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In the event performance and payments bonds are to be furnished as heretofore provided, the successful bidder shall, within fifteen (15) working days after written notification from the Authority that its proposal is being considered for an award of the Contract, deliver to the Authority an executed bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price to secure the faithful performance of the Contract and an executed bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price as security for the payment of all persons performing labor or furnishing materials in connection with this Contract, prepared on the forms of bonds authorized by the Authority, and having as surety thereunder such surety company or companies as are approved by the Authority. The surety company that issues performance and payment bonds must be included on the current list of the Treasury Department and authorized to do business in the State of New York where an Authority Contract is funded by federal money ONLY. For all other Authority Contracts, unless otherwise specified, the surety company needs only to be authorized to do business in the State of New York. RFQ Question Submission Deadline 7/11/23 at 2:00PM Question and Answer Release Date 7/18/23 at 2:00PM In the event of any violation of the clause set forth in paragraph (1) of this section, the Contractor and any subcontractor responsible therefore shall be liable for the unpaid wages. In addition, such Contractor and subcontractor shall be liable to the United States (in the case of work done under contract for the District of Columbia or a territory, to such District or to such territory), for liquidated damages. Such liquidated damages shall be computed with respect to each individual laborer or mechanic, including watchmen and guards, employed in violation of the clause set forth in paragraph (1) of this section, in the sum of $10 for each calendar day on which such individual was required or permitted to work in excess of the standard workweek of forty hours without payment of the overtime wages required by the clause set forth in paragraph (1) of this section The Contract will be awarded, to the lowest responsible bidder complying with the conditions of the Contract Documents, provided the Proposal is reasonable and it is to the interest of the Authority to accept it. The bidder to whom the award is made will be notified at the earliest possible date of the acceptance of the Proposal. The Authority, however, reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals for any reason or to waive any informality in Proposals received whenever such rejection or waiver is in the interest of the Authority. The Authority may but need not consider any Proposal on which there is an alteration of or departure from the Contract Documents. The acceptance by the Contractor of the Final Payment, or any part thereof, shall be and shall operate as a release of the Authority from all claims and all liability to the Contractor for all things done or furnished in connection with the Work and for every act, omission and neglect of the Authority and others relating to or arising out of this Work, excepting only claims expressly reserved by the Contractor in writing at the time final payment is made. Minority business enterprise ("MBE") means a business that is at least 51% owned by one or more minority group members; or, in the case of a publicly-owned business, one in which at least 51% of its voting stock is owned by one or more minority group members, and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more such individuals. For this purpose, minority group members include: (A) Black persons having origins in any of the Black African racial groups; (B) Hispanic persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Cuban, Central or South American descent of either Indian or Hispanic origin, regardless of race; (C) Native American or Alaskan native persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America; (D) Asian and Pacific Islander persons having origins in any of the Far East countries, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent or the Pacific Islands; and (E) those groups of United States citizens or resident legal aliens designated by the Small Business Administration or any group designated by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Women business enterprise ("WBE") means a business that is at least 51% owned by one or more women who are United States citizens or resident legal aliens; or, in the case of publicly-owned businesses, one in which at least 51% of the stock is owned by one or more women who are United States citizens or resident legal aliens, and whose management and daily operations of the business are controlled by one or more such women.