The causes for debarment or suspension include, but are not limited to, the following:
A. Conviction of any person or subsidiary or affiliate of any person for commission of a criminal offense arising out of obtaining or attempting to obtain a public or private contract or subcontract, or in performance of the contract or subcontract;
B. Conviction of any person or any subsidiary or affiliate of any person under any statute of the federal government, this state, or any other state for embezzlement, theft, fraudulent schemes and artifices, fraudulent schemes and practices, bid rigging, perjury, forgery, bribery, falsification, or receiving stolen property, or any other offense indicating a lack of business integrity or business honesty which affects responsibility as a City of Somerton contractor;
C. Conviction or a civil judgment finding a violation by any person or any subsidiary or affiliate of any person under state or federal antitrust statutes;
D. Violations of contract provisions of a character which are deemed to be so serious as to justify debarment action, including, but not limited to, the following:
1. Knowingly failing without good cause to perform in accordance with the specifications or within the time limits provided; and
2. Failure to perform or unsatisfactory performance with the terms of one or more contracts, except that failure to perform or unsatisfactory performance caused by acts beyond the control of the contractor shall not be considered to be a basis for debarment. A disclosure of responsibility form can be found in Appendix A. This form will be sent with each bid packet and must be returned by the vendor with his or her proposal.
(Res. 2008-011, passed 2-19-2008)