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SERIAL 16154 -RFP <br />employees performing work under the Contract and verify employee compliance using the <br />E -verify system and shall keep a record of the verification for the duration of the <br />employee's employment or at least three years, whichever is longer. I-9 forms are available <br />for download at USCIS.GOV. <br />6.24.2 The County retains the legal right to inspect contractor and subcontractor employee <br />documents performing work under this Contract to verify compliance with paragraph 6.24.1 <br />of this Section. Contractor and subcontractor shall be given reasonable notice of the <br />County's intent to inspect and shall make the documents available at the time and date <br />specified. Should the County suspect or find that the Contractor or any of its subcontractors <br />are not in compliance, the County will consider this a material breach of the contract and <br />may pursue any and all remedies allowed by law, including, but not limited to: suspension <br />of work, termination of the Contract for default, and suspension and/or debarment of the <br />Contractor. All costs necessary to verify compliance are the responsibility of the <br />Contractor. <br />6.25 INFLUENCE <br />As prescribed in T, ! 1202 MCI -1203 of the Maricopa County Procurement Code, any effort to <br />influence an employee or agent to breach the Maricopa County Ethical Code of Conduct or any <br />ethical conduct may be grounds for Disbarment or Suspension under MC1-902. <br />An attempt to influence includes, but is not limited to: <br />6.25.1 A Person offering or providing a gratuity, gift, tip, present, donation, money, <br />entertainment or educational passes or tickets, or any type valuable contribution or <br />subsidy, <br />6.25.2 That is offered or given with the intent to influence a decision, obtain a contract, garner <br />favorable treatment, or gain favorable consideration of any kind. <br />If a Person attempts to influence any employee or agent of Maricopa County, the Chief <br />Procurement Officer, or his designee, reserves the right to seek any remedy provided by the <br />Maricopa County Procurement Code, any remedy in equity or in the law, or any remedy provided <br />by this contract. <br />6.26 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS AND REQUIREMENT TO <br />INFORM EMPLOYEES OF WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS. <br />6.26.1 The Parties agree that this Contract and employees working on this Contract will be <br />subject to the whistleblower rights and remedies in the pilot program on contractor <br />employee whistleblower protections established at 41 U.S.C. § 4712 by section 828 of the <br />National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239) and section <br />3.908 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; <br />6.26.2 Contractor shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant language of the <br />workforce, of employee whistleblower rights and protections under 41 U.S.C. § 4712, as <br />described in section 3.908 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Documentation of such <br />employee notification must be kept on file by Contractor and copies provided to County <br />upon request. <br />6.26.3 Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all <br />subcontracts over the simplified acquisition threshold ($150,000 as of September 2013). <br />6.27 ACCESS TO AND RETENTION OF RECORDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUDIT AND/OR <br />OTHER REVIEW: <br />6.27.1 In accordance with section MCI 371 of the Maricopa County Procurement Code the <br />Contractor agrees to retain all books, records, accounts, statements, reports, files, and <br />other records and back-up documentation relevant to this Contract for six (6) years after <br />128 <br />