Retention Period. The Contractor agrees to comply with the record retention requirements in accordance with
2 C.F.R. § 200.333. The Contractor shall maintain all books, records, accounts and reports required under
this contract for a period of at not less than three (3) years after the date of termination or expiration of this
contract, except in the event of a dispute, or litigation or settlement of claims arising from the performance of
this contract, in which case records shall be maintained until the disposition of all such dispute, litigation,
appeals, claims or exceptions related thereto.
Where the City is not a State but a local government and is the FTA Recipient or a subgrantee of the FTA
Recipient in accordance with 49 C. F. R. 18.36(i), the Contractor agrees to provide the City, the FTA
Administrator, the Comptroller General of the United States or any of their authorized representatives
sufficient access to any books, documents, papers and records of the Contractor which relate to this contract
for the purposes of inspection, making audits, examinations, excerpts and transcriptions as reasonably may
be required. Contractor also agrees, pursuant to 49 C. F. R. 633.17 to provide the FTA Administrator or his
or her authorized representatives including any PMO Contractor access to Contractors records and
construction sites pertaining to a major capital project, defined at 49 U.S.C. 5302(a)1, which is receiving
federal financial assistance through the programs described at 49 U.S.C. 5307, 5309 or 5311.
The Contractor agrees to permit any of the foregoing parties to reproduce by any means whatsoever or to
copy excerpts and transcriptions as reasonably needed.
Access to the Sites of Performance. The Contractor agrees to permit the City, the FTA Administrator, the
Comptroller General of the United States or any of their authorized representatives and contractors access
to the sites of performance under this contract as reasonably may be required.
§. Civil Rights.
a. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Contractor agrees to comply with all requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §
2000d section 303 of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, 42 U.S.C. §6102, section 202 of the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990, § 12132, and Federal transit law at 49 U.S.C. § 5332, all as amended as well
as USDOT regulations, "Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of
Transportation", 49 CFR Part 21. In addition, the Contractor agrees to comply with applicable Federal
implementing regulations and other implementing requirements FTA may issue.
b. Equal Employment Opportunity
The Contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race,
color, creed, sex, disability, age, or national origin. The Contractor agrees to take affirmative action to ensure
that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their
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