Chapter 6 — PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES›Article V — VIOLATIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE CODE CHAPTER 6; FALSE CLAIMS; PROCEDURES FOR DEBARMENT MONETARY PENALTIES ;
SEC. 6.81. COLLUSION IN CONTRACTING.
San Francisco Administrative Code · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-08 · San Francisco
If, at the determination of the Mayor, the Department Head who executed the Contract or the board or commission who awarded such Contract, and pursuant to the debarment procedures set forth below, any party or parties to whom a Contract has been awarded has been found to have engaged in collusion with any officer or representative of the City, or any other party or parties, in the submission of any Bid or in preventing of any other being made, or in knowingly receiving preferential treatment by any officer or an employee of the City, then any Contract so awarded, if not completed, may be declared null and void by the Board of Supervisors on the recommendation of the Mayor, Department Head or the board or commission concerned, and no recovery shall be had thereon. The Department Head concerned may then readvertise for Bids for the uncompleted portion of the work. The matter may also be referred to the City Attorney for such action as may be necessary. Any party or parties found to have engaged in such collusion shall not be permitted to participate in or to bid on any future Public Work, Improvement, or purchase to be made by the City.