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timely receipt of information from the contractor, the purchasing manager shall review the proposed is debarment and shall, within fifteen (15) days thereafter, render a final determination. During the 15- day review period, the prospective contractor shall provide the purchasing manager with such additional information as he may request in order to complete his review of the proposed debarment. (3)Appeals. A final decision of the purchasing manager may be appealed by the prospective contractor by initiating legal action as provided within the Virginia Public Procurement Act. (e)Period of debarment. A debarment shall be and remain effective for a period commensurate with the seriousness of the cause, as determined by the purchasing manager in his discretion. JOSec. 22-9. Living wage requirement. (a)Except as otherwise provided in this section, every city contract for the provision of non-professional services, awarded after a process of competitive sealed bidding, shall require that the contractor pay each employee assigned to perform services under the contract, while such employee is performing such services on property owned or controlled by the city, a wage no less than the lowest hourly wage paid by the City to its own employees ("living wage"). (1)This living wage requirement shall be identified and set forth within the procurement solicitation applicable to the service contract. (2)Each bidder for the contract shall be required to certify that, upon award of the contract he will . comply with the living wage requirement set forth in paragraph (a), above. Any contractor who knowingly makes a false statement in such certification, or who fails to comply with such living wage requirement during performance of the contract, shall be subject to loss of the contract and to • debarment. (b)The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following: (1)Contracts for construction services or for construction management services, contracts for mail delivery services, or contracts for the purchase or lease of goods; (2)Contracts for the provision or administration of any public assistance programs as defined in Va. Code § 63.1-87, mental health programs, substance abuse programs, housing programs, the fuel assistance program, services provided by or in association with community services boards, or the purchase of services under the Comprehensive Services Act for At -Risk Youth and Families or the Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control Act; (3)Contracts procured through cooperative procurements, sole source procurements, emergency procurements, small purchase procedures, or competitive negotiations procedures, and transactions exempted from competitive procurement pursuant to §22-5 of this chapter; and (4)Contracts with public bodies. 'Section 22-10. Award in the case of tie bids. "O Compare current §22-82. The proposed ordinance deletes the current reference to "a wage of at least eight dollars ($8.00) per hour..." to substitute reference to the lowest hourly wage paid to the City's own employees (which, in fact, exceeds $8.00 per hour)—this allows the City to periodically revise the applicable wage figure, without it being • necessary to amend this ordinance each time. }� Compare current §22-79 Page 8 of 11