ibility
<br /> Certification Regarding Debarment,
<br /> Subcontracts and PurchasegOrdersand Voluntary Exclusion
<br /> 1 , The prospective tontl tier participant
<br /> proposal ,fies , by submission of this
<br /> neither it nor its principals is preseyebared , suspended , proposed for debarment, declared
<br /> ineligible , or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or
<br /> agency.
<br /> 2 . Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to any of the
<br /> statements in this certification , such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this
<br /> proposal .
<br /> 16 . CERTIFICATION REGARDING USE OF CONTRACT FUNDS FOR LOBBYING
<br /> (Applicable to all Federal-aid construction contracts and to all related subcontracts which exceed $ 100 , 000 -
<br /> 49 CFR 20 )
<br /> ( 1 ) The prospective participant certifies , by signing and submitting this bid or proposal , to the best
<br /> of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
<br /> a . No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid , by or on behalf of the
<br /> undersigned , to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or
<br /> employee of any Federal agency, a Member of Congress , an officer or employee of
<br /> Congress , or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding
<br /> of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal
<br /> loan , the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extensiio t,
<br /> continuation , renewal , amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant,
<br /> loan , or cooperative agreement.
<br /> b . If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to
<br /> any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any
<br /> Federal agency, a Member of Congress , an officer or employee of Congress , or an
<br /> employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant,
<br /> loan , or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit
<br /> Standard Form-LLL , "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying ," in accordance with its
<br /> instructions ,
<br /> (2) This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when
<br /> this transaction was made or entered into . Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for
<br /> making or entering into this transaction imposed by 31 U .S . C . 1352 . Any person who fails to
<br /> file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10 ,000 and not
<br /> more than $ 100 ,000 for each such failure ,
<br /> (3 ) The prospective participant also agrees by submitting his or her bid or proposal that he or she
<br /> shall require that the language of this certification be included in all lower tier subcontracts ,
<br /> which exceed $ 100 ,000 and that all such recipients shall certify and disclose accordingly ,
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<br /> All steel or iron used must be produced in
<br /> includinited States , in grinding , drill ng �weld ng , firdance n sh ng or application of a
<br /> amended . All manufacturing process 9
<br /> coating , for such steel or iron mateialso must occur in the nce the valuer
<br /> rof the material to which the coating is applied. Coating. If domestics eel ore
<br /> which protect or enhance on
<br /> is taken outside of the United States � sn
<br /> orpod to the project, these same provisions
<br /> will be a component of any manufactured product inc(
<br /> apply, except that the manufacturer may use minimal quantities of foreign steel and iron when the cost o
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