Unfunded plans. If the contractor does not make payments to a trustee or other third person, the contractor may consider as part of the wages of any laborer or mechanic the amount of any costs reasonably anticipated in providing bona fide fringe benefits under a plan or program, Provided, That the Secretary of Labor has found, upon the written request of the contractor, in accordance with the criteria set forth in § 5.28, that the applicable standards of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Act have been met. The Secretary of Labor may require the contractor to set aside in a separate account assets for the meeting of obligations under the plan or program.
Unfunded plans. (Deductions for fringe benefits will be administered by the contractor “e.g. vacation plan”) I certify that no deductions will be made for unfunded plans until approval is obtained from the U.S. Department of Labor. I understand that to obtain approval, I must provide the representative of the Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund recipient with the following for submission to the U.S. Department of Labor:
a. Description of the coverage that will be provided to employees including conditions for receiving the benefits; and
b. Signed authorization from those employees to accept those specific employer-paid contribution amounts. Until approval is obtained, I will pay the employees the fringe benefit amounts in cash. Contractor/Subcontractor Signature Date The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
A. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement.
B. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard FormLLL, “Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,” in accordance with its instructions.
C. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
Unfunded plans. If the Subrecipient/Contractor does not make payments to a trustee or other third person, the Subrecipient/Contractor may consider as part of the wages of any laborer or mechanic the amount of any costs reasonably anticipated in providing bona fide fringe benefits under a plan or program, Provided, That the Secretary of Labor has found, upon the written request of the Subrecipient/Contractor, in accordance with the criteria set forth in § 5.28, that the applicable standards of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Act have been met. The Secretary of Labor may require the Subrecipient/Contractor to set aside in a separate account asset for the meeting of obligations under the plan or program.
