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In any event, per 24 C,F R. 570 489(g), all purchase orders and contracts shall include any <br />clauses required by Federal statutes, executive orders and implementing regulations. <br />Additionally, Recipient acknowledges and agrees that, in its conduct under this Agreement <br />and in connection with any and all expenditures of'Gxant funds made by it, Recipient, its <br />officers, agents and employees shall be and are subject to the provisions of the North <br />Carolina General Statutes and the North Cazolina Administrative Code relating to and <br />governing procurement, public contracts, suspension and debarment. Recipient further <br />acknowledges and agrees that, in the event that it grants any of the Grant funds awaz~ded <br />hereunder to one or more subrecipients or other applicable entities, Recipient shall, by <br />contract, ensure that the provisions of all applicable laws relating to and governing <br />procurement, public contracts, suspension and debarment are made applicable to and binding <br />upon any and all subrecipients and/or other applicable entities. <br />21. Labor Standaz~ds_ Recipient shall follow all applicable laws, rules and regulations concerning <br />the payment of wages, contract work hours, safety, health standards, and equal opportunity <br />fox• CDBG-R pxngrams, including but not limited to the rules set forth in 4 N.C A.C <br />19L..1006, 24 C.F.R § 570 603 and the following (as may be applicable to CDBG-R <br />projects): <br />a Davis-Bacon Act X40 U.S.C.A. 2"76aZ Among other provisions, this act requires that <br />prevailing local wage levels be paid to laborers and mechanics employed on ceztain <br />construction work assisted with CDBG funds_ <br />b. Contract Work Hours and Safety Standazds Act~40 U.S.C.A. 327 through 333). <br />Under this act, among other provisions, laborers and mechanics employed by <br />contractors and subcontractors on construction work assisted with CDBG funds must <br />receive overtime compensation at a rate not less than one and one-half~the basic rate <br />of pay fox all hours worked in excess of forty hours in any woxkweek_ Violators shall <br />be liable fox the unpaid wages and in addition fox liquidated damages computed in <br />respect to each labox•ex or mechanic employed in violation of the act_ <br />c. Fair Labor Standards Act X29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), requiring among other things that <br />covered employees be paid at least the minimum prescribed wage, and also that they <br />be paid one and one-half times their basic wage rate for all hours worked in excess of <br />the prescribed work-week <br />d. Federal anti-kickback laws X18 U.S.C. 874 and 40 U.S.C. 276), which, among othex• <br />things, outlaws and prescribes criminal penalties fox "kickbacks" of wages in <br />federally financed or assisted construction activities. Weekly statements of <br />compliance and weekly payrolls must be provided by all contractors and <br />subcontractors <br />Recipient agrees to maintain records regazding compliance with the laws and regulations <br />cited in 4 N.C A C 19L..1006 (including the citations listed above) in accordance with 4 <br />N..C..A..C. 19L.0911 <br />All contracts between Recipient and third parties shall contain labor standazds provisions as <br />required in 4 N.C A C.. 19L 100b Recipients must follow the Division of Community <br />Assistance required policy and process fox obtaining the x~equir~ed wage decision At no time <br />should a recipient self certify fox a Davis Bacon Wage decision. Self cextifrcation is in <br />violation of~the Division of'Community Assistance policy. <br />11 <br />,' <br />7 <br />