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<br />23';3 <br />Par. 26 <br /> <br />26. PERFORMANCE AND <br />SUPERVISION OF <br />WORK BY CONTRACTOR <br /> <br />a. Performance of work.- The contractor shall <br />perform on the site and with his own organization <br />and forces on his payroll, work equivalent to at least <br />30 percent of the total amount of construction <br />work at the site. The cost of contractor.furnished <br />material and equipment incorporated in the work: <br />shall not be included in computing the total amount <br />of construction work at the site. <br /> <br />b. Supervision of work.-If the contractor does not <br />give personal superintendence to the work at all <br />times during its progress, he shall provide a <br />superintendent or foreman fully authorized to act in <br />his behalf, as required under Clause No. 11 of the <br />General Provisions. Said superintendent or foreman <br />shall be an employee of the contractor and on the <br />contractor's payroll. The superintendent or foreman <br />shall give personal supervision to the work. <br />including coordinating, directing, and expediting of <br />all subcontracted work, until completion of all work <br />under the contract. All directions given to such <br />superintendent or foreman shall be considered as <br />given to the contractor and shall be binding on the <br />contractor. <br /> <br />27. RESPONSIBI L1TY AND <br />BONDING OF SUB. <br />CONTRACTORS <br /> <br />The prime contractor shall be responsible to assure that <br />all work at the jobsite which is subcontracted under <br />these specifications shall be performed only by reliable <br />and financially responsible subcontractors. <br /> <br />For the purposes of this paragraph, the term <br />"sulx:ontractor" shall mean every party to whom a <br />part of the contract may be sublet to perform <br />construction, alteration, or repair work on the jobsite <br />regardless of the tier in the chain of subcontractual <br />relationships. The term "subcontractor" does not <br />include suppliers or others not actually performing <br />work at the jobsite. <br /> <br />Except for subcontracts of $2,000 or less the prime <br />contractor shall require every subcontractor of <br />whatever tier, as evidence of his reliability and financial <br />responsibility, to furnish a payment bond in form and <br />with a responsible surety thereon acceptable to the <br />prime contractor in a penal sum of not less than 50 <br />percent of the subcontract price to assure payment to <br /> <br />all persons supplying labor, materials, and rental <br />equipment to such subcontractor for either <br />incorporation or consumption in the work covered by <br />these specifications or in its performance: Provided, <br />That the maximum penal sum required will be <br />$250 000 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The obligee under the payment bond shall be the party <br />who has let the subcontract. The bond shall give a right <br />of action to those persons supplying such labor, <br />materials, or rental equipment due to loss caused by <br />the nonpayment of any and all moneys owing on <br />account thereof.. provided, however, that written <br />notice of such indebtedness is furnished to the prime <br />contractor, the principal, and surety within 90 days, <br />and suit therefor is initiated within 1 year, both <br />periods to commence on the day on which the last of <br />the labor, materials, or rental equipment were <br />performed or furnished. <br /> <br />.-1 <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />At the time the prime contractor submits a copy of <br />each subcontract as required under the labor <br />Standards Provisions, he shall also furnish to the <br />contracting officer a copy of the payment bond, which <br />copy shall be accompained by a properly dated power <br />of attorney as provided in Subparagraph Ie. of the <br />General Conditions. <br /> <br />Nothing contained in this paragraph shall create any <br />contractual relationship between any subcontractor <br />and the Government. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />28. SMALL BUSINESS <br />SUBCONTRACTING PROGRAM <br /> <br />a. The contractor agrees to establish and conduct a <br />small business subcontracting program which will <br />enable small business concerns to be considered <br />fairly as subcontractors and suppliers under this <br />contract. In this connection, the contractor shall: <br /> <br />(11 Designate a liaison officer who will (i) <br />maintain liaison with the Government on small <br />business matters, Iii) supervise compliance with <br />the Utilization of Small Business Concerns <br />clause, and {iiiJ administer the contractor's <br />"Small Business Subcontracting Program." <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />(2) Provide adequate and timely consideration <br />of the potentialities of small business concerns in <br />all "make-or-buy" decisions. <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />(3) Assure that small business concerns will have <br />an equitable opportunity to compete for <br />subcontracts, particularly by arranging <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />14 <br />