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