ELKS BUILDING ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA

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N. Financial Interest. CONTRACTOR agrees that except for the use of administrative fees to pay salaries and other related administrative or personnel costs, no persons who exercise or have exercised any function with respect to administering said program under the terms of this Agreement, or who are in a position to participate in a decision -making process or gain inside information with regard to the administration of said program, may obtain a financial interest or benefit from said program, either for themselves or those with whom they have family or business ties, during their tenure or for one year thereafter. This prohibition applies to any person who is an employee, agent, consultant, officer, or elected or appointed official of CITY, or of any designated public agency, or the CONTRACTOR. O. Labor Standards. The CONTRACTOR agrees to comply with the requirements of the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis -Bacon Act as amended, the provisions of Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327 et seq.) and all other applicable Federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to labor standards insofar as those acts apply to the performance of this. Agreement. The CONTRACTOR agrees to comply with the Copeland Anti -Kick Back Act (18 U_S.C. 874 et seq.) and its implementing regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor at 29 CFR Part 5. The CONTRACTOR shall maintain documentation that demonstrates compliance with hour and wage requirements of this part. Such documentation shall be made available to the CITY for review upon request. P. Equal Employment Opportunities. CONTRACTOR shall make every effort to ensure that all projects funded wholly or in part by ARPA SLFRF Funds shall provide equal employment opportunities for minorities and women. Q. Women and Minority -Owned Businesses (LM MBE). CONTRACTOR will use its best efforts to afford small businesses, minority business enterprises, and women's business enterprises the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of this Agreement in accordance with the requirements of 2 CFR 200.321 "Contracting with small and minority businesses, women's business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms". As used in this Agreement, the term "small business" means a business that meets the criteria set forth in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 632), and "minority and women's business enterprise" means a business at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned and controlled by minority group members or women. For the purpose of this definition, "minority group members" are African-Amerioans, Spanish-speaking, Spanish surnamed or Spanish -heritage Americans, Asian -Americans, and American Indians. CONTRACTOR may rely on written representations by businesses regarding their status as minority and female business enterprises in lieu of an independent investigation. R. Drug Free Workplace. CONTRACTOR agrees to. provide a drug -free workplace and to execute a certification as set forth in Exhibit F attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.