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Equal Employment Opportunity," 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e) note, and also with any Federal laws, regulations, and directives affecting construction undertaken as part of the Project. d. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (1) Policy It is the policy of the North Carolina Department of Transportation that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) as defined in 49 CFR Part 26 shall have the equal opportunity to compete fairly for and to participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole or in part by Federal Funds. The Contractor is also encouraged to give every opportunity to allow DBE participation in Supplemental Agreements. (2) Obligation The Contractor, subconsultant, and subcontractor shall not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability or sex in the performance of this contract. The Contractor shall comply with applicable requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 in the award and administration of federally assisted contracts. Failure by the Contractor to comply with these requirements is a material breach of this contract, which will result in the termination of this contract or such other remedy, as the Department deems necessary. (3) Goals Even though specific DBE goals are not established for this project, the Department encourages the Contractor to have participation from DBE contractors and /or suppliers. (4) Listing of DBE Subcontractors The contractor, at the time the Letter of Interest is submitted, shall submit a listing of all known. DBE contractors that will participate in the performance of the identified work. The participation shall be submitted on the Department's Form RS -2. In the event the contractor has no DBE participation, the contractor shall indicate this on the Form RS -2 by entering the word 'None' or the number'zero' and the form shall be signed. Form RS -2 may be accessed on the website at https: / /aops.dot.state nc us /quickfind /forms /Default asl)x (5) Certified Transportation Firms Direct Real -time information about contractors doing business with the Department and contractors that are certified through North Carolina's Unified Certification Program is available in the Directory of Transportation Firms. The Directory can be accessed by the link on the Department's homepage or by entering https://apps.dot.state.nc.us/vendor/directory in the address bar of your web browser. Only contractors identified as DBE certified in the Directory shall be listed in the proposal. The listing of an individual contractor In the Department's directory shall not be construed as an endorsement of the contractor's capability to perform certain work. (6) Reporting Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation When payments are made to Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) contractors, including material suppliers, contractors at all levels (Contractor, subconsultant or subcontractor) shall provide the Contract Administrator with an accounting of said payments. The accounting shall be listed on the Department's Subcontractor Payment Information Form (Form DBE -iS). In the event the contractor has no DBE participation, the contractor shall indicate this on the Form DBE -IS by entering the word 'None' or the number'zero' and the form shall be signed. Form DBE -IS may be accessed on the website at: https: / /apps.dot.state.nc us /quickfind /forms /Default asDx A responsible fiscal officer of the payee Firm, sub consultant or subcontractor who can attest to the date and amounts of the payments shall certify that the accounting is correct. A copy of an acceptable report may be obtained from the Department of Transportation. This information shall be submitted as part of the requests for payments made to the Department. e. Access for Individuals with Disabilities The Contractor agrees to comply with 49 U.S.C. § 5301(d), which states the Federal policy that elderly individuals and individuals with Updated 3/01/11 Page 14 of 41 Attachment number 2 F -8 Page 148