REFERENCE ONLY. As a condition to entering the Contract, the Business Entity constituting the Grantee must provide the following disclosure of Interested Parties to the City prior to the award of a contract with the City on Form 1295 “Certificate of Interested Parties” as prescribed by the Texas Ethics Commission for any contract award requiring City Council authorization. The Certificate of Interested Parties Form must be completed on the Texas Ethics Commission website, printed, and signed by the authorized agent of the Business Entity with acknowledgment that disclosure is made under oath and under penalty of perjury. The City will verify the “Certificate of Interested Parties” with the Texas Ethics Commission prior to execution of the Agreement. The Grantee is reminded that the provisions of Local Government Code 176, regarding conflicts of interest between the bidders and local officials remains in place. Link to Texas Ethics Commission Form 1295 process and procedures below: In accordance with Chapter 176 of the Texas Local Government Code, Grantee must file a Conflict of Interest Questionnaire (Questionnaire) with the Office of the City Clerk no later than 5:00 P.M. on the seventh (7th) business day after the commencement of contract discussions or negotiations with the City or the submission of an Offer, or other writing related to a potential Contract with the City, and update the questionnaire not later than seven (7) business days after becoming aware of an event that would make a statement in the questionnaire incomplete or inaccurate. Grantee has a continuing obligation to file the Questionnaire in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 176 of the Texas Local Government Code once it becomes aware of a need to do so. The Questionnaire is available on line at the following website for the City Clerk: There are statutory penalties for failure to comply with Chapter 176.
REFERENCE ONLY. The captions of Articles and Sections of this Lease are for convenience only and do not in any way limit or amplify the terms and provisions of this Lease. Except as otherwise specifically stated in this Lease, the "Lease Term" shall include the Initial Term and any Extension Term.
REFERENCE ONLY. The Grantee shall provide the Department’s Contract Manager with the first invoice, individual Employee Certifications for all employees directly assigned to the Agreement. The City reserves the right to request individual Employee Certifications at any time during the Agreement term. Employee Certifications shall be signed by each employee directly assigned to the Agreement. The Employee Certification form is available on-line at: xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/financeonline/vendor_connection/index.cfm.
REFERENCE ONLY. Although there are a number of conflict of interest laws and regulations with which Consultants must be familiar, the following are the 2 primary ones. The following descriptions of these 2 conflict of interest laws are very general and are intended to serve only as a starting point in each Consultant’s consideration of the issue.
REFERENCE ONLY. The Consultant is seeking a contract for a project that is part of a program for which the Consultant provides general program management services. The concern would be that, as a general program manager, the Consultant probably would be involved in defining the program, the projects within the program and, therefore, necessarily the resulting contracts.
REFERENCE ONLY. The City reserves the right to waive any informality or irregularity in any response. Additionally, the City may, for any reason and at its sole discretion, decide not to award a contract as a result of this solicitation or to cancel the solicitation altogether. The City shall not be obligated to respond to any proposal submitted nor be legally bound in any manner by submission of the proposal.
REFERENCE ONLY. Only the response format specified in this solicitation will be accepted as compliant for submitted responses. Failure to fully complete and submit all required forms and documentation may result in disqualification.
REFERENCE ONLY. The preference shall only be considered for the prime respondent(s). However, in the event that the responding firm is a Joint Venture (JV) or Partnership as indicated on the Response Certification Form, the local preference shall apply if any one of the firms in the JV or Partnership meets the definition for a Local Business Enterprise. In order for a JV or Partnership to be considered for the Small Business Enterprise Preference, the aggregate of all of the employees that make up the JV or partnership must meet the definition for a small business.
REFERENCE ONLY. 62 27.2 Parties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 ARTICLE 28
REFERENCE ONLY. The City reserves the right to rely on information from sources other than the information provided by the respondents. The City reserves the right to interview (oral interviews) the top proposers based on the interim proposal scores (Total Score Without Oral Interview). If the City elects to conduct oral interviews, the final scoring and ranking will be based on the Total Score With Oral Interview. If the City elects not to conduct oral interviews, the final scoring and rankings will be based on the Total Score Without Oral Interview. Award will be made to the highest scoring/ranking responsive and responsible proposer(s) in accordance with this Section. Final award shall be contingent upon the selected vendor(s) accepting the City’s Standard Terms and Conditions and Insurance Requirements in substantial conformance to Attachments B and C of this RFP. The selected vendor(s) shall provide proof of insurance (certificate of insurance) meeting the specified Insurance Requirements prior to contract execution. Should the selected vendor(s) fail to execute the agreement or provide proof of insurance as required herein, the City shall have the right to seek legal remedies against the vendor, including forfeiture of any proposal bond, for damages. The City shall also have the right to terminate negotiations with the selected vendor(s) and commence negotiations with the next highest ranked responsive and responsible proposer(s).
