Agmt21 CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD_Prop 1 Grant Amendment 2 (Time Extension Only)_6.7.2021

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City of Redwood City Agreement No. SWRC13OOOOOOOOOOD17126552L1 Amendment 42 Page 20 of 29 C-8. Competitive Bidding The Recipient shall adhere to any applicable state law or local ordinance for competitive bidding and applicable labor laws. If the Recipient is a private entity, any construction contracts related in any way to the Project shall be let by competitive bid procedures that ensure award of such contracts to the lowest responsible bidders. The Recipient shall not award a construction contract until a summary of bids and identification of the selected lowest responsible bidder is submitted to and approved in writing by the Division. The Recipient must provide a full explanation if the Recipient is proposing to award a construction contract to anyone other than the lowest responsible bidder. C-9. Compliance with Law, Regulations, etc. The Recipient agrees that it shall, at all times, comply with and require its contractor and subcontractors to comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules, guidelines, regulations, and requirements. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Recipient agrees that, to the extent applicable, the Recipient shall: (a) Comply with the provisions of the adopted environmental mitigation plan, if any, for the term of this Agreement, (b) Comply with the Guidelines, and (c) Comply with and require compliance with the list of state laws (cross -cutters) in Section C-32 of this Agreement. C-10. Conflict of Interest The Recipient certifies that its owners, officers, directors, agents, representatives, and employees are in compliance with applicable state and federal conflict of interest laws. C-11. Damages for Breach Affecting Tax -Exempt Status or Federal Compliance In the event that any breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement by the Recipient shall result in the loss of tax-exempt status for any bonds of the State or any subdivision or agency thereof, including bonds issued on behalf of the State Water Board, or if such breach shall result in an obligation on the part of the State or any subdivision or agency thereof to reimburse the federal government by reason of any arbitrage profits, the Recipient shall immediately reimburse the State or any subdivision or agency thereof in an amount equal to any damages paid by or loss incurred by the State or any subdivision or agency thereof due to such breach. In the event that any breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement by the Recipient shall result in the failure of Grant Funds to be used pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, or if such breach shall result in an obligation on the part of the State or any subdivision or agency thereof to reimburse the federal government, the Recipient shall immediately reimburse the State or any subdivision or agency thereof in an amount equal to any damages paid by or loss incurred by the State or any subdivision or agency thereof due to such breach. C-12. Disputes (a) The Recipient may appeal a staff decision within thirty (30) days to the Deputy Director of the Division or designee, for a final Division decision. The Recipient may appeal a final Division decision to the State Water Board within thirty (30) days. The Office of the Chief Counsel of the State Water Board will prepare a summary of the dispute and make recommendations relative to its final resolution, which will be provided to the State Water Board's Executive Director and each State Water Board Member. Upon the motion of any State Water Board Member, the State