Linking Agreement

City of Glendale — Regular Meeting (2023-04-25)

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CITY OF GLENDALE  
EXHIBIT C 
 
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) CONTRACT ADDENDUM 
 
This Addendum to the Parties’ Agreement (the “Agreement")(City Contract #C-___________) is 
entered into this ____day of ___________, 2022, (the "Effective Date") by and between City of 
Glendale, an Arizona municipal corporation ("City") and (Name of Business), a(n) (Business 
entity type) ("Contractor") 
 
Notice: The contract or purchase order to which this addendum is attached is made using federal 
assistance provided to the City of Glendale by the US Department of Treasury under the 
American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”), Sections 602(b) and 603(b) of the Social Security Act, 
Pub. L. No. 117-2 (March 11, 2021). 
The following terms and conditions apply to the Contractor, according to the City’s Award Terms 
and Conditions signed on August 24th, 2021, and according to ARPA and its implementing 
regulations, and as established by the Treasury Department. 
1. 
Equal Opportunity. Contractor shall comply with Executive Order 11246, “Equal 
Employment Opportunity,” as amended by EO 11375, “Amending Executive Order 11246 
Relating to Equal Employment Opportunity,” and as supplemented by regulations at 41 CFR part 
60, “Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal Employment Opportunity, 
Department of Labor.” 
Minority and Women Business Enterprises (if applicable to this Contract) Contractor hereby 
agrees to comply with the following when applicable: The requirements of Executive Orders 
11625 and 12432 (concerning Minority Business Enterprise), and 12138 (concerning Women's 
Business Enterprise), when applicable. Accordingly, the Contractor hereby agrees to take 
affirmative steps to assure that women and minority businesses are utilized when possible as 
sources of supplies, equipment, construction and services. Affirmative steps shall include the 
following: 
a. 
Including qualified women’s business enterprises and small and minority 
businesses on solicitation lists; 
b. 
Assuring that women’s enterprises and small and minority businesses are solicited 
whenever they are potential sources; 
c. 
When economically feasible, dividing total requirements into smaller tasks or 
quantities so as to permit maximum participation by small and minority business, and 
women’s business enterprises; 
d. 
Where the requirement permits, establishing delivery schedules which will 
encourage participation by women’s business enterprises and small and minority business; 
e. 
Using the services and assistance of the Small Business Administration, and the 
U.S. Office of Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce; 
and 
f. 
If any subcontracts are to be let, requiring the prime Contractor to take the 
affirmative steps in a. through e. above.

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For the purposes of these requirements, a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) is defined as an 
enterprise that is at least 51 percent owned and controlled in its daily operation by members of the 
following groups: Black, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, American Indian, or Alaskan 
Natives. A Women Business Enterprise (WBE) is defined as an enterprise that is at least 51 percent 
owned and controlled in its daily operation by women.  
 
2. 
Suspension and Debarment. (applies to all purchases.)  
A. 
This contract is a covered transaction for purposes of 2 CFR pt. 180 and 2 CFR pt. 3000. 
As such, the Contractor is required to verify that none of Contractor’s principals (defined at 2 CFR 
§ 180.995) or its affiliates (defined at 2 CFR § 180.905) are excluded (defined at 2 CFR § 180.940) 
or disqualified (defined at 2 CFR § 180.935). 
B. 
The Contractor must comply with 2 CFR pt. 180, subpart C and 2 CFR pt. 3000, subpart 
C, and must include a requirement to comply with these regulations in any lower tier covered 
transaction it enters into. 
C. 
This certification is a material representation of fact relied upon by the City of Glendale. 
If it is later determined that the contractor did not comply with 2 CFR pt. 180, subpart C and 2 
CFR pt. 3000, subpart C, in addition to remedies available to the City, the Federal Government 
may pursue available remedies, including but not limited to suspension and/or debarment. 
D. The Contractor agrees to comply with the requirements of 2 CFR pt. 180, subpart C and 2 CFR 
pt. 3000, subpart C while this offer is valid and throughout the period of any contract that may arise 
from this offer. The Contractor further agrees to include a provision requiring such compliance in 
its lower tier covered transactions. 
3. 
Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment, 31 U.S.C. § 1352, as amended. (Applies to all 
purchases.) Contractor certifies that it will not and has not used Federal appropriated funds to pay 
any person or organization for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of 
any agency, a Member of Congress, officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member 
of Congress in connection with obtaining any Federal contract, grant, or any other award covered 
by 31 U.S.C. § 1352. Contractor shall also disclose any lobbying with non-Federal funds that takes 
place in connection with obtaining any Federal award. Such disclosures are forwarded from tier to 
tier up to the recipient who in turn will forward the certification(s) to the awarding agency. 
*Purchases over $100,000 - Contractors must sign the certification on the last page of this 
addendum* 
4. 
Access to Records. (applies to all purchases.)  
A. 
The Contractor agrees to provide the City of Glendale, the U.S. Department of Treasury, 
the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their authorized representatives access to 
any books, documents, papers, and records of the Contractor which are directly pertinent to this 
contract for the purposes of making audits, examinations, excerpts, and transcriptions. The 
Contractor agrees to permit any of the foregoing parties to reproduce by any means or to copy

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excerpts and transcriptions as reasonably needed, and agrees to cooperate with all such requests. 
B. 
The Contractor agrees to provide the Treasury Department or authorized representatives 
access to construction or other work sites pertaining to the work being completed under the 
contract. 
C. 
No language in this contract is intended to prohibit audits or internal reviews by the 
Treasury Department or the Comptroller General of the United States. 
 
5. 
Rights to Inventions Made Under a Contract or Agreement. Contracts or agreements 
for the performance of experimental, developmental, or research work shall provide for the rights 
of the Federal Government and the recipient in any resulting invention in accordance with 37 CFR 
part 401, “Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under 
Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements,” and any applicable implementing 
regulations. 
6. 
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327 through 333) (applies 
only to purchases over $100,000, when laborers or mechanics are used.) Where applicable, all 
contracts in excess of $100,000 that involve the employment of mechanics or laborers shall include 
a provision for compliance with 40 U.S.C. 3702 and 3704 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety 
Standards Act, as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR part 5). Under 
Section 3702 of the Act, each contractor shall be required to compute the wages of every mechanic 
and laborer on the basis of a standard workweek of 40 hours. Work in excess of the standard 
workweek is permissible provided that the worker is compensated at a rate of not less than 1 1/2 
times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in the workweek. The 
requirements of 40 U.S.C. 3704 are applicable to construction work and provides that no laborer or 
mechanic shall be required to work in surroundings or under working conditions which are 
unsanitary, hazardous or dangerous. These requirements do not apply to the purchases of supplies 
or materials or articles ordinarily available on the open market, or contracts for transportation or 
transmission of intelligence. 
7. 
Clean Air Act & Federal Water Pollution Control Act (applies to purchases of more 
than $150,000.) 
A. 
The Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable standards, orders or regulations issued 
pursuant to the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq. 
B. 
The Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable standards, orders, or regulations issued 
pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. 
C. 
The Contractor agrees to report each violation of the Clean Air Act and the Water Pollution 
Control Act to the City of Glendale and understands and agrees that the City will, in turn, report 
each violation as required to assure notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
and the appropriate Environmental Protection Agency Regional Office. 
D. 
Contractor agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract exceeding $150,000 
financed in whole or in part with Federal assistance.

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8. 
Prohibition on certain telecommunications and video surveillance services or 
equipment (Huawei and ZTE).  Contractor is prohibited from obligating or expending loan or 
grant funds to: 
(1) 
Procure or obtain; 
(2) 
Extend or renew a contract to procure or obtain; or 
(3) 
Enter into a contract (or extend or renew a contract) to procure or obtain equipment, 
services, or systems that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial 
or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. As described 
in Public 
Law 
115–232, 
section 
889, 
covered 
telecommunications 
equipment is 
telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE 
Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities). 
(i) 
For the purpose of public safety, security of government facilities, physical 
 
security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security 
 
purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced 
 
by Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital 
 
Technology Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any subsidiary 
 
or affiliate of such entities). 
(ii) 
Telecommunications or video surveillance services provided by such 
 
entities or using such equipment. 
(iii) 
Telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced 
 
or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
 
the Director of the National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal 
 
Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be an entity owned or 
 
controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered 
 
foreign country. 
 
9. 
Buy USA - Domestic Preference for certain procurements using federal funds. 
Contractor should, to the greatest extent practicable under a Federal award, provide a preference 
for the purchase, acquisition, or use of goods, products, or materials produced in the United States 
(including but not limited to iron, aluminum, steel, cement, and other manufactured products). The 
requirements of this section must be included in all subawards including all contracts and purchase 
orders for work or products under this award. For purposes of this section: 
(1) 
“Produced in the United States” means, for iron and steel products, that all manufacturing 
processes, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings, occurred in the United 
States. 
(2) 
“Manufactured products” means items and construction materials composed in whole or in 
part of non-ferrous metals such as aluminum; plastics and polymer-based products such as 
polyvinyl chloride pipe; aggregates such as concrete; glass, including optical fiber; and lumber.

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10. 
Procurement of Recovered Materials: (applies only if the work involves the use of 
materials) 
A. 
In the performance of this contract, the Contractor shall make maximum use of products 
containing recovered materials that are EPA-designated items unless the product cannot be 
acquired: 
(i) 
Competitively within a timeframe providing for compliance with the contract 
performance schedule; 
(ii) 
Meeting contract performance requirements; or 
(iii) 
At a reasonable price. 
B. 
Information about this requirement, along with the list of EPA- designated items, is 
available 
at 
EPA’s 
Comprehensive 
Procurement 
Guidelines 
web 
site, 
https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive- procurement-guideline-cpg-program. 
C. 
The Contractor also agrees to comply with all other applicable requirements of Section 
6002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. 
11. 
Publications. Any publications produced with funds from this award must display the 
following language: “This project [is being] [was] supported, in whole or in part, by federal award 
number [enter project FAIN] awarded to [name of Recipient] by the U.S. Department of the 
Treasury.” 
 
12. 
Increasing Seat Belt Use in the United States. Pursuant to Executive Order 13043, 62 FR 
19217 (Apr. 18, 1997), Contractor is encouraged to adopt and enforce on-the-job 
seat belt policies and programs for your employees when operating company-
owned, rented or personally owned vehicles. 
 
13. 
Reducing Text Messaging While Driving. Pursuant to Executive Order 13513, 74 FR 
51225 (Oct. 6, 2009), Contractor is encouraged to adopt and enforce policies that ban text 
messaging while driving, and establish workplace safety policies to decrease accidents caused by 
distracted drivers.

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- This form is required only for purchases of more than $100,000 - 
 
31 CFR Part 21 – New Restrictions on Lobbying - CERTIFICATION REGARDING 
LOBBYING 
 
The undersigned certifies, to the best of their knowledge and belief, that: 
1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the 
undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or 
employee of an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or 
an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal 
contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering 
into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, 
amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative 
agreement. 
2. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any 
person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, 
a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member 
of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative 
agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, “Disclosure 
Form to Report Lobbying,” in accordance with its instructions. 
3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the 
award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and 
contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all contractors shall 
certify and disclose accordingly. 
This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this 
transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making 
or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who 
fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 
and not more than $100,000 for each such failure. 
The Contractor certifies or affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of each statement of its 
certification and disclosure, if any. In addition, the Contractor understands and agrees that the 
provisions of 31 U.S.C. Ch. 38, Administrative Remedies for False Claims and Statements, apply 
to this certification and disclosure, if any.