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<br /> VI. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
<br /> OCTS ensures all contractors will fulfill their contracts in a nondiscriminatory manner. While contractors
<br /> are not required to prepare a Title VI Program, they must comply with the nondiscrimination
<br /> requirements of the organization to which they are contracted. OCTS and its contractors will not
<br /> discriminate in the selection and retention of contractors (at any level) or discriminate in employment
<br /> practices in connection with any of our projects.
<br /> Contract Language
<br /> I. During the performance of this contract, the the Regulations, and directives issued pursuant thereto
<br /> contractor, for itself, its assignees, and successors in and will permit access to its books, records, accounts,
<br /> interest (hereinafter referred to as the "contractor") other sources of information, and its facilities as may be
<br /> agrees as follows: determined by the Recipient or the FTA to be pertinent
<br /> to ascertain compliance with such Acts, Regulations,and
<br /> (1) Compliance with Regulations: The contractor instructions. Where any information required of a
<br /> (hereinafter includes consultants) will comply with the contractor is in the exclusive possession of another who
<br /> Acts and the Regulations relative to Nondiscrimination in fails or refuses to furnish the information,the contractor
<br /> Federally-assisted programs of the U.S. Department of will so certify to the Recipient or the FTA,as appropriate,
<br /> Transportation, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), as and will set forth what efforts it has made to obtain the
<br /> they may be amended from time to time, which are information.
<br /> herein incorporated by reference and made a part of this
<br /> contract. (5) Sanctions for Noncompliance: In the event of a
<br /> contractor's noncompliance with the Non-discrimination
<br /> (2) Nondiscrimination: The contractor, with regard provisions of this contract,the Recipient will impose such
<br /> to the work performed by it during the contract,will not contract sanctions as it or the FTA may determine to be
<br /> discriminate on the grounds of race, color, national appropriate, including, but not limited to:
<br /> origin, sex, age, creed (religion), low-income, limited
<br /> English proficiency, or disability in the selection and The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real
<br /> retention of subcontractors, including procurements of Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, (42 U.S.C. §
<br /> materials and leases of equipment. The contractor will 4601), (prohibits unfair treatment of persons displaced
<br /> not participate directly or indirectly in the discrimination or whose property has been acquired because of Federal
<br /> prohibited by the Acts and the Regulations, including or Federal-aid programs and projects);
<br /> employment practices when the contract covers any 0 Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, (23 U.S.C. §
<br /> activity, project,or program set forth in Appendix B of 49 324 et seq.), (prohibits discrimination on the basis of
<br /> CFR Part 21. sex);
<br /> • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
<br /> (3) Solicitations for Subcontractors, Including (29 U.S.C. § 794 et seq.), as amended, (prohibits
<br /> Procurements of Materials and Equipment: In all discrimination on the basis of disability);and 49 CFR Part
<br /> solicitations, either by competitive bidding, or 27;
<br /> negotiation made by the contractor for work to be 0 The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as
<br /> performed under a subcontract, including procurements amended, (42 U.S.C. § 6101 et seq.), (prohibits
<br /> of materials, or leases of equipment, each potential discrimination on the basis of age);
<br /> subcontractor or supplier will be notified by the 0 Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982,
<br /> contractor of the contractor's obligations under this (49 USC § 471, Section 47123), as amended, (prohibits
<br /> contract and the Acts and the Regulations relative to discrimination based on race, creed, color, national
<br /> Nondiscrimination on the grounds of race, color, or origin,or sex);
<br /> national origin. The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987,(PL 100-
<br /> 209), (Broadened the scope, coverage and applicability
<br /> (4) Information and Reports: The contractor will of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Age
<br /> provide all information and reports required by the Acts, Discrimination Act of 1975 and Section 504 of the
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