Compliance with the State GC Responsibility Program. For the purpose of these provisions, the term GC is defined as any person, including, but not limited to, a bidder, offeror, loan recipient, subrecipient, grantee or lessor, who has furnished or performed or seeks to furnish or perform, goods, supplies, services, leased space, construction or other activity, under a contract, grant, lease, purchase order or reimbursement agreement as it relates to this project. The term GC includes a permittee, licensee, or any agency, political subdivision, instrumentality, public authority, or other public entity in the Commonwealth.
a. The GC certifies, in writing, for itself and its subcontractors required to be disclosed or approved by the County, State, and/or Federal government, that as of the date of its execution of the Bid/Contract, that neither the GC, nor any such subcontractors, are under suspension or debarment by the Commonwealth or any governmental entity, instrumentality, or authority and, if the GC cannot so certify, then it agrees to submit, along with its Bid/Contract, a written explanation of why such certification cannot be made.
b. The GC also certifies, in writing, that as of the date of its execution of the Bid/Contract it has no tax liabilities or other State or Federal obligations, or has filed a timely administrative or judicial appeal if such liabilities or obligations exist, or is subject to a duly approved deferred payment plan if such liabilities exist.
c. The GC's obligations pursuant to these provisions are ongoing from and after the effective date of the Contract through the termination date thereof. Accordingly, the GC shall have an obligation to inform Capital Access if, at any time during the term of the Contract, it becomes delinquent in the payment of taxes, or other Commonwealth obligations, or if it or, to the best knowledge of the GC, any of its subcontractors are suspended or debarred by the Commonwealth, the federal government, or any other state or governmental entity. Such notification shall be made within 15 days of the date of suspension or debarment.
d. The failure of the GC to notify Capital Access of its suspension or debarment by the Commonwealth, any other state, or the federal government shall constitute an event of default of the Contract.
