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terminated, or suspended in whole or in part and Contractor may be declared ineligible for further Government contracts or federally assisted construction contracts in accordance with procedures authorized in Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and such other sanctions may be imposed and remedies invoked as provided in Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, or by rule, regulation, or order of the Secretary of Labor, or as otherwise provided by law. (8) Contractor will include the portion of the sentence immediately preceding paragraph(1) and the provisions of paragraphs(1)through(8)in every subcontract or purchase order unless exempted by rules,regulations,or orders of the Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to section 204 of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965,so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor.The contractor will take such action with respect to any subcontract or purchase order as the administering agency may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions,including sanctions for noncompliance: Provided, however, that in the event a contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with, Iitigation with a subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction by the administering agency,the contractor may request the United States to enter Into such litigation to protect the interests of the United States. (B) Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 3141-3148). When required by Federal program legislation,all prime construction contracts in excess of$2,000 awarded by non-Federal entities must include a provision for compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act(40 U.S.C.3141-3144,and 3146-3148) that Contractor shall comply with as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 5, "Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction"). In accordance with the statute, Contractor is required to pay wages to laborers and mechanics at a rate not less than the prevailing wages specified in a wage determination made by the Secretary of Labor. In addition, Contractor is required to pay wages not less than once a week. The Contractor shall also comply with the Copeland "Anti-Kickback" Act (40 U.S.C. 3145), as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 3, "Contractors and Subcontractors on Public Building or Public Work Financed in Whole or in Part by Loans or Grants from the United States"). The Act provides that each contractor or subrecipient must be prohibited from inducing,by any means, any person employed in the construction,completion,or repair of public work,to give up any part of the compensation to which he or she is otherwise entitled, (C) Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act(40 U.S.C. 3701-3708). Where applicable,all contracts awarded by the non- Federal entity in excess of $100,000 that involve the employment of mechanics or laborers must include a provision for compliance with 40 U.S.C. 3702 and 3704, as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations(29 CFR Part 5).Under 40 U.S.C. 3702 of the Act, each contractor must be required to compute the wages of every mechanic and laborer on the basis of a standard work week of 40 hours.Work in excess of the standard work week is permissible provided that the worker is compensated at a rate of not less than one and a haft times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in the work week. The requirements of 40 U.S.C. 3704 are applicable to construction work and provide that no laborer or mechanic must be required to work in surroundings or under working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous or dangerous,These requirements do not apply to � the purchases of supplies or materials or articles ordinarily available on the open market, or contracts for transportation or transmission of intelligence. (D) Rights to Inventions Made Under a Contract or Agreement. If this Agreement involves a Federal award meeting the definition of"funding agreement"under 37 CFR§401.2(a)and the Counly of olvnge MA-060-•25010178 File No.2424402 AerkXCoroner/Pirrclrasing Services Bureau Public MassNotytcatlonSystarn Page 22 of57 i