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15. Prevailing Wage. It is the responsibility of the Grantee or contractor to pay prevailing wages for projects that include
<br />construction work of $25,000 or more, prevailing wage rules apply per Minn. Stat. 0177.41 through 177.44. All laborers and
<br />mechanics employed by grant recipients and subcontractors funded in whole or in part with these State funds shall be paid
<br />wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality. Bid requests must state the .
<br />project is subject to prevailing wage.
<br />16. Municipal Contracting Law. Per Minn. Stat. §471.345, grantees that are municipalities as defined in Subd.1 of this statute
<br />must followthe Uniform Municipal Contracting Law. Supporting documentation of the bidding process utilized to contract
<br />services must be included in the Grantee's financial records, including support documentation justifying a single/sole source
<br />bid, if applicable.
<br />17. Constitutional Compliance. It is the responsibility of the Grantee to comply with requirements of the Minnesota Constitution
<br />regarding use of Clean Water Funds to supplement traditional sources of funding.
<br />18. Signage. It is the responsibility of the Grantee to comply with requirements for project signage as provided in Minnesota
<br />Laws 2010, Chapter 361, article 3, section 5 (b) for Clean Water Fund projects.
<br />19. Intellectual Property Rights. The State owns all rights, title, and interest in all of the intellectual property rights, including
<br />copyrights, patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and service marks in the Works and Documents created and paid for under
<br />this grant. Works means all inventions, improvements, discoveries (whether or not patentable), databases, computer
<br />programs, reports, notes, studies, photographs, negatives, designs, drawings, specifications, materials, tapes, and disks
<br />conceived, reduced to practice, created or originated by the Grantee, its employees, agents, and subcontractors, either .
<br />individually or jointly with others in the performance'ofthis grant. Works includes "Documents." Documents are the originals
<br />of any databases, computer programs, reports, notes, studies, photographs, negatives, designs, drawings, specifications,
<br />materials, tapes, disks, or other materials, whether in tangible or electronic forms, prepared by the Grantee, its employees,
<br />agents, or subcontractors, in the performance of this grant. The Documents will be the exclusive property of the State and all
<br />such Documents must be immediately returned to the State by the Grantee upon completion or cancellation of this grant at
<br />the State's request. To the extent possible, those Works eligible for copyright protection under the United States Copyright
<br />Act will be deemed to be "works made for hire." The Grantee assigns all right, title, and interest it may have in the Works and
<br />the Documents to the State. The Grantee must, at the request of the State, execute all papers and perform all other acts
<br />necessary to transfer or record the state's ownership interest in the Works and Documents.
<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Grant Agreement to be duly executed intending to be bound thereby.
<br />Approved:
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<br />By: i �e [ ar7
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<br />(signature)
<br />Title: Administrator
<br />Date:
<br />Board of Water and Soil Resources
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