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5/05 regard to such activities, may obtain a financial interest or benefit from a CDBG-assisted activity of SUBRECIPIENT, 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 agencies, or the SUBRECIPIENT. U. Davis -Bacon Act. All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of construction work, including alterations and repairs, in excess of $2,000.00, financed in whole or in part with federal funds shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined in accordance with the Davis -Bacon Act, as amended, 40 U.S.C. sections 276a - 276a-5. Any such construction contract shall include and comply with the required contract provisions and rules set forth in 29 C.F.R. §5.5. Further, the payroll reports (along with the "Statement of Compliance") and basic records are required to be maintained and submitted, or made available, pursuant to 29 C.F.R. §5.5(a)(3). No payment, advance, grant, loan or guarantee of funds shall be approved by the federal agency unless there is on file with the agency a certification by the contractor that the contractor and its subcontractors have complied with the provisions of 29 C.F.R. §5.5.. A breach of the contract clauses in 29 C.F.R. §5.5 may be grounds for termination of the contract, and for debarment as a contractor/subcontractor, as provided in 29 C.F.R. §5.12. Labor standards interviews/investigations shall be made as necessary to assure compliance [29 C.F.R. §5.6(a)(3)]. V. Drug Free Workplace. SUBRECIPIENT certifies that it has established the following drug-free workplace policy: 1. The unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the workplace for any employee involved in a federally funded program. 2. As an employee working in conjunction with a federally funded program, the employees of SUBRECIPIENT will be required to: a) Abide by the terms above in statement 1. b) Notify appropriate officials of SUBRECIPIENT and CITY officials of any criminal drug statute conviction for a violation occurring in the workplace not later than five days after such conviction. 3. The United State Department of Housing and Urban Development will be notified within ten days after receiving notice of any such violation. 4. Within 30 days of receiving such notice, appropriate personnel action will be taken against such employee, up to and including termination. Each such employee shall be required to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a federal, state or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency. 15