[Adopted 2-5-2008 by Ord. No. 08-01; amended in its entirety 1-3-2023 by Ord. No. 22-10]
If the Municipality determines that a contractor certification,
subcontractor list or subcontractor responsibility certification contains
false or misleading information that was provided knowingly or with
reckless disregard for the truth or omits material information knowingly
or with reckless disregard of the truth, the firm for which the certification
was submitted shall be disqualified from the project and shall be
prohibited from performing work for the Municipality for a period
of three years. The Municipality may withhold payment of any monies
due to the firm as damages and impose other applicable penalties and
sanctions, including contract termination, as permitted by law or
contract.
The requirements of this article shall not apply to contracts
executed prior to the effective date of this article, except that
the exercise of an option on a contract covered by this article shall
be deemed to create a new contract for purposes of this article.
[Adopted 6-2-2009 by Ord. No. 09-09]
The purpose and intent of this article is to ensure that contractors
that perform home improvement contracts in the Municipality of Norristown
are registered with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as required by
state law, and therefore maintain liability insurance as required
by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The terms "contractor" and "home improvement contract," as used
in this article, shall have the same definitions as those terms have
in the Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act, Act
of October 17, 2008, P.L. 1645, No. 132, as amended.
All contractors that seek to perform home improvement contracts
in the Municipality of Norristown shall, prior to receiving a building
or other permit from the Code Enforcement Department for any home
improvement contract in the Municipality, provide proof to the Director
of Code Enforcement that said contractor is registered with the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania as required by the Act of October 17, 2008, P.L. 1645.
No. 132, as amended, known as the "Home Improvement Consumer Protection
Act." No contractor performing a home improvement contract in the
Municipality of Norristown shall be required to register with the
Municipality, obtain a license from the Municipality or pay a fee
to the Municipality to meet the requirements of this article.
Any person, firm or corporation violating §
133-12 of this article, upon conviction in a summary proceeding by a Magisterial District Justice, shall be sentenced to pay a fine for the use of the Municipality of Norristown of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 plus costs of prosecution and, in default of payment thereof, to imprisonment for a period of not more than 30 days.