5-Disclosure-Debarment Required Form.pdf

BIDDER’S DISCLOSURES AND CERTIFICATIONS

PROCUREMENT NUMBER & TITLE:

DISCLOSURE FORM AND CERTIFICATION OF NON-COLLUSION

Bidder must disclose any possible conflict of interest and/or any relationship that exists between any principal or employee of your corporation/firm/team/organization and with any City elected official and/or employee. Relationship may be financial, personal, or family or may be in the form of campaign contributions to elected officials. State whether Relationship DOES or DOES NOT exist. Failure to disclose or to submit this completed form may result in response being declared non-responsive and will not be considered further.

Check applicable box. Use additional forms if needed:

No known relationship exists

Yes, Relationship does exist

If this box checked, include the name and position of the City Official to whom a campaign contribution was made or official/employee relationship.

Use a separate form for each official to whom a contribution has been made within the past two (2) years or for additional official/employee relationships.

City Elected Official and/or Employee Name and position

Contribution Amount/Value (if any) Contribution Date and Description

List other Relationship if not contribution

CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION. PROPOSED DEBARMENT, AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS The Contractor certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that neither it nor any of its principals:

1. are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible from submitting bids or proposals by any federal, state or local entity, department or agency;

2. have within a three-year period preceding this bid/offer, been convicted or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performance of a public (Federal, state or local) contract or subcontract;

violation of Federal or state antitrust statues relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statement, tax evasion, or receiving stolen property;

3. are presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph 2 of this certification;

4. have within a three-year period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for default by any Federal, state or local public agency.

By signing this form, I certify that:

• As an officer of this firm, or per the attached letter of authorization, I am duly authorized to certify the information provided herein is accurate and true; and my firm shall comply with all State and Federal Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination requirements and conditions of employment.

• That the firm’s response is made without prior understanding, agreement, or connection with any corporation, firm, team, organization, or person submitting a response for the same materials, supplies, equipment, opportunity, or services and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud. My firm understands and agrees that bid/proposal collusion is a violation of state and federal law and can result in fines, prison sentences, and civil damage awards;

• Employees of this company or employees of any company supplying material or subcontracting to do work on this Contract will not engage in business ventures with employees of the CITY or Consulting Engineers nor shall they provide gifts, gratuities, favors, entertainment, loans or other items of value to employees of this Department, and

• That the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Sections 45-10-20 et seq. have not been violated and will not be violated in any respect. O.C.G.A.

45-10-20 through 45-10-28 provide that it is unlawful for a City elected official or employee to transact business with the City by which that person is employed for himself, on behalf of a business in which the employee or his/her spouse or dependents has a substantial interest, or on behalf of anyone as agent, broker, dealer, or representative.

________________________________________________________ Subscribed and sworn before me on this the Company Name

________________________________________________________ __________day of ____________________________, 20_______ Signature of Authorized Officer or Agent

Date Notary Public

Printed Name & Title of Authorized Officer or Agent My Commission Expires

Company Address

(Notary Stamp)