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I 1 solicitation from which this contract resulted are expressed as percentages of the I 2 total hours of employment and training of minority and female utilization the 3 Contractor should reasonably be able to achieve in each construction trade in which 4 it has employees in the covered area. Covered construction contractors performing I 5 construction work in geographical areas where they do not have a Federal or 6 federally assisted construction contract shall apply the minority and female goals 7 established for the geographical area where the work is being performed. The I 8 Contractor is expected to make substantially uniform progress in meeting its goals in 9 each craft during the period specified. 10 11 5. Neither the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement, nor the failure by a 12 union with whom the Contractor has a collective bargaining agreement, to refer either 13 minorities or women shall excuse the Contractor's obligations under these 14 specifications, Executive Order 11246, or the regulations promulgated pursuant I 15 thereto. 16 17 6. In order for the nonworking training hours of apprentices and trainees to be counted I 18 in meeting the goals, such apprentices and trainees must be employed by the 19 Contractor during the training period, and the Contractor must have made a 20 commitment to employ the apprentices and trainees at the completion of their I 21 22 training, subject to the availability of employment opportunities. Trainees must be trained pursuant to training programs approved by the U.S. Department of Labor. 23 24 7. The Contractor shall take specific affirmative actions to ensure equal employment I25 opportunity. The evaluation of the Contractor's compliance with these specifications 26 shall be based upon its effort to achieve maximum results from its action. The 27 Contractor shall document these efforts fully, and shall implement affirmative action I 28 steps at least as extensive as the following: 29 30 a. Ensure and maintain a working environment free of harassment, I 31 intimidation, and coercion at all sites, and in all facilities at which the 32 Contractor's employees are assigned to work. The Contractor, where 33 possible, will assign two or more women to each construction project. The I 34 Contractor shall specifically ensure that all foremen, superintendents, and 35 other on-site supervisory personnel are aware of and carry out the 36 Contractor's obligation to maintain such a working environment, with 37 specific attention to minority or female individuals working at such sites or I 38 in such facilities. 39 40 b. Establish and maintain a current list of minority and female recruitment 41 sources, provide written notification to minority and female recruitment 42 sources and to community organizations when the Contractor or its unions 43 have employment opportunities available, and maintain a record of the I 44 organizations' responses. 45 46 c. Maintain a current file of the names, addresses and telephone numbers of I 47 each minority and female off-the-street applicant and minority or female 48 referral from a union, a recruitment source or community organization and 49 of what action was taken with respect to each such individual. If such 50 individual was sent to the union hiring hall for referral and was not referred 51 back to the Contractor by the union or, if referred, not employed by the I FLEMING BICYCLE CORRIDOR 31 IPW 3767 November 15, 2022