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The Subrecipient agrees that, except with respect to the rehabilitation or construction of residential property designed for residential use for less than 8 households, all contractors engaged under contracts in excess of $2,000.00 for construction, renovation or repair of any building or work financed in whole or in part with assistance provided under this Agreement, shall comply with federal requirements adopted by the Grantee pertaining to such contracts and with the applicable requirements of the regulations of the Department of Labor, under 29 C.F.R., Parts 1, 3, 5, and 7 governing the payment of wages and ratio of apprentices and trainees to journeymen; provided, that if wage rates higher than those required under the regulations are imposed by state or local law, nothing hereunder is intended to relieve the Subrecipient of its obligation, if any, to require payment of the higher wage. The Subrecipient shall cause or require to be inserted in full, in all such contracts subject to such regulations, provisions meeting the requirements of this paragraph. 4. "Section 3" Clause a. Compliance Compliance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, the regulations set forth in 24 C.F.R. Part 135, and all applicable rules and orders issued hereunder prior to the execution of this Agreement, shall be a condition of the federal financial assistance provided under this Agreement and binding upon the Grantee, the Subrecipient and any sub-Subrecipients. Failure to fulfill these requirements shall subject the Grantee, the Subrecipient and any sub- Subrecipients, their successors and assigns, to those sanctions specified by the Agreement through which federal assistance is provided, and as set out in 24 C.F.R. Part 135, Subpart O. The Subrecipient certifies and agrees that no contractual or other disability exists which would prevent compliance with these requirements. The Subrecipient further agrees to comply with these "Section 3" requirements and to include the following language in all subcontracts executed under this Agreement. "The work to be performed under this contract is a project assisted under a program providing direct federal financial assistance from HUD and is subject to the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, 12 D.S.C. 1701. Section 3 requires that, to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment be given to lower income residents of the project area and contracts for work in connection with the project be awarded to business concerns 16