5A8 & 9 Assignment - Confirmation Agreements (Great Lakes Capital) - Signed

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Page 15 of 21 reporting, pursuant to 41 CFR Chapter 60, as amended, and Section 202 of Executive Order 11246 as amended by Executive Order 13672, all as amended from time to time. 20.DIVERSITY BUSINESSES. Grantee shall use its reasonable best efforts and is encouraged to contract for services with or purchase materials from Indiana-based persons, including contracting with Indiana minority, women’s, and veteran’s business enterprises. 21.INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS. Any information technology related products or services purchased, used, or maintained through Project Funds must be compatible with the principles and goals contained in the Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards adopted by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board under Section 508 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. §794d), as amended from time to time. The federal Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards can be found at: https://www.access-board.gov/ict.html 22.DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION. A.Grantee represents, warrants, and certifies that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from entering into this Agreement by any federal agency, branch of government, or by any department, agency, or political subdivision of the State of Indiana. The term “principal” for the purposes of this Agreement shall mean any officer, director, or member. B.Grantee represents, warrants, and certifies that it has verified the suspension and debarment status for all subcontractors, vendors, or other lower tier subrecipients receiving funds under this Agreement and shall be solely responsible for any recoupments or penalties that might arise from non-compliance. Grantee shall immediately notify the RDA if any subcontractors, vendors, or other lower tier subrecipients become debarred or suspended, and shall, at the RDA’s request, take all steps required to terminate its contractual relationship with the subcontractors, vendors, or other lower tier subrecipients. C.The RDA reserves the right to immediately suspend, in whole or in part, this Agreement, including any further disbursements of Project Funds, for the appearance of an actual or potential violation of this Agreement or any relevant provision of federal or State laws, rules, or regulations. Grantee shall be provided with notice of the suspension and a thirty (30) day period in which to cure said violation or demonstrate to the RDA that no violation exists. In the event an act (or failure) of the Grantee requires prompt intervention by the RDA, an authorized RDA representative may provide the Grantee with verbal notification of the suspension and extent thereof. Written notice of the suspension shall be provided to the Grantee within fifteen (15) days from the date of verbal notification. The notice shall include the qualifying violation(s) for such suspension and the extent of the suspension. In determining the suspension, the RDA may consider the following criteria: (i) the severity of the violation; (ii) the number of similar violations; (iii) whether the violations were willful or intentional; (iv) whether the violations involved dishonesty; (v) the history of prior violations; or (vi) such other information the RDA determines in its sole discretion is relevant. In the event the RDA determines that the issue