00429_Non_Bribery_Model_Form.pdf

This is a Non-Bribery Model Form certification document issued by the City of Edinburg, Texas, for use in connection with the Fountain Center Roof Rehabilitation project (RFP No. 2026-009). The form requires bidding contractors to certify compliance with anti-bribery and ethical conduct standards prior to proposal submission. The roof rehabilitation project encompasses approximately 11,000 square feet of modified bitumen and built-up roof systems, including surface preparation, pressure washing, seam treatment, elastomeric acrylic coating application, polyurethane foam installation, and complete sealing of parapet walls and roof penetrations. A pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for March 26, 2026, at 10:00 AM with virtual Zoom attendance available; written questions must be submitted by March 31, 2026, at 3:00 PM; and sealed proposals are due by April 7, 2026, at 3:00 PM, with public opening immediately following the deadline at City Hall. Substantial completion is required by July 16, 2026, with final completion by August 15, 2026.

Bidders must certify under this form that they have not engaged in bribery or offered gratuities to city officials, maintain corporate policies prohibiting bribery, and have not been convicted of bribery, fraud, embezzlement, theft, forgery, or other crimes indicating lack of business integrity within five years of certification. Contractors must be licensed by the State of Texas, possess experience with a minimum of three and maximum of six similar completed projects within the last five years, and maintain appropriate bonding and insurance coverage including Workers' Compensation and Comprehensive General Liability at $250,000 per person/$500,000 per occurrence. The contract is federally funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and is subject to Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements. For this contract exceeding $25,000, bidders must provide a 5 percent bid bond, 100 percent performance bond, and 100 percent payment bond, with the City named as additional insured, and must be registered and active in the System for Awards Management (SAM) database with a valid Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number at the time of bid opening.