N.J. Admin. Code § 7:1D-2.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 7:1D-2.2 - Causes for debarment

(a) The Department of Environmental Protection shall debar a person in the public interest for any of the following causes:

1. Commission of a criminal offense as an incident to obtaining or attempting to obtain a public or private contract, or subcontract thereunder, or in the performance of such contract or subcontract;

2. Violation of the Federal Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, perjury, false swearing, receiving stolen property, obstruction of justice, or any other offense indicating a lack of business integrity or honesty;

3. Violation of the Federal or State antitrust statutes, or of the Federal Anti-Kickback Act ( 18 U.S.C. 874, 40 U.S.C. 276 b, c);

4. Violations of any of the laws governing the conduct of elections of the State of New Jersey or of its political subdivisions;

5. Violation of the Law Against Discrimination ( P.L. 1945, c.169, C.10:5-1 et seq., as supplemented by P.L. 1975, c.127), or of the act banning discrimination by industries engaged in defense work in the employment of persons therein (C.114, L.1942, C.10:1-10 et seq.);

6. Violations of any laws governing hours of labor, minimum wage standards, prevailing wage standards, discrimination in wages, or child labor;

7. Violations of any laws governing the conduct of occupations or professions or regulated industries;

8. Willful failure to perform in accordance with contract specifications or within contractual time limits;

9. A record of failure to perform or of unsatisfactory performance in accordance with the terms of one or more contracts, provided that such failure or unsatisfactory performance has occurred within a reasonable time preceding the determination to debar and was caused by acts within the control of the person debarred;

10. Violation of contractual or statutory provisions regulating contingent fees;

11. Any other cause affecting responsibility as a State contractor of such serious and compelling nature as may be determined by the department to warrant debarment, including such conduct as may be prescribed by the laws or contracts enumerated in this paragraph even if such conduct has not been or may not be prosecuted as violations of such laws or contracts;

12. Debarment by some other department or agency in the executive branch.

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