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Minnesota Department of Commerce Commerce Fraud Bureau Support documentation of the purchasing and/or bidding process utilized to contract services in their financial records, including support documentation justifying a single/sole source bid, if applicable. The grantee must not contract with vendors who are suspended or debarred in MN: http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/debarredreport.asp Grantee Bidding Requirements (continued): \[For Municipalities\] Grantees that are municipalities mustfollow: Thecontracting and bidding requirements in the Uniform Municipal Contracting Law as defined in Minn. Stat.§471.345 Therequirements of prevailing wage for grant-funded projects that include construction work of $25,000 or more, per Minn. Stat. §§177.41through 177.44These rules require that the wages of laborers and workers should be comparable to wages paid for similar work in the community as a whole. The grantee must not contract with vendors who are suspended or debarred in MN: http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/debarredreport.asp Audits Per Minn. Stat. §16B.98Subdivision 8, the grantee’s books, records, documents, and accounting procedures and practices of the grantee or other party that are relevant to the grant or transaction are subject to examination by the granting agency and either the legislative auditor or the state auditor, as appropriate. This requirement will lastfor a minimum of six years from the grantcontractagreement end date, receipt,and approval of all final reports, or the required period of time to satisfy all state and program retention requirements, whichever is later. Affirmative Action and Non-Discrimination requirements for all Grantees: A.The granteeagrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status in regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, sexual orientation, or age in regard to any position for which the employee or applicant for employment is qualified. Minn. Stat. §363A.02. The grantee agrees to take affirmative steps to employ, advance in employment, upgrade, train, and recruit minority persons, women, and persons with disabilities. B.The granteemust not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of physical or mental disability in regard to any position for which the employee or applicant for employment is qualified. The granteeagrees to take affirmative action to employ, advance in employment, and otherwise treat qualified disabled persons without discrimination based upon their physical or mental disability in all employment practices such as the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment, advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selectionfor training, including apprenticeship. Minnesota Rules, part 5000.3500 C.The granteeagrees to comply with the rules and relevant orders of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights issued pursuant to the Minnesota Human Rights Act. General Prevention Auto Theft Grant Page 7 of 8