7-8 ATTACHMENT EIGHT CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES.pdf

This document is a Texas Ethics Commission Form 1295 (Certificate of Interested Parties) provided as Attachment Eight, which is a standard form used for state contract transparency. The form is mandatory unless specifically exempted under Section 2252.908(c) of the Government Code, and requires contractors to complete and submit the most current version electronically through the Texas Ethics Commission's web portal. The certificate must be submitted by the contractor to the University along with the signed Agreement.

The form is designed to disclose interested parties involved in a government contract, requiring detailed information about the business entity filing the form, the governmental entity or state agency party to the contract, and any interested parties with a financial relationship to the contract. Contractors must provide identification details, including names, cities, states, and whether parties have a controlling or intermediary interest. The form includes spaces for multiple interested parties and requires an affidavit affirming the accuracy of the disclosed information, to be signed and notarized by an authorized agent of the contracting business entity.