Federal_Certification_Regarding_Lobbying_as_of_8.9.24.pdf
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- West Scranton Gateway Signage - 2
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- Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
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This is a Federal Certification Regarding Lobbying form (31 CFR Part 21) applicable to the City of Scranton's West Scranton Gateway Signage - Rebid project in Pennsylvania. The certification document establishes the legal requirements and representations that contractors must make regarding the use of federal appropriated funds in connection with federal contracts, grants, loans, and cooperative agreements. The form requires contractors to certify that no federal appropriated funds have been or will be paid to influence officers or employees of any agency, members of Congress, or congressional employees in relation to the award of federal contracts or modifications thereof. Sealed bids for the West Scranton Gateway Signage project are due online through the City's e-Procurement Portal by 10:00 am on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, with the bid opening to follow in City Council Chambers on the 2nd Floor of City Hall.
The certification requires contractors to disclose any non-federal funds used for lobbying purposes by completing Standard Form-LLL and to include identical certification language in all subawards at all tiers, including subcontracts and subgrants. Failure to file the required certification subjects contractors to civil penalties of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each failure. The certification is material to the transaction and contractors must affirm the truthfulness and accuracy of all statements, understanding that provisions of 31 U.S.C. Chapter 38 regarding administrative remedies for false claims and statements apply. Prospective bidders must register on the City's e-Procurement Portal, follow the project to receive addenda notifications, and submit all required documentation through the portal prior to the deadline.
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CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING (31 CFR Part 21)
The undersigned certifies, to the best of their knowledge and belief, 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 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 contractors 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 section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. 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. Ch. 38, Administrative Remedies for False Claims and Statements, apply to this certification and disclosure, if any.
Date:___________________
Signature of Contractor’s authorized official
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