Contract - Rebuilding Together of St Joseph County - Home Repairs for Low Moderate Income Owners in Far West Side Neighborhood

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affirmative action to ensure fair treatment in employment and training practices. G. Sectiosa 3 1lotisin I .and Urban Mvelo 7m nt Act of '1968, which provides that to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment shall be given to lower income residents of HUD -assisted project areas, and that contracts for work in connection with such projects be awarded to business concerns which are located in or are owned in substantial part by project area residents. In connection with its compliance with Section 3 and the Section 3 Clause set forth below, the Agency shall insert in full in all contracts and subcontracts for work financed in whole or in part with assistance provided under this Contract the Section 3 Clause which follows: "A. The work to be performed under this Contract is on a project assisted under a program providing direct Federal financial assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") and is subject to the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 170lu (Section 3). The purpose of Section 3 is to ensure that employment and other economic opportunities generated by HUD assistance or HUD -assisted projects covered by Section 3, shall, to the greatest extent feasible, be directed to low- and very low- income persons, particularly persons who are recipients of HUD assistance for housing. Accordingly, Section 3 requires that to the greatest extent feasible opportunities for training and employment be given lower income residents of the project area and contracts for work in connection with the project be awarded to business concerns which are located in or owned in substantial part by persons residing in the area of the project. B. The parties to this Contract will comply with the provisions of Section 3 and the regulations issued pursuant thereto by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development set forth in Title 24, Code of Federal Regulations (24 CFR), and all applicable rules and orders of the Department issued thereunder prior to the execution of this Contract. The parties to this Contract certify and agree that they are under no contractual or other disability which would prevent them from complying with these requirements. C. The Contractor will send to each labor organization or representative of workers with which he has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding if any, a notice advising the said labor organization or workers' representative of his commitments under this Section 3 Clause and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment or training. The notice shall describe Section 3 preference, shall set forth minimum number and job titles subject to hire, availability of apprenticeship and training positions, the qualifications for each; the name and location of the person(s) taking applications for each of the positions; and the anticipated date the work shall begin. D. The Contractor will include this Section 3 Clause in every subcontract for work in connection with the project and will, at the direction of the applicant for or recipient of Federal financial assistance, take appropriate action pursuant to the subcontract upon a finding that the subcontractor is in violation of regulations issued by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under 24 CFR. The Contractor will not subcontract with any subcontractor where it has notice or knowledge that the latter has been found in violation of regulations under 24 CFR and will not let any subcontract unless the subcontractor has first provided it with a preliminary statement of ability to comply with the requirements of these regulations. E. The Contractor will certify that any vacant employment positions, including training positions, that are filled (1) after the Contractor is selected but before the contract is executed, and (2) with persons other than those to whom the regulations of 24 CFR require employment opportunities to be directed, were not filled to circumvent the Contractor's obligations under 24 CFR. F. Compliance with the provisions of Section 3, the regulations set forth in 24 CFR, and all applicable rules and orders of the Department issued thereunder prior to execution of this contract, on