§ 2-128. Prohibition against award of county contracts to certain persons and entities.

No person or business entity shall be awarded a contract by the county, for the provision of goods or services, if that person or business entity:

(a)

Has been convicted of bribery or attempting to bribe a public officer or employee of the county, the State of Florida, or any other public entity, including, but not limited to, the Government of the United States, any state, or any local government authority in the United States, in that officer's or employee's official capacity; or

(b)

Has been convicted of a conspiracy or collusion among prospective offerors in restraint of freedom of competition, by agreement to offer a fixed price, or otherwise; or

(c)

Has been convicted of a violation of an environmental law that, in the reasonable opinion of the purchasing director, establishes reasonable grounds to believe the person or business entity will not conduct business in a responsible manner; or

(d)

Has made an admission of guilt of such conduct described in subsections (a), (b) or (c) above, which is a matter of record, but has not been prosecuted for such conduct, or has made an admission of guilt of such conduct, which is a matter of record, pursuant to formal prosecution.

(Ord. No. 15-26, § 2, 12-15-15; Ord. No. 18-16, § 15, 6-5-18)