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Article 15. LABOR AND WAGES <br /> Title 8-17-101, C.R.S., as amended applies to this contract and states that eighty percent of the <br /> laborers employed on each project must be Colorado labor. "Colorado labor" means any person who <br /> is a resident of the State of Colorado at the time of employment, without discrimination as to race, <br /> color, creed, sex, age or religion." <br /> The rate of wages to be paid for all laborers and mechanics shall be in accordance with the laws of <br /> Colorado. The Davis-Bacon Act does not apply. <br /> The Contractor shall at all times enforce strict discipline and good order among his employees, and <br /> shall not employ on the work any unfit person or anyone not skilled in the work assigned to him. <br /> Article 16. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY <br /> The Contractor agrees to comply with the letter and spirit of the Colorado Antidiscrimination Act of <br /> 1957, as amended, and other applicable law respecting discrimination and unfair employment practices <br /> (24-34-402 CRS 1973, as amended, and as required by Executive Order, Equal Opportunity and <br /> Affirmative Action, dated April 16, 1 75. <br /> During the performance of this Contract, the Contractor agrees as follows: <br /> (1) The Contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because <br /> of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, martial status, religion, ancestry, mental or physical <br /> handicap or age. The Contractor will take affirmative action to insure that applicants are <br /> employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to the above <br /> mentioned characteristics. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following: <br /> employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising; lay-offs <br /> or terminations; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, <br /> including apprenticeship. The Contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to <br /> employees and applicants for employment notices setting forth provisions of this non- <br /> discrimination clause. <br /> (2) The Contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf <br /> of the Contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment <br /> without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, martial status, religion, ancestry, <br /> mental or physical handicap or age. <br /> (3) The Contractor will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which he has <br /> collective bargaining agreemeOt or other contract or understanding advising the labor union or <br /> workers' representative of the contractor's commitment under the Executive Order, Equal <br /> Opportunity and Affirmative Action, dated April 16, 1975, and of the rules, regulations, and <br /> relevant Orders of the Governor. <br /> (4) The Contractor and labor unions will furnish all information and reports required by Executive <br /> Order, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action of April 16, 1975, and by the rules, <br /> regulations and Orders of the Governor, or pursuant thereto, and will permit access to his <br /> books, records and accounts by the contracting agency and the office of the Governor or his <br /> designee for purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules, regulations and <br /> orders. <br /> (5) A labor organization will not exclude any individual otherwise qualified from full membership <br /> rights in such labor organization, or to expel any such individual from membership is such labor <br /> organization or discriminate against any of its members in the full enjoyment of work <br /> opportunity, because of race, creed, color, sex, national origin or ancestry. <br /> Colorado Division of Minerals & Geology GENERAL BID SPECIFICATIONS <br /> 1996 Page 6 <br />