Common use of PERSONS AND ENTITIES SUBJECT TO DISQUALIFICATION Clause in Contracts

PERSONS AND ENTITIES SUBJECT TO DISQUALIFICATION. No person or business entity shall be awarded a contract or sub-contract, for a period of five (5) years from the date of conviction or entry of a plea or admission of guilt, civil or criminal, if that person or business entity: 1) Has been convicted of an act committed, within the State of Illinois, of bribery or attempting to bribe an officer or employee of a unit of state, federal or local government or school district in the State of Illinois in that officer's or employee's official capacity; 2) Has been convicted by federal, state or local government of an act of bid-rigging or attempting to rig bids as defined in the Xxxxxxx Anti-Trust Act and Xxxxxxx Act. Act. 15 U.S.C. Section 1 et seq.; 3) Has been convicted of bid-rigging or attempting to rig bids under the laws of federal, state or local government; 4) Has been convicted of an act committed, within the State, of price-fixing or attempting to fix prices as defined by the Xxxxxxx Anti-Trust Act and the Xxxxxxx Act. 15 U.S.C. Section 1, et seq.; 5) Has been convicted of price-fixing or attempting to fix prices under the laws the State; 6) Has been convicted of defrauding or attempting to defraud any unit of state or local government or school district within the State of Illinois; 7) Has made an admission of guilt of such conduct as set forth in subsections (1) through (6) above which admission is a matter of record, whether or not such person or business entity was subject to prosecution for the offense or offenses admitted to; or 8) Has entered a plea of nolo contendere to charge of bribery, price-fixing, bid-rigging, or fraud, as set forth in sub- paragraphs (1) through (6) above. In the case of bribery or attempting to bribe, a business entity may not be awarded a contract if an official, agent or employee of such business entity committed the Prohibited Act on behalf of the business entity and pursuant to the direction or authorization of an officer, director or other responsible official of the business entity, and such Prohibited Act occurred within three years prior to the award of the contract. In addition, a business entity shall be disqualified if an owner, partner or shareholder controlling, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of the business entity, or an officer of the business entity has performed any Prohibited Act within five years prior to the award of the Contract.