Ed_900a_v1.0

OMB Number: 0610-0994
Expiration Date: XX/XX/20XX

ED-900A - Additional EDA Assurances for
Construction Or Non-Construction Investments
For ALL investments: As a duly authorized representative of the applicant, I further certify that the
applicant:
1. Understands that attorneys' or consultants' fees, whether direct or indirect, expended for securing
or obtaining EDA investment assistance are not eligible costs. See 13 C.F.R. § 302.10(a).
2. Understands that conflicts of interest or appearances of conflicts of interest are prohibited and may
jeopardize this application or result in the forfeiture of investment funds. A conflict of interest
occurs, for example, where a representative, official, employee, architect, attorney, engineer, or
inspector of the applicant, or a representative or official of the federal, State or local government,
has a direct or indirect financial interest in the acquisition or furnishing of any materials, equipment,
or services to or in connection with the project. See 13 C.F.R. § 302.17.
3. Will comply with the reporting requirements under the Government Performance and Results Act
(GPRA) of 1993 and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) for measuring and reporting
project performance.
For CONSTRUCTION investments: As a duly authorized representative of the applicant, I further certify
that the applicant:
1. Will operate and maintain the facility in accordance with at least the minimum standards as may be
required or prescribed by applicable federal, State and local agencies for the maintenance and
operation of such facilities.
2. Will require the facility to be designed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(ADA) (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.)
and the Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities regulations, as amended (36 C.F.R.
part 1191), and will be responsible for conducting inspections to insure compliance with these
requirements.
3. For the two-year period beginning on the date EDA investment assistance is awarded, will refrain
from employing, offering any office or employment to, or retaining for professional services any
person who, on the date on which the investment assistance is awarded or within the one-year (1)
period ending on that date, served as an officer, attorney, agent or employee of the Department of
Commerce and occupied a position or engaged in activities that EDA determines involved
discretion with respect to the award of investment assistance under PWEDA. See section 606 of
PWEDA and 13 C.F.R. §302.10(b).
4. Will have no facilities under ownership, lease or supervision to be utilized in this project that are
listed or under consideration for listing on EPA's List of Violating Facilities.

5. Will comply with Executive Order 12699, "Seismic Safety of Federal and Federally Assisted or
Regulated New Building Construction," which imposes requirements that federally-assisted
facilities be designed and constructed in accordance with the most current local building codes
determined by the awarding agency or by the Interagency Committee for Seismic Safety in
Construction (ICSSC) and the most recent edition of the American National Standards Institute
Standards A58, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures.
6. Will observe and comply with federal procurement rules, as set forth in 2 C.F.R. part 200, as
applicable, for award of any contracts for architectural engineering, grant administration services,
or construction financed with EDA investment assistance
For NON-CONSTRUCTION investments: As a duly authorized representative of the applicant, I further
certify that the applicant:
1. Will comply with applicable regulations regarding indirect cost rates, if indirect costs are included in
the application.
2. Will comply with the requirement that this investment assistance will not provide a proprietary
benefit to a private individual, for-profit corporation, or other commercial entity.

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