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<br />14. Data Disclosure.
<br />Under Minn. Stat. § 270C.65, Subd. 3, and other applicable law, the Grantee consents to disclosure of its social security number,
<br />federal employer tax identification number, and/or Minnesota tax identification number, already provided to the State, to
<br />federal and State tax agencies and State personnel involved in the payment of State obligations. These identification numbers
<br />may be used in the enforcement of federal and State tax laws which could result in action requiring the Grantee to file State tax
<br />returns and pay delinquent State tax liabilities, if any.
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<br />15. Prevailing Wage.
<br />It is the responsibility of the Grantee or contractor to pay prevailing wage for projects that include construction work of $25,000
<br />or more, prevailing wage rules apply per Minn. Stat. §§ 177.41 through 177.44. All laborers and mechanics employed by grant
<br />recipients and subcontractors funded in whole or in part with these State funds shall be paid wages at a rate not less than those
<br />prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality. Bid requests must state the project is subject to prevailing wage.
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<br />16. Municipal Contracting Law.
<br />Per Minn. Stat. § 471.345, grantees that are municipalities as defined in Subd. 1 of this statute must follow the Uniform
<br />Municipal Contracting Law. Supporting documentation of the bidding process utilized to contract services must be included in
<br />the Grantee’s financial records, including support documentation justifying a single/sole source bid, if applicable.
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<br />17. Constitutional Compliance.
<br />It is the responsibility of the Grantee to comply with requirements of the Minnesota Constitution regarding the use of Clean
<br />Water Funds to supplement traditional sources of funding.
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<br />18. Signage.
<br />It is the responsibility of the Grantee to comply with requirements for project signage as provided in Minnesota Laws 2010,
<br />Chapter 361, Article 3, Section 5(b) for Clean Water Fund projects.
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<br />19. Intellectual Property Rights.
<br />The State owns all rights, title, and interest in all of the intellectual property rights, including copyrights, patents, trade secrets,
<br />trademarks, and service marks in the Works and Documents created and paid for under this grant. Works means all inventions,
<br />improvements, discoveries, (whether or not patentable), databases, computer programs, reports, notes, studies, photographs,
<br />negatives, designs, drawings, specifications, materials, tapes, and disks conceived, reduced to practice, created or originated by
<br />the Grantee, its employees, agents, and subcontractors, either individually or jointly with others in the performance of this
<br />grant. Work includes “Documents.” Documents are the originals of any databases, computer programs, reports, notes, studies,
<br />photographs, negatives, designs, drawings, specifications, materials, tapes, disks, or other materials, whether in tangible or
<br />electronic forms, prepared by the Grantee, its employees, agents or subcontractors, in the performance of this grant. The
<br />Documents will be the exclusive property of the State and all such Documents must be immediately returned to the State by the
<br />Grantee upon completion or cancellation of this grant at the State’s request. To the extent possible, those Works eligible for
<br />copyright protection under the United State Copyright Act will be deemed to be “works made for hire.” The Grantee assigns all
<br />right, title, and interest it may have in the Works and the Documents to the State. The Grantee must, at the request of the State,
<br />execute all papers and perform all other acts necessary to transfer or record the State’s ownership interest in the Works and
<br />Documents.
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