No preview available
HomeMy WebLinkAboutC13-117 David Adamson Agreement AGREEMENT BETWEEN EAGLE COUNTY AND David Adamson THIS AGREEMENT is made this ).day of Wti, 2013, by and between Eagle County ( "County "), and David Adamson ( "Contractor "), a consultant with a principal place of business at 20014 Powers Rd., Bend, OR 97702. WHEREAS, County is working with various community partners toward the development of a grant for funding to establish and operate an Assistance Site for the Connect For Health Colorado Assistance Network; and WHEREAS, Contractor is authorized to do business in the State of Colorado, has experience and expertise necessary to support the County's grant application effort; and WHEREAS, County and Contractor intend by this Agreement to set forth the scope of the responsibilities of Contractor in connection with the services and related terms and conditions to govern the relationship between Contractor and County in connection with this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the following promises, County and Contractor agree as follows: ARTICLE 1— WORK 1.1 Contractor agrees to provide all services, labor, personnel and materials to timely prepare and complete a grant application for Connect For Health Assistance Network (hereinafter "Services" or "Work "). Contractor will use its expertise and skill to perform the Services. ARTICLE 2 — COUNTY'S REPRESENTATIVE 2.1 The Eagle County designee shall be Kathleen Lyons who shall be Contractor's contact with respect to this Agreement and the performance of the Services. ARTICLE 3 — TERM OF AGREEMENT 3.1 This Agreement shall commence upon execution of this Agreement by both parties, and, subject to the provisions of Article 11 hereof, shall continue in full force and effect until the Services are satisfactorily completed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 3.2 This Agreement may be modified and the scope of Services may be changed upon a written amendment to this Agreement signed by both parties. ARTICLE 4 — COMPENSATION 4.1 For the Services to be provided hereunder and upon execution of this Agreement, County will pay Contractor a fixed fee of $1,950. No other compensation shall be due Contractor for the Services without a signed amendment to the Agreement. 4.2 County will not withhold any taxes from monies paid to the Contractor hereunder and Contractor agrees to be solely responsible for the accurate reporting and payment of any taxes related to payments made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. 4.3 The signatories to this Agreement aver to their knowledge, no employee of the County has any personal 1 or beneficial interest whatsoever in the service or property described in this Agreement. The Contractor has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, that would conflict in any matter or degree with the performance of Contractor's services and Contractor shall not employ any person having such known interests. ARTICLE 5— CONTRACTOR'S REPRESENTATIONS In order to induce County to enter into this Agreement, Contractor makes the following representations: 5.1 Contractor has familiarized itself with the nature and extent of the Services to be provided hereunder, and with all local conditions, and federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations that in any manner affect cost, progress, or performance of the Services. ARTICLE 6 — ENTIRE AGREEMENT 6.1 This Agreement represents the entire Agreement between the parties hereto. The Agreement may only be altered, amended, or repealed in writing. ARTICLE 7 — MISCELLANEOUS 7.1 Neither party will assign its rights or interest under this Agreement without the written consent of the other. 7.2 County and Contractor each binds itself, its partners, successors, assigns and legal representatives to the other party hereto, in respect to all covenants, agreements, and obligations contained in this Agreement. 7.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, County shall have no obligations under this Agreement after, nor shall any payments be made to Contractor in respect of any period after December 31 without an appropriation therefore by County in accordance with a budget adopted by the Board of County Commissioners in compliance with 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). 7.4 Provision Mandated by C.R.S. § 8- 17.5 -101 et seq. PROHIBITIONS ON PUBLIC CONTRACT FOR SERVICES 7.4.1 If Contractor has any employees or subcontractors, Contractor shall comply with C.R.S. § 8- 17.5 -101, et seq., regarding Illegal Aliens — Public Contracts for Services, and this Contract. By execution of this Contract, Contractor certifies that it does not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien who will perform under this Contract and that Contractor will participate in the E -verify Program or other Department of Labor and Employment program ( "Department Program ") in order to confirm the eligibility of all employees who are newly hired for employment to perform Services under this Contract. 7.4.2 Contractor shall not: (i) Knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to perform work under this contract for services; or (ii) Enter into a contract with a subcontractor that fails to certify to the Contractor that the subcontractor shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to perform work under the public contract for services. 2 7.4.3 Contractor has confirmed the employment eligibility of all employees who are newly hired for employment to perform work under this Contract through participation in the E -verify Program or Department Program, as administered by the United States Department of Homeland Security. Information on applying for the E- verify program can be found at: http: / /www.dhs.gov /xprevprot /programs /gc 1185221678150. 7.4.4 The Contractor shall not use either the E- verify program or other Department Program procedures to undertake pre - employment screening of job applicants while the public contract for services is being performed. 7.4.5 If the Contractor obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing work under the public contract for services knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien, the Contractor shall be required to: (i) Notify the subcontractor and the County within three days that the Contractor has actual knowledge that the subcontractor is employing or contracting with an illegal alien; and (ii) Terminate the subcontract with the subcontractor if within three days of receiving the notice required pursuant to subparagraph (i) of the paragraph 7.4.5 the subcontractor does not stop employing or contracting with the illegal alien; except that the 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. 7.4.6 The 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 established in C.R.S. § 8- 17.5- 102(5). 7.4.7 If a 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 of this Contract, the Contractor shall be liable for actual and consequential damages to the County as required by law. 7.4.8 The County will notify the office of the Colorado Secretary of State if Contractor violates this provision of this Contract and the County terminates the Contract for such breach. 7.5 Invalidity or unenforceability of any 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. ARTICLE 8 - JURISDICTION AND VENUE: 8.1 This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado and the parties hereby agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts thereof. Venue shall be in the Fifth Judicial District for the State of Colorado. ARTICLE 9 - INDEMNIFICATION: 9.1 The Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless County and any of its officers, agents and employees against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities for which County or any of its officers, agents, or employees may become subject to, insofar as any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, directly or indirectly, this Agreement, or are based upon any performance or nonperformance by Contractor or any of its subcontractors hereunder; and Contractor shall reimburse County for any and all attorney fees and costs, legal 3 and other expenses incurred by County in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. This indemnification shall not apply to claims by third parties against the County to the extent that the County is solely liable to such third party for such claims without regard to the involvement of the Contractor. ARTICLE 10 - OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS AND MATERIALS: 10.1 All documents (including electronic files) and materials which are obtained during, purchased or prepared in the performance of the Services shall remain the property of the County and are to be delivered to County at the conclusion of the Services or upon earlier termination of this Agreement in an editable format such as Word or a similar program. ARTICLE 11 - TERMINATION: 11.1 County may terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part, for any reason, at any time, with or without cause and without penalty. Any such termination shall be effected by delivery to Contractor of a written notice of termination specifying the date upon which termination becomes effective. In such event, Contractor shall be compensated for all Services satisfactorily completed up to the date of termination for such Services. ARTICLE 12 — NOTICE 12.1 Any notice required under this Agreement shall be personally delivered, mailed in the United States mail, first class postage prepaid, or sent via facsimile provided an original is also promptly delivered to the appropriate party at the following addresses: The County: Eagle County and a copy to: Eagle County Attorney P.O. Box 850 Eagle, Colorado 81631 (970)328 -8685 (p) (970) 328 -8699 (f) The Contractor: David Adamson 20014 Powers Rd. Bend, OR 97702 12.2 Notices shall be deemed given on the date of delivery; on the date a FAX is transmitted and confirmed received or, if transmitted after normal business hours, on the next business day after transmission, provided that a paper copy is mailed the same date; or three days after the date of deposit, first class postage prepaid, in an official depositary of the U.S. Postal Service. ARTICLE 13 — INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR 13.1 It is expressly acknowledged and understood by the parties hereto that nothing contained in this Agreement shall result in, or be construed as establishing, an employment relationship between County and Contractor or County and Contractor's employees. Contractor and its employees shall be, and shall perform as, independent contractors. No officer, agent, subcontractor, employee, or servant of Contractor shall be, or shall be deemed to be, the employee, agent or servant of County. Contractor shall be solely and entirely responsible for the means and methods to carry out the Services under this Agreement and for Contractor's acts and for the acts of its officers, agents, employees, and servants during the performance of this Agreement. Neither 4 r Contractor nor its officers, agents, subcontractors, employees or servants may represent, act, purport to act or be deemed the agent, representative, employee or servant of County. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the day and year first above written. COUNTY: COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO, by its County Manager By: �-.. i11 eith Montag CONTRACTOR: David .am.on By: 5