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The City may terminate for default if the Engineer fails to cure a breach of this provision no later <br />than thirty (30) days after being notified by the City. <br />Section 13. Minority and Women's Enterprise Diversity Development. Persons, <br />partnerships, corporations, associations, or joint venturers awarded a contract by the City of <br />South Bend through its agencies, boards, or commissions shall not discriminate against any <br />employee or applicant for employment in the performance of a City contract with respect to hire, <br />tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly <br />related to employment because of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, or <br />disability that does not affect that person's ability to perform the work. <br />In awarding contracts for the purchase of work, labor, services, supplies, equipment, materials, <br />or any combination of the foregoing including, but not limited to, public works contracts <br />awarded under public bidding laws or other contracts in which public bids are not required by <br />law, the City, its agencies, boards, or commissions may consider the Engineer's good faith <br />efforts to obtain participation by those Engineers certified by the State of Indiana as a Minority <br />Business ("MBE") or as a Women's Business Enterprise ("WBE") as a factor in determining the <br />lowest, responsible, responsive bidder. <br />In no event shall persons or entities seeking the award of a City contract be required to award a <br />subcontract to an MBE/WBE; however, it may not unlawfully discriminate against said <br />WBE/MBE. A finding of a discriminatory practice by the City's MBE/WBE Utilization Board <br />shall prohibit that person or entity from being awarded a City contract for a period of one (1) <br />year from the date of such determination, and such determination may also be grounds for <br />terminating the contact for which the discriminatory practice or noncompliance pertains. <br />Notwithstanding the foregoing, the award and performance of all City contracts shall comply <br />with applicable federal, state, and local laws. <br />Section 14. Non -Discrimination. The City of South Bend is committed to ensuring <br />equality of opportunity and does not exclude, deny the benefit of, or otherwise subject any <br />person to discrimination in any City program, service or activity on the basis of race, color, <br />national origin, sex, age or disability. Engineer agrees to comply with and to act consistently <br />with this policy in the performance of Engineer's duties. <br />Section 15. Corporate Authority. The person signing on behalf of the Engineer <br />represents that he/she has been duly authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of the <br />Engineer, and has obtained all necessary and applicable approvals to make this Agreement fully <br />binding upon the Engineer after acceptance by the City. <br />Section 16. Drug -Free Workplace. The Engineer hereby agrees to make a good faith <br />effort to provide and maintain a drug -free workplace. The Engineer will give written notice to <br />the City within ten (10) days after receiving actual notice that the Engineer or an employee of the <br />Engineer within the State of Indiana has been convicted of a criminal drug violation occurring in <br />