1997 Minnesota Statutes

     16B.175 Professional or technical service contract 
  conflict of interest guidelines. 

    Subdivision 1.    Development; applicability.  The 
 commissioner of administration must develop guidelines designed 
 to prevent conflicts of interest for agency employees involved 
 in professional or technical service contracts.  The guidelines 
 must apply to agency employees who are directly or indirectly 
 involved in:  developing requests for proposals; evaluating 
 proposals; drafting and entering into professional or technical 
 service contracts; evaluating performance under these contracts; 
 and authorizing payments under the contract. 

    Subd. 2.    Content.  (a) The guidelines must attempt to 
 ensure that an employee involved in contracting: 

    (1) does not have any financial interest in and does not 
 personally benefit from the contract; 

    (2) does not accept from a contractor or bidder any 
 promise, obligation, contract for future reward, or gift; and 

    (3) does not appear to have a conflict of interest because 
 of a family or close personal relationship to a contractor or 
 bidder, or because of a past employment or business relationship 
 with a contractor or bidder. 

    (b) The guidelines must contain a process for making 
 employees aware of guidelines and laws relating to conflict of 
 interest, and for training employees on how to avoid and deal 
 with potential conflicts. 

    (c) The guidelines must contain a process under which an 
 employee who has a conflict or a potential conflict may disclose 
 the matter, and a process under which work on the contract may 
 be assigned to another employee if possible. 

    HIST: 1995 c 254 art 1 s 55