Any agreement for the erection, repair, demolition or alteration of any building, structure, bridge, roadway or other improvement to real property. Every covered construction contract shall contain a provision requiring that the business responsible for performing work under the contract will procure the same certification from all subcontractors performing work pursuant to the covered construction contract. Penalties and Enforcement. Unless a contracting party can demonstrate that it has made every good faith effort to comply, any contracting party that fails to comply with the certification required by 17-1002 shall be subject to suspension of contract payments, termination of its contract and a bar on participation in future covered construction contracts. Suspension, termination, and the extent and duration of any contract bar, shall be subject to the discretion of the Procurement Commissioner or the Director of Finance, as appropriate, in light of the severity or frequency of any violation and the extent of the contracting party's good faith.
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This is a true and correct copy of the original Bill, Passed by the City Council on February 8, 2001. The Bill was Signed by the Mayor on February 21, 2001.