(a) Contractors shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws in the performance of the contract, including but not limited to laws regarding health and safety, labor and employment, wage and hours, and licensing laws which affect employees.
(b) Contractors shall notify the awarding authority within thirty calendar days after receiving notification that any government agency has initiated an investigation which may result in a finding that the contractor is not in compliance with Paragraph (a) of this section. Initiation of an investigation is not, by itself, a basis for a determination of non-responsibility by an awarding authority.
(c) Contractors shall notify the awarding authority within thirty calendar days of all findings by a government agency or court of competent jurisdiction that the contractor has violated Paragraph (a) of this section.
(d) Upon award of a contract, contractors shall complete a Pledge of Compliance attesting under penalty of perjury to compliance with Paragraph (a) of this section. Whenever any contract, which was not initially subject to this article is amended, the contractor shall complete a Pledge of Compliance attesting under penalty of perjury to compliance with Paragraph (a) of this section.
(e) Contractors shall ensure that their subcontractors complete a Pledge of Compliance attesting under penalty of perjury to compliance with Paragraph (a) of this section, unless the subcontract is below the threshold requirements for Contracts contained in Section 10.40.1(b).
(f) Contractors shall ensure that their subcontractors comply with Paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, unless the subcontract is below the threshold requirements for contracts contained in Section 10.40.1(b).
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 173,677, Eff. 1-14-01.