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IRC-2025—ITB—FLEET FACILITY GAS ISLAND CANOPY REFURBISHMENT
<br />Non -Collusion: By signing and submitting the Bid Form, the Bidder certifies that,
<br />This bid has been arrived at by the Bidder independently and has been submitted without collusion, and
<br />without any agreement, understanding, or planned common course, or action with, any vendor of
<br />materials, supplies, equipment, or services described in the invitation to bid, designed to limit independent
<br />bidding or competition, and
<br />• The contents of the bid have not been communicated by the Bidder or its employees or agents to any
<br />person not an employee or an agent of the bidder or its surety on any bond furnished with the bid; and will
<br />not be communicated to any such person prior to the official opening of the bid.
<br />• No attempt has been made or will be made by the Bidder to induce any other person(s) or firm(s) to submit
<br />or not to submit a bid for the purpose of restricting competition.
<br />Conflict of Interest: Any entity submitting a bid or proposal or entering into a contract with the County shall
<br />disclose any relationship that may exist between the contracting entity and a County Commissioner or a County
<br />Employee. The relationship with a County Commissioner or a County Employee that must be disclosed is as follows:
<br />father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father-in-law,
<br />mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson,
<br />stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother,:half sister, grandparent, or grandchild. The term "affiliate"
<br />includes those officers, directors, executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members, and agents who are
<br />active in -the -managemeritof`the entity. The disclosure ofrelationships shall "be a sworn statement -made -on a
<br />County approved form. Failure to submit the form may be cause for rejection of the bid or proposal.
<br />Public Entity Crimes: Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 287.133(2)(a), all Bidders are hereby notified that a
<br />person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime
<br />may not submit a bid, proposal, or reply on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity (defined as
<br />the State of Florida, any of its departments or agencies, or any political subdivision); may not submit a bid,
<br />proposal, or reply on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public
<br />work; may not submit bids, proposals, or replies on leases of real property to a public entity; may not be awarded
<br />or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity; and
<br />may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Florida Statutes
<br />Section 287.017 for CATEGORY TWO [currently $35,000] for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed
<br />on the convicted vendor list. A "public entity crime" means a violation of any state or federal law by a person with
<br />respect to and directly related to the transaction of business with any public entity or with an agency or political
<br />subdivision of any other state or with the United.States, including, but not limited to, any bid, proposal, reply, or
<br />contract for goods or services, any lease for real property, or any contract for the construction or repair of a public
<br />building or public work, involving antitrust, fraud, theft, bribery, collusion, racketeering, conspiracy, or material
<br />misrepresentation.
<br />Suspension and Debarment: County will not make award to parties listed on the government -wide exclusions in
<br />the System for Award Management (SAM). The bidder agrees to comply with the requirements of 2 C.F.R. pt. 180,
<br />subpart C and 2 C.F.R. pt. 3000, subpart C while this offer is valid and throughout the period of any contract that
<br />may arise from this offer. The bidder or proposer further agrees to include a provision requiring such compliance in
<br />its lower tier covered transactions. The bidder or proposer further agrees to include a provision requiring such
<br />compliance in its lower tier covered transactions. By submittal of a bid in response to this solicitation, bidder
<br />asserts neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended or proposed for debarment, declared ineligible,
<br />or voluntarily excluded from participation in this work by any Federal department or agency.
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