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State Fiscal Yeaz 2013 Public Transportation Programs
<br />Federal and State Assistance Certifications and Assurances
<br />(5) Participate in or obtain any benefit from any FTA/NCDOT administered program,
<br />In any program or activity receiving or benefiting from FederaUState funding FTA/NCDOT or any entity
<br />within U.S.DOT administers, no otherwise qualified people with a disability will, because of their
<br />disability, be:
<br />(1) Excluded from participation,
<br />(2) Denied benefits, or
<br />(3) Otherwise subjected to discrimination.
<br />F. Suspension and Debarment.
<br />U.S. DOT regulations, "Nonprocurement Suspension and Debarment," 2 CFR part 1200, which adopts and
<br />supplements the provisions of U.S. Office of Management and Budget (U.S. OMB) "Guidelines to Agencies
<br />on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement)," 2 CFR part 180, permit certifications to
<br />assure the Applicant acknowledges that:
<br />The Applicant certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that, it, its principals, and first tier subrecipients:
<br />a. Are eligible to participate in covered transactions of any FederaUState department or agency and are not
<br />presently:
<br />(1) Debarred,
<br />(2) .Suspended,
<br />(3) Proposed for debarment,
<br />(4) Declared ineligible, or
<br />(5) Voluntarily excluded, or
<br />(6) Disqualified,
<br />b. Have not within athree-year period preceding its latest application or proposal been convicted of or had a
<br />civil judgment rendered against any of them for:
<br />(1) Commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or
<br />performing a public (Federal, State, or local) transaction, or contract under a public transaction,
<br />(2) Violation of any Federal or State antitrust statute, or
<br />(3) Commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making
<br />any false statement, or receiving stolen property,
<br />c. Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity
<br />(Federal, State, or local) with commission of any of the offenses listed in the preceding Section 2.b of this
<br />certification,
<br />d. Have not had one or more public transactions (Federal, State, or local) terminated for cause or default
<br />within athree-year period preceding this certification,
<br />e. Will promptly provide any information to the FTA/NCDOT if at a later time any information contradicts
<br />the statements of subparagraphs (1) through (4) above, and
<br />f. Will treat each lower tier contract or lower tier subcontract under the Project as a covered lower tier
<br />contract for purposes of 2 CFR part 1200 and 2 CFR part 180 if it:
<br />(1) Equals or exceeds $25,000,
<br />(2) Is for audit services, or
<br />(3) Requires the consent of a FederaUState official,
<br />g. Will require that each covered lower tier contractor and subcontractor:
<br />(1) Comply with the Federal requirements of 2 CFR part 1200 and 2 CFR pazt 180, and
<br />(2) Assure that each lower tier participant in the Project is not presently declazed by any FederaUState
<br />department or agency to be:
<br />(a) Debarred from participation in the federaUstate funded project,
<br />(b) Suspended from participation in the federaUstate funded project,
<br />(c) Proposed for debarment from participation in the federally/state funded project,
<br />(d) Declazed ineligible to participate in the federaUstate funded project,
<br />(e) Voluntarily excluded from participation in the federaUstate funded project, or
<br />(f) Disqualified from participation in the federaUstate funded Project.
<br />The Applicant will provide a written explanation indicated on its Signature Page or a page attached in
<br />NCDOT's Grants Management System if it or any of its principals, including any of its first tier subrecipients
<br />or lower tier participants, is unable to certify to the preceding statements in this certification.
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