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0 u;,Oh cac~ 7: satisfied by the Contractor to the extent required by the Lee County Community Development Office, then the Lee County shall have authority to issue the check directly to the Contractor for the balance of the contracted amount. The Lee County Community Development Office shall have final determination as to whether the terms of the Contract have been satisfied in all disputes. 15. Lead Based Paint Clause: The Contractor is hereby specifically made aware of DCA lead-based paint regulations, 4 NCAC 19L Rule .1011, which are applicable to the construction or rehabilitation of residential structures. To the extent that the subject matter of this contract involves residential structures, the Contractor will comply with the lead-based paint regulations. 16. RETENTION AND ACCESS TO RECORDS The contractor shall maintain all records in regard to the execution of this contract and at any time during normal business hours and as often as the Lee County, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, the North Carolina Department of Commerce and/or the Comptroller General of the United States may deem necessary shall make available for examination all of his records with respect to all matters covered by this agreement and shall permit these agencies to audit, examine and make excerpts. 17. SECTION 3 REQUIREMENTS The Section 3 regulations require that every contractor and subcontractor shall incorporate, in all contracts for work the following clause: A. The work to be performed under this contract is on a project assisted under a program providing direct Federal financial assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and is subject to the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, 12 U.S. C 1701u. Section 3 requires that to the greatest extent feasible opportunities for training and employment be given lower income residents of the project area and contracts for work in connection with the project be awarded to business concerns which are located in, or owned in substantial part by persons residing in the area of the project. B. The parties to this contract will comply with the provisions of said Section 3 and the regulations issued pursuant thereto by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development set forth in 24 CFR Part 135, and all applicable rules and orders of the department issued thereunder prior to the execution, of this contract. The parties to this contract certify and agree that they are under no contractual or other disability which would prevent them from complying with these requirements. C. The contractor will send to each labor organization or representative of workers with which he has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, if any, a notice advising the said labor organization or worker's representative of his commitments under this Section 3 clause and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment or training. D. The contractor will include this Section 3 clause in every subcontract for work in connection with the project and will, at the direction of the applicant for or recipient of Federal financial assistance, take appropriate action pursuant to the subcontract upon a finding that the subcontractor is in violation of regulations issued by the Secretary of Housing and Urban WORK CONTRACT