Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964" (referred to as the *“REGULA-
TIONS’), the Federal-aid Highway Act of 1973, and other pertinent directives, to the end
that no person shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, Or disability,
be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
discrimination under any program or activity for which the PROJECT SPONSOR receives
Federal financial assistance extended by the State of New Hampshire. This
AGREEMENT obligates the PROJECT SPONSOR for the period during which Federal
financial assistance is extended.
2. The PROJECT SPONSOR hereby gives assurance as required by subsection 2 1.7(a}{1) of
the REGULATIONS that it will promptly take any measures necessary to effectuate this
AGREEMENT, including but not limited to the following specific assurances:
a. That each “program” and each “facility” as defined in subsections 21.23(e) and
21.23(b) of the REGULATIONS will be conducted or operated in compliance with
all requirements of the REGULATIONS.
b. That the PROJECT SPONSOR shall insert the following notification in all
solicitations for negotiated agreements or bids for work or material made in
connection with this Project: The PROJECT SPONSOR hereby notifies all bidders
that it will affirmatively insure that in anv contract entered into purstant to this
advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to
submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the
grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in consideration for an
covard.
ec. That the PROJECT SPONSOR shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national origin, or sex in the award and performance of any DEPARTMENT-assisted
contract or in the adiministration of its DBE program or the requirements of 49 CFR
part 26, The PROJECT SPONSOR shall take all necessary and reasonable steps under
49 CFR part 26 to ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of
DEPARTMENT-assisted contracts. The DEPARTMENT's DBE program, as required
by 49 CFR part 26 and as approved by the United States Department of
Transportation, is incorporated by reference in this AGREEMENT. Implementation
of this program is a legal obligation and failure to carry our its terms shall be treated
as a violation of this AGREEMENT. Upon notification to the PROJECT SPONSOR
of its failure to carry out ils approved program. the DEPARTMENT may impose
sanctions as provided for under part 26 and may, in appropriate cases, refer the matter
for enforcement under 18 U.S.C. 1001 and/or the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act
of 1986 (31 U.S.C. 3801 ef seg.
ad. That the PROJECT SPONSOR shall include the following assurance in each contract
sizned with a contractor, and each subcontract the prime contractor signs with a
subcontractor: The contractor or subcontractor stall not discriminate on the basis of
race. color, national origin, sex, ave. or disability in the performance of this contract.
The contractor shall carry out applicable requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 in the
award and administration of DEPARTMENT-assisted contracts. Failure by the
contractor to carry out these requirements is aamaterial breach of this contract. which
may result in the termination of the contract or such ater remedy, as the recipient
deems appropriate.
3. The PROJECT SPONSOR shall insert a copy of the required provisions of Federally-
assisted construction contracts in accordance with Executive Order 11246, Equal
Employment Opportunity, and 41 CFR Part 60-4, Affirmative Action Requirements, in
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