1-05 - Certificate of Interested Parties and Conflict Questionnaire.pdf
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This document is a disclosure and conflict of interest questionnaire requirement guide for vendors and contractors seeking to do business with the City of Lubbock, Texas for on-call consulting services at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport. According to Texas Government Code Section 2252.908, entities must submit an electronic Certificate of Interested Parties disclosure form to the Texas Ethics Commission before contract execution if the contract requires a City Council action or vote, has a value of $1 million or greater, or involves services requiring lobbyist registration. Interested parties must complete the electronic form at the Texas Ethics Commission website, print the confirmation with assigned certificate number, obtain authorization and signature from an authorized agent, and submit the signed form to the City of Lubbock. Additionally, vendors should note that no statement of fees, whether hourly rates or fixed proposal costs, shall be included with their submittal.
The Conflict of Interest Questionnaire (CIQ) Form is required only if the vendor has a business relationship that might cause a conflict of interest with the City of Lubbock. Under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 176, vendors must file the CIQ form with the City Secretary's Office no later than the seventh business day after becoming aware of facts requiring disclosure. The CIQ form is available through the Texas Ethics Commission website and should be submitted to the City Secretary's Office at P.O. Box 2000, Lubbock, Texas 79457. Failure to comply with conflict of interest disclosure requirements constitutes a Class C misdemeanor under Texas law.
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CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES
Effective January 1, 2016, Section 2252.908, as amended, of Chapter 2252 of the Texas Government Code requires certain business entities to submit an electronic disclosure form to the Texas Ethics Commission before entering into a contract with a local government entity when any of the following apply:
1) Contract requires an action or vote by the City Council (governing body); OR
2) Contract value is $1 Million or greater; OR
3) Contract is for services that would require a person to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 of the Government Code.
This must be done before executing the contract. The disclosure form may be found at https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/whatsnew/elf_info_form1295.htm. You must log in and create an account the first time you fill out the form. Tutorial videos on how to log in for the first time and how to fill out the form can be found through the link above. After you electronically submit the disclosure form, a screen will come up confirming the submission and assigning a certificate number. Then, you must print the form, have an authorized agent complete the declaration and sign, and provide it to the City (scanned email copy is acceptable).
CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE (CIQ) FORM
It is not necessary to fill out the CIQ Form unless you have a business relationship that might cause a conflict of interest with the City of Lubbock
Effective January 1, 2006, Chapter 176 of the Texas Local Government Code requires that any vendor or person considering doing business with a local government entity disclose in the Questionnaire, Form CIQ, the vendor or person’s affiliation or business relationship that might cause a conflict of interest with a local government entity. By law, the questionnaire must be filed with the records administrator of the City of Lubbock not later than the 7th business day after the date the person becomes aware of the facts that require the statement to be filed. The questionnaire can be found at:
https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/forms/conflict
For the City of Lubbock, these forms should be filed with the City Secretary’s Office, P.O. Box 2000, Lubbock, Texas, 79457
See Section 176.006, Local Government Code:
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/SOTWDocs/LG/htm/LG.176.htm.
A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 176.006, Local Government Code.
An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
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