(A) (1) After reasonable notice to the person involved and reasonable opportunity for that person to be heard, the Purchasing Agent, after consulting with the State’s Attorney, is authorized to debar a person for cause from consideration for award of contracts.
(2) The debarment shall be for a period of not more than three years.
(B) The causes for debarment include:
(1) Criminal conviction for an incident related to obtaining or attempting to obtain a public or private contract or subcontract, or in the performance of the contract or subcontract;
(2) State or federal conviction for embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, receiving stolen property, or any other offense indicating a lack of business integrity or business honesty which currently, seriously, and directly affects responsibility as a county contractor;
(3) Conviction under state or federal antitrust statutes arising out of the submission of bid or proposals;
(4) Violation of contract provisions, of a character which is regarded by the Purchasing Agent to be so serious as to justify debarment actions as follows:
(a) Deliberate failure to perform the specifications of or within the time limit provided in the contract; or
(b) A recent record of failure to perform or to unsatisfactorily perform the terms of one or more contracts, excluding situations in which the lack of performance is caused by acts beyond the control of the contractor.
(5) Any other cause the Purchasing Agent determines to be so serious and compelling as to affect responsibility as a county contractor, including debarment by any other governmental entity for any cause listed in this chapter; and
(1977 Code, § 1:4-1) (Ord., § 11-101, passed 12-8-2009; Ord. passed 2-12-2013)