R95-117 ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT

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' ."Exhibit A" � ' EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY In the event of the contractor's. non-compliance with the provisions of this Equal Employment Opportunity Clause, the I7linois ,Numan Rights Act or the Ru1es and Reguiations of the Illinois Oepartment of Human Rights ("Department") , the contractor may be declared ineligible for future contracts or subcontracts with the State of Illinois or any of its political subdivisions or• municipal corpo- rations, and the contract may be cancelled or voided in whole or in part, and � such other sanctions or penalties may be imposed or remedies invoked as provided by statute or reguiation. During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follaws: {1) That it will not discriminat� against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin or ancestry, age, physical or�mentai handicap unrelated to ability, or an unfavorable discharge from military service; and further that it wfll examine all job classifications to determine if minority persons or women are underuti7ized and will take appropriate affirmat�ve action to rectify any such underutilization. (2) Ti�at, if it hires additional employees in order to perform this contract or any portion tfiereof, it will determine the availability (in accordance with the Department's Rules and Regulations) of minorities and women in the area(s) from which it may reasonably recruit and it will hire for eactr job classification for which employees are hired in such a way that minorities and women are not ' underutilized. (3) That, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by it or on its behalf, ft will state that all applicants will be afforded equal oppor- tunity without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin or ancestry, age, physical or mental handicap unrelated to ability, or an unfavora6le discharge from mi�litary service. (4) That it wi11 send to each labor organization or representative of workers with which it has or is bound by a collective bargaining or other agreement or understanding, a notice advising such labor organization or representative of the contractor's obligations under the Lllinois Human Rights Act and the Department's Rules and Regulations. If any such labor organization or representative fails. or refuses to cooperate with the contractor in its efforts t� comply with such Act and Rules and Regulations, the contractor will prompt]y so notifiy the Department and the contracting agency and will recruit employees from other sources when necessary to fulfill its obligations thereunder. (5) That it wi11 submit reports as required by the Department's Rules and Regulations, furnish all relevant information as may from time to time be re- quested by the Department or the contracting agency, and in all respects comply with the Illinois Human Rights Act and the Department's Rules and Regulations. (6) That it will permit access to a71 re7evant boaks, records, accounts and work sites by personnel of the contracting agency and the Department for purposes of investzgation to ascertain comQliance with the Illinois Human Rights Act and the Department's Rules and Regulations. � (7} That it will include verbatim or by reference the provisions of this clause in every subcontract it awards under which any portion of the contract obligations are undertaken or assumed, so that such provisions will be binding upon such subcontractor. In the same manner as with other provisions of tfiis contract, the contractor wi11 be liable for compliance with applicable provisions of this clause by such s'ubcontractors; and further it will promptly notify the contracting agency and the Department in the event any subcontractor fails or refuses to comply therewith. In addition, the contractor will not utilize any subcontractor declared by the Illinois Human Rights Cortmission to be ineIigible for contracts or subcontracts with the State of Illinois or any of its political subdivisions or municipal corporations. (Effective February 9, 1981. )