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Contractor shall take such action with respect to any subcontract as the PHA, the Secretary of Housing and
<br /> Urban Development,or the Secretary of Labor shall direct as a means of enforcing such provisions.
<br /> 3. Clean Air and Water Applicable to Contracts in Excess of$100,000
<br /> (a) Definition. "Facility" means any building, plant, installation, structure, mine, vessel or other floating craft,
<br /> location, or site of operations, owned, leased, or supervised by the Contractor or any subcontractor,used in the
<br /> performance of the contract or any subcontract. When a locarion or site of operations includes more than one
<br /> building, plant, installation, or structure, the entire location or site shall be deemed a facility except when the
<br /> Administrator, or a designee, of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determines that independent
<br /> faciliries are collocated in one geographical area.
<br /> (b) In compliance with regulations issued by the United States Environmental Protecrion Agency(EPA), 40 CFR
<br /> Part 15, pursuant to the Clean Air Act, as amended ("Air Act"), 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq., the Federal Water
<br /> Pollution Control Act, as amended ("Water Act"), 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq., and Executive Order 11738, the
<br /> Contractor agrees to—
<br /> (1) Not utilize any facility in the performance of this contract or any subcontract which is listed on the EPA
<br /> List of Violating Faciliries pursuant to Part 15 of the regulations for the duration of time that the facility
<br /> remains on the list;
<br /> (2) Promptly notify the Contracting Officer if a faciliry the Contractor intends to use in the perfom�ance of this
<br /> contract is on the EPA List of Violating Facilities or the Contractor lmows that it has been recommended to
<br /> be placed on the List;
<br /> (3) Comply with all requirements of the Air Act and the Water Act, including the requirements of Section 114
<br /> of the Air Act and Section 308 of the Water Act, and all applicable clean air and clean water standards;
<br /> and,
<br /> (4) Include or cause to be included the provisions of this clause in every subcontract, and take such action as
<br /> HLTD may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions.
<br /> 4. Energy Efficiency
<br /> The Contractor shall comply with all standards and policies relating to energy efficiency which are contained in the
<br /> energy conservation plan issued in compliance with the Energy Policy and Conservation Act(Pub. L. 94-163) for
<br /> the State in which the work under the contract is performed.
<br /> 5. Subcontracting with Small and Minority Firms, Women's Business Enterprise, and Labor Surplus Area
<br /> Firms
<br /> The Contractor shall take the following steps to ensure that, whenever possible, subcontracts are awarded to small
<br /> business firms,minority firms,women's business enteiprises,and labor surplus area firms:
<br /> (a) Placing qualified small and minority businesses and women's business enterprises on solicitation lists;
<br /> (b) Ensuring that small and minority businesses and women's business enterprises are solicited whenever they
<br /> are potential sources;
<br /> (c) Dividing total requirements, when economically feasible, into smaller tasks or quantities to permit i
<br /> maximum participation by small and minority businesses and women's business enterprises;
<br /> (d) Establishing delivery schedules, where the requirements of the contract permit, which encourage
<br /> participation by small and minority businesses and women's business enterprises;and
<br /> (e) Using the services and assistance of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Minority Business
<br /> Development Agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and State and local governmental small
<br /> business agencies.
<br /> 6. Equal Employment Opportunity
<br /> During the performance of this contract,the Contractor agrees as follows:
<br /> (a) The Contractor shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race,
<br /> color,religion,sex,national origin,or handicap.
<br /> (b) The Contractor shall take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed,and that employees are
<br /> treated during employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, narional origin, or handicap.
<br /> Such action shall include, but not be limited to, (1) employment, (2)upgrading, (3)demorion,(4) transfer,
<br /> (5) recruitment or recruitment advertising, (6) layoff or terminarion, (7) rates of pay or other forms of
<br /> compensarion,and(8) selecrion for training,including apprenriceship.
<br /> (c) The Contractor shall post in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment the
<br /> notices to be provided by the Contracring Officer that explain this clause.
<br /> (d) The Contractor shall, in all solicitarions or advertise-ments for employees placed by or on behalf of the
<br /> Contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive considerarion for employment without regard to
<br /> race, color,religion,sex,narional origin,or handicap.
<br /> (e) The Contractor shall send, to each labor union or representative of workers with which it has a collective
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