ITB 20-08-01 City Landscaping Services (With Hyperlink to Option B)

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City of Sunny Isles Beach | ITB 20-08-01 City Landscaping Services 21 During the performance of the Contract, the Contractor and its subcontractors shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex including pregnancy, religion, age, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or disability if qualified. The Contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that employees and those of its subcontractors are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, sex including pregnancy, religion, age, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or disability if qualified. Such actions must include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, promotion; demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The Contractor and its subcontractors shall agree to post in conspicuous places, available to its employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause. The Contractor further agrees that he/she will ensure that all subcontractors, if any, will be made aware of and will comply with this nondiscrimination clause. 2.9 CONTRACTOR’S EMPLOYEES AND REQUIRED IDENTIFICATION Contractor is responsible for performing criminal background checks and employee verification on all individuals that will be assigned to this contract. Employees of the Contractor must be 18 years or older. Contractor’s employees shall be considered to be at all times the sole employees of the Contractor under the Contractor’s sole discretion and not an employee or agent of the City. The Contractor shall supply competent and physically capable employees, and the City may require the Contractor to immediately remove an employee it deems careless, incompetent, insubordinate, or otherwise objectionable and whose continued employment is not in the best interest of the City. Prior to working in the City, all managers and employees of Contractor, any independent contractors, and any subcontractors shall be required to undergo background checks. A thorough State and national background check that identifies an individual’s entire criminal history shall be conducted in accordance with Section 435.03, Florida Statutes (level 2 screening) and all other applicable law. A background check shall be conducted on new employees prior to employment and on each employee automatically at least once every five years. If an employee leaves company and returns, the employee will need to have their background check cleared again through the City. Prior to the beginning of the contract term and upon agreed renewals the contractor shall submit written certification to the City that Contractor has complied with the City’s requirement regarding background checks on all employees. The Contractor shall submit to the Project Manager within fourteen (14) days of the execution of the Contract a list of all personnel proposed to work under the Contract and who have passed the background check. The list shall be updated immediately when changes occur; City Facilitated background checks will be required for new employees. The contractor will be responsible for the cost of the background check which is $67.75 per person payable to the City. The certifying document shall be signed by the authorized officer of the corporation. Failure to perform a state and national criminal background check in accordance with the rules above shall be cause for termination of the Agreement. The Successful Bidder(s) shall bear all cost associated with the criminal background check. 2.10 E-VERIFY