Washington State Department of Ecology 1/2/2025

Page 28 of 41State of Washington Department of Ecology Agreement No: Project Title: Recipient Name: WQC-2025-EverPW-00038 Riverpoint Outfall Replacement City of Everett The RECIPIENT shall obtain the wage determination for the area in which the project is located prior to issuing requests for bids, proposals, quotes, or other methods for soliciting contracts (solicitation). These wage determinations shall be incorporated into solicitations and any subsequent contracts. The RECIPIENT shall ensure that the required EPA contract language regarding Davis-Bacon Wages is in all contracts and subcontracts more than $2,000. The RECIPIENT shall maintain records sufficient to document compliance with the Davis -Bacon Act and make such records available for review upon request. The RECIPIENT also agrees, by signing this agreement, to comply with State Prevailing Wages on Public Works, Chapter 39.12 RCW, as applicable. Compliance may include the determination whether the project involves “public work” and inclusion of the applicable prevailing wage rates in the bid specifications and contracts. The RECIPIENT agrees to maintain records sufficient to evidence compliance with Chapter 39.12 RCW and make such records available for review upon request . O. Progress Reports: RECIPIENTS funded with State Revolving Fund Loan or Forgivable Principal shall include the following verification statement in the “General Comments” text box of each progress report. “We verified that we are in compliance with all the requirements as outlined in our funding agreement (s) with the Department of Ecology. This includes but is not limited to: - The Davis-Bacon Act, 29 CFR , prevailing wage requirements, certified weekly payroll, etc. - The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), 40 CFR, Part 33 - The American Iron and Steel Act (Buy American) - The Build America Buy America Act (BABA) (equivalency projects only)” P. Representations and Warranties: The RECIPIENT represents and warrants to ECOLOGY as follows: Application: Material Information. All information and materials submitted by the RECIPIENT to ECOLOGY in connection with its loan application were, when made, and are, as of the date the RECIPIENT signs this agreement, true and correct. There is no material adverse information relating to the RECIPIENT, the project, the loan, or this agreement known to the RECIPIENT, which has not been disclosed in writing to ECOLOGY. Existence; Authority. It is a duly formed and legally existing municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state of Washington or a federally recognized Indian Tribe . It has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform all of its obligations under this agreement and to undertake the project identified herein. Certification. Each payment request shall constitute a certification by the RECIPIENT to the effect that all representations and warranties made in this loan agreement remain true as of the date of the request and that no adverse developments, affecting the financial condition of the RECIPIENT or its ability to complete the project or to repay the principal of or interest on the loan, have occurred since the date of this loan agreement. Any changes in the RECIPIENT’s financial condition shall be disclosed in writing to ECOLOGY by the RECIPIENT in its request for payment . Q. Sale or Disposition of Funded Utility: The RECIPIENT shall not sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any of the works, plant, properties, facilities, or other part of the funded Utility or any real or personal property comprising a part of the funded Utility unless: 1. The facilities or property transferred are not material to the operation of the funded Utility, or have become unserviceable, inadequate, obsolete, or unfit to be used in the operation of the funded Utility or are no longer necessary, material, or useful to the operation of the funded Utility; or 2. The aggregate depreciated cost value of the facilities or property being transferred in any fiscal year comprises no more than three percent of the total assets of the funded Utility; or 3. The RECIPIENT receives from the transferee an amount equal to an amount which will be in the same proportion to the net amount of Senior Lien Obligations and this LOAN then outstanding (defined as the total amount outstanding less the amount of cash and investments in the bond and loan funds securing such debt) as the Gross Revenue of the funded Utility from the portion of the funded Utility sold or disposed of for the preceding year bears to the total Gross Revenue for that period. 4. Expressed written agreement by the ECOLOGY. The proceeds of any transfer under this paragraph must be used (1) to redeem promptly, or irrevocably set aside for the Template Version 12/10/2020 Docusign Envelope ID: F2F2C641-00FF-4CD2-8410-C8E2A1EA5EB0