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N. Financial Interest. CONTRACTOR agrees that except for the use of <br />administrative fees to pay salaries and other related administrative or personnel costs, no <br />persons who exercise or have exercised any function with respect to administering said <br />program under the terms of this Agreement, or who are in a position to participate in a <br />decision -making process or gain inside information with regard to the administration of <br />said program, may obtain a financial interest or benefit from said program, either for <br />themselves or those with whom they have family or business ties, during their tenure or <br />for one year thereafter. This prohibition applies to any person who is an employee, agent, <br />consultant, officer, or elected or appointed official of CITY, or of any designated public <br />agency, or the CONTRACTOR. <br />0. Labor Standards. The CONTRACTOR agrees to comply with the <br />requirements of the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis -Bacon Act as <br />amended, the provisions of Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. <br />327 et seq.) and all other applicable Federal, state and local laws and regulations <br />pertaining to labor standards insofar as those acts apply to the performance of this <br />Agreement. The CONTRACTOR agrees to comply with the Copeland Anti -Kick Back Act <br />(18 U.S.C. 874 et seq.) and its implementing regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor <br />at 29 CFR Part 5. The CONTRACTOR shall maintain documentation that demonstrates <br />compliance with hour and wage requirements of this part. Such documentation shall be <br />made available to the CITY for review upon request. <br />P. Equal Employment Opportunities. CONTRACTOR shall make every effort <br />to ensure that all projects funded wholly or in part by ARPA SLFRF Funds shall provide <br />equal employment opportunities for minorities and women. <br />Q. Women and Minority -Owned Businesses (W/MBE) CONTRACTOR will <br />use its best efforts to afford small businesses, minority business enterprises, and <br />women's business enterprises the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the <br />performance of this Agreement in accordance with the requirements of 2 CFR 200.321 <br />"Contracting with small and minority businesses, women's business enterprises, and <br />labor surplus area firms". As used in this Agreement, the term "small business" means a <br />business that meets the criteria set forth in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act, as <br />amended (15 U.S.C. 632), and "minority and women's business enterprise" means a <br />business at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned and controlled by minority group <br />members or women. For the purpose of this definition, "minority group members" are <br />African -Americans, Spanish-speaking, Spanish surnamed or Spanish -heritage <br />Americans, Asian -Americans, and American Indians. CONTRACTOR may rely on written <br />representations by businesses regarding their status as minority and female business <br />enterprises in lieu of an independent investigation. <br />R. Drug Free Workplace. CONTRACTOR agrees to provide a drug -free <br />workplace and to execute a certification as set forth in Exhibit F attached hereto and <br />incorporated herein by this reference. <br />