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At a minimum, the Agreement must describe the following features of the housing to be developed and assisted under the PBV program: • Site and the location of the contract units; • Number of contract units by area (size) and number of bedrooms and bathrooms; • Services, maintenance, or equipment to be supplied by the owner without charges in addition to the rent; • Utilities available to the contract units, including a specification of utility services to be paid by the owner and utility services to be paid by the tenant; • An indication of whether or not the design and construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 apply to units under the Agreement. If applicable, any required work item resulting from these requirements must be included in the description of work to be performed under the Agreement; • Estimated initial rents to owner for the contract units; • Description of the work to be performed under the Agreement. For rehabilitated units, the description must include the rehabilitation work write up and, where determined necessary by SARA, specifications and plans. For new construction units, the description must include the working drawings and specifications. • Any additional requirements for quality, architecture, or design over and above HQS. Execution of the Agreement [24 CFR 983.153, FR Notice 11/24/08] The Agreement must be executed promptly after SARA notice of proposal selection to the selected owner. Generally, SARA may not enter into the Agreement with the owner until the subsidy layering review is completed. Likewise, SARA may not enter into the Agreement until the environmental review is completed and SARA has received environmental approval. However, SARA does not need to conduct a subsidy layering review in the case of a HAP contract for an existing structure or if the applicable state or local agency has conducted such a review. Similarly, environmental reviews are not required for existing structures unless otherwise required by law or regulation. SARA will enter into the Agreement with the owner within 14 days of receiving both environmental approval and subsidy layering approval, and notice that these have been approved by the Housing Authority, and before construction or rehabilitation work is started. 17-IV.C. CONDUCT OF DEVELOPMENT WORK Labor Standards [24 CFR 983.154(b)] If an Agreement covers the development of nine or more contract units (whether or not completed in stages), the owner and the owner's contractors and subcontractors must pay Davis- Baconwages to laborers and mechanics employed in the development of housing. The HUD- prescribed form of the Agreement will include the labor standards clauses required by HUD, such as those involving Davis-Bacon wage rates. The owner, contractors, and subcontractors must also comply with the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, Department of Labor regulations in 29 CFR part 5, and other applicable o~ro2~12 Page 17-12