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in accordance with the procedures of the Department of Labor set forth in 29 CFR parts 5,6,and 7.Disputes within the meaning of this clause include disputes between the contractor(or any of its subcontractors)and sub recipient(s),State,EPA,the U.S.Department of Labor,or the employees or their representatives. (10)Certification of eligibility. (i)By entering into this contract,the contractor certifies that neither it(nor he or she)nor any person or firm who has an interest in the contractor's firm is a person or firm ineligible to be awarded Government contracts by virtue of section 3(a)of the Davis-Bacon Act or 29 CFR 5.12(a)(1). (ii)No part of this contract shall be subcontracted to any person or firm ineligible for award of a Government contract by virtue of section 3(a)of the Davis-Bacon Act or 29 CFR 5.12(a)(1). (iii)The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in the U.S.Criminal Code,18 U.S.C.1001. 4.Contract Provision for Contracts in Excess of$100,000. (a)Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act.The sub recipient shall insert the following clauses set forth in paragraphs(a)(1),(2), (3),and(4)of this section in full in any contract in an amount in excess of $100,000 and subject to the overtime provisions of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act. These clauses shall be inserted in addition to the clauses required by Item 3,above or 29 CFR 4.6.As used in this paragraph,the terms laborers and mechanics include watchmen and guards. (1) Overtime requirements. No contractor or subcontractor contracting for any part of the contract work which may require or involve the employment of laborers or mechanics shall require or permit any such laborer or mechanic in any workweek in which he or she is employed on such work to work in excess of forty hours in such workweek unless such laborer or mechanic receives compensation at a rate not less than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of forty hours in such workweek. (2)Violation;liability for unpaid wages;liquidated damages.In the event of any violation of the clause set forth in paragraph(a)(1)of this section the contractor and any subcontractor responsible therefore shall be liable for the unpaid wages. In addition, such contractor and subcontractor shall be liable to the United States(in the case of work done under contract for the District of Columbia or a territory,to such District or to such territory),for liquidated damages.Such liquidated damages shall be computed with respect to each individual laborer or mechanic, including watchmen and guards, employed in violation of the clause set forth in paragraph(a)(1)of this section,in the sum of$10 for each calendar day on which such individual was required or permitted to work in excess of the standard workweek of forty hours without payment of the overtime wages required by the clause set forth in paragraph(a)(1)of this section. (3)Withholding for unpaid wages and liquidated damages.The sub recipient,upon written request of the EPA Award Official or an authorized representative of the Department of Labor,shall withhold or cause to be withheld,from any moneys payable on account of work performed by the contractor or subcontractor under any such contract or any other Federal contract with the same prime contractor, or any other federally-assisted contract subject to the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act,which is held by the same prime contractor, such sums as may be determined to be necessary to satisfy any liabilities of such contractor or subcontractor for unpaid wages and liquidated damages as provided in the clause set forth in paragraph(b)(2)of this section. (4)Subcontracts.The contractor or subcontractor shall insert in any subcontracts the clauses set forth in paragraph(a)(1)through(4)of this section and also a clause requiring the subcontractors to include these clauses in any lower tier subcontracts. The prime contractor shall be responsible for compliance by any subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor with the clauses set forth in paragraphs(a)(1)through(4)of this section. D-18