HomeMy WebLinkAboutC18-253 Catholic Charities, Western SlopeAGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
BETWEEN EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO
AND
CATHOLIC CHARITIES, WESTERN SLOPE
THIS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is effective as of _________________ by and between Catholic Charities and
Community Services of the Archdiocese of Denver, Inc. a Colorado nonprofit corporation (hereinafter “Contractor”)
and Eagle County, Colorado, a body corporate and politic (hereinafter “County”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the County has identified a need for providing Community Health Worker services to Eagle County
community members in the spirit of the ReST program (“Services”) and further described in Exhibit A, which is
funded through a portion of the Community Service Block Grant, which is managed by Eagle County Department of
Public Health and Environment; and
WHEREAS, the parties acknowledge and agree that the Services detailed in Exhibit A promote the health, safety
and welfare of the people of Eagle County; and
WHEREAS, Contractor has elected to perform the Services to serve residents in Eagle County and County has,
therefore, elected to compensate Contractor in a manner that assists with the provision of the Services for the public
to fulfill an important public purpose; and
WHEREAS, compensation paid by County to Contractor enables Contractor to perform the Services for the public;
and
WHEREAS, Contractor is authorized to do business in the State of Colorado and has the time, skill, expertise, and
experience necessary to provide the Services as defined below in paragraph 1 hereof; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement shall govern the relationship between Contractor and County in connection with the
Services.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the following promises Contractor and County agree as
follows:
1. Services or Work. Contractor agrees to diligently provide all services, labor, personnel and materials
necessary to perform and complete the services or work described in Exhibit A which is attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference. The Services shall be performed in accordance with the provisions and conditions
of this Agreement.
a. Contractor agrees to furnish the Services and reports or other information required by County in
accordance with the schedule established in Exhibit A. If no schedule is specified in Exhibit A, then Contractor
agrees to furnish the Services to the public in a timely and expeditious manner consistent with the applicable
standard of care. By signing below Contractor represents that it has the expertise and personnel necessary to
properly and timely perform the Services.
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b. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit
A and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement
shall prevail.
2. County’s Representative. The Department of Public Health and Environment’s designee shall be
Contractor’s contact with respect to this Agreement and performance of the Services.
3. Term of the Agreement. This Agreement shall commence upon the date first written above, and subject to
the provisions of paragraph 10 hereof, shall continue in full force and effect through the 31st day of December,
2018.
4. Extension or Modification. This Agreement may be extended for up to three additional terms upon written
agreement of the parties, based on the availability and dedication of Community Service Block Grant funding. Any
amendments or modifications shall be in writing signed by both parties. No additional services or work performed
by Contractor shall be the basis for additional compensation unless and until Contractor has obtained written
authorization and acknowledgement by County for such additional services in accordance with County’s internal
policies. Accordingly, no course of conduct or dealings between the parties, nor verbal change orders, express or
implied acceptance of alterations or additions to the Services, and no claim that County has been unjustly enriched
by any additional services, whether or not there is in fact any such unjust enrichment, shall be the basis of any
increase in the compensation payable hereunder. In the event that written authorization and acknowledgment by
County for such additional services is not timely executed and issued in strict accordance with this Agreement,
Contractor’s rights with respect to such additional services shall be deemed waived and such failure shall result in
non-payment for such additional services or work performed.
5. Compensation. County shall compensate Contractor for the performance of the Services in a sum
computed and payable as set forth in Exhibit A. The performance of the Services under this Agreement shall not
exceed $16,000. Contractor shall not be entitled to bill at overtime and/or double time rates for work done outside
of normal business hours unless specifically authorized in writing by County.
a. Payment will be made for Services satisfactorily performed within thirty (30) days of receipt of a
proper and accurate invoice from Contractor. All invoices shall include detail regarding the hours spent, tasks
performed, who performed each task and such other detail as County may request.
b. If, at any time during the term or after termination or expiration of this Agreement, County
reasonably determines that any payment made by County to Contractor was improper because the Services for
which payment was made were not performed as set forth in this Agreement, then upon written notice of such
determination and request for reimbursement from County, Contractor shall forthwith return such payment(s) to
County. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, unexpended funds advanced by County, if any, shall
forthwith be returned to County.
c. 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.
d. 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 of any year, without an appropriation therefor 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
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Government Budget Law (C.R.S. 29-1-101 et. seq.) and the TABOR Amendment (Colorado Constitution, Article X,
Sec. 20).
6. Subcontractors. Contractor acknowledges that County has entered into this Agreement in reliance upon the
particular reputation and expertise of Contractor. Contractor shall not enter into any subcontractor agreements for
the performance of any of the Services or additional services without County’s prior written consent, which may be
withheld in County’s sole discretion. County shall have the right in its reasonable discretion to approve all
personnel assigned to the subject Project during the performance of this Agreement and no personnel to whom
County has an objection, in its reasonable discretion, shall be assigned to the Project. Contractor shall require each
subcontractor, as approved by County and to the extent of the Services to be performed by the subcontractor, to be
bound to Contractor by the terms of this Agreement, and to assume toward Contractor all the obligations and
responsibilities which Contractor, by this Agreement, assumes toward County. County shall have the right (but not
the obligation) to enforce the provisions of this Agreement against any subcontractor hired by Contractor and
Contractor shall cooperate in such process. The Contractor shall be responsible for the acts and omissions of its
agents, employees and subcontractors.
7. Insurance. Contractor agrees to provide and maintain at Contractor’s sole cost and expense insurance
appropriate for the type of Services it provides to the public.
8. Indemnification. 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 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 reasonable attorney fees and costs, legal 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 County is liable to such third party for such
claims without regard to the involvement of the Contractor. This paragraph shall survive expiration or termination
hereof.
9. Notice. Any notice required by this Agreement shall be deemed properly delivered when (i) personally
delivered, or (ii) when mailed in the United States mail, first class postage prepaid, or (iii) when delivered by FedEx
or other comparable courier service, charges prepaid, to the parties at their respective addresses listed below, or (iv)
when sent via facsimile so long as the sending party can provide facsimile machine or other confirmation showing
the date, time and receiving facsimile number for the transmission, or (v) when transmitted via e-mail with
confirmation of receipt. Either party may change its address for purposes of this paragraph by giving five (5) days
prior written notice of such change to the other party.
COUNTY:
Eagle County, Colorado
Attention: Katie Haas, Healthy Communities Supervisor
Eagle County Public Health and Environment
500 Broadway
Post Office Box 850
Eagle, CO 81631
Telephone: 970-471-2287
E-Mail: Katie.haas@eaglecounty.us
With a copy to:
Eagle County Attorney
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500 Broadway
Post Office Box 850
Eagle, Co 81631
Telephone: 970-328-8685
Facsimile: 970-328-8699
E-Mail: atty@eaglecounty.us
CONTRACTOR:
Michael Sinnett
Catholic Charities and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Denver, Inc.6240 Smith Road
Denver, 80216
Telephone: 303-742-0828 and 970-384-2060
Facsimile: 303-813-4210
Email:msinnett@ccdenver.org
10. Termination. County may terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time and for any reason,
with or without cause, and without penalty therefor with seven (7) calendar days’ prior written notice to the
Contractor. Upon termination of this Agreement, Contractor shall immediately provide County with all documents
in such format as County shall direct and shall return all County owned materials and documents. County shall pay
Contractor for Services satisfactorily performed to the date of termination.
11. Venue, Jurisdiction and Applicable Law. Any and all claims, disputes or controversies related to this
Agreement, or breach thereof, shall be litigated in the District Court for Eagle County, Colorado, which shall be the
sole and exclusive forum for such litigation. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted under and shall be
governed by the laws of the State of Colorado.
12. Execution by Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same
instrument. The parties approve the use of electronic signatures for execution of this Agreement. Only the following
two forms of electronic signatures shall be permitted to bind the parties to this Agreement: (i) Electronic or
facsimile delivery of a fully executed copy of the signature page; (ii) the image of the signature of an authorized
signer inserted onto PDF format documents. All documents must be properly notarized, if applicable. All use of
electronic signatures shall be governed by the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, C.R.S. 24-71.3-101 to 121.
13. Other Contract Requirements and Contractor Representations.
a. Contractor has familiarized itself with the nature and extent of the Services to be provided
hereunder and the Property, and with all local conditions, federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and
regulations that in any manner affect cost, progress, or performance of the Services.
b. Contractor will make, or cause to be made, examinations, investigations, and tests as he deems
necessary for the performance of the Services.
c. To the extent possible, Contractor has correlated the results of such observations, examinations,
investigations, tests, reports, and data with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
d. To the extent possible, Contractor has given County written notice of all conflicts, errors, or
discrepancies.
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e. Contractor shall be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the Services and shall
correct, at its sole expense, all significant errors and omissions in performance of the Services. The fact that the
County has accepted or approved the Services shall not relieve Contractor of any of its responsibilities. Contractor
shall perform the Services in a skillful, professional and competent manner and in accordance with the standard of
care, skill and diligence applicable to contractors performing similar services. Contractor represents and warrants
that it has the expertise and personnel necessary to properly perform the Services and shall comply with the highest
standards of customer service to the public. Contractor shall provide appropriate supervision to its employees to
ensure the Services are performed in accordance with this Agreement. This paragraph shall survive termination of
this Agreement.
f. Contractor agrees to work in an expeditious manner, within the sound exercise of its judgment and
professional standards, in the performance of this Agreement. Time is of the essence with respect to this
Agreement.
g. This Agreement constitutes an agreement for performance of the Services by Contractor as an
independent contractor and not as an employee of County. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to
create a relationship of employer-employee, master-servant, partnership, joint venture or any other relationship
between County and Contractor except that of independent contractor. Contractor shall have no authority to bind
County.
h. Contractor represents and warrants that at all times in the performance of the Services, Contractor
shall comply with any and all applicable laws, codes, rules and regulations.
i. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersedes all other agreements or understanding between the parties with respect thereto.
j. Contractor shall not assign any portion of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the
County. Any attempt to assign this Agreement without such consent shall be void.
k. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective permitted assigns and successors in interest. Enforcement of this Agreement and all rights and obligations
hereunder are reserved solely for the parties, and not to any third party.
l. No failure or delay by either party in the exercise of any right hereunder shall constitute a waiver
thereof. No waiver of any breach shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach.
m. The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
n. The signatories to this Agreement aver to their knowledge no employee of the County has any
personal or beneficial interest whatsoever in the Services or Property described in this Agreement. The Contractor
has no beneficial interest, direct or indirect, that would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of the
Services and Contractor shall not employ any person having such known interests.
o. The Contractor, if a natural person eighteen (18) years of age or older, hereby swears and affirms
under penalty of perjury that he or she (i) is a citizen or otherwise lawfully present in the United States pursuant to
federal law, (ii) to the extent applicable shall comply with C.R.S. 24-76.5-103 prior to the effective date of this
Agreement.
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14. Prohibitions on Government Contracts.
As used in this Section 14, the term undocumented individual will refer to those individuals from foreign countries
not legally within the United States as set forth in C.R.S. 8-17.5-101, et. seq. If Contractor has any employees or
subcontractors, Contractor shall comply with C.R.S. 8-17.5-101, et. seq., and this Agreement. By execution of this
Agreement, Contractor certifies that it does not knowingly employ or contract with an undocumented individual
who will perform under this Agreement 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 Agreement.
a. Contractor shall not:
i. Knowingly employ or contract with an undocumented individual to perform Services
under this Agreement; or
ii. Enter into a subcontract that fails to certify to Contractor that the subcontractor shall not
knowingly employ or contract with an undocumented individual to perform work under the public contract for
services.
b. Contractor has confirmed the employment eligibility of all employees who are newly hired for
employment to perform Services under this Agreement 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:
https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify
c. 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.
d. If Contractor obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing work under the public
contract for services knowingly employs or contracts with an undocumented individual, Contractor shall be required
to:
i. Notify the subcontractor and County within three (3) days that Contractor has actual
knowledge that the subcontractor is employing or contracting with an undocumented individual; and
ii. Terminate the subcontract with the subcontractor if within three days of receiving the
notice required pursuant to subparagraph (i) of the paragraph (d) the subcontractor does not stop employing or
contracting with the undocumented individual; except that Contractor shall not terminate the contract with the
subcontractor if during such three (3) days the subcontractor provides information to establish that the subcontractor
has not knowingly employed or contracted with an undocumented individual.
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 established in
C.R.S. 8-17.5-102(5).
f. If Contractor violates these prohibitions, County may terminate the Agreement for breach of
contract. If the Agreement is so terminated specifically for breach of this provision of this Agreement, Contractor
shall be liable for actual and consequential damages to County as required by law.
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g. County will notify the Colorado Secretary of State if Contractor violates this provision of this
Agreement and County terminates the Agreement for such breach.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement the day and year first set forth above.
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO,
By and Through Its COUNTY MANAGER
By: ______________________________
Kelley Collier, Deputy County Manager
CONTRACTOR:
By:________________________________
Print Name: _________________________
Title: ______________________________
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Vice President
MIchael Sinnett
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EXHIBIT A
SCOPE OF SERVICES, SCHEDULE, FEES
Catholic Charities agrees to provide Community Health Worker (“CHW”) services to Eagle County community
members in the spirit of the Resource and Stabilization Team (“ReST”) program as originally established by Eagle
County Department of Public Health and Environment.
Catholic Charities will provide office space for the CHW to work from as needed during normal business hours.
Catholic Charities will review the current ReST processes as established by Eagle County Department of Public
Health and Environment (including referral system, member meetings, etc.) together with the CHW and make
changes to their discretion with the goal of ensuring the CHW can continue to support individual clients in Eagle
County.
Catholic Charities will provide messaging and reminders to eligible referring agencies about the ReST/CHW
services.
Catholic Charities can identify and/or pursue other funding to support and/or expand CHW efforts.
Catholic Charities will provide Eagle County Public Health monthly invoices for the contracted amount by the 5th
day of each month.
Catholic Charities will provide Eagle County Department of Public Health and Environment with a basic monthly
summary of CHW activities, including: number of new referrals received with demographic information, number of
active clients, client discharge dates, assessment scores, etc. by the 5th of each month. All information can be
captured on a spreadsheet.
Budget
Community Health Worker Services - $12,505
Indirect/administration for Catholic Charities - $2,000
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