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f. The falsification of any of the above certifications may subject the Contractor to civil or criminal prosecution under 18 U . S . C . 1. 001 and 31 U . S . C . 231 . g . The Contractor or subcontractor shall make the records required under paragraph 2b of this Section V available for inspection , copying, or transcription by authorized representatives of the SHA , the FHWA , or the DOL , and shall pen-nit 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 SHA , the FHWA , the DOL, or all may, after written notice to the Contractor, sponsor, applicant, or owner, take such actions 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 . 1. 2 . VI . RECORD OF MATERIALS , SUPPLIES , AND LABOR 1 . On all Federal-aid Contracts on the National Highway System, except those which provide solely for the installation of protective devices at railroad grade crossings , those which are constricted on a force account or direct labor basis , highway beautification Contracts , and Contracts for which the total final construction cost for roadway and bridge is less than $ 1 ,000 , 000 (23 CFR 635 ) the Contractor shall : a. Become familiar with the list of specific materials and supplies contained in Forn FHWA -47 , " Statement of Materials and Labor Used by Contractor of Highway Construction Involving Federal Funds , " prior to the commencement of work under this Contract. b . Maintain a record of the total cost of all materials and supplies purchased for and incorporated in the work, and also of the quantities of those specific materials and supplies listed on Form FHWA-47 , and in the units shown on Form FHWA-47 . c . Furnish, upon the completion of the Contract, to the SHA resident engineer on Form FHWA-47 together with the data required in paragraph lb relative to materials and supplies, a final labor summary of all contract work indicating the total hours worked and the total amount earned . 2 . At the Prime Contractor ' s option, either a single report covering all Contract work or separate reports for the Contractor and for each subcontract shall be submitted. VII . SUBLETTING OR ASSIGNING THE CONTRACT 1 . The Contractor shall perform with its own organization Contract work amounting to not less than 30 percent (or a greater percentage if specified elsewhere in the Contract) of the total original Contract price , excluding any specialty items designated by the State . Specialty items may be performed by subcontract and the amount of any such specialty items performed may be deducted from the total original Contract price before computing the amount of work required to be performed by the Contractor ' s own organization (23 CFR 635 ) . a. "Its own organization" shall be construed to include only workers employed and paid directly by the Prime Contractor and equipment owned or rented by the Prime Contractor, with or without operators . Such term does not include employees or equipment of a subcontractor, assignee , or agent of the Prime Contractor. b . " Specialty Items" shall be construed to be limited to work that requires highly specialized knowledge , abilities , or equipment not ordinarily available in the type of Contracting organizations qualified and expected to bid on the Contract as a whole and in general are to be limited to minor components of the overall Contract.