2011-328 Planning - DOT Construction, Inc. for bus shelters at DTCC

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(A) The Contractor shall provide the Engineer with an accounting of payments made to Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms, including material suppliers, contractors at all levels (prime, subcontractor, or second tier subcontractor). This accounting shall be furnished to the Engineer for any given month by the end of the following month. Failure to submit this information accordingly may result in the following action: (1) Withholding of money due in the next partial pay estimate; or (2) Removal of an approved contractor from. the prequalified bidders' list or the removal of other entities from the approved subcontractors list. (Municipality may add to, change or delete this section.) (B) The Contractor shall report the accounting of payments on the Department's .DBE Subcontractor Payment Information Form DBE-IS, which is available at: http://www.ncdot.org/doh/forms/files/DBE-IS.xls. This shall be reported.to the Orange County Transportation Purchasing Agent. (C) Contractors reporting transportation services provided by non-DBE lessees shall evaluate the value of services provided during the month of the reporting period only. Prior to payment of the final .estimate, the Contractor shall furnish an .accounting of total payment to each DBE. A responsible fiscal officer of the payee contractor, subcontractor, or second tier subcontractor who can attest to the date and amounts of the payments shall certify that the accounting is correct. While each contractor (prime, subcontractor, 2nd tier subcontractor) is responsible for accurate accounting of payments to DBEs, it shall be the prime contractor's responsibility to report all monthly and final payment information in the correct reporting manner. Because Federal Funding is being used to fund this project, failure on the part of the Contractor to submit the required information in the time frame specified may result in the disqualification of that contractor and any affiliate companies from further bidding until the required information is submitted. Because Federal Funding is being used to fund this project, failure on the part of any subcontractor to submit the required information in the time frame specified may result in the disqualification of that contractor and any affiliate companies from working on any Federal or State project until the required information is submitted. Failure to Meet Contract Requirements Failure to meet contract requirements in accordance with Article 102-16(~ of the Standard Specifications may be cause to disqualify the Contractor.