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A TRUE COPY <br />CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE <br />RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK <br />FWC Agreement No. 23214 <br />Section 33. EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION (E -VERIFY) <br />A. Requirement to Use E -Verify. <br />Section 448.095(2) Florida Statute requires the Contractor to: 1.) utilize the U.S. Department of Homeland <br />Security's E -Verify system to verify the employment eligibility of all new employees hired by the <br />Contractor during the Contract term; and 2.) include in all subcontracts under this Contract, the requirement <br />that subcontractors performing work or providing services pursuant to this Contract utilize the E -Verify <br />system to verify the employment eligibility of all new employees hired by the subcontractor during the <br />term of the subcontract. <br />B. E -Verify Online. <br />E -Verify is an Internet -based system that allows an employer, using information reported on an employee's <br />Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to determine the eligibility of all new employees hired to <br />work in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security's E -Verify system can be found online at <br />httips://www.e-verifv.eov. <br />C. Enrollment in E -Verify. <br />As a condition precedent to entering a Contract with the Commission, Contractors and Subcontractors shall <br />register with and use the E -Verify system. Failure to do so shall result in the Contract not being issued, or if <br />discovered after issuance, termination of the Contract. <br />D. E -Verify Recordkeeping. <br />The Contractor further agrees to maintain records of its participation and compliance with the provisions of <br />the E -Verify program, including participation by its subcontractors as provided above, and to make such <br />records available to the Commission or other authorized state entity consistent with the terms of the <br />Contractor's enrollment in the program. This includes maintaining a copy of proof of the Contractor's and <br />subcontractors' enrollment in the E -Verify Program. If a contractor enters into a contract with a <br />subcontractor, the subcontractor must provide the contractor with an affidavit stating that the subcontractor <br />does not employ, contract with, or subcontract with an unauthorized alien. The contractor shall maintain a <br />copy of such affidavit for the duration of the contract. <br />E. Employment Eligibility Verification & Compliance. <br />Compliance with the terms of the Employment Eligibility Verification provision is made an express <br />condition of this Contract and the Commission may treat a failure to comply as a material breach of the <br />Agreement. If the Commission terminates the Contract pursuant to Section 448.095(2)(c) Florida Statute, <br />the contractor may not be awarded a public contract for at least 1 year after the date on which the contract <br />was terminated and the Contractor is liable for any additional costs incurred by The Commission as a result <br />of the termination of this Contract. <br />Section 34. FORCE MAJEURE AND NOTICE OF DELAY FROM FORCE MAJEURE <br />Neither Party shall be liable to the other for any delay or failure to perform under this Agreement if such delay or <br />failure is neither the fault nor the negligence of the Party or its employees or agents and the delay is due directly <br />to acts of God, wars, acts of public enemies, strikes, fires, floods, or other similar cause wholly beyond the Party's <br />control, or for any of the foregoing that affects subcontractors or suppliers if no alternate source of supply is <br />available. However, in the event of delay from the foregoing causes, the Party shall take all reasonable measures <br />to mitigate any and all resulting delay or disruption in the Party's performance obligation under this Agreement. If <br />Recipient/Subrecipient Agreement Last Revised: 3.20.2023 Page 26 of 29 <br />