HomeMy WebLinkAbout20083420.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE PURCHASE OF SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR BUILDING HEALTHY
MARRIAGES DEMONSTRATION GRANT AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN -
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS,the Board has been presented with a Purchase of Services Agreement for the
Building Healthy Marriages Demonstration Grant between the County of Weld, State of Colorado,
by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department
of Human Services, and the University of Northern Colorado, commencing September 30, 2008,
and ending September 29, 2009, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said
agreement, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said agreement, a copy
of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that the Purchase of Services Agreement for the Building Healthy Marriages
Demonstration Grant between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board
of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Human Services, and
the University of Northern Colorado be, and hereby is, approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to
sign said agreement.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by
the following vote on the 31st day of December, A.D., 2008, nunc pro tunc September 30, 2008.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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DATE: December 29, 2008
1 TO: William H. Jerke, Chair, Board of Co C issioners
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`p O ,FROM: Judy A. Griego, Director, He oes at
COLORADO RE: Contract between the Weld County Department of Human
Services and the University of Northern Colorado for the
Building Healthy Marriages Demonstration Grant
Enclosed for Board Approval is a Contract between the Weld County Department of Human
Services and the University of Northern Colorado for the Building Healthy Marriages
Demonstration Grant.
Building Healthy Marriages is entering into its third year and wishes to continue with an
evaluation contract with the University of Northern Colorado evaluation of the Building
Healthy Marriage Program will include evaluation of outcomes through pre- and post-
program evaluation data received from the Marital Satisfaction Inventory (MSI-R), and the
program satisfaction surveys administered at the end of each program for:
a. Change in marital /couple relationship; impact on family relationship.
b. Increased knowledge in relationship skills, financial competencies, conflict
resolution, and communication skills, and;
Longitudinal data after the completion of the program including:
a. Tracking couples for six months to identify what additional marital support
services and social support services they receive; identify which couples were
successful and why.
b. Impact of program in meeting all goals and objectives set out by the
demonstration grant.
c. Numbers of Participants
DHS agrees to pay UNC for professional evaluation pursuant to the contract a total sum of
$68,230 in accordance with the budget as found on pages 4—5 of the contract, from the
Federal portion of the Building Healthy Marriage Grant.
The term of this Agreement is from September 30, 2008 through September 29, 2009.
If you have questions, please give me a call at extension 6510.
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BUILDING HEALTHY MARRIAGES DEMONSTRATION GRANT
PURCHASE OF SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this3lStday ofde is, 2008, by and between
the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of Colorado, sitting on behalf of
the Weld County Department of I Iuman Services, hereinafter referred to as-DHS", and the State of
Colorado acting by and on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the University of Northern Colorado
for the use and benefit of the Sponsored Programs and Academic Research Center,hereinafter
referred to as"UNC"
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, DHS has as its goal to intervene successfully with families in the least intrusive
manner while maximizing safety before they enter the judicial system; and upon their entry into the
child welfare and juvenile justice systems, to expedite the positive resolution of their treatment or
case plans; and
WHEREAS, DHS wishes to develop a balanced system of care in Weld County under a
community based services integration process, emphasizing family strengths through interagency
and community collaboration; and
WHEREAS, DHS' balanced system of care must be developed with evidenced-based and
promising practices that are outcome based; and
WHEREAS, under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, the
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), which is the Colorado Works Program,
encourages the formation and maintenance of two-parent families; and
WHEREAS, DHS, through a competitive bid process for the Weld County Building Healthy
Marriage Demonstration Grant, awarded three contracts to form a collaborative partnership; and
WHEREAS, the collaborative partnership required certain functional responsibilities be
developed, further defined, functionally complementary, and successfully transitional under the
Federal Marriage Education Demonstration Grant; and
WHEREAS, the collaborative partnership tested the overall management and functional design of
the Weld County Building Healthy Marriages Demonstration Grant with specific major
responsibilities as follows:
• UNC with the responsibility of evaluating impact of the program.
• DHS with the responsibility of intake, enrollment, and a family support program; and
• United Way of Weld County with the responsibility of a recruitment and marketing
campaign, supportive services development, and an emergency services component; and
• Community Mediation Project, Inc., with the responsibility of identifying and developing
marriage education providers, education, and related services; and
• DHS, United Way of Weld County, and Community Mediation Project,Inc., to assess the
overall management and design of the project; and
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WHEREAS, DHS was awarded the Federal Marriage Education Demonstration Grant through a
national competitive process under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance for Federal Fiscal Year
September 30, 2008 through September 29, 2009; and
WHEREAS, DHS with its collaborative partners prepared for the implementation of the Federal
Marriage Education Demonstration Grant by:
• phasing in proven outcomes and collaborative processes developed under the Weld
County Marriage Education Project; and
• identifying a local delivery system that promotes a successful project under the
Federal Marriage Education Demonstration Grant; and
• developing a viable work plan and budget to address the requirements of the
Federal Marriage Demonstration Grant; and
• identifying a program name of"Building Healthy Marriages Project"that best
conveys the values of the Weld County Community and lends to a positive
recruitment and marketing campaign; and
WHEREAS,DHS is the grant recipient for the Healthy Marriage Demonstration Grant with the
assistance of its major subcontractors of United Way of Weld County and Community Mediation,
Inc.; and
WHEREAS, UNC has the expertise in evaluation, which meets the federal requirements under
the Federal Demonstration Marriage Education Grant; and
WHEREAS, DHS, as the Weld County grant administrator of the Federal Marriage
Demonstration Grant, wishes to contract with UNC to be the evaluator of the Building Healthy
Marriages Program, as required by Federal Marriage Education Demonstration Grant; and
WHEREAS, DHS and UNC agree that an evaluation of the Building Healthy Marriages program
is vital to quantify and qualify the outcomes of the project.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein,the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. TERM: The term of this Agreement shall be from September 30,2008 through
September 29, 2009.
2. SERVICES PROVIDED BY UNC:
A. UNC agrees to evaluate the Building Healthy Marriages Program, under
the grant management of DHS, through certain functions of recruitment
numbers and project outcomes required under the Federal Marriage
Education Demonstration Grant. UNC further agrees to abide to mutually
agreed upon revisions, modifications, and changes of the Federal Marriage
Education Demonstration Grant and associated federal grant directives, as
it affects the evaluation of the Building Healthy Marriages Demonstration
Grant. In order to meet this, UNC Evaluation Team or its representatives
will meet with the Program Manager at a minimum of once a month(more
often if necessary)to review and update the status of the program and the
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evaluation.
B. UNC, as the evaluator of the Building Healthy Marriages Program, agrees
to govern its research evaluation with the highest standards of scientific
research regarding the selection of instruments, data collection, methods,
and statistical analyses.
C. UNC will specifically provide:
1) Evaluation of outcomes through pre- and post-program evaluation data
received from the Marital Satisfaction Inventory(MSI-R) and the
program satisfaction surveys administered at the end of each program
for
• Change in marital/couple relationship; impact on family
relationship.
• Increased knowledge in relationship skills, financial competencies,
conflict resolution, and communication skills
2) Longitudinal data after the completion of the program including
• Tracking couples for six months to identify which couples were
successful and why.
• Impact of program in meeting all goals and objectives set out by
the demonstration grant allowable activity areas.
• Numbers of Participants
D. UNC agrees to provide evaluation progress reports required of the Building
Healthy Marriages Program including general outcomes and specific outcomes
of intake, enrollment, family support, marriage education, supportive and
emergency services for couples. UNC agrees to submit, semi-annual reports
regarding the project by April 15, 2009, and October 15, 2009. Additional
information to the report may be requested by DHS at a later date. UNC agrees
to provide status reports to the Board of County Commissioners, as requested
by DIES. These reports will serve as the building blocks for the comprehensive
bound evaluation report due at the conclusion of this grant.
E. UNC agrees to commit the appropriate level of qualified FTE and qualified
staff that meet qualifications required by the evaluation project design and
implementation, and to meet grant and project outcomes.
F. UNC agrees to continue with DHS to identify outcomes that will be used in
evaluating the success and promising practices of the Building Healthy
Marriages Program with DHS, by:
1) Developing the definition of services to be provided including how these
services will be quality-driven, cost-effective, community-and faith-based,
and culturally inclusive; and
2) UNC will follow and implement state&local compliance of Federal
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Guidance to Faith-Based and Community Organizations on Partnering with
the Federal Government.
3) Charged with the development of the evaluation of activities; and
4) Assisting in the identification of the necessary data to be provided to
support the evaluation.
G. UNC will assist the Partners in ensuring that public statements, promotion and
marketing in print, broadcast, and internet incorporates:
1) Building Healthy Marriages is a project of the Weld County Department of
Human Services. Partners for the project are DHS as the grantee,
Community Mediation Project and United Way of Weld County. Logos
and recognition of DHS, UNC, United Way of Weld County and
Community Mediation Project, Inc.
2) Federal grant requirements containing the wording as follows: "Funding
for this project was provided by the United States Department of Health
and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Grant:
90FE0134. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations
expressed in this material are those of the author(s)and do not necessarily
reflect the views of the United States Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration for Children and Families."
H. UNC agrees to actively participate with DHS in the resolution of problems and
issues during the design of the evaluation and its implementation of the
Building Healthy Marriages Program requirements and revisions.
3.COMPENSATION: DHS agrees to pay UNC for professional evaluation pursuant to
this Agreement a total sum of$ $ 68,230,according to the budget as follows:
Personnel
Robbyn Wacker $0
Sean O'Halloran, 20% of FTE overload in addition $19,337
to base pay/course release
Sonja Rizzolo, 20 hrs/wk FY $21,000
Graduate Assistant $1,000
Research Assistant, 4 hrs/wk Fall 2008) 11 wks $968
Research Assistant, 8 hrs/wk Spring & Summer $5,147
2009
Research Assistant, 8 hrs/wk Fall 2009) 11 wks $1,936
Total Personnel $49,388
Fringe Benefits (no fringe for GRA)
O'Halloran @ 22.5% $4,351
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Rizzolo @ 14% $2,940
Total Fringe Benefits $7,291
Supplies
Project & interviewing supplies $1,000
Printing/copying $1,000
Postage $772
Total Supplies $2,772
Other
1/2 tuition & fees for Catherine Philips (up to 20 hrs $3,725
Spring & Fall 09 &up to 6 hrs Smr 09)
Total Other $3,725
Total Direct Costs $63,176
Indirect Costs (8% Total Direct Costs)2 $5,054
Total Costs $68,230
TOTAL $68,230
Personnel costs are above academic year salary
2 Percent authorized by the DHS.
A. UNC shall submit an itemized quarterly bill according to the above mentioned
budget line items to the Program Manager for all costs incurred and services
provided pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with criteria established by
DES. UNC shall submit all itemized quarterly billings to DES no later than
the 15th (fifteenth) day of the month following the quarter the cost was incurred
(January, April, July and October).
B. Payments of costs incurred pursuant to this Agreement are expressly contingent
upon the availability of the Federal Marriage Education Demonstration Grant,
if available.
C. DES may withhold any payment if UNC has failed to comply with the
Financial Management Requirements, Project objectives, contractual terms, or
reporting requirements. In the event of a forfeiture of reimbursements, the
parties agree to mediate such dispute. If mediation does not resolve the
dispute, the dispute will be submitted to the Colorado State Controller whose
decision shall be final.
D. The parties agree that the service rate as contemplated herein shall constitute
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the entire amount of compensation due to UNC for any work performed
hereunder.
4. ASSURANCES: UNC shall abide by the Assurances, as attached as Exhibit A.
5. TERMINATION: Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing the
other party with a 30-day written notice thereof Furthermore, this Agreement may be
terminated at any time without notice upon a material breach of the terms of the
Agreement.
6. TIME OF THE ESSENCE: Time is of the essence in each and all of the provisions of this
Agreement.
7. ENTIRE AGREEMENT/MODIFICATIONS: This Agreement including Exhibit A
constitutes the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the promises
and covenants made therein. No modification of the terms of this Agreement shall be
valid unless made in writing and agreed to by both parties.
8. NON-APPROPRIATION: No portion of this Agreement shall be deemed to create an
obligation on the part of DHS to expend funds not otherwise appropriated in each
succeeding year.
9. Force Majeure. Neither DHS nor UNC shall be liable to the other for any delay in, or
failure of performance of, any covenant or promise contained in this subcontract, nor
shall any delay or failure constitute default or give rise to any liability for damages if,
and only to the extent that, such delay or failure is caused by"force majeure". As used
in this subcontract"force majeure"means acts of God; acts of the public enemy; acts of
the State and any governmental entity in its sovereign or contractual capacity; fires;
floods; epidemics; quarantine restrictions; strikes or other labor disputes; freight
embargoes; or unusually severe weather.
10. WAIVER OF IMMUNITIES/THIRD PARTY LIABILITY: No portion of this
Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any immunities of DHS or its
officers or employees may possess, nor shall any portion of this Agreement be deemed
to have created a duty of care with respect to any persons other than DI IS and not a
party to this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no term or condition of this
subcontract shall be construed or interpreted as a waiver, express or implied, of any
of the immunities, rights,benefits, protection, or other provisions of the"Colorado
Governmental Immunity Act", CRS 24-10-101, et seq., as now or hereafter amended.
The parties understand and agree that the liability of UNC for claims for injuries to
persons or property arising out of negligence of the State of Colorado, its departments,
institutions, agencies,boards, officials and employees is controlled and limited by the
provisions of CRS 24-10-101, et seq., as now or hereafter amended and the risk
management statutes, CRS 24-30-1501, et seq., as now or hereafter amended. Any
liability of UNC created under any other provision of this subcontract, whether or not
incorporated herein by reference, shall be controlled by, limited to, and otherwise
modified so as to conform to, the above cited laws.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have signed the date and year set forth above.
ATTEST: g / �(/I/ art BOARD OF COUNTY
CLERK TO THE BOARD OF E L OMMISSIONERS
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO,
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SER C ING ON BEHALF OF THE
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BY: A e oild ii.
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DEC 3 1 ?nne
APPROVED BY:
WELD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF The State of Colorado by and on behalf of
the Board of Trustees of the
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN
COL RADO
HUMAN SERVICES
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Ju A. Grieg , Director; aine Quam Date
I) i i r . icutive Assistant to the President
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Robbyn W ker Date
Assistant VP for Research ,
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/ Ronald J. Lambden,
General Counsel/Special
Assistant Attorney General
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EXHIBIT A
ASSURANCES
1. CONTRACTOR agrees it is an independent contractor and that its officers and employees do not
become employees of Weld County,nor are they entitled to any employee benefits as Weld County
employees, as the result of the execution of this Agreement.
2. Each party represents that it is responsible for the negligent acts or omissions of it's employees and
agents in the fulfillment of duties under this Purchase of Services agreement. CONTRACTOR shall
provide adequate liability and worker's compensation insurance for all its employees,volunteers,
and agents engaged in the performance of the Agreement and,upon request,CONTRACTOR shall
the DHS with the acceptable evidence that such coverage is in effect.
3. No portion of this Contract shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any immunities the parties or
their officers or employees may possess,not shall any portion of this Agreement be deemed to have
treated a duty of care with respect to any persons not a party of this Agreement.
4. No portion of this Contract shall be deemed to create an obligation on the part of the County of
Weld, State of Colorado,to expend funds not otherwise appropriated in each succeeding year.
5. If any section, subsections,paragraph, sentence,clause,or phrase of this Contract is for any reason
held or decided to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions. The parties hereto declare that they would have entered into this Contract and each and
every section, subsection,paragraph,sentence, clause,and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that
any one or more sections,subsections,paragraphs,sentences, clauses,or phrases might be declared
to be unconstitutional or invalid.
6. No officer,member or employee of Weld County and no member of their governing bodies shall
have any pecuniary interest,direct or indirect,in the approved Agreement or the proceeds thereof.
7. CONTRACTOR assures that they will comply with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1986 and
that no person shall, on the grounds of race,creed,color, sex, or national origin,be excluded from
participation in,be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under this
approved Contract.
8. CONTRACTOR assures that sufficient, auditable, and otherwise adequate records that will provide
accurate, current, separate,and complete disclosure of the status of the funds received under the
Contract are maintained for three (3)years or the completion and resolution of an audit. Such
records shall be sufficient to allow authorized local, Federal, and State auditors, and representatives
to audit and monitor CONTRACTOR.
9. All such records,documents, communications, and other materials shall be maintained by
CONTRACTOR, in a central location for a period of four(4) years from the date of final payment
under this Contract,or for such further period as may be necessary to resolve any matters which may
be pending,or until an audit has been completed with the following qualifications: If an audit by or
on behalf of the federal and/or state government has begun but is not completed at the end of the
four(4) year period,or if audit findings have not been resolved after a four(4)year period, the
materials shall be retained until the resolution of the audit finding.
10. CONTRACTOR assures that authorized local,federal,and state auditors and representatives shall,
during
business hours,have access to inspect any copy records,and shall be allowed to monitor and review
through on-site visits, all contract activities, supported with funds under this Contract to ensure
compliance with the terms of this Agreement. Contracting parties agree that monitoring and
evaluation of the performance of the Agreement shall be conducted by appropriate funding sources.
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The results of the monitoring and evaluation activities shall be provided to the appropriate and
interested parties.
11. This Contract shall be binding upon the parties hereto,their successors, heirs,legal representatives,
and assigns. CONTRACTOR or Social Services may not assign any of its rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of both parties.
12. CONTRACTOR certifies that federal appropriated funds have not been paid or will be paid,by or on
behalf of CONTRACTOR, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or
employee of an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress,or an employee
of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of
any federal grant,the making of any federal loan,the entering into of any cooperative agreement,
and the extension, continuation,renewal, amendment,or modification of any Federal contract, loan,
grant,or cooperative agreement.
13. CONTRACTOR assures that it will fully comply with all other applicable federal and state laws.
CONTRACTOR understands that the source of funds to be used under this Contract is § 26-2-707.5
Colorado Works resource funds.
14. CONTRACTOR assures and certifies that it and its principals:
a. Are not presently debarred, suspended,proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or
voluntarily excluded from covered transaction by a federal department of agency.
b. Have not, within a three-year period of preceding this Agreement,been convicted of or had
a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in
connection with obtaining,attempting to obtain,or performing a public(federal, state, or
local)transaction or contract under a public transaction;violation of federal or state
antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement,theft, forgery,bribery, falsification or
destruction of records,making false statements,or receiving stolen property;
c. Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a government
entity(federal,state,or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in
paragraph 11(b)of this certification; and
d. Have not,within a three-year period preceding this Contract,had one or more public
transactions(federal,state, and local) terminated for cause or default.
15. The Appearance of Conflict of Interest applies to the relationship of a contractor with the DHS when
the contractor also maintains a relationship with a third party and the two relationships are in
opposition. In order to create the appearance of a conflict of interest,it is not necessary for the
contractor to gain from knowledge of these opposing interests. It is only necessary that the
contractor know that the two relationships are in opposition. During the term of the Contract,
CONTRACTOR shall not enter any third party relationship that gives the appearance of creating a
conflict of interest. Upon learning of an existing appearance of a conflict of interest situation,
CONTRACTOR shall submit to DHS, a full disclosure statement setting forth the details that create
the appearance of a conflict of interest. Failure to promptly submit a disclosure statement required
by this paragraph shall constitute grounds for DHS' termination, for cause,of its contract with
CONTRACTOR.
16. CONTRACTOR shall protect the confidentiality of all applicant records and other materials that are
maintained in accordance with this Contract. Except for purposes directly connected with the
administration of Child Protection,no information about or obtained from any applicant/recipient in
possession of CONTRACTOR shall be disclosed in a form identifiable with the applicant/recipient
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or a minor's parent or guardian unless in accordance with CONTRACTOR written policies
governing access to, duplication and dissemination of, all such information. CONTRACTOR shall
advise its employees,agents,and subcontractor,if any,that they are subject to these confidentiality
requirements. CONTRACTOR shall provide its employees, agents, and subcontractors,if any, with
a copy or written explanation of these confidentiality requirements before access to confidential data
is permitted.
17. Proprietary information for the purposes of this contract is information relating to a party's research,
development, trade secrets, business affairs,internal operations and management procedures and
those of its customers, clients or affiliates,but does not include information(1)lawfully obtained
from third parties, (2) that which is in the public domain,or(3)that which is developed
independently. Neither party shall use or disclose directly or indirectly without prior written
authorization any proprietary information concerning the other party obtained as a result of this
Contract. Any proprietary information removed from the State's site by CONTRACTOR in the
course of providing services under this Contract will be accorded at least the same precautions as are
employed by CONTRACTOR for similar information in the course of its own business.
18. CONTRACTOR certifies it will abide by Colorado Revised Statue(C.R.S.)26-6-104,requiring
criminal background record checks for all employees, contractors,and sub-contractors.
19. Contractor certifies that it shall comply with the provisions of Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.) 8-
17.5-101, et seq. Contractor shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to perform
work under this Contract 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 this Contract. Contractor represents, warrants, and agrees that it(a)has verified
that it does not employ any illegal aliens, through participation in the Basic Pilot Employment
Verification Program administered by the Social Security Administration and Department of
Homeland Security, and (b) otherwise will comply with the requirements of C.R.S. 8-17.5-
102(2)(6). Contractor shall comply with all reasonable requests made in the course of an
investigation under C.R.S. 8-17.5-102 by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. If
Contractor fails to comply with any requirement of this provision or C.R.S. 8-17.5-101, et seq.,
Social Services may terminate this Contract for breach and Contractor shall be liable for actual and
consequential damages to Social Services.
Except where exempted by federal law and except as provided in C.R.S. 24-76.5-103(3), if
Contractor receives federal or state funds under this Contract, Contractor must confirm that any
individual natural person eighteen (18) years of age or older is lawfully present in the United States
pursuant to C.R.S. 24-76.5-103(4) if such individual applies for public benefits provided under this
Contract. If Contractor operates as a sole proprietor, it hereby swears or affirms under penalty of
perjury that it(a) is a citizen of the United States or is otherwise lawfully present in the United States
pursuant to federal law, (b) shall produce one of the forms of identification required by C.R.S. 24-
76.5-101, et seq., and(c) shall produce one of the forms of identification required by C.R.S.24-76.5-
103 prior to the effective date of this Contract.
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