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V. Procurement (continued) <br />38. Was EPA review and approval required for the contract or agreement prior to your Yes <br />awarding it or did EPA provide written comments on the award? No <br />39. Has your organization awarded contracts to consultants under any of your current EPA Yes <br />If No, skip to question 42. <br />assistance agreements? No <br />40. Does your organization have controls to ensure that charges to EPA agreements do not Yes <br />exceed EPA’s allowed direct hourly rate for consultants? No <br />41. Do your consulting agreements specify the services to be provided, duration and pay Yes <br />rates that include base rate, fringe benefits, and overhead? No <br />42. Does your organization have any agreements, sub-agreements or loans that involve Yes <br />federally funded construction, alteration or repair contracts over $2,000 that require No <br />If No, skip to question 46. <br />compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act? <br />43. Did the contract or agreement contain the required clauses for complying with Davis-Yes <br />Bacon Act (DBA) wage rates, reporting requirements and include a wage rate determination No <br /> If Yes, please provide a copy of <br />from theDepartment of Labor athttp://www.wdol.gov/? <br />the specific contract clauses for review. <br />44. Did your organization, sub-recipients or borrowers receive and review certified weekly Yes <br /> If Yes, please <br />payroll records per Department of Labor form WH-347 for DBA projects? No <br />provide a copy of page one and signature page of the completed WH-347 for review. <br />45. Did your organization conduct labor interviews per DOL form SF-1445 (or equivalent) Yes <br /> If Yes, please provide an example <br />and/or require sub-recipients to do so for DBA projects? No <br />with personal information removed for review. <br />46. Did your organization receive any American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Yes <br />If No, skip to the next section. <br />funds either directly or indirectly from EPA? No <br />47. For any EPA ARRA funds used to construct, alter, maintain or repair public buildings or Yes <br />works; did the contract or agreement require that iron, steel and manufactured goods are No <br />produced in the United States in accordance with the "Buy American" provision of the act? <br />48. For ARRA infrastructure awards to states or local governments, were the necessary Yes <br />certifications required under Section 1511 of ARRA and done in accordance with program No <br />guidance posted on a website that is linked to Recovery.gov? <br />VI. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) <br />(40 CFR Part 33) <br />49. Does your organization have procedures to make good faith efforts to solicit and use Yes <br />Small Businesses, Minority Owned Firms, Women’s Business Enterprises, and Labor Surplus No <br />Areas when procuring construction, equipment, services and supplies? <br />If Yes, please provide a copy of the procedures for review. <br />50. Does your organization submit the required MBE/WBE/DBE reports at least annually to Yes <br />EPA? No <br />OMB Control No. 2030-0020 7 <br />Expiration date 4/30/12 <br /> <br />