Non-collusion Affidavit

All vendors must submit this form certifying that the proposer has not in any manner sought by collusion to secure an advantage for themselves, or for any other proposer. Language included on the form:

STATE OF CALIFORNIA }

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES }

 _____________________________, being first duly sworn, deposes, and says: that He/She is:

[Insert “Sole Owner,” “A Partner”, “President,” “Secretary,” or other proper title]

of

[Insert name of proposer]

Who submits herewith to the City of Santa Monica the attached proposal; that He, She, It, or They is (are) the person(s) whose name(s) is (are) (strike out words not appropriate) signed to the hereto attached proposal; that said proposal is genuine; that the same is not sham or collusive; that all statements of fact therein are true; that such proposal was not made in the interest or on behalf of any person, partnership, company, association, organization or corporation not therein named or disclosed.

Affiant further deposes and says: that the proposer has not directly or indirectly by agreement, communication or conference with anyone attempted to induce action prejudicial to the interests

of the public body which is to award the contract or of any other proposer, or anyone else interested in the proposed contract; that the proposer has not in any manner sought by collusion to secure for himself, herself, itself, or themselves, an advantage over any other proposer. (strike out words not appropriate)

Affiant further deposes and says that prior to the public opening and recording of proposals the said proposer:

(a) Did not, directly or indirectly, induce or solicit anyone else to submit a false or sham Proposal;

(b) Did not, directly or indirectly, collude, conspire, connive or agree with anyone else that said proposer or anyone else would submit a false or sham proposal, or that anyone should refrain from proposing or withdraw his/her proposal;

(c) Did not, in any manner, directly or indirectly, seek by agreement, communication or conference with anyone to raise or fix any overhead, profit or cost element of his, her, its, their price, or of that of anyone else; and

(d) Did not, directly or indirectly, submit his, her, its, or their proposal price or any breakdown thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulge information or data relative thereto, to any corporation, partnership, company, association, organization, depository, or to any member or agent thereof, or to any individual or group of individuals, except to the awarding authority or to any person or persons who have a partnership or other financial interest with said proposal in his, her, its, or their business.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

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