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In the case of multifamily rental housing, projects of five or more units must be designed and constructed to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. For new construction involving five or more units, and substantial rehabilitation projects of 15 or more units (with substantial rehabilitation defined as rehabilitation costs representing 75 percent or more of the replacement costs of the completed facility), the following requirements must be followed - a minimum of 5 percent of the dwelling units must be accessible to individuals with mobility impairments and an additional 2 percent accessible to individuals with sensory impairments. At the minimum, one unit shall be made accessible to mobility-impaired individuals and one unit accessible to sensory impaired individuals. When less than substantial rehabilitation is undertaken in multifamily rental housing projects of any size, these alterations must, to the maximum extent feasible, make the dwelling units accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, until a minimum of 5 percent of the dwelling units (but not less than one unit) are accessible to persons with mobility impairments; for this category of less than substantial rehabilitation, the additional 2 percent of the units for persons with sensory impairments does not apply. Also for this category of rehabilitation, if undertaking accessibility alterations imposes undue financial and administrative burdens on the operation of the multifamily housing project, the alterations are not required. In the case of non-housing facilities involving new construction, the facilities shall be designed and constructed to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. For facilities involving alterations, to the extent possible, the alterations should ensure that such facilities are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. An element of an existing non-housing facility need not be made accessible, if doing so, would impose undue financial and administrative burdens on the operation of the recipient program or activity. (However, state law will prevail if state accessibility requirements are stricter than federal 504 requirements.) Recipients are still required to take other actions that would ensure that persons with disabilities receive the benefits and services of the program. E. Davis-Bacon Act, which requires that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors on construction work financed in whole or in part with Federal funds shall be paid prevailing wages of the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor. F. Section 3, Housing & Urban Development Act of 1968. For all programs receiving $100,000 or more, or construction projects receiving $200,000 or more, of HUD financial assistance, to the greatest extent feasible, economic opportunities will be given to Section 3 residents and businesses in the area. Section 3 Residents are defined as: 1) residents of public housing; or 2) low and very-low income persons living in the area. Section 3 Businesses are defined as businesses: 1) that are at least 51 % owned by Section 3 Residents; 2) whose permanent, full-time employees include persons, at least 30 percent of whom are currently Section 3 residents, or within three years of the date of first employment with the business concern were Section 3 residents; or 3) that provide evidence of a commitment to subcontract in excess of 25 % of the dollar award of all subcontract to be awarded to a Section 3 business concern. Contractors must maintain appropriate documentation of their efforts to comply with Section 3 requirements. DOH Rev. 06/09 Rev Fair Oaks Contract 073009 16