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the Secretary of Labor for purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules, <br /> regulations, and orders. <br /> (6) In the event of the contractor's noncompliance with the nondiscrimination clauses of this contract <br /> or with any of the said rules, regulations, or orders, this contract may be canceled, terminated, or <br /> suspended in whole or in part and the contractor may be declared ineligible for further Government <br /> contracts or federally assisted construction contracts in accordance with procedures authorized in <br /> Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and such other sanctions as may be imposed and <br /> remedies invoked as provided in Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965,or by rule, regulation, <br /> or order of the Secretary of Labor, or as otherwise provided by law. <br /> (7)The contractor will include the portion of the sentence immediately preceding paragraph (1) and <br /> the provisions of paragraphs (1)through (7) in every subcontract or purchase order unless exempted <br /> by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to section 204 of Executive <br /> Order 11246 of September 24, 1965,so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor <br /> or vendor.The contractor will take such action with respect to any subcontract or purchase order as <br /> the administering agency may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions, including sanctions for <br /> noncompliance: Provided, however, That in the event a contractor becomes involved in, or is <br /> threatened with, litigation with a subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction by the <br /> administering agency the contractor may request the United States to enter into such litigation to <br /> protect the interests of the United States. <br /> B. Compliance with the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act: <br /> (1) Overtime requirements. No contractor or subcontractor contracting for any part of the contract <br /> work which may require or involve the employment of laborers or mechanics shall require or permit <br /> any such laborer or mechanic in any workweek in which he or she is employed on such work to work <br /> in excess of forty hours in such workweek unless such laborer or mechanic receives compensation at <br /> a rate not less than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of forty <br /> hours in such workweek. <br /> (2)Violation; liability for unpaid wages; liquidated damages. In the event of any violation of the clause <br /> set forth in paragraph (1) of this section the contractor and any subcontractor responsible therefor <br /> shall be liable for the unpaid wages. In addition, such contractor and subcontractor shall be liable to <br /> the United States (in the case of work done under contract for the District of Columbia or a territory, <br /> to such District or to such territory), for liquidated damages. Such liquidated damages shall be <br /> computed with respect to each individual laborer or mechanic, including watchmen and guards, <br /> employed in violation of the clause set forth in paragraph (1) of this section, in the sum of$10 for <br /> each calendar day on which such individual was required or permitted to work in excess of the <br /> standard workweek of forty hours without payment of the overtime wages required by the clause set <br /> forth in paragraph (1) of this section. <br /> (3) Withholding for unpaid wages and liquidated damages. The Owner shall upon its own action or <br /> upon written request of an authorized representative of the Department of Labor withhold or cause <br /> to be withheld, from any moneys payable on account of work performed by the contractor or <br /> subcontractor under any such contract or any other Federal contract with the same prime contractor, <br /> or any other federally-assisted contract subject to the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, <br /> which is held by the same prime contractor, such sums as may be determined to be necessary to <br /> satisfy any liabilities of such contractor or subcontractor for unpaid wages and liquidated damages as <br /> provided in the clause set forth in paragraph (2) of this section. <br /> (4)Subcontracts.The contractor or subcontractor shall insert in any subcontracts the clauses set forth <br /> in paragraph (1) through (4) of this section and also a clause requiring the subcontractors to include <br /> these clauses in any lower tier subcontracts.The prime contractor shall be responsible for compliance <br /> 6 <br />