<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492d000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:07:02:13"><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0-000000">70:07:02:13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0-000001">.  Ineligibility for </span><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0-000001">assignment of classification and rating</span><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0"> </span><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">The committee</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0"> </span><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">shall</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0"> </span><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">declare</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0"> </span><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0"> prospective bidder ineligible to be prequalified </span><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">if the prospective bidder:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">    (1)  Violated a state law, a federal law, or a rule, regulation or order of a federal or state department or agency pertaining to the construction, maintenance, repair, or supervision of highways;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">    (2)  Submitted a falsified prequalification statement, audited financial statement, or certification of surety; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">    (3)  Is deficient in any of the factors listed in </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:07:02:09"><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0-000003">70:07:02:09</span></a><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">    The period of ineligibility may be up to 36 months.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">    </span><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 8 SDR 45, effective October 28, 1981; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 134, effective July 1, 1987; transferred from § 70:01:05:18, 19 SDR 154, effective April 11, 1993; 40 SDR 197, effective May 27, 2014; 47 SDR 38, effective October 6, 2020</span><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">; 49 SDR 47, effective November 21, 2022</span><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">    </span><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=31-5-10"><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0-000003">31-5-10</span></a><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">    </span><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=31-5-10"><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0-000003">31-5-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=31-5-10"><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0-000003">31-5-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">.1, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=31-5-10"><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0-000003">31-5-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">.2, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=31-5-10"><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0-000003">31-5-10</span></a><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">.3</span><span class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770531fa-b75e-4a8a-86ab-e60e4dd8492d000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>