Flushing Library Contract eBook

(F) an offense indicating a lack of business integrity that seriously and directly affects responsibility as a City vendor;

(ii) judgment of civil liability under any state or federal antitrust law for acts or omissions in connection with the submission of bids or proposals for a public or private contract; (iii) arrears on any debt or contract with the City or any agency, default as surety or otherwise upon any obligation to the City or any agency, or arrears for taxes; (iv) violation of contract provisions, as set forth below: (A)failure without good cause to perform in accordance with the specifications or within the time limit provided in the contract, or (B) unsatisfactory performance in connection with the terms of one or more contracts; (v) an agency determination of non-responsibility or debarment by another governmental entity or public authority; (vi) violation of the provisions of Section 1304 or 1305 of the Charter or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto; (vii) making or causing to be made any false, deceptive, or fraudulent material statement in any bid, proposal, or application for City or other government work; (viii) use of unauthorized subcontractors; (ix) refusal to cooperate with reasonable requests of City inspectors and representatives with respect to work under the contract provisions, plans, or specifications; (x) improper conduct, including but not limited to, intentional or grossly negligent billing irregularities, submitting false or frivolous or exaggerated claims, falsification of documents or records, willful destruction of documents or records the vendor had an obligation to maintain, bribery, use of false or deceptive statements to obtain some benefit, causing competition to be restrained or limited, misrepresentation, falsely claiming to be a minority- or woman-owned or small business, violation of ethical standards established by the City, and other dishonesty incident to obtaining, prequalifying for, or performing any contract or modification thereof; or

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