department or agency with which this transaction originated
May pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or
debarment.
a aeae
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension,
ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tler
Participants:
1. The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by
submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals is
presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment,
declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participating in
covered transactions by any Federal department or agency.
2. Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable {to
certify to any of the statements in this certification, such
prospeclive participant shail altach an explanation to this
proposal,
weees
Xl. CERTIFICATION REGARDING USE OF CONTRACT
FUNDS FOR LOBBYING
This provision is applicable to all Federal-aid construction
contracts and to all related subcontracts which exceed
$100,000 (49 CFR 20).
1. The prospective participant certifies, by signing and
submitting this bid or proposal, to the best of his or her
knowledge and belief, that:
a. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be
paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for
influencing or attempting to Influence an officer or employee of
any Federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or
employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of
Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal
contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any
Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement,
and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or
modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or
cooperative agreement
b. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have
been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or
atiempting to influence an officer or employee of any Federal
agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of
Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in
connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or
cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and
submil Standard Form-LL, “Disclosure Form to Report
Lobbying,” in accordance with its instructions.
2. This certification is a material representation of fact upan
which reflance was placed when this transactlon was made or
entered Into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite
for making or entering into this transaction imposed by 314
US.C 1352. Any person who fails to file the required
certification shali be subject to a civil penalty of not less than
$10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure
3. The prospective participant also agrees by submitting its
bid or proposal that the participant shall require that the
language of this certification be included in all lower tier
subcontracts, which exceed $100,000 and that aif such
recipients shail certify and disclose accordingly.
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