(a)  The state shall require a person or entity that submits a bid or proposal or otherwise proposes to enter into or renew a contract to certify, at the time the bid is submitted or the contract is renewed, that the person or entity is not identified on a list created pursuant to § 37-2.5-3(b) as a person or entity engaging in investment activities in Iran described in § 37-2.5-2(b).

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 37-2.5-4

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6

(b)  The certification required shall be executed on behalf of the applicable person or entity, by an authorized officer or representative of the person or entity.

(c)  In the event that a person or entity is unable to make the certification required because it or one of its parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as defined in § 37-2.5-2(a)(4), has engaged in one or more of the activities specified in § 37-2.5-2(b), the person or entity shall provide to the state, prior to the deadline for delivery of such certification, a detailed and precise description of such activities, such description to be provided under penalty of perjury.

(d)  The certifications provided under subsection (a) of this section and disclosures provided under subsection (c) of this section shall be disclosed to the public.

History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 173, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 225, § 2.