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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 525-01040 LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM AGREEMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE 03/07 Page 9 require its contractors and subcontractors to comply with , all requirements imposed by applicable federal , state , and local laws and regulations , including the " Certification Regarding Debarment , Suspension , Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion — Lower Tier Covered Transactions , " in 49 C . F . R . Part 29 , when applicable . 12 . 00 Restrictions , Prohibitions , Controls , and Labor Provisions : 12 . 01 Equal Employment Opportunity : In connection with the carrying out of any project , the Agency shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race , age , religion , color , sex , national origin , disability or marital status . The Agency will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race , age , religion , color , gender , national origin , disability or marital status . Such action shall include , but not be limited to , the following : employment upgrading , demotion or transfer ; recruitment or recruitment advertising ; layoff or termination ; rates of pay or other forms of compensation ; and selection for training , including apprenticeship . The Agency shall insert the foregoing provision modified only to show the particular contractual relationship in all its contracts in connection with the development of operation of the project, except contracts for the standard commercial supplies or raw materials , and shall require all such contractors to insert a similar provision in all subcontracts , except subcontracts for standard commercial supplies or raw materials . When the project involves installation , construction , demolition , removal , site improvement or similar work , the Agency shall post , in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment for project work , notices to be provided by the Department setting forth the provisions of the nondiscrimination clause . 12 . 02 Title VI = Civil Rights Act of 1964 : The Agency will comply with all the requirements imposed by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , the regulations of the U . S . Department of Transportation issued thereunder, and the assurance by the Agency pursuant thereto . The Agency shall include provisions in all contracts with third parties that ensure compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , 49 C . F . R . Part 21 , and related statutes and regulations . 12 . 03 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) : The Agency will comply with all the requirements as imposed by the ADA , the regulations of the Federal government issued thereunder , and assurance by the Agency pursuant thereto . 12 . 04 Public Entity Crime : A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity; may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work ; may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity; may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor , supplier , subcontractor or consultant under a contract with any public entity ; and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287 . 017 , Florida Statutes , for CATEGORY TWO for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list . 12 . 05 Discrimination : In accordance with Section 287 . 134 , Florida Statutes , an entity or affiliate who has been placed on the Discriminatory Vendor List , kept by the Florida Department of Management Services , may not submit a bid on a contract to provide goods or services to a public entity; may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work ; may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity ; may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor , supplier , subcontractor or consultant under a contract with any public entity; and may not transact business with any public entity . 12 . 06 Suspension , Revocation , Denial of Qualification or Determination of Contractor Non - Responsibility : An entity or affiliate who has had its Certificate of Qualification suspended , revoked , denied or have further been determined by the Department to be a non - responsible contractor may not submit a bid or perform work for the construction or repair of a public building or public work on a contract with the Agency . 12 . 07 Prohibited Interests : Neither the Agency nor any of its contractors or their subcontractors shall enter into any contract , subcontract or arrangement in connection with the project or any property included or planned to be included in the project in which any member, officer or employee of the Agency or the locality during tenure or for 2 years thereafter has any interest , direct or indirect . If any such present or former member , officer or employee involuntarily acquires or had acquired prior to the beginning of tenure any such interest , and if such interest is immediately disclosed to the Agency, the Agency, with prior approval of the Department, may waive the prohibition contained in this paragraph provided that any such present member, officer or employee shall not participate in any action by the Agency or the locality relating to such contract , subcontract or arrangement .