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have not been used in compliance with the Program Guide. 4.4 Contracting and Bidding Requirements This award is subject to the prevailing wage requirements of Minn. Stat. ti 116J.871 unless 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 MHFA is less than $200,000 for a grant or $500,000 for a loan. If the project is within the scope of 4inn. Stat. ti 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. ; 17�7.42, subd. 6. According to Minn. Stat. 116J.871, subd. 2, MHFA cannot provide financial assistance to a recipient unless the required certification has been made. Per - Tinn. 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._ti s 177.41 through 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. 5177.42, the term "project" is defined as the "erection, remodeling, or repairing of a public building or 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: --1 http://www.mind.admin.state.mn.us/debarredreport.asp 5 Conditions of Payment All services provided by the Grantee under this Grant Contract Agreement must 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 Grantee will not receive payment for work found by MHFA to be unsatisfactory or performed in violation of federal, state, or local law. 6 Authorized 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 LNAME, TITLE, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, EMAIL]. If the Grantee's Authorized Representative changes at any time during this Grant Contract Agreement, the Grantee must immediately notify MHFA. 7 Assignment Amendments, Waiver, and Grant Contract Agreement Complete 7.1 Assignment The Grantee shall neither assign nor transfer any rights or obligations under this Grant Contract Agreement without the prior written consent of MHFA, approved by the same parties who executed and approved this Grant Contract Agreement, or their successors in office. 7.2 Amendments Any amendments to this Grant Contract Agreement must be in writing and will not be effective until it October 2021 Workforce Housing Development Program Competitive Grant Agreement