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EXHIBIT VIII-I. COlnt. The rates of pay set forth under GENERAL CONDITIONS are the minimums to be paid during the life of the Contract. It is therefore the responsibility of Bidder!, to inform themselves as to Davis-Bacon requirements as well as to the local labor conditions such as the len9th of work day and work week, overtime compensation, health and welfare contributions, labor supply and prospective changes or adjustments of rates. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirement for ensuring that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The contractor will be required to take affirmative action to ensure that employees clnd applicants for employment are not discriminated against. "SECTION 3" COMPLIANCE IN THE PROVISION OF TRt\INING, EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES · Section 3 requires recipients and contractors to make a good faith effort to utilize Section 3 area residents as trainees and employees in connection with this projE!ct. · Section 3 also requires recipientl; and contractors to make a good faith effort to award contracts to Section 3 business concerns for work in connection with this project. . Section 3 requires recipients and contractors to clocument their Section 3 good faith efforts taken and the results of these actions. . For purposes Section 3 training and employment, the Section 3 area is the unit of general local government. For purposes of contracting, the Section 3 area is tile county in which the project is located. Compliance with this requirement should not be construed to mean that the state's grantee can exclude all outside the Section 3 trainees, employees, and contractors in favor of local concerns. It is the policy of this program that contractors hired under this ~'rogram be the LOWEST QUALIFIED BIDDER regardless of location. The slate grantee is responsible for making a good faith effort TO NOTIFY potential beneficiaries, that the grantee's project is available. This should be done in conjunction witl1 the normal bidding process. The actual selection of the LOWEST QUALIFIED BIDDER must be done treating all bidders equally. BONUS OR PREFERENCE POINTS FOR BEING 11\1 A "SECTION 3" AREA NOT ALLOWED! VIII-I-5 (Revised5J99)