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program. The following FTA grant programs will be eligible to participate in this bid, 20.505, 20.507,
<br />20.500, 20.513, 20.509, 20.516, 20.519, 20.521, 20.525, and 20.526. Federal funding assistance up
<br />to eighty (80%) percent may be provided.
<br />4. Definitions
<br />Third Party Agreement, in accordance with the Master Agreement unless FTA determines otherwise in
<br />writing, includes all of the following agreements, such as:
<br />(1) Third party contracts,
<br />(2) Leases,
<br />(3) Third party subcontracts; and
<br />(4) Other similar arrangements or agreements.
<br />Third Party Participant, in accordance with the Master Agreement unless FTA determines otherwise in
<br />writing, includes all of the following participants, such as:
<br />(1) Third party contractors,
<br />(2)Lessees,
<br />(3)Third party subcontractors, and
<br />(4) Other participants in the Project
<br />5 Conflict of Interest
<br />No employee, officer, board member, or agent of the Owner shall participate in the selection, award, or
<br />administration of a contract supported by Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds if a conflict of
<br />interest, real or apparent, would be involved. Such a conflict would arise when the employee, officer,
<br />board member, or agent, any member of his or her immediate family, his or her partner, or an
<br />organization that employs, or is about to employ any of the above, has a financial or other interest in the
<br />firm selected for award.
<br />6. Lobbying
<br />Byrd Anti -Lobbying Amendment, 31 U.S.C. 1352, as amended by the Lobbying Disclosure Actof 1995,
<br />PL 104-65 (2 U.S.C. §1601,et seq.). Contractors who apply or bid for an award of $100,000 or more shall
<br />file the certification required by 49 CFR part 20, "New Restrictions on Lobbying." Each tier certifies to the
<br />tier above that it will not and has not used Federal appropriated funds to pay any person or organization
<br />for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress,
<br />officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with obtaining any
<br />Federal contract, grant or any other award covered by 31 U.S. C. 1352. Each tier shall comply with Federal
<br />statutory provisions o the extent applicable prohibiting the use of Federal assistance funds for activities
<br />designed to influence congress to a State legislature on legislation or appropriations, except through
<br />proper official channels. Each tier shall also disclose the name of any registrant under the Lobbying
<br />Disclosure Act of 1995 who has made lobbying contacts on its behalf with non -Federal funds with respect
<br />to that Federal contract, grant or award covered by 31 U.S.C. 1352. Such disclosures are forwarded from
<br />tier to tier up to the recipient.
<br />The requisite "Lobbying Certification" is included as ATTACHMENT A (attach Standard Form -
<br />LLL if necessary) and must be executed for contracts of $100,000 or more and prior to the
<br />award of the contract.
<br />7. Civil Rights
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