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CSJ # 0016 - 09-037.0286-01- 053.0914 -33 -066 District # 14 - Austin Code Chart 64 # 37950 Project: Intersection Improvements On LP 82 and SH 80 at IH 35 Federal Highway Administration CFDA # 20.205 19. Civil Rights Compliance Not Research and Development The Local Government shall comply with the regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation as they relate to non - discrimination (49 CFR Part 21 and 23 CFR Part 200), and Executive Order 11246 titled "Equal Employment Opportunity," as amended by Executive Omer 11375 and supplemented in the Department of Labor Regulations (41 CFR Part 60). 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. D. The Local Government shall follow all other parts of the State's DBE program referenced in TxDOT Form 2395, Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the Adoption of the Texas Department of Transportation's Federally- Approved Disadvantaged Business Enterprise by Entity, and attachments found at web address htto : /ttxdot.aov/business/business outreach /mou.htm. E. The Local Government shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the award and performance of any U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)- assisted contract or in the administration of its DBE program or the requirements of 49 CFR Part 26. The Local Government shall take all necessary and reasonable steps under 49 CFR Part 26 to ensure non - discrimination in award and administration of DOT - assisted contracts. The State's DBE program, as required by 49 CFR Part 26 and as approved by DOT, is incorporated by reference in this agreement. Implementation of this program is a legal obligation and failure to carry out its terms shall be treated as a violation of this agreement. Upon notification to the Local Government of its failure to cant' out its approved program, the State may impose sanctions as provided for under 49 CFR Part 26 and may, in appropriate cases, refer the matter for enforcement under 18 U.S.C. 1001 and the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 (31 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.). F. Each contract the Local Government signs with a contractor (and each subcontract the prime contractor signs with a sub - contractor) must include the following assurance: The contractor, sub - recipient, or sub - contractor shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the performance of this contract. The contractor shall carry out applicable requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 in the award and administration of DOT - assisted contracts. Failures by the contractor to cant' out these requirements is a material breach of this agreement, which may result in the termination of this agreement or such other remedy as the recipient deems appropriate. 21. Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Requirements A. Any recipient funds under this Agreement agrees to comply with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) and implementing regulations at 2 CFR Part 170, including Appendix A. This Agreement is subject to the following award terms: http:// edocket. access.gDo.gov /2010/Ddf/2010 -22705 adf and http: // edocket .access.QDO.gov /2010/pdf/2010 -22706 Ddf. AFA -LPAFA ShortGen.doc Page 6 of 8 Revised 05/04/2012