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BID PROPOSAL <br /> RETURN WITH BID <br /> ' (1) Overtime requirements. No contractor or subcontractor contracting for any part of the contract work <br /> which may require or involve the employment of laborers or mechanics shall require or permit any such <br /> laborer or mechanic in any workweek in which he or she is employed on such work to work in excess of <br /> forty hours in such workweek unless such laborer or mechanic receives compensation at a rate not less <br /> than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of forty hours in such <br /> workweek. <br /> ' (2) Violation; liability for unpaid wages; liquidated damages. In the event of any violation of the clause <br /> set forth in paragraph (b)(1) of this section the contractor and any subcontractor responsible therefore <br /> shall be liable to the United States(in the case of work done under contract for the District of Columbia or <br /> ' a territory, to such District or to such territory), for liquidated damages. Such liquidated damages shall be <br /> computed with respect to each individual laborer or mechanic, including watchmen and guards, employed <br /> in violation of the clauses set forth in paragraph(b)(1)of this section, in the sum of$10 for each calendar <br /> day on which such individual was required or permitted to work in excess of the standard workweek of <br /> ' forty hours without payment of the overtime wages required by the clause set forth in paragraph (b)(1) of <br /> this section. <br /> (3) Withholding for unpaid wages and liquidated damages. The subrecipient, upon written request of the <br /> USEPA Award Official or an authorized representative of the Department of Labor, shall withhold or <br /> cause to be withheld, form any moneys payable on account of work performed by the contractor or <br /> subcontractor under any such contract or any other Federal contract with the same prime contractor, or <br /> any other federally-assisted contract su7bject to the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, <br /> which is held by the same prime contractor, such sums as may be determined to be necessary to satisfy <br /> any liabilities of such contractor or subcontractor for unpaid wages and liquidated damages as provided in <br /> ' the clause set forth in paragraph(b)(2)of this section. <br /> (4) Subcontracts. The contractor or subcontractor shall insert in any subcontracts the clauses set forth in <br /> ' paragraph(b)(1)through(4)of this section and also a clause requiring the subcontractors to include these <br /> clauses in any lower tier subcontracts. The prime contractor shall be responsible for compliance by any <br /> subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor with the clauses set forth in paragraphs (b)(1)through(4)of this <br /> section. <br /> (b) In addition to the clauses contained in Item 3, above, in any contract subject only to the Contract <br /> Work Hours and Safety Standards Act and not to any of the other statutes cited in 29 CFR 5.1, the <br /> Subrecipient shall insert a clause requiring that the contractor or subcontractor shall maintain payrolls and <br /> basic payroll records during the course of the work and shall preserve them for a period of three years <br /> from the completion of the contract for all laborers and mechanics, including guards and watchmen, <br /> ' working on the contract. Such records shall contain the name and address of each such employee, social <br /> security number, correct classifications, hourly rates of wages paid, daily and weekly number of hours <br /> worked, deductions made, and actual wages paid. Further, the Subrecipient shall insert in any such <br /> contract a clause providing that the records to be maintained under this paragraph shall be made available <br /> by the contractor or subcontractor for inspection, copying, or transcription by authorized representatives <br /> of the IEPA, USEPA and the Department of Labor, and the contractor or subcontractor will permit such <br /> representatives to interview employees during working hours on the job. <br /> ' 5.Compliance Verification <br /> ' (a) The subrecipient shall periodically interview a sufficient number of employees entitled to DB <br /> prevailing wages (covered employees) to verify that contractors or subcontractors are paying the <br /> appropriate wage rates. As provided in 29 CFR 5.6(a)(6), all interviews must be conducted in confidence. <br /> ' The subrecipient must use Standard Form 1445 or equivalent documentation to memorialize the <br /> interviews. Copies of the SF 1445 are available from USEPA on request. <br /> 22-ADDENDUM NO.2 <br />