True North Consulting Group LLC 8/26/2024

Federal Transit Administration Clauses 19 25. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYEE PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS (NOT APPLICABLE) 26. RECOVERED MATERIALS - RECYCLED PRODUCTS These requirements extend to all third-party contractors and their contracts at every tier and subrecipients and their subcontracts at every tier where the value of an EPA designated item exceeds $10,000. The Contractor agrees to provide a preference for those products and services that conserve natural resources, protect the environment, and are energy efficient by complying with and facilitating compliance with Section 6002 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 6962, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), “Comprehensive Procurement Guideline for Products Containing Recovered Materials,” 40 C.F.R. part 247. 27. SAFE OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES The Safe Operation of Motor Vehicles requirements apply to all federally funded third party contracts. It flows down to all third-party contractors at every tier. A. Seat Belt Use The Contractor is encouraged to adopt and promote on-the-job seat belt use policies and programs for its employees and other personnel that operate company-owned vehicles, company-rented vehicles, or personally operated vehicles. The terms “company-owned” and “company-leased” refer to vehicles owned or leased either by the Contractor or the City of Everett. B. Distracted Driving The Contractor agrees to adopt and enforce workplace safety policies to decrease crashes caused by distracted drivers, including policies to ban text messaging while using an electronic device supplied by an employer, and driving a vehicle the driver owns or rents, a vehicle Contactor owns, leases, or rents, or a privately-owned vehicle when on official business in connection with the work performed under this agreement. 28. SCHOOL BUS OPERATIONS (NOT APPLICABLE) 29. SEISMIC SAFETY The Seismic Safety requirements apply only to contracts for the construction of new buildings or additions to existing buildings. This clause flows down from FTA recipients and subrecipients to first tier contractors to assure compliance with the applicable building standards for Seismic Safety, including the work performed by all subcontractors. The contractor agrees that any new building or addition to an existing building will be designed and constructed in accordance with the standards for Seismic Safety required in Department of Transportation (DOT) Seismic Safety Regulations 49 C.F.R. part 41 and will certify to compliance to the extent required by the regulation. The contractor also agrees to ensure that all work performed under RFP