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<br />The AGENCY shall comply with the applicable uniform administra- <br />tive requirements established at 24 C.F.R.§ 92.505. <br /> <br />2. PROCUREMENT STANDARDS <br /> <br />A. General. In awarding contracts pursuant to this Agreement, <br />the AGENCY shall comply with all applicable requirements of <br />local and state law for awarding contracts, including, but <br />not limited to, procedures for competitive bidding, <br />contractor's bonds, and retained percentages. In addition, <br />the AGENCY shall comply with the requirements of the U.S. <br />Office of Management and Budget Circular A-102, relating to <br />bonding, insurance, and procurement standards, and with <br />Executive Order 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375, <br />and as supplemented in Department of Labor regulations, 41 <br />C.F.R. Part 60, regarding nondiscrimination bid conditions <br />for projects over Ten Thousand and no/100 ($10,000.00) <br />Dollars. Where federal standards differ from local or state <br />standards, the stricter standards shall apply. The federal <br />standard of Ten Thousand and nO/100 ($10,000.00) Dollars for <br />competitive bidding shall apply only if the applicable state <br />or local standard for competitive bidding is less strict than <br />Ten Thousand and no/IOO ($10,000.00) Dollars. <br /> <br />B. Construction. All contracts and subgrants for construction <br />or repair shall include a provision for compliance with the <br />Copeland "Anti-Kickback" Act, 18 U.S.C. § 874, as amended, <br />and as supplemented in Department of Labor regulations, 29 <br />C.F.R. Part 3. This Act provides that each contractor or · <br />subgrantee shall be prohibited from inducing, by any means, <br />any person, employed in the construction, completion, or <br />repair of public work, to give up any part of the <br />compensation to which the person is otherwise entitled. <br /> <br />C. Debarment and Suspension. As required by 24 C.F.R. Part 24, <br />the AGENCY must require participants in lower tier covered <br />transactions to include the certification in Appendix B of 24 <br />C.F.R. Part 24 in any proposal submitted in connection with <br />the lower tier transactions. <br /> <br />3. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW <br /> <br />A. National Environmental Policy Act. The COUNTY retains <br />environmental review responsibility for purposes of <br />fulfilling requirements of the National Environmental Policy <br />Act as implemented by H.U.D. Environmental Review Procedures <br />(29 C.F.R. Parts 50 and 58). The COUNTY may require the <br />AGENCY to furnish data, information, and assistance for the <br />COUNTY's review and assessment in determining whether an <br />Environmental Impact Statement must be prepared. <br /> <br />B. State Environmental Policy Act. Agencies which are branches <br />of government under Minnesota law retain responsibility for <br />fulfilling the requirements of the state law regarding <br /> <br />Page -9- <br />