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6.5. Goods Purchased Under Decent Working Conditions 7.1.A. - Page 12 <br /> It is the policy of The City not to purchase, lease, or rent goods for use or for resale at <br /> City owned enterprises that were produced under sweatshop conditions. The Proposer <br /> certifies, by submittal of its offer in response to this solicitation, that the goods offered <br /> to the Public Works Division were produced under decent working conditions. The City <br /> defines "under decent working conditions" as production in a factory in which child <br /> labor and forced labor are not employed; in which adequate wages and benefits are <br /> paid to workers; in which workers are not required to work more than 48 hours per <br /> week (or less if a shorter workweek applies); in which employees are free from <br /> physical, sexual or verbal harassment; and in which employees can speak freely about <br /> working conditions and can participate in and form unions. <br /> 7. Public Nature of Proposal Material <br /> Responses to this RFP become the exclusive property of The City. At such time as the Redwood <br /> City Public Works Division recommends the firm to the City Manager or to the City Council, as <br /> applicable, all Proposals received in response to this RFP becomes a matter of public record and <br /> shall be regarded as public records, with the exception of those elements in each proposal which <br /> are defined by the Proposer as business or trade secrets and plainly marked as "Confidential," <br /> "Trade Secret," or "Proprietary." The City shall not in any way be liable or responsible for the <br /> disclosure of any such proposal or portions thereof, if they are not plainly marked as <br /> "Confidential," "Trade Secret," or "Proprietary" of if disclosure is required under the Public <br /> Records Act. Any Proposal which contains language purporting to render all or significant portions <br /> of the Proposal "Confidential," "Trade Secret," or "Proprietary" shall be regarded as non- <br /> responsive. <br /> Although the California Public Records Act recognizes that certain confidential trade secret <br /> information may be protected from disclosure, The City may not accept or approve that the <br /> information that a Proposer submits is a trade secret. If a request is made for information marked <br /> as "Confidential," "Trade Secret," or "Proprietary," The City shall provide the Proposer who <br /> submitted the information with reasonable notice to allow the Proposer to seek protection from <br /> disclosure by a court of competent jurisdiction. <br /> 8. Collusion <br /> By submitting a Proposal, each Proposer represents and warrants that its Proposal is genuine and <br /> not collusive or made in the interest of or on behalf of any person not named therein; that the <br /> Proposer has not directly induced or solicited any other person to submit a false Proposal or any <br /> other person to refrain from submitting a Proposal; and that the Proposer has not in any manner <br /> sought collusion to secure any improper advantage over any other person submitting a Proposal. <br /> 9. Fair Dealing / Conflict of Interest <br /> The Proposer warrants that no gratuities, in the form of entertainment, gifts or otherwise, were, <br /> or will be offered or given by the Proposer, or any agent or representative of the Proposer to any <br /> PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION 7 <br /> 2013 -2014 LED Street Luminaires <br />