BYRD_ANIT-LOBBYING_CERTIFICATION-FILLABLE.pdf
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- COMPLETE ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES – TILLMAN ELEMENTARY CAMPUS WIDE RENOVATION, SDMC 2025-09
- Solicitation number
- 2025-09
- Issued by
- Manatee County, Florida
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This is a Byrd Anti-Lobbying Certification form required for contractors bidding on federal awards of $100,000 or more in connection with the Tillman Elementary School Campus Wide Renovation project in Florida. The certification document establishes the regulatory framework under 31 U.S.C. 1352 (as amended by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995) and must be submitted with any bid or offer exceeding the $100,000 threshold. The project involves comprehensive architectural and engineering services for a complete renovation of Tillman Elementary's three-building campus, totaling 96,928 square feet and serving 722 student stations, including mechanical, plumbing, and electrical system replacements; fire alarm system removal and replacement; kitchen cooler/freezer upgrades; administrative security and lobby enhancements; new technology infrastructure; LED lighting; ceiling, flooring, and painting work; exterior door and window replacements; and necessary sitework.
The contractor must certify that no federal appropriated funds have been or will be paid to any person for lobbying purposes in connection with obtaining the federal contract, and must disclose any non-federal lobbying activities on Standard Form LLL if applicable. All subcontractors at every tier must be required to include this certification language in their award documents and certify accordingly. Failure to file the required certification subjects the contractor to civil penalties ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 for each failure. The submission of this certification is a prerequisite for award and binds the contractor to the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3801 et seq. The certification must be executed by an authorized official of the contractor and signed with the official's name, title, and date before submission.
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Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment 31 U.S.C. § 1352 (as amended) CERTIFICATION
Contractors who apply or bid for an award of $100,000 or more shall file the required certification. Each tier certifies to the tier above that it will not and has not used Federal appropriated funds to pay any person or organization for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with obtaining any Federal contract, grant, or any other award covered by 31 U.S.C. § 1352. Each tier shall also disclose any lobbying with non-Federal funds that takes place in connection with obtaining any Federal award. Such disclosures are forwarded from tier to tier up to the recipient.”
APPENDIX A, 44 C.F.R. PART 18 – CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements (To be submitted with each bid or offer exceeding $100,000) The undersigned [Contractor] certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge, that:
1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
2. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or Current as of 1-9-17 11 cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form LLL, “Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,” in accordance with its instructions.
3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by 31, U.S.C. § 1352 (as amended by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995). Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure. The Contractor, certifies or affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of each statement of its certification and disclosure, if any. In addition, the Contractor understands and agrees that the provisions of 31 U.S.C. § 3801 et seq., apply to this certification and disclosure, if any.
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