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2 <br /> d. Selection Process <br /> The Contractor shall undertake to insure that all subcontracts let in the performance of <br /> this Agreement shall be awarded on a fair and open competition basis. Executed <br /> copies of all subcontracts shall be forwarded to the City along with documentation <br /> concerning the selection process. <br /> e. Debarrment <br /> The Contractor shall not contract with any business who has been debarred, <br /> suspended, or deemed ineligible to work with Federal funds as set forth in 24 CFR <br /> 570.609 <br /> 3. Hatch Act: The Contractor agrees that no funds provided, nor personnel employed under <br /> this Agreement, shall be in any way or to any extent engaged in the conduct of political <br /> activities in violation of Chapter 15 of Title V United States Code. <br /> 4. Conflict of Interest: The Contractor agrees to abide by the provisions of 24 CFR 570.611 <br /> with respect to conflicts of interest, and covenants that it presently has no financial <br /> interest and shall not acquire any financial interest, direct or indirect, which would conflict <br /> in any manner or degree with the performance of services required under this Agreement. <br /> The Contractor further covenants that in the performance of this Agreement no person <br /> having such a financial interest shall be employed or retained by the Contractor <br /> hereunder. These conflict of interest provisions apply to any person who is an employee, <br /> agent, consultant, officer, or elected official or appointed official of the City, or of any <br /> designated public agencies or Contractors which are receiving funds under the CDBG <br /> Entitlement program. <br /> 5. Lobbying: The Contractor hereby certifies that: <br /> a. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of it, to <br /> any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any <br /> agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee <br /> of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the <br /> making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any <br /> cooperative Agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or <br /> modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative Agreement; <br /> b. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to <br /> any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any <br /> agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee <br /> of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or <br /> cooperative Agreement, it will complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure <br /> Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions; <br /> 20 <br /> B-11 <br />