675 IAC 15-1.5-4 Conflict of interest

Sec. 4. (a) The third party inspection agency shall include an affidavit that the third party inspection agency is independent in that it does not have any actual or potential conflict of interest and is not affiliated with or influenced or controlled by any of the following: (1) A manufacturer of industrialized building systems or mobile structures. (2) A manufacturer, vendor, or supplier of products or equipment used in the production of industrialized building systems or mobile structures. (b) A third party agency shall be deemed to be free of conflicting affiliation, influences, and control if it demonstrates that: (1) it has no managerial affiliation with any manufacturers of industrialized building systems or mobile structures; (2) it has no managerial affiliation with producers, suppliers, or vendors of products or equipment used in the construction of industrialized building systems or mobile structures and is not engaged in the sale or promotion of any such product or material; (3) the result of the third party inspection agency's work does not accrue a financial benefit to the third party inspection agency by way of stock ownership of any producers, suppliers, or vendors of the products involved; and (4) the third party inspection agency's directors or other management personnel, inspectors, or employees shall receive no stock option or other financial benefit from any manufacturer of industrialized building systems or mobile structures or producer, supplier, or vendor of products or equipment used in the construction of an industrialized building system or mobile structure.