Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-5 - GOVERNING THE PREQUALIFICATION OF PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS › Rule 672-5-.15 - Suspension or Revocation of Certificate of Qualification or Certificate of Registration

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Department may suspend for a
			 specified period of time, or revoke for good cause, any Contractor's
			 Certificate of Qualification or Subcontractor's Certificate of Registration.
			 Any Contractor whose Certificate of Qualification or Subcontractor whose
			 Certificate of Registration has been suspended or revoked for good cause will
			 not be permitted to submit bid proposals or subcontract to perform work on any
			 Department contracts, regardless of the dollar amount of the bid during the
			 period of suspension or revocation. Good cause shall include but not be limited
			 to the following:
(a) Failure or refusal to
			 comply with Rule
			  672-5-.16, Rule
			  672-5-.04(3),  672-5-.11(2), or any
			 other rule set forth herein.
(b)
			 Failure, due to the fault of the Contractor, to carry out any contract awarded
			 by the Department;
(c) Default on
			 any contract awarded by the Department;
(d) Falling more than fifteen percent (15%)
			 behind schedule, due to the fault of the Contractor, on two (2) or more
			 projects under contract excluding resurfacing projects;
(e) Conviction or entry of a plea of guilty,
			 nolo contendere, or first offender treatment, by persons who are principles,
			 owners, or partners with the Contractor or Subcontractor, for commission of a
			 criminal offense as an incident to obtaining or attempting to obtain a public
			 or private contract or subcontract, or in the performance of the contract or
			 subcontract, or for conspiracy, contract or combination in restraint of trade
			 or of free and open competition in any transaction with a state, the United
			 States, or any state or federal agency or instrumentality or political
			 subdivision thereof;
(f) Conviction
			 or entry of a plea of guilty, nolo contendere, or first offender treatment, by
			 persons who are principles, owners, or partners with the Contractor or
			 Subcontractor under State or Federal statutes of embezzlement, theft, forgery,
			 bribery, falsification or destruction of records, receiving stolen property, or
			 any other offense indicating a lack of business integrity or business honesty
			 which currently, seriously, and directly affects responsibility as a State
			 contractor as determined by the Department;
(g) Conviction or entry of a plea of guilty,
			 nolo contendere, or first offender treatment, by persons who are principles,
			 owners, or partners with the Contractor or Subcontractor under State or Federal
			 antitrust statutes arising out of the submission of bids or
			 proposals;
(h) Any other cause so
			 serious and compelling as to affect the present responsibility of the
			 Contractor or Subcontractor, including a suspension or debarment by another
			 state or federal governmental entity;
(i) Any violation of the conflict of interest
			 provisions of O.C.G.A. Sections
			  45-10-20 through 
			  45-10-28;
(j) Failure to comply with any Federal
			 regulation(s); and
(k) In the
			 absence of Department approval, the failure of the Contractor to make payments
			 to subcontractor(s) or supplier(s) in contravention of contractual and/or
			 statutory requirements, or a pattern or practice of making late payments to
			 subcontractor(s) or supplier(s) in contravention of contractual and/or
			 statutory requirements, when such payments are not withheld in response to
			 subcontractor or supplier performance disputes or issues.