HM Pacific Northwest Inc. 5/18/2023

I 1 may be in violation of the Executive Order if a particular group is employed in 2 substantially disparate manner (for example, even though the Contractor has 3 achieved its goals for women generally, the Contractor may be in violation of the 4 Executive Order if a specific minority group of women is underutilized). 5 6 10. The Contractor shall not use the goals and timetables or affirmative action standards 7 to discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, or national 8 origin. 9 10 11. The Contractor shall not enter into any subcontract with any person or firm debarred 11 from Government contracts pursuant to Executive Order 11246. 12 13 12. The Contractor shall carry out such sanctions and penalties for violation of these 14 specifications and of the Equal Opportunity Clause, including suspensions, I 15 terminations and cancellations of existing subcontracts as may be imposed or 16 ordered pursuant to Executive Order 11246, as amended, and its implementing 17 regulations by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Any Contractor 18 who fails to carry out such sanctions and penalties shall be in violation of these 19 specifications and Executive Order 11246, as amended. 20 21 13. The Contractor, in fulfilling its obligations under these specifications, shall implement I 22 specific affirmative action steps, at least as extensive as those standards prescribed 23 in paragraph 7 of this Special Provision, so as to achieve maximum results from its 24 efforts to ensure equal employment opportunity. If the Contractor fails to comply with 25 the requirements of the Executive Order, the implementing regulations, or these 26 specifications, the Director shall proceed in accordance with 41 CFR 60-4.8. 27 28 14. The Contractor shall designate a responsible official to monitor all employment 29 related activity to ensure that the company EEO policy is being carried out, to submit 30 reports relating to the provisions hereof as may be required by the government and 31 to keep records. Records shall at least include, for each employee, their name, 32 address, telephone numbers, construction trade, union affiliation if any, employee 33 identification number when assigned, social security number, race, sex, status (e.g., 34 mechanic, apprentice, trainee, helper, or laborer), dates of changes in status, hours 35 worked per week in the indicated trade, rate of pay, and locations at which the work 36 was performed. Records shall be maintained in an easily understandable and 37 retrievable form; however,to the degree that existing records satisfy this requirement, I 38 the Contractors will not be required to maintain separate records. 39 40 15. Nothing herein provided shall be construed as a limitation upon the application of I 41 other laws which establish different standards of compliance or upon the application 42 of requirements for the hiring of local or other area residents (e.g., those under the 43 Public Works Employment Act of 1977 and the Community Development Block Grant 44 Program). 45 46 16. Additional assistance for Federal Construction Contractors on contracts 47 administered by Washington State Department of Transportation or by Local 48 Agencies may be found at: 49 50 Washington State Dept. of Transportation I 51 Office of Equal Opportunity 2023 FEDERAL OVERLAY FEDERAL AID#STBGUL-2715(011) WO#3788 March 2,2023 SP-28