI VALLEY AND ALL AMERICAN ASPHALT, INC., FOR FY 2023-24 ANNUAL MINOR STREETS
REHABILITATION PROGRAM, CDBG, CP60000019/CP60000032
Scope of Work Schedule I
The Minor Streets Rehabilitation Program Schedule I wil l consist of: 1) 139,235 S.F. of asphalt pavement cold milling; 2) 1,305 tons of asphalt placement; 3) 704 S.F. of sawcut, removal, and reconstruction of sidewalk; 4) 12 sawcut, removal, and reconstruction of curb ramps; 5) 1,005 S.F. of sawcut, removal, a nd reconstruction of concrete cross and/or longitudinal gutter; 6) 148 L.F. of concrete sidewalk grinding; 7) 77 L.F. of sawcut, removal, and reconstruction of concrete curb and gutter; 8) 12 sewer manhole frame and cover replacement; 9) traffic signing an d pavement delineation; 10) construction surveying; and 11) all appurtenant work as provided in the Proposed Schedule of Work and Prices.
Scope of Work Schedule II
The Minor Streets Rehabilitation Program Schedule II will consist of: 1) 267,052 S.F. total of asphalt pavement cold milling; 2) 2,504 tons of asphalt placement; 3) 750 S.F. of sawcut, removal, and reconstruction of sidewalk; 4) 20 sawcut, removal, and reconstruction of curb ramps; 5) 90 S.F. of sawcut, removal, and reconstruction of concrete dr iveways; 6) 140 L.F. of concrete sidewalk grinding; 7) 79 L.F. of sawcut, removal, and reconstruction of concrete curb and gutter; 8) 15 sewer manhole frame and cover replacement; 9) 154,063 crack seal; 10) slurry seal; 11 ) traffic signing and pavement de lineation; 1 2) construction surveying; and 13) all appurtenant work as provided in the Proposed Schedule of Work and Prices.
The specified completion time for time for Schedule I and II combined is 40 consecutive days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed.
The bid shall be balanced so that each bid item is priced to carry its share of the cost of the work and also its share of the contractor's overhead and profit. Schedule I & II combined shall be considered the “base contract” for purposes of awarding the contract.
In accordance with Public Contract Code section 20103.8(a), the award of contract will be based on the lowest bid on Schedule I & II combined regardless of pricing of Schedules I and II individually. However, the City reserves the right to awa rd or not to award.
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EXHIBIT “B”
FEDERAL PREVAILING WAGE RATES
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SIMI VALLEY AND ALL
AMERICAN ASPHALT, INC., FOR FY 2023-24 ANNUAL MINOR
STREETS REHABILITATION PROGRAM, CDBG,
CP60000019/CP60000032
Federal Prevailing Wage Rates, General Decision No. CA20240015 Dated 2/9/2024
14 291 (Revised)
EXHIBIT B
15 292 (Revised)
16 293 (Revised)
17 294 (Revised)
18 295 (Revised)
19 296 (Revised)
20 297 (Revised)
21 298 (Revised)
22 299 (Revised)
23 300 (Revised)
24 301 (Revised)
25 302 (Revised)
26 303 (Revised)
27 304 (Revised)
28 305 (Revised)
29 306 (Revised)
30 307 (Revised)
31 308 (Revised)
32 309 (Revised)
33 310 (Revised)
34 311 (Revised)
35 312 (Revised)
36 313 (Revised)
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EXHIBIT “C”
FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS – FORM FHWA–1273
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SIMI VALLEY AND ALL
AMERICAN ASPHALT, INC., FOR FY 2023-24 ANNUAL MINOR
STREETS REHABILITA TION PROGRAM, CDBG,
CP60000019/CP60000032
Form FHWA–1273 attached (14 pages)
38 FHWA-
1273 – Revised October 23, 2023
REQUIRED C
ONTRACT PROVISIONS
FEDERAL-AID CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
I. General
II.
Nondiscrimination
III. Non- segregated 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
VIII. False Statements Concerning Highway Projects
IX. Implementation of Clean Air Act and Federal Water
Pollution Control Act
X. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension,
Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion
XI. Certification Regarding Use of Contract Funds for
Lobbying
XII. Use of United States-Flag Vessels:
ATTACHM
ENTS
A. Employm
ent and Materials Preference for Appalachian
Development Highway System or Appalachian Local Access
Road Contracts (included in Appalachian contracts only) I. GENERAL
1. Form FHW
A-1273 must be physically incorporated in each
construction contract funded under title 23, United States Code, as required in 23 CFR 633.102(b) (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). 23 CFR 633.102(e).
The applicabl
e 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. 23 CFR 633.102(e).
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) in accordance with 23 CFR 633.102. The design-builder shall be responsible for compliance by any subcontractor, lower-tier subcontractor or service provider.
Contracting agenc
ies may reference Form FHWA-1273 in
solicitation-for-bids or request-for-proposals 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). 23 CFR 633.102(b).
2. Subject to the appl
icability 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 by subcontract. 23 CFR 633.102(d).
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. 23 U.S.C. 114(b).
The term Federal-aid highway does not include roadways
functionally classified as local roads or rural minor collectors. 23 U.S.C. 101(a).
II. NONDISCRIM
INATION (23 CFR 230.107(a); 23 CFR Part
230, Subpart A, Appendix A; EO 11246)
The provis
ions of this section related to 23 CFR Part 230,
Subpart A, Appendix A 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 contrac
tor and all subcontractors must comply
with the following policies: Executive Order 11246, 41 CFR Part 60, 29 CFR Parts 1625-1627, 23 U.S.C. 140, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794), Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), and related regulations including 49 CFR Parts 21, 26, and 27; and 23 CFR Parts 200, 230, and 633.
The contracto
r 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. Depar
tment of Labor has exclusive authority to
determine compliance with Executive Order 11246 and the policies of the Secretary of Labor including 41 CFR Part 60, and 29 CFR Parts 1625-1627. The contracting agency and the FHWA have the authority and the responsibility to ensure compliance with 23 U.S.C. 140, Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794), and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), and related regulations including 49 CFR Parts 21, 26, and 27; and 23 CFR Parts 200, 230, and 633.
The following pro
vision is adopted from 23 CFR Part 230,
Subpart A, Appendix A, with appropriate revisions to conform to the U.S. Department of Labor (US DOL) and FHWA
requirements.
EXHIBIT C
39 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 (see 28 CFR Part 35, 29 CFR Part 1630, 29 CFR Parts 1625-1627, 41 CFR Part 60 and 49 CFR Part 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 this contract. The provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) set forth under 28 CFR Part 35 and 29 CFR Part 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. 23 CFR 230.409 (g)(4) & (5).
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, sexual orientation, gender identity, 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 or 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 or other knowledgeable company official.
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, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.
The following procedures shall be followed:
a. The contractor will conduct periodic inspections of project sites to ensure 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 40 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
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 contractor's 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. 23 CFR 230.409. 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 and women 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, sexual orientation, gender identity, 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, sexual orientation, gender identity, 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 be familiar with the requirements for and comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all rules and regulations established thereunder. 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, sexual orientation, gender identity, 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, 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. Assurances Required :
a. The requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 and the State
DOT’s FHWA-approved Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
(DBE) program are incorporated by reference.
b.
The contractor, subrecipient 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 recipient deems
appropriate, which may include, but is not limited to:
(1) Withholding monthly progress payments;
(2) Assessing sanctions;
(3) Liquidated damages; and/or
(4) Disqualifying the contractor from future bidding as non- responsible.
c. The Title VI and nondiscrimination provisions of U.S.
DOT Order 1050.2A at Appendixes A and E are incorporated by reference. 49 CFR Part 21.
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:
41 (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, the contractor 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 more than $10,000. 41 CFR 60-1.5.
As prescribed by 41 CFR 60-1.8, 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, sexual orientation, gender identity, 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), in accordance with 29 CFR 5.5. The requirements apply to all projects located within the right-of-way of a roadway that is functionally classified as Federal-aid highway. 23 U.S.C. 113.
This excludes roadways functionally classified as local roads or rural minor collectors, which are exempt. 23 U.S.C. 101.
Where applicable law requires that projects be treated as a project on a Federal-aid highway, the provisions of this subpart will apply regardless of the location of the project. Examples include: Surface Transportation Block Grant Program projects funded under 23 U.S.C. 133 [excluding recreational trails projects], the Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects funded under 23 U.S.C. 117, and National Highway Freight Program projects funded under 23 U.S.C. 167.
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 (29 CFR 5.5)
a. Wage rates and fringe benefits. All laborers and
mechanics employed or working upon the site of the work (or otherwise working in construction or development of the project under a development statute), 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 basic hourly 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. As provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) of 29 CFR 5.5, the appropriate wage determinations are effective by operation of law even if they have not been attached to the contract. Contributions made or costs reasonably anticipated for bona fide fringe benefits under the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141(2)(B)) on behalf of laborers or mechanics are considered wages paid to such laborers or mechanics, subject to the provisions of paragraph 1.e. 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 must be paid the appropriate wage rate and fringe benefits on the wage
determination for the classification(s) of work actually performed, without regard to skill, except as provided in paragraph 4. of this section. 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 classifications and wage rates conformed under paragraph 1.c. of this section) and the Davis-Bacon poster (WH–1321) must 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. Frequently recurring classifications. (1) In addition to wage and fringe benefit rates that have been determined to be prevailing under the procedures set forth in 29 CFR part 1, a wage determination may contain, pursuant to § 1.3(f), wage and fringe benefit rates for classifications of laborers and mechanics for which conformance requests are regularly
submitted pursuant to paragraph 1.c. of this section, provided that:
(i) The work performed by the classification is not
performed by a classification in the wage determination for which a prevailing wage rate has been determined;
42 (ii) The classification is used in the area by the
construction industry; and
(iii) The wage rate for the classification bears a reasonable relationship to the prevailing wage rates contained in the wage determination.
(2) The Administrator will establish wage rates for such classifications in accordance with paragraph 1.c.(1)(iii) of this section. Work performed in such a classification must be paid at no less than the wage and fringe benefit rate listed on the wage determination for such classification.
c. Conformance. (1) The contracting officer must 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 be classified in conformance with the wage determination. Conformance of an additional
classification and wage rate and fringe benefits is appropriate 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 the wage determination; and
(ii) The classification is used 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) The conformance process may not be used to split,
subdivide, or otherwise avoid application of classifications listed in the wage determination.
(3) 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 will be sent by the contracting officer by email to [email protected]. 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.
(4) 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 will, by email to [email protected], refer the
questions, including the views of all interested parties and the recommendation of the contracting officer, to the Administrator for determination. The Administrator, or an authorized
representative, will issue a determination 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.
(5) The contracting officer must promptly notify the
contractor of the action taken by the Wage and Hour Division under paragraphs 1.c.(3) and (4) of this section. The contractor must furnish a written copy of such determination to each affected worker or it must be posted as a part of the wage determination. The wage rate (including fringe benefits where appropriate) determined pursuant to paragraph 1.c.(3) or (4) of this section must 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.
d. Fringe benefits not expressed as an hourly rate.
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 may either pay the benefit as stated in the wage determination or may pay another bona fide fringe benefit or an hourly cash equivalent thereof.
e. Unfunded plans. 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, in accordance with the criteria set forth in § 5.28, 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.
f. Interest. In the event of a failure to pay all or part of the wages required by the contract, the contractor will be required to pay interest on any underpayment of wages.
2. Withholding (29 CFR 5.5)
a. Withholding requirements. The contracting agency may, upon its own action, or must, upon written request of an authorized representative of the Department of Labor, withhold or cause to be withheld from the contractor so much of the accrued payments or advances as may be considered
necessary to satisfy the liabilities of the prime contractor or any subcontractor for the full amount of wages and monetary relief, including interest, required by the clauses set forth in this section for violations of this contract, or to satisfy any such liabilities required by any other Federal contract, or federally assisted contract subject to Davis-Bacon labor standards, that is held by the same prime contractor (as defined in § 5.2). The necessary funds may be withheld from the contractor under this contract, any other Federal contract with the same prime contractor, or any other federally assisted contract that is subject to Davis-Bacon labor standards requirements and is held by the same prime contractor, regardless of whether the other contract was awarded or assisted by the same agency, and such funds may be used to satisfy the contractor liability for which the funds were withheld. In the event of a
contractor's failure to pay any laborer or mechanic, including any apprentice or helper working on the site of the work all or part of the wages required by the contract, or upon the contractor's failure to submit the required records as discussed in paragraph 3.d. of this section, the contracting agency may on its own initiative and 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.
b. Priority to withheld funds. The Department has priority to funds withheld or to be withheld in accordance with paragraph 43 2.a. of this section or Section V, paragraph 3.a., or both, over claims to those funds by:
(1) A contractor's surety(ies), including without limitation performance bond sureties and payment bond sureties;
(2) A contracting agency for its reprocurement costs;
(3) A trustee(s) (either a court-appointed trustee or a U.S. trustee, or both) in bankruptcy of a contractor, or a contractor's bankruptcy estate;
(4) A contractor's assignee(s);
(5) A contractor's successor(s); or
(6) A claim asserted under the Prompt Payment Act, 31
U.S.C. 3901–3907.
3. Records and certified payrolls (29 CFR 5.5)
a. Basic record requirements (1) Length of record retention.
All regular payrolls and other basic records must be
maintained by the contractor and any subcontractor during the course of the work and preserved for all laborers and
mechanics working at the site of the work (or otherwise working in construction or development of the project under a development statute) for a period of at least 3 years after all the work on the prime contract is completed.
(2) Information required. Such records must contain the name; Social Security number; last known address, telephone number, and email address of each such worker; each
worker's correct classification(s) of work actually performed; 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 40 U.S.C. 3141(2)(B) of the Davis-Bacon Act); daily and weekly number of hours actually worked in total and on each covered contract; deductions made; and actual wages paid.
(3) Additional records relating to fringe benefits. Whenever the Secretary of Labor has found under paragraph 1.e. of this section 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 40 U.S.C. 3141(2)(B) of the Davis-Bacon Act, the contractor must
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.
(4) Additional records relating to apprenticeship. Contractors with apprentices working under approved programs must
maintain written evidence of the registration of apprenticeship programs, the registration of the apprentices, and the ratios and wage rates prescribed in the applicable programs.
b. Certified payroll requirements (1) Frequency and method of submission. The contractor or subcontractor must submit weekly, for each week in which any DBA- or Related Acts- covered work is performed, certified payrolls to the contracting agency. The prime contractor is responsible for the submission of all certified payrolls by all subcontractors. A contracting agency or prime contractor may permit or require contractors to submit certified payrolls through an electronic system, as long as the electronic system requires a legally valid electronic signature; the system allows the contractor, the contracting agency, and the Department of Labor to access the certified payrolls upon request for at least 3 years after the work on the prime contract has been completed; and the contracting
agency or prime contractor permits other methods of
submission in situations where the contractor is unable or limited in its ability to use or access the electronic system. (2) Information required. The certified payrolls submitted must set out accurately and completely all of the information required to be maintained under paragraph 3.a.(2) of this section, except that full Social Security numbers and last known addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses must not be included on weekly transmittals. Instead, the certified payrolls need only include an individually identifying number for each worker ( e.g., the last four digits of the worker's Social Security number). The required weekly
certified payroll information may be submitted using Optional Form WH–347 or in any other format desired. Optional Form WH–347 is available for this purpose from the Wage and Hour Division website at https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/ legacy/files/wh347/.pdf or its successor website. It is not a violation of this section for a prime contractor to require a subcontractor to provide full Social Security numbers and last known addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses to the prime contractor for its own records, without weekly submission by the subcontractor to the contracting agency. (3) Statement of Compliance. Each certified payroll
submitted must be accompanied by a “Statement of
Compliance,” signed by the contractor or subcontractor, or the contractor's or subcontractor's agent who pays or supervises the payment of the persons working on the contract, and must certify the following:
(i) That the certified payroll for the payroll period contains the information required to be provided under paragraph 3.b. of this section, the appropriate information and basic records are being maintained under paragraph 3.a. of this section, and such information and records are correct and complete; (ii) That each laborer or mechanic (including each helper and apprentice) working 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 29 CFR part 3; and
(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(s) of work actually
performed, as specified in the applicable wage determination incorporated into the contract.
(4) Use of Optional Form WH–347. The weekly submission
of a properly executed certification set forth on the reverse side of Optional Form WH–347 will satisfy the requirement for submission of the “Statement of Compliance” required by paragraph 3.b.(3) of this section.
44 (5) Signature. The signature by the contractor,
subcontractor, or the contractor's or subcontractor's agent must be an original handwritten signature or a legally valid electronic signature.
(6) Falsification. The falsification of any of the above certifications may subject the contractor or subcontractor to civil or criminal prosecution under 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 31 U.S.C. 3729.
(7) Length of certified payroll retention. The contractor or subcontractor must preserve all certified payrolls during the course of the work and for a period of 3 years after all the work on the prime contract is completed.
c. Contracts, subcontracts, and related documents. The
contractor or subcontractor must maintain this contract or subcontract and related documents including, without
limitation, bids, proposals, amendments, modifications, and extensions. The contractor or subcontractor must preserve these contracts, subcontracts, and related documents during the course of the work and for a period of 3 years after all the work on the prime contract is completed.
d. Required disclosures and access (1) Required record
disclosures and access to workers. The contractor or
subcontractor must make the records required under
paragraphs 3.a. through 3.c. of this section, and any other documents that the contracting agency, the State DOT, the FHWA, or the Department of Labor deems necessary to
determine compliance with the labor standards provisions of any of the applicable statutes referenced by § 5.1, available for inspection, copying, or transcription by authorized
representatives of the contracting agency, the State DOT, the FHWA, or the Department of Labor, and must permit such
representatives to interview workers during working hours on the job.
(2) Sanctions for non-compliance with records and worker access requirements. If the contractor or subcontractor fails to submit the required records or to make them available, or refuses to permit worker interviews during working hours on the job, the Federal agency may, after written notice to the contractor, sponsor, applicant, owner, or other entity, as the case may be, that maintains such records or that employs such workers, 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, or to permit worker interviews during working hours on the job, may be grounds for debarment action pursuant to § 5.12. In addition, any contractor or other person that fails to submit the required records or make those records available to WHD within the time WHD requests that the records be produced will be
precluded from introducing as evidence in an administrative proceeding under 29 CFR part 6 any of the required records that were not provided or made available to WHD. WHD will take into consideration a reasonable request from the
contractor or person for an extension of the time for
submission of records. WHD will determine the
reasonableness of the request and may consider, among other things, the location of the records and the volume of
production.
(3) Required information disclosures. Contractors and
subcontractors must maintain the full Social Security number and last known address, telephone number, and email address of each covered worker, and must provide them upon request to the contracting agency, the State DOT, the FHWA, the contractor, or the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor for purposes of an investigation or other compliance action.
4. Apprentices and equal employment opportunity (29 CFR
5.5)
a. Apprentices (1) Rate of pay. Apprentices will be permitted to work at less than the predetermined rate for the work they perform 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 (OA), or with a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the OA. A person who is not individually registered in the program, but who has been certified by the OA or a State Apprenticeship Agency (where appropriate) to be eligible for probationary employment as an apprentice, will be permitted to work at less than the
predetermined rate for the work they perform in the first 90 days of probationary employment as an apprentice in such a program. In the event the OA or a State Apprenticeship
Agency recognized by the OA withdraws approval of an
apprenticeship program, the contractor will no longer be permitted to use apprentices at less than the applicable predetermined rate for the work performed until an acceptable program is approved.
(2) Fringe benefits. Apprentices must 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, fringe benefits must be paid in accordance with that
determination.
(3) Apprenticeship ratio. The allowable ratio of apprentices to journeyworkers on the job site in any craft classification must not be greater than the ratio permitted to the contractor as to the entire work force under the registered program or the ratio applicable to the locality of the project pursuant to paragraph
4.a.(4) of this section. Any worker listed on a payroll at an apprentice wage rate, who is not registered or otherwise employed as stated in paragraph 4.a.(1) of this section, must 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 this section must be paid not less than the applicable wage rate on the wage
determination for the work actually performed.
(4) Reciprocity of ratios and wage rates. Where a contractor is performing construction on a project in a locality other than the locality in which its program is registered, the ratios and wage rates (expressed in percentages of the journeyworker's hourly rate) applicable within the locality in which the construction is being performed must be observed. If there is no applicable ratio or wage rate for the locality of the project, the ratio and wage rate specified in the contractor's registered program must be observed.
b. Equal employment opportunity. The use of apprentices and journeyworkers under this part must be in conformity with 45 the equal employment opportunity requirements of Executive Order 11246, as amended, and 29 CFR part 30.
c. 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. 23 CFR 230.111(e)(2). 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 journeyworkers 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 as provided in 29 CFR 5.5.
6. Subcontracts. The contractor or subcontractor must insert FHWA-1273 in any subcontracts, along with the applicable wage determination(s) and such other clauses or contract modifications as the contracting agency may by appropriate instructions require, and a clause requiring the subcontractors to include these clauses and wage determination(s) in any lower tier subcontracts. The prime contractor is responsible for the compliance by any subcontractor or lower tier
subcontractor with all the contract clauses in this section. In the event of any violations of these clauses, the prime contractor and any subcontractor(s) responsible will be liable for any unpaid wages and monetary relief, including interest from the date of the underpayment or loss, due to any workers of lower-tier subcontractors, and may be subject to debarment, as appropriate. 29 CFR 5.5.
7. Contract termination: debarment. A breach of the
contract clauses in 29 CFR 5.5 may be grounds for termination 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 as provided in 29 CFR 5.5.
9. Disputes concerning labor standards. As provided in 29 CFR 5.5, 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 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 40 U.S.C. 3144(b) or § 5.12(a).
b. No part of this contract shall be subcontracted to any person or firm ineligible for award of a Government contract by virtue of 40 U.S.C. 3144(b) or § 5.12(a).
c. The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in the U.S. Code, Title 18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S.C. 1001.
11. Anti-retaliation. It is unlawful for any person to discharge, demote, intimidate, threaten, restrain, coerce, blacklist, harass, or in any other manner discriminate against, or to cause any person to discharge, demote, intimidate, threaten, restrain, coerce, blacklist, harass, or in any other manner discriminate against, any worker or job applicant for:
a. Notifying any contractor of any conduct which the worker reasonably believes constitutes a violation of the DBA, Related Acts, this part, or 29 CFR part 1 or 3;
b. Filing any complaint, initiating or causing to be initiated any proceeding, or otherwise asserting or seeking to assert on behalf of themselves or others any right or protection under the DBA, Related Acts, this part, or 29 CFR part 1 or 3;
c. Cooperating in any investigation or other compliance action, or testifying in any proceeding under the DBA, Related Acts, this part, or 29 CFR part 1 or 3; or
d. Informing any other person about their rights under the DBA, Related Acts, this part, or 29 CFR part 1 or 3.
V. CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS
ACT
Pursuant to 29 CFR 5.5(b), 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 watchpersons 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 such workweek. 29 CFR
5.5. 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 and interest from the date of the underpayment.
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 46 mechanic, including watchpersons and guards, employed in violation of the clause set forth in paragraph 1. of this section, in the sum currently provided in 29 CFR 5.5(b)(2)* 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.
* $31 as of January 15, 2023 (See 88 FR 88 FR 2210) as may be adjusted annually by the Department of Labor, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990.
3. Withholding for unpaid wages and liquidated damages
a. Withholding process. The FHWA or the contracting
agency may, upon its own action, or must, upon written
request of an authorized representative of the Department of Labor, withhold or cause to be withheld from the contractor so much of the accrued payments or advances as may be
considered necessary to satisfy the liabilities of the prime contractor or any subcontractor for any unpaid wages;
monetary relief, including interest; and liquidated damages required by the clauses set forth in this section on this contract, 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 that is held by the same prime contractor (as defined in § 5.2). The necessary funds may be withheld from the contractor under this contract, any other Federal contract with the same prime contractor, or any other federally assisted contract that is subject to the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act and is held by the same prime contractor, regardless of whether the other contract was awarded or assisted by the same agency, and such funds may be used to satisfy the
contractor liability for which the funds were withheld. b. Priority to withheld funds. The Department has priority to funds withheld or to be withheld in accordance with Section IV paragraph 2.a. or paragraph 3.a. of this section, or both, over claims to those funds by:
(1) A contractor's surety(ies), including without limitation performance bond sureties and payment bond sureties;
(2) A contracting agency for its reprocurement costs;
(3) A trustee(s) (either a court-appointed trustee or a U.S. trustee, or both) in bankruptcy of a contractor, or a contractor's bankruptcy estate;
(4) A contractor's assignee(s);
(5) A contractor's successor(s); or
(6) A claim asserted under the Prompt Payment Act, 31
U.S.C. 3901–3907.
4. Subcontracts. The contractor or subcontractor must insert in any subcontracts the clauses set forth in paragraphs 1. through 5. of this section and a clause requiring the
subcontractors to include these clauses in any lower tier subcontracts. The prime contractor is responsible for
compliance by any subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor with the clauses set forth in paragraphs 1. through 5. In the event of any violations of these clauses, the prime contractor and any subcontractor(s) responsible will be liable for any unpaid wages and monetary relief, including interest from the date of the underpayment or loss, due to any workers of lower- tier subcontractors, and associated liquidated damages and may be subject to debarment, as appropriate.
5. Anti-retaliation. It is unlawful for any person to discharge, demote, intimidate, threaten, restrain, coerce, blacklist, harass, or in any other manner discriminate against, or to cause any person to discharge, demote, intimidate, threaten, restrain, coerce, blacklist, harass, or in any other manner discriminate against, any worker or job applicant for:
a. Notifying any contractor of any conduct which the worker reasonably believes constitutes a violation of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA) or its
implementing regulations in this part;
b. Filing any complaint, initiating or causing to be initiated any proceeding, or otherwise asserting or seeking to assert on behalf of themselves or others any right or protection under CWHSSA or this part;
c. Cooperating in any investigation or other compliance action, or testifying in any proceeding under CWHSSA or this part; or
d. Informing any other person about their rights under
CWHSSA or this part.
VI. SUBLETTING OR ASSIGNING THE CONTRACT
This provision is applicable to all Federal-aid construction contracts on the National Highway System pursuant to 23 CFR 635.116.
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” in paragraph 1 of Section VI 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: (based on longstanding interpretation)
(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;
47 (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. 23 CFR 635.102.
2. Pursuant to 23 CFR 635.116(a), 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. Pursuant to 23 CFR 635.116(c), 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. (based on long- standing interpretation of 23 CFR 635.116).
5. The 30-percent self-performance requirement of paragraph (1) is not applicable to design-build contracts; however, contracting agencies may establish their own self-performance requirements. 23 CFR 635.116(d).
VII. SAFETY: ACCIDENT PREVENTION
This provision is 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 Part 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. 23 CFR 635.108.
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 Part 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). 29 CFR 1926.10.
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).
VIII. FALSE STATEMENTS CONCERNING HIGHWAY
PROJECTS
This provision is 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 Part 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:
"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 11, 1916, (39 Stat. 355), as
amended and supplemented;
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years or both."
48 IX. IMPLEMENTATION OF CLEAN AIR ACT AND FEDERAL
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT (42 U.S.C. 7606; 2
CFR 200.88; EO 11738)
This provision is applicable to all Federal-aid construction contracts in excess of $150,000 and to all related
subcontracts. 48 CFR 2.101; 2 CFR 200.327.
By submission of this bid/proposal or the execution of this contract or subcontract, as appropriate, the bidder, proposer, Federal-aid construction contractor, subcontractor, supplier, or vendor agrees to 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). Violations must be reported to the Federal Highway Administration and the Regional Office of the Environmental Protection Agency. 2 CFR Part 200, Appendix II.
The contractor agrees to include or cause to be included the requirements of this Section in every subcontract, and further agrees to take such action as the contracting agency may direct as a means of enforcing such requirements. 2 CFR 200.327.
X. 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. 2 CFR 180.220 and 1200.220.
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. 2 CFR 180.320.
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. 2 CFR 180.325.
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. 2 CFR 180.345 and 180.350.
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, Subpart I, 180.900-180.1020, and 1200. “First Tier Covered Transactions” refers to any covered transaction between a recipient or subrecipient 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 recipient or subrecipient 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. 2 CFR 180.330.
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 $25,000 threshold. 2 CFR 180.220 and 180.300.
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. 2 CFR 180.300; 180.320, and 180.325. A participant is responsible for ensuring that its principals are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to participate in covered transactions. 2 CFR 180.335. 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 System for Award Management website (https://www.sam.gov/). 2 CFR 180.300, 180.320, and 180.325.
i. 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.
j. 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 for cause or default. 2 CFR 180.325.
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49 2. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension,
Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion – First Tier
Participants:
a. The prospective first tier participant certifies to the best of 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 CFR 180.335;.
(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, 2 CFR 180.800;
(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, 2 CFR 180.700 and 180.800; 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. 2 CFR 180.335(d).
(5) Are not a corporation that has been convicted of a felony violation under any Federal law
within the two-year period
preceding this proposal (USDOT Order 4200.6 implementing appropriations act requirements); and
(6) Are not a corporation with any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and
administrative remedies have been exhausted, or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability (USDOT Order 4200.6 implementing appropriations act requirements).
b. Where the prospective participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective participant should attach an explanation to this proposal. 2 CFR 180.335 and 180.340.
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3. 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). 2 CFR 180.220 and 1200.220.
a. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective lower tier participant 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. 2 CFR 180.365.
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, Subpart I, 180.900 – 180.1020, 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 recipient or subrecipient 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 recipient or subrecipient 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. 2 CFR 1200.220 and 1200.332.
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. 2 CFR 180.220 and 1200.220.
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 System for Award Management website (https://www.sam.gov/), which is compiled by the General Services Administration. 2 CFR 180.300, 180.320, 180.330, and 180.335.
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 e 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 50 excluded from participation in this transaction, 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. 2 CFR 180.325.
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4. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension,
Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier
Participants:
a. The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals:
(1) is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for
debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participating in covered transactions by any Federal
department or agency, 2 CFR 180.355;
(2) is a corporation that has been convicted of a felony violation under any Federal law within the two-year period preceding this proposal (USDOT Order 4200.6 implementing appropriations act requirements); and
(3) is a corporation with any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted, or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability. (USDOT Order 4200.6 implementing appropriations act
requirements)
b. Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective participant should attach an explanation to this proposal.
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XI. 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 Part 20, App. A.
1. The prospective participant certifies, by signing and submitting this bid or proposal, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
a. 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.
b. 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 proposal that the participant shall require that the language of this certification be included in all lower tier subcontracts, which exceed $100,000 and that all such
recipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
XII. USE OF UNITED STATES-FLAG VESSELS:
This provision is applicable to all Federal-aid construction contracts, design-build contracts, subcontracts, lower-tier subcontracts, purchase orders, lease agreements, or any other covered transaction. 46 CFR Part 381.
This requirement applies to material or equipment that is acquired for a specific Federal-aid highway project. 46 CFR 381.7. It is not applicable to goods or materials that come into inventories independent of an FHWA funded-contract.
When oceanic shipments (or shipments across the Great
Lakes) are necessary for materials or equipment acquired for a specific Federal-aid construction project, the bidder, proposer, contractor, subcontractor, or vendor agrees:
1. To utilize privately owned United States-flag commercial vessels to ship at least 50 percent of the gross tonnage (computed separately for dry bulk carriers, dry cargo liners, and tankers) involved, whenever shipping any equipment, material, or commodities pursuant to this contract, to the extent such vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates for United States-flag commercial vessels. 46 CFR 381.7.
2. To furnish within 20 days following the date of loading for shipments originating within the United States or within 30 working days following the date of loading for shipments originating outside the United States, a legible copy of a rated, ‘on-board’ commercial ocean bill-of-lading in English for each shipment of cargo described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section to both the Contracting Officer (through the prime contractor in the case of subcontractor bills-of-lading) and to the Office of Cargo and Commercial Sealift (MAR-620), Maritime
Administration, Washington, DC 20590. (MARAD requires
copies of the ocean carrier's (master) bills of lading, certified onboard, dated, with rates and charges. These bills of lading may contain business sensitive information and therefore may be submitted directly to MARAD by the Ocean Transportation Intermediary on behalf of the contractor). 46 CFR 381.7.
51 ATTACHMENT A - EMPLOYMENT AND MATERIALS
PREFERENCE FOR APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT
HIGHWAY SYSTEM OR APPALACHIAN LOCAL ACCESS
ROAD CONTRACTS (23 CFR 633, Subpart B, Appendix B)
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 contract work.
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 (1c) 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.
6. The contractor shall include the provisions of Sections 1 through 4 of this Attachment A in every subcontract for work which is, or reasonably may be, done as on-site work.
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