§ 2-928. Required submittals.

(a)

In order to be considered for selection to perform professional services for the parish or for any of its departments or districts, the person or firm submitting must submit:

(1)

A signed copy of the applicable questionnaire as required in the advertisement that is most recently approved by the council, including professional license information, if applicable;

(2)

Any other information required by the advertisement for the project and any additional information related to the technical abilities of the person or firm submitting, if specifically requested by the parish prior to the deadline for submittals; and

(3)

All information as required by (1) and (2) above relative to all subcontractors who would assist in providing professional services for the project.

(b)

In addition, the person or firm submitting must submit prior to contract approval:

(1)

An affidavit attesting:

a.

That the affiant has not and will not employ any person either directly or indirectly to secure the public contract under which he is to receive payment, other than persons regularly employed by the affiant whose service in connection with the project or in securing the public contract are in the regular course of their duties for the affiant; and

b.

That no part of the contract price was paid or will be paid to any person for soliciting the contract other than the payment of normal compensation to persons regularly employed by the affiant whose services with the project are in the regular course of their duties for the affiant; and

(2)

An affidavit attesting to:

a.

Any and all campaign contributions that the affiant has made to elected officials of the parish, whether still holding office at the time of the affidavit or not, during the two-year period immediately preceding the date the affidavit is signed, listing the date and amount of each contribution made to a Jefferson Parish Council Member or Parish President; and, if any additional campaign contributions are made after the affidavit is executed, but prior to the time the council acts on the matter, an updated affidavit is required; and, for the purposes of this requirement, if the affidavit is submitted on behalf of a corporation, LLC or any other legal entity, then the affidavit must additionally report contributions made by officers, directors and owners, including employees, owning twenty-five (25) percent or more of the company; and

b.

The name(s) of any and all elected officials of the parish, whether still holding office at the time of the affidavit or not, who have solicited a campaign contribution or other monetary consideration by telephone or by personal contact with the person or firm contracting or proposing to contract during the two-year period immediately preceding the date the affidavit is signed, listing the approximate date of such solicitation, if known to the affiant; and, if any additional such solicitations are made after the affidavit is executed, but prior to the time the council acts on the matter, an updated affidavit is required; and, for the purposes of this requirement, if the affidavit is submitted on behalf of a corporation, LLC or any other legal entity, then the affidavit must additionally report any such solicitations of officers, directors and owners, including employees, owning twenty-five (25) percent or more of the company; and

c.

Any and all debts owed by the affiant to any elected or appointed official of the parish, and any and all debts owed by any elected or appointed official of the parish to the affiant; and attesting:

d.

That the affiant has not made any contribution to or in support of elected officials of the parish through or in the name of another person or firm either directly or indirectly.

(c)

The person or firm submitting must identify all subcontractors, excluding full time employees of firm, who would assist in providing professional services for the project, in the professional services questionnaire, unless exempted under the provisions of section 2-928(e). Each subcontractor shall submit all documents and information required by this section. Substitutions or subsequent addition of subcontractors to the project must be ratified by council resolution. The person or firm shall provide to the council detailed justification of the need for such additional subcontractor. With each invoice submitted, the person or firm holding said professional services agreement shall acknowledge that no subcontractors have been added to work on the project without prior council approval by resolution. Failure to comply with this section shall result in penalties as set forth in section 2-935.1.

(d)

The technical evaluation committee or the council may request additional information from any person or firm submitting.

(e)

Pre-placed emergency contracts, as defined by section 2-917, shall be exempted from the disclosure of subcontractors required in section 2-928(c); however, a list of all subcontractors used in the performance of the pre-placed emergency contracts shall be submitted prior to payment on the contract.

(Ord. No. 18993, § 2, 2-23-94; Ord. No. 20060, §§ 2, 3, 6-25-97; Ord. No. 20296, § 2, 3-11-98; Ord. No. 20374, § 1, 6-3-98; Ord. No. 21593, §§ 5, 6, 6-5-02; Ord. No. 22290, § 2, 8-11-04; Ord. No. 22887, § 1, 10-4-06; Ord. No. 23942, § 10, 1-12-11; Ord. No. 24072, § IV, 8-10-11; Ord. No. 24327, § 2, 9-19-12; Ord. No. 24522, § 3, 7-24-13; Ord. No. 24997 , § 4, 8-12-15; Ord. No. 25260 , § 4, 11-2-16)