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a. Consultants who apply or bid for an award of more than $100,000 shall file the required certification. <br /> Each tier certifies to the tier above that it will not and has not used federally appropriated funds to <br /> pay any person or organization for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of <br /> any agency, a member of Congress, officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member <br /> of Congress in connection with obtaining any Federal contract, grant, or any other award covered by <br /> 31 U.S.C. § 1352. Each tier shall also disclose any lobbying with non-Federal funds that takes place <br /> in connection with obtaining any federal award. Such disclosures are forwarded from tier to tier up to <br /> the recipient who in turn will forward the certification(s)to the federal awarding agency. <br /> V7. PROCUREMENT OF RECOVERED MATERIALS <br /> a. In the performance of the Contract, Consultant shall make maximum use of products <br /> containing recovered materials that are EPA-designated items unless the product cannot be <br /> acquired- <br /> i. Competitively within a timeframe providing for compliance with the contract performance <br /> schedule; <br /> ii. Meeting contract performance requirements; <br /> iii. At a reasonable price. <br /> b. Information about this requirement, along with the list of EPA-designated items, is available <br /> at EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines website. <br /> https://www.ePa.gov/smm/comprehensive-procurement- guideline-cpq-program <br /> c. Consultant also agrees to comply with all other applicable requirements of Section 6002 of the <br /> "Solid Waste Disposal Act". <br /> VII. DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION CLAUSE <br /> a. This contract is a covered transaction for purposes of 2 C.F.R. Part 180 and 2 C.F.R. Part 3000. As <br /> such, the consultant is required to verify that none of the consultant's principals (defined at 2 C.F.R. § <br /> 180.995) or its affiliates (defined at 2 C.F.R. § 180.905) are excluded (defined at 2 C.F.R. § 180.940) <br /> or disqualified (defined at 2 C.F.R. § 180.935). <br /> b. The consultant must comply with 2 C.F.R. Part 180, subpart C and 2C.F.R. Part 3000, subpart C, and <br /> must include a requirement to comply with these regulations in any lower-tier-covered transaction it <br /> enters into. <br /> C. This certification is a material representation of fact relied upon by the City If it is later determined <br /> that the consultant did not comply with 2 C.F.R. Part 180, subpart C and 2 C.F.R. Part 3000, <br /> subpart C, in addition to remedies available to the City, the federal government may pursue <br /> available remedies, including but not limited to suspension and/or debarment. <br /> d. The bidder or proposer agrees to comply with the requirements of 2 C.F.R. Part 180, subpart C and 2 <br /> C.F.R. Part 3000, subpart C while this offer is valid and throughout the period of any contract that <br /> may arise from this offer. The bidder or proposer further agrees to include a provision requiring such <br /> compliance in its lower tier covered transactions. <br /> VIII. CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS ACT <br /> a. Overtime requirements. No consultant or subconsultant contracting for any part of the contract work <br /> which may require or involve the employment of laborers or mechanics shall require or permit any <br /> such laborer or mechanic in any workweek in which he or she is employed on such work to work in <br /> excess of forty hours in such workweek unless such laborer or mechanic receives compensation at a <br /> rate not less than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of forty <br /> hours in such workweek. <br /> b. Violation; liability for unpaid wages; liquidated damages. In the event of any violation of the clause set <br /> Page 2 of 11 <br /> Federal and State <br /> Provisions Exhibit B <br />