Common use of Municipal Rates, Taxes and Charges Clause in Contracts

Municipal Rates, Taxes and Charges. A certified copy of the bidder’s and those of its directors municipal accounts (for the Municipality where the bidder pays his account) for the month preceding the tender closure date must accompany the tender documents. If such a certified copy does not accompany the bid document of the successful bidder, the Municipality reserves the right to obtain such documents after the closing date to verify that their municipal accounts are in order. Any bidder which is or whose directors are in arrears with their municipal rates and taxes or municipal charges due to any Municipality or any of its entities for more than three months and have not made an arrangement for settlement of same before the bid closure date will be unsuccessful. If a bidder rents their premises, proof must be submitted that the rental includes their municipal rates and taxes or municipal charges and that their rent is not in arrears.

Municipal Rates, Taxes and Charges. A certified copy of the bidder’s and those of its directors municipal accounts (for the Municipality where the bidder pays his account) for the month preceding the tender quotation closure date must accompany the tender quotation documents. If such a certified copy does not accompany the bid document of the successful bidder, the District Municipality reserves the right to obtain such documents after the closing date to verify that their municipal accounts are in order. Any bidder which is or whose directors are in arrears with their municipal rates and taxes or municipal charges due to any Municipality or any of its entities for more than three months and have not made an arrangement for settlement of same before the bid closure date will be unsuccessful. If a bidder rents their premises, proof must be submitted that the rental includes their municipal rates and taxes or municipal charges and that their rent is not in arrears.