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this contract. The provisions of the Americans with Disabilities
<br />Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 at seq.) set forth under 28 CFR
<br />35 and 29 CFR 1630 are incorporated by reference in this
<br />contract. In the execution of this contract, the contractor
<br />agrees to comply with the following minimum specific
<br />requirement activities of EEO:
<br />a. The contractor will work with the contracting agency and
<br />the Federal Government to ensure that it has made every
<br />good faith effort to provide equal opportunity with respect to all
<br />of b terms and conditions of employment and in their review
<br />of activities under the contract.
<br />b. The contractor will accept as its operating policy the
<br />following statement:
<br />"It Is the policy of this Company to assure that applicants
<br />are employed, and that employees are treated during
<br />employment, without regard to their race, religion, sex, color,
<br />national origin, age or disability. Such action shall Include:
<br />employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer, recruitment or
<br />recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or
<br />other fors of compensation; and selection for training,
<br />Including apprenticeship, pre -apprenticeship, and/or on-the-
<br />job training "
<br />2. EEO Officer. The contractorwill designate and make
<br />known to the contracting officers an EEO Officer who will have
<br />the responsibility for and must be capable of effectively
<br />administering and promoting an active EEO program and who
<br />must be assigned adequate authority and responsibility to do
<br />SO.
<br />3. Dissemination of Policy: All members of the contractor's
<br />staff who are authorized to hire, supervise, promote, and
<br />discharge employees, orwho recommend such action, or who
<br />are substantially Involved in such action, will be made fully
<br />cognizant or, and will implement, the contractors EEO policy
<br />and contractual responsibilities to provide EEO in each grade
<br />and classification of employment. To ensure that the above
<br />agreement will be met, the following actions will be taken as a
<br />minimum:
<br />a. Periodic meetings of supervisory and personnel office
<br />employees will be conducted before the start of work and then
<br />not less often than once every six months, at which time the
<br />contractors EEO policy and its implementation will be
<br />reviewed and explained. The meetings will be conducted by
<br />the EEO Officer.
<br />b. All new supervisory or personnel office employees will be
<br />given a thorough indoctrination by the EEO Officer, covering
<br />all major aspects of the contractors EEO obligations within
<br />thirty days following their reporting for duty with the contractor.
<br />c. All personnel who are engaged In direct recruitment for
<br />the project will be Instructed by the EEO Officer in the
<br />contractors procedures for locating and hiring minorities and
<br />women.
<br />d. Notices and posters setting forth the contractors EEO
<br />policy will be placed In areas readily accessible to employees,
<br />applicants for employment and potential employees.
<br />e. The contractors EEO policy and the procedures to
<br />implement such policy will be brought to the attention of
<br />employees by means of meetings, employee handbooks, or
<br />other appropriate means.
<br />4, Recruitment When advertising for employees, the
<br />contractor will include in all advertisements for employees the
<br />notation: "An Equal Opportunity Employer." All such
<br />advertisements will be placed In publications having a large
<br />circulation among minorities and women In the area from
<br />which the project work force would normally be derived.
<br />a. The contractor will, unless precluded by a valid
<br />bargaining agreement, conduct systematic and direct
<br />recruitment through public and private employee referral
<br />sources likely to yield qualified minorities and women. To
<br />meet this requirement, the contractor will identify sources of
<br />potential minority group employees, and establish with such
<br />Identified sources procedures whereby minority and women
<br />applicants may be referred to the contractor for employment
<br />consideration.
<br />b. In the event the contractor has a valid bargaining
<br />agreement providing for exclusive hiring hall referrals, the
<br />contractor is expected to observe the provisions of that
<br />agreement to the extent that the system meets the contractors
<br />compliance with EEO contract provisions. Where
<br />Implementation of such an agreement has the effect of
<br />discriminating against minorities or women, or obligates the
<br />contractor to do the same, such implementation violates
<br />Federal nondiscrimination provisions.
<br />c. The contractor will encourage Its present employees to
<br />refer minorities and women as applicants for employment.
<br />Information and procedures with regard to referring such
<br />applicants will be discussed with employees.
<br />5. Personnel Actions: Wages, working conditions, and
<br />employee benefits shall be established and administered, and
<br />personnel actions of every type, including hiring, upgrading,
<br />promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, and termination, shall be
<br />taken without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national
<br />origin, age or disability. The following procedures shall be
<br />followed:
<br />a. The contractor will conduct periodic Inspections of project
<br />sites to insure that working conditions and employee facilities
<br />do not indicate discriminatory treatment of project site
<br />personnel.
<br />b. The contractor will periodically evaluate the spread of
<br />wages paid within each dasslncation to determine any
<br />evidence of discriminatory wage practices.
<br />c. The contractor will periodically review selected personnel
<br />actions in depth to determine whether them is evidence of
<br />discrimination. Where evidence is found, the contractor will
<br />promptly take corrective action. If the review indicates that the
<br />discrimination may extend beyond the actions reviewed, such
<br />corrective action shall include all affected persons.
<br />d. The contractor will promptly investigate all complaints of
<br />alleged discrimination made to the contractor in connection
<br />with Its obligations under this contract, will attempt to resolve
<br />such complaints, and will take appropriate corrective action
<br />within a reasonable time. If the Investigation Indicates that the
<br />discrimination may affect persons other than the complainant,
<br />such corrective action shall include such other persons. Upon
<br />completion of each investigation, the contractor will inform
<br />every complainant of all of their avenues of appeal.
<br />6. Training and Promotion:
<br />a. The contractor will assist in locating, qualifying, and
<br />Increasing the skills of minorities and women who are
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