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10 <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 Standards. 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 /> for CDBG-R programs,including but not limited to the rules set forth in 4 N.C.A.0 <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(40 U.S.C.A. 276a). Among other provisions,this act requires that <br /> prevailing local wage levels be paid to laborers and mechanics employed on certain <br /> construction work assisted with CDBG funds. <br /> b. Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards 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 for all hours worked in excess of forty hours in any workweek. Violators shall <br /> be liable for the unpaid wages and in addition for liquidated damages computed in <br /> respect to each laborer or mechanic employed in violation of the act. <br /> c. Fair Labor Standards Act(29 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(18 U.S.C. 874 and 40 U.S.C. 276),which, among other <br /> things, outlaws and prescribes criminal penalties for "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 regarding 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 standards provisions as <br /> required in 4 N.C.A.C. 19L.1006. <br /> 22. Architectural Barriers. Per 4 N.C.A.C.19L.1007,24 C.F.R. §§ 570.487 and 570.614 and <br /> other applicable law, all applicable buildings or facilities designed, constructed or altered <br /> with CDBG Grant funds shall be made accessible and useable to the physically handicapped <br /> as may be required by applicable laws, rules,regulations or requirements. Additionally, <br /> Recipient must comply with the following(as may be applicable to CDBG projects): <br /> a. Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (P.L. 90-480). This act requires Recipient to <br /> ensure that certain buildings constructed or altered with CDBG funds are readily <br /> accessible to the physically handicapped. <br /> b. Minimum Guidelines and Requirements for Accessible Design 36 C.F.R. Part 1190. <br /> These regulations establish guidelines for implementing the federal acts described in <br /> 4 N.C.A.C.19L.1007(1)(a). The regulations provide technical standards which must <br /> be met by Recipient. <br /> 7 <br />