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comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and ordinances, and all
<br />provisions required thereby are hereby incorporated herein by reference. Consultant shall comply
<br />with federal, state and local law in its hiring and employment practices and policies for any
<br />activity covered by this Agreement. Further, the City shall not be required to pay for Services
<br />that are inconsistent with or in violation of this Agreement nor for any Services performed in
<br />violation of federal, state or local statute, ordinance, rule or regulation
<br />Section 13. Non -Collusion and Acceptance. The undersigned attests, subject to the
<br />penalties for perjury, that he is the Consultant, that he has not, directly or indirectly, to the best of
<br />his knowledge, entered into or offered to enter into any combination, collusion or agreement to
<br />receive or pay, and that he has not received or paid, any sum of money or other consideration for
<br />the execution of this Agreement other than that which appears upon the fact of this Agreement.
<br />Section 14. E-Verify. The Consultant affirms under the penalties of perjury that he
<br />does not knowingly employ an unauthorized alien. The Consultant shall enroll in and verify the
<br />work eligibility status of all his newly hired employees, if any, through the E-Verify program as
<br />defined in IC 22-5-1.7-3. The Consultant shall not knowingly employ or contract with an
<br />unauthorized alien. The Consultant shall not retain an employee or contract with a person that the
<br />Consultant subsequently learns is an unauthorized alien.
<br />The Consultant is not required to participate in the E-Verify program should the E-Verify
<br />program cease to exist. Additionally, the Consultant is not required to participate if the
<br />Consultant is self-employed and does not employ any employees.
<br />The City may terminate for default if the Consultant fails to cure a breach of this
<br />provision no later than thirty (30) days after being notified by the City.
<br />Section 15. 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,
<br />materials, or any combination of the foregoing including, but not limited to, public works
<br />contracts awarded under public bidding laws or other contracts in which public bids are not
<br />required by law, the City, its agencies, boards, or commissions may consider the Consultant's
<br />good faith efforts to obtain participation by those contractors certified by the State of Indiana as a
<br />Minority Business ("MBE") or as a Women's Business Enterprise ("WBE") as a factor in
<br />determining the lowest, responsible, responsive bidder.
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