Each bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to Gloria Salazar; County Clerk County Clerk's Office, 219 Plaza, Madill, Oklahoma 73446 and shall be labeled "2023 CDBG Lake Rex Smith Water Treatment Plant Improvements Contract No. 19161 CDBG 23 - DO NOT OPEN" and the envelope should bear on the outside the bidder's name, address and license number, if applicable. If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the bid must be enclosed in another envelope addressed to Gloria Salazar; County Clerk County Clerk's Office, 219 Plaza, Madill, Oklahoma 73446 and shall be labeled "2023 CDBG Lake Rex Smith Water Treatment Plant Improvements Contract No. 19161 CDBG 23 - DO NOT OPEN" 1 LS Underdrain System Material 1 LS Underdrain System Installation 1 LS Demo Existing Media and Underdrain System All bids must include assurances that the following provisions will be complied with: 1. Federal Labor Standards Provisions, US Department of Labor, 29 CFR 5; Subpart A -Davis-Bacon Act; Subpart B - Fringe Benefit Provision. 2. Section 3 Final Rule became effective on November 30, 2020. It is codified at 24 CFR part 75. The regulation simplifies the Section 3requirements and establishes that Section 3 requirements apply to housing rehabilitation, housing construction, and other public construction projects assisted under HUD programs that provide housing and community development financial assistance when the total amount of HUD assistance to the project exceeds a minimum funding threshold. The regulation also improves alignment with current business practices by requiring the reporting of labor hours rather than new hires. The Benchmark Notice establishes the current numeric goals for compliance with Section 3 requirements. 3. Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, which assures that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, natural origin, or sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination. 4. Non-Segregated Facilities, Certification that assures the bidder does not maintain or provide any segregated facilities. 5. Executive Order 11246, EEO provisions require affirmative action and prohibits federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. 6. Minority Business Enterprise and Women Business Enterprise provisions which encourage minorityowned business and women-owned businesses to bid on the project. 7. Circular 570 -Assurances that surety companies executing bonds appear on the Treasury Department's list and are authorized to transact business in the State where the project is located. 8. SAM.gov Registration - Entities must be Active in SAM.gov with no exclusions in order to receive a federally assisted contract.