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4. NON-COLLUSION
<br /> The Contractor guarantees (Exhibit E) that the proposal it submitted is not a product of collusion
<br /> with any other bidder and no effort has been made to fix the proposal price of any bidder or to fix
<br /> any overhead, profit or cost element of any proposal price.
<br /> 5. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
<br /> The Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity
<br /> laws and regulations. In connection with this project, the Bidder shall not discriminate against
<br /> any employee or applicant for employment because of race,religion, color, sex, national origin
<br /> or disability. The Bidder shall take affirmative action to ensure that qualified and approved
<br /> applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employrnent without regard to
<br /> their race, religion, color, sex, or national origin. Such action will include,but not be limited to
<br /> the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, recruitment advertising, layoff, transfer, or
<br /> termination, rates of pay or other compensation, and selection for training, including
<br /> apprenticeship. The bidder shall also notify any and all suppliers or subcontractors of his
<br /> obligations under this agreement related to this provision.
<br /> In the event of the Contractor's non-compliance with any provisions of this Equal Employment
<br /> Opportunity Clause, the Illinois Human Rights Act Rules and Regulations of the Illinois
<br /> Department of Human Rights ("Department"), the Contractor may be declared ineligible for
<br /> future contracts or subcontracts with the State of Illinois or any of its political subdivisions or
<br /> municipal corporations, and the ageement may be canceled or voided in whole or in part, and
<br /> such other sanctions or penalties may be imposed or remedies invoked as provided by statute or
<br /> regulation. During the performance of this contract, the Contractor agrees as follows:
<br /> A) That it will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because
<br /> of race, color, religion, sex,national origin, ancestry, age,physical or mental handicap
<br /> unrelated to ability, or an unfavorable discharge from military service; and further, that it will
<br /> examine all job classifications to determine if minority persons or women are underutilized
<br /> and will take appropriate affirmative action to rectify any such underutilization.
<br /> B) That, if it hires additional employees in order to perform this agreement or any portion
<br /> thereof, it will determine the availability(in accordance with the Department's Rules and
<br /> Regulations) of minorities and women in the area(s) from which it may reasonably recruit
<br /> and it will hire for each job classification for which employees are hired in such a way that
<br /> minorities and women are not utilized.
<br /> C) That, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by it or on its behalf, it
<br /> will state that all applications will be afforded equal opportunity without discrimination
<br /> because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental
<br /> handicap unrelated to ability, or an unfavorable discharge from military service.
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