(A) Any bidder that willfully makes, or willfully causes to be made, a false, deceptive or fraudulent statement, or willfully submits false, deceptive or fraudulent information in connection with any submission made to the city may be disqualified from bidding on all city projects for a period of up to three years. Notwithstanding the proceeding, a Bidder that is found to have engaged in a pattern of submitting false, deceptive, and/or misleading information to the city, whether willful/intentional or not, shall be subject to the same disqualification.
(B) For projects that fall under the requirements of § 35.90, the city may engage in an audit and/or verification process of the information provided. To the extent that material errors are identified, the city may do the following:
(1) Require the bidder to reimburse the city the actual cost of the audit;
(2) Assess a penalty of up to $1,000 if it is determined that each material error constitutes a separate violation of this subchapter.
(Ord. 6, 2016, passed 6-13-16)