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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, sexual
<br />orientation, gender or 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 Contractor's good faith
<br />efforts to obtain participation by those Contractors certified by the State of Indiana as a Minority
<br />Business Enterprise ("MBE") or as a Women Business Enterprise ("WBE") as a factor in
<br />determining the 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 />MBE/WBE. 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 is committed to ensuring equal
<br />opportunity and does not exclude, deny the benefit of, or otherwise subject any person to
<br />discrimination in any City program, service or activity on the basis of race, sex, religion, color,
<br />national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender or disability. Contractor agrees to
<br />comply with and to act consistently with this policy in the performance of Contractor's duties.
<br />Section 15. Corporate Authority. The person signing on behalf of the Contractor
<br />represents that he/she has been duly authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of the
<br />Contractor, and has obtained all necessary and applicable approvals to make this Agreement
<br />fully binding upon the Contractor after acceptance by the City.
<br />Section 16. Drug -Free Workplace. The Contractor hereby agrees to make a good
<br />faith effort to provide and maintain a drug -free workplace.
<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto, through their duly authorized
<br />representatives, have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first written
<br />above. The parties have read and understand the foregoing terms of this Agreement and do, by
<br />their respective signatures hereby agree to its terms.
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