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obtaining a certification statement from the potential contractor or subrecipient or by checking the System
<br />for Award Management (,hAP_*�Aww.sam..Qov) maintained by the federal government. The Subrecipient
<br />also agrees not to enter into any arrangements or contracts with any party on the Washington State
<br />Department of Labor and Industries' "Debarred Contractor List"
<br />(httl2://www.Ini.wa.gov/TradesL!censing/P.rel-W-ago`/"Awrdin, A `enci s/DebarredContractors/). The
<br />Subrecipient also agrees not to enter into any agreements or contracts for the purchase of goods and
<br />services with any party on the Department of Enterprise Services' Debarred Vendor List
<br />(hfp://www.des,wa.gov/services/Contrg,tpt_ingPur hasin Business/Pa esNendor-Debar ent as x).
<br />A.8 CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING
<br />As required by 44 CFR Part 18, the Subrecipient hereby certifies that to the best of its knowledge and
<br />belief: (1) no federally appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid by or on behalf of the
<br />Subrecipient to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency,
<br />a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress
<br />in connection with the awarding of any federal contract, the making of any federal grant, the making of
<br />any federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation,
<br />renewal, amendment, or modification of any federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement; (2)
<br />that if any funds other than federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for
<br />influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an
<br />officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this
<br />Agreement, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the Subrecipient will complete and submit Standard
<br />Form -LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions; (3) and that, as
<br />applicable, the Subrecipient will require that the language of this certification be included in the award
<br />documents for all subawards at all tiers (including sub -contracts, sub -grants, and contracts under grants,
<br />loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. This
<br />certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was
<br />made or entered into, and is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by section
<br />1352, title 31, U.S. Code.
<br />A.9 CONFLICT OF INTEREST
<br />No officer or employee of the Department; no member, officer, or employee of the Subrecipient or its
<br />designees or agents; no member of the governing body of the jurisdiction in which the project is
<br />undertaken or located; and no other official of the Subrecipient who exercises any functions or
<br />responsibilities with respect to the project during his or her tenure, shall have any personal or pecuniary
<br />gain or interest, direct or indirect, in any contract, subcontract, or the proceeds thereof, for work to be
<br />performed in connection with the project assisted under this Agreement.
<br />The Subrecipient shall incorporate, or cause to incorporate, in all such contracts or subawards, a
<br />provision prohibiting such interest pursuant to this provision.
<br />A.10 COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATUTES, RULES AND DEPARTMENT POLICIES
<br />The Subrecipient and all its contractors and subrecipients shall comply with, and the Department is not
<br />responsible for determining compliance with, any and all applicable federal, state, and local laws,
<br />regulations, executive orders, OMB Circulars, and/or policies. This obligation includes, but is not limited
<br />to: nondiscrimination laws and/or policies, Energy Policy and Conservation Act (PL 94-163, as amended),
<br />the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
<br />of 1964, Civil Rights Act of 1968, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act,
<br />(PL 93-288, as amended), Ethics in Public Service (RCW 42.52), Covenant Against Contingent Fees (48
<br />CFR Section 52,203-5), Public Records Act (RCW 42.56), Prevailing Wages on Public Works (RCW
<br />39.12), State Environmental Policy Act (RCW 43.21 C), Shoreline Management Act of 1971 (RCW 90.58),
<br />State Building Code (RCW 19.27), Energy Related Building Standards (RCW 19.27A), Provisions in
<br />Buildings for Aged and Handicapped Persons (RCW 70.92), and safety and health regulations.
<br />In the event of noncompliance or refusal to comply with any applicable law, regulation, executive order,
<br />OMB Circular or policy by the Subrecipient, its contractors or subrecipients, the Department may rescind,
<br />cancel, or terminate the Agreement in whole or in part in its sole discretion. The Subrecipient is
<br />responsible for all costs or liability arising from its failure, and that of its contractors and subrecipients, to
<br />comply with applicable laws, regulations, executive orders, OMB Circulars, or policies.
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