Section 2000.215  New Bidders

a)         Bidders not having a history of performance shall be considered responsible if no other disqualifying factors exist.  A bond or other security shall be required for such Bidders.

b)         Bidders who are newly formed business concerns having substantially the same owners, officers, directors, or beneficiaries as a previously existing not-responsible Bidder, defined as persons having a controlling interest or 10% or more of any interest, will be declared not-responsible unless the new organization can prove it was not set up for the purpose of avoiding an earlier declaration of non-responsibility.