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(3) The contractor or related entity is in compliance with and, during the three-year period before submitting the <br />verification, has not violated section 181.723 or chapter 326B. For purposes of this clause, a violation occurs <br />when a contractor or related entity has been issued a final administrative or licensing order;* <br />(4) The contractor or related entity has not, more than twice during the three-year period before submitting the <br />verification, had a certificate of compliance under section 363A.36 revoked or suspended based on the <br />provisions of section 363A.36, with the revocation or suspension becoming final because it was upheld by the <br />Office of Administrative Hearings or was not appealed to the office;* <br />The contractor or related entity has not received a final determination assessing a monetary sanction from the <br />Department of Administration or Transportation for failure to meet targeted group business, disadvantaged <br />business enterprise, or veteran -owned business goals, due to a lack of good faith effort, more than once during <br />the three-year period before submitting the verification;* <br />* Any violations, suspensions, revocations, or sanctions, as defined in clauses (2) to (5), occurring prior to <br />July 1, 2014, shall not be considered in determining whether a contractor or related entity meets the <br />minimum criteria. <br />(5) <br />The contractor or related entity is not currently suspended or debarred by the federal government or the state of <br />Minnesota or any of its departments, commissions, agencies, or political subdivisions that have authority to <br />debar a contractor; and <br />All subcontractors and motor carriers that the contractor intends to use to perform project work have verified to <br />the contractor through a signed statement under oath by an owner or officer that they meet the minimum criteria <br />listed in clauses (1) to (6). <br />Minn. Stat. § 16C.285, Subd. 5. SUBCONTRACTOR VERIFICATION. <br />A prime contractor or subcontractor shall include in its verification of compliance under subdivision 4 a list of all of its <br />first -tier subcontractors that it intends to retain for work on the project. Prior to execution of a construction contract, and <br />as a condition precedent to the execution of a construction contract, the apparent successful prime contractor shall <br />submit to the contracting authority a supplemental verification under oath confirming compliance with subdivision 3, <br />clause (7). Each contractor or subcontractor shall obtain from all subcontractors with which it will have a direct <br />contractual relationship a signed statement under oath by an owner or officer verifying that they meet all of the <br />minimum criteria in subdivision 3 prior to execution of a construction contract with each subcontractor. <br />If a prime contractor or any subcontractor retains additional subcontractors on the project after submitting its <br />verification of compliance, the prime contractor or subcontractor shall obtain verifications of compliance from each <br />additional subcontractor with which it has a direct contractual relationship and shall submit a supplemental <br />verification confirming compliance with subdivision 3, clause (7), within 14 days of retaining the additional <br />subcontractors. <br />A prime contractor shall submit to the contracting authority upon request copies of the signed verifications of <br />compliance from all subcontractors of any tier pursuant to subdivision 3, clause (7). A prime contractor and <br />subcontractors shall not be responsible for the false statements of any subcontractor with which they do not have a <br />direct contractual relationship. A prime contractor and subcontractors shall be responsible for false statements by <br />their first -tier subcontractors with which they have a direct contractual relationship only if they accept the verification <br />of compliance with actual knowledge that it contains a false statement. <br />Subd. 5a. Motor carrier verification. A prime contractor or subcontractor shall obtain annually from all motor <br />carriers with which it will have a direct contractual relationship a signed statement under oath by an owner or officer <br />verifying that they meet all of the minimum criteria in subdivision 3 prior to execution of a construction contract with <br />each motor carrier. A prime contractor or subcontractor shall require each such motor carrier to provide it with <br />immediate written notification in the event that the motor carrier no longer meets one or more of the minimum <br />criteria in subdivision 3 after submitting its annual verification. A motor carrier shall be ineligible to perform work on <br />a project covered by this section if it does not meet all the minimum criteria in subdivision 3. Upon request, a prime <br />contractor or subcontractor shall submit to the contracting authority the signed verifications of compliance from all <br />motor carriers providing for -hire transportation of materials, equipment, or supplies for a project. <br />Revised 2/3/2021 Page 2 of 5 <br />