PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY. 8.1 Anti-competitive practices and anti-kickback provision (a) The Contractor recognizes the need for markets to operate competitively and shall observe and comply with all applicable law, rules, and regulations prohibiting anti-competitive practices. The Contractor shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in collusion or other anti-competitive practices which reduces or eliminates competition or restrains trade. The Authority shall report to the appropriate authority any activity, that evidences a violation of the antitrust laws and take such other further action to which it is entitled or obligated under the law. (b) The Contractor shall observe and comply with all applicable law, rules, and regulations prohibiting kickbacks and, without limiting the foregoing, the Contractor shall not (i) provide or attempt to provide or offer to provide any kickback; (ii) solicit, accept, or attempt to accept any kickback; or (iii) include, directly or indirectly, the amount of any kickback in the contract price charged by the Contractor or a Subcontractor of the Contractor to the Authority. The Contractor shall have in place and follow reasonable procedures designed to prevent and detect possible violations described in this subparagraph in its own operations and direct business relationships. The Authority may take any recourse available to it under the law for violations of this anti-kickback provision. (c) The Contractor represents and warrants that it did not, directly or indirectly, engage in any collusive or other anti-competitive behavior in connection with the bid, negotiation or award of the Agreement.
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