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Appendix G: ARRA (updated 11/12/09) ARRA CONTRACT PROVISIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT CERTIFICATION By submission of a proposal or bid, the Contractor agrees to comply with the following provisions. Failure to comply with any or all of the provisions herein may be cause for the contracting agency to issue a cancellation notice to a Contractor. The Contractor is hereby notified that this project will be financed with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) Funds. The Contractor shall assure that all subcontracts, and other contracts for services for an ARRA funded project shall also have the mandated provisions of this directive in their contracts. Pursuant to Title XV, Section 1512 of the ARRA, the Department shall require that the Contractor provide reports and other employment information as evidence to document the number of jobs created and /or jobs retained by this contract from the Contractor's own workforce and any subcontractors. No direct payment will be made for providing said reports, as the cost for same shall be included in the various items in the contract. (1) INTEGRITY: The Contractor agrees that all data submitted to NC Department of Transportation, FTA in compliance with the Recovery Act requirements will be accurate, objective, and of the highest integrity. Posting with the Local Employment Security Commission In addition to any other job postings the Contractor normally utilizes, the Office of Economic Recovery & Investment (hereinafter, OERI) requires that the Contractor shall post with the local Employment Security Commission Office, all positions for which he intends to hire workers as a result of being awarded this contract. Labor and semi - skilled positions must be posted for at least 48 hours before the hiring decision. All other positions must be posted a minimum posting of five days before the hiring decision. The Contractor and any Subcontractor shall report the new hires in the manner prescribed by the Employment Security Commission and the OERI. The NC ESC Homepage can be found at www.ncesc.com Required Contract Provision to Implement ARRA Section 902 Section 902 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 requires that each contract awarded using ARRA funds must include a provision that provides the U.S. Comptroller General and his representatives with the authority to: (1) to examine any records of the Contractor or any of its subcontractors, or any State or local agency administering such contract, that directly pertain to, and involve transactions relating to, the contract or subcontract; and (2) to interview any officer or employee of the Contractor or any of its subcontractors, or of any State or local government agency administering the contract, regarding such transactions. Accordingly, the Comptroller General and his representatives shall have the authority and rights as provided under Section 902 of the ARRA with respect to this contract, which is funded with funds made available under the ARRA. Section 902 further states that nothing in this section shall be interpreted to limit or restrict in any way any existing authority of the Comptroller General. Authority of the Inspector General 4$ __- Aftachmentnumber 1 F -5 Page 118