2025042 Annual Sanitary Sewer Services
<br />9.o1 OWNER and CONTRACTOR will adhere to the following, as applicable to this work:
<br />A. Equal Employment Opportunity. During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees
<br />as follows:
<br />(1) The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race,
<br />color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. The contractor will take
<br />affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during
<br />employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national
<br />origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following:
<br />Employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or
<br />termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including
<br />apprenticeship. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants
<br />for employment, notices to be provided setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
<br />(2) The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the
<br />contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to
<br />race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
<br />(3) The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant
<br />for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the
<br />compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This provision shall not apply
<br />to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or
<br />applicants as a part of such employee's essential job functions discloses the compensation of such other
<br />employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless such
<br />disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding,
<br />hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or is consistent with the
<br />contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
<br />(4) The contractor will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which he has a collective
<br />bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, a notice to be provided advising the said labor
<br />union or workers' representatives of the contractor's commitments under this section, and shall post copies
<br />of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment
<br />(5) The contractor will comply with all provisions of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and of
<br />the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor.
<br />(6) The contractor will furnish all information and reports required by Executive Order 11246 of September
<br />24, 1965, and by rules, regulations, and orders of the Secretary of Labor, or pursuant thereto, and will permit
<br />access to his books, records, and accounts by the administering agency and the Secretary of Labor for
<br />purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules, regulations, and orders.
<br />(7) In the event of the contractor's noncompliance with the nondiscrimination clauses of this contract or
<br />with any of the said rules, regulations, or orders, this contract may be canceled, terminated, or suspended
<br />in whole or in part and the contractor may be declared ineligible for further Government contracts or
<br />federally assisted construction contracts in accordance with procedures authorized in Executive Order 11246
<br />of September 24, 1965, and such other sanctions as may be imposed and remedies invoked as provided in
<br />Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, or by rule, regulation, or order of the Secretary of Labor, or
<br />as otherwise provided by law.
<br />(8) The contractor will include the portion of the sentence immediately preceding paragraph (1) and the
<br />provisions of paragraphs (1) through (8) in every subcontract or purchase order unless exempted by rules,
<br />regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to section 204 of Executive Order 11246 of
<br />September 24, 1965, so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. The
<br />contractor will take such action with respect to any subcontract or purchase order as the administering
<br />agency may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions, including sanctions for noncompliance:
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