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this contract. The provisions of the Americans with Disabilities
<br />Act of 1900 (42 U,$.C. 12101 of seq.) set forth under 28 CFR
<br />15 and 29 CFR 1690 are incorporated by reference In this
<br />contract, in the execution of this contract, the contractor
<br />agrees to comply with the following minimum specific
<br />requirement activities of FFO:
<br />a. 'rho comb actor will work with the contracting agency and
<br />the Federal Government to ensure that It has made every
<br />good faith effort to provide equal opportunity with respect to all
<br />of its terms and conditions of employment and In their review
<br />of activities under the contract.
<br />b. The contractor will accept as Its operating policy the
<br />following statement:
<br />"It Is the policy of this Company to assure that applicants
<br />are employed, and that employees are treated during
<br />employment, without regard to their race, religion, sox, color,
<br />national miffin, age or disability. £duch action shall Include:
<br />employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or
<br />recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or
<br />other forms of compensation; and selection for training,
<br />including apprenticeship, pro, apprenticeship, and/or on-the-
<br />job training."
<br />2. RE® Officer: The contractor will designate and make
<br />known to the contracting officers an EEO Officer who will have
<br />the reoponaibllity for and must be capable of effectively
<br />administering and promoting an active EEO program and who
<br />must be assigned adequate authority and responsibility to do
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<br />3. Dissemination of policy: All members of the contractor's
<br />staff who are authorized to hire, superviso, promote, and
<br />discharge employees, or who recommend such notion, or who
<br />area substantially involved in such action, will be made fully
<br />Cognizant of, and will implement, the controcto€'s EEO policy
<br />and contractual rouponslbilities to provide EEO in each grade
<br />and classification of employment. To ensure that the above
<br />agreement will be mel, the following actions will be taken as a
<br />minimum:
<br />a. Periodic meetings of supervisory and personnel office
<br />employees will be conducted before the start of work and them
<br />not less often than once every six months, at which time 'rho
<br />contractor's EEO policy and Its Implarnentmen EMIT be
<br />reviewed and explained. The meetings will be Co rdueted by
<br />the EEO Officer.
<br />b. All new supentlsory or personnel office employees will be
<br />given a thorough indoctrination by the EEO Officer, covering
<br />all major aspects of the contractor's EEC? obligations within
<br />thirty days following their reporting for duty with the contractor.
<br />o. All personnel who are engaged he direct reeruitment'ror
<br />the projet will be instructed by the EEO Officer in the
<br />contractor's procedures for locating and hiring mlnoritles and
<br />women.
<br />d. Notices and posters setting forth the contractor's EEC?
<br />policy MIR be placed In areas readily accessible to employees,
<br />applicants for employment and potential employees.
<br />e. The contractor's EEO policy and the procedures to
<br />implement such policy will be brought to the attention of
<br />employees by moans of meetings, employee handbooks, or
<br />other appropriate moans.
<br />C Recruitment: When advarttsing for employees, the
<br />contractor will include in all advertisements for employees the
<br />notation: "An Equal Opportunity Employer." All such
<br />advertisements will be placed in publications having a large
<br />circulation among minorities and women in the area from
<br />which the project work force would normally be derived.
<br />a. The contractor will, unless precluded by a valid
<br />bargaining agreement, conduct systematic arid. direct
<br />recruitment through public and private employee referral
<br />sources likely to yield qualified minorities and women. To
<br />meet this requirement, the contractor will identify sources of
<br />potential minority group employees, and establish with such
<br />Identified sources procedures whereby minority and women
<br />applicants may be referred to the contractor for employment
<br />consideration.
<br />b, In the event the contractor has a valid bargaining
<br />agreement providing for exclusive hiring hall referrals, the
<br />coniroator is expected to observe the provisions of that
<br />agreement to the extent that the system meets the contractor's
<br />compliance with EEO contract provisions. Where
<br />Implementation of such an agreement has the effect of
<br />discriminating against minorities or women, or obligates the
<br />contractor to do the same, such Implementation violates
<br />Federal nondiscrimination provisions.
<br />o. The contractor will encourage its present employees to
<br />refer minorItlos and women as applicants for employment,
<br />Information and procedures with regard to referring such
<br />applicants will be discussed with employees.
<br />6. Personnel Actions: Wages, working conditions, and
<br />employee benefits shall be established and administered, and
<br />personnel actions of every type, including hiring, upgrading,
<br />promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, and tonnlnation, shall be
<br />taken without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national
<br />origin, age or disability. Tho following procedures shall be
<br />followed:
<br />a. The contractor will conduct periodic inspections of project
<br />sites to Insure that working conditions and employee facilities
<br />do not Indicate dlsimminatory treatment of project site
<br />personnel.
<br />0. The contractor will periodically ovaIttate the spread of
<br />wage; paid within each olasslficatim+ to doierroino any
<br />evidence of discriminatory wage practices.
<br />c. The contractor will periodically review selected personnel
<br />actions in depth to determine whethrer there Is evidence of
<br />discrimination. Where evidence is found, the contractor will
<br />promptly take corrective action. If the review indicates that the
<br />discrimination may extend beyond the actions reviewed, such
<br />corrective action shall include all effected parsons.
<br />d. The contractor will promptly investigate all complaints of
<br />alleged discrimination made to the contractor In connection
<br />with its obligations under this contract, will attempt to resolve
<br />such complaints, and will take appropriate corrective action
<br />within a reasonable time. If the Investigation Indicates that the
<br />discrimination may affect persons other than the complainant,
<br />such cerrective action shall include such other persons. Lippe
<br />completion of each investigation, the contractor will inform
<br />every coi'nplainant of all of their avenues of appoel.
<br />6. Tialning and Promotion:
<br />a. The contractor will asaist in locating, qualifying, and
<br />Increasing the skills of minorities and women who are
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