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OBLIGATION The Firm, subcontractor, and sub-recipient shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the performance of this contract. The firm shall carry out applicable requirements of 49 CFR 26 in the award and administration of federally assisted contracts. Failure by the firm to carry out these requirements is a material breach of this contract, which may result in the termination of this contract or such other remedy, as the Department deems necessary. GOALS A. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) goals will not be established for the scope of work identified in Provisions 2-6 of this agreement. For those items of work, the Municipality shall report the anticipated utilization of DBE's during the completion of this work as defined in the LISTING OF DBE SUBCONTRACTORS below. B. Goals for participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) shall be established for this contract and approved by NCDOT's Contractual Services Unit prior to advertising for construction bids. In accordance with Bicycle Pedestrian Improvement Program guidelines, a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise special provision will be submitted along with the funding authorization for the construction phase of the project. The Firm shall exercise all necessary and reasonable steps to ensure that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises participate up to the level submitted in the firms Letter of Interest (LOI) or project proposal. LISTING OF DBE SUBCONTRACTORS All firms, at the time the project proposal is submitted, must also submit a listing of DBE participation on the appropriate form (or facsimile thereof) contained elsewhere in this proposal in order for the project proposal to be considered responsive. Firms must indicate the total dollar value of DBE participation for the contract. In the event the firm has no DBE participation, it is still required to indicate this on the forms by entering the word or number zero. Blank forms will not be deemed to represent zero participation. PROJECT PROPOSALS SUBMITTED WHICH DO NOT HAVE DBE PARTICIPATION INDICATED ON THE APPROPRIATE FORM WILL NOT BE READ PUBLICLY DURING THE OPENING OF PROJECT PROPOSALS. The Department will not consider these project proposals for award and they will be returned to the firm. Firms have the option of submitting their DBE participation in an abbreviated format as required in Paragraph A below, or the firm may submit their DBE participation in the additional detail required by Paragraph B below. In the event the fum elects to submit DBE participation in accordance with Paragraph A and is selected, that firm must deliver to the Department no later than 12:00 noon of the sixth day following the opening of project proposals, a detailed DBE submittal as required by Paragraph B below. Only those DBE firms with current certification by the Department will be considered acceptable for listing in the firm submittal of DBE participation. A. The Firm shall indicate on the form for listing of DBE subcontractors contained elsewhere in this proposal the following required information: REQUIRED INFORMATION (1) The names and federal tax ID of DBE firms committed to participate in the contract (2) The description of the Service or Item to be performed and/or provided by each DBE firm; and (3) The anticipated utilization of each DBE based on planned efforts.