Procedure

(1) All invitations to bid shall require each respondent to state whether or not such respondent, its employees, agents, independent contractors and proposed subcontractors have been convicted of or have pled guilty or nolo contendere to any contract crime. (2) In the event that the State Building Commission shall learn, in whatever manner, that any perso . n is subject to this rule, the State Building Commission shall immediately notify such person in writing. The notice shall advise such person (a) Of the nature of this rule and its application to such person; (b) That such person is unacceptable for employment on any contract involving a State Building Commission project for a period of 60 days from receipt of notice; (c) That if such person is currently providing services to the State Building Commission under any contract, the obligations under such contracts are not affected; (d) That such person may within 15 days provide to the State Building Commission such information and state. ments as such person desires the State Building Commission to consider in determining whether such person should be debarred from contracting with the state on State Building Commission projects and the length of the debarment to be imposed under this Chapter; (e) That such person within sixty (60) days request a hearing before the State Building Commission to show cause why such person should not be debarred from employment on any contract on any State Building Commission project or to present evidence for consideration by the State UNACCEPTABILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT ON STATE CHAPTER 1390-1-1 BUILDING COMMISSION PROJECTS Building Commission as to the length of the debarment to be imposed hereunder. An expedited hearing shall be held within a reasonable time with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, as amended, Section 4-5-101, et seq., used as a guideline for questions of procedure and admissibility of evidence, with the period of unacceptability set out in Rule 1390-1-1-.02(b) (2) being extended until such time as the State Building Commission or a Court having proper jurisdiction rules otherwise; and (f) Of the length of debarment which will automatically be imposed for failure to comply with either of the procedures outlined in Rule 1390-1-1-.02(b)(4) and (5). (3) The State Building Commission shall conduct such investigation as it shall deem necessary and proper and shall in any event consider any information and statements submitted.