Covered entity continuing reporting obligations
Columbus City Codes § 377.05
in effect377.05 - Covered entity continuing reporting obligations
(a) Continuing obligations - financial incentive agreements.
(1) A covered entity that is party to a financial incentive agreement with the City shall have a continuing obligation to provide the City with a sworn statement describing any adverse determination against the covered entity related to the development covered by the financial incentive agreement no later than thirty (30) days after the adverse determination. The reporting obligation remains in effect for the duration of the financial incentive agreement.
(2) A covered entity that is a party to a financial incentive agreement with the City shall have a continuing obligation to report any adverse determination known to the covered entity against any other covered entity that performs work or services pursuant to a construction contract pursuant to, related to, or in furtherance of the financial incentive agreement or an agreement to provide janitorial, maintenance, repair, property management, or landscaping services at the development location covered by a financial incentive agreement only if the adverse determination is related to the development covered by the financial incentive agreement no later than thirty (30) days after learning of the adverse determination. The reporting obligation remains in effect for the duration of the agreement between the covered entity that is a party to the financial incentive agreement and the contractor, or for the duration of the financial incentive agreement, whichever is earlier.
(3) A covered entity that is a contractor of a covered entity that is a party to a financial incentive agreement with the City shall provide the City with a sworn statement detailing any adverse determination known to the contractor against the contractor, any subcontractor of the contractor, or any subcontractor of a higher-tiered subcontractor that performs work or services pursuant to a construction contract pursuant to, related to, or in furtherance of the financial incentive agreement or an agreement to provide janitorial, maintenance, repair, property management, or landscaping services at the development location covered by the financial incentive agreement only if the adverse determination is related to the development covered by the financial incentive agreement no later than thirty (30) days after learning of the adverse determination. The reporting obligation remains in effect for the duration of the agreement between the covered entity that is a party to the financial incentive agreement and the contractor, or for the duration of the financial incentive agreement, whichever is earlier.
(4) A covered entity that is a subcontractor of a contractor of a covered entity that is a party to a financial incentive agreement with the City or a subcontractor of a higher-tiered subcontractor shall provide the City with a sworn statement detailing any adverse determination known to the subcontractor against the subcontractor or any subcontractors that perform work or services pursuant to a construction contract pursuant to, related to, or in furtherance of a financial incentive agreement or an agreement to provide janitorial, maintenance, repair, property management, or landscaping services at the development location covered by the financial incentive agreement only if the adverse determination is related to the development covered by the financial incentive agreement no later than thirty (30) days after learning of the adverse determination. The reporting obligation remains in effect for the duration of the agreement between the contractor of the covered entity that is a party to the financial incentive agreement with the City and the subcontractor, or the subcontractor and the higher-tiered subcontractor of the contractor, as the case may be, or for the duration of the financial incentive agreement, whichever is earlier.
(b) Continuing obligations - City contracts.
(1) A covered entity that enters into a City contract for goods or services, including a construction contract, shall have a continuing obligation to provide the City with a sworn statement describing any adverse determination known to the covered entity against the covered entity relating to the City contract for goods or services no later than thirty (30) days after learning of the adverse determination. The reporting obligation remains in effect for the duration of the contract for goods or services.
(2) A covered entity that enters into a City contract for services, including a construction contract, shall have a continuing obligation to report any adverse determinations known to the covered entity against other covered entities that perform work or services pursuant to or in satisfaction of the contract for services no later than thirty (30) days after learning of the adverse determination only if the adverse determination is related to the work or services performed pursuant to or in satisfaction of the City contract for services. The reporting obligation remains in effect for the duration of the City contract for services or for the duration of any agreement between the covered entity that enters into the City contract for services and the contractor, whichever is earlier.
(3) A covered entity that is a contractor of a covered entity that enters into a City contract for services shall provide the City with a sworn statement detailing any adverse determination known to the contractor against the contractor, any subcontractor of the contractor, and any subcontractor of a higher-tiered subcontractor of the contractor that performs work or services pursuant to or in satisfaction of the City contract for services no later than thirty (30) days after learning of the adverse determination only if the adverse determination is related to the work or services performed pursuant to in satisfaction of the City contract for services. The reporting obligation remains in effect for the duration of any agreement between the covered entity that enters into the City contract for goods or services and the contractor, or the City contract for services, whichever is earlier.
(4) A covered entity that is a subcontractor of a contractor of a covered entity that enters into a City contract for services, or a subcontractor that contracts with a higher-tiered subcontractor that performs work or services pursuant to or in satisfaction of a City contract for services shall provide the City with a sworn statement detailing any adverse determination known to the subcontractor against the subcontractor or any subcontractors no later than thirty (30) days after learning of the adverse determination only if the adverse determination is related to the work or services performed pursuant to in satisfaction of the City contract for services. The reporting obligation remains in effect for the duration of any agreement between the contractor of a covered entity that receives the City contract for and services and the subcontractor, or a subcontractor and a higher-tiered or other subcontractor of the contractor, or the City contract for services, whichever is earlier.
(c) A final determination by the Commission that a covered entity has violated a provision of this Section shall constitute an adverse determination and shall result in the covered entity being placed upon the adverse determination list.
(Ord. No. 2401-2024, § 1, 9-16-2024)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT3FITACO_CH377LACO_377.05COENCOREOBFetched: 10/27/2026