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5/11/10 Member of Congress, or an of facer or e mployee of a M ember of Congress i n c onnection w ith awarding o f an y f ederal co ntract, t he m aking o f an y f ederal g rant o r l oan, en tering i nto an y cooperative ag reement a nd t he e xtension, r enewal, am endment o r m odification o f an y f ederal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement. S UBRECIPIENT shall sign a certification to that effect in a form as set forth in "Exhibit C," attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein. SUBRECIPIENT s hall s ubmit s aid signed c ertification to CITY prior t o performing a ny of its obligations under this Agreement and prior to any obligation arising on the part of CITY to pay any sums to SUBRECIPIENT under the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any pe rson f or i nfluencing or a ttempting t o influence a n of facer or employee of a ny a gency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress i n c onnection with t his F ederal c ontract, g rant, l oan, or c ooperative a greement, t he undersigned shall c omplete a nd s ubmit a " Disclosure F orm to Report L obbying," i n a ccordance with its instructions (see C-1). T. Financial Interest. SUBRECII'IENT agrees that except for the use of CDBG funds to pay salaries and other related administrative or personnel costs, no persons who exercise or have exercised any function with respect to CDBG activities assisted under the terms of this Agreement, or who are in a position to participate in adecision-making process or gain inside information with regard to such activities, may obtain a financial interest or benefit from aCDBG-assisted activity of SUBRECII'IENT, e ither f or t hemselves or t hose with w hom they ha ve f amily or bus iness t ies, 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, t he pa yroll r eports (along w ith t he "Statement of Compliance") and ba sic r ecords a re 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 i s o n f ale w ith the ag ency a cer tification b y t he co ntractor that the co ntractor an d i is subcontractors ha ve c omplied w ith the provisions of 2 9 C.F.R. § 5.5. A breach of t he c ontract clauses in 29 C .F.R. §5.5 maybe 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. Drub Free Workplace. S UBRECIPIENT certifies that it has established the following drug-free workplace policy: 7 25L-9