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20.0 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER 20.1 Contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age 40 and over, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other applicable status protected by state or local law. Contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to any status set forth in the preceding sentence. Such action shall include but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. Contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notice to be provided by an agency of the federal government, setting forth the provisions of the Equal Opportunity Laws. 20.2 Contractor shall be in compliance with the applicable provisions of the American with Disabilities Act as enacted and from time to time amended and any other applicable federal, state, or local laws and regulations. A signed, written certificate stating compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act may be requested at any time during the life of this Agreement or any renewal thereof, 21.0 DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) The Contractor (also referred to as "consultant" or "Consultant" for purposes of this Section 21) shall comply with the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements of this Section 21. 21.1 The Colorado Department of Transportation's 2001 Disparity Study found that all Disadvantaged Business Enterprises were underutilized on Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) construction contracts and on CDOT consultant contracts, i.e., it determined that all Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) will be considered to be Underutilized Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (UDBEs). Since all CDOT DBEs are considered to be UDBEs, CDOT's DBE list will also be the UDBE list. 21.2 The Colorado Department of Transportation has determined the contract goal for DBE participation in this Contract will be met with certified DBE's who have been determined to be underutilized on professional services contracts. The DBE goal for this project has been established as follows: 5% 21.3. Definitions and Procedures For this project, the following terms are defined: A. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). A small business concern that is certified as being: 1. At least 51% owned by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51% of the stock of which is owned by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; and 8