52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for

Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal

Employment Opportunity for Construction.

As prescribed in 22.810(b), insert the following provision:

Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for

Construction (Feb 1999)

(a) The offeror’s attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative Action

Compliance Requirements for Construction clause of this solicitation.

(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the

Contractor’s aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as

follows:

Goals for Minority Participation for

EachTrade Goals for Female Participation for EachTrade

________________ ________________

[ Contracting Officer shall insert goals] [ Contracting Officer shall insert goals]

These goals are applicable to all the Contractor’s construction work performed in the covered area.

If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered

area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is

actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and

these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs office.

(c) The Contractor’s compliance with Executive Order11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41

CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific

affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action Compliance

Requirements for Construction," and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and

female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the

contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and

women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from

Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor’s

goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order11246, as amended, and the regulations in

41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

(d) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal

Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any

construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract

resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the-

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor;
(2) Employer’s identification number of the subcontractor;

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

(4) Estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and

(5) Geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is

___________ [Contracting Officer shall insert description of the geographical areas where the contract

is to be performed, giving the state, county, and city].

(End of provision)

Parent topic: 52.222 [Reserved]