As prescribed in 5604.103, insert the following clause,
(a) Proposals shall be signed by an authorized individual. The offeror hereby represents that the individual designated below is authorized to bind the corporation, partnership, individual or educational institution. Evidence of authorization shall be provided by the offeror in accordance with the applicable instructions below. If the offeror is a joint venture, each participant in the joint venture shall submit a separate representation.
(1) CORPORATIONS: The signatory must be an official or person otherwise authorized to bind the corporation. A Corporate representation as shown below, shall be executed in accordance with the instructions, or other evidence must be furnished which satisfactorily shows that the person signing the proposal is empowered to bind the corporation. Corporations may establish the authority of its agents by furnishing a power of attorney with the offer, a corporate resolution, or by causing the following representation to be executed under its corporate seal, provided that the same officer shall not execute both the contract and the representation.
I, _____________________________, represent that I am the ________________________ of the firm named as the offeror herein; that ________________________ signed this contractual instrument on behalf of the corporation and is __________________________ of said corporation; that said contractual instrument was duly signed for and in behalf of said corporation by authority of its governing body; and is within the scope of its corporate powers.
AFFIX CORPORATE SEAL (Note: If a corporation does not have a seal or the offer is being submitted electronically, the offeror may print the word "SEAL".)
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(Signature)
(2) PARTNERSHIPS: Partnerships shall establish their authority and the authority of their agents by completing the following representation, provided that it is executed by a partner other than the person signing the contractual instrument.
I, _____________________________, represent that I am a partner of the firm of ___________________ consisting of the following partners _____________________________________________________; that ______________ signed this contractual instrument on behalf of said firm and is __________________________ of said firm; that said contractual instrument was duly signed for and in behalf of said firm by authority of partnership; and is within the scope of its corporate powers.
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(Signature)
(3) INDIVIDUALS: The signatory must be the owner and the contractual instrument shall be signed as such unless an agent's authority has been established through a power of attorney. Individuals submitting contractual instruments under an agent's signature must furnish a power of attorney to establish the agent's authority.
(4) EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: The signatory must be an official or person otherwise authorized to bind the educational institution. A representation as shown below, shall be executed in accordance with the instructions, or other evidence must be furnished which satisfactorily shows that the person signing the proposal is empowered to bind the educational institution. Educational institutions may establish authority of their agents by furnishing with their offeror a power of attorney, a corporate resolution or by causing the following representation to be executed, provided that the same individual shall not execute both the contract and the representation.
I, _____________________________, represent that I am the ________________________ of the educational institution named as the offeror herein; that ________________________ signed this contractual instrument on behalf of the educational institution and is __________________________ of said educational institution; that said contractual instrument was duly signed for and in behalf of said educational institution by authority of its governing body; and is within the scope of its corporate powers.
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(Signature)
(a) Once a power of attorney or corporate resolution has been submitted to establish the authority of its agents, provide reference to the Procurement Instrument Identification Number with which it was submitted by including the following statement in lieu of furnishing an additional copy: "Evidence to establish the authority of the agent signing this document was submitted with Document Number _________________."
