ORS 279A.110
Discrimination in subcontracting prohibited

  • remedies

(1)

A bidder or proposer that competes for or is awarded a public contract may not discriminate against a subcontractor in awarding a subcontract because the subcontractor is a disadvantaged business enterprise, a minority-owned business, a woman-owned business, a business that a service-disabled veteran owns or an emerging small business that is certified under ORS 200.055 (Certification as disadvantaged business enterprise, minority-owned business, woman-owned business, business that service-disabled veteran owns or emerging small business).

(2)

A contracting agency may debar or disqualify, under ORS 279B.130 (Debarment of prospective bidders and proposers) or 279C.440 (Disqualification from consideration for award of contracts), as appropriate, a bidder or proposer if the contracting agency finds that the bidder or proposer has violated subsection (1) of this section in awarding a subcontract in connection with a contract the contracting agency advertised or otherwise solicited or a contract between the contracting agency and the bidder or proposer. A debarred or disqualified bidder or proposer may appeal the debarment or disqualification under ORS 279B.425 (Review of prequalification and debarment decisions) or ORS 279C.445 (Appeal of disqualification) and 279C.450 (Appeal procedure for decision to deny, revoke or revise prequalification), as appropriate.

(3)

A contracting agency may not allege an occurrence of discrimination in subcontracting as a basis for debarring or disqualifying a bidder or proposer under subsection (2) of this section more than three years after the alleged discriminatory conduct occurred or more than three years after the contracting agency, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have discovered the conduct, whichever is later.

(4)

A bidder or proposer shall certify in the bid or proposal that the bidder or proposer has not discriminated and will not discriminate, in violation of subsection (1) of this section, against a disadvantaged business enterprise, a minority-owned business, a woman-owned business, a business that a service-disabled veteran owns or an emerging small business in awarding a subcontract.

(5)

If a contracting agency awards a public contract to a contractor and the contractor violates the contractor’s certification under subsection (4) of this section, the contracting agency may regard the violation as a breach of contract that permits the contracting agency to:

(a)

Terminate the contract; or

(b)

Exercise any of the remedies for breach of contract that are reserved in the contract. [2003 c.794 §15; 2009 c.235 §3; 2015 c.565 §13]

Source: Section 279A.110 — Discrimination in subcontracting prohibited; remedies, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors279A.­html.

279A.005
Short title
279A.010
Definitions for Public Contracting Code
279A.015
Policy
279A.020
Organization of Public Contracting Code
279A.025
Application of Public Contracting Code
279A.030
Federal law prevails in case of conflict
279A.050
Procurement authority
279A.055
Personal services contracts
279A.060
Local contract review boards
279A.065
Model rules generally
279A.070
Rules
279A.075
Delegation
279A.100
Affirmative action
279A.105
Subcontracting to emerging small businesses or businesses that service-disabled veterans own
279A.107
Certification as disadvantaged business enterprise, minority-owned business, woman-owned business, business that service-disabled veteran owns or emerging small business during term of public contract
279A.110
Discrimination in subcontracting prohibited
279A.112
Requirement to certify that contractor has policy and practice of preventing sexual harassment, sexual assault and discrimination against employees who are members of protected class
279A.120
Preference for Oregon goods and services
279A.125
Preference for recycled materials
279A.128
Preference for goods fabricated or processed within state or services performed within state
279A.130
Preference for exceeding Buy America requirements for transit projects
279A.140
State procurement of goods and services
279A.142
Limitation of competition
279A.145
Recycled product purchasing information
279A.150
Procurement of goods containing recycled polyethylene material
279A.155
State procurement of paper
279A.157
State contracting agency use of contract form, contract template or solicitation template
279A.159
Education and training or experience requirements for persons that conduct procurements or administer contracts for state contracting agencies
279A.161
Review and verification of advice and recommendations concerning procurements
279A.165
Report concerning special procurements
279A.167
Certification program for training in pay equity provisions of state law
279A.180
Purchases through federal programs
279A.185
Local contracting agency arrangements for use or disposition of personal property authorized
279A.190
Transfers of fire protection equipment between fire departments
279A.200
Definitions for ORS 279A.200 to 279A.225
279A.205
Cooperative procurements authorized
279A.210
Joint cooperative procurements
279A.215
Permissive cooperative procurements
279A.220
Interstate cooperative procurements
279A.225
Protests and disputes
279A.250
Definitions for ORS 279A.250 to 279A.290
279A.255
Inspection, appraisal and inventory of state property
279A.260
Powers and duties of department
279A.265
Use of Oregon Department of Administrative Services Operating Fund
279A.270
Contracts with federal government for accepting gifts and acquiring surplus property
279A.275
Leasing of state property
279A.280
Disposal of surplus property
279A.285
Disposition of moneys received as payment for repair or replacement of damaged, destroyed, lost or stolen property
279A.290
Miscellaneous receipts accounts
279A.800
Consideration of whether bidder or proposer owes liquidated and delinquent debt to state
279A.803
Requirements for qualified projects funded with moneys from American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
279A.990
Penalties
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