Section 950.210  Causes for Suspension, Debarment, Modification of Ability to Bid, or Conditional Prequalification

CDB may determine a contractor is not responsible and suspend, debar or otherwise modify or issue a conditional prequalification based upon one or more of the following:

a)         Failure to satisfactorily perform work on CDB contract(s), private contract(s), or other governmental contracts.  (See also Section 950.220.)

b)         Breach of the terms of a CDB contract(s), private contract(s), or other governmental contract(s).  (See also Section 950.220.)

c)         Making false or misleading statements, or failing to disclose or update significant information in connection with CDB procedures or documents, including but not limited to the contractor bidder responsibility application.

d)         Violation of civil or criminal federal or State statutes or administrative rules and regulations.  In the case of criminal violations, indictment or filing of formal charges by information (complaint) shall constitute adequate evidence for a determination of non-responsibility.

e)         Financial instability which may be evidenced by bankruptcy, failure to timely pay subcontractors, difficulty in obtaining acceptable bonding, attempts to assign contract proceeds, or other indications of serious business management deficiencies.

f)         Failure to understand, accept or utilize CDB procedures and standards,  or abuse of CDB procedures and standards, which results in the extraordinary expenditure of CDB resources.

g)         Commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, receiving stolen property, or conduct indicating a lack of business integrity or business honesty that seriously and directly affects the present responsibility of a contractor.

h)         Suspension, debarment, or limits on bidding contracts by any other governmental body.

i)          Excessive bid withdrawals on CDB projects.

j)          Any other cause of so serious or compelling a nature that it affects the responsibility of a contractor.

(Source:  Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 10741, effective August 10, 2001)