17. A supplier shall be struck from the list in the specialty or category of services concerned if the following occurs:(1) the supplier made a false statement upon registration or with respect to the registration itself;
(2) the supplier made a false statement upon tendering; or
(3) the supplier withdrew or turned down a contract after the tenders were opened.
Before striking a supplier from the list, the municipal body shall notify the supplier in writing of its intention to do so and state its grounds for doing so.
The supplier may reply with a written statement to the municipal body within fifteen days of the date the written notice provided for in the second paragraph was sent.
The municipal body shall render its decision as soon as possible after receiving the supplier’s written response as provided for in the third paragraph, or, if no statement was received within the prescribed deadline, after expiry of the deadline. The municipal body shall notify the supplier in writing of its decision.
A supplier who has been struck off may not be registered for the same specialty or category of services before the expiry of a 2-year period from the date of the striking-off.