Section 10479 Of Article 13. Darfur Contracting Act Of 2008 From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 13.
10479
. (a) If the Department of General Services determines that a
company has submitted a false certification under Section 10478, the
company shall be subject to all of the following:
(1) The company is liable for a civil penalty in an amount that is
equal to the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars
($250,000) or twice the amount of the contract for which a bid or
proposal was submitted.
(2) The state agency or the Department of General Services may
terminate the contract with the company.
(3) The company is ineligible to, and shall not, bid on a state
contract for a period of not less than three years from the date the
state agency determines that the company submitted the false
certification.
(b) The Department of General Services shall report to the
Attorney General the name of the company that the Department of
General Services determined had submitted a false certification under
Section 10478, together with its information as to the false
certification, and the Attorney General shall determine whether to
bring a civil action against the company. The company shall pay all
costs and fees the plaintiff incurred in a civil action, including
costs incurred by the state agency and the Department of General
Services for investigations that led to the finding of the false
certification and all costs and fees incurred by the Attorney
General.