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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20063084 RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE COLORADO WORKS PURCHASE OF SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THE MARRIAGE EDUCATION PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN 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 Colorado Works Purchase of Services Agreement for the Marriage Education Project 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 Social Services, and the Weld County Division of Human Services, Family Educational Network of Weld County, commencing September 1, 2006, and ending December 31, 2006, 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, ex-officio Board of Social Services, that the Colorado Works Purchase of Services Agreement for the Marriage Education Project 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 Social Services, and Weld County Division of Human Services, Family Educational Network of Weld County 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 6th day of November, A.D., 2006, nunc pro tunc September 1, 2006. .41 E ' ,', BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS � WELD CO TY, COLORADO ATTEST: a �� >+ C - ., . J. 'le, Chair Weld unty Clerk to the `tea N ,I David E. Long, Pro-Tem BY: C 1 Depu Clerk t khe' oard ' W`llia H. Jerke R APP A � \11,\-C Robert D. Mas en -County Attorney 4,Pa,,,-c_ 1/64-64 Glenn Vaad Date of signature: 11 iCCP 2006-3084 SS0033 e(1 ; 55 //-6'y -G� i;J i DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES P.O. BOX A GREELEY, CO. 80632 I Website:www.co.weld.co.us Administration and Public Assistance(970)352-1551 Child Support(970)352-6933 OFax(970)346-7663 • COLORADO MEMORANDUM TO: M.J. Geile, Chair Date: November 2,2006 Board of County Commissioners a FR: Judy A. Griego, Director, Social Services ,j woe RE: Colorado Works Purchase of Services Ag ment-Weld County Marriage Education Project Enclosed for Board approval is a Colorado Works Purchase of Services Agreement between the Weld County Department of Social Services(Department)and Weld County Division of Human Services on behalf of the Family Education Network of Weld County (FENWC). This Agreement was reviewed at the Board's Work Session held on October 30, 2006. The major provisions of the Agreement are as follows: 1. The term of the Agreement is September 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006. 2. The source of funding is Colorado Works(Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) and/or Federal Marriage Education Demonstration Grant, if applicable and available. 3. FENWC will participate in a pilot project to test system designs for marriage education and related services to 30 married couples. This pilot project is being done in conjunction with Social Services, United Way of Weld County, and Community Mediation. The pilot project will prepare Weld County for the Federal Marriage Demonstration Grant and the Supporting Health Marriage Research Project. 4. The Department will reimburse FENWC an amount not to exceed $140,730 and according to the budget included in the Agreement. If you have any questions, please telephone me at extension 6510. 2006-3084 Contract No. PY06-WCMEP-Family Centers COLORADO WORKS PURCHASE OF SERVICES AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this / r day of 3 pr , 2006, 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 Social Services, hereinafter referred to as"Social Services", and Weld County Department of Human Services on behalf of Family Education Network of Weld County, hereinafter referred to as"FENWC." WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Social Services 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, Social Services wishes to develop a balanced systems of care in Weld County under a community based services integration process, emphasizing family strengths through interagency and community collaboration; and WHEREAS, Social Services' balanced systems 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, Social Services' Families First Programs are designed to maintain two-parent families and to intervene with families under a balanced system of care; and WHEREAS, Social Services' Families First Programs include the Weld County Marriage Education Project, which will test a program design that promotes marriage education with related supportive services, and collaborative processes among FENWC, United Way of Weld County, Community Mediation, Inc., and Social Services; and WHEREAS, Social Services with its collaborative partners will be responding to re-designs of the Weld County Marriage Education Project to prepare for the Federal Marriage Education Demonstration Grant and Supporting Healthy Marriage Research Project by January 2007; and WHEREAS, FENWC, as the successful bidder, has the expertise and knowledge to assist Social Services and its collaborative partners in its efforts to develop and further define expectations of an intake, enrollment, and family support program in conjunction with a marriage education program under the Federal Marriage Education Demonstration Grant and Supporting Healthy Marriage Research Project; and WHEREAS, FENWC will focus on Social Services' expectations of intake, enrollment, family support, supportive services, and related services under the Weld County Marriage Education Project to Page 1 of 7 &cc''-3DJ'/ Contract No. PY06-WCMEP-Family Centers promote a balanced system of care and to transition to the Federal Marriage Education Demonstration Grant and Supporting Healthy Marriage Research Project Federal. 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 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006. 2. SERVICES PROVIDED BY FENWC. FENWC agrees to assist Social Services in its preparation of intake, enrollment, family support and related services under Social Services' Families First Program structure for 2007-2008, by focusing on the Weld County Marriage Education Project to test certain Social Services' expectations of potential contract service providers related to: • Identifying the best process to support low-income married couples with children under the age of 15 or those couples who are expecting a child for purposes of gaining access to marriage education; and • Defining the substantive content of an intake, enrollment, family support, and supportive services component in conjunction with marriage education services that will benefit low-income married couples and related support services more fully; and • Identifying practices that could be incorporated in the delivery of services for low-income married couples that would sustain their involvement in marriage education; • Articulating the ways the broad values of Social Services to develop a balanced systems of care in Weld County under a community based services integration process can be designed and implemented under the Weld County Marriage Education Project and subsequent marriage program emphasizing family strengths through interagency and community collaboration; and • Integrating these definitions, practices, and broad values more systematically into preliminary evaluative criteria to be utilized by the University of Northern Colorado and MDRC, evaluators of the Federal Marriage Education Demonstration Grant and Supporting Healthy Marriage Research Project, respectively. A. Reviewing and participating in the initial process designs of the Weld County Marriage Education Project with Social Services, Community Mediation, United Way of Weld County and other community partners with special emphasis on the intake, enrollment,family support, and supportive services component and identifying specific places for augmentation to the design by October 31, 2006. B. Reviewing ongoing reports and outcomes of the initial process designs of the Weld County Marriage Education Project with Social Services, Community Mediation, United Way of Weld County and other community partners with special emphasis on the marriage education component and identifying specific places for augmentation to the design by December 31,2006. Page 2 of 7 Contract No. PY06-WCMEP-Family Centers C. Committing a FTE to the planning and development of the Weld County Marriage Education Project and subsequent design of the Federal Marriage Education Demonstration Grant and the Supporting Healthy Marriage Research Project. D. Developing and implementing the intake, enrollment, family support,and supportive services component of the Weld County Marriage Education Project to allow 30couples to participate in marriage education classes prior to December 31, 2006, including: o The hiring and training of appropriate staff,who meet qualifications as required by the project design; and o The development of one family center in Greeley and one family center in Ft. Lupton for purposes of housing all functions of the program including marriage education classes and will meet the scheduling demands of the couples participating in the project; and o The development of family support services that will be delivered through qualified staff and such services will incorporate the principles and values of quality case management and wrap-around services; and o The coordination of support services and related activities as required by the project design and that promotes retention of couples in marriage education; and o The identification of data software and elements for intake and enrollment and tracking of services that will meet minimum requirements to support an evaluation and to prepare for federal research models; and o The reporting of outcomes of intake, enrollment, family support,and supportive services for couples; and E. Reviewing the literature and resources to suggest specific intake,enrollment, family support and related services to ensure couples that will initially and continually participate in a marriage education component and such post- marriage education activities. F. Identifying outcomes that will be used in evaluating the success and promising practices of the Weld County Marriage Education Project and, subsequently, Federal Marriage Education Demonstration Grant by October 31, 2005 with the University of Northern Colorado, and revising such outcomes by December 31, 2006, by: o 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 o Identifying the expectation of the Weld County Marriage Education Project of Social Services, Family Educational Network of Weld County, Community Mediation, United Way of Weld County, and anticipated expectations of other contractors under the Federal Marriage Education Page 3 of 7 Contract No. PY06-WCMEP-Family Centers Demonstration Grant; and o Assisting in the development of the evaluation of activities; and o Assisting in the identification of the necessary data to be provided to support the evaluation. G. Identifying outcomes that will be used in evaluating the success and promising practices of the Supporting Healthy Marriage Research Grant. These outcomes will require joint planning with Social Services, Family Educational Network, United Way of Weld County and other community partners by December 31, 2006, or sooner, as dictated by the funding source. H. Ensuring that public statements, promotion and marketing in print, broadcast, and Internet is inclusive of the logos and recognition of Social Services, Family Educational Network of Weld County, United Way of Weld County and Community Mediation, Inc.. Providing written monthly activity reports including initial protocols for intake, enrollment, family support advocates, supportive services and related services and other reports as required to Social Services on the 30th day of the month for review of the planning committee of Social Services, United Way of Weld County, FENWC, and Community Mediation, Inc. J. Providing final written protocols for intake, enrollment, family support advocates, and supportive services for approval of Social Services,FENWC, United Way of Weld County,and Community Mediation, Inc., by December 31, 2006. K. Actively participating in the resolution of problems and issues with Social Services during the planning and implementation of the Weld County Marriage Education Project as identified by Social Services and the planning team of Community Mediation, FENWC, and United Way of Weld County. K Developing amendments or a new Agreement for the period of January 1, 2007 through June 30,2007; which will include: 1) Written protocols to be used for the next phase of the Weld County Marriage Education Project; and/or Federal Marriage Education Demonstration Grant and/or Supporting Healthy Marriage Research Project Federal. 2) FENWC budget for the period of January 1, 2007 through June 30, 2007, as projected in Item 3,Compensation, as amended and according to available appropriations. 3. COMPENSATION: Social Services agrees to pay FENWC for professional and educational services pursuant to this Agreement a sum of$140,730 according to the budget as follows: Page 4 of 7 Contract No. PY06-WCMEP-Family Centers ,nj Head Start ,t,'' N, } km ,j October 1, h'��ti iPmir 1 , Head Start 104 li 2006— : Head Start l , October ;, December `i! 'i January 1, 1„ 2006 a 'N 31, 2006 2007 ',41y! June Purchase June 30, 30,2007 s of ': 2007 s;,, Projected t, ; Services liTi,1 Projected ill Total Budget Budget tip' Budget Amount 3 ' Period Year Intake/Outreach Worker :: $12,252 $18 378 ii $30 630 4 Intake/Outreach/Family Supt iilU $8,576 ,°l,3 $12,865 RINI $21,441 b,: llEl Family Support Worker $12,252 $18,378 $320,764370 lilli Intake/Outreach Fam Coor ill, $13,099 $19,648 liill1, ,w $3 Office Support Technician $9,527 ' $14,290 ° $23,817 Step/Cost of LivingMIR Increases , ' $3,510 `yltl, $5 264 Ni ,g $8 774 Mileage $2,500 $8,100 $10,600 Transportation $1,200 $800 $2,000 .,. ogiiii Misc Materials/Equipment $7,200 <<; $0 li;in4' $7,200 ilyill SHM Workshop/Meals $1,000ry $0 i'' $1,000 Employment SupportNi- III m+ Yill Training $2,900 $11 600 '` $14,500 {,,.i Sustance Abuse Training ` $1,000 $4,000 $5,000 illy l'll Conflict Resolution Training $1,000 l $4,000 IlliEl $5,000 Parenting Classes $1,176 , $4,704 $5,880 lill 4id Nutrition Education $700 $2,800 "' $3,500 iiil Cultural Competencylil l ply Training $800 `' $3 200 ' $4 000 r tj Financial Training $1,800 $7 200 Mg $9 000 Incentives $1Illilll ,200 a'.s $4,800 11418 $6,000 Enrich Weekends/Date Night $600 $2,400 ? $3 000 ' Couples Childcare $2,000 $1,800 ,: $3,800 ;; lyy °m , Desktop Computers $3,600tll $0 $3,600 Laptop Computers $2,200 $0 $2,200 Portable LCD Projectors $1,850 $0 '."_;cli'l $1,850 ' Executive Director $11,397 $17,095II, $28,492 FCP Specialist $3,110 $4,666 ;;:' $7,776 Director $4,948 $7,422 IIIIIIR $12,370 lay Admin Overhead $27ll:Y ,033 $40 550 '1= ' $67,583 Rent $1,420 $2,130 :: '+,ilill ', $3,550 Page 5 of 7 Contract No. PY06-WCMEP-Family Centers ftrirr Utilities $880 1t' $1 320 '" $2,200 On ad Totals !i;!Fi $140,730 ', $217,410 ii!.1P{ $358,140 ,, A. FENWC shall submit an itemized monthly bill according to proper invoices to Social Services for all costs incurred and services provided pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with criteria established by Social Services. FENWC shall submit all itemized monthly billings to Social Services no later than the twenty-fifth (25)day of the month following the month the cost was incurred. B. Payments of costs incurred pursuant to this Agreement are expressly contingent upon the availability of the Colorado Works or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families(TANF) funds and/or Federal Marriage Education Demonstration Grant, if available. C. Social Services shall not be billed for,and reimbursement shall not be made for time involved in activities outside of those defined in this Agreement. Work performed prior to the execution of this Contract shall not be reimbursed or considered part of this Agreement. D. Social Services may withhold any payment if FENWC has failed to comply with the Financial Management Requirements,program objectives, contractual terms,or reporting requirements. In the event of a forfeiture of reimbursements, FENWC may appeal such circumstance to the Director of Social Services. The decision of the Director of Social Services shall be final. F. The parties agree that the service rate as contemplated herein shall constitute the entire amount of compensation due to the Consultant for any work performed hereunder. G. All computer equipment will be owned by Social Services and will be maintained by its computer support agency, ACS,and the Head Start Computer Tech. 4. ASSURANCES: FENWC 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 10-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 Page 6 of 7 Contract No. PY06-WCMEP-Family Centers obligation on the part of Social Services to expend funds not otherwise appropriated in each succeeding year. 9. WAIVER OF IMMUNITIES/THIRD PARTY LIABILITY: No portion of this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any immunities of Social Services 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 Social Services and not a party to this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed the date and year set forth above. ATTEST: ,`:; lE L A/�, .BARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLERK TO THE BOARD 0 ' , J• WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, SITTING COUNTY COMMISSION pt .! :EHALF OF THE WELD COUNTY i 1861 a 'ARTMENT OF CIAL SERVICES BY:K_ 4 r. Deputy k to th, ':oard ' � � M.J.,A9-- Geile, Chair NOV 0 6 2006 APPROVED BY: WELD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WELD COUNTY DIVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES ON BEHALF OF FAVDUCATIONAL yqfriyiffic OF VELD COUNTY , Ju A. G ' go, Direc or ( Walt,r J. Speckman,Executive Director L/ Page 7 of 7 Contract No. PY06-WCMEP-Family Centers EXHIBIT A ASSURANCES 1. 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. 2. 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 nor otherwise appropriated in each succeeding year. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. FENWC 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. 6. FENWC 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 FENWC. 7. All such records,documents, communications, and other materials shall be the property of Social Services and shall be maintained by FENWC, in a central location and custodian, in behalf of Social Services, 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. 8. FENWC 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. The results of the monitoring and evaluation activities shall be provided to the appropriate and interested parties. Page 1 of 3 Contract No. PY06-WCMEP-Family Centers 9. This Contract shall be binding upon the parties hereto,their successors, heirs, legal representatives,and assigns. FENWC or Social Services may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of both parties. 10. FENWC certifies that federal appropriated funds have not been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of FENWC,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. 11. FENWC assures that it will fully comply with all other applicable federal and state laws. FENWC understands that the source of funds to be used under this Contract is Colorado Works or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families(TANF) funds. 12. FENWC 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. 13. The Appearance of Conflict of Interest applies to the relationship of a contractor with Social Services 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, FENWC 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, FENWC shall submit to Social Services, 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 Social Services' termination, for cause, of its contract with FENWC. Page 2 of 3 Contract No. PY06-WCMEP-Family Centers 14. FENWC 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 FENWC shall be disclosed in a form identifiable with the applicant/recipient or a minor's parent or guardian unless in accordance with FENWC written policies governing access to, duplication and dissemination of, all such information. FENWC shall advise its employees, agents, and subcontractor, if any,that they are subject to these confidentiality requirements. FENWC 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. 15. 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 FENWC in the course of providing services under this Contract will be accorded at least the same precautions as are employed by FENWC for similar information in the course of its own business. 16. FENWC 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. 17. FENWC certifies that it shall comply with the provisions of Colorado Revised Statutes(C.R.S.) 8-17.5-101, et seq. FENWC 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 FENWC that the subcontractor shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to perform work under this Contract. FENWC 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)(b). FENWC 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 FENWC 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 FENWC 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 FENWC receives federal or state funds under this Contract, FENWC 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 FENWC 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. Page 3 of 3 Hello