R2000-225 AUTHORIZING THE FILING AND EXECUTION OF GRANT AMENDMENT NO. 1

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r , ITEM 28-LABOR LAW COMPLIANCE A. General Labor Compliance. If applicable and except in a construction contract of$2,000 or less,and except in a third party contract for supplies, materials or articles ordinarily available on the open market,the Grantee agrees to comply with the Labor Law Compliance provisions of the Federal Capital Grant Master Agreement pertaining to the Project,if any,and all applicable state and federal laws and regulations inctuding,but not limited to,the following: laws and regulations relating to minimum wages to be paid to employees,limitations upon the employment of minors,minimum fair wage standards for minors,payment of wages due employees,and health and safery of employees. The Grantee also agrees to require every contractor doing construction work or performing professional or consulting services in connection with the Project to agree to such compliance,including compliance with the statutory requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act,Contract Work Standards and Safery Standards Act,and Copeland"Anti-Kickback"Act. B. General Transit Employee Protective("TEP")Requirements. To the extent that FTA determines that transit operations are involved,the Grantee agrees to carry out the transit operations work on the underlying contract in compliance with terms and conditions determined by the U.S.Secretary of Labor to be fair and equitable to protect the interests of employees employed under this Grant and to meet the employee protective requirements of 49 U.S.C.§5333(b),and U.S. DOL guidelines at 29 C.F.R.215,and any amendments thereto. These terms and conditions are identified in the letter of certification from the U.S. DOL to FTA applicable to the FTA Grantee's Project from which federal assistance is provided to support work on the underlying contract. The Grantee agrees to carry out that work in compliance with the conditions stated in that U.S. DOL letter. The requirements of this subsection,however,do not apply to any agreement financed with federal assistance provided by FTA either for projects for elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities authorized by 49 U.S.C.§5310(a)(2),or for projects for nonurbanized areas authorized by 49 U.S.C.§5311. Alternative provisions for those projects are set forth - below. C. TEP Requirements for 49 U.S.C.§5310(a)(2)(Elderly and Disabled)projects. If the grant involves transit operations financed in whole or in part with§5310(a)(2)federal assistance,and if the U.S.Secretary of Transportation has determined or determines in the future that the TEP requirements of§5333(b)are necessary or appropriate for the State of Illinois and the Grantee,for the work performed under this Agreement,the Grantee • agrees to carry out the Project in compliance with the terms and conditions determined by the U.S.Secretary of Labor to meet the requirements of§5333(b), U.S. DOL guidelines 29 C.F.R.215,and any amendments thereto. These terms and conditions are identified in the U.S.DOL's letter of certification to FTA,the date of which is set forth in the Master Agreement or Cooperative Agreement with the Department. The Grantee agrees to perform or _ have performed such transit operations in compliance with the conditions stated in that U.S. DOL letter. D. TEP Requirements for 49 U.S.C.§5311 (Nonurbanized Areas)projects. If the grant involves transit operations financed in whole or in part with§5311 federal assistance,the Grantee agrees to comply with the terms and conditions of the Special Warranty for the Nonurbanized Area Program agreed to by the U.S.Secretaries of Transportation and Labor,dated May 31, 1979,and the procedures implemented by U.S.DOL or any revision thereto. E. Third Party Contracts. The Grantee agrees to include any applicable requirements of this ITEM in each contract and subcontract involving transit operations financed in whole or in part with federal assistance provided by FTA. F. Grantee agrees to comply with the specific U.S. Department of Labor Transit Employee Protective Requirements attached as Exhibit E. ITEM 29-CIVIL RIGHTS A. Federal Nondiscrimination: The Grantee agrees to comply with,and assure the compliance by its third party contractors and subcontractors under this Project,with all requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.Section 2000d;section 303 of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975,as amended,42 U.S.C. §6102; section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,42 U.S.C.§12132; Federal Transit Law at 49 U.S.C. State/Federal Capital Grant page 20