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In awarding contracts for the purchase of work, labor, services, supplies, equipment, materials, or any combination of the foregoing including, but not limited to, public works contracts awarded under public bidding laws or other contracts in which public bids are not required by law, the City, its agencies, boards, or commissions may consider the Contractor's good faith efforts to obtain participation by those Contractors certified by the State of Indiana as a Minority Business ( "MBE ") or as a Women's Business Enterprise ( "WBE ") as a factor in determining the lowest, responsible, responsive bidder. In no event shall persons or entities seeking the award of a City contract be required to award a subcontract to an MBE/WBE; however, it may not unlawfully discriminate against said WBE/MBE. A finding of a discriminatory practice by the City's MBE/WBE Utilization Board shall ,prohibit that person or entity from being awarded a City contract for a period of one (1) year from the date of such determination, and such determination may also be grounds for terminating the contact for which the discriminatory practice or noncompliance pertains. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the award and performance of all City contracts shall comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Section 12. Signing Authority. The person signing on behalf of the Contractor represents that he /she has been duly authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of the Contractor, and has obtained all necessary and applicable approvals to make this Agreement fully binding upon the Contractor after acceptance by the City and the Organization. Section 13. Drug -Free Workplace. The Contractor hereby agrees to make a good faith effort to provide and maintain a drug -free workplace. The Contractor will give written notice to the City and the Organization within ten (10) days after receiving actual notice that the Contractor or an employee of the Contractor within the State of Indiana has been convicted of a criminal drug violation occurring in the workplace. Section 14. Governing Law; Compliance with Laws. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Indiana. The Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and ordinances, and all provisions required thereby are hereby incorporated herein by reference. The Contractor shall comply with federal, state and local law in its hiring and employment practices and policies for any activity covered by this Agreement. Further, the City or the Organization shall not be required to pay for Services that are inconsistent with or in violation of this Agreement nor for any Services performed in violation of federal, state or local statute, ordinance, rule or regulation.