Common use of PREVAILING WAGE RATES AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM Clause in Contracts

PREVAILING WAGE RATES AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. (A) The Contractor is aware that and hereby agrees that not less than the prevailing wage rates included in the bid specifications, which were adopted by the El Paso County Commissioners Court on November 19, 2012 for Highway/Heavy Construction and for Building Construction Trades, shall be paid to all workers on the Project. A copy of the prevailing wage rates is attached hereto and by this reference is incorporated herein as part of this contract. (B) Contractor agrees to comply with Tex. Gov't Code Sections 2258.001 through 2258.058 and acknowledges that it understands that it will pay to the Owner the sum of (C) The Contractor agrees to keep records showing the name and occupation of each worker employed by the Contractor or subcontractor in the construction of the public work and the actual per diem wages paid to each worker. The Contractor further agrees that such records shall be open at all reasonable hours to inspection by the County through its officers and agents. (D) The Contractor shall post the prevailing wage rate schedules made part of this contract at each work site in a prominent location readily accessible to the workers through the duration of the project. In addition, the Contractor shall post a notice to be provided by the County Director of Public Works regarding Prevailing Wage Rates and the County Apprenticeship Program, in English and Spanish, which shall be posted nearby the prevailing wage rate schedules. (E) Upon a determination by the County that there is good cause to believe that Contractor or a subcontractor has violated Chapter 2258 of the Texas Government Code, the County shall withhold any amount due under the contract, up to and including the entire contract price, which the Commissioners Court or its agent, in the exercise of reasonable discretion, determines is sufficient to 1) cover the costs to pay the worker the difference between the amount the worker received in wages for labor on the public work at the rate paid by the Contractor or subcontractor and the amount the worker would have received at the prevailing wage rate and 2) cover the costs of penalties under Section 2258.023 and 3) to ensure compliance with Chapter 2258 for the duration of the project. (F) At the time the Contractor submits its applications for progress payments to the Project Manager, the Contractor shall provide a certified payroll for all employees during the period of that pay request. (G) No worker shall be discharged by the Contractor or Subcontractor or in any other manner discriminated against because such worker has filed an inquiry or complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any legal or equitable proceeding or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding under or relating to the prevailing wage rate laws, the apprenticeship program or the provisions of this contract. (H) The Contractor and subcontractors shall allow expeditious jobsite entry by the County Director of Public Works and his/her agents and representatives displaying and presenting proper identification credentials to the jobsite superintendent or his/her representative. While on the jobsite the County Director of Public Works and his/her agents and representatives shall observe all jobsite rules and regulations concerning safety, internal security and fire prevention. The Contractor and subcontractors shall allow project employees to be interviewed at random for a reasonable duration by the County Director of Public Works and his/her agents and representatives to facilitate compliance determinations regarding the prevailing wage rate payment provisions and apprenticeship program provisions of this contract. (I) In the event a particular work element of the project calls for a certain employee classification and skill that is not listed in the prevailing wage rate schedules in the contract, the Contractor shall notify the Director of Public Works who shall investigate the matter and make a recommendation to the Commissioners Court to make a special wage rate determination as required. (J) In accordance with the Order of the Commissioners Court of El Paso County Regarding Apprenticeship Program Requirements adopted on June 23, 2008, the Contractor and all subcontractors must comply with the following: 1. Must sponsor or participate in a DOL certified apprenticeship program for all job classifications utilized on the project and which are “apprenticeable occupations” as defined by DOL regulations; 2. Must hire registered apprentices enrolled in a DOL certified apprenticeship program. No helpers shall be permitted; 3. May not substitute helpers or unregistered apprentices to perform apprentice level work in place of registered apprentices; 4. Must pay wage rates and benefits package for apprentices as determined by the apprenticeship program/DOL; 5. Must comply with DOL requirements for the ratio of apprentices to journeymen; 6. Must hire apprentices in all job classifications utilized on the project (K) The Contractor shall post the prevailing wage rate schedules made part of this contract at each work site in a prominent location readily accessible to the workers through the duration of the project. In addition, the Contractor shall post a notice to be provided by the County Director of Public Works regarding Prevailing Wage Rates and the County Apprenticeship Program, in English and Spanish, which shall be posted nearby the prevailing wage rate schedules. (L) The Contractor shall provide the names of all apprentices on the project, verification of their status as registered apprentices, and documentation as to their proper wage rates and journeyman to apprentice ratios as determined by the apprenticeship program. (M) The County reserves the right to terminate this Contract for cause if the Contractor and/or subcontractors shall breach any of these provisions regarding the payment of prevailing wages or the apprenticeship program. (N) The Contractor shall cause these and any other appropriate prevailing wage rate and apprenticeship program provisions to be inserted in all subcontracts relative to the work to bind the subcontractors to the same prevailing wage rate and apprenticeship program provisions as are applicable to the Contractor. [SIGNATURES ON NEXT PAGE] IN WITNESS WHEREOF THE PARTIES EXECUTE THIS CONTRACT: THE COUNTY OF EL PASO By By Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Name El Paso County Judge TITLE (Xxxxxx must be authorized to bind corporation) Date Date By Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx III, Director of Public Works El Paso County, Texas Date Assistant County Attorney Contractor agrees that, at its own cost and expense, it shall procure and continue in force throughout the term of this Agreement, for the benefit of the County of El Paso, its officers, agents, and employees, the following listed insurance in the designated amounts. All such policies of insurance shall be written by insurance underwriters authorized to do business in the State of Texas. All policies shall name the County of El Paso, its officers, agents, and employees as additional insureds. Contractor shall furnish to the El Paso County Risk Manager a certificate from the insurance carrier showing such insurance to be in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement. Said certification shall contain a provision that written notice of cancellation or of any material change in said policy by the insurer shall be delivered to the El Paso County Risk Manager thirty (30) days in advance of the effective date thereof.

PREVAILING WAGE RATES AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. (A) The Contractor is aware that and hereby agrees that not less than the prevailing wage rates included in the bid specifications, which were adopted by the El Paso County Commissioners Court on November 19May 12, 2012 2008 for Highway/Heavy Construction and for Building Construction Trades, shall be paid to all workers on the Project. A copy of the prevailing wage rates is attached hereto and by this reference is incorporated herein as part of this contract.Building (B) Contractor agrees to comply with Tex. Gov't Code Sections 2258.001 through 2258.058 and acknowledges that it understands that it will pay to the Owner the sum of (C) The Contractor agrees to keep records showing the name and occupation of each worker employed by the Contractor or subcontractor in the construction of the public work and the actual per diem wages paid to each worker. The Contractor further agrees that such records shall be open at all reasonable hours to inspection by the County through its officers and agents. (D) The Contractor shall post the prevailing wage rate schedules made part of this contract at each work site in a prominent location readily accessible to the workers through the duration of the project. In addition, the Contractor shall post a notice to be provided by the County Director of Public Works regarding Prevailing Wage Rates and the County Apprenticeship Program, in English and Spanish, which shall be posted nearby the prevailing wage rate schedules. (E) Upon a determination by the County that there is good cause to believe that Contractor or a subcontractor has violated Chapter 2258 of the Texas Government Code, the County shall withhold any amount due under the contract, up to and including the entire contract price, which the Commissioners Court or its agent, in the exercise of reasonable discretion, determines is sufficient to 1) cover the costs to pay the worker the difference between the amount the worker received in wages for labor on the public work at the rate paid by the Contractor or subcontractor and the amount the worker would have received at the prevailing wage rate and 2) cover the costs of penalties under Section 2258.023 and 3) to ensure compliance with Chapter 2258 for the duration of the project. (F) At the time the Contractor submits its applications for progress payments to the Project Managerproject Engineer, the Contractor shall provide a certified payroll for all employees during the period of that pay request. (G) No worker shall be discharged by the Contractor or Subcontractor or in any other manner discriminated against because such worker has filed an inquiry or complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any legal or equitable proceeding or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding under or relating to the prevailing wage rate laws, the apprenticeship program or the provisions of this contract. (H) The Contractor and subcontractors shall allow expeditious jobsite entry by the County Director of Public Works and his/her agents and representatives displaying and presenting proper identification credentials to the jobsite superintendent or his/her representative. While on the jobsite the County Director of Public Works and his/her agents and representatives shall observe all jobsite rules and regulations concerning safety, internal security and fire prevention. The Contractor and subcontractors shall allow project employees to be interviewed at random for a reasonable duration by the County Director of Public Works and his/her agents and representatives to facilitate compliance determinations regarding the prevailing wage rate payment provisions and apprenticeship program provisions of this contract.and (I) In the event a particular work element of the project calls for a certain employee classification and skill that is not listed in the prevailing wage rate schedules in the contract, the Contractor shall notify the Director of Public Works who shall investigate the matter and make a recommendation to the Commissioners Court to make a special wage rate determination as required. (J) In accordance with the Order of the Commissioners Court of El Paso County Regarding Apprenticeship Program Requirements adopted on June 23, 2008, the Contractor and all subcontractors must comply with the following: 1. Must sponsor or participate in a DOL certified apprenticeship program for all job classifications utilized on the project and which are “apprenticeable occupations” as defined by DOL regulations; 2. Must hire registered apprentices enrolled in a DOL certified apprenticeship program. No helpers shall be permitted; 3. May not substitute helpers or unregistered apprentices to perform apprentice level work in place of registered apprentices; 4. Must pay wage rates and benefits package for apprentices as determined by the apprenticeship program/DOL; 5. Must comply with DOL requirements for the ratio of apprentices to journeymen; 6. Must hire apprentices in all job classifications utilized on the projectproject and which are “apprenticeable occupations” as defined by DOL regulations, unless such placement would not be approved by the apprenticeship program. (K) The Contractor shall post the prevailing wage rate schedules made part of this contract at each work site in a prominent location readily accessible to the workers through the duration of the project. In addition, the Contractor shall post a notice to be provided by the County Director of Public Works regarding Prevailing Wage Rates and the County Apprenticeship Program, in English and Spanish, which shall be posted nearby the prevailing wage rate schedules. (L) The Contractor shall provide the names of all apprentices on the project, verification of their status as registered apprentices, and documentation as to their proper wage rates and journeyman to apprentice ratios as determined by the apprenticeship program. (M) The County reserves the right to terminate this Contract for cause if the Contractor and/or subcontractors shall breach any of these provisions regarding the payment of prevailing wages or the apprenticeship program. (N) The Contractor shall cause these and any other appropriate prevailing wage rate and apprenticeship program provisions to be inserted in all subcontracts relative to the work to bind the subcontractors to the same prevailing wage rate and apprenticeship program provisions as are applicable to the Contractor. [SIGNATURES ON NEXT PAGE] IN WITNESS WHEREOF THE PARTIES EXECUTE THIS CONTRACT: THE COUNTY OF EL PASO By By Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Name El Paso County Judge TITLE (Xxxxxx must be authorized to bind corporation) Date Date By Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx III, Director of Public Works El Paso County, Texas Date Assistant County Attorney Contractor agrees that, at its own cost and expense, it shall procure and continue in force throughout the term of this Agreement, for the benefit of the County of El Paso, its officers, agents, and employees, the following listed insurance in the designated amounts. All such policies of insurance shall be written by insurance underwriters authorized to do business in the State of Texas. All policies shall name the County of El Paso, its officers, agents, and employees as additional insureds. Contractor shall furnish to the El Paso County Risk Manager a certificate from the insurance carrier showing such insurance to be in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement. Said certification shall contain a provision that written notice of cancellation or of any material change in said policy by the insurer shall be delivered to the El Paso County Risk Manager thirty (30) days in advance of the effective date thereof.

PREVAILING WAGE RATES AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. (A) The Contractor is aware that and hereby agrees that not less than the prevailing wage rates included in the bid specifications, which were adopted by the El Paso County Commissioners Court on November 19May 12, 2012 2008 for Highway/Heavy Construction and for Building Construction Trades, shall be paid to all workers on the Project. A copy of the prevailing wage rates is attached hereto and by this reference is incorporated herein as part of this contract. (B) Contractor agrees to comply with TexXxx. Gov't Code Sections 2258.001 through 2258.058 and acknowledges that it understands that it will pay to the Owner the sum of (C) The Contractor agrees to keep records showing the name and occupation of each worker employed by the Contractor or subcontractor in the construction of the public work and the actual per diem wages paid to each worker. The Contractor further agrees that such records shall be open at all reasonable hours to inspection by the County through its officers and agents. (D) The Contractor shall post the prevailing wage rate schedules made part of this contract at each work site in a prominent location readily accessible to the workers through the duration of the project. In addition, the Contractor shall post a notice to be provided by the County Director of Public Works regarding Prevailing Wage Rates and the County Apprenticeship Program, in English and Spanish, which shall be posted nearby the prevailing wage rate schedules. (E) Upon a determination by the County that there is good cause to believe that Contractor or a subcontractor has violated Chapter 2258 of the Texas Government Code, the County shall withhold any amount due under the contract, up to and including the entire contract price, which the Commissioners Court or its agent, in the exercise of reasonable discretion, determines is sufficient to 1) cover the costs to pay the worker the difference between the amount the worker received in wages for labor on the public work at the rate paid by the Contractor or subcontractor and the amount the worker would have received at the prevailing wage rate and 2) cover the costs of penalties under Section 2258.023 and 3) to ensure compliance with Chapter 2258 for the duration of the project. (F) At the time the Contractor submits its applications for progress payments to the Project project Manager, the Contractor shall provide a certified payroll for all employees during the period of that pay request. (G) No worker shall be discharged by the Contractor or Subcontractor or in any other manner discriminated against because such worker has filed an inquiry or complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any legal or equitable proceeding or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding under or relating to the prevailing wage rate laws, the apprenticeship program or the provisions of this contract. (H) The Contractor and subcontractors shall allow expeditious jobsite entry by the County Director of Public Works and his/her agents and representatives displaying and presenting proper identification credentials to the jobsite superintendent or his/her representative. While on the jobsite the County Director of Public Works and his/her agents and representatives shall observe all jobsite rules and regulations concerning safety, internal security and fire prevention. The Contractor and subcontractors shall allow project employees to be interviewed at random for a reasonable duration by the County Director of Public Works and his/her agents and representatives to facilitate compliance determinations regarding the prevailing wage rate payment provisions and apprenticeship program provisions of this contract.facilitate (I) In the event a particular work element of the project calls for a certain employee classification and skill that is not listed in the prevailing wage rate schedules in the contract, the Contractor shall notify the Director of Public Works who shall investigate the matter and make a recommendation to the Commissioners Court to make a special wage rate determination as required. (J) In accordance with the Order of the Commissioners Court of El Paso County Regarding Apprenticeship Program Requirements adopted on June 23, 2008, the Contractor and all subcontractors must comply with the following: 1. Must sponsor or participate in a DOL certified apprenticeship program for all job classifications utilized on the project and which are “apprenticeable occupations” as defined by DOL regulations; 2. Must hire registered apprentices enrolled in a DOL certified apprenticeship program. No helpers shall be permitted; 3. May not substitute helpers or unregistered apprentices to perform apprentice level work in place of registered apprentices; 4. Must pay wage rates and benefits package for apprentices as determined by the apprenticeship program/DOL; 5. Must comply with DOL requirements for the ratio of apprentices to journeymen; 6. Must hire apprentices in all job classifications utilized on the projectproject and which are “apprenticeable occupations” as defined by DOL regulations, unless such placement would not be approved by the apprenticeship program. (K) The Contractor shall post the prevailing wage rate schedules made part of this contract at each work site in a prominent location readily accessible to the workers through the duration of the project. In addition, the Contractor shall post a notice to be provided by the County Director of Public Works regarding Prevailing Wage Rates and the County Apprenticeship Program, in English and Spanish, which shall be posted nearby the prevailing wage rate schedules. (L) The Contractor shall provide the names of all apprentices on the project, verification of their status as registered apprentices, and documentation as to their proper wage rates and journeyman to apprentice ratios as determined by the apprenticeship program. (M) The County reserves the right to terminate this Contract for cause if the Contractor and/or subcontractors shall breach any of these provisions regarding the payment of prevailing wages or the apprenticeship program. (N) The Contractor shall cause these and any other appropriate prevailing wage rate and apprenticeship program provisions to be inserted in all subcontracts relative to the work to bind the subcontractors to the same prevailing wage rate and apprenticeship program provisions as are applicable to the Contractor. [SIGNATURES ON NEXT PAGE] IN WITNESS WHEREOF THE PARTIES EXECUTE THIS CONTRACT: THE COUNTY OF EL PASO By By Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Name El Paso County Judge TITLE (Xxxxxx must be authorized to bind corporation) Date Date By Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx III, Director of Public Works El Paso County, Texas Date Assistant County Attorney Contractor agrees that, at its own cost and expense, it shall procure and continue in force throughout the term of this Agreement, for the benefit of the County of El Paso, its officers, agents, and employees, the following listed insurance in the designated amounts. All such policies of insurance shall be written by insurance underwriters authorized to do business in the State of Texas. All policies shall name the County of El Paso, its officers, agents, and employees as additional insureds. Contractor shall furnish to the El Paso County Risk Manager a certificate from the insurance carrier showing such insurance to be in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement. Said certification shall contain a provision that written notice of cancellation or of any material change in said policy by the insurer shall be delivered to the El Paso County Risk Manager thirty (30) days in advance of the effective date thereof.same

PREVAILING WAGE RATES AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. (A) The Contractor is aware that and hereby agrees that not less than the prevailing wage rates included in the bid specifications, which were adopted by the El Paso County Commissioners Court on November 19, 2012 for Highway/Heavy Construction and for Building Construction Trades, shall be paid to all workers on the Project. A copy of the prevailing wage rates is attached hereto and by this reference is incorporated herein as part of this contract. (B) Contractor agrees to comply with TexXxx. Gov't Code Sections 2258.001 through 2258.058 and acknowledges that it understands that it will pay to the Owner the sum of (C) The Contractor agrees to keep records showing the name and occupation of each worker employed by the Contractor or subcontractor in the construction of the public work and the actual per diem wages paid to each worker. The Contractor further agrees that such records shall be open at all reasonable hours to inspection by the County through its officers and agents. (D) The Contractor shall post the prevailing wage rate schedules made part of this contract at each work site in a prominent location readily accessible to the workers through the duration of the project. In addition, the Contractor shall post a notice to be provided by the County Director of Public Works regarding Prevailing Wage Rates and the County Apprenticeship Program, in English and Spanish, which shall be posted nearby the prevailing wage rate schedules. (E) Upon a determination by the County that there is good cause to believe that Contractor or a subcontractor has violated Chapter 2258 of the Texas Government Code, the County shall withhold any amount due under the contract, up to and including the entire contract price, which the Commissioners Court or its agent, in the exercise of reasonable discretion, determines is sufficient to 1) cover the costs to pay the worker the difference between the amount the worker received in wages for labor on the public work at the rate paid by the Contractor or subcontractor and the amount the worker would have received at the prevailing wage rate and 2) cover the costs of penalties under Section 2258.023 and 3) to ensure compliance with Chapter 2258 for the duration of the project. (F) At the time the Contractor submits its applications for progress payments to the Project Managerproject architect, the Contractor shall provide a certified payroll for all employees during the period of that pay request. (G) No worker shall be discharged by the Contractor or Subcontractor or in any other manner discriminated against because such worker has filed an inquiry or complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any legal or equitable proceeding or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding under or relating to the prevailing wage rate laws, the apprenticeship program or the provisions of this contract. (H) The Contractor and subcontractors shall allow expeditious jobsite entry by the County Director of Public Works and his/her agents and representatives displaying and presenting proper identification credentials to the jobsite superintendent or his/her representative. While on the jobsite the County Director of Public Works and his/her agents and representatives shall observe all jobsite rules and regulations concerning safety, internal security and fire prevention. The Contractor and subcontractors shall allow project employees to be interviewed at random for a reasonable duration by the County Director of Public Works and his/her agents and representatives to facilitate compliance determinations regarding the prevailing wage rate payment provisions and apprenticeship program provisions of this contract. (I) In the event a particular work element of the project calls for a certain employee classification and skill that is not listed in the prevailing wage rate schedules in the contract, the Contractor shall notify the Director of Public Works who shall investigate the matter and make a recommendation to the Commissioners Court to make a special wage rate determination as required. (J) In accordance with the Order of the Commissioners Court of El Paso County Regarding Apprenticeship Program Requirements adopted on June 23, 2008, the Contractor and all subcontractors must comply with the following: 1. Must sponsor or participate in a DOL certified apprenticeship program for all job classifications utilized on the project and which are “apprenticeable occupations” as defined by DOL regulations; 2. Must hire registered apprentices enrolled in a DOL certified apprenticeship program. No helpers shall be permitted; 3. May not substitute helpers or unregistered apprentices to perform apprentice level work in place of registered apprentices; 4. Must pay wage rates and benefits package for apprentices as determined by the apprenticeship program/DOL; 5. Must comply with DOL requirements for the ratio of apprentices to journeymen; 6. Must hire apprentices in all job classifications utilized on the projectproject and which are “apprenticeable occupations” as defined by DOL regulations, unless such placement would not be approved by the apprenticeship program. (K) The Contractor shall post the prevailing wage rate schedules made part of this contract at each work site in a prominent location readily accessible to the workers through the duration of the project. In addition, the Contractor shall post a notice to be provided by the County Director of Public Works regarding Prevailing Wage Rates and the County Apprenticeship Program, in English and Spanish, which shall be posted nearby the prevailing wage rate schedules. (L) The Contractor shall provide the names of all apprentices on the project, verification of their status as registered apprentices, and documentation as to their proper wage rates and journeyman to apprentice ratios as determined by the apprenticeship program. (M) The County reserves the right to terminate this Contract for cause if the Contractor and/or subcontractors shall breach any of these provisions regarding the payment of prevailing wages or the apprenticeship program. (N) The Contractor shall cause these and any other appropriate prevailing wage rate and apprenticeship program provisions to be inserted in all subcontracts relative to the work to bind the subcontractors to the same prevailing wage rate and apprenticeship program provisions as are applicable to the Contractor. [SIGNATURES ON NEXT PAGE] IN WITNESS WHEREOF THE PARTIES EXECUTE THIS CONTRACT: THE COUNTY OF EL PASO By By Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Name El Paso County Judge TITLE (Xxxxxx must be authorized to bind corporation) Date Date By Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx III, Director of Public Works El Paso County, Texas Date Assistant County Attorney Contractor agrees that, at its own cost and expense, it shall procure and continue in force throughout the term of this Agreement, for the benefit of the County of El Paso, its officers, agents, and employees, the following listed insurance in the designated amounts. All such policies of insurance shall be written by insurance underwriters authorized to do business in the State of Texas. All policies shall name the County of El Paso, its officers, agents, and employees as additional insureds. Contractor shall furnish to the El Paso County Risk Manager a certificate from the insurance carrier showing such insurance to be in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement. Said certification shall contain a provision that written notice of cancellation or of any material change in said policy by the insurer shall be delivered to the El Paso County Risk Manager thirty (30) days in advance of the effective date thereof.

PREVAILING WAGE RATES AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. (A) The Contractor is aware that and hereby agrees that not less than the prevailing wage rates included in the bid specifications, which were adopted by the El Paso County Commissioners Court on November 19May 12, 2012 2008 for Highway/Heavy Construction and for Building Construction Trades, Trades shall be paid to all workers on the Project. A copy of the prevailing wage rates is attached hereto to this Agreement and by this reference is incorporated herein as part of this contractContract. (B) Contractor agrees to comply with Tex. Gov't Code Sections 2258.001 through 2258.058 and acknowledges that it understands that it will pay to the Owner the sum ofof $60.00 per day or part of a day, per worker, that a worker is paid less than said prevailing wage rates set forth in this contract. (C) The Contractor agrees to keep records showing the name and occupation of each worker employed by the Contractor contractor or subcontractor in the construction of the public work and the actual per diem wages paid to each worker. The Contractor further agrees that such records shall be open at all reasonable hours to inspection by the County through its officers and agents. (D) The Contractor shall post the prevailing wage rate schedules made part of this contract at each work site in a prominent location readily accessible to the workers through the duration of the project. In addition, the Contractor shall post a notice to be provided by the County Director of Public Works regarding Prevailing Wage Rates and the County Apprenticeship Program, in English and Spanish, which shall be posted nearby the prevailing wage rate schedules. (E) Upon a determination by the County that there is good cause to believe that Contractor or a subcontractor contractor has violated Chapter 2258 of the Texas Local Government Code, the County shall withhold any amount due under the contract, up to and including the entire contract price, which the Commissioners Court or its agent, in the exercise of reasonable discretion, determines is sufficient to 1) cover the costs to pay the worker the difference between the amount the worker received in wages for labor on the public work at the rate paid by the Contractor contractor or subcontractor and the amount the worker would have received at the prevailing wage rate and 2) cover the costs of penalties under Section 2258.023 and 3) to ensure compliance with Chapter 2258 for the duration of the project. (F) At the time the Contractor submits its applications for progress payments to the Project Manager, the Contractor shall provide a certified payroll for all employees during the period of that pay request. (G) No worker shall be discharged by the Contractor or Subcontractor or in any other manner discriminated against because such worker has filed an inquiry or complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any legal or equitable proceeding or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding under or relating to the prevailing wage rate laws, the apprenticeship program or the provisions of this contract. (H) The Contractor and subcontractors shall allow expeditious jobsite entry by the County Director of Public Works and his/her agents and representatives displaying and presenting proper identification credentials to the jobsite superintendent or his/her representative. While on the jobsite the County Director of Public Works and his/her agents and representatives shall observe all jobsite rules and regulations concerning safety, internal security and fire prevention. The Contractor and subcontractors shall allow project employees to be interviewed at random for a reasonable duration by the County Director of Public Works and his/her agents and representatives to facilitate compliance determinations regarding the prevailing wage rate payment provisions and apprenticeship program provisions of this contract. (I) In the event a particular work element of the project calls for a certain employee classification and skill that is not listed in the prevailing wage rate schedules in the contract, the Contractor shall notify the Director of Public Works who shall investigate the matter and make a recommendation to the Commissioners Court to make a special wage rate determination as required. (J) In accordance with the Order of the Commissioners Court of El Paso County Regarding Apprenticeship Program Requirements adopted on June 23, 2008, the Contractor and all subcontractors must comply with the following: 1. Must sponsor or participate in a DOL certified apprenticeship program for all job classifications utilized on the project and which are “apprenticeable occupations” as defined by DOL regulations; 2. Must hire registered apprentices enrolled in a DOL certified apprenticeship program. No helpers shall be permitted; 3. May not substitute helpers or unregistered apprentices to perform apprentice level work in place of registered apprentices; 4. Must pay wage rates and benefits package for apprentices as determined by the apprenticeship program/DOL; 5. Must comply with DOL requirements for the ratio of apprentices to journeymen; 6. Must hire apprentices in all job classifications utilized on the project (K) The Contractor shall post the prevailing wage rate schedules made part of this contract at each work site in a prominent location readily accessible to the workers through the duration of the project. In addition, the Contractor shall post a notice to be provided by the County Director of Public Works regarding Prevailing Wage Rates and the County Apprenticeship Program, in English and Spanish, which shall be posted nearby the prevailing wage rate schedules. (L) The Contractor shall provide the names of all apprentices on the project, verification of their status as registered apprentices, and documentation as to their proper wage rates and journeyman to apprentice ratios as determined by the apprenticeship program. (M) The County reserves the right to terminate this Contract for cause if the Contractor and/or subcontractors shall breach any of these provisions regarding the payment of prevailing wages or the apprenticeship program. (N) The Contractor shall cause these and any other appropriate prevailing wage rate and apprenticeship program provisions to be inserted in all subcontracts relative to the work to bind the subcontractors to the same prevailing wage rate and apprenticeship program provisions as are applicable to the Contractor. [SIGNATURES ON NEXT PAGE] IN WITNESS WHEREOF THE PARTIES EXECUTE THIS CONTRACT: THE COUNTY OF EL PASO By By Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Name El Paso County Judge TITLE (Xxxxxx must be authorized to bind corporation) Date Date By Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx III, Director of Public Works El Paso County, Texas Date Assistant County Attorney Contractor agrees that, at its own cost and expense, it shall procure and continue in force throughout the term of this Agreement, for the benefit of the County of El Paso, its officers, agents, and employees, the following listed insurance in the designated amounts. All such policies of insurance shall be written by insurance underwriters authorized to do business in the State of Texas. All policies shall name the County of El Paso, its officers, agents, and employees as additional insureds. Contractor shall furnish to the El Paso County Risk Manager a certificate from the insurance carrier showing such insurance to be in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement. Said certification shall contain a provision that written notice of cancellation or of any material change in said policy by the insurer shall be delivered to the El Paso County Risk Manager thirty (30) days in advance of the effective date thereof.