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(1) The county executive, purchasing manager, and other county officers authorized to enter into contracts on behalf of the county shall include a provision in all county contracts for services that sets forth or incorporates the requirements of this chapter, requires the contractor to comply with substantive requirements of this chapter, and requires the contractor to certify the contractor’s compliance with those requirements. All county contracts for services must provide that if the contractor is found to have violated that provision, or to have furnished false or misleading information in an investigation or proceeding conducted pursuant to the contract or this chapter, the contract may be subject to a declaration of default and termination at the county’s discretion.

(2) In this section, "county contract for services" means a written agreement with a provider of services under which the county purchases services in exchange for payment of money. This section does not apply to:

(a) contracts with:

(i) counties, cities, towns, and special purpose districts,

(ii) the state or federal governments,

(iii) federally recognized Indian tribes; or

(b) contracts between other public agencies and providers of services from which the county elects to purchase services pursuant to RCW 39.04.020 and SCC 3.04.220 if:

(i) such contracts contain non-discrimination provisions consistent at a minimum with federal law; and

(ii) the purchasing division has determined after diligent research and has documented in its files that the providers of services from which the county elects to purchase have not violated any laws similar to those contained in chapter 2.460 SCC; or

(c) other contracts for which its application is determined by the purchasing authority to violate competitive bidding or other legal requirements. (Added by Amended Ord. 10-021, June 7, 2010, Eff date Aug. 21, 2010; Amended by Amended Ord. 11-077, Nov. 14, 2011, Eff date Nov. 25, 2011; Amended by Ord. 13-057, July 31, 2013, Eff date Aug. 11, 2013; Amended by Amended Ord. 16-034, June 1, 2016, Eff date June 15, 2016; Amended by Amended Ord. 17-007, Mar. 22, 2017, Eff date Apr. 3, 2017).