Applicability to Contracts. For those construction or facility improvement contracts or subcontracts exceeding $100,000, FTA may accept the bonding policy and requirements of the recipient, provided that they meet the minimum requirements for construction contracts as follows:
Applicability to Contracts. The Seismic Safety requirements apply only to contracts for the construction of new buildings or additions to existing buildings. The Seismic Safety requirements flow down from FTA recipients and subrecipients to first tier contractors to assure compliance, with the applicable building standards for Seismic Safety, including the work performed by all subcontractors.
Applicability to Contracts. The Civil Rights Requirements apply to all contracts. The Civil Rights requirements flow down to all third party contractors and their contracts at every tier.
Applicability to Contracts. The Clean Air requirements apply to all contracts exceeding $100,000, including indefinite quantities where the amount is expected to exceed $100,000 in any year. The Clean Air requirements flow down to all subcontracts which exceed $100,000. No specific language is required. FTA has proposed the following language.
Applicability to Contracts. Reference Chart "Requirements for Access to Records and Reports by Type of Contracts" FTA does not require the inclusion of these requirements in subcontracts.
Applicability to Contracts. The Transit Employee Protective Provisions apply to each contract for transit operations performed by employees of a Contractor recognized by FTA to be a transit operator. (Because transit operations involve many activities apart from directly driving or operating transit vehicles, FTA determines which activities constitute transit "operations" for purposes of this clause.) These provisions are applicable to all contracts and subcontracts at every tier.
Applicability to Contracts. All contracts (with the exception of contracts with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education,) in excess of $10,000 shall contain suitable provisions for termination by the grantee including the manner by which it will be effected and the basis for settlement. (For contracts with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education the threshold is $100,000.) In addition, such contracts shall describe conditions under which the contract may be terminated for default as well as conditions where the contract may be terminated because of circumstances beyond the control of the contractor. The termination requirements flow down to all contracts in excess of $10,000, with the exception of contracts with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learning. FTA does not prescribe the form or content of such clauses. The following are suggestions of clauses to be used in different types of contracts:
Applicability to Contracts. The Clean Water requirements apply to each contract and subcontract which exceeds $100,000. The Clean Water requirements flow down to FTA recipients and subrecipients at every tier. While no mandatory clause is contained in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the following language developed by FTA contains all the mandatory requirements:
Applicability to Contracts. The Charter Bus requirements apply to the following type of contract: Operational Service Contracts. The Operator agrees to comply with 49 U.S.C. 5323(d) and 49 CFR Part 604, which provides that recipients and subrecipients of FTA assistance are prohibited from providing charter service using federally funded equipment or facilities if there is at least one private charter operator willing and able to provide the service, except under one of the exceptions at 49 CFR 604.9. Any charter service provided under one of the exceptions must be "incidental," i.e., it must not interfere with or detract from the provision of mass transportation.
Applicability to Contracts. The School Bus requirements apply to the following type of contract: Operational Service Contracts. Pursuant to 69 U.S.C. 5323(f) and 49 CFR Part 605, recipients and subrecipients of FTA assistance may not engage in school bus operations exclusively for the transportation of students and school personnel in competition with private school bus operators unless qualified under specified exemptions. When operating exclusive school bus service under an allowable exemption, recipients and subrecipients may not use federally funded equipment, vehicles, or facilities.
