Appendix_D-Drug_free.pdf
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- Fire Alarm System Inspection Testing Certification, Term Contract State and local contract opportunity
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- 030-MJ-0225
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- Polk County, Florida
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This is a Drug-Free Workplace Certification Form appendix required by the School Board of Polk County, Florida for the Fire Alarm System Inspection Testing Certification Term Contract, as mandated by Florida Statute 287.087. The form establishes that when multiple bids are equal in price, quality, and service, preference shall be given to businesses that certify implementation of a drug-free workplace program. To qualify for this preference, a business must publish a statement prohibiting unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of controlled substances in the workplace; inform employees of the dangers of drug abuse and available counseling and assistance programs; provide each employee with a copy of the drug-free workplace statement; require employees to notify the employer of any drug-related convictions within five days; impose sanctions or require participation in rehabilitation programs for violations; and make good faith efforts to maintain a drug-free workplace. The authorized signatory must certify full compliance with all requirements.
The certification form serves as a tie-breaker mechanism in the competitive bidding process for this contract without establishing mandatory drug-free workplace requirements as a condition of bid submission or award eligibility. Respondents seeking the competitive advantage of drug-free workplace preference status must submit a signed certification from an authorized company representative confirming implementation of all six specified program elements. This preference applies specifically when evaluating otherwise equal bids and does not restrict participation from vendors without established drug-free workplace programs, as traditional tie-bid procedures will be followed if none of the competing vendors hold drug-free certification.
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Appendix D, Drug-Free Workplace Certification Form
In accordance with Florida Statute 287.087, preference shall be given to businesses with drug free workplace programs. Whenever two or more bids which are equal with respect to price, quality, and service are received by the State or by any political subdivision for the procurement of commodities or contractual services, a bid received from a business that certifies that it has implemented a drug-free workplace program shall be given preference in the award process.
Established procedures for processing tie bids will be followed if none of the tied vendors have a drug-free workplace program. In order to have a drug-free program, a business shall:
1) Publish a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of such prohibition.
2) Inform employees about the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace, the business’s policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace, any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs, and the penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations.
3) Give each employee engaged in providing the commodities or contractual services that are under bid a copy of the statement specified in subsection (1).
4) In the statement specified in subsection (1), notify the employees that, as a condition of working on the commodities or contractual services that are under bid, the employee will abide by the terms of the statement and will notify the employer of any conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, any violation of chapter 893 or of any controlled substance law of the United States or any state, for a violation occurring in the workplace no later than five (5) days after such conviction.
5) Impose a sanction on, or require the satisfactory participation in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program if such is available in the employee’s community, by any employee who is so convicted.
6) Make a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of this section.
As the person authorized to sign the statement, I certify that this firm complies fully with the above requirements.
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Appendix D, Drug-Free Workplace Certification Form
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