Attachment G

The funding for the awards granted under this contract is provided by either the United States Department of Labor or the United States Department of Health and Human Services which requires the following certifications:

1. CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY AND VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION-LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS
   1. The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency.

   2. Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to any of the statement in this certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.

2. CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING - Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements

   By accepting this grant, the signee hereby certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:

   1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement.

   2. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form - LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions.

   3. The signer shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. This certification is a material representation of facts upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by Section 1352, Title 31, U.S. not less than $10,000 and nor more than $100,000 for each such failure.

3. DRUG FREE WORKPLACE

   By signing this application, the grantee certifies that it will provide a Drug Free Workplace by implementing the provisions at 29 CFR 98.630, Appendix C, pertaining to the Drug Free Workplace. In accordance with these provisions, a list of places where performance of work is done in connection with this specific grant will take place must be maintained at your office and available for Federal inspection.

4. NONDISCRIMINATION & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ASSURANCE:

   For contracts funded by the U.S. Department of Labor

   As a condition to the award of financial assistance from the Department of Labor under Title I of WIA, the grant applicant assures that it will comply fully with the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions of the following laws:

   (1) Section 188 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) which prohibits discrimination against all individuals in the United States on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age disability, political affiliation, or belief, and against beneficiaries on the basis of either citizenship/status as a lawfully admitted immigrant authorized to work in the United States or participation in any WIA Title I - financially assisted program or activity;

   (2) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin;

   (3) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities;

   (4) The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age; and

   (5) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs.

   The grant applicant also assures that it will comply with 29 CFR Part 37 and all other regulations implementing the laws listed above. This assurance applies to the grant applicant's operation of the WIA Title I - financially assisted program or activity, and to all agreements the grant applicant makes to carry out the WIA Title I-financially assisted program or activity. The grant applicant understands that the United States has the right to seek judicial enforcement of this assurance. For grants serving participants in work activities funded through the Welfare-to-Work block grant programs under Section 407(a) of the Social Security Act, the grant applicant shall comply with 20 CFR 645.255.

   For contracts funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

   As a condition to the award of financial assistance from the Department of Labor under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act, the grant applicant assures that it will comply fully with the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions of the following laws including but not limited to:

   (1) Title VI of the Civil rights Act of 1964(P.L. 88-352) and Executive Order Number 11246 as amended by E.O. 11375 relating to Equal Employment Opportunity which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin;

   (2) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the regulations issued pursuant thereto contained in 45 CFR Part 84 entitled "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs and Activities Reviewing or Benefiting from Federal Financial Assistance" which prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities;

   (3) The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, and the regulations at 45 CFR Part 90 entitled "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age in Programs and Activities Reviewing Federal Financial Assistance". which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age;

   (4) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs; and

   (5) The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, 42 U.S.C. Section 12116, and regulations issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which implement the employment provisions of the ADA, set forth at 29 CFR Part 1630.

   The grant applicant also assures that it will comply with 45 CFR Part 80 and all other regulations implementing the laws listed above. The grant applicant understands that the United States has the right to seek judicial enforcement of this assurance.

   
   
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   Signature of Authorized Representative

   Name:
   Title:
   Date:

The undersigned, as a duly sworn representative of the contractor/vendor, hereby attests and certifies that:

1. No principle or executive officer of the contractor’s/vendor’s company, its subcontractor(s) and/or successor(s) is presently suspended or debarred; and

2. The contractor/vendor, its subcontractor(s) and/or its successor(s) is not ineligible to submit a bid on, or be awarded, any public work contract or sub-contract with the State, any municipal corporation or public body for reason of debarment for failure to pay the prevailing rate of wages, or to provide supplements, in accordance with Article 8 of the New York State Labor Law.

3. The contractor/vendor, its subcontractor(s) and/or its successor do not have any outstanding debts owed to the Department, including but not limited to, contractual obligations, fines related to Safety and Health violations, payments owed to workers for public works projects or the general provisions of the Labor Law, unemployment insurance contributions or other related assessments, penalties or charges.

In accordance with Chapter 807 of the Laws of 1992 the bidder, by submission of this bid, certifies that it or any individual or legal entity in which the bidder holds a 10% or greater ownership interest, or any individual or legal entity that holds a 10% or greater ownership interest in the bidder, either:

(answer Yes or No to one or both of the following, as applicable.)

1. Has business operations in Northern Ireland:

   _____ Yes     _____ No

   If Yes:

2. Shall take lawful steps in good faith to conduct any business operations they have in Northern Ireland in accordance with the MacBride Fair Employment Principles relating to nondiscrimination in employment and freedom of workplace opportunity regarding such operations in Northern Ireland, and shall permit independent monitoring of its compliance with such Principles.

   _____ Yes     _____ No

NON-COLLUSIVE BIDDING CERTIFICATION

By submission of this bid, each bidder and each person signing on behalf of any bidder certifies, and in the case of a joint bid each party thereto certifies as to its own organization, under penalty of perjury, that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief:

1. The prices in this bid have been arrived at independently without collusion, consultation, communication, or agreement, for the purpose of restricting competition, as to any matter relating to such prices with any other bidder or with any competitor;

2. Unless otherwise required by law, the prices which have been quoted in this bid have not been knowingly disclosed by the bidder and will not knowingly be disclosed by the bidder prior to opening, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder or to any competitor; and

3. No attempt has been made or will be made by the bidder to induce any other person, partnership or corporation to submit or not to submit to bid for the purpose of restricting competition.

I, the undersigned, attest under penalty of perjury that I am an authorized representative of the Bidder/Contractor and that the foregoing statements are true and accurate.

Signature of Authorized Representative

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Title _______________________________________

Date _______________________________________