.20 Contractor Responsibility.pdf
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- Tree Trimming & Stump Removal Services
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- Fayette County, Pennsylvania
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This is a Contractor Responsibility Provisions document issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that establishes certification and compliance requirements for all contractors, bidders, offerors, and subcontractors entering into agreements with the state. The document applies to the Tree Trimming & Stump Removal Services contract for PennDOT's Fayette County operations, covering all state routes, department facilities, and areas where PennDOT has responsibility to perform tree trimming and stump removal work. Contractors must certify that neither they nor their required subcontractors are under suspension or debarment by the Commonwealth or any other governmental entity as of the bid execution date. Contractors must also certify they have no outstanding tax liabilities or other Commonwealth obligations, or have filed timely appeals or enrolled in approved deferred payment plans. These obligations remain ongoing throughout the contract term, requiring contractors to notify the Commonwealth within 15 days of any suspension, debarment, or tax delinquency occurring during contract performance. Failure to provide such notification constitutes an event of default.
Contractors may be required to reimburse the Commonwealth for reasonable investigative costs incurred by the Office of State Inspector General if an investigation results in the contractor's suspension or debarment, including investigator salaries, travel expenses, and expert witness fees. However, contractors are not responsible for investigative costs when investigations do not result in suspension or debarment. Current lists of suspended and debarred Commonwealth contractors are available through the eMarketplace website at http://www.emarketplace.state.pa.us. This contract opportunity is restricted to DGS-certified small businesses only, as designated under the Small Business Procurement Initiative established by Executive Order 2011-09, and all bids must be submitted electronically through the PA Supplier Portal at www.pasupplierportal.state.pa.us.
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Contractor Responsibility Provisions
(December 2020)
For the purpose of these provisions, the term Contractor is defined as any person, including, but not limited to, a bidder, offeror, loan recipient, grantee or lessor, who has furnished or performed or seeks to furnish or perform, goods, supplies, services, leased space, construction or other activity, under a contract, grant, lease, purchase order or reimbursement agreement with the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania {Commonwealth). The term Contractor includes a permittee, licensee, or any agency, political subdivision, instrumentality, public authority, or other public entity in the Commonwealth.
1. The Contractor certifies, in writing, for itself and its subcontractors required to be disclosed or approved by the Commonwealth, that as of the date of its execution of this Bid/Contract, that neither the Contractor, nor any such subcontractors, are under suspension or debarment by the Commonwealth or any governmental entity, instrumentality, or authority and, if the Contractor cannot so certify, then it agrees to submit, along with its Bid/Contract, a written explanation of why such certification cannot be made.
2. The Contractor also certifies, in writing, that as of the date of its execution of this Bid/Contract it has no tax liabilities or other Commonwealth obligations, or has filed a timely administrative or judicial appeal if such liabilities or obligations exist, or is subject to a duly approved deferred payment plan if such liabilities exist.
3. The Contractor's obligations pursuant to these provisions are ongoing from and after the effective date of the Contract through the termination date thereof. Accordingly, the Contractor shall have an obligation to inform the Commonwealth if, at any time during the term of the Contract, it becomes delinquent in the payment of taxes, or other Commonwealth obligations, or if it or, to the best knowledge of the Contractor, any of its subcontractors are suspended or debarred by the
Commonwealth, the federal government, or any other state or governmental entity. Such notification shall be made within 15 days of the date of suspension or debarment.
4. The failure of the Contractor to notify the Commonwealth of its suspension or debarment by the
Commonwealth, any other state, or the federal government shall constitute an event of default of the
Contract with the Commonwealth.
5. The Contractor agrees to reimburse the Commonwealth for the reasonable costs of investigation incurred by the Office of State Inspector General for investigations of the Contractor's compliance with the terms of this or any other agreement between the Contractor and the Commonwealth that results in the suspension or debarment of the contractor. Such costs shall include, but shall not be limited to, salaries of investigators, including overtime; travel and lodging expenses; and expert witness and documentary fees. The Contractor shall not be responsible for investigative costs for investigations that do not result in the Contractor's suspension or debarment.
6. The Contractor may search the current list of suspended and debarred Commonwealth contractors by visiting the eMarketplace website at http://www.emarketplace.state.pa.us and clicking the
Debarment List tab.
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