SEC. 28.11. TERM AND EFFECT OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEBARMENT OR ORDER OF SUSPENSION; VIOLATION OF ORDER.
(a) An Order of Debarment shall provide for a term of Debarment not to exceed five years from the date of the Order. An Order of Suspension shall remain in effect until the Contractor establishes to the Charging Officer or the City Administrator that the underlying basis of the Order of Suspension has been finally resolved without a verdict, judgment, or plea agreement against Contractor.
(b) At any time during the pendency of an Order of Suspension, the City may initiate debarment proceedings against the Contractor. If the City suspends and later debars a Contractor for the same underlying conduct, the period of Suspension shall count towards the period of Debarment.
(c) An Order of Debarment or Suspension shall prohibit any named Contractor and the Contractor’s affiliates from participating in any contract or grant at any tier, directly or indirectly, with or for the City; any Contractor and the Contractor’s affiliates named in an Order of Debarment shall be deemed irresponsible and disqualified for the purposes of all City contracts and grants. Upon such Order, any department head, board, or commission may cancel any existing contract or grant with a Suspended or Debarred Contractor or direct the cancellation of an existing subcontract to which a Suspended Debarred Contractor1 is a party. In the event of such cancellation, the Suspended or Debarred Contractor’s recovery under the contract or grant shall be limited to compensation for work satisfactorily completed as of the date of cancellation.
(d) Administrative Debarment shall neither exclude nor preclude any other administrative or legal action taken by the City against the Contractor.
(e) Violation of an Order of Suspension or Debarment, such as by submission of a proposal, bid or sub-bid or grant request, during the Suspension or Debarment period, may be considered a false claim as provided in this Administrative Code and the California Government Code.
(Added by Ord. 8-04, File No. 031503, App. 1/16/2004; redesignated and amended by Ord. 239-20, File No. 200896, App. 11/25/2020, Eff. 12/26/2020)
CODIFICATION NOTE
1. So in Ord. 239-20.