Common use of EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY & AFFIRMATIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS Clause in Contracts

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY & AFFIRMATIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS. 15.1 Exhibit B (Revised 4/10) is attached hereto and must be signed prior to award. 15.2 Additional Mandatory Construction Contract Language for State Agencies, Independent Authorities, Colleges and Universities: It is the policy of the [Reporting Agency] that its contracts should create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the State of New Jersey. Therefore, contractors engaged by the [Reporting Agency] to perform under a construction contract shall put forth a good faith effort to engage in recruitment and employment practices that further the goal of fostering equal opportunities to minorities and women. The contractor must demonstrate to the [Reporting Agency]’s satisfaction that a good faith effort was made to ensure that minorities and women have been afforded equal opportunity to gain employment under the [Reporting Agency]’s contract with the contractor. Payment may be withheld from a contractor’s contract for failure to comply with these provisions. Evidence of a “good faith effort” includes, but is not limited to: 1. The Contractor shall recruit prospective employees through the State Job bank website, managed by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, available online at xxxx://XX.xxx/JobCentralNJ; 2. The Contractor shall keep specific records of its efforts, including records of all individuals interviewed and hired, including the specific numbers of minorities and women; 3. The Contractor shall actively solicit and shall provide the [Reporting Agency] with poof of solicitations for employment, including but not limited to advertisements in general circulation media, professional service publications and electronic media; and 4. The Contractor shall provide evidence of efforts described at 2 above to the [Reporting Agency] no less frequently than once every 12 months. 5. The Contractor shall comply with the requirements set forth at N.J.A.C. 17-27. To ensure successful implementation of the Executive Order and Law, state agencies, independent authorities and colleges and universities must forward an Initial Project Workforce Report (AA201) for any projects funded with ARRA money to the Dept of LWD, Construction EEO Monitoring Program immediately upon notification of award but prior to execution of the contract.