In addition to all other certificates and affidavits as may be required by the board of trustees and village manager and prescribed in the public notices inviting bids, all bids shall be accompanied by the sworn affidavit of the bidder or a duly authorized agent or officer of the bidder containing, in substance, the following affirmations:
(a) The said bidder has not entered into an agreement, understanding or arrangement with any other bidder or prospective bidder or with any other person, firm or corporation capable of being a prospective bidder relating to the price named in said bid proposal or any other proposal, nor any agreement, understanding or arrangement under which any person is to refrain from bidding, nor any agreement, understanding or arrangement for any act or omission in restraint of free competition among bidders in violation of the Illinois antitrust act 1 or the federal antitrust laws (U.S. Code, title 15, section 1 et seq.) or other applicable law or regulation prohibiting collusion among bidders in restraint of freedom of competition;
(b) The said bidder is not disqualified by law from contracting with the village;
(c) The said bidder has not disclosed to any person described in subsection (a) of this section the terms of said proposal or the price named therein;
(d) The said bidder, if awarded the contract during the term thereof, will not commit an unfair employment practice as defined in the Illinois fair employment practices act 2 nor violate the provisions of "an act to prohibit discrimination and intimidation on account of race or color in employment contracts for public buildings or public works" 3 or any other applicable federal, state or village law or ordinance prohibiting discrimination among employees or prospective employees because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry;
(e) The failure of a bidder to submit such a sworn statement with his bid shall disqualify his bid from consideration for an award of the contract. In the event of a violation of the terms of such statement or of any of the laws and ordinances or regulations therein described by a bidder to whom a contract is awarded, the village may terminate such contract. Prospective bidders shall be notified of the requirements of this section. (1963 Code § 10.204A; amd. Ord. 0-74-4 § 10.204A)
Notes
| 1 | 3. 740 ILCS 10/1 et seq. |
| 2 | 4. 775 ILCS 5/1-101 et seq. |
| 3 | 5. 775 ILCS 10/1 - 10/8. |