5.45.040 Debarment.
(a) The Council may debar a covered employer at its own initiative or upon the written recommendation of the TERO Officer or Executive Office. Debarment prohibits a covered employer from engaging in commerce, bidding on contracts, or having a bid considered for a contract on Yurok lands, with Tribal entities, or involving Tribal funds.
(b) A covered employer may be debarred for the following reasons:
(1) If a covered employer is found to have intentionally misrepresented its or a subcontractor’s status as an Indian firm to TERO, the covered employer may be debarred for up to five years after the finding of such misrepresentation.
(2) If a covered employer is found to have violated this division twice within a five-year period, the covered employer may be debarred for up to five years.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this section, the Council maintains discretion to debar a contractor indefinitely. [Ord. 58 § 4804, amended, 5/9/2019; Ord. 34 § 4804, adopted, 2/6/2014.]