Government Contracts Regulations

18 (1) The following terms are deemed to be expressly set out in every construction, goods or service contract that provides for the payment of any money by Her Majesty:

• (a) the contractor declares that the contractor has not, directly or indirectly, paid or agreed to pay, and will not, directly or indirectly, pay a contingency fee to any individual for the solicitation, negotiation or obtaining of the contract if the payment of the fee would require the individual to file a return under section 5 of the Lobbying Act;

• (b) all accounts and records relating to any payment by the contractor of fees or other compensation for the solicitation, negotiation or obtaining of the contract shall be subject to any accounting and auditing provisions of the contract;

• (c) the contractor declares that the contractor has not been convicted of an offence, other than an offence for which a pardon has been granted, under section 121, 124 or 418 of the Criminal Code;

• (d) the contractor consents, in the case of a contract that has a value in excess of $10,000, to the public disclosure of basic information — other than information described in any of paragraphs 20(1)(a) to (d) of the Access to Information Act — relating to the contract; and

• (e) if the contractor makes a false declaration under paragraph (a) or (c) or fails to comply with the terms set out in paragraph (b) or (d), it is an act of default under the contract and the contractor agrees, in addition to any other remedies that may be available against the contractor, to immediately return any advance payments and agrees that the contracting authority may terminate the contract.

(2) The following terms are deemed to be expressly set out in every bid solicitation for a construction, goods or service contract that provides for the payment of any money by Her Majesty:

• (a) the bidder declares that the bidder has not, directly or indirectly, paid or agreed to pay, and will not, directly or indirectly, pay, a contingency fee to any individual for the solicitation, negotiation or obtaining of the contract if the payment of the fee would require the individual to file a return under section 5 of the Lobbying Act; and

• (b) the bidder declares that the bidder has not been convicted of an offence referred to in paragraph (1)(c), other than an offence for which a pardon has been granted.