HomeMy WebLinkAboutBID - 5955 TRAFFIC SIGNAL HEADSAdministrative Services
Purchasing Divison
215 North Mason Street y 2nd Floor y P.O. Box 580 y Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 y (970) 221-6775 y Fax (970) 221-6707 www.fcgov.com
CITY OF FORT COLLINS
INVITATION TO BID
BID #5955
Traffic Signal Heads/Accessories and Retrofit Modules
BID OPENING: January 31, 2006 3:00 P.M.(our clock)
Sealed bids will be received and publicly opened at the office of the Director of Purchasing and Risk
Management, PO Box 580, 215 North Mason St., 2nd floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522, at the
time and date noted on the bid proposal and/or contract documents. If delivered, they are to be
sent to 215 North Mason Street, 2nd Floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524. If mailed, the address is
P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, 80522-0580.
Bids must be received at the Purchasing Office prior to 3:00 p.m. (our clock), January 31,
2006.
Questions concerning the scope of the bid should be directed to Project Manager, Dan Holland
(970) 221-6816 dholland@fcgov.com.
Questions regarding bid submittal or process should be directed to John D. Stephen, CPPO, CPPB,
Senior Buyer (970) 221-6777, jstephen@fcgov.com.
A copy of the Bid may be obtained as follows:
1. Download the Bid from the Purchasing Webpage, Current Bids page, at:
https://secure2.fcgov.com/bso/login.jsp.
2. Come by Purchasing at 215 North Mason St., 2nd floor, Fort Collins, and request a
copy of the Bid.
Special Instructions
All bids must be properly signed by an authorized representative of the company with the legal
capacity to bind the company to the agreement. Bids may be withdrawn up to the date and hour set
for closing. Once bids have been accepted by the City and closing has occurred, failure to enter
into contract or honor the purchase order will be cause for removal of supplier's name from the City
of Fort Collins' bidders list for a period of twelve months from the date of the opening. The City may
also pursue any remedies available at law or in equity. Bid prices must be held firm for a period of
forty-five (45) days after bid openings.
Submission of a bid is deemed as acceptance of all terms, conditions and specifications contained
in the City's specifications initially provided to the bidder. Any proposed modification must be
accepted in writing by the City prior to award of the bid.
Only bids properly received by the Purchasing Office will be accepted. All bids should be clearly
identified by the bid number and bid name contained in the bid proposal.
No proposal will be accepted from, or any purchase order awarded, to any person, firm or
corporation in default on any obligation to the City.
Bids must be furnished exclusive of any federal excise tax, wherever applicable.
Bidders must be properly licensed and secure necessary permits wherever applicable.
Bidders not responding to this bid will be removed from our automated vendor listing for the subject
commodities.
The City may elect where applicable, to award bids on an individual item/group basis or on a total
bid basis, whichever is most beneficial to the City. The City reserves the right to accept or reject
any and all bids, and to waive any irregularities or informalities.
Sales prohibited/conflict of interest: no officer, employee, or member of City Council, shall have a
financial interest in the sale to the City of any real or personal property, equipment, material,
supplies or services where such officer or employee exercises directly or indirectly any decision-
making authority concerning such sale or any supervisory authority over the services to be
rendered. This rule also applies to subcontracts with the City. Soliciting or accepting any gift,
gratuity, favor, entertainment, kickback or any items of monetary value from any person who has or
is seeking to do business with the City of Fort Collins is prohibited.
Freight terms: unless otherwise noted, all freight is F.O.B. Destination, Freight Prepaid. All freight
charges must be included in prices submitted on proposal.
Discounts: any discounts allowed for prompt payment, etc., must be reflected in bid figures and not
entered as separate pricing on the proposal form.
Purchasing restrictions: your authorized signature of this bid assures your firm's compliance with
the City's purchasing restrictions. A copy of the resolutions is available for review in the Purchasing
Office or the City Clerk's Office. Request Resolution 91-121 for cement restrictions.
Collusive or sham bids: any bid deemed to be collusive or a sham bid will be rejected and reported
to authorities as such. Your authorized signature of this bid assures that such bid is genuine and is
not a collusive or sham bid.
Bid results: for information regarding results for individual bids send a self-addressed, self-stamped
envelope and a bid tally will be mailed to you. Bid results will be posted in our office 7 days after
the bid opening.
James B. O’Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP
Director of Purchasing and Risk Management
Administrative Services
Purchasing Divison
215 North Mason Street y 2nd Floor y P.O. Box 580 y Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 y (970) 221-6775 y Fax (970) 221-6707 www.fcgov.com
CITY OF FORT COLLINS
INVITATION TO BID
BID #5955
Traffic Signal Heads/Accessories and Retrofit Modules
BID OPENING: January 31, 2006 3:00 P.M.(our clock)
Sealed bids will be received and publicly opened at the office of the Director of Purchasing and Risk
Management, PO Box 580, 215 North Mason St., 2nd floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522, at the
time and date noted on the bid proposal and/or contract documents. If delivered, they are to be
sent to 215 North Mason Street, 2nd Floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524. If mailed, the address is
P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, 80522-0580.
Bids must be received at the Purchasing Office prior to 3:00 p.m. (our clock), January 31,
2006.
Questions concerning the scope of the bid should be directed to Project Manager, Dan Holland
(970) 221-6816 dholland@fcgov.com.
Questions regarding bid submittal or process should be directed to John D. Stephen, CPPO, CPPB,
Senior Buyer (970) 221-6777, jstephen@fcgov.com.
A copy of the Bid may be obtained as follows:
1. Download the Bid from the Purchasing Webpage, Current Bids page, at:
https://secure2.fcgov.com/bso/login.jsp.
2. Come by Purchasing at 215 North Mason St., 2nd floor, Fort Collins, and request a
copy of the Bid.
Special Instructions
All bids must be properly signed by an authorized representative of the company with the legal
capacity to bind the company to the agreement. Bids may be withdrawn up to the date and hour set
for closing. Once bids have been accepted by the City and closing has occurred, failure to enter
into contract or honor the purchase order will be cause for removal of supplier's name from the City
of Fort Collins' bidders list for a period of twelve months from the date of the opening. The City may
also pursue any remedies available at law or in equity. Bid prices must be held firm for a period of
forty-five (45) days after bid openings.
Submission of a bid is deemed as acceptance of all terms, conditions and specifications contained
in the City's specifications initially provided to the bidder. Any proposed modification must be
accepted in writing by the City prior to award of the bid.
Only bids properly received by the Purchasing Office will be accepted. All bids should be clearly
identified by the bid number and bid name contained in the bid proposal.
No proposal will be accepted from, or any purchase order awarded, to any person, firm or
corporation in default on any obligation to the City.
Bids must be furnished exclusive of any federal excise tax, wherever applicable.
Bidders must be properly licensed and secure necessary permits wherever applicable.
Bidders not responding to this bid will be removed from our automated vendor listing for the subject
commodities.
The City may elect where applicable, to award bids on an individual item/group basis or on a total
bid basis, whichever is most beneficial to the City. The City reserves the right to accept or reject
any and all bids, and to waive any irregularities or informalities.
Sales prohibited/conflict of interest: no officer, employee, or member of City Council, shall have a
financial interest in the sale to the City of any real or personal property, equipment, material,
supplies or services where such officer or employee exercises directly or indirectly any decision-
making authority concerning such sale or any supervisory authority over the services to be
rendered. This rule also applies to subcontracts with the City. Soliciting or accepting any gift,
gratuity, favor, entertainment, kickback or any items of monetary value from any person who has or
is seeking to do business with the City of Fort Collins is prohibited.
Freight terms: unless otherwise noted, all freight is F.O.B. Destination, Freight Prepaid. All freight
charges must be included in prices submitted on proposal.
Discounts: any discounts allowed for prompt payment, etc., must be reflected in bid figures and not
entered as separate pricing on the proposal form.
Purchasing restrictions: your authorized signature of this bid assures your firm's compliance with
the City's purchasing restrictions. A copy of the resolutions is available for review in the Purchasing
Office or the City Clerk's Office. Request Resolution 91-121 for cement restrictions.
Collusive or sham bids: any bid deemed to be collusive or a sham bid will be rejected and reported
to authorities as such. Your authorized signature of this bid assures that such bid is genuine and is
not a collusive or sham bid.
Bid results: for information regarding results for individual bids send a self-addressed, self-stamped
envelope and a bid tally will be mailed to you. Bid results will be posted in our office 7 days after
the bid opening.
James B. O’Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP
Director of Purchasing and Risk Management
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BID PROPOSAL
BID #5955
BID OPENING: January 31, 2006, 3:00p.m., (our clock)
WE HEREBY ENTER OUR BID FOR THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS' REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAFFIC
SIGNAL HEADS/ACCESSORIES AND RETROFIT MODULES PER THE BID INVITATION AND ANY
REFERENCED SPECIFICATIONS:
All items bid must meet all specifications. Vendors responding to this bid must comply with the federal
requirements in Attachment #1. Vendors must complete and submit all certifications included in Attachment #1.
All items must be bid FOB destination, freight prepaid.
This is a one year agreement but, at the option of the City, the Agreement may be extended for additional one
year periods not to exceed four (4) additional one year periods. Pricing changes shall be negotiated by and
agreed to by both parties and may use the Denver - Boulder CPI-U as published by the Colorado State Planning
and Budget Office as a guide. Written notice of renewal shall be provided to the Service Provider and mailed no
later than 90 days prior to contract end.
For technical questions, please send to Dan Holland, Project Manager, 970-221-6816 or dholland@fcgov.com.
For purchasing questions, please send to John Stephen, CPPO, Senior Buyer at 970-221-6777 or
jstephen@fcgov.com.
Quantities Unit Unit Cost Extended
Cost
128 Signal Head 3 Section 12,12,12 With Out Lens and Refector
Full Visor (Yellow) (Aluminum)
26 Signal Head 2 Section 12,12, With Out Lens and Refector
Full Visor (Yellow)(Aluminum)
34 Pedestrian Count Down Head 16 inch Countdown Head With/
LEDs (Clamshell Mount) (Right)
34 Pedestrian Count Down Head 16 inch Countdown Head With/
LEDs (Clamshell Mount) (Left)
72 Sky Brac 3 Section Standard 3 Section Sky Brac With/ 48" Bands
(Mounting Hardware)
22 Sky Brac 5 Section Standard 5 Section Sky Brac With/ 48" Bands
Side By Side (Mounting Hardware)
68 Backplate 3 Section For 3 Section Sky Brac
4 Inch Lovered
22 Backplate 5 Section For 5 Section Sky Brac Side by Side
4 Inch Lovered
34 Pedestrian Push Button Assembily With Sign (Right Arrow)
Model Teeco 305
34 Pedestrian Push Button Assembily With Sign (Left Arrow)
Model Teeco 305
42 Hardware For Side Of Pole Mounting For One Way Signal
Head With Bandit Bracket J Type Foot (Vertical)(Set)
Sub Total for Traffic Heads/Accessories $_______________
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Retrofit Modules
Quantities Unit Unit Cost Extended Cost
500 11.9 X11.9 (12X12)” LED _________ _______________
Full Man Module
500 11.9X11.9 (12X12)” LED _________ _______________
Full Hand Module
Sub Total for Retrofit Modules $_________________
Grand Total $_______________________________
City reserves the right to award as a group, or Traffic Heads/Accessories and Retrofit Modules
individually.
FIRM NAME____________________________________________
Are you a Corporation, Partnership, DBA, LLC, or PC
SIGNATURE____________________________________________
ADDRESS______________________________________________
______________________________________________
PHONE/FAX # __________________________________________
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Specifications
Traffic Signal Heads, Accessories
The following specifications are intended to provide the minimum requirements for traffic signal
equipment that will be acceptable by the City of Fort Collins.
1. General:
All the components in the 8 inch aluminum signal head are interchange with all the 12
inch aluminum signal head components.
2. Material:
High grade die cast aluminum alloy.
3. Housing
Exterior grade die cast aluminum molded in one piece to provide strength and positive
locking with other signals and mounting hardware. Each housing is molded with a 72
tooth serrated boss and reinforcing ribs on top and bottom. The top and bottom features
have an opening to accept a standard 1.5 inch pipe mounting hardware. The housing will
have a cast boss provided for the mounting of a 6 position terminal strip. The words red,
amber, green, will be cast next to each boss to identify wire attachments.
4. Painting
All exterior surfaces of the housing, door, visors, will be powder coated to the highest
industry standard. Standard colors: Dark Green FS595A 14056, Federal Yellow FS595A
13538, Dull Black FS595A
5. Door and Mounting
Exterior grade die cast aluminum molded with two integrated hinge lugs mounted to the
housing with two stainless steel hinge pins. Positive latching will be achieved with stainless
steel eyebolt and wing nut assemblies. A positive seal dust tight seal will be assured with an
rubber gasket fitted into the gasket channel cast in the perimeter of the door.
Retrofit Modules
• 12 Inch Pedestrian Traffic Signal LED Module
• LED Traffic Signal Module that will be inserted (retrofitted) into existing 12 Inch Eagle
Pedestrian Signal Head.
• The Eagle Pedestrian Signal are 12 Inch stacked, with Don’t Walk on top and the Walk on
the bottom.
• Module must have high efficiency and long life LED’s
• Meets all applicable ITS Specifications
• Failure of one single LED will result in loss of only that LED
• Must be dust and moisture resistant
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SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into the day and year set forth below by and between
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, a Municipal Corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"City" and , hereinafter referred to as "Service Provider".
WITNESSETH:
In consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations herein expressed, it is agreed by and
between the parties hereto as follows:
1. Scope of Services. The Service Provider agrees to provide services in accordance with
the scope of services attached hereto as Exhibit "A", consisting of ( ) pages, and
incorporated herein by this reference.
2. The Work Schedule. The services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement shall be
performed in accordance with the Work Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit "B", consisting of
( ) page[s], and incorporated herein by this reference.
3. Time of Commencement and Completion of Services. The services to be performed
pursuant to this Agreement shall be initiated within ( ) days following execution
of this Agreement. Services shall be completed no later than _. Time is of the essence.
Any extensions of the time limit set forth above must be agreed upon in a writing signed by the parties.
4. Contract Period. This Agreement shall commence upon the date of execution shown on
the signature page of this Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect for one (1) year, unless
sooner terminated as herein provided. In addition, at the option of the City, the Agreement may be
extended for an additional period of one (1) year at the rates provided with written notice to the
Professional mailed no later than ninety (90) days prior to contract end.
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4. Contract Period. This Agreement shall commence , 200 , and shall
continue in full force and effect until , 200 , unless sooner terminated as herein
provided. In addition, at the option of the City, the Agreement may be extended for additional one year
periods not to exceed ( ) additional one year periods. Renewals and pricing
changes shall be negotiated by and agreed to by both parties. The Denver Boulder Greeley CPIU
published by the Colorado State Planning and Budget Office will be used as a guide. Written notice of
renewal shall be provided to the Service Provider and mailed no later than ninety (90) days prior to
contract end.
5. Delay. If either party is prevented in whole or in part from performing its obligations by
unforeseeable causes beyond its reasonable control and without its fault or negligence, then the party
so prevented shall be excused from whatever performance is prevented by such cause. To the extent
that the performance is actually prevented, the Service Provider must provide written notice to the City
of such condition within fifteen (15) days from the onset of such condition.
[Early Termination clause here as an option.
6. Early Termination by City/Notice. Notwithstanding the time periods contained herein, the
City may terminate this Agreement at any time without cause by providing written notice of termination
to the Service Provider. Such notice shall be delivered at least fifteen (15) days prior to the termination
date contained in said notice unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties. All notices provided
under this Agreement shall be effective when mailed, postage prepaid and sent to the following
addresses:
City: Service Provider:
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In the event of early termination by the City, the Service Provider shall be paid for services
rendered to the date of termination, subject only to the satisfactory performance of the Service
Provider's obligations under this Agreement. Such payment shall be the Service Provider's sole right
and remedy for such termination.
7. Contract Sum. The City shall pay the Service provider for the performance of this
Contract, subject to additions and deletions provided herein, the sum of Dollars
($ )attached hereto as Exhibit "C", consisting of ( ) page(s), and
incorporated herein by this reference.
8. City Representative. The City will designate, prior to commencement of the work,
its representative who shall make, within the scope of his or her authority, all necessary and proper
decisions with reference to the services provided under this agreement. All requests concerning this
agreement shall be directed to the City Representative.
9. Independent Service provider. The services to be performed by Service Provider are
those of an independent service provider and not of an employee of the City of Fort Collins. The City
shall not be responsible for withholding any portion of Service Provider's compensation hereunder for
the payment of FICA, Workmen's Compensation or other taxes or benefits or for any other purpose.
10. Personal Services. It is understood that the City enters into the Agreement based on the
special abilities of the Service Provider and that this Agreement shall be considered as an agreement
for personal services. Accordingly, the Service Provider shall neither assign any responsibilities nor
delegate any duties arising under the Agreement without the prior written consent of the City.
11. Acceptance Not Waiver. The City's approval or acceptance of, or payment for any of
the services shall not be construed to operate as a waiver of any rights or benefits provided to the City
under this Agreement or cause of action arising out of performance of this Agreement.
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12. Warranty.
(a) Service Provider warrants that all work performed hereunder shall be performed
with the highest degree of competence and care in accordance with accepted standards for
work of a similar nature.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in the Agreement, all materials and equipment
incorporated into any work shall be new and, where not specified, of the most suitable grade of
their respective kinds for their intended use, and all workmanship shall be acceptable to City.
(c) Service Provider warrants all equipment, materials, labor and other work,
provided under this Agreement, except City-furnished materials, equipment and labor, against
defects and nonconformances in design, materials and workmanship/workwomanship for a
period beginning with the start of the work and ending twelve (12) months from and after final
acceptance under the Agreement, regardless whether the same were furnished or performed by
Service Provider or by any of its subcontractors of any tier. Upon receipt of written notice from
City of any such defect or nonconformances, the affected item or part thereof shall be
redesigned, repaired or replaced by Service Provider in a manner and at a time acceptable to
City.
13. Default. Each and every term and condition hereof shall be deemed to be a material
element of this Agreement. In the event either party should fail or refuse to perform according to the
terms of this agreement, such party may be declared in default thereof.
14. Remedies. In the event a party has been declared in default, such defaulting party shall
be allowed a period of ten (10) days within which to cure said default. In the event the default remains
uncorrected, the party declaring default may elect to (a) terminate the Agreement and seek damages;
(b) treat the Agreement as continuing and require specific performance; or (c) avail himself of any other
remedy at law or equity. If the non-defaulting party commences legal or equitable actions against the
defaulting party, the defaulting party shall be liable to the non-defaulting party for the non-defaulting
party's reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred because of the default.
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15. Binding Effect. This writing, together with the exhibits hereto, constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties and shall be binding upon said parties, their officers, employees, agents
and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the respective survivors, heirs, personal representatives,
successors and assigns of said parties.
16. Indemnity/Insurance. a. The Service Provider agrees to indemnify and save harmless
the City, its officers, agents and employees against and from any and all actions, suits, claims,
demands or liability of any character whatsoever brought or asserted for injuries to or death of any
person or persons, or damages to property arising out of, result from or occurring in connection with the
performance of any service hereunder.
b. The Service Provider shall take all necessary precautions in performing the work hereunder
to prevent injury to persons and property.
c. Without limiting any of the Service Provider's obligations hereunder, the Service Provider
shall provide and maintain insurance coverage naming the City as an additional insured under this
Agreement of the type and with the limits specified within Exhibit , consisting of
( ) pages[s], attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. The Service
Provider before commencing services hereunder, shall deliver to the City's Director of Purchasing and
Risk Management, P. O. Box 580 Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 one copy of a certificate evidencing the
insurance coverage required from an insurance company acceptable to the City.
17. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, along with all Exhibits and other documents
incorporated herein, shall constitute the entire Agreement of the parties. Covenants or representations
not contained in this Agreement shall not be binding on the parties.
18. Law/Severability. The laws of the State of Colorado shall govern the construction
interpretation, execution and enforcement of this Agreement. In the event any provision of this
Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding
shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision of this Agreement.
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19. Special Provisions. [Optional] Special provisions or conditions relating to the services to
be performed pursuant to this Agreement are set forth in Exhibit ___, consisting of _____ (____)
page[s], attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
a municipal corporation
By:_______________________________
James B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP
Director of Purchasing and Risk Management
Date:_____________________________
ATTEST:
_________________________________
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
________________________________
Assistant City Attorney
By:_______________________________
__________________________________
PRINT NAME
__________________________________
CORPORATE PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT
Date:_____________________________
ATTEST: (Corporate Seal)
_____________________________
CORPORATE SECRETARY
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EXHIBIT B
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
1. The Service Provider will provide, from insurance companies acceptable to the City,
the insurance coverage designated hereinafter and pay all costs. Before commencing work under
this bid, the Service Provider shall furnish the City with certificates of insurance showing the type,
amount, class of operations covered, effective dates and date of expiration of policies, and
containing substantially the following statement:
"The insurance evidenced by this Certificate will not be cancelled or materially
altered, except after ten (10) days written notice has been received by the City of Fort Collins."
In case of the breach of any provision of the Insurance Requirements, the City, at its option,
may take out and maintain, at the expense of the Service Provider, such insurance as the City may
deem proper and may deduct the cost of such insurance from any monies which may be due or
become due the Service Provider under this Agreement. The City, its officers, agents and
employees shall be named as additional insureds on the Service Provider's general liability and
automobile liability insurance policies for any claims arising out of work performed under this
Agreement.
2. Insurance coverages shall be as follows:
A. Workers' Compensation & Employer's Liability. The Service Provider shall maintain
during the life of this Agreement for all of the Service Provider's employees engaged in work
performed under this agreement:
1. Workers' Compensation insurance with statutory limits as required by
Colorado law.
2. Employer's Liability insurance with limits of $100,000 per accident, $500,000
disease aggregate, and $100,000 disease each employee.
B. Commercial General & Vehicle Liability. The Service Provider shall maintain during
the life of this Agreement such commercial general liability and automobile liability insurance as will
provide coverage for damage claims of personal injury, including accidental death, as well as for
claims for property damage, which may arise directly or indirectly from the performance of work
under this Agreement. Coverage for property damage shall be on a "broad form" basis. The
amount of insurance for each coverage, Commercial General and Vehicle, shall not be less than
$500,000 combined single limits for bodily injury and property damage.
In the event any work is performed by a subcontractor, the Service Provider shall be
responsible for any liability directly or indirectly arising out of the work performed under this
Agreement by a subcontractor, which liability is not covered by the subcontractor's insurance.
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FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Buy America Requirements Page 2
Cargo Preference Requirements Page 2
Seismic Safety Requirements Page 2
Energy Conservation Requirements Page 2
Clean Water Requirements Page 3
Lobbying Page 3
Access to Records and Reports Page 3-4
Federal Changes Page 4
Clean Air Page 4
Recycled Products Page 5
Davis-Bacon Act Page 5-10
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act Page 10-11
Copeland Anti-Kickback Act Page 11-12
No Government Obligation to Third Parties Page 12
Program Fraud and False or Fraudulent Statements Page 12
Termination Page 13-15
Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension
(Nonprocurement) Page 15-17
Privacy Act Page 17
Civil Rights Requirements Page 17-18
Breaches and Dispute Resolution Page 18
Patent and Rights in Data Page 19-21
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Page 21-23
Interests of Members of or Delegates to Congress Page 23
Prohibited Interest Page 23
Incorporation of Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) Terms Page 23-24
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1
Buy America Requirements 2 pages
Attachment 4
Certification Regarding Lobbying
Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans,
and Cooperative Agreements 1 page
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BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS
49 U.S.C. 5323(j)49 CFR Part 661
The Buy America regulation, at 49 CFR 661.13, requires notification of the Buy America
requirements in FTA-funded contracts. The contractor agrees to comply with 49 U.S.C. 5323(j) and
49 CFR Part 661, which provide that Federal funds may not be obligated unless steel, iron, and
manufactured products used in FTA-funded projects are produced in the United States, unless a
waiver has been granted by FTA or the product is subject to a general waiver. General waivers are
listed in 49 CFR 661.7, and include final assembly in the United States for 15 passenger vans and
15 passenger wagons produced by Chrysler Corporation, microcomputer equipment, software, and
small purchases (currently less than $100,000) made with capital, operating, or planning funds.
Separate requirements for rolling stock are set out at 5323(j)(2)(C) and 49 CFR 661.11. Rolling
stock not subject to a general waiver must be manufactured in the United States and have a 60
percent domestic content.
CARGO PREFERENCE REQUIREMENTS
46 U.S.C. 1241
46 CFR Part 381
Cargo Preference - Use of United States-Flag Vessels - The contractor agrees: a. to use privately
owned United States-Flag commercial vessels to ship at least 50 percent of the gross tonnage
(computed separately for dry bulk carriers, dry cargo liners, and tankers) involved, whenever
shipping any equipment, material, or commodities pursuant to the underlying contract to the extent
such vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates for United States-Flag commercial vessels;
b. to furnish within 20 working days following the date of loading for shipments originating within the
United States or within 30 working days following the date of leading for shipments originating
outside the United States, a legible copy of a rated, "on-board" commercial ocean bill-of-lading in
English for each shipment of cargo described in the preceding paragraph to the Division of National
Cargo, Office of Market Development, Maritime Administration, Washington, DC 20590 and to the
FTA recipient (through the contractor in the case of a subcontractor's bill-of-lading.) c. to include
these requirements in all subcontracts issued pursuant to this contract when the subcontract may
involve the transport of equipment, material, or commodities by ocean vessel.
SEISMIC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq. 49 CFR Part 41
Seismic Safety - The contractor agrees that any new building or addition to an existing building
will be designed and constructed in accordance with the standards for Seismic Safety required in
Department of Transportation Seismic Safety Regulations 49 CFR Part 41 and will certify to
compliance to the extent required by the regulation. The contractor also agrees to ensure that all
work performed under this contract including work performed by a subcontractor is in compliance
with the standards required by the Seismic Safety Regulations and the certification of compliance
issued on the project.
ENERGY CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS
42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq. 49 CFR Part 18
The contractor agrees to comply with mandatory standards and policies relating to energy efficiency
which are contained in the state energy conservation plan issued in compliance with the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act.
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CLEAN WATER REQUIREMENTS
33 U.S.C. 1251
Clean Water
(1) The Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable standards, orders or regulations
issued pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et
seq . The Contractor agrees to report each violation to the Purchaser and understands and
agrees that the Purchaser will, in turn, report each violation as required to assure
notification to FTA and the appropriate EPA Regional Office.
(2) The Contractor also agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract
exceeding $100,000 financed in whole or in part with Federal assistance provided by FTA.
LOBBYING
31 U.S.C. 135249 CFR Part 1949 CFR Part 20
Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment, 31 U.S.C. 1352, as amended by the Lobbying Disclosure
Act of 1995, P.L. 104-65 [to be codified at 2 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.]
- Contractors who apply or bid for an award of $100,000 or more shall file the certification required
by 49 CFR part 20, "New Restrictions on Lobbying." Each tier certifies to the tier above that it will
not and has not used Federal appropriated funds to pay any person or organization for influencing
or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, officer or
employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with obtaining any
Federal contract, grant or any other award covered by 31 U.S.C. 1352. Each tier shall also disclose
the name of any registrant under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 who has made lobbying
contacts on its behalf with non-Federal funds with respect to that Federal contract, grant or award
covered by 31 U.S.C. 1352. Such disclosures are forwarded from tier to tier up to the recipient.
APPENDIX A, 49 CFR PART 20--CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
Submit signed Attachment 4, Certification Regarding Lobbying, with Bid or Proposal.
Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements
ACCESS TO RECORDS AND REPORTS
49 U.S.C. 5325 18 CFR 18.36 49 CFR.633.17Access to Records - The following access to
records requirements apply to this Contract:
1. Where the Purchaser is not a State but a local government and is the FTA Recipient or a
subgrantee of the FTA Recipient in accordance with 49 C. F. R. 18.36(i), the Contractor agrees to
provide the Purchaser, the FTA Administrator, the Comptroller General of the Unites States or any
of their authorized representatives access to any books, documents, papers and records of the
Contractor which are directly pertinent to this contract for the purposes of making audits,
examinations, excerpts and transcriptions. Contractor also agrees, pursuant to 49 C. F. R. 633.17
to provide the FTA Administrator or his authorized representatives including any PMO Contractor
access to Contractor's records and construction sites pertaining to a major capital project, defined
at 49 U.S.C. 5302(a)1, which is receiving federal financial assistance through the programs
described at 49 U.S.C. 5307, 5309 or 5311.
2. Not applicable
3. Where the Purchaser enters into a negotiated contract for other than a small purchase or under
the simplified acquisition threshold and is an institution of higher education, a hospital or other
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non-profit organization and is the FTA Recipient or a subgrantee of the FTA Recipient in
accordance with 49 C.F.R. 19.48, Contractor agrees to provide the Purchaser, FTA Administrator,
the Comptroller General of the Unites States or any of their duly authorized representatives with
access to any books, documents, papers and record of the Contractor which are directly pertinent
to this contract for the purposes of making audits, examinations, excerpts and transcriptions.
4. Where any Purchaser which is the FTA Recipient or a subgrantee of the FTA Recipient in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5325(a) enters into a contract for a capital project or improvement
(defined at 49 U.S.C. 5302(a)1) through other than competitive bidding, the Contractor shall make
available records related to the contract to the Purchaser, the Secretary of Transportation and the
Comptroller General or any authorized officer or employee of any of them for the purposes of
conducting an audit and inspection.
5. The Contractor agrees to permit any of the foregoing parties to reproduce by any means
whatsoever or to copy excerpts and transcriptions as reasonably needed.
6. The Contractor agrees to maintain all books, records, accounts and reports required under this
contract for a period of not less than three years after the date of termination or expiration of this
contract, except in the event of litigation or settlement of claims arising from the performance of this
contract, in which case Contractor agrees to maintain same until the Purchaser, the FTA
Administrator, the Comptroller General, or any of their duly authorized representatives, have
disposed of all such litigation, appeals, claims or exceptions related thereto. Reference 49 CFR
18.39(i)(11).
FEDERAL CHANGES
49 CFR Part 18
Federal Changes - Contractor shall at all times comply with all applicable FTA regulations, policies,
procedures and directives, including without limitation those listed directly or by reference in the
Agreement (Form FTA MA (2) dated October, 1995) between Purchaser and FTA, as they may be
amended or promulgated from time to time during the term of this contract. Contractor's failure to
so comply shall constitute a material breach of this contract.
CLEAN AIR
42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq
40 CFR 15.61
49 CFR Part 18
Clean Air
(1) The Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable standards, orders or regulations issued
pursuant to the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. . The Contractor agrees
to report each violation to the Purchaser and understands and agrees that the Purchaser
will, in turn, report each violation as required to assure notification to FTA and the
appropriate EPA Regional Office.
(2) The Contractor also agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract exceeding
$100,000 financed in whole or in part with Federal assistance provided by FTA.
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RECYCLED PRODUCTS
42 U.S.C. 6962
40 CFR Part 247
Executive Order 12873
Recovered Materials - The contractor agrees to comply with all the requirements of Section 6002
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 6962), including
but not limited to the regulatory provisions of 40 CFR Part 247, and Executive Order 12873, as they
apply to the procurement of the items designated in Subpart B of 40 CFR Part 247.
DAVIS-BACON ACT
40 USC276a -276a-5 (1995)
29 CFR 5 (1995)
The language in this clause is mandated under the DOL regulations at 29 C.F.R.5.5.)
(1) Minimum wages - (i) All laborers and mechanics employed or working upon the site of the
work (or under the United States Housing Act of 1937 or under the Housing Act of 1949 in the
construction or development of the project), will be paid unconditionally and not less often than
once a week, and without subsequent deduction or rebate on any account (except such payroll
deductions as are permitted by regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor under the Copeland
Act (29 CFR part 3)), the full amount of wages and bona fide fringe benefits (or cash equivalents
thereof) due at time of payment computed at rates not less than those contained in the wage
determination of the Secretary of Labor which is attached hereto and made a part hereof,
regardless of any contractual relationship which may be alleged to exist between the contractor
and such laborers and mechanics.
Contributions made or costs reasonably anticipated for bona fide fringe benefits under section 1
(b)(2) of the Davis-Bacon Act on behalf of laborers or mechanics are considered wages paid to
such laborers or mechanics, subject to the provisions of paragraph (1)(iv) of this section; also,
regular contributions made or costs incurred for more than a weekly period (but not less often than
quarterly) under plans, funds, or programs which cover the particular weekly period, are deemed
to be constructively made or incurred during such weekly period. Such laborers and mechanics
shall be paid the appropriate wage rate and fringe benefits on the wage determination for the
classification of work actually performed, without regard to skill, except as provided in 29 CFR Part
5.5(a)(4). Laborers or mechanics performing work in more than one classification may be
compensated at the rate specified for each classification for the time actually worked therein:
Provided, That the employees payroll records accurately set forth the time spent in each
classification in which work is performed. The wage determination and the Davis-Bacon poster
(WH-1 321) shall be posted at all times by the contractor and its subcontractors at the site of the
work in a prominent and accessible place where it can be easily seen by the workers.
(ii) Whenever the minimum wage rate prescribed in the contract for a class of laborers or
mechanics includes a fringe benefit which is not expressed as an hourly rate, the contractor shall
either pay the benefit as stated in the wage determination or shall pay another bona fide fringe
benefit or an hourly cash equivalent thereof.
(iii) If the contractor does not make payments to a trustee or other third person, the contractor
may consider as part of the wages of any laborer or mechanic the amount of any costs reasonably
anticipated in providing bona fide fringe benefits under a plan or program, Provided, That the
Secretary of Labor has found, upon the written request of the contractor, that the applicable
standards of the Davis-Bacon Act have been met. The Secretary of Labor may require the
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contractor to set aside in a separate account assets for the meeting of obligations under the plan or
program.
(iv) (A) The contracting officer shall require that any class of laborers or mechanics which is not
listed in the wage determination and which is to be employed under the contract shall be
classified in conformance with the wage determination. The contracting officer shall
approve an additional classification and wage rate and fringe benefits therefor only when
the following criteria have been met:
(1) The work to be performed by the classification requested is not performed by a classification
in the wage determination; and
(2) The classification is utilized in the area by the construction industry; and
(3) The proposed wage rate, including any bona fide fringe benefits, bears a reasonable
relationship to the wage rates contained in the wage determination.
(B) If the contractor and the laborers and mechanics to be employed in the classification
(if known), or their representatives, and the contracting officer agree on the classification
and wage rate (including the amount designated for fringe benefits where appropriate), a
report of the action taken shall be sent by the contracting officer to the Administrator of the
Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, Washington, DC 2021 0.
The Administrator, or an authorized representative, will approve, modify, or disapprove
every additional classification action within 30 days of receipt and so advise the contracting
officer or will notify the contracting officer within the 30-day period that additional time is
necessary.
(C) In the event the contractor, the laborers or mechanics to be employed in the
classification or their representatives, and the contracting officer do not agree on the
proposed classification and wage rate (including the amount designated for fringe benefits,
where appropriate), the contracting officer shall refer the questions, including the views of all
interested parties and the recommendation of the contracting officer, to the Administrator for
determination. The Administrator, or an authorized representative, will issue a
determination with 30 days of receipt and so advise the contracting officer or will notify the
contracting officer within the 30-day period that additional time is necessary.
(D) The wage rate (including fringe benefits where appropriate) determined pursuant to
paragraphs (1)(iv) (B) or (C) of this section, shall be paid to all workers performing work in
the classification under this contract from the first day on which work is performed in the
classification.
(2) Withholding - The City of Fort Collins shall upon its own action or upon written request of
an authorized representative of the Department of Labor withhold or cause to be withheld
from the contractor under this contract or any other Federal contract with the same prime
contractor, or any other federally-assisted contract subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage
requirements, which is held by the same prime contractor, so much of the accrued
payments or advances as may be considered necessary to pay laborers and mechanics,
including apprentices, trainees, and helpers, employed by the contractor or any
subcontractor the full amount of wages required by the contract. In the event of failure to
pay any laborer or mechanic, including any apprentice, trainee, or helper, employed or
working on the site of the work (or under the United States Housing Act of 1937 or under the
Housing Act of 1949 in the construction or development of the project), all or part of the
wages required by the contract, the City of Fort Collins may, after written notice to the
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contractor, sponsor, applicant, or owner, take such action as may be necessary to cause
the suspension of any further payment, advance, or guarantee of funds until such violations
have ceased.
(3) Payrolls and basic records - (i) Payrolls and basic records relating thereto shall be
maintained by the contractor during the course of the work and preserved for a period of
three years thereafter for all laborers and mechanics working at the site of the work (or
under the United States Housing Act of 1937, or under the Housing Act of 1949, in the
construction or development of the project). Such records shall contain the name, address,
and social security number of each such worker, his or her correct classification, hourly
rates of wages paid (including rates of contributions or costs anticipated for bona fide fringe
benefits or cash equivalents thereof of the types described in section 1 (b)(2)(B) of the
Davis-Bacon Act), daily and weekly number of hours worked, deductions made and actual
wages paid. Whenever the Secretary of Labor has found under 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(iv) that
the wages of any laborer or mechanic include the amount of any costs reasonably
anticipated in providing benefits under a plan or program described in section 1 (b)(2)(B) of
the Davis-Bacon Act, the contractor shall maintain records which show that the commitment
to provide such benefits is enforceable, that the plan or program is financially responsible,
and that the plan or program has been communicated in writing to the laborers or
mechanics affected, and records which show the costs anticipated or the actual cost
incurred in providing such benefits. Contractors employing apprentices or trainees under
approved programs shall maintain written evidence of the registration of apprenticeship
programs and certification of trainee programs, the registration of the apprentices and
trainees, and the ratios and wage rates prescribed in the applicable programs.
(ii) (A) The contractor shall submit weekly for each week in which any contract work is
performed a copy of all payrolls to the City of Fort Collins for transmission to the Federal
Transit Administration. The payrolls submitted shall set out accurately and completely all of
the information required to be maintained under 29 CFR part 5. This information may be
submitted in any form desired. Optional Form WH-347 is available for this purpose and may
be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents (Federal Stock Number 029-005-
00014-1), U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. The prime contractor is
responsible for the submission of copies of payrolls by all subcontractors.
(B) Each payroll submitted shall be accompanied by a "Statement of Compliance," signed
by the contractor or subcontractor or his or her agent who pays or supervises the payment
of the persons employed under the contract and shall certify the following:
(1) That the payroll for the payroll period contains the information required to be maintained
under 29 CFR part 5 and that such information is correct and complete;
(2) That each laborer or mechanic (including each helper, apprentice, and trainee) employed on
the contract during the payroll period has been paid the full weekly wages earned, without
rebate, either directly or indirectly, and that no deductions have been made either directly or
indirectly from the full wages earned, other than permissible deductions as set forth in
Regulations, 29 CFR part 3;
(3) That each laborer or mechanic has been paid not less than the applicable wage rates and
fringe benefits or cash equivalents for the classification of work performed, as specified in
the applicable wage determination incorporated into the contract.
(C) The weekly submission of a properly executed certification set forth on the reverse
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side of Optional Form WH-347 shall satisfy the requirement for submission of the
"Statement of Compliance" required by paragraph (3)(ii)(B) of this section.
(D) The falsification of any of the above certifications may subject the contractor or
subcontractor to civil or criminal prosecution under section 1 001 of title 1 8 and
section 231 of title 31 of the United States Code.
(iii The contractor or subcontractor shall make the records required under
paragraph (3)(i) of this section available for inspection, copying, or transcription by
authorized representatives of the Federal Transit Administration or the Department
of Labor, and shall permit such representatives to interview employees during
working hours on the job. If the contractor or subcontractor fails to submit the
required records or to make them available, the Federal agency may, after written
notice to the contractor, sponsor, applicant, or owner, take such action as may be
necessary to cause the suspension of any further payment, advance, or guarantee
of funds. Furthermore, failure to submit the required records upon request or to
make such records available may be grounds for debarment action pursuant to 29
CFR 5.12.
(4) Apprentices and trainees
(i) Apprentices - Apprentices will be permitted to work at less than the predetermined rate for
the work they performed when they are employed pursuant to and individually registered in
a bona fide apprenticeship program registered with the U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, or with a
State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Bureau, or if a person is employed in his or
her first 90 days of probationary employment as an apprentice in such an apprenticeship
program, who is not individually registered in the program, but who has been certified by the
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training or a State Apprenticeship Agency (where
appropriate) to be eligible for probationary employment as an apprentice. The allowable
ratio of apprentices to journeymen on the job site in any craft classification shall not be
greater than the ratio permitted to the contractor as to the entire work force under the
registered program. Any worker listed on a payroll at an apprentice wage rate, who is not
registered or otherwise employed as stated above, shall be paid not less than the applicable
wage rate on the wage determination for the classification of work actually performed. In
addition, any apprentice performing work on the job site in excess of the ratio permitted
under the registered program shall be paid not less than the applicable wage rate on the
wage determination for the work actually performed. Where a contractor is performing
construction on a project in a locality other than that in which its program is registered, the
ratios and wage rates (expressed in percentages of the journeyman's hourly rate) specified
in the contractor's or subcontractor's registered program shall be observed. Every
apprentice must be paid at not less than the rate specified in the registered program for the
apprentice's level of progress, expressed as a percentage of the journeymen hourly rate
specified in the applicable wage determination. Apprentices shall be paid fringe benefits in
accordance with the provisions of the apprenticeship program. If the apprenticeship
program does not specify fringe benefits, apprentices must be paid the full amount of fringe
benefits listed on the wage determination for the applicable classification. If the
Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor determines
that a different practice prevails for the applicable apprentice classification, fringes shall be
paid in accordance with that determination. In the event the Bureau of Apprenticeship and
Training, or a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Bureau, withdraws approval
of an apprenticeship program, the contractor will no longer be permitted to utilize
apprentices at less than the applicable predetermined rate for the work performed until an
acceptable program is approved.
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(ii) Trainees - Except as provided in 29 CFR 5.16, trainees will not be permitted to work at less
than the predetermined rate for the work performed unless they are employed pursuant to
and individually registered in a program which has received prior approval, evidenced by
formal certification by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration. The ratio of trainees to journeymen on the job site shall not be greater than
permitted under the plan approved by the Employment and Training Administration. Every
trainee must be paid at not less than the rate specified in the approved program for the
trainee's level of progress, expressed as a percentage of the journeyman hourly rate
specified in the applicable wage determination. Trainees shall be paid fringe benefits in
accordance with the provisions of the trainee program. If the trainee program does not
mention fringe benefits, trainees shall be paid the full amount of fringe benefits listed on the
wage determination unless the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division determines that
there is an apprenticeship program associated with the corresponding journeyman wage
rate on the wage determination which provides for less than full fringe benefits for
apprentices. Any employee listed on the payroll at a trainee rate who is not registered and
participating in a training plan approved by the Employment and Training Administration
shall be paid not less than the applicable wage rate on the wage determination for the
classification of work actually performed. In addition, any trainee performing work on the job
site in excess of the ratio permitted under the registered program shall be paid not less than
the applicable wage rate on the wage determination for the work actually performed. In the
event the Employment and Training Administration withdraws approval of a training
program, the contractor will no longer be permitted to utilize trainees at less than the
applicable predetermined rate for the work performed until an acceptable program is
approved.
(iii) Equal employment opportunity - The utilization of apprentices, trainees and journeymen
under this part shall be in conformity with the equal employment opportunity requirements
of Executive Order 1 1 246, as amended, and 29 CFR part 30.
(5) Compliance with Copeland Act requirements - The contractor shall comply with the
requirements of 29 CFR part 3, which are incorporated by reference in this contract.
(6) Subcontracts - The contractor or subcontractor shall insert in any subcontracts the clauses
contained in 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1) through (10) and such other clauses as the Federal Transit
Administration may by appropriate instructions require, and also a clause requiring the
subcontractors to include these clauses in any lower tier subcontracts. The prime contractor shall
be responsible for the compliance by any subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor with all the
contract clauses in 29 CFR 5.5.
(7) Contract termination: debarment - A breach of the contract clauses in 29 CFR 5.5 may be
grounds for termination of the contract, and for debarment as a contractor and a subcontractor as
provided in 29 CFR 5.12.
(8) Compliance with Davis-Bacon and Related Act requirements - All rulings and interpretations of
the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts contained in 29 CFR parts 1, 3, and 5 are herein incorporated by
reference in this contract.
(9) Disputes concerning labor standards - Disputes arising out of the labor standards provisions of
this contract shall not be subject to the general disputes clause of this contract. Such disputes shall
be resolved in accordance with the procedures of the Department of Labor set forth in 29 CFR parts
5, 6, and 7. Disputes within the meaning of this clause include disputes between the contractor (or
any of its subcontractors) and the contracting agency, the U.S. Department of Labor, or the
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employees or their representatives.
(10) Certification of eligibility
(i) By entering into this contract, the contractor certifies that neither it (nor he or she) nor any person or
firm who has an interest in the contractor's firm is a person or firm ineligible to be awarded
Government contracts by virtue of section 3(a) of the Davis-Bacon Act or 29 CFR 5.12(a)(1).
(ii) No part of this contract shall be subcontracted to any person or firm ineligible for award of a
Government contract by virtue of section 3(a) of the Davis-Bacon Act or 29 CFR 5.12(a)(1).
(iii) The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in the U.S. Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C. 1001.
CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS ACT 40 U.S.C. 827 -333 (1995)
29 C.F.R. 5 (1995)
29 C.F.R. 1926 (1995)
Pursuant to Section 102 (Overtime):
(1) Overtime requirements - No contractor or subcontractor contracting for any part of the contract
work which may require or involve the employment of laborers or mechanics shall require or permit
any such laborer or mechanic in any workweek in which he or she is employed on such work to
work in excess of forty hours in such workweek unless such laborer or mechanic receives
compensation at a rate not less than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for all hours
worked in excess of forty hours in such workweek.
(2) Violation; liability for unpaid wages; liquidated damages - In the event of any violation of the
clause set forth in paragraph (1) of this section the contractor and any subcontractor responsible
therefor shall be liable for the unpaid wages. In addition, such contractor and subcontractor shall
be liable to the United States for liquidated damages. Such liquidated damages shall be computed
with respect to each individual laborer or mechanic, including watchmen and guards, employed in
violation of the clause set forth in paragraph (1) of this section, in the sum of $ 10 for each calendar
day on which such individual was required or permitted to work in excess of the standard workweek
of forty hours without payment of the overtime wages required by the clause set forth in paragraph
(1) of this section.
(3) Withholding for unpaid wages and liquidated damages - The City of Fort Collins shall upon its
own action or upon written request of an authorized representative of the Department of Labor
withhold or cause to be withheld, from any moneys payable on account of work performed by the
contractor or subcontractor under any such contract or any other Federal contract with the same
prime contractor, or any other federally-assisted contract subject to the Contract Work Hours and
Safety Standards Act, which is held by the same prime contractor, such sums as may be
determined to be necessary to satisfy any liabilities of such contractor or subcontractor for unpaid
wages and liquidated damages as provided in the clause set forth in paragraph (2) of this section.
(4) Subcontracts - The contractor or subcontractor shall insert in any subcontracts the clauses set
forth in this section and also a clause requiring the subcontractors to include these clauses in any
lower tier subcontracts. The prime contractor shall be responsible for compliance by any
subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor with the clauses set forth in this section.
(5) Payrolls and basic records - (i) Payrolls and basic records relating thereto shall be maintained by
the contractor during the course of the work and preserved for a period of three years thereafter for
all laborers and mechanics working at the site of the work (or under the United States Housing Act
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of 1937, or under the Housing Act of 1949, in the construction or development of the project). Such
records shall contain the name, address, and social security number of each such worker, his or her
correct classification, hourly rates of wages paid (including rates of contributions or costs
anticipated for bona fide fringe benefits or cash equivalents thereof of the types described in section
1 (b)(2)(B) of the Davis-Bacon Act), daily and weekly number of hours worked, deductions made
and actual wages paid. Whenever the Secretary of Labor has found under 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(iv) that
the wages of any laborer or mechanic include the amount of any costs reasonably anticipated in
providing benefits under a plan or program described in section 1 (b)(2)(B) of the Davis-Bacon Act,
the contractor shall maintain records which show that the commitment to provide such benefits is
enforceable, that the plan or program is financially responsible, and that the plan or program has
been communicated in writing to the laborers or mechanics affected, and records which show the
costs anticipated or the actual cost incurred in providing such benefits. Contractors employing
apprentices or trainees under approved programs shall maintain written evidence of the registration
of apprenticeship programs and certification of trainee programs, the registration of the apprentices
and trainees, and the ratios and wage rates prescribed in the applicable programs.
Section 107 (OSHA):
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
(i) The Contractor agrees to comply with section 107 of the Contract t Work Hours and Safety
Standards Act, 40 U.S.C. section 333, and applicable DOL regulations, " Safety and Health
Regulations for Construction " 29 C.F.R. Part 1926. Among other things, the Contractor agrees that
it will not require any laborer or mechanic to work in unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous
surroundings or working conditions.
(ii) Subcontracts - The Contractor also agrees to include the requirements of this section in each
subcontract. The term "subcontract" under this section is considered to refer to a person who
agrees to perform any part of the labor or material requirements of a contract for construction,
alteration or repair. A person who undertakes to perform a portion of a contract involving the
furnishing of supplies or materials will be considered a "subcontractor" under this section if the work
in question involves the performance of construction work and is to be performed: (1) directly on or
near the construction site, or (2) by the employer for the specific project on a customized basis.
Thus, a supplier of materials which will become an integral part of the construction is a
"subcontractor' if the supplier fabricates or assembles the goods or materials in question specifically
for the construction project and the work involved may be said to be construction activity. If the
goods or materials in question are ordinarily sold to other customers from regular inventory, the
supplier is not a "subcontractor." The requirements of this section do not apply to contracts or
subcontracts for the purchase of supplies or materials or articles normally available on the open
market.
COPELAND ANTI-KICKBACK ACT
40 U.S.C. 276c (1995)
29 C.F.R. 3 (1995)
29 C.F.R. 5 (1995)
3.1 of the Copeland Act makes it clear that the purpose of the Act is to assist in "the enforcement of the
minimum wage provisions of the Davis- Bacon Act." In keeping with this intent DOL has included a
section on the Copeland Act in the mandatory language of the Davis-Bacon provisions. The
language can be found at 5.5(a)(5) of the Davis-Bacon model clauses and reads as follows:
NO GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION TO THIRD PARTIES No Obligation by the Federal Government.
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(1) The Purchaser and Contractor acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding any concurrence by
the Federal Government in or approval of the solicitation or award of the underlying contract, absent
the express written consent by the Federal Government, the Federal Government is not a party to
this contract and shall not be subject to any obligations or liabilities to the Purchaser, Contractor, or
any other party (whether or not a party to that contract) pertaining to any matter resulting from the
underlying contract.
(2) The Contractor agrees to include the above clause in each subcontract financed in whole or in part
with Federal assistance provided by FTA. It is further agreed that the clause shall not be modified,
except to identify the subcontractor who will be subject to its provisions.
PROGRAM FRAUD AND FALSE OR FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS
AND RELATED ACTS
31 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.
49 CFR Part 31 18 U.S.C. 1001
49 U.S.C. 5307
Program Fraud and False or Fraudulent Statements or Related Acts.
(1) The Contractor acknowledges that the provisions of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986,
as amended, 31 U.S.C. 3801 et seq. and U.S. DOT regulations, "Program Fraud Civil Remedies,"
49 C.F.R. Part 31, apply to its actions pertaining to this Project. Upon execution of the underlying
contract, the Contractor certifies or affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of any statement it has
made, it makes, it may make, or causes to be made, pertaining to the underlying contract or the
FTA assisted project for which this contract work is being performed. In addition to other penalties
that may be applicable, the Contractor further acknowledges that if it makes, or causes to be made,
a false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim, statement, submission, or certification, the Federal
Government reserves the right to impose the penalties of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of
1986 on the Contractor to the extent the Federal Government deems appropriate.
(2) The Contractor also acknowledges that if it makes, or causes to be made, a false, fictitious, or
fraudulent claim, statement, submission, or certification to the Federal Government under a contract
connected with a project that is financed in whole or in part with Federal assistance originally
awarded by FTA under the authority of 49 U.S.C. 5307, the Government reserves the right to
impose the penalties of 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 49 U.S.C. 5307(n)(1) on the Contractor, to the extent
the Federal Government deems appropriate.
(3) The Contractor agrees to include the above two clauses in each subcontract financed in whole or in
part with Federal assistance provided by FTA. It is further agreed that the clauses shall not be
modified, except to identify the subcontractor who will be subject to the provisions.
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TERMINATION
49 U.S.C. Part 18
FTA Circular 4220.1 D
a. Termination for Convenience (General Provision) The City of Fort Collins may terminate this
contract, in whole or in part, at any time by written notice to the Contractor when it is in the
Government's best interest. The Contractor shall be paid its costs, including contract close-out
costs, and profit on work performed up to the time of termination. The Contractor shall promptly
submit its termination claim to the City of Fort Collins to be paid the Contractor. If the Contractor
has any property in its possession belonging to the City of Fort Collins, the Contractor will account
for the same, and dispose of it in the manner the City of Fort Collins directs.
b. Termination for Default [Breach or Cause] (General Provision) If the Contractor does not deliver
supplies in accordance with the contract delivery schedule, or, if the contract is for services, the
Contractor fails to perform in the manner called for in the contract, or if the Contractor fails to
comply with any other provisions of the contract, the City of Fort Collins may terminate this contract
for default. Termination shall be effected by serving a notice of termination on the contractor setting
forth the manner in which the Contractor is in default. The contractor will only be paid the contract
price for supplies delivered and accepted, or services performed in accordance with the manner of
performance set forth in the contract.
If it is later determined by the City of Fort Collins that the Contractor had an excusable reason for not
performing, such as a strike, fire, or flood, events which are not the fault of or are beyond the control of
the Contractor, the City of Fort Collins, after setting up a new delivery of performance schedule, may
allow the Contractor to continue work, or treat the termination as a termination for convenience.
c. Opportunity to Cure (General Provision) The City of Fort Collins in its sole discretion may, in the
case of a termination for breach or default, allow the Contractor [an appropriately short period of
time] in which to cure the defect. In such case, the notice of termination will state the time period in
which cure is permitted and other appropriate conditions.
If Contractor fails to remedy to the City of Fort Collins' satisfaction the breach or default or any of
the terms, covenants, or conditions of this Contract within [ten (1 0) days] after receipt by Contractor or
written notice from the City of Fort Collins setting forth the nature of said breach or default, the City of
Fort Collins shall have the right to terminate the Contract without any further obligation to Contractor.
Any such termination for default shall not in any way operate to preclude the City of Fort Collins from
also pursuing all available remedies against Contractor and its sureties for said breach or default.
d. Waiver of Remedies for any Breach In the event that the City of Fort Collins elects to waive its
remedies for any breach by Contractor of any covenant, term or condition of this Contract, such
waiver by the City of Fort Collins shall not limit the City of Fort Collins's remedies for any
succeeding breach of that or of any other term, covenant, or condition of this Contract.
e. Termination for Default (Supplies and Service) If the Contractor fails to deliver supplies or to
perform the services within the time specified in this contract or any extension or if the Contractor
fails to comply with any other provisions of this contract, the City of Fort Collins may terminate this
contract for default. The City of Fort Collins shall terminate by delivering to the Contractor a Notice
of Termination specifying the nature of the default. The Contractor will only be paid the contract
price for supplies delivered and accepted, or services performed in accordance with the manner or
performance set forth in this contract.
If, after termination for failure to fulfill contract obligations, it is determined that the Contractor was not in
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default, the rights and obligations of the parties shall be the same as if the termination had been issued
for the convenience of the Recipient.
f. Termination for Default (Transportation Services) If the Contractor fails to pick up the
commodities or to perform the services, including delivery services, within the time specified in this
contract or any extension or if the Contractor fails to comply with any other provisions of this
contract, the City of Fort Collins may terminate this contract for default. The City of Fort Collins
shall terminate by delivering to the Contractor a Notice of Termination specifying the nature of
default. The Contractor will only be paid the contract price for services performed in accordance
with the manner of performance set forth in this contract.
If this contract is terminated while the Contractor has possession of Recipient goods, the Contractor
shall, upon direction of the City of Fort Collins, protect and preserve the goods until surrendered to the
Recipient or its agent. The Contractor and the City of Fort Collins shall agree on payment for the
Preservation and protection of goods. Failure to agree on an amount will be resolved under the
Dispute clause.
If, after termination for failure to fulfill contract obligations, it is determined that the Contractor was not in
default, the rights and obligations of the parties shall be the same as if the termination had been issued
for the convenience of the City of Fort Collins.
g. Termination for Default (Construction) If the Contractor refuses or fails to prosecute the work or
any separable part, with the diligence that will insure its completion within the time specified in this
contract or any extension or fails to complete the work within this time, or if the Contractor fails to
comply with any other provisions of this contract, the City of Fort Collins may terminate this contract
for default. The City of Fort Collins shall terminate by delivering to the Contractor a Notice of
Termination specifying the nature of the default. In this event, the Recipient may take over the work
and compete it by contract or otherwise, and may take possession of and use any materials,
appliances, and plant on the work site necessary for completing the work. The Contractor and its
sureties shall be liable for any damage to the Recipient resulting from the Contractor's refusal or
failure to complete the work within specified time, whether or not the Contractor's right to proceed
with the work is terminated. This liability includes any increased costs incurred by the Recipient in
completing the work.
The Contractor's right to proceed shall not be terminated nor the Contractor changed with damages under
this clause if-
1. the delay in completing the work arises from unforeseeable causes beyond the control and
without the fault or negligence of the Contractor. Examples of such causes include: acts of God,
acts of the Recipient, acts of another Contractor in the performance of a contract with the Recipient,
epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes; and
2. the contractor, within [1 0] days from the beginning of any delay, notifies the City of Fort Collins in
writing of the causes of delay. If in the judgment of the City of Fort Collins, the delay is excusable,
the time for completing the work shall be extended. The judgment of the City of Fort Collins shall
be final and conclusive on the parties, but subject to appeal under the Disputes clauses.
If, after termination of the Contractor's right to proceed, it is determined that the Contractor was not in
default, or that the delay was excusable, the rights and obligations of the parties will be the same as if
the termination had been issued for the convenience of the Recipient.
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h. Termination for Convenience or Default (Architect and Engineering) The City of Fort Collins
may terminate this contract in whole or in part, for the Recipient's convenience or because of the
failure of the Contractor to fulfill the contract obligations. The City of Fort Collins shall terminate by
delivering to the Contractor a Notice of Termination specifying the nature, extent, and effective date
of the termination. Upon receipt of the notice, the Contractor shall
(1) immediately discontinue all services affected (unless -the notice directs otherwise),
and
(2) deliver to the Contracting Officer all data, drawings, specifications, reports,
estimates, summaries, and other information and materials accumulated in
performing this contract, whether completed or in process.
If the termination is for the convenience of the Recipient, the Contracting Officer shall make an
Equitable adjustment in the contract price but shall allow no anticipated profit on unperformed services.
If the termination is for failure of the Contractor to fulfill the contract obligations, the Recipient may
complete the work by contact or otherwise and the Contractor shall be liable for any additional cost
incurred by the Recipient.
If, after termination for failure to fulfill contract obligations, it is determined that the Contractor was not in
default, the rights and obligations of the parties shall be the same as if the termination had been issued
for the convenience of the Recipient.
i. Termination for Convenience of Default (Cost-Type Contracts) The City of Fort Collins may
terminate this contract, or any portion of it, by serving a notice or termination on the Contractor.
The notice shall state whether the termination is for convenience of the City of Fort Collins or for the
default of the Contractor. If the termination is for default, the notice shall state the manner in which
the contractor has failed to perform the requirements of the contract. The Contractor shall account
for any property in its possession paid for from funds received from the City of Fort Collins, or
property supplied to the Contractor by the City of Fort Collins. If the termination is for default, the
City of Fort Collins may fix the fee, if the contract provides for a fee, to be paid the contractor in
proportion to the value, if any, of work performed up to the time of termination. The Contractor shall
promptly submit its termination claim to the City of Fort Collins and the parties shall negotiate the
termination settlement to be paid the Contractor.
If the termination is for the convenience of the City of Fort Collins, the Contractor shall be paid its
Contract close-out costs, and a fee, if the contract provided for payment of a fee, in proportion to the
Work performed up to the time of termination.
If, after serving a notice of termination for default, the City of Fort Collins determines that the Contractor
has an excusable reason for not performing, such as strike, fire, flood, events which are not the fault of
and are beyond the control of the contractor, the City of Fort Collins, after setting up a new work
schedule, may allow the Contractor to continue work, or treat the termination as a termination for
convenience.
GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT) 49 CFR Part 29
Executive Order 12549
Instructions for Certification
1. By signing and submitting this bid or proposal, the prospective lower tier participant is
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providing the signed certification set out below .
2. The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed
when this transaction was entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier
participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to
the Federal Government, the City of Fort Collins may pursue available remedies, including
suspension and/or debarment.
3. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the City of Fort
Collins if at any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its certification was erroneous
when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
4. The terms "covered transaction," "debarred," "suspended," "ineligible," "lower tier covered
transaction," :"participant," "persons," "lower tier covered transaction," "principal," "proposal," and
"voluntarily excluded," as used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and
Coverage sections of rules implementing Executive Order 12549 [49 CFR Part 29]. You may
contact the City of Fort Collins for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations.
5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this proposal that, should the proposed
covered transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered
transaction with a person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded
from participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized in writing by the City of Fort Collins.
6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting this proposal that it will include
the clause titled "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary
Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transaction", without modification, in all lower tier covered
transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.
7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospective participant in a
lower tier covered transaction that it is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded
from the covered transaction, unless it knows that the certification is erroneous, A participant may
decide the method and frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. Each
participant may, but is not required to, check the Nonprocurement List issued by U.S. General
Service Administration.
8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of system of records
in order to render in good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge and
information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent
person in the ordinary course of business dealings.
9. Except for transactions authorized under Paragraph 5 of these instructions, if a participant in a
covered transaction knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is
suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction, in
addition to all remedies available to the Federal Government, the City of Fort Collins may pursue
available remedies including suspension and/or debarment.
"Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion -
Lower Tier Covered Transaction"
(1) The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this bid or proposal, that neither it
nor its "principals" [as defined at 49 C.F.R. 29.105(p)] is presently debarred, suspended, proposed
for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by
any Federal department or agency.
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(2) When the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to the statements in this certification,
such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.
PRIVACY ACT
5 U.S.C. 552
When a grantee maintains files on drug and alcohol enforcement activities for FTA, and those files are
organized so that information could be retrieved by personal identifier, the Privacy Act requirements
apply to all contracts. The Federal Privacy Act requirements flow down to each third party contractor
and their contracts at every tier.
(1) The Contractor agrees to comply with, and assures the compliance of its employees with, the
information restrictions and other applicable requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C.
552a. Among other things, the Contractor agrees to obtain the express consent of the Federal
Government before the Contractor or its employees operate a system of records on behalf of the
Federal Government. The Contractor understands that the requirements of the Privacy Act,
including the civil and criminal penalties for violation of that Act, apply to those individuals involved,
and that failure to comply with the terms of the Privacy Act may result in termination of the
underlying contract.
(2) The Contractor also agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract to administer any
system of records on behalf of the Federal Government financed in whole or in part with Federal
assistance provided by FTA.
CIVIL RIGHTS REQUIREMENTS
29 U.S.C. 623, 42 U.S.C. 2000
42 U.S.C. 6102, 42 U.S.C. 12112
42 U.S.C. 12132, 49 U.S.C. 5332
29 CFR Part 1630, 41 CFR Parts 60 et seq.
Civil Rights - The following requirements apply to the underlying contract:
(1) Nondiscrimination - In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
2000d, section 303 of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6102, section
202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12132, and Federal transit law at 49
U.S.C. 5332, the Contractor agrees that it will not discriminate against any employee or applicant
for employment because of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, or disability. In addition, the
Contractor agrees to comply with applicable Federal implementing regulations and other
implementing requirements FTA may issue.
(2) Equal Employment Opportunity - The following equal employment opportunity requirements apply to
the underlying contract:
(a) Race, Color, Creed,. National Origin, Sex - In accordance with Title VI I of the Civil Rights Act,
as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, and Federal transit laws at 49 U.S.C. 5332, the Contractor agrees to
comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity requirements of U.S. Department of Labor
(U.S. DOL) regulations, "Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal Employment
Opportunity, Department of Labor," 41 C.F.R. Parts 60 et = ., (which implement Executive Order
No. 11246, "Equal Employment Opportunity," as amended by Executive Order No. 11375,
"Amending Executive Order 1 1 246 Relating to Equal Employment Opportunity," 42 U.S.C. 2000e
note), and with any applicable Federal statutes, executive orders, regulations, and Federal policies
that may in the future affect construction activities undertaken in the course of the Project. The
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Contractor agrees to take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that
employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, creed, national origin,
sex, or age. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading,
demotion or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination; rates of pay or
other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. In addition, the
Contractor agrees to comply with any implementing requirements FTA may issue.
(b) Age - In accordance with section 4 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as
amended, 29 U.S.C. 623 and Federal transit law at 49 U.S.C. 5332, the Contractor agrees to refrain
from discrimination against present and prospective employees for reason of age. In addition, the
Contractor agrees to comply with any implementing requirements FTA may issue.
(c) Disabilities - In accordance with section 102 of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended,
42 U.S.C. 12112, the Contractor agrees that it will comply with the requirements of U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, "Regulations to Implement the Equal Employment
Provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act," 29 C.F.R. Part 1630, pertaining to employment of
persons with disabilities. In addition, the Contractor agrees to comply with any implementing
requirements FTA may issue.
(3) The Contractor also agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract financed in whole
or in part with Federal assistance provided by FTA, modified only if necessary to identify the affected
parties.
BREACHES AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION. 49 CFR Part 18
FTA Circular 4220.1 D
Pick applicable clause:
Disputes - Disputes arising in the performance of this Contract which are not resolved by
agreement of the parties shall be decided in writing by the authorized representative of the City of
Fort Collins's [title of employee]. This decision shall be final and conclusive unless within [ten (10)]
days from the date of receipt of its copy, the Contractor mails or otherwise furnishes a written
appeal to the [title of employee]. In connection with any such appeal, the Contractor shall be
afforded an opportunity to be heard and to offer evidence in support of its position. The decision of
the [title of employee] shall be binding upon the Contractor and the Contractor shall abide be the
decision.
Performance During Dispute - Unless otherwise directed by the City of Fort Collins, Contractor
shall continue performance under this Contract while matters in dispute are being resolved.
Claims for Damages - Should either party to the Contract suffer injury or damage to person or
property because of any act or omission of the party or of any of his employees, agents or others for
whose acts he is legally liable, a claim for damages therefor shall be made in writing to such other
party within a reasonable time after the first observance of such injury of damage.
Remedies - Unless this contract provides otherwise, all claims, counterclaims, disputes and other
matters in question between the City of Fort Collins and the Contractor arising out of or relating to
this agreement or its breach will be decided by arbitration if the parties mutually agree, or in a court
of competent jurisdiction within the State in which the City of Fort Collins is located. and remedies
available thereunder shall be in addition to and not a limitation of any duties, obligations, rights and
remedies otherwise imposed or available by law. No action or failure to act by the City of Fort
Collins, (Architect) or Contractor shall constitute a waiver of any right or duty afforded any of them
under the Contract, nor shall any such action or failure to act constitute an approval of or
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acquiescence in any breach thereunder, except as may be specifically agreed in writing.
PATENT AND RIGHTS IN DATA
37 CFR Part 401
49 CFR Parts 18 and 19
The FTA patent clause is substantially similar to the text of 49 C.F.R. Part 19, Appendix A, Section 5, but
the rights in data clause reflects FTA objectives. For patent rights, FT/k is governed by Federal law
and regulation. For data rights, the text on copyrights is insufficient to meet FTA's purposes for
awarding research grants. This model clause, with larger rights ,as a standard, is proposed with the
understanding that this standard could be modified to FTA's needs.
CONTRACTS INVOLVING EXPERIMENTAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, OR RESEARCH WORK.
A. Rights in Data - This following requirements apply to each contract involving experimental,
developmental or research work:
(1) The term "subject data" used in this clause means recorded information, whether or not
copyrighted, that is delivered or specified to be delivered under the contract. The term includes
graphic or pictorial delineation in media such as drawings or photographs; text in specifications or
related performance or design-type documents; machine forms such as punched cards, magnetic
tape, or computer memory printouts; and information retained in computer memory. Examples
include, but are not limited to: computer software, engineering drawings and associated lists,
specifications, standards, process sheets, manuals, technical reports, catalog item identifications,
and related information. The term "subject data" does not include financial reports, cost analyses,
and similar information incidental to contract administration.
(2) The following restrictions apply to all subject data first produced in the performance of the
contract to which this Attachment has been added:
(a) Except for its own internal use, the Purchaser or Contractor may not publish or reproduce
subject data in whole or in part, or in any manner or form, nor may the Purchaser or Contractor
authorize others to do so, without the written consent of the Federal Government, until such time
as the Federal Government may have either released or approved the release of such data to the
public; this restriction on publication, however, does not apply to any contract with an academic
institution. (b) In accordance with 49 C.F.R. 18.34 and 49 C.F.R. 19.36, the Federal Government
reserves a royalty-free, non-exclusive and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish, or otherwise
use, and to authorize others to use, for "Federal Government purposes," any subject data or
copyright described in subsections (2)(b)l and (2)(b)2 of this clause below. As used in the
previous sentence, "for Federal Government purposes," means use only for the direct purposes of
the Federal Government. Without the copyright owner's consent, the Federal Government may
not extend its Federal license to any other party.
1. Any subject data developed under that contract, whether or not a copyright has been
obtained; and
2. Any rights of copyright purchased by the Purchaser or Contractor using Federal
assistance in whole or in part provided by FTA.
(c) When FTA awards Federal assistance for experimental, developmental, or research work, it
is FTA's general intention to increase transportation knowledge available to the public, rather than
to restrict the benefits resulting from the work to participants in that work. Therefore, unless FTA
determines otherwise, the Purchaser and the Contractor performing experimental, developmental,
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or research work required by the underlying contract to which this Attachment is added agrees to
permit FTA to make available to the public, either FTA's license in the copyright to any subject
data developed in the course of that contract, or a copy of the subject data first produced under
the contract for which a copyright has not been obtained. If the experimental, developmental, or
research work, which is the subject of the underlying contract, is not completed for any reason
whatsoever, all data developed under that contract shall become subject data as defined in
subsection (a) of this clause and shall be delivered as the Federal Government may direct. This
subsection (c) , however, does not apply to adaptations of automatic data processing equipment
or programs for the Purchaser or Contractor's use whose costs are financed in whole or in part
with Federal assistance provided by FTA for transportation capital projects.
(d) Unless prohibited by state law, upon request by the Federal Government, the Purchaser and
the Contractor agree to indemnify, save, and hold harmless the Federal Government, its officers,
agents, and employees acting within the scope of their official duties against any liability, including
costs and expenses, resulting from any willful or intentional violation by the Purchaser or
Contractor of proprietary rights, copyrights, or right of privacy, arising out of the publication,
translation, reproduction, delivery, use, or disposition of any data furnished under that contract.
Neither the Purchaser nor the Contractor shall be required to indemnify the Federal Government
for any such liability arising out of the wrongful act of any employee, official, or agents of the
Federal Government.
(e) Nothing contained in this clause on rights in data shall imply a license to the Federal
Government under any patent or be construed as affecting the scope of any license or other right
otherwise granted to the Federal Government under any patent.
(f) Data developed by the Purchaser or Contractor and financed entirely without using Federal
assistance provided by the Federal Government that has been incorporated into work required by
the underlying contract to which this Attachment has been added is exempt from the requirements
of subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this clause , provided that the Purchaser or Contractor identifies
that data in writing at the time of delivery of the contract work.
(g) Unless FTA determines otherwise, the Contractor agrees to include these requirements in
each subcontract for experimental, developmental, or research work financed in whole or in part
with Federal assistance provided by FTA.
(3) Unless the Federal Government later makes a contrary determination in writing, irrespective
of the Contractor's status (i.e. , a large business, small business, state government or state
instrumentality, local government, nonprofit organization, institution of higher education, individual,
etc.), the Purchaser and the Contractor agree to take the necessary actions to provide, through
FTA, those rights in that invention due the Federal Government as described in U.S. Department of
Commerce regulations, "Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business
Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements," 37 C.F.R. Part 401.
(4) The Contractor also agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract for
experimental, developmental, or research work financed in whole or in part with Federal assistance
provided by FTA.
B. Patent Rights - This following requirements apply to each contract involving experimental,
developmental, or research work:
(1) General - If any invention, improvement, or discovery is conceived or first actually reduced
to practice in the course of or under the contract to which this Attachment has been added,
and that invention, improvement, or discovery is patentable under the laws of the United
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States of America or any foreign country, the Purchaser and Contractor agree to take
actions necessary to provide immediate notice and a detailed report to the party at a higher
tier until FTA is ultimately notified.
(2) Unless the Federal Government later makes a contrary determination in writing, irrespective
of the Contractor's status (a large business, small business, state government or state
instrumentality, local government, nonprofit organization, institution of higher education,
individual), the Purchaser and the Contractor agree to take the necessary actions to
provide, through FTA, those rights in that invention due the Federal Government as
described in U.S. Department of Commerce regulations, "Rights to Inventions Made by
Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts
and Cooperative Agreements," 37 C.F.R. Part 401.
(3) The Contractor also agrees to include the requirements of this clause in each subcontract
for experimental, developmental, or research work financed in whole or in part with Federal
assistance provided by FTA.
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) 49 CFR Part 23
DBE Policy- It is the policy of the Department of Transportation, hereinafter referred to as DOT that
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, as defined in 49 CFR Part 23, shall have the maximum
opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole or in part with Federal
funds under this Agreement. Consequently, the DBE requirements of 49 CFR Part 23 apply to this
agreement.
DBE Obligation - The grantees and its vendors agree to ensure that DBEs as defined in 409 CFR
Part 23, have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts and
subcontracts financed in whole or in part with Federal funds provided under this Agreement. In this
regard, all grantees and vendors shall take all necessary and reasonable steps in accordance with
49 CFR Part 23 to ensure that the DBE have the maximum opportunity and shall not discriminate
on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the award and performance of DOT-assisted
contracts.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Provision
1. The Federal Fiscal Year goal has been set by the City of Fort Collins in an attempt to match
projected procurements with available qualified disadvantaged businesses. the City of Fort Collins
goals for budgeted service contracts, bus parts, and other material and supplies for Disadvantaged
Business Enterprises have been established by the City of Fort Collins as set forth by the
Department of Transportation Regulations 49 C.F.R. Part 23, March 31, 1980, and amended by
Section 106(c) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1987, and is considered pertinent to
any contract resulting from this request for proposal.
If a specific DBE goal is assigned to this contract, it will be clearly stated in the Special
Specifications, and if the contractor is found to have failed to exert sufficient, reasonable, and good
faith efforts to involve DBEs in the work provided, the City of Fort Collins may declare the
Contractor noncompliant and in breach of contract. If a goal is not stated in the Special
Specifications, it will be understood that no specific goal is assigned to this contract.
(a) Policy - It is the policy of the Department of Transportation and the City of Fort Collins that
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, as defined in 49 CFR Part 23, and as amended in
Section 106(c) of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of
1987, shall have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of Contract
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financed in whole or in part with federal funds under this Agreement. Consequently, the
DBE requirements of 49 CFR Part 23 and Section 106(c) of the STURAA of 1987, apply to
this Contract.
The Contractor agrees to ensure that DBEs as defined in 49 CFR Part 23 and Section 106(c) of the
STURAA of 1987, have the maximum opportunity to participate in the whole or in part with federal
funds provided under this Agreement. In this regard, the Contractor shall take all necessary and
reasonable steps in accordance with the regulations to ensure that DBEs have the maximum
opportunity to compete for and perform subcontracts. The Contractor shall not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age or physical handicap in the award and
performance of subcontracts.
It is further the policy of the City of Fort Collins to promote the development and increase the
participation of businesses owned and controlled by disadvantaged. DBE involvement in all phases
of the City of Fort Collins procurement activities are encouraged.
(b) DBE obligation - The Contractor and its subcontractors agree to ensure that disadvantaged
businesses have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts and
subcontracts financed in whole or in part with federal funds provided under the Agreement. In that
regard, all Contractors and subcontractors shall take all necessary and reasonable steps in
accordance with 49 CFR Part 23 as amended, to ensure that minority business enterprises have
the maximum opportunity to compete for and perform contracts.
(c) Where the Contractor is found to have failed to exert sufficient reasonable and good faith
efforts to involve DBEs in the work provided, the City of Fort Collins may declare the contractor
noncompliant and in breach of contract.
(d) The Contractor will keep records and documents for a reasonable time following
performance of this contract to indicate compliance with the City of Fort Collins DBE program.
These records and documents will be made available at reasonable times and places for inspection
by any authorized representative of the City of Fort Collins and will be submitted to the City of Fort
Collins upon request.
(e) the City of Fort Collins will provide affirmative assistance as may be reasonable and
necessary to assist the prime contractor in implementing their programs for DBE participation. The
assistance may include the following upon request:
* Identification of qualified DBE
* Available listing of Minority Assistance Agencies
* Holding bid conferences to emphasize requirements
2. DBE Program Definitions, as used in the contract:
(a) Disadvantaged business "means a small business concern":
i. Which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals, or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51
percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals; and
ii. Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more of
the socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who own it. or
iii. Which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women individuals, or in the
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case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 % of the stock of which is owned by one or
more women individuals; and
iv. Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more
women individuals who own it.
(b) "Small business concern" means a small business as defined by Section 3 of the Small Business
Act and Appendix B - (Section 106(c)) Determinations of Business Size.
(c) "Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals" means those individuals who are citizens of
the United States (or lawfully admitted permanent residents) and States (or lawfully admitted
permanent residents) and who are black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian-
Pacific Americans, Asian-Indian Americans, or women, and any other minorities or individuals found
to be disadvantaged by the Small Business Administration pursuant to section 8(a) of the Small
Business Act.
i. "Black Americans", which includes persons having origins in any of the Black racial groups of
Africa;
ii. "Hispanic Americans", which includes persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuba, Central or South
American, or other Spanish or Portuguese culture or origin, regardless of race;
iii. "Native Americans', which includes persons who are American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, or
Native Hawaiians;
iv. "Asian-Pacific Americans", which includes persons whose origins are from Japan, China,
Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust
Territories of Pacific, and the Northern Marianas;
v. "Asian-Indian Americans", which includes persons whose origins are from India, Pakistan,
and Bangladesh.
Transit Vehicle Manufacturers (26.49)
The City of Fort Collins will require each transit vehicle manufacturer, as a condition of
being authorized to bid or propose on FTA-assisted transit vehicle procurements, to certify
that it has complied with the requirements of this section.
INTERESTS OF MEMBERS OF OR DELEGATES TO CONGRESS
No member of or delegate to the Congress of the United States shall be admitted to any share or
part of this Agreement or to any benefit arising therefrom.
PROHIBITED INTEREST
No employee, officer, or agent of the grantee shall participate in selection, or in the award or
administration of a contract if a conflict of interest, real or apparent, would be involved. Such
conflict would arise when:
The employee, officer or agent; any member of his immediate family; his or her partner; or an
organization which employs, or is about to employ, has a financial or other interest in the firm
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selected for award. The grantee's officers, employees, or agents shall neither solicit nor accept
gratuities, favors or anything of monetary value from contractors, potential contractors, or parties of
subagreements.
INCORPORATION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION (FTA) TERMS
FTA Circular 4220.ID
Incorporation of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Terms - The preceding provisions
include, in part, certain Standard Terms and Conditions required by DOT, whether or not expressly
set forth in the preceding contract provisions. All contractual provisions required by DOT, as set
forth in FTA Circular 4220.1 D, dated April 15, 1996, are hereby incorporated by reference.
Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, all FTA mandated terms shall be deemed to control
in the event of a conflict with other provisions contained in this Agreement. The Contractor shall not
perform any act, fail to perform any act, or refuse to comply with any the City of Fort Collins
requests which would cause the City of Fort Collins to be in violation of the FTA terms and
conditions.
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Attachment 1
BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS -49 U.S.C. 5323(j) - 49 CFR Part 661
Certification requirement for procurement of steel, iron, or manufactured products.
Certificate of Compliance with 49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(1)
The bidder or offeror hereby certifies that it will meet the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(1) and
the applicable regulations in 49 CFR Part 661.
Date ________________________________________________________________________
Signature____________________________________________________________________
Company Name_______________________________________________________________
Title ________________________________________________________________________
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Attachment 1
BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS -49 U.S.C. 5323(j) - 49 CFR Part 661
A bidder or offeror must submit to the FTA recipient the appropriate Buy America certification with all
Bids on FTA-funded contracts, except those subject to a general waiver. Bids or offers that are not
accompanied by a completed Buy America certification must be rejected as nonresponsive. This
requirement does not apply to lower tier subcontractors.
Certification requirement for procurement of steel, iron, or manufactured products.
Certificate of Non-Compliance with 49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(1)
The bidder or offeror hereby certifies that it cannot comply with the requirements of 49 U.S.C.
5323(j)(1), but it may qualify for an exception pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(2)(B) or (j)(2)(D) and the
regulations in 49 CFR 661.7.
Date ________________________________________________________________________
Signature ____________________________________________________________________
Company Name ______________________________________________________________
Title ________________________________________________________________________
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Attachment 4
Certification Regarding Lobbying
Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements
(To be submitted with each bid or offer exceeding $100,000)
The undersigned [Contractor] certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
(1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to
any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency, a Member of
Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection
with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal
loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal,
amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for
making lobbying contacts to an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or
employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal
contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit
Standard Form--LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions
[as amended by "Government wide Guidance for New Restrictions on Lobbying," 61 Fed. Reg.
1413 (1/19/96). Note: Language in paragraph (2) herein has been modified in accordance with
Section 10 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-65, to be codified at 2 U.S.C. 1601,
et seq .)]
(3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the
award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts
under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and
disclose accordingly. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance
was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a
prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by 31, U.S.C. 1352 (as amended by
the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995). Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be
subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.
[Note: Pursuant to 31 U.S.C.1352(c)(1)-(2)(A), any person who makes a prohibited expenditure or fails
to file or amend a required certification or disclosure form shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less
than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such expenditure or failure.]
The Contractor, ___________________________________________, certifies or affirms the
Truthfulness and accuracy of each statement of its certification and disclosure, if any. In addition, the
Contractor understands and agrees that the provisions of 31 U.S.C. A 3801, et seq., apply to this
certification and disclosure, if any.
_________________________________________ Signature of Contractor's Authorized Official
_____________________________________ Name and Title of Contractor's Authorized Official
___________________________Date
Administrative Services
Purchasing Divison
215 North Mason Street y 2nd Floor y P.O. Box 580 y Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 y (970) 221-6775 y Fax (970) 221-6707 www.fcgov.com
CITY OF FORT COLLINS
INVITATION TO BID
BID #5955
Traffic Signal Heads/Accessories and Retrofit Modules
BID OPENING: January 31, 2006 3:00 P.M.(our clock)
Sealed bids will be received and publicly opened at the office of the Director of Purchasing and Risk
Management, PO Box 580, 215 North Mason St., 2nd floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522, at the
time and date noted on the bid proposal and/or contract documents. If delivered, they are to be
sent to 215 North Mason Street, 2nd Floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524. If mailed, the address is
P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, 80522-0580.
Bids must be received at the Purchasing Office prior to 3:00 p.m. (our clock), January 31,
2006.
Questions concerning the scope of the bid should be directed to Project Manager, Dan Holland
(970) 221-6816 dholland@fcgov.com.
Questions regarding bid submittal or process should be directed to John D. Stephen, CPPO, CPPB,
Senior Buyer (970) 221-6777, jstephen@fcgov.com.
A copy of the Bid may be obtained as follows:
1. Download the Bid from the Purchasing Webpage, Current Bids page, at:
https://secure2.fcgov.com/bso/login.jsp.
2. Come by Purchasing at 215 North Mason St., 2nd floor, Fort Collins, and request a
copy of the Bid.
Special Instructions
All bids must be properly signed by an authorized representative of the company with the legal
capacity to bind the company to the agreement. Bids may be withdrawn up to the date and hour set
for closing. Once bids have been accepted by the City and closing has occurred, failure to enter
into contract or honor the purchase order will be cause for removal of supplier's name from the City
of Fort Collins' bidders list for a period of twelve months from the date of the opening. The City may
also pursue any remedies available at law or in equity. Bid prices must be held firm for a period of
forty-five (45) days after bid openings.
Submission of a bid is deemed as acceptance of all terms, conditions and specifications contained
in the City's specifications initially provided to the bidder. Any proposed modification must be
accepted in writing by the City prior to award of the bid.
Only bids properly received by the Purchasing Office will be accepted. All bids should be clearly
identified by the bid number and bid name contained in the bid proposal.
No proposal will be accepted from, or any purchase order awarded, to any person, firm or
corporation in default on any obligation to the City.
Bids must be furnished exclusive of any federal excise tax, wherever applicable.
Bidders must be properly licensed and secure necessary permits wherever applicable.
Bidders not responding to this bid will be removed from our automated vendor listing for the subject
commodities.
The City may elect where applicable, to award bids on an individual item/group basis or on a total
bid basis, whichever is most beneficial to the City. The City reserves the right to accept or reject
any and all bids, and to waive any irregularities or informalities.
Sales prohibited/conflict of interest: no officer, employee, or member of City Council, shall have a
financial interest in the sale to the City of any real or personal property, equipment, material,
supplies or services where such officer or employee exercises directly or indirectly any decision-
making authority concerning such sale or any supervisory authority over the services to be
rendered. This rule also applies to subcontracts with the City. Soliciting or accepting any gift,
gratuity, favor, entertainment, kickback or any items of monetary value from any person who has or
is seeking to do business with the City of Fort Collins is prohibited.
Freight terms: unless otherwise noted, all freight is F.O.B. Destination, Freight Prepaid. All freight
charges must be included in prices submitted on proposal.
Discounts: any discounts allowed for prompt payment, etc., must be reflected in bid figures and not
entered as separate pricing on the proposal form.
Purchasing restrictions: your authorized signature of this bid assures your firm's compliance with
the City's purchasing restrictions. A copy of the resolutions is available for review in the Purchasing
Office or the City Clerk's Office. Request Resolution 91-121 for cement restrictions.
Collusive or sham bids: any bid deemed to be collusive or a sham bid will be rejected and reported
to authorities as such. Your authorized signature of this bid assures that such bid is genuine and is
not a collusive or sham bid.
Bid results: for information regarding results for individual bids send a self-addressed, self-stamped
envelope and a bid tally will be mailed to you. Bid results will be posted in our office 7 days after
the bid opening.
James B. O’Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP
Director of Purchasing and Risk Management
Administrative Services
Purchasing Divison
215 North Mason Street y 2nd Floor y P.O. Box 580 y Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 y (970) 221-6775 y Fax (970) 221-6707 www.fcgov.com
CITY OF FORT COLLINS
INVITATION TO BID
BID #5955
Traffic Signal Heads/Accessories and Retrofit Modules
BID OPENING: January 31, 2006 3:00 P.M.(our clock)
Sealed bids will be received and publicly opened at the office of the Director of Purchasing and Risk
Management, PO Box 580, 215 North Mason St., 2nd floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522, at the
time and date noted on the bid proposal and/or contract documents. If delivered, they are to be
sent to 215 North Mason Street, 2nd Floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524. If mailed, the address is
P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, 80522-0580.
Bids must be received at the Purchasing Office prior to 3:00 p.m. (our clock), January 31,
2006.
Questions concerning the scope of the bid should be directed to Project Manager, Dan Holland
(970) 221-6816 dholland@fcgov.com.
Questions regarding bid submittal or process should be directed to John D. Stephen, CPPO, CPPB,
Senior Buyer (970) 221-6777, jstephen@fcgov.com.
A copy of the Bid may be obtained as follows:
1. Download the Bid from the Purchasing Webpage, Current Bids page, at:
https://secure2.fcgov.com/bso/login.jsp.
2. Come by Purchasing at 215 North Mason St., 2nd floor, Fort Collins, and request a
copy of the Bid.
Special Instructions
All bids must be properly signed by an authorized representative of the company with the legal
capacity to bind the company to the agreement. Bids may be withdrawn up to the date and hour set
for closing. Once bids have been accepted by the City and closing has occurred, failure to enter
into contract or honor the purchase order will be cause for removal of supplier's name from the City
of Fort Collins' bidders list for a period of twelve months from the date of the opening. The City may
also pursue any remedies available at law or in equity. Bid prices must be held firm for a period of
forty-five (45) days after bid openings.
Submission of a bid is deemed as acceptance of all terms, conditions and specifications contained
in the City's specifications initially provided to the bidder. Any proposed modification must be
accepted in writing by the City prior to award of the bid.
Only bids properly received by the Purchasing Office will be accepted. All bids should be clearly
identified by the bid number and bid name contained in the bid proposal.
No proposal will be accepted from, or any purchase order awarded, to any person, firm or
corporation in default on any obligation to the City.
Bids must be furnished exclusive of any federal excise tax, wherever applicable.
Bidders must be properly licensed and secure necessary permits wherever applicable.
Bidders not responding to this bid will be removed from our automated vendor listing for the subject
commodities.
The City may elect where applicable, to award bids on an individual item/group basis or on a total
bid basis, whichever is most beneficial to the City. The City reserves the right to accept or reject
any and all bids, and to waive any irregularities or informalities.
Sales prohibited/conflict of interest: no officer, employee, or member of City Council, shall have a
financial interest in the sale to the City of any real or personal property, equipment, material,
supplies or services where such officer or employee exercises directly or indirectly any decision-
making authority concerning such sale or any supervisory authority over the services to be
rendered. This rule also applies to subcontracts with the City. Soliciting or accepting any gift,
gratuity, favor, entertainment, kickback or any items of monetary value from any person who has or
is seeking to do business with the City of Fort Collins is prohibited.
Freight terms: unless otherwise noted, all freight is F.O.B. Destination, Freight Prepaid. All freight
charges must be included in prices submitted on proposal.
Discounts: any discounts allowed for prompt payment, etc., must be reflected in bid figures and not
entered as separate pricing on the proposal form.
Purchasing restrictions: your authorized signature of this bid assures your firm's compliance with
the City's purchasing restrictions. A copy of the resolutions is available for review in the Purchasing
Office or the City Clerk's Office. Request Resolution 91-121 for cement restrictions.
Collusive or sham bids: any bid deemed to be collusive or a sham bid will be rejected and reported
to authorities as such. Your authorized signature of this bid assures that such bid is genuine and is
not a collusive or sham bid.
Bid results: for information regarding results for individual bids send a self-addressed, self-stamped
envelope and a bid tally will be mailed to you. Bid results will be posted in our office 7 days after
the bid opening.
James B. O’Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP
Director of Purchasing and Risk Management
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BID PROPOSAL
BID #5955
BID OPENING: January 31, 2006, 3:00p.m., (our clock)
WE HEREBY ENTER OUR BID FOR THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS' REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAFFIC
SIGNAL HEADS/ACCESSORIES AND RETROFIT MODULES PER THE BID INVITATION AND ANY
REFERENCED SPECIFICATIONS:
All items bid must meet all specifications. Vendors responding to this bid must comply with the federal
requirements in Attachment #1. Vendors must complete and submit all certifications included in Attachment #1.
All items must be bid FOB destination, freight prepaid.
This is a one year agreement but, at the option of the City, the Agreement may be extended for additional one
year periods not to exceed four (4) additional one year periods. Pricing changes shall be negotiated by and
agreed to by both parties and may use the Denver - Boulder CPI-U as published by the Colorado State Planning
and Budget Office as a guide. Written notice of renewal shall be provided to the Service Provider and mailed no
later than 90 days prior to contract end.
For technical questions, please send to Dan Holland, Project Manager, 970-221-6816 or dholland@fcgov.com.
For purchasing questions, please send to John Stephen, CPPO, Senior Buyer at 970-221-6777 or
jstephen@fcgov.com.
Quantities Unit Unit Cost Extended
Cost
128 Signal Head 3 Section 12,12,12 With Out Lens and Refector
Full Visor (Yellow) (Aluminum)
26 Signal Head 2 Section 12,12, With Out Lens and Refector
Full Visor (Yellow)(Aluminum)
34 Pedestrian Count Down Head 16 inch Countdown Head With/
LEDs (Clamshell Mount) (Right)
34 Pedestrian Count Down Head 16 inch Countdown Head With/
LEDs (Clamshell Mount) (Left)
72 Sky Brac 3 Section Standard 3 Section Sky Brac With/ 48" Bands
(Mounting Hardware)
22 Sky Brac 5 Section Standard 5 Section Sky Brac With/ 48" Bands
Side By Side (Mounting Hardware)
68 Backplate 3 Section For 3 Section Sky Brac
4 Inch Lovered
22 Backplate 5 Section For 5 Section Sky Brac Side by Side
4 Inch Lovered
34 Pedestrian Push Button Assembily With Sign (Right Arrow)
Model Teeco 305
34 Pedestrian Push Button Assembily With Sign (Left Arrow)
Model Teeco 305
42 Hardware For Side Of Pole Mounting For One Way Signal
Head With Bandit Bracket J Type Foot (Vertical)(Set)
Sub Total for Traffic Heads/Accessories $_______________
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Retrofit Modules
Quantities Unit Unit Cost Extended Cost
500 11.9 X11.9 (12X12)” LED _________ _______________
Full Man Module
500 11.9X11.9 (12X12)” LED _________ _______________
Full Hand Module
Sub Total for Retrofit Modules $_________________
Grand Total $_______________________________
City reserves the right to award as a group, or Traffic Heads/Accessories and Retrofit Modules
individually.
FIRM NAME____________________________________________
Are you a Corporation, Partnership, DBA, LLC, or PC
SIGNATURE____________________________________________
ADDRESS______________________________________________
______________________________________________
PHONE/FAX # __________________________________________
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Specifications
Traffic Signal Heads, Accessories
The following specifications are intended to provide the minimum requirements for traffic signal
equipment that will be acceptable by the City of Fort Collins.
1. General:
All the components in the 8 inch aluminum signal head are interchange with all the 12
inch aluminum signal head components.
2. Material:
High grade die cast aluminum alloy.
3. Housing
Exterior grade die cast aluminum molded in one piece to provide strength and positive
locking with other signals and mounting hardware. Each housing is molded with a 72
tooth serrated boss and reinforcing ribs on top and bottom. The top and bottom features
have an opening to accept a standard 1.5 inch pipe mounting hardware. The housing will
have a cast boss provided for the mounting of a 6 position terminal strip. The words red,
amber, green, will be cast next to each boss to identify wire attachments.
4. Painting
All exterior surfaces of the housing, door, visors, will be powder coated to the highest
industry standard. Standard colors: Dark Green FS595A 14056, Federal Yellow FS595A
13538, Dull Black FS595A
5. Door and Mounting
Exterior grade die cast aluminum molded with two integrated hinge lugs mounted to the
housing with two stainless steel hinge pins. Positive latching will be achieved with stainless
steel eyebolt and wing nut assemblies. A positive seal dust tight seal will be assured with an
rubber gasket fitted into the gasket channel cast in the perimeter of the door.
Retrofit Modules
• 12 Inch Pedestrian Traffic Signal LED Module
• LED Traffic Signal Module that will be inserted (retrofitted) into existing 12 Inch Eagle
Pedestrian Signal Head.
• The Eagle Pedestrian Signal are 12 Inch stacked, with Don’t Walk on top and the Walk on
the bottom.
• Module must have high efficiency and long life LED’s
• Meets all applicable ITS Specifications
• Failure of one single LED will result in loss of only that LED
• Must be dust and moisture resistant
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SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into the day and year set forth below by and between
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, a Municipal Corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"City" and , hereinafter referred to as "Service Provider".
WITNESSETH:
In consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations herein expressed, it is agreed by and
between the parties hereto as follows:
1. Scope of Services. The Service Provider agrees to provide services in accordance with
the scope of services attached hereto as Exhibit "A", consisting of ( ) pages, and
incorporated herein by this reference.
2. The Work Schedule. The services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement shall be
performed in accordance with the Work Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit "B", consisting of
( ) page[s], and incorporated herein by this reference.
3. Time of Commencement and Completion of Services. The services to be performed
pursuant to this Agreement shall be initiated within ( ) days following execution
of this Agreement. Services shall be completed no later than _. Time is of the essence.
Any extensions of the time limit set forth above must be agreed upon in a writing signed by the parties.
4. Contract Period. This Agreement shall commence upon the date of execution shown on
the signature page of this Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect for one (1) year, unless
sooner terminated as herein provided. In addition, at the option of the City, the Agreement may be
extended for an additional period of one (1) year at the rates provided with written notice to the
Professional mailed no later than ninety (90) days prior to contract end.
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4. Contract Period. This Agreement shall commence , 200 , and shall
continue in full force and effect until , 200 , unless sooner terminated as herein
provided. In addition, at the option of the City, the Agreement may be extended for additional one year
periods not to exceed ( ) additional one year periods. Renewals and pricing
changes shall be negotiated by and agreed to by both parties. The Denver Boulder Greeley CPIU
published by the Colorado State Planning and Budget Office will be used as a guide. Written notice of
renewal shall be provided to the Service Provider and mailed no later than ninety (90) days prior to
contract end.
5. Delay. If either party is prevented in whole or in part from performing its obligations by
unforeseeable causes beyond its reasonable control and without its fault or negligence, then the party
so prevented shall be excused from whatever performance is prevented by such cause. To the extent
that the performance is actually prevented, the Service Provider must provide written notice to the City
of such condition within fifteen (15) days from the onset of such condition.
[Early Termination clause here as an option.
6. Early Termination by City/Notice. Notwithstanding the time periods contained herein, the
City may terminate this Agreement at any time without cause by providing written notice of termination
to the Service Provider. Such notice shall be delivered at least fifteen (15) days prior to the termination
date contained in said notice unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties. All notices provided
under this Agreement shall be effective when mailed, postage prepaid and sent to the following
addresses:
City: Service Provider:
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In the event of early termination by the City, the Service Provider shall be paid for services
rendered to the date of termination, subject only to the satisfactory performance of the Service
Provider's obligations under this Agreement. Such payment shall be the Service Provider's sole right
and remedy for such termination.
7. Contract Sum. The City shall pay the Service provider for the performance of this
Contract, subject to additions and deletions provided herein, the sum of Dollars
($ )attached hereto as Exhibit "C", consisting of ( ) page(s), and
incorporated herein by this reference.
8. City Representative. The City will designate, prior to commencement of the work,
its representative who shall make, within the scope of his or her authority, all necessary and proper
decisions with reference to the services provided under this agreement. All requests concerning this
agreement shall be directed to the City Representative.
9. Independent Service provider. The services to be performed by Service Provider are
those of an independent service provider and not of an employee of the City of Fort Collins. The City
shall not be responsible for withholding any portion of Service Provider's compensation hereunder for
the payment of FICA, Workmen's Compensation or other taxes or benefits or for any other purpose.
10. Personal Services. It is understood that the City enters into the Agreement based on the
special abilities of the Service Provider and that this Agreement shall be considered as an agreement
for personal services. Accordingly, the Service Provider shall neither assign any responsibilities nor
delegate any duties arising under the Agreement without the prior written consent of the City.
11. Acceptance Not Waiver. The City's approval or acceptance of, or payment for any of
the services shall not be construed to operate as a waiver of any rights or benefits provided to the City
under this Agreement or cause of action arising out of performance of this Agreement.
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12. Warranty.
(a) Service Provider warrants that all work performed hereunder shall be performed
with the highest degree of competence and care in accordance with accepted standards for
work of a similar nature.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in the Agreement, all materials and equipment
incorporated into any work shall be new and, where not specified, of the most suitable grade of
their respective kinds for their intended use, and all workmanship shall be acceptable to City.
(c) Service Provider warrants all equipment, materials, labor and other work,
provided under this Agreement, except City-furnished materials, equipment and labor, against
defects and nonconformances in design, materials and workmanship/workwomanship for a
period beginning with the start of the work and ending twelve (12) months from and after final
acceptance under the Agreement, regardless whether the same were furnished or performed by
Service Provider or by any of its subcontractors of any tier. Upon receipt of written notice from
City of any such defect or nonconformances, the affected item or part thereof shall be
redesigned, repaired or replaced by Service Provider in a manner and at a time acceptable to
City.
13. Default. Each and every term and condition hereof shall be deemed to be a material
element of this Agreement. In the event either party should fail or refuse to perform according to the
terms of this agreement, such party may be declared in default thereof.
14. Remedies. In the event a party has been declared in default, such defaulting party shall
be allowed a period of ten (10) days within which to cure said default. In the event the default remains
uncorrected, the party declaring default may elect to (a) terminate the Agreement and seek damages;
(b) treat the Agreement as continuing and require specific performance; or (c) avail himself of any other
remedy at law or equity. If the non-defaulting party commences legal or equitable actions against the
defaulting party, the defaulting party shall be liable to the non-defaulting party for the non-defaulting
party's reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred because of the default.
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15. Binding Effect. This writing, together with the exhibits hereto, constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties and shall be binding upon said parties, their officers, employees, agents
and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the respective survivors, heirs, personal representatives,
successors and assigns of said parties.
16. Indemnity/Insurance. a. The Service Provider agrees to indemnify and save harmless
the City, its officers, agents and employees against and from any and all actions, suits, claims,
demands or liability of any character whatsoever brought or asserted for injuries to or death of any
person or persons, or damages to property arising out of, result from or occurring in connection with the
performance of any service hereunder.
b. The Service Provider shall take all necessary precautions in performing the work hereunder
to prevent injury to persons and property.
c. Without limiting any of the Service Provider's obligations hereunder, the Service Provider
shall provide and maintain insurance coverage naming the City as an additional insured under this
Agreement of the type and with the limits specified within Exhibit , consisting of
( ) pages[s], attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. The Service
Provider before commencing services hereunder, shall deliver to the City's Director of Purchasing and
Risk Management, P. O. Box 580 Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 one copy of a certificate evidencing the
insurance coverage required from an insurance company acceptable to the City.
17. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, along with all Exhibits and other documents
incorporated herein, shall constitute the entire Agreement of the parties. Covenants or representations
not contained in this Agreement shall not be binding on the parties.
18. Law/Severability. The laws of the State of Colorado shall govern the construction
interpretation, execution and enforcement of this Agreement. In the event any provision of this
Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding
shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision of this Agreement.
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19. Special Provisions. [Optional] Special provisions or conditions relating to the services to
be performed pursuant to this Agreement are set forth in Exhibit ___, consisting of _____ (____)
page[s], attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
a municipal corporation
By:_______________________________
James B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP
Director of Purchasing and Risk Management
Date:_____________________________
ATTEST:
_________________________________
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
________________________________
Assistant City Attorney
By:_______________________________
__________________________________
PRINT NAME
__________________________________
CORPORATE PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT
Date:_____________________________
ATTEST: (Corporate Seal)
_____________________________
CORPORATE SECRETARY
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EXHIBIT B
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
1. The Service Provider will provide, from insurance companies acceptable to the City,
the insurance coverage designated hereinafter and pay all costs. Before commencing work under
this bid, the Service Provider shall furnish the City with certificates of insurance showing the type,
amount, class of operations covered, effective dates and date of expiration of policies, and
containing substantially the following statement:
"The insurance evidenced by this Certificate will not be cancelled or materially
altered, except after ten (10) days written notice has been received by the City of Fort Collins."
In case of the breach of any provision of the Insurance Requirements, the City, at its option,
may take out and maintain, at the expense of the Service Provider, such insurance as the City may
deem proper and may deduct the cost of such insurance from any monies which may be due or
become due the Service Provider under this Agreement. The City, its officers, agents and
employees shall be named as additional insureds on the Service Provider's general liability and
automobile liability insurance policies for any claims arising out of work performed under this
Agreement.
2. Insurance coverages shall be as follows:
A. Workers' Compensation & Employer's Liability. The Service Provider shall maintain
during the life of this Agreement for all of the Service Provider's employees engaged in work
performed under this agreement:
1. Workers' Compensation insurance with statutory limits as required by
Colorado law.
2. Employer's Liability insurance with limits of $100,000 per accident, $500,000
disease aggregate, and $100,000 disease each employee.
B. Commercial General & Vehicle Liability. The Service Provider shall maintain during
the life of this Agreement such commercial general liability and automobile liability insurance as will
provide coverage for damage claims of personal injury, including accidental death, as well as for
claims for property damage, which may arise directly or indirectly from the performance of work
under this Agreement. Coverage for property damage shall be on a "broad form" basis. The
amount of insurance for each coverage, Commercial General and Vehicle, shall not be less than
$500,000 combined single limits for bodily injury and property damage.
In the event any work is performed by a subcontractor, the Service Provider shall be
responsible for any liability directly or indirectly arising out of the work performed under this
Agreement by a subcontractor, which liability is not covered by the subcontractor's insurance.
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FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Buy America Requirements Page 2
Cargo Preference Requirements Page 2
Seismic Safety Requirements Page 2
Energy Conservation Requirements Page 2
Clean Water Requirements Page 3
Lobbying Page 3
Access to Records and Reports Page 3-4
Federal Changes Page 4
Clean Air Page 4
Recycled Products Page 5
Davis-Bacon Act Page 5-10
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act Page 10-11
Copeland Anti-Kickback Act Page 11-12
No Government Obligation to Third Parties Page 12
Program Fraud and False or Fraudulent Statements Page 12
Termination Page 13-15
Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension
(Nonprocurement) Page 15-17
Privacy Act Page 17
Civil Rights Requirements Page 17-18
Breaches and Dispute Resolution Page 18
Patent and Rights in Data Page 19-21
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Page 21-23
Interests of Members of or Delegates to Congress Page 23
Prohibited Interest Page 23
Incorporation of Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) Terms Page 23-24
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1
Buy America Requirements 2 pages
Attachment 4
Certification Regarding Lobbying
Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans,
and Cooperative Agreements 1 page
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BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS
49 U.S.C. 5323(j)49 CFR Part 661
The Buy America regulation, at 49 CFR 661.13, requires notification of the Buy America
requirements in FTA-funded contracts. The contractor agrees to comply with 49 U.S.C. 5323(j) and
49 CFR Part 661, which provide that Federal funds may not be obligated unless steel, iron, and
manufactured products used in FTA-funded projects are produced in the United States, unless a
waiver has been granted by FTA or the product is subject to a general waiver. General waivers are
listed in 49 CFR 661.7, and include final assembly in the United States for 15 passenger vans and
15 passenger wagons produced by Chrysler Corporation, microcomputer equipment, software, and
small purchases (currently less than $100,000) made with capital, operating, or planning funds.
Separate requirements for rolling stock are set out at 5323(j)(2)(C) and 49 CFR 661.11. Rolling
stock not subject to a general waiver must be manufactured in the United States and have a 60
percent domestic content.
CARGO PREFERENCE REQUIREMENTS
46 U.S.C. 1241
46 CFR Part 381
Cargo Preference - Use of United States-Flag Vessels - The contractor agrees: a. to use privately
owned United States-Flag commercial vessels to ship at least 50 percent of the gross tonnage
(computed separately for dry bulk carriers, dry cargo liners, and tankers) involved, whenever
shipping any equipment, material, or commodities pursuant to the underlying contract to the extent
such vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates for United States-Flag commercial vessels;
b. to furnish within 20 working days following the date of loading for shipments originating within the
United States or within 30 working days following the date of leading for shipments originating
outside the United States, a legible copy of a rated, "on-board" commercial ocean bill-of-lading in
English for each shipment of cargo described in the preceding paragraph to the Division of National
Cargo, Office of Market Development, Maritime Administration, Washington, DC 20590 and to the
FTA recipient (through the contractor in the case of a subcontractor's bill-of-lading.) c. to include
these requirements in all subcontracts issued pursuant to this contract when the subcontract may
involve the transport of equipment, material, or commodities by ocean vessel.
SEISMIC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq. 49 CFR Part 41
Seismic Safety - The contractor agrees that any new building or addition to an existing building
will be designed and constructed in accordance with the standards for Seismic Safety required in
Department of Transportation Seismic Safety Regulations 49 CFR Part 41 and will certify to
compliance to the extent required by the regulation. The contractor also agrees to ensure that all
work performed under this contract including work performed by a subcontractor is in compliance
with the standards required by the Seismic Safety Regulations and the certification of compliance
issued on the project.
ENERGY CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS
42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq. 49 CFR Part 18
The contractor agrees to comply with mandatory standards and policies relating to energy efficiency
which are contained in the state energy conservation plan issued in compliance with the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act.
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CLEAN WATER REQUIREMENTS
33 U.S.C. 1251
Clean Water
(1) The Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable standards, orders or regulations
issued pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et
seq . The Contractor agrees to report each violation to the Purchaser and understands and
agrees that the Purchaser will, in turn, report each violation as required to assure
notification to FTA and the appropriate EPA Regional Office.
(2) The Contractor also agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract
exceeding $100,000 financed in whole or in part with Federal assistance provided by FTA.
LOBBYING
31 U.S.C. 135249 CFR Part 1949 CFR Part 20
Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment, 31 U.S.C. 1352, as amended by the Lobbying Disclosure
Act of 1995, P.L. 104-65 [to be codified at 2 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.]
- Contractors who apply or bid for an award of $100,000 or more shall file the certification required
by 49 CFR part 20, "New Restrictions on Lobbying." Each tier certifies to the tier above that it will
not and has not used Federal appropriated funds to pay any person or organization for influencing
or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, officer or
employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with obtaining any
Federal contract, grant or any other award covered by 31 U.S.C. 1352. Each tier shall also disclose
the name of any registrant under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 who has made lobbying
contacts on its behalf with non-Federal funds with respect to that Federal contract, grant or award
covered by 31 U.S.C. 1352. Such disclosures are forwarded from tier to tier up to the recipient.
APPENDIX A, 49 CFR PART 20--CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
Submit signed Attachment 4, Certification Regarding Lobbying, with Bid or Proposal.
Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements
ACCESS TO RECORDS AND REPORTS
49 U.S.C. 5325 18 CFR 18.36 49 CFR.633.17Access to Records - The following access to
records requirements apply to this Contract:
1. Where the Purchaser is not a State but a local government and is the FTA Recipient or a
subgrantee of the FTA Recipient in accordance with 49 C. F. R. 18.36(i), the Contractor agrees to
provide the Purchaser, the FTA Administrator, the Comptroller General of the Unites States or any
of their authorized representatives access to any books, documents, papers and records of the
Contractor which are directly pertinent to this contract for the purposes of making audits,
examinations, excerpts and transcriptions. Contractor also agrees, pursuant to 49 C. F. R. 633.17
to provide the FTA Administrator or his authorized representatives including any PMO Contractor
access to Contractor's records and construction sites pertaining to a major capital project, defined
at 49 U.S.C. 5302(a)1, which is receiving federal financial assistance through the programs
described at 49 U.S.C. 5307, 5309 or 5311.
2. Not applicable
3. Where the Purchaser enters into a negotiated contract for other than a small purchase or under
the simplified acquisition threshold and is an institution of higher education, a hospital or other
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non-profit organization and is the FTA Recipient or a subgrantee of the FTA Recipient in
accordance with 49 C.F.R. 19.48, Contractor agrees to provide the Purchaser, FTA Administrator,
the Comptroller General of the Unites States or any of their duly authorized representatives with
access to any books, documents, papers and record of the Contractor which are directly pertinent
to this contract for the purposes of making audits, examinations, excerpts and transcriptions.
4. Where any Purchaser which is the FTA Recipient or a subgrantee of the FTA Recipient in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5325(a) enters into a contract for a capital project or improvement
(defined at 49 U.S.C. 5302(a)1) through other than competitive bidding, the Contractor shall make
available records related to the contract to the Purchaser, the Secretary of Transportation and the
Comptroller General or any authorized officer or employee of any of them for the purposes of
conducting an audit and inspection.
5. The Contractor agrees to permit any of the foregoing parties to reproduce by any means
whatsoever or to copy excerpts and transcriptions as reasonably needed.
6. The Contractor agrees to maintain all books, records, accounts and reports required under this
contract for a period of not less than three years after the date of termination or expiration of this
contract, except in the event of litigation or settlement of claims arising from the performance of this
contract, in which case Contractor agrees to maintain same until the Purchaser, the FTA
Administrator, the Comptroller General, or any of their duly authorized representatives, have
disposed of all such litigation, appeals, claims or exceptions related thereto. Reference 49 CFR
18.39(i)(11).
FEDERAL CHANGES
49 CFR Part 18
Federal Changes - Contractor shall at all times comply with all applicable FTA regulations, policies,
procedures and directives, including without limitation those listed directly or by reference in the
Agreement (Form FTA MA (2) dated October, 1995) between Purchaser and FTA, as they may be
amended or promulgated from time to time during the term of this contract. Contractor's failure to
so comply shall constitute a material breach of this contract.
CLEAN AIR
42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq
40 CFR 15.61
49 CFR Part 18
Clean Air
(1) The Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable standards, orders or regulations issued
pursuant to the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. . The Contractor agrees
to report each violation to the Purchaser and understands and agrees that the Purchaser
will, in turn, report each violation as required to assure notification to FTA and the
appropriate EPA Regional Office.
(2) The Contractor also agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract exceeding
$100,000 financed in whole or in part with Federal assistance provided by FTA.
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RECYCLED PRODUCTS
42 U.S.C. 6962
40 CFR Part 247
Executive Order 12873
Recovered Materials - The contractor agrees to comply with all the requirements of Section 6002
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 6962), including
but not limited to the regulatory provisions of 40 CFR Part 247, and Executive Order 12873, as they
apply to the procurement of the items designated in Subpart B of 40 CFR Part 247.
DAVIS-BACON ACT
40 USC276a -276a-5 (1995)
29 CFR 5 (1995)
The language in this clause is mandated under the DOL regulations at 29 C.F.R.5.5.)
(1) Minimum wages - (i) All laborers and mechanics employed or working upon the site of the
work (or under the United States Housing Act of 1937 or under the Housing Act of 1949 in the
construction or development of the project), will be paid unconditionally and not less often than
once a week, and without subsequent deduction or rebate on any account (except such payroll
deductions as are permitted by regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor under the Copeland
Act (29 CFR part 3)), the full amount of wages and bona fide fringe benefits (or cash equivalents
thereof) due at time of payment computed at rates not less than those contained in the wage
determination of the Secretary of Labor which is attached hereto and made a part hereof,
regardless of any contractual relationship which may be alleged to exist between the contractor
and such laborers and mechanics.
Contributions made or costs reasonably anticipated for bona fide fringe benefits under section 1
(b)(2) of the Davis-Bacon Act on behalf of laborers or mechanics are considered wages paid to
such laborers or mechanics, subject to the provisions of paragraph (1)(iv) of this section; also,
regular contributions made or costs incurred for more than a weekly period (but not less often than
quarterly) under plans, funds, or programs which cover the particular weekly period, are deemed
to be constructively made or incurred during such weekly period. Such laborers and mechanics
shall be paid the appropriate wage rate and fringe benefits on the wage determination for the
classification of work actually performed, without regard to skill, except as provided in 29 CFR Part
5.5(a)(4). Laborers or mechanics performing work in more than one classification may be
compensated at the rate specified for each classification for the time actually worked therein:
Provided, That the employees payroll records accurately set forth the time spent in each
classification in which work is performed. The wage determination and the Davis-Bacon poster
(WH-1 321) shall be posted at all times by the contractor and its subcontractors at the site of the
work in a prominent and accessible place where it can be easily seen by the workers.
(ii) Whenever the minimum wage rate prescribed in the contract for a class of laborers or
mechanics includes a fringe benefit which is not expressed as an hourly rate, the contractor shall
either pay the benefit as stated in the wage determination or shall pay another bona fide fringe
benefit or an hourly cash equivalent thereof.
(iii) If the contractor does not make payments to a trustee or other third person, the contractor
may consider as part of the wages of any laborer or mechanic the amount of any costs reasonably
anticipated in providing bona fide fringe benefits under a plan or program, Provided, That the
Secretary of Labor has found, upon the written request of the contractor, that the applicable
standards of the Davis-Bacon Act have been met. The Secretary of Labor may require the
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contractor to set aside in a separate account assets for the meeting of obligations under the plan or
program.
(iv) (A) The contracting officer shall require that any class of laborers or mechanics which is not
listed in the wage determination and which is to be employed under the contract shall be
classified in conformance with the wage determination. The contracting officer shall
approve an additional classification and wage rate and fringe benefits therefor only when
the following criteria have been met:
(1) The work to be performed by the classification requested is not performed by a classification
in the wage determination; and
(2) The classification is utilized in the area by the construction industry; and
(3) The proposed wage rate, including any bona fide fringe benefits, bears a reasonable
relationship to the wage rates contained in the wage determination.
(B) If the contractor and the laborers and mechanics to be employed in the classification
(if known), or their representatives, and the contracting officer agree on the classification
and wage rate (including the amount designated for fringe benefits where appropriate), a
report of the action taken shall be sent by the contracting officer to the Administrator of the
Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, Washington, DC 2021 0.
The Administrator, or an authorized representative, will approve, modify, or disapprove
every additional classification action within 30 days of receipt and so advise the contracting
officer or will notify the contracting officer within the 30-day period that additional time is
necessary.
(C) In the event the contractor, the laborers or mechanics to be employed in the
classification or their representatives, and the contracting officer do not agree on the
proposed classification and wage rate (including the amount designated for fringe benefits,
where appropriate), the contracting officer shall refer the questions, including the views of all
interested parties and the recommendation of the contracting officer, to the Administrator for
determination. The Administrator, or an authorized representative, will issue a
determination with 30 days of receipt and so advise the contracting officer or will notify the
contracting officer within the 30-day period that additional time is necessary.
(D) The wage rate (including fringe benefits where appropriate) determined pursuant to
paragraphs (1)(iv) (B) or (C) of this section, shall be paid to all workers performing work in
the classification under this contract from the first day on which work is performed in the
classification.
(2) Withholding - The City of Fort Collins shall upon its own action or upon written request of
an authorized representative of the Department of Labor withhold or cause to be withheld
from the contractor under this contract or any other Federal contract with the same prime
contractor, or any other federally-assisted contract subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage
requirements, which is held by the same prime contractor, so much of the accrued
payments or advances as may be considered necessary to pay laborers and mechanics,
including apprentices, trainees, and helpers, employed by the contractor or any
subcontractor the full amount of wages required by the contract. In the event of failure to
pay any laborer or mechanic, including any apprentice, trainee, or helper, employed or
working on the site of the work (or under the United States Housing Act of 1937 or under the
Housing Act of 1949 in the construction or development of the project), all or part of the
wages required by the contract, the City of Fort Collins may, after written notice to the
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contractor, sponsor, applicant, or owner, take such action as may be necessary to cause
the suspension of any further payment, advance, or guarantee of funds until such violations
have ceased.
(3) Payrolls and basic records - (i) Payrolls and basic records relating thereto shall be
maintained by the contractor during the course of the work and preserved for a period of
three years thereafter for all laborers and mechanics working at the site of the work (or
under the United States Housing Act of 1937, or under the Housing Act of 1949, in the
construction or development of the project). Such records shall contain the name, address,
and social security number of each such worker, his or her correct classification, hourly
rates of wages paid (including rates of contributions or costs anticipated for bona fide fringe
benefits or cash equivalents thereof of the types described in section 1 (b)(2)(B) of the
Davis-Bacon Act), daily and weekly number of hours worked, deductions made and actual
wages paid. Whenever the Secretary of Labor has found under 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(iv) that
the wages of any laborer or mechanic include the amount of any costs reasonably
anticipated in providing benefits under a plan or program described in section 1 (b)(2)(B) of
the Davis-Bacon Act, the contractor shall maintain records which show that the commitment
to provide such benefits is enforceable, that the plan or program is financially responsible,
and that the plan or program has been communicated in writing to the laborers or
mechanics affected, and records which show the costs anticipated or the actual cost
incurred in providing such benefits. Contractors employing apprentices or trainees under
approved programs shall maintain written evidence of the registration of apprenticeship
programs and certification of trainee programs, the registration of the apprentices and
trainees, and the ratios and wage rates prescribed in the applicable programs.
(ii) (A) The contractor shall submit weekly for each week in which any contract work is
performed a copy of all payrolls to the City of Fort Collins for transmission to the Federal
Transit Administration. The payrolls submitted shall set out accurately and completely all of
the information required to be maintained under 29 CFR part 5. This information may be
submitted in any form desired. Optional Form WH-347 is available for this purpose and may
be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents (Federal Stock Number 029-005-
00014-1), U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. The prime contractor is
responsible for the submission of copies of payrolls by all subcontractors.
(B) Each payroll submitted shall be accompanied by a "Statement of Compliance," signed
by the contractor or subcontractor or his or her agent who pays or supervises the payment
of the persons employed under the contract and shall certify the following:
(1) That the payroll for the payroll period contains the information required to be maintained
under 29 CFR part 5 and that such information is correct and complete;
(2) That each laborer or mechanic (including each helper, apprentice, and trainee) employed on
the contract during the payroll period has been paid the full weekly wages earned, without
rebate, either directly or indirectly, and that no deductions have been made either directly or
indirectly from the full wages earned, other than permissible deductions as set forth in
Regulations, 29 CFR part 3;
(3) That each laborer or mechanic has been paid not less than the applicable wage rates and
fringe benefits or cash equivalents for the classification of work performed, as specified in
the applicable wage determination incorporated into the contract.
(C) The weekly submission of a properly executed certification set forth on the reverse
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side of Optional Form WH-347 shall satisfy the requirement for submission of the
"Statement of Compliance" required by paragraph (3)(ii)(B) of this section.
(D) The falsification of any of the above certifications may subject the contractor or
subcontractor to civil or criminal prosecution under section 1 001 of title 1 8 and
section 231 of title 31 of the United States Code.
(iii The contractor or subcontractor shall make the records required under
paragraph (3)(i) of this section available for inspection, copying, or transcription by
authorized representatives of the Federal Transit Administration or the Department
of Labor, and shall permit such representatives to interview employees during
working hours on the job. If the contractor or subcontractor fails to submit the
required records or to make them available, the Federal agency may, after written
notice to the contractor, sponsor, applicant, or owner, take such action as may be
necessary to cause the suspension of any further payment, advance, or guarantee
of funds. Furthermore, failure to submit the required records upon request or to
make such records available may be grounds for debarment action pursuant to 29
CFR 5.12.
(4) Apprentices and trainees
(i) Apprentices - Apprentices will be permitted to work at less than the predetermined rate for
the work they performed when they are employed pursuant to and individually registered in
a bona fide apprenticeship program registered with the U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, or with a
State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Bureau, or if a person is employed in his or
her first 90 days of probationary employment as an apprentice in such an apprenticeship
program, who is not individually registered in the program, but who has been certified by the
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training or a State Apprenticeship Agency (where
appropriate) to be eligible for probationary employment as an apprentice. The allowable
ratio of apprentices to journeymen on the job site in any craft classification shall not be
greater than the ratio permitted to the contractor as to the entire work force under the
registered program. Any worker listed on a payroll at an apprentice wage rate, who is not
registered or otherwise employed as stated above, shall be paid not less than the applicable
wage rate on the wage determination for the classification of work actually performed. In
addition, any apprentice performing work on the job site in excess of the ratio permitted
under the registered program shall be paid not less than the applicable wage rate on the
wage determination for the work actually performed. Where a contractor is performing
construction on a project in a locality other than that in which its program is registered, the
ratios and wage rates (expressed in percentages of the journeyman's hourly rate) specified
in the contractor's or subcontractor's registered program shall be observed. Every
apprentice must be paid at not less than the rate specified in the registered program for the
apprentice's level of progress, expressed as a percentage of the journeymen hourly rate
specified in the applicable wage determination. Apprentices shall be paid fringe benefits in
accordance with the provisions of the apprenticeship program. If the apprenticeship
program does not specify fringe benefits, apprentices must be paid the full amount of fringe
benefits listed on the wage determination for the applicable classification. If the
Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor determines
that a different practice prevails for the applicable apprentice classification, fringes shall be
paid in accordance with that determination. In the event the Bureau of Apprenticeship and
Training, or a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Bureau, withdraws approval
of an apprenticeship program, the contractor will no longer be permitted to utilize
apprentices at less than the applicable predetermined rate for the work performed until an
acceptable program is approved.
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(ii) Trainees - Except as provided in 29 CFR 5.16, trainees will not be permitted to work at less
than the predetermined rate for the work performed unless they are employed pursuant to
and individually registered in a program which has received prior approval, evidenced by
formal certification by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration. The ratio of trainees to journeymen on the job site shall not be greater than
permitted under the plan approved by the Employment and Training Administration. Every
trainee must be paid at not less than the rate specified in the approved program for the
trainee's level of progress, expressed as a percentage of the journeyman hourly rate
specified in the applicable wage determination. Trainees shall be paid fringe benefits in
accordance with the provisions of the trainee program. If the trainee program does not
mention fringe benefits, trainees shall be paid the full amount of fringe benefits listed on the
wage determination unless the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division determines that
there is an apprenticeship program associated with the corresponding journeyman wage
rate on the wage determination which provides for less than full fringe benefits for
apprentices. Any employee listed on the payroll at a trainee rate who is not registered and
participating in a training plan approved by the Employment and Training Administration
shall be paid not less than the applicable wage rate on the wage determination for the
classification of work actually performed. In addition, any trainee performing work on the job
site in excess of the ratio permitted under the registered program shall be paid not less than
the applicable wage rate on the wage determination for the work actually performed. In the
event the Employment and Training Administration withdraws approval of a training
program, the contractor will no longer be permitted to utilize trainees at less than the
applicable predetermined rate for the work performed until an acceptable program is
approved.
(iii) Equal employment opportunity - The utilization of apprentices, trainees and journeymen
under this part shall be in conformity with the equal employment opportunity requirements
of Executive Order 1 1 246, as amended, and 29 CFR part 30.
(5) Compliance with Copeland Act requirements - The contractor shall comply with the
requirements of 29 CFR part 3, which are incorporated by reference in this contract.
(6) Subcontracts - The contractor or subcontractor shall insert in any subcontracts the clauses
contained in 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1) through (10) and such other clauses as the Federal Transit
Administration may by appropriate instructions require, and also a clause requiring the
subcontractors to include these clauses in any lower tier subcontracts. The prime contractor shall
be responsible for the compliance by any subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor with all the
contract clauses in 29 CFR 5.5.
(7) Contract termination: debarment - A breach of the contract clauses in 29 CFR 5.5 may be
grounds for termination of the contract, and for debarment as a contractor and a subcontractor as
provided in 29 CFR 5.12.
(8) Compliance with Davis-Bacon and Related Act requirements - All rulings and interpretations of
the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts contained in 29 CFR parts 1, 3, and 5 are herein incorporated by
reference in this contract.
(9) Disputes concerning labor standards - Disputes arising out of the labor standards provisions of
this contract shall not be subject to the general disputes clause of this contract. Such disputes shall
be resolved in accordance with the procedures of the Department of Labor set forth in 29 CFR parts
5, 6, and 7. Disputes within the meaning of this clause include disputes between the contractor (or
any of its subcontractors) and the contracting agency, the U.S. Department of Labor, or the
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employees or their representatives.
(10) Certification of eligibility
(i) By entering into this contract, the contractor certifies that neither it (nor he or she) nor any person or
firm who has an interest in the contractor's firm is a person or firm ineligible to be awarded
Government contracts by virtue of section 3(a) of the Davis-Bacon Act or 29 CFR 5.12(a)(1).
(ii) No part of this contract shall be subcontracted to any person or firm ineligible for award of a
Government contract by virtue of section 3(a) of the Davis-Bacon Act or 29 CFR 5.12(a)(1).
(iii) The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in the U.S. Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C. 1001.
CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS ACT 40 U.S.C. 827 -333 (1995)
29 C.F.R. 5 (1995)
29 C.F.R. 1926 (1995)
Pursuant to Section 102 (Overtime):
(1) Overtime requirements - No contractor or subcontractor contracting for any part of the contract
work which may require or involve the employment of laborers or mechanics shall require or permit
any such laborer or mechanic in any workweek in which he or she is employed on such work to
work in excess of forty hours in such workweek unless such laborer or mechanic receives
compensation at a rate not less than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for all hours
worked in excess of forty hours in such workweek.
(2) Violation; liability for unpaid wages; liquidated damages - In the event of any violation of the
clause set forth in paragraph (1) of this section the contractor and any subcontractor responsible
therefor shall be liable for the unpaid wages. In addition, such contractor and subcontractor shall
be liable to the United States for liquidated damages. Such liquidated damages shall be computed
with respect to each individual laborer or mechanic, including watchmen and guards, employed in
violation of the clause set forth in paragraph (1) of this section, in the sum of $ 10 for each calendar
day on which such individual was required or permitted to work in excess of the standard workweek
of forty hours without payment of the overtime wages required by the clause set forth in paragraph
(1) of this section.
(3) Withholding for unpaid wages and liquidated damages - The City of Fort Collins shall upon its
own action or upon written request of an authorized representative of the Department of Labor
withhold or cause to be withheld, from any moneys payable on account of work performed by the
contractor or subcontractor under any such contract or any other Federal contract with the same
prime contractor, or any other federally-assisted contract subject to the Contract Work Hours and
Safety Standards Act, which is held by the same prime contractor, such sums as may be
determined to be necessary to satisfy any liabilities of such contractor or subcontractor for unpaid
wages and liquidated damages as provided in the clause set forth in paragraph (2) of this section.
(4) Subcontracts - The contractor or subcontractor shall insert in any subcontracts the clauses set
forth in this section and also a clause requiring the subcontractors to include these clauses in any
lower tier subcontracts. The prime contractor shall be responsible for compliance by any
subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor with the clauses set forth in this section.
(5) Payrolls and basic records - (i) Payrolls and basic records relating thereto shall be maintained by
the contractor during the course of the work and preserved for a period of three years thereafter for
all laborers and mechanics working at the site of the work (or under the United States Housing Act
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of 1937, or under the Housing Act of 1949, in the construction or development of the project). Such
records shall contain the name, address, and social security number of each such worker, his or her
correct classification, hourly rates of wages paid (including rates of contributions or costs
anticipated for bona fide fringe benefits or cash equivalents thereof of the types described in section
1 (b)(2)(B) of the Davis-Bacon Act), daily and weekly number of hours worked, deductions made
and actual wages paid. Whenever the Secretary of Labor has found under 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(iv) that
the wages of any laborer or mechanic include the amount of any costs reasonably anticipated in
providing benefits under a plan or program described in section 1 (b)(2)(B) of the Davis-Bacon Act,
the contractor shall maintain records which show that the commitment to provide such benefits is
enforceable, that the plan or program is financially responsible, and that the plan or program has
been communicated in writing to the laborers or mechanics affected, and records which show the
costs anticipated or the actual cost incurred in providing such benefits. Contractors employing
apprentices or trainees under approved programs shall maintain written evidence of the registration
of apprenticeship programs and certification of trainee programs, the registration of the apprentices
and trainees, and the ratios and wage rates prescribed in the applicable programs.
Section 107 (OSHA):
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
(i) The Contractor agrees to comply with section 107 of the Contract t Work Hours and Safety
Standards Act, 40 U.S.C. section 333, and applicable DOL regulations, " Safety and Health
Regulations for Construction " 29 C.F.R. Part 1926. Among other things, the Contractor agrees that
it will not require any laborer or mechanic to work in unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous
surroundings or working conditions.
(ii) Subcontracts - The Contractor also agrees to include the requirements of this section in each
subcontract. The term "subcontract" under this section is considered to refer to a person who
agrees to perform any part of the labor or material requirements of a contract for construction,
alteration or repair. A person who undertakes to perform a portion of a contract involving the
furnishing of supplies or materials will be considered a "subcontractor" under this section if the work
in question involves the performance of construction work and is to be performed: (1) directly on or
near the construction site, or (2) by the employer for the specific project on a customized basis.
Thus, a supplier of materials which will become an integral part of the construction is a
"subcontractor' if the supplier fabricates or assembles the goods or materials in question specifically
for the construction project and the work involved may be said to be construction activity. If the
goods or materials in question are ordinarily sold to other customers from regular inventory, the
supplier is not a "subcontractor." The requirements of this section do not apply to contracts or
subcontracts for the purchase of supplies or materials or articles normally available on the open
market.
COPELAND ANTI-KICKBACK ACT
40 U.S.C. 276c (1995)
29 C.F.R. 3 (1995)
29 C.F.R. 5 (1995)
3.1 of the Copeland Act makes it clear that the purpose of the Act is to assist in "the enforcement of the
minimum wage provisions of the Davis- Bacon Act." In keeping with this intent DOL has included a
section on the Copeland Act in the mandatory language of the Davis-Bacon provisions. The
language can be found at 5.5(a)(5) of the Davis-Bacon model clauses and reads as follows:
NO GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION TO THIRD PARTIES No Obligation by the Federal Government.
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(1) The Purchaser and Contractor acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding any concurrence by
the Federal Government in or approval of the solicitation or award of the underlying contract, absent
the express written consent by the Federal Government, the Federal Government is not a party to
this contract and shall not be subject to any obligations or liabilities to the Purchaser, Contractor, or
any other party (whether or not a party to that contract) pertaining to any matter resulting from the
underlying contract.
(2) The Contractor agrees to include the above clause in each subcontract financed in whole or in part
with Federal assistance provided by FTA. It is further agreed that the clause shall not be modified,
except to identify the subcontractor who will be subject to its provisions.
PROGRAM FRAUD AND FALSE OR FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS
AND RELATED ACTS
31 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.
49 CFR Part 31 18 U.S.C. 1001
49 U.S.C. 5307
Program Fraud and False or Fraudulent Statements or Related Acts.
(1) The Contractor acknowledges that the provisions of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986,
as amended, 31 U.S.C. 3801 et seq. and U.S. DOT regulations, "Program Fraud Civil Remedies,"
49 C.F.R. Part 31, apply to its actions pertaining to this Project. Upon execution of the underlying
contract, the Contractor certifies or affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of any statement it has
made, it makes, it may make, or causes to be made, pertaining to the underlying contract or the
FTA assisted project for which this contract work is being performed. In addition to other penalties
that may be applicable, the Contractor further acknowledges that if it makes, or causes to be made,
a false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim, statement, submission, or certification, the Federal
Government reserves the right to impose the penalties of the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of
1986 on the Contractor to the extent the Federal Government deems appropriate.
(2) The Contractor also acknowledges that if it makes, or causes to be made, a false, fictitious, or
fraudulent claim, statement, submission, or certification to the Federal Government under a contract
connected with a project that is financed in whole or in part with Federal assistance originally
awarded by FTA under the authority of 49 U.S.C. 5307, the Government reserves the right to
impose the penalties of 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 49 U.S.C. 5307(n)(1) on the Contractor, to the extent
the Federal Government deems appropriate.
(3) The Contractor agrees to include the above two clauses in each subcontract financed in whole or in
part with Federal assistance provided by FTA. It is further agreed that the clauses shall not be
modified, except to identify the subcontractor who will be subject to the provisions.
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TERMINATION
49 U.S.C. Part 18
FTA Circular 4220.1 D
a. Termination for Convenience (General Provision) The City of Fort Collins may terminate this
contract, in whole or in part, at any time by written notice to the Contractor when it is in the
Government's best interest. The Contractor shall be paid its costs, including contract close-out
costs, and profit on work performed up to the time of termination. The Contractor shall promptly
submit its termination claim to the City of Fort Collins to be paid the Contractor. If the Contractor
has any property in its possession belonging to the City of Fort Collins, the Contractor will account
for the same, and dispose of it in the manner the City of Fort Collins directs.
b. Termination for Default [Breach or Cause] (General Provision) If the Contractor does not deliver
supplies in accordance with the contract delivery schedule, or, if the contract is for services, the
Contractor fails to perform in the manner called for in the contract, or if the Contractor fails to
comply with any other provisions of the contract, the City of Fort Collins may terminate this contract
for default. Termination shall be effected by serving a notice of termination on the contractor setting
forth the manner in which the Contractor is in default. The contractor will only be paid the contract
price for supplies delivered and accepted, or services performed in accordance with the manner of
performance set forth in the contract.
If it is later determined by the City of Fort Collins that the Contractor had an excusable reason for not
performing, such as a strike, fire, or flood, events which are not the fault of or are beyond the control of
the Contractor, the City of Fort Collins, after setting up a new delivery of performance schedule, may
allow the Contractor to continue work, or treat the termination as a termination for convenience.
c. Opportunity to Cure (General Provision) The City of Fort Collins in its sole discretion may, in the
case of a termination for breach or default, allow the Contractor [an appropriately short period of
time] in which to cure the defect. In such case, the notice of termination will state the time period in
which cure is permitted and other appropriate conditions.
If Contractor fails to remedy to the City of Fort Collins' satisfaction the breach or default or any of
the terms, covenants, or conditions of this Contract within [ten (1 0) days] after receipt by Contractor or
written notice from the City of Fort Collins setting forth the nature of said breach or default, the City of
Fort Collins shall have the right to terminate the Contract without any further obligation to Contractor.
Any such termination for default shall not in any way operate to preclude the City of Fort Collins from
also pursuing all available remedies against Contractor and its sureties for said breach or default.
d. Waiver of Remedies for any Breach In the event that the City of Fort Collins elects to waive its
remedies for any breach by Contractor of any covenant, term or condition of this Contract, such
waiver by the City of Fort Collins shall not limit the City of Fort Collins's remedies for any
succeeding breach of that or of any other term, covenant, or condition of this Contract.
e. Termination for Default (Supplies and Service) If the Contractor fails to deliver supplies or to
perform the services within the time specified in this contract or any extension or if the Contractor
fails to comply with any other provisions of this contract, the City of Fort Collins may terminate this
contract for default. The City of Fort Collins shall terminate by delivering to the Contractor a Notice
of Termination specifying the nature of the default. The Contractor will only be paid the contract
price for supplies delivered and accepted, or services performed in accordance with the manner or
performance set forth in this contract.
If, after termination for failure to fulfill contract obligations, it is determined that the Contractor was not in
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default, the rights and obligations of the parties shall be the same as if the termination had been issued
for the convenience of the Recipient.
f. Termination for Default (Transportation Services) If the Contractor fails to pick up the
commodities or to perform the services, including delivery services, within the time specified in this
contract or any extension or if the Contractor fails to comply with any other provisions of this
contract, the City of Fort Collins may terminate this contract for default. The City of Fort Collins
shall terminate by delivering to the Contractor a Notice of Termination specifying the nature of
default. The Contractor will only be paid the contract price for services performed in accordance
with the manner of performance set forth in this contract.
If this contract is terminated while the Contractor has possession of Recipient goods, the Contractor
shall, upon direction of the City of Fort Collins, protect and preserve the goods until surrendered to the
Recipient or its agent. The Contractor and the City of Fort Collins shall agree on payment for the
Preservation and protection of goods. Failure to agree on an amount will be resolved under the
Dispute clause.
If, after termination for failure to fulfill contract obligations, it is determined that the Contractor was not in
default, the rights and obligations of the parties shall be the same as if the termination had been issued
for the convenience of the City of Fort Collins.
g. Termination for Default (Construction) If the Contractor refuses or fails to prosecute the work or
any separable part, with the diligence that will insure its completion within the time specified in this
contract or any extension or fails to complete the work within this time, or if the Contractor fails to
comply with any other provisions of this contract, the City of Fort Collins may terminate this contract
for default. The City of Fort Collins shall terminate by delivering to the Contractor a Notice of
Termination specifying the nature of the default. In this event, the Recipient may take over the work
and compete it by contract or otherwise, and may take possession of and use any materials,
appliances, and plant on the work site necessary for completing the work. The Contractor and its
sureties shall be liable for any damage to the Recipient resulting from the Contractor's refusal or
failure to complete the work within specified time, whether or not the Contractor's right to proceed
with the work is terminated. This liability includes any increased costs incurred by the Recipient in
completing the work.
The Contractor's right to proceed shall not be terminated nor the Contractor changed with damages under
this clause if-
1. the delay in completing the work arises from unforeseeable causes beyond the control and
without the fault or negligence of the Contractor. Examples of such causes include: acts of God,
acts of the Recipient, acts of another Contractor in the performance of a contract with the Recipient,
epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes; and
2. the contractor, within [1 0] days from the beginning of any delay, notifies the City of Fort Collins in
writing of the causes of delay. If in the judgment of the City of Fort Collins, the delay is excusable,
the time for completing the work shall be extended. The judgment of the City of Fort Collins shall
be final and conclusive on the parties, but subject to appeal under the Disputes clauses.
If, after termination of the Contractor's right to proceed, it is determined that the Contractor was not in
default, or that the delay was excusable, the rights and obligations of the parties will be the same as if
the termination had been issued for the convenience of the Recipient.
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h. Termination for Convenience or Default (Architect and Engineering) The City of Fort Collins
may terminate this contract in whole or in part, for the Recipient's convenience or because of the
failure of the Contractor to fulfill the contract obligations. The City of Fort Collins shall terminate by
delivering to the Contractor a Notice of Termination specifying the nature, extent, and effective date
of the termination. Upon receipt of the notice, the Contractor shall
(1) immediately discontinue all services affected (unless -the notice directs otherwise),
and
(2) deliver to the Contracting Officer all data, drawings, specifications, reports,
estimates, summaries, and other information and materials accumulated in
performing this contract, whether completed or in process.
If the termination is for the convenience of the Recipient, the Contracting Officer shall make an
Equitable adjustment in the contract price but shall allow no anticipated profit on unperformed services.
If the termination is for failure of the Contractor to fulfill the contract obligations, the Recipient may
complete the work by contact or otherwise and the Contractor shall be liable for any additional cost
incurred by the Recipient.
If, after termination for failure to fulfill contract obligations, it is determined that the Contractor was not in
default, the rights and obligations of the parties shall be the same as if the termination had been issued
for the convenience of the Recipient.
i. Termination for Convenience of Default (Cost-Type Contracts) The City of Fort Collins may
terminate this contract, or any portion of it, by serving a notice or termination on the Contractor.
The notice shall state whether the termination is for convenience of the City of Fort Collins or for the
default of the Contractor. If the termination is for default, the notice shall state the manner in which
the contractor has failed to perform the requirements of the contract. The Contractor shall account
for any property in its possession paid for from funds received from the City of Fort Collins, or
property supplied to the Contractor by the City of Fort Collins. If the termination is for default, the
City of Fort Collins may fix the fee, if the contract provides for a fee, to be paid the contractor in
proportion to the value, if any, of work performed up to the time of termination. The Contractor shall
promptly submit its termination claim to the City of Fort Collins and the parties shall negotiate the
termination settlement to be paid the Contractor.
If the termination is for the convenience of the City of Fort Collins, the Contractor shall be paid its
Contract close-out costs, and a fee, if the contract provided for payment of a fee, in proportion to the
Work performed up to the time of termination.
If, after serving a notice of termination for default, the City of Fort Collins determines that the Contractor
has an excusable reason for not performing, such as strike, fire, flood, events which are not the fault of
and are beyond the control of the contractor, the City of Fort Collins, after setting up a new work
schedule, may allow the Contractor to continue work, or treat the termination as a termination for
convenience.
GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT) 49 CFR Part 29
Executive Order 12549
Instructions for Certification
1. By signing and submitting this bid or proposal, the prospective lower tier participant is
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providing the signed certification set out below .
2. The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed
when this transaction was entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier
participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to
the Federal Government, the City of Fort Collins may pursue available remedies, including
suspension and/or debarment.
3. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the City of Fort
Collins if at any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its certification was erroneous
when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
4. The terms "covered transaction," "debarred," "suspended," "ineligible," "lower tier covered
transaction," :"participant," "persons," "lower tier covered transaction," "principal," "proposal," and
"voluntarily excluded," as used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and
Coverage sections of rules implementing Executive Order 12549 [49 CFR Part 29]. You may
contact the City of Fort Collins for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations.
5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this proposal that, should the proposed
covered transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered
transaction with a person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded
from participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized in writing by the City of Fort Collins.
6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting this proposal that it will include
the clause titled "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary
Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transaction", without modification, in all lower tier covered
transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.
7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospective participant in a
lower tier covered transaction that it is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded
from the covered transaction, unless it knows that the certification is erroneous, A participant may
decide the method and frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. Each
participant may, but is not required to, check the Nonprocurement List issued by U.S. General
Service Administration.
8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of system of records
in order to render in good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge and
information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent
person in the ordinary course of business dealings.
9. Except for transactions authorized under Paragraph 5 of these instructions, if a participant in a
covered transaction knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is
suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction, in
addition to all remedies available to the Federal Government, the City of Fort Collins may pursue
available remedies including suspension and/or debarment.
"Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion -
Lower Tier Covered Transaction"
(1) The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this bid or proposal, that neither it
nor its "principals" [as defined at 49 C.F.R. 29.105(p)] is presently debarred, suspended, proposed
for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by
any Federal department or agency.
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(2) When the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to the statements in this certification,
such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.
PRIVACY ACT
5 U.S.C. 552
When a grantee maintains files on drug and alcohol enforcement activities for FTA, and those files are
organized so that information could be retrieved by personal identifier, the Privacy Act requirements
apply to all contracts. The Federal Privacy Act requirements flow down to each third party contractor
and their contracts at every tier.
(1) The Contractor agrees to comply with, and assures the compliance of its employees with, the
information restrictions and other applicable requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C.
552a. Among other things, the Contractor agrees to obtain the express consent of the Federal
Government before the Contractor or its employees operate a system of records on behalf of the
Federal Government. The Contractor understands that the requirements of the Privacy Act,
including the civil and criminal penalties for violation of that Act, apply to those individuals involved,
and that failure to comply with the terms of the Privacy Act may result in termination of the
underlying contract.
(2) The Contractor also agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract to administer any
system of records on behalf of the Federal Government financed in whole or in part with Federal
assistance provided by FTA.
CIVIL RIGHTS REQUIREMENTS
29 U.S.C. 623, 42 U.S.C. 2000
42 U.S.C. 6102, 42 U.S.C. 12112
42 U.S.C. 12132, 49 U.S.C. 5332
29 CFR Part 1630, 41 CFR Parts 60 et seq.
Civil Rights - The following requirements apply to the underlying contract:
(1) Nondiscrimination - In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
2000d, section 303 of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6102, section
202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12132, and Federal transit law at 49
U.S.C. 5332, the Contractor agrees that it will not discriminate against any employee or applicant
for employment because of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, or disability. In addition, the
Contractor agrees to comply with applicable Federal implementing regulations and other
implementing requirements FTA may issue.
(2) Equal Employment Opportunity - The following equal employment opportunity requirements apply to
the underlying contract:
(a) Race, Color, Creed,. National Origin, Sex - In accordance with Title VI I of the Civil Rights Act,
as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, and Federal transit laws at 49 U.S.C. 5332, the Contractor agrees to
comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity requirements of U.S. Department of Labor
(U.S. DOL) regulations, "Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal Employment
Opportunity, Department of Labor," 41 C.F.R. Parts 60 et = ., (which implement Executive Order
No. 11246, "Equal Employment Opportunity," as amended by Executive Order No. 11375,
"Amending Executive Order 1 1 246 Relating to Equal Employment Opportunity," 42 U.S.C. 2000e
note), and with any applicable Federal statutes, executive orders, regulations, and Federal policies
that may in the future affect construction activities undertaken in the course of the Project. The
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Contractor agrees to take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that
employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, creed, national origin,
sex, or age. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading,
demotion or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination; rates of pay or
other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. In addition, the
Contractor agrees to comply with any implementing requirements FTA may issue.
(b) Age - In accordance with section 4 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as
amended, 29 U.S.C. 623 and Federal transit law at 49 U.S.C. 5332, the Contractor agrees to refrain
from discrimination against present and prospective employees for reason of age. In addition, the
Contractor agrees to comply with any implementing requirements FTA may issue.
(c) Disabilities - In accordance with section 102 of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended,
42 U.S.C. 12112, the Contractor agrees that it will comply with the requirements of U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, "Regulations to Implement the Equal Employment
Provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act," 29 C.F.R. Part 1630, pertaining to employment of
persons with disabilities. In addition, the Contractor agrees to comply with any implementing
requirements FTA may issue.
(3) The Contractor also agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract financed in whole
or in part with Federal assistance provided by FTA, modified only if necessary to identify the affected
parties.
BREACHES AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION. 49 CFR Part 18
FTA Circular 4220.1 D
Pick applicable clause:
Disputes - Disputes arising in the performance of this Contract which are not resolved by
agreement of the parties shall be decided in writing by the authorized representative of the City of
Fort Collins's [title of employee]. This decision shall be final and conclusive unless within [ten (10)]
days from the date of receipt of its copy, the Contractor mails or otherwise furnishes a written
appeal to the [title of employee]. In connection with any such appeal, the Contractor shall be
afforded an opportunity to be heard and to offer evidence in support of its position. The decision of
the [title of employee] shall be binding upon the Contractor and the Contractor shall abide be the
decision.
Performance During Dispute - Unless otherwise directed by the City of Fort Collins, Contractor
shall continue performance under this Contract while matters in dispute are being resolved.
Claims for Damages - Should either party to the Contract suffer injury or damage to person or
property because of any act or omission of the party or of any of his employees, agents or others for
whose acts he is legally liable, a claim for damages therefor shall be made in writing to such other
party within a reasonable time after the first observance of such injury of damage.
Remedies - Unless this contract provides otherwise, all claims, counterclaims, disputes and other
matters in question between the City of Fort Collins and the Contractor arising out of or relating to
this agreement or its breach will be decided by arbitration if the parties mutually agree, or in a court
of competent jurisdiction within the State in which the City of Fort Collins is located. and remedies
available thereunder shall be in addition to and not a limitation of any duties, obligations, rights and
remedies otherwise imposed or available by law. No action or failure to act by the City of Fort
Collins, (Architect) or Contractor shall constitute a waiver of any right or duty afforded any of them
under the Contract, nor shall any such action or failure to act constitute an approval of or
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acquiescence in any breach thereunder, except as may be specifically agreed in writing.
PATENT AND RIGHTS IN DATA
37 CFR Part 401
49 CFR Parts 18 and 19
The FTA patent clause is substantially similar to the text of 49 C.F.R. Part 19, Appendix A, Section 5, but
the rights in data clause reflects FTA objectives. For patent rights, FT/k is governed by Federal law
and regulation. For data rights, the text on copyrights is insufficient to meet FTA's purposes for
awarding research grants. This model clause, with larger rights ,as a standard, is proposed with the
understanding that this standard could be modified to FTA's needs.
CONTRACTS INVOLVING EXPERIMENTAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, OR RESEARCH WORK.
A. Rights in Data - This following requirements apply to each contract involving experimental,
developmental or research work:
(1) The term "subject data" used in this clause means recorded information, whether or not
copyrighted, that is delivered or specified to be delivered under the contract. The term includes
graphic or pictorial delineation in media such as drawings or photographs; text in specifications or
related performance or design-type documents; machine forms such as punched cards, magnetic
tape, or computer memory printouts; and information retained in computer memory. Examples
include, but are not limited to: computer software, engineering drawings and associated lists,
specifications, standards, process sheets, manuals, technical reports, catalog item identifications,
and related information. The term "subject data" does not include financial reports, cost analyses,
and similar information incidental to contract administration.
(2) The following restrictions apply to all subject data first produced in the performance of the
contract to which this Attachment has been added:
(a) Except for its own internal use, the Purchaser or Contractor may not publish or reproduce
subject data in whole or in part, or in any manner or form, nor may the Purchaser or Contractor
authorize others to do so, without the written consent of the Federal Government, until such time
as the Federal Government may have either released or approved the release of such data to the
public; this restriction on publication, however, does not apply to any contract with an academic
institution. (b) In accordance with 49 C.F.R. 18.34 and 49 C.F.R. 19.36, the Federal Government
reserves a royalty-free, non-exclusive and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish, or otherwise
use, and to authorize others to use, for "Federal Government purposes," any subject data or
copyright described in subsections (2)(b)l and (2)(b)2 of this clause below. As used in the
previous sentence, "for Federal Government purposes," means use only for the direct purposes of
the Federal Government. Without the copyright owner's consent, the Federal Government may
not extend its Federal license to any other party.
1. Any subject data developed under that contract, whether or not a copyright has been
obtained; and
2. Any rights of copyright purchased by the Purchaser or Contractor using Federal
assistance in whole or in part provided by FTA.
(c) When FTA awards Federal assistance for experimental, developmental, or research work, it
is FTA's general intention to increase transportation knowledge available to the public, rather than
to restrict the benefits resulting from the work to participants in that work. Therefore, unless FTA
determines otherwise, the Purchaser and the Contractor performing experimental, developmental,
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or research work required by the underlying contract to which this Attachment is added agrees to
permit FTA to make available to the public, either FTA's license in the copyright to any subject
data developed in the course of that contract, or a copy of the subject data first produced under
the contract for which a copyright has not been obtained. If the experimental, developmental, or
research work, which is the subject of the underlying contract, is not completed for any reason
whatsoever, all data developed under that contract shall become subject data as defined in
subsection (a) of this clause and shall be delivered as the Federal Government may direct. This
subsection (c) , however, does not apply to adaptations of automatic data processing equipment
or programs for the Purchaser or Contractor's use whose costs are financed in whole or in part
with Federal assistance provided by FTA for transportation capital projects.
(d) Unless prohibited by state law, upon request by the Federal Government, the Purchaser and
the Contractor agree to indemnify, save, and hold harmless the Federal Government, its officers,
agents, and employees acting within the scope of their official duties against any liability, including
costs and expenses, resulting from any willful or intentional violation by the Purchaser or
Contractor of proprietary rights, copyrights, or right of privacy, arising out of the publication,
translation, reproduction, delivery, use, or disposition of any data furnished under that contract.
Neither the Purchaser nor the Contractor shall be required to indemnify the Federal Government
for any such liability arising out of the wrongful act of any employee, official, or agents of the
Federal Government.
(e) Nothing contained in this clause on rights in data shall imply a license to the Federal
Government under any patent or be construed as affecting the scope of any license or other right
otherwise granted to the Federal Government under any patent.
(f) Data developed by the Purchaser or Contractor and financed entirely without using Federal
assistance provided by the Federal Government that has been incorporated into work required by
the underlying contract to which this Attachment has been added is exempt from the requirements
of subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this clause , provided that the Purchaser or Contractor identifies
that data in writing at the time of delivery of the contract work.
(g) Unless FTA determines otherwise, the Contractor agrees to include these requirements in
each subcontract for experimental, developmental, or research work financed in whole or in part
with Federal assistance provided by FTA.
(3) Unless the Federal Government later makes a contrary determination in writing, irrespective
of the Contractor's status (i.e. , a large business, small business, state government or state
instrumentality, local government, nonprofit organization, institution of higher education, individual,
etc.), the Purchaser and the Contractor agree to take the necessary actions to provide, through
FTA, those rights in that invention due the Federal Government as described in U.S. Department of
Commerce regulations, "Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business
Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements," 37 C.F.R. Part 401.
(4) The Contractor also agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract for
experimental, developmental, or research work financed in whole or in part with Federal assistance
provided by FTA.
B. Patent Rights - This following requirements apply to each contract involving experimental,
developmental, or research work:
(1) General - If any invention, improvement, or discovery is conceived or first actually reduced
to practice in the course of or under the contract to which this Attachment has been added,
and that invention, improvement, or discovery is patentable under the laws of the United
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States of America or any foreign country, the Purchaser and Contractor agree to take
actions necessary to provide immediate notice and a detailed report to the party at a higher
tier until FTA is ultimately notified.
(2) Unless the Federal Government later makes a contrary determination in writing, irrespective
of the Contractor's status (a large business, small business, state government or state
instrumentality, local government, nonprofit organization, institution of higher education,
individual), the Purchaser and the Contractor agree to take the necessary actions to
provide, through FTA, those rights in that invention due the Federal Government as
described in U.S. Department of Commerce regulations, "Rights to Inventions Made by
Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts
and Cooperative Agreements," 37 C.F.R. Part 401.
(3) The Contractor also agrees to include the requirements of this clause in each subcontract
for experimental, developmental, or research work financed in whole or in part with Federal
assistance provided by FTA.
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) 49 CFR Part 23
DBE Policy- It is the policy of the Department of Transportation, hereinafter referred to as DOT that
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, as defined in 49 CFR Part 23, shall have the maximum
opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole or in part with Federal
funds under this Agreement. Consequently, the DBE requirements of 49 CFR Part 23 apply to this
agreement.
DBE Obligation - The grantees and its vendors agree to ensure that DBEs as defined in 409 CFR
Part 23, have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts and
subcontracts financed in whole or in part with Federal funds provided under this Agreement. In this
regard, all grantees and vendors shall take all necessary and reasonable steps in accordance with
49 CFR Part 23 to ensure that the DBE have the maximum opportunity and shall not discriminate
on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the award and performance of DOT-assisted
contracts.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Provision
1. The Federal Fiscal Year goal has been set by the City of Fort Collins in an attempt to match
projected procurements with available qualified disadvantaged businesses. the City of Fort Collins
goals for budgeted service contracts, bus parts, and other material and supplies for Disadvantaged
Business Enterprises have been established by the City of Fort Collins as set forth by the
Department of Transportation Regulations 49 C.F.R. Part 23, March 31, 1980, and amended by
Section 106(c) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1987, and is considered pertinent to
any contract resulting from this request for proposal.
If a specific DBE goal is assigned to this contract, it will be clearly stated in the Special
Specifications, and if the contractor is found to have failed to exert sufficient, reasonable, and good
faith efforts to involve DBEs in the work provided, the City of Fort Collins may declare the
Contractor noncompliant and in breach of contract. If a goal is not stated in the Special
Specifications, it will be understood that no specific goal is assigned to this contract.
(a) Policy - It is the policy of the Department of Transportation and the City of Fort Collins that
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, as defined in 49 CFR Part 23, and as amended in
Section 106(c) of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of
1987, shall have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of Contract
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financed in whole or in part with federal funds under this Agreement. Consequently, the
DBE requirements of 49 CFR Part 23 and Section 106(c) of the STURAA of 1987, apply to
this Contract.
The Contractor agrees to ensure that DBEs as defined in 49 CFR Part 23 and Section 106(c) of the
STURAA of 1987, have the maximum opportunity to participate in the whole or in part with federal
funds provided under this Agreement. In this regard, the Contractor shall take all necessary and
reasonable steps in accordance with the regulations to ensure that DBEs have the maximum
opportunity to compete for and perform subcontracts. The Contractor shall not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age or physical handicap in the award and
performance of subcontracts.
It is further the policy of the City of Fort Collins to promote the development and increase the
participation of businesses owned and controlled by disadvantaged. DBE involvement in all phases
of the City of Fort Collins procurement activities are encouraged.
(b) DBE obligation - The Contractor and its subcontractors agree to ensure that disadvantaged
businesses have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts and
subcontracts financed in whole or in part with federal funds provided under the Agreement. In that
regard, all Contractors and subcontractors shall take all necessary and reasonable steps in
accordance with 49 CFR Part 23 as amended, to ensure that minority business enterprises have
the maximum opportunity to compete for and perform contracts.
(c) Where the Contractor is found to have failed to exert sufficient reasonable and good faith
efforts to involve DBEs in the work provided, the City of Fort Collins may declare the contractor
noncompliant and in breach of contract.
(d) The Contractor will keep records and documents for a reasonable time following
performance of this contract to indicate compliance with the City of Fort Collins DBE program.
These records and documents will be made available at reasonable times and places for inspection
by any authorized representative of the City of Fort Collins and will be submitted to the City of Fort
Collins upon request.
(e) the City of Fort Collins will provide affirmative assistance as may be reasonable and
necessary to assist the prime contractor in implementing their programs for DBE participation. The
assistance may include the following upon request:
* Identification of qualified DBE
* Available listing of Minority Assistance Agencies
* Holding bid conferences to emphasize requirements
2. DBE Program Definitions, as used in the contract:
(a) Disadvantaged business "means a small business concern":
i. Which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals, or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51
percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals; and
ii. Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more of
the socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who own it. or
iii. Which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women individuals, or in the
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case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 % of the stock of which is owned by one or
more women individuals; and
iv. Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more
women individuals who own it.
(b) "Small business concern" means a small business as defined by Section 3 of the Small Business
Act and Appendix B - (Section 106(c)) Determinations of Business Size.
(c) "Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals" means those individuals who are citizens of
the United States (or lawfully admitted permanent residents) and States (or lawfully admitted
permanent residents) and who are black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian-
Pacific Americans, Asian-Indian Americans, or women, and any other minorities or individuals found
to be disadvantaged by the Small Business Administration pursuant to section 8(a) of the Small
Business Act.
i. "Black Americans", which includes persons having origins in any of the Black racial groups of
Africa;
ii. "Hispanic Americans", which includes persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuba, Central or South
American, or other Spanish or Portuguese culture or origin, regardless of race;
iii. "Native Americans', which includes persons who are American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, or
Native Hawaiians;
iv. "Asian-Pacific Americans", which includes persons whose origins are from Japan, China,
Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust
Territories of Pacific, and the Northern Marianas;
v. "Asian-Indian Americans", which includes persons whose origins are from India, Pakistan,
and Bangladesh.
Transit Vehicle Manufacturers (26.49)
The City of Fort Collins will require each transit vehicle manufacturer, as a condition of
being authorized to bid or propose on FTA-assisted transit vehicle procurements, to certify
that it has complied with the requirements of this section.
INTERESTS OF MEMBERS OF OR DELEGATES TO CONGRESS
No member of or delegate to the Congress of the United States shall be admitted to any share or
part of this Agreement or to any benefit arising therefrom.
PROHIBITED INTEREST
No employee, officer, or agent of the grantee shall participate in selection, or in the award or
administration of a contract if a conflict of interest, real or apparent, would be involved. Such
conflict would arise when:
The employee, officer or agent; any member of his immediate family; his or her partner; or an
organization which employs, or is about to employ, has a financial or other interest in the firm
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selected for award. The grantee's officers, employees, or agents shall neither solicit nor accept
gratuities, favors or anything of monetary value from contractors, potential contractors, or parties of
subagreements.
INCORPORATION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION (FTA) TERMS
FTA Circular 4220.ID
Incorporation of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Terms - The preceding provisions
include, in part, certain Standard Terms and Conditions required by DOT, whether or not expressly
set forth in the preceding contract provisions. All contractual provisions required by DOT, as set
forth in FTA Circular 4220.1 D, dated April 15, 1996, are hereby incorporated by reference.
Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, all FTA mandated terms shall be deemed to control
in the event of a conflict with other provisions contained in this Agreement. The Contractor shall not
perform any act, fail to perform any act, or refuse to comply with any the City of Fort Collins
requests which would cause the City of Fort Collins to be in violation of the FTA terms and
conditions.
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Attachment 1
BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS -49 U.S.C. 5323(j) - 49 CFR Part 661
Certification requirement for procurement of steel, iron, or manufactured products.
Certificate of Compliance with 49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(1)
The bidder or offeror hereby certifies that it will meet the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(1) and
the applicable regulations in 49 CFR Part 661.
Date ________________________________________________________________________
Signature____________________________________________________________________
Company Name_______________________________________________________________
Title ________________________________________________________________________
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Attachment 1
BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS -49 U.S.C. 5323(j) - 49 CFR Part 661
A bidder or offeror must submit to the FTA recipient the appropriate Buy America certification with all
Bids on FTA-funded contracts, except those subject to a general waiver. Bids or offers that are not
accompanied by a completed Buy America certification must be rejected as nonresponsive. This
requirement does not apply to lower tier subcontractors.
Certification requirement for procurement of steel, iron, or manufactured products.
Certificate of Non-Compliance with 49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(1)
The bidder or offeror hereby certifies that it cannot comply with the requirements of 49 U.S.C.
5323(j)(1), but it may qualify for an exception pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(2)(B) or (j)(2)(D) and the
regulations in 49 CFR 661.7.
Date ________________________________________________________________________
Signature ____________________________________________________________________
Company Name ______________________________________________________________
Title ________________________________________________________________________
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Attachment 4
Certification Regarding Lobbying
Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements
(To be submitted with each bid or offer exceeding $100,000)
The undersigned [Contractor] certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
(1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to
any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency, a Member of
Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection
with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal
loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal,
amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for
making lobbying contacts to an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or
employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal
contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit
Standard Form--LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions
[as amended by "Government wide Guidance for New Restrictions on Lobbying," 61 Fed. Reg.
1413 (1/19/96). Note: Language in paragraph (2) herein has been modified in accordance with
Section 10 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-65, to be codified at 2 U.S.C. 1601,
et seq .)]
(3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the
award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts
under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and
disclose accordingly. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance
was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a
prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by 31, U.S.C. 1352 (as amended by
the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995). Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be
subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.
[Note: Pursuant to 31 U.S.C.1352(c)(1)-(2)(A), any person who makes a prohibited expenditure or fails
to file or amend a required certification or disclosure form shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less
than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such expenditure or failure.]
The Contractor, ___________________________________________, certifies or affirms the
Truthfulness and accuracy of each statement of its certification and disclosure, if any. In addition, the
Contractor understands and agrees that the provisions of 31 U.S.C. A 3801, et seq., apply to this
certification and disclosure, if any.
_________________________________________ Signature of Contractor's Authorized Official
_____________________________________ Name and Title of Contractor's Authorized Official
___________________________Date