State Act

THE KARNATAKA TRANSPARENCY IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENTS ACT, 1999

1[14A. Debarment of tenderers.- (1) The procurement entity may debar tenderers, for a period not exceeding three years, from participation in its tenders, following such procedure as may be prescribed on the ground that tenderer is engaged in corrupt or fradulent practices in competing or executing the contract including misleading the procuring entity at any stage of procurement activity with a fradulent intention: Provided that, no tenderer shall be debarred without giving opportunity of being heard. (2) The State Government may debar tenderers for a period not exceeding three years, from participating in any procurement activity within the State, following such procedure as may be prescribed, on grounds of, but not restricted to, criminal offence, corruption, integrity, honesty and work ethics: Provided that, no tenderer shall be debarred without giving opportunity of being heard. (3) The State Government shall publish the list of so debarred tenderers under sub-section (2) from participating in any procurement activity on the Karnataka Public Procurement portal. (4) The tenderer so debarred under sub-section (2) shall not be entitled to apply to participate in tenders called by any procurement entity under this Act during the period so debarred]1.