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inspect or investigate the matter of compliance with the construction safety and health standards
<br />and to carry out the duties of the Secretary under Section 107 of the Contract Work Hours and
<br />Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 333).
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<br />IX. False Statements Concerning ttighway Projects.
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<br />In order to assure high quality and durable construction in conformity with approved plans and
<br />specifications and a high degree of reliability on statements and representations made by
<br />engineers, contractors, suppliers, and workers on Federal-aid highway projects, it is essential that
<br />all persons concerned with the project perform their functions as carefully, thoroughly, and
<br />honestly as possible. Willful falsification, distortion, or misrepresentation with respect to any
<br />facts related to the project is a violation of Federal law. To prevent any misunderstanding
<br />regarding the seriousness of these and similar acts, the following notice shall be posted on each
<br />Federal-aid highway project (23 CFR Part 635) in one or more places where it is readily
<br />available to all persons concerned with the project:
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<br /> Notice to All Personnel Engaged on Federal-Aid Highway Projects
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<br />18 U.S.C. 1020 reads as follows:
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<br />"Whoever, being an officer, agent, or employee of the United States, or any State or Territory, or
<br />whoever, whether a person, association, firm, or corporation, knowingly makes any false
<br />statement, false representation, or false report as to the character, quality, quantity, or cost of the
<br />material used or to be used, or the quantity or quality of the work performed or to be performed,
<br />or the costs thereof in connection with the submission of plans, maps, specifications, contracts,
<br />or costs of construction on any highway or related project submitted for approval to the Secretary
<br />of Transportation; or Whoever knowingly makes any false statement, false representation, false
<br />report or false claim with respect to the character, quality, quantity, or cost of any work
<br />performed or to be performed, or materials furnished or to be fumished, in connection with the
<br />construction of any highway or related project approved by the Secretary of Transportation; or
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<br />Whoever knowingly makes any false statement or false representation as to material fact in any
<br />statement, certificate, or report submitted pursuant to provisions of the Federal-aid Roads Act
<br />approved July 1, 1916, (39 Stat. 355), as amended and supplemented;
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<br />Shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both."
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<br />X. Implementation of Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
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<br />(Applicable to all Federal-aid construction contracts and to all related subcontracts of $100,000
<br />or more.)
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<br />By submission of this bid, or the execution of this contract, or subcontract, as appropriate, the
<br />bidder, Federal-aid construction contractor, or subcontractor, as appropriate, will be deemed to
<br />have stipulated as follows:
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<br /> 15-20 Form FHWA- 1273
<br /> Rev. 12-93
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