(a) A person who makes or uses a misrepresentation in support of a contract claim under this chapter, or who practices or attempts to practice a fraud, at any stage of proceedings relating to a procurement or contract claim under this chapter
- (1) forfeits all claims relating to that procurement or contract; and
- (2) is obligated to reimburse the authority all sums paid on the claim and for all costs attributable to review of the claim.
- (b) The procurement officer or executive director shall make specific findings of misrepresentation, attempted fraud, or fraud before declaring a forfeiture under (a)(1) of this section.
- (c) Upon a finding that the recipient of an authority contract made a misrepresentation or fraudulent claim at any stage of proceedings relating to a procurement or contract controversy, the procurement officer may, after consulting with the attorney general, declare the contract void.
- (d) In determining if additional action against a person under this section is warranted the attorney general may consider the limitations and penalties under AS 36.30.687.
- (e) In this section, "misrepresentation" means a false or misleading statement of material fact, or conduct intended to deceive or mislead concerning material fact, whether it succeeds in deceiving or misleading.
(Eff. 9/25/2013, Register 207)
Authority: AS 36.30.015, AS 44.88.080