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and Federal laws relating to the provision of services under this Contract, now or hereafter in <br /> effect . Contractor shall comply with all applicable City , State and Federal laws relating to wages , <br /> hours , and all other applicable laws relating to the employment or protection of employees , now <br /> or hereafter in effect. It shall not be grounds for a change order that Contractor failed <br /> to <br /> investigate the codes and regulations of all applicable government agencies with jurisdiction over <br /> the work. <br /> GC (` nnt - ter shat ' <br /> G�7 Q Cm II Riicinee v rap r. � <br /> refere4Ge <br /> GC 57 . 9 No Solicitation . Contractor has not employed or retained any person employed <br /> by the Owner to solicit or secure the Contract and it has not offered to pay , paid , or agreed to pay <br /> any person employed by the Owner any fee , commission percentage , brokerage fee , or gift of <br /> any kind contingent upon or resulting from the award of this Agreement. <br /> GC 57 . 10 Non -Collusion . Contractor certifies that it has entered into no agreement to <br /> commit a fraudulent, deceitful , unlawful or wrongful act , or any act which may result in an unfair <br /> advantage over other bidders or contractors . (F . S . 838 . 22) <br /> GC 57 . 11 Equal Employment Opportunity : Non - Discrimination . Contractor will not <br /> discriminate against any employee or an applicant for employment because of race , color, <br /> religion , sex, national origin or handicap . Contractor shall take affirmative action to ensure that <br /> applicants are employed and that employees are treated fairly during employment without regard <br /> to race , color, religion , sex, natural origin or handicap . <br /> GC 57 . 12 Apprentices . If the Contractor employs apprentices on the project, the behavior <br /> of the Contractor and the Owner shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 446 , Florida <br /> Statutes , and by applicable standards and policies governing apprentice programs and <br /> agreements established by the Division of Labor of the State of Florida Department of Labor and <br /> Employment Security . The Contractor will include a provision similar to the foregoing sentence in <br /> each subcontract. <br /> GC 57 . 13 Unauthorized Aliens . The Owner shall consider the employment by Contractor or <br /> its subcontractors , any alien not authorized to work by the immigration laws or the Attorney <br /> General of the United States . Such violation shall be cause for unilateral cancellation of this <br /> contract. <br /> GC 57 . 14 Right to Audit. Contractor shall maintain adequate records of the services for at <br /> least three ( 3) years from project occupancy . Owner, during Contractor' s business hours and <br /> with at least 24 hours prior notice to Contractor, shall have the right to audit the Contractor' s <br /> books and records , at the Owner' s expense , with regard to the accounts and services provided to <br /> or on behalf of the Owner hereunder to ensure that all aspects of the Contract are being met. <br /> Failure by Contractor to permit such audit shall be grounds for termination of this Agreement by <br /> the Owner. <br /> GC 57 . 15 Independent Contractor. Contractor represents that it is properly experienced , <br /> licensed , equipped and financed to perform the work . Contractor acknowledges and agrees that <br /> it is an independent contractor of the Owner and is not an employee of the Owner and shall <br /> maintain control over its employees , subcontractors and work methods . Contractor more <br /> specifically acknowledges that it: will not be eligible to participate in any employee benefit <br /> maintained by the Owner; will not be covered by the Owner' s workers' compensation insurance ; <br /> and will be solely and exclusively responsible for payment of all federal and state income , social <br /> security , unemployment and disability taxes due in respect of all compensation and/or other <br /> consideration paid by the Owner to Contractor hereunder. <br /> 49 <br /> 1211/2009 3:45:46 PM <br />