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BOCCOU Blanket Purchase Agreement 222209954, 0 if it has a good faith belief that the vendor knowingly violated Florida Statutes Section 448.09(1); whereupon, the vendor will not be eligible for award of a public contract for at least one (1) year from the date of such termination. b)Legally Authorized Workforce: i) Vendor is advised that the County has entered into an agreement (the IMAGE Agreement) with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) wherein the County will, in part, seek to promote the principles of ethical business conduct, prevent knowingly hiring unauthorized workers through self -governance, and encourage voluntary reporting of the discovery of unauthorized workers to ICE. Accordingly, by submitting its offer, vendor represents and warrants: aa) that vendor is in compliance with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, including, but not limited to, the laws related to the requirement of an employer to verify an employee's eligibility to work in the United States; bb) that all of vendor's employees are legally eligible to work in the United States; and cc) that the vendor has actively and affirmatively verified such eligibility utilizing the E -Verify system and/or the Federal Government's Employment Eligibility Verification Form (the Form 1-9). ii) A mere allegation of vendor's intent to use and/or current use of unauthorized workers may not be a basis to delay the County's award of a contract to the vendor unless the County has a good faith belief that the vendor knowingly violated Florida Statutes Section 448.09(1) or such allegation has been determined to be factual by ICE prior to the date the contract is scheduled to be awarded by the County. iii) Good faith claims/beliefs of the vendor's use of unauthorized workers must be reported to both of the following agencies: The County's Compliance Services hotline at (813) 272-6554; and ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) at 1 -866 -DHS -2 -ICE (1-866-347-2423). c) IMAGE Best Practices: Vendor isencouraged to incorporate IMAGE Best Practices into its business and, when practicable, incorporate verification requirements into its agreements with subcontractors. 28. CHANGES IN THE WORK/CHANGE ORDERS/MODIFICATIONS a) All additions, deletions, or revisions to this purchase order/contract shall be valid and enforceable only when authorized by a written Change Order or Modification Agreement approved and/or executed by the applicable authorized representatives of the County in accordance with County policy. Modification Agreements that are required to be approved by the Board of County Commissioners pursuant to County policy must be executed by the vendor and the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners. Only upon receipt of a Change Order or Modification Agreement shall the vendor be authorized to proceed with the work involved. All such work shall be executed under the applicable terms and conditions contained in the purchase order/contract documents. Change Order/Modification Agreement shall mean the written order to the vendor authorizing an addition, deletion, or revision in the goods, services and/or work to be provided under the purchase order/contract documents or an adjustment in the contract price after the award of and/or execution of the contract. b) Additional work performed by the vendor without the authorization of a Change Order or Modification Agreement will not entitle the vendor to an increase in the contract price or an extension of the contract time except in the case of an emergency as provided for herein. The effect of this paragraph shall remain paramount and shall prevail irrespective of any conflicting provisions contained in contract documents. c) It is the vendor's responsibility to notify its surety of any changes affecting the general scope of the work/services or change of the contract price, and the amount of the applicable bond(s) shall be adjusted accordingly. 29. UTILIZATION OF DM/DWBEs a) This clause shall only be applicable to those contracts/procurements where the vendor has agreed to the goal established by the County for the utilization of Disadvantaged Minority/Disadvantaged Women Business Enterprises (DM/DWBEs) pursuant to Hillsborough County Resolution No. R06-264 and its subsequent amendments. b) Vendor acknowledges and agrees that it has committed to achieve the percentage goal stated on the ordering document(s) related to this procurement for the utilization of DM/DWBE businesses. Accordingly, vendor is required to subcontract a minimum of this percentage goal of the monetary value of the services and/or work to be performed under this contract to certified DM/DWBE businesses. Vendor shall not substitute with a non-DM/DWBE subcontractor or complete the services/work using its own forces without the prior written approval of the County's DM/DWBE Division Office. Approval of such substitution by the County will be provided only upon a showing that it is not reasonable or possible for the vendor to obtain the services of another certified DM/DWBE business to achieve the DM/DWBE participation goal. To assist the vendor with identification of County -certified DM/DWBE businesses, vendor should refer to the County's DM/DWBE See Below for Purchase Order Terms & Conditions Page 15 of 61