(a) "Person" means any legal entity that has the capacity to enter into a binding contract in the State. The meaning of person includes, but shall not be limited to, individuals, associations, partnerships, enterprises, joint enterprises, corporations, professional corporations, non-profit corporations, charitable institutions, other political subdivisions and the like. Person includes any member of any organization. For example, if an unqualified person were to become a member of an otherwise qualified organization, for purposes of this chapter it would disqualify the entire organization.

(b) "Qualifications." All persons shall be qualified except those persons who have failed to do any of the following:

(1) To perform any obligation under past contracts with the City; or

(2) To perform any obligation on past contracts with the City in a satisfactory manner; or

(3) To provide the City with satisfactory goods or services in the past; or

(4) To provide the City with competent laborors thereby causing claims against the City which such person was unable or unwilling for any reason to correct; or

(5) To pay City income tax; or

(6) To pay for City utility service; or

(7) To provide the City with truthful statements concerning the quality of goods or services provided; or

(8) To act in a good faith manner by way of attempting to influence any City official by offering a gift, gratuity, bonus, favor or other consideration in exchange for preferencial treatment or the expectation of preferencial treatment; or

(9) To act in a good faith manner by way of collusion with another bidder in an attempt to regulate the price, quality or availability of goods or services to the detriment of the City; or

(10) To act in a creditworthy manner in the past by way of refusing to satisfy judgment, judgment liens, mechanics liens, debts, or the like. (Ord. 40-85. Passed 11-4-85.)