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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC10-054 Economic Development Council AgreementAGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT This agreement ("Agreement"), made effective retroactive to January 1, 2010, between Eagle County, Colorado ("County") and Economic Council of Eagle County ("Contractor"); WITNESSETH: Whereas, County wishes to contract for services regarding housing and economic analysis as set forth in the "Scope of Work," attached as Exhibit "A" hereto (hereinafter the "Scope of Work") and incorporated herein; and Whereas, the Contractor is experienced in the performance of such services and wishes to perform such services for County; Now, therefore, in consideration of the foregoing and the following promises, County and Contractor agree as follows: ARTICLE 1 -SCOPE OF WORK A. The Scope of Work to the Agreement governs the services the Contractor shall provide in consideration for the payments provided for herein. The Contractor affirms that all representations set forth in the Scope of Work are accurate, that County may rely thereon, and that the Contractor shall be responsible at its own expense for assuring that all matters so represented are as represented. In the event of a conflict between a provision of the Scope of Work and a provision of this Agreement, the provision of this Agreement shall control. B. The Contractor shall not have the authority to, and will not make any commitments or enter into any agreement with any party on behalf of County without the written consent of the Board of County Commissioners or the Eagle County Manager. ARTICLE 2 -TERM OF AGREEMENT A. This Agreement shall become effective retroactive to January 1, 2010, once executed by all parties hereto and shall continue for 12 months, through December 31, 2010. At the conclusion of the 12 months, the parties may elect to extend the Agreement for additional 12 month terms by mutual consent, in which case all of the provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect during any extended term except that the Scope of Work and compensation to be paid to Contractor during any extended term shall be mutually agreed upon prior to the commencement of any extended term and reduced to writing, signed by both parties, and attached to this Agreement. ~i o-o~-I B. This Agreement may be terminated by either party for any other reason at any time, with or without cause, and without penalty whatsoever therefore. In the event of any termination of this Agreement, Contractor shall be entitled to final compensated for all hours of work then satisfactorily completed, plus approved expenses, but in no case shall final compensation exceed the monthly rate payment amount set forth in Article 3 of this Agreement. ARTICLE 3 -COMPENSATION County will compensate the Contractor $7,500 monthly, in a form payable to the Eagle County Economic Council. The County shall make payments subject to adequate performance as determined in the sole and exclusive discretion of the BoCC in consultation with the County's Managing Director of Housing and Development (the "Director"), and all requirements provided for herein. Payment shall be made after services are preformed. Contractor shall submit a monthly electronic invoice to County at the first day of the month after services have been performed. Said invoices shall include a detailed description of all services performed and shall indicate the number of hours worked, in a form acceptable to the County, in its sole and exclusive discretion. County shall remit payment within thirty (30) days of receipt of a proper and accurate electronic invoice. Upon request, Contractor shall provide County with such other supporting information as County may request. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, County shall have no obligations under this Agreement, nor shall any payments be made to Contractor in respect of any period after December 31 of each calendar year during the term of this Agreement, without appropriation therefore by County in accordance with a budget adopted by the Board of County Commissioners in compliance with the provisions of Article 25, Title 30 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the Local Government Budget Law (C.R.S. 29 1 101 et seq.) and the TABOR Amendment (Colorado Constitution, Article X, Sec. 20). ARTICLE 4 -INSURANCE At all times during the term of this Agreement, Contractor shall maintain commercial general liability insurance in the minimum amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) and workers' compensation insurance as required by Colorado law. Contractor shall deliver certificates of insurance, naming County as an additional insured, to County within fifteen (15) calendar days of execution of this A~eement by County. ARTICLES PROVISION MANDATED BY C.R.S. 8 17.5 102: PROHIBITIONS ON PUBLIC CONTRACT FOR SERVICES A. Contractor shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to perform work under the public contract for services; or enter into a contract with a subcontractor that fails to certify to Contractor that the subcontractor shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to perform work under the public contract for services. B. Contractor shall verify or attempt to verify through participation in the Basic Pilot Verification program, as administered by the United States Department of Homeland Security, that Contractor does not employ any illegal aliens. If Contractor is not accepted into the Basic Pilot Verification Program prior to entering into a public contract for services, the Contractor shall apply to participate in the Program every three months until the contractor is accepted or the public contract for services has been completed, whichever is earlier. Information on applying for the Basic Pilot Verification Program can be found at: https: //www. vi s-dhs. com\employerregi stration C. Contractor shall not use the Basic Pilot Verification Program procedures to undertake pre-employment screening of job applicants while the public contract for services is being performed. D. If Contractor obtains actual knowledge that a Subcontractor performing work under the public contract for services knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien, Contractor shall be required to: 1. Notify the Subcontractor and the County within three days that Contractor has actual knowledge that the Subcontractor is employing or contracting with an illegal alien; and 2. Terminate the Subcontract with the Subcontractor if within three days of receiving the notice the Subcontractor does not stop employing or contracting with the illegal alien; except that Contractor shall not terminate the contract with the Subcontractor if during such three days the Subcontractor provides information to establish that the Subcontractor has not knowingly employed or contracted with an illegal alien. E. Contractor shall comply with any reasonable request by the Department of Labor and Employment made in the course of an investigation that the department is undertaking pursuant to its authority. F. If Contractor violates these prohibitions, the County may terminate the contract for a breach of the contract. If the contract is so terminated specifically for a breach of this provision, Contractor shall be liable for actual and consequential damages to the County. ARTICLE 6 -APPLICABLE LAW, JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND ATTORNEYS' FEES This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado. Jurisdiction and venue of any suit, right, or cause of action arising under, or in connection with, this Agreement shall be exclusively Eagle County, Colorado. ARTICLE 7 -NOTICE AND AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES Any notice and all written communications required under this Agreement shall be given in writing by personal delivery, fax, or mail to the appropriate party at the following addresses: Contractors: Economic Council of Eagle County Attn: Donald Cohen PO Box 1705 Edwards, CO 81632 County: Alex Potente, Esq. Managing Director Housing and Development Eagle County, Colorado P.O. Box 850 Eagle CO 81631 ARTICLE 8 -OBLIGATIONS OF NON DISCLOSURE Contractor agrees to keep any and all reports, documents, memoranda, business plans or analyses, customer and owner lists, designs, and all other proprietary and confidential internal County information that may become known to Contractor while performing the Services under this Agreement or prepared by Contractor hereunder, from being made known or disclosed to any other person or entity except as expressly consented to in writing by County. Contractor shall not make any use of the same for any purpose other than as expressly directed by County for its exclusive benefit. The disclosure of any information described in this Section to Contractor shall not be construed as granting to Contractor a license to use the same or the granting of any other rights thereto, except as so granted by County in writing. Contractor shall not use the same for its own accounts or in any manner detrimental to County. ARTICLE 9 -ISSUANCE AND RETURN OF KEYS In the event it is necessary to issue key(s) or an alarm code(s) to Contractor, in connection with Contractor's provision of the Services and subject to the terms, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement, County shall provide Contractor with the key(s) or the alarm code(s), as applicable, to permit Contractor to access County facilities 4 in connection with Contractor's provision of the Services. To obtain the key(s) or the alarm code(s), Contractor shall submit a written request to County HR Department. Contractor shall not make or cause to be made, any copies of the key(s), and shall surrender the key(s) to the County's HR Department within forty-eight (48) hours after expiration or termination of this Agreement. ARTICLE 10 -RELATIONSHIP AND TAXES The relationship between the parties is that of independent contracting parties, and nothing herein shall be deemed or construed by the parties hereto or by any third party as creating a relationship of employer and employee, principal and agent or partnership, or of joint venture between the parties. Contractor shall be solely responsible for any tax, withholding or contribution levied by the Federal Social Security Act or any Colorado State Law with respect to the monies paid to the Contractor hereunder. The Contractor is not entitled to unemployment compensation or other employment related benefits, which are otherwise made available by County to its employees. ARTICLE I 1 -MISCELLANEOUS A. Authority. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the parties, enforceable against each in accordance with its terms. To the extent the parties are not natural persons, the persons executing this document on such party's behalf have actual power and authority to bind the corporation or other entity and to execute and deliver this Agreement. B. Modification. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties, and no agreement shall be effective to change, modify, or terminate in whole or in part unless such agreement is in writing and duly signed by the party against whom enforcement of such change, modification or termination is sought. C. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any and all prior agreements, proposals, negotiations, and representations pertaining to the obligations to be performed hereunder. D. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability ofany provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision was omitted. E. Hold Harmless. Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless County, its Board of Commissioners, and the individual members thereof, its agencies, departments, officers, agents or employees or from any and all demands, losses, liabilities, claims or judgments, together with all costs and expenses, including but not limited to attorney fees incident thereto which may accrue against, be charged to or be recoverable from County, its Board of Commissioners and the individual members thereof, its agencies, departments, officers, agents, or employees as a result of the acts or omissions of Contractor, his employees or agents, in or in part pursuant to the Agreement or arising directly or indirectly out of Contractor's exercise of his privileges or performance ofhis obligations under this Agreement. F. Mutually Drafted: The Agreement has been drafted equally by all parties hereto. All parties hereto have read, reviewed, and understand the Agreement. The parties hereto have each received legal advice from their respective counsel regarding this Agreement. This Agreement will be effective retroactive to January 1, 2010. In witness whereof, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement. EAGLE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO By and through its BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Sara J. Fisher, Chairman ATTEST: EAGLE COUNTY ECONOMIC COUNCIL Donald Cohen, Executive Director 6 arnnnmir~ car~tnr EXHIBIT A TO AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The Contractor shall provide the following services to full and complete satisfaction of County, as determined in the sole and exclusive discretion of County's Board of County Commissioners (the "BoCC"), in consultation with County's Managing Director of Housing and Development (the "Director"): • Public relations for The Valley Home Store ("TVHS"). • Facilitation of West Eagle redevelopment planning • Market analysis and planning assistance with seniors housing on County's West Eagle Parcel • Relationship management of funding partners, municipalities and Vail Board of Realtors. • Production and updating of marketing and public information print and electronic. • Provide continuing support and update development of the workforce housing property management database. • Research, production, and dissemination of the Quarterly and Annual economic reports. • Research, production, and dissemination of the annual workforce report of county employers. • Direct, guide, and coordinate economic research and analysis. • Maintain Economic Council web site with latest reports, news, and studies. • Facilitation of county-wide transportation planning and development meetings. • Facilitation of county-wide recreation summit. • Facilitation services for county/community assignments (ex. Eagle Area Community Plan). • Provide planning, implementation and follow-up for presentations using electronic meeting technology (OptionFinder). • Provide marketing and public relations services for Housing and Development programs and projects. • Perform other services as requested by the Department of Housing and Development. • Promotion of economic development opportunities related to health and wellness economic sector. • Provide marketing services for the Energy Smart Loan Program. • As practical, provide data, resource networking and meeting support for economic development activities throughout Eagle County. 7