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have not been used in compliance with the Program Guide. 4.4Contracting and Bidding Requirements This award is subject to the prevailing wage requirements of Minn. Stat. § 116J.871unless the award is for rehabilitation of existing housing or for new housing construction at a single project site which is less than $100,000. In addition, the statute does not apply if the award from MHFAis less than $200,000 for a grant or $500,000 for a loan. If the project is within the scope of Minn. Stat. § 116J.871, the recipient must certify to the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry that laborers and mechanics at the project site during construction, installation, remodeling, and repairs for which the award was provided will be paid the prevailing wage rate as defined in Minn. Stat. § 177.42, subd. 6. According to Minn. Stat. § 116J.871, subd. 2, MHFAcannot provide financial assistance to a recipient unless the required certification has been made. Per Minn. Stat.§471.345,grantees that are municipalities as defined in Subd. 1 must follow the law. If applicable, for projects that are publicly owned or leased and include construction work of $25,000 or more, prevailing wage rules also apply per Minn. Stat. §§177.41through 177.44;consequently, the bid request must state the project is subject to prevailing wage. These rules require that the wages of laborers and workers should be comparable to wages paid for similar work in the community as a whole. According to Minn. Stat. §177.42, the term “project” is defined as the “erection, remodeling, or repairing of a public buildingor other public work financed in whole or in part by state funds”. This state prevailing wage requirement may be affected if federal prevailing wage requirements also apply to the same project. The Grantee must not contract with vendors who are suspended or debarred in MN: http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/debarredreport.asp 5Conditions of Payment All services provided by the Granteeunder this Grant Contract Agreementmust be performed to MHFA’s satisfaction, as determined at the sole discretion of MHFA’s Authorized Representative and in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations. The Granteewill not receive payment for work found by MHFAto be unsatisfactory or performed in violation of federal, state, or local law. 6Authorized Representative MHFA's Authorized Representative is Sara Bunn, Program Manager, 651.296.9827, sara.bunn@state.mn.us,400 Wabasha St N, Suite 400, St. Paul, MN 55102 or her successor, and has the responsibility to monitor the Grantee’s performance and the authority to accept the services provided under this Grant Contract Agreement. If the services are satisfactory, MHFA's Authorized Representative will certify acceptance on each invoice submitted for payment. The Grantee’s Authorized Representative is \[NAME, TITLE, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, EMAIL\].If the Grantee’s Authorized Representative changes at any time during this Grant Contract Agreement, the Granteemust immediately notify MHFA. 7Assignment Amendments, Waiver, and Grant Contract AgreementComplete 7.1Assignment The Granteeshall neither assign nor transfer any rights or obligations under this Grant Contract Agreementwithout the prior written consent of MHFA, approved by the same parties who executed and approved this Grant Contract Agreement, or their successors in office. 7.2Amendments Any amendments to this Grant Contract Agreementmust be in writing and will notbe effective until it 3 October 2021WorkforceHousing Development Program Competitive Grant Agreement