4-Attachment 8 Certificate of Interested Parties.pdf

This is an attachment to a Request for Proposal issued by the University of Texas at Austin for Commencement Staging & Labor Services. The attachment specifies requirements related to the Texas Ethics Commission Form 1295, Certificate of Interested Parties, which contractors must complete and submit as part of their proposal response. Unless exempt under Section 2252.908(c) of the Texas Government Code, the selected contractor is required to use the Texas Ethics Commission's electronic filing system to complete the current version of the Certificate of Interested Parties form and submit it to both the Texas Ethics Commission and the University concurrently with the signed Agreement.

The Certificate of Interested Parties form serves as a disclosure document regarding parties with financial interests in the contract. Contractors must access the form through the Texas Ethics Commission's official web portal and ensure compliance with all applicable state ethics requirements prior to contract execution. This disclosure is a mandatory component of the contracting process for the University of Texas at Austin and failure to comply with these requirements may result in bid rejection or contract termination.