New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 28 - HIGHWAY CONTRACTING AND BIDDING
Part 4 - DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION OF CONTRACTORS
Section 18.28.4.6 - OBJECTIVE
This rule embodies the policies and procedures to be employed by the Department regarding the debarment or suspension of bidders, offerors, and contractors in instances where there is cause to believe that they lack the necessary qualities of moral and/or ethical integrity. These policies and procedures are intended to protect the interests of the citizens of the State of New Mexico. Among these protected interests are open competition in bidding, impartiality in the selection of contractors, integrity in business practices and skillful performance of public contracts. The overriding purpose of this rule is to provide safeguards for maintaining a procurement system of quality and integrity.