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Amendments: The terms of this agreement shall not be waived, altered, modified, supplemented, or amended, in any manner whatsoever, except by written instrument signed by the parties. Public Participation: The Contractor will comply and assume all state and federal responsibilities on behalf of F-M COG regarding public participation. Further, the Contractor will maintain a data base on the level of public participation and documentation of such participation (quantitative and qualitative) and will provide this information as requested by F-M COG in quarterly and annual reports. Civil Rights: The Contractor will comply with all the requirements imposed by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 STAT. 252), the regulations of the federal department of transportation, 49 CFR, Part 21, Executive Order 11246, Executive Order 12898 Environmental Justice. The Contractor shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, age, handicap, or national origin. The Contractor shall take affirmative action to insure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during their employment without regard to their race, religion, color, sex, age, handicap, or national origin. Such actions shall include but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment or advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship. Furthermore the Contractor agrees to insert a similar provision in all subcontracts, except subcontracts for standard commercial supplies or raw materials. Civil Rights - Noncompliance: If the Contractor fails to comply with the federal or state civil rights requirements of this contract, sanctions may be imposed by the FHWA or the NDDOT as may be appropriate, including, but not limited to: ao withholding of payments to the Contractor under the contract until the contractor complies, or cancellation, termination, or suspension of the contract, in whole or in part. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise: In the performance of this agreement, the Contractor shall cooperate with the F-M COG in meeting its goals with regard to the maximum utilization of disadvantaged business enterprises, and will use its best efforts to insure that such business enterprises shall have the maximum practical opportunities to compete for subcontract work under this agreement. Cass County 2003 Contract - page 4 W:Wass Through~2003~ontracts\Cass County contract - sow.doc