Certification of Non-Segregated Facilities
All bidders must certify that they will not maintain or provide for their employees any segregated facilities at any of his/her establishments and that they will not permit their employees to perform any services at any location under his/her control where segregated facilities are maintained. The bidder agrees that a breach of this certification will be a violation of the Equal opportunity clause in any contract resulting from acceptance of any bid.
As used in certification the term "segregated facilities" means any waiting room, work area, restrooms and washrooms, restaurant or dressing areas, parking lots, drinking fountains, recreation or entertainment areas, transportation and housing facilities provided for employees which are segregated by explicit directive or are in fact segregated on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin, because of habit, local custom, or otherwise. All bidders must agrees that (except where the bidder has obtained identical certification from proposed subcontractors for specific time periods.) He or she will obtain identical certification from proposed subcontractors prior to the award of subcontracts exceeding $10,000 which are not exempt from the provisions of the equal opportunity clause and that he or she will retain such certification in his files. To fill out an annual report to become certified complete the application. The penalty for making false statements in offers is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001