Washington State Department of Commerce 7/12/2023

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAPITAL STATE FUNDS 21. LAWS The Contractor shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, codes, re gulations and policies of local, state, and federal governments, as now or hereafter amended. 22. LICENSING, ACCREDITATION AND REGISTRATION The Contractor shall comply with all applicable local, state, and federal licensing, accreditation and registration requirements or standards necessary for the performance of this Contract. 23. LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY Only the Authorized Representative or Authorized Representative’s designee by writing (designation to be made prior to action) shall have the express, implied, or apparent authority to alter, amend, m odify, or waive any clause or condition of this Contract. 24. LOCAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COORDINATION Where applicable, Contractor shall participate in local public transportation forums and implement strategies designed to ensure access to services. 25. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH NONDISCRIMINATION LAWS During the performance of this Contract, the Contractor shall comply with all federal, state, and local nondiscrimination laws, regulations and policies. In the event of the Contractor’s non -compliance or refusal to comply with any nondiscrimination law, regulation or policy, this contract may be rescinded, canceled or terminated in whole or in part, and the Contractor may be declared ineligible for f urther contracts with COMMERCE. The Contractor shall, however, be given a reasonable time in which to cure this noncompliance. Any dispute may be resolved in accordance with the “Disputes” procedure set forth herein. The funds provided under this contract may not be used to fund religious worship, exercise, or instruction. No person shall be required to participate in any religious worship, exercise, or instruction in order to have access to the facilities funded by this grant. 26. PAY EQUITY The Contractor agrees to ensure that “similarly employed” individuals in its workforce are compensated as equals, consistent with the following: a. Employees are “similarly employed” if the individuals work for the same employer, the performance of the job requires comparable skill, effort, and responsibility, and the jobs are performed under similar working conditions. Job titles alone are not determinative of whether employees are similarly employed; b. Contractor may allow differentials in compensation for its workers if the differentials are based in good faith and on any of the following: (i) A seniority system; a merit system; a system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production; a bona fide job-related factor or factors; or a bona fide regional difference in compensation levels. (ii) A bona fide job-related factor or factors may include, but not be limited to, education, training, or experience that is: Consistent with business necessity; not based on or derived from a gender-based differential; and accounts for the entire differential. (iii) A bona fide regional difference in compensation level must be: Consistent with business necessity; not based on or derived from a gender -based differential; and account for the entire differential. This Contract may be terminated by the Department, if the Department or the Department of Ent erprise services determines that the Contractor is not in compliance with this provision. DocuSign Envelope ID: 35C90669-7F5D-417A-9438-E028C1CB021ADocuSign Envelope ID: 05945C3E-1013-42B6-9B87-1328C8722592