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4) An organization which employs or is about to employ any of the persons listed in the <br />preceding sections. <br />(b) Require that employees, agents, and officers of the Consultant neither solicit nor accept <br />gratuities, favors, or anything of value from contractors, or parties to sub -agreements. However, <br />consultants may set standards for situations in which the financial interest is not substantial or the <br />gift is an unsolicited item of nominal value. <br />(c) Provide for disciplinary actions to be applied for any violations of such standards by <br />employees, agents or officers of the subrecipient. <br />With respect to all other CDBG-assisted activities, the general standard is that no <br />employee, agent or officer of the subrecipient, who exercises decision-making responsibility with <br />respect to CDBG funds and activities is allowed to obtain a financial interest in or benefit from <br />CDBG activities, or have a financial interest in any contract, subcontract, or agreement regarding <br />those activities or in the proceeds for the activities. Specific provisions include that: <br />1) This requirement applies to any person who is an employee, agent, Consultant, officer, or <br />elected or appointed official of the City, a designated public agency, or a subrecipient, and <br />to their immediate family members and business partner(s). <br />2) The requirement applies for such persons during their tenure and for a period of one year <br />after leaving the grantee or subrecipient organization. <br />3) Upon written request, exceptions may be granted by HUD on a case-by-case basis. <br />9.3 CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY <br />By submitting a proposal in response to the Invitation for Bids, the Consultant certifies that at the <br />time of submission, he/she/it is not listed on the government- wide exclusions in the System for <br />Award Management (SAM), in accordance with the OMB guidelines at 2 CFR 180 that implement <br />Executive Orders 12549 (3 CFR Part 1986 Comp., p 189) and 12689 (3 CFR part 1989 Comp., p <br />235), "Debarment and Suspension". <br />(a) In the event of placement on the list between the time of bid/proposal submission and time of <br />contract award, the bidder/proposer will immediately notify the City. <br />(b) Consultant certifies that its subcontractors are not presently debarred, suspended, or proposed <br />for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from participation in any state or federal <br />program. <br />(c) Placement of Consultant on the federal government's list of suspended, ineligible, or debarred <br />contractors, false certification, or failure to notify City as required may result in City's termination <br />of this Contract for default. <br />AECOM Agreement for Disaster Recovery Support Services 1/17/2017 <br />13 <br />