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<br /> (K)Procurement of Recovered Materials. The contractor must comply with section 6002 of the Solid
<br /> Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The requirements of
<br /> Section 6002 include procuring only items designated in guidelines of the Environmental Protection
<br /> Agency(EPA)at 40 CFR Part 247 that contain the highest percentage of recovered materials practicable,
<br /> consistent with maintaining a satisfactory level of competition,where the purchase price of the item
<br /> exceeds $10,000 or the value of the quantity acquired during the preceding fiscal year exceeded$10,000;
<br /> procuring solid waste management services in a manner that maximizes energy and resource recovery;
<br /> and establishing an affirmative procurement program for procurement of recovered materials identified in
<br /> the EPA guidelines.
<br /> (L)Access to Records and Reports; Retention of Records
<br /> (1) The contractor agrees to permit, and require its subcontractors to permit,the granting federal
<br /> agency, and the Comptroller General of the United States, and,to the extent appropriate,the State
<br /> of North Carolina,the City or their authorized representatives,upon their request to inspect all
<br /> project work records, documents,papers,materials,payrolls, and other data, and to audit the
<br /> books,records, and accounts of the contractor and its subcontractors pertaining to the project.
<br /> (2) The contractor agrees to permit any of the foregoing parties to reproduce by any means
<br /> whatsoever or to copy excerpts and transcriptions as reasonably needed.
<br /> (3) The contractor agrees to maintain all books,records, accounts and reports required under this
<br /> contract for a period of not less than three(3)years after that the City makes final payment and
<br /> all other pending matters are closed, except in the event of litigation or settlement of claims
<br /> arising from the performance of this contract, in which case contractor agrees to maintain same
<br /> until the Comptroller General, granting federal agency, state agency, City or any of their duly
<br /> authorized representatives have disposed of all such litigation, appeals, claims or exceptions
<br /> related thereto.
<br /> (M)Bond Requirements. Contracts or subcontracts for construction or facility improvement exceeding
<br /> the Simplified Acquisition Threshold set by the Federal Acquisition Regulation(FAR)at 48 CFR part 2,
<br /> subpart 2.1, shall be subject to the bidding and bid,performance and payment bonding requirements of
<br /> N.C. Gen. Statute § 143-129 et seq. and Article 3 of Chapter 44A(N.C.G.S. 44A-25 et seq.). of
<br /> (N)Domestic Preference. The Contractor should,to the greatest extent practicable under a Federal
<br /> award,provide a preference for the purchase, acquisition, or use of goods,products, or materials produced
<br /> in the United States (including but not limited to iron, aluminum, steel, cement, and other manufactured
<br /> products). The requirements of this section must be included in all subcontracts including all contracts
<br /> and purchase orders for work or products under this agreement. (1) "Produced in the United States"
<br /> means, for iron and steel products,that all manufacturing processes, from the initial melting stage through
<br /> the application of coatings, occurred in the United States. (2)"Manufactured products"means items and
<br /> construction materials composed in whole or in part of non-ferrous metals such as aluminum;plastics and
<br /> polymer-based products such as polyvinyl chloride pipe; aggregates such as concrete; glass, including
<br /> optical fiber; and lumber.
<br /> (0)Prohibition on Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.
<br /> Contractor and subcontractor must comply with 2 C.F.R 200.216 which prohibits the obligating or
<br /> expending loan or grant funds to procure or obtain; extend or renew a contract to procure or obtain; or
<br /> enter into a contract to procure or obtain equipment, services, or systems that uses equipment produced by
<br /> Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation(or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities).
<br /> Video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications corporation,
<br /> Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company,Dahua Technology Company, or any entity that the
<br /> Secretary of Defense reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or connected to,the
<br /> government of a covered foreign country are also prohibited.
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