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participating in the E -Verify Program. The Contractor agrees to maintain this certification
<br />throughout the term of the contract with the City of South Bend, and understands that the City
<br />may terminate the contract for default if the Contractor fails to cure a breach of this provision no
<br />later than thirty (30) days after being notified by the City.
<br />5. Persons, partnerships, corporations, associations, or joint venturers awarded a contract by
<br />the City of South Bend through its agencies, boards, or commissions shall not discriminate
<br />against any employee or applicant for employment in the performance of a City contract with
<br />respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, or any matter directly or
<br />indirectly related to employment because of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, ancestry,
<br />age, 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 ( "MBE ") or as a Women's Business Enterprise ( "WBE ") as a factor in determining
<br />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 />WBE/MBE. A fmding 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 />6. The undersigned contractor agrees that the following nondiscrimination commitment
<br />shall be made a part of any contract which it may henceforth enter into with the City of South
<br />Bend, Indiana or any of its agencies, boards or commissions.
<br />Contractor agrees not. to discriminate against or intimidate any employee or applicant for.
<br />employment in the performance of this contract with privileges of employment, or any matter
<br />directly or indirectly related to employment, because of race, religion, color, sex handicap,
<br />national origin or ancestry. Breach of this provision may be regarded as material breach of
<br />contract.
<br />I, the undersigned bidder or agent as contractor on a public works project, understand my
<br />statutory obligations to the use of steel products or foundry products made in the United States
<br />(I.C. 5- 16- 8 -1).1 hereby certify that I and all subcontractors employed by me for this project will
<br />use steel products or foundry products on this project if awarded. I understand that violations
<br />hereunder may result in forfeiture of contractual payments.
<br />F- Certification Iran Investment, ENcrify, Diversity_July 2012.doe
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