WA ST Dept of Transportation 10/29/2021

O O Section 16 No Obligation by the State Government No contract between the CONTRACTOR and its subcontractors shall create any obligation or liability of WSDOT with regard to this AGREEMENT without WSDOT's specific written consent, notwithstanding its concurrence in, or approval of, the award of any contract or subcontract or the solicitations thereof and the CONTRACTOR hereby agrees to include this provision in all contracts it enters into for the design, acquisition, and construction of facilities and/or infrastructure related to the Project, or the performance of any work to be accomplished under this AGREEMENT. Section 17 Ethics A. Relationships with Employees and Officers of WSDOT. The CONTRACTOR shall not extend any loan, gratuity or gift of money in any form whatsoever to any employee or officer of WSDOT, nor shall the CONTRACTOR knowingly rent or purchase any Project equipment and materials from any employee or officer of WSDOT. B. Employment of Former WSDOT Employees. The CONTRACTOR hereby warrants that it shall not employ on a full, part-time, or other basis during the period of this AGREEMENT, any professional or technical personnel who are, or have been, at any time during the period of this AGREEMENT, in the employ of WSDOT without written consent of WSDOT. Section 18 Compliance with Laws and Regulations The CONTRACTOR agrees to abide by all applicable state and federal laws and regulations including but not limited to, those concerning employment, equal opportunity employment, nondiscrimination assurances, project record keeping necessary to evidence compliance with such federal and state laws and regulations, and retention of all such records. The CONTRACTOR will adhere to all applicable nondiscrimination provisions in Chapter 49.60 RCW. Except when a federal statute or regulation pre-empts state or, local law, no provision of this AGREEMENT shall require the CONTRACTOR to observe or enforce compliance with any provision, perform any other act, or do any other thing in contravention of state or local law. Thus if any provision or compliance with any provision of this AGREEMENT violates state, or local law, or would require the CONTRACTOR to violate state or local law, the CONTRACTOR agrees to notify WSDOT immediately in writing. Should this occur, WSDOT and the CONTRACTOR agree to make appropriate arrangements to proceed with or, if necessary, expeditiously, terminate the Project. Section 19 Labor Provisions Overtime Requirements. No CONTRACTOR or subcontractor contracting for any part of the Project work which may require or involve the employment of laborers or mechanics shall require or permit any such laborer or mechanic in any workweek in which he or she is employed on such work to work in excess of forty (40) hours in such workweek unless such laborer or mechanic receives compensation at a rate not less than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of forty(40) hours in such workweek. CONTRACTOR will comply with all applicable provisions of Title 49 RCW, Labor Regulations. Section 20 Environmental Requirements and Archeological Preservation The CONTRACTOR agrees to comply with all applicable requirements of chapter 43.21C RCW "State Environmental Policy Act" (SEPA). The CONTRACTOR also agrees to comply with all applicable requirements of Executive Order 05-05, Archeological and Cultural Resources, for all capital construction projects or land acquisitions for the purpose of a capital construction project, l7 Everett Transit 7 of 15 PTD0465