Res 2016-110/approving a Local Transportation Project Advance Funding agreement between the City and the State of Texas acting through the Texas Department of Transportation for the Hopkins Street Reconstruction Project (CSJ #0914-33-074) approving the C

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CSJ #0914-33-074 District#14-AUS Code Chart 64 #37950 Project: Hopkins Street Reconstruction Federal Highway Administration CFDA Title: Highway Planning and Construction CFDA No.: 20.205 Not Research and Development prohibited by the Acts and the Regulations, including employment practices when the contract covers any activity, project, or program set forth in Appendix B of 45 CFR Part 21. C. Solicitations for Subcontracts, Including Procurement of Materials and Equipment: In all solicitations either by competitive bidding or negotiation made by the Local Government for work to be performed under a subcontract, including procurement of materials or leases of equipment, each potential subcontractor or supplier shall be notified by the Local Government of the Local Government's obligations under this contract and the Acts and Regulations relative to Nondiscrimination on the grounds of race, color, or national origin. D. Information and Reports: The Local Government shall provide all information and reports required by the Acts, the Regulations, and directives issued pursuant thereto, and will permit access to its books, records, accounts, other sources of information, and facilities as may be determined by the State or the Federal Highway Administration to be pertinent to ascertain compliance with such Acts, Regulations or directives. Where any information required of the Local Government is in the exclusive possession of another who fails or refuses to furnish this information, the Local Government will so certify to the State or the Federal Highway Administration, as appropriate, and shall set forth what efforts it has made to obtain the information. E. Sanctions for Noncompliance: In the event of the Local Government's noncompliance with the Nondiscrimination provisions of this contract, the State will impose such contract sanctions as it or the Federal Highway Administration may determine to be appropriate, including, but not limited to: a. withholding of payments to the Local Government under the contract until the Local Government complies and/or b. cancellation, termination, or suspension of the contract, in whole or in part. F. Incorporation of Provisions: The Local Government will include the provisions of paragraphs (A) through (E) in every subcontract, including procurement of materials and leases of equipment, unless exempt by the Acts, the Regulations and directives issued pursuant thereto. The Local Government will take such action with respect to any subcontract or procurement as the State or the Federal Highway Administration may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions including sanctions for noncompliance provided, however, that in the event an Local Government becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a subcontractor or supplier as a result of such direction, the Local Government may request the Texas Department of Transportation to enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the State; and, in addition, the Local Government may request the United States to enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the United States. 20. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Requirements A. The parties shall comply with the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program requirements established in 49 CFR Part 26. B. The Local Government shall adopt, in its totality, the State's federally approved DBE program. C. The Local Government shall set an appropriate DBE goal consistent with the State's DBE guidelines and in consideration of the local market, project size, and nature of the goods or services to be acquired. The Local Government shall have final decision-making authority regarding the DBE goal and shall be responsible for documenting its actions. AFA-LPAFA ShortGen.doc Page 6 of 10 Revised 04/29/2016