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HomeMy WebLinkAbout820556.tiff mEMORAnDUm Wi`P To John Martin, Chairman _ Date January 12, 1982 Board of County Commissioners COLORADO From Walter J. Speckman, Executive Director, Human Resources \ ` v L Subject Weatherization Contract Amendment Enclosed for Board approval is the 2nd Contract Amendment to the Weatheriza- tion Contract for 1981 . The Amendment decreases the 1981 allocation to a new level of $109,940.00 and extends the termination date of the contract to March 31 , 1982. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. 1 , 820556 I nun h At OI.% —1 f ,ry Ur.AKIMEN r OR AUNCY NU.11bbR WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE FOR LOW- INCOME PERSONS 32 00 00 CONTRACT FOR DOE GRANT NO. DE-FG48-79-R800313 CONTRACT ROUTING NUMBER AND DE-FG48-79-R800338 (Fiscal Year 1981 Appropriations) 2nd AMENDMENT CONTRACT AMENDMENT THIS/CONTRACT, made this 31st day of December 19 81, by and between the State of Colorado for the use and benefit of the Department of '' Local Affairs , Division of Housing, hereinafter referred to as the State or Grantee and Weld County Division of Human Resources , hereinafter referred to as the contractor or Delegate Agency, WHEREAS, authority exists in the Law and Funds have been budgeted, appropriated and otherwise made available and a sufficient unencumbered balance thereof remains available for payment in Fund Number 1 001 G/L Account Number 55537 . Contract 'Encumbrance Number C850930 ; and s 55547 WHEREAS, required approval. clearance and coordination has been accomplished from and with appropriate agencies; and WHEREAS. 'athe Department of Energy , hereinafter referred to as "DOE," is the recipient of funds under the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (PL 95-619, 92 Stat. 3206 et. seq. ) for the Weatherization Assistance for Low- Income Persons Program, hereinafter referred to as the "Weatherization" Program; and • WHEREAS, the Department of Health and Human Services, hereinafter referred • to as "HHS," is the recipient of funds under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (PL 97-35) hereafter referred to as the Low- Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) ; and WHEREAS, the National Energy Conservation Policy Act and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act address the same needs of low-income individuals and families, including the elderly and handicapped, by participation in energy conservation pro- grams designed to lessen the impact of the high cost of energy to such individuals and families and to reduce individual and family energy consumption; and WHEREAS, additional HHS funds are available and are combined with existing DOE funds to provide continuing or additional tweatherizationservices to low-income individuals and families in a cost-effective manner; and WHEREAS, for accounting purposes allocations for categories for HHS Weatheriza- tion Materials and Labor Costs have been made; and WHEREAS, under the date of February 1 , 1981 , the State and Delegate Agency entered into a contract to implement the goals of the "Weatherization" Program, which contract was amended under the date(s) of September 1 , 1981 ; and WHEREAS, the regulations permit the State to make reductions in the original funding allocated to those Delegate Agencies who have a large balance of unexpended funds, and permit increases in the original funding allocated to those Delegate Agencies who have a small or no balance of unexpended funds; and WHEREAS , on the basis of reports submitted by the Delegate Agency, the Grantee has estimated that the Delegate Agency will (not) spend $ 42,988.00 Fkr-addi-t4ott-to) (of) the original (amended) contract amount of $ 160,695.00 making a new total contract amount of $ 109,940.00 ($ 103,940.00 DOE funds and $ -0- HHS funds) ; and WHEREAS, DOE has extended to the Grantee the termination date for the program year, and the Delegate Agency requires additional time to accomplish implementation of the Weatherization Program, and to confirm and augment the aforesaid recitals the parties thereto now desire to again amend said contract. NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed that the original contract as amended shall be amended as follows : 1 . Delete Paragraph 27 of the original contract as amended and replace with the following: 395.53.01-cob0 • Page 1 of_S._pages •(Sce instructions on reverse of last page.) 27. The parties hereof understand and agree that this contract is subject to and contingent upon the continuing availability and receipt of Federal funds from DOE and HHS. These funds are to be expended under the categories listed below: (A) DOE funds may be shifted from one DOE category to another DOE category except that in no case may the funds allocated for Training and Technical Assistance and/or Administrative Costs be increased. Allowable expenditures calls for the negotiation of Support Costs , Weatherization Materials , Labor Waiver Costs , Liability Insurance and Low Cost/No Cost cate- gories between the Grantee and the Delegate Agency, upon approval of the Grantee, without written amendments to this agreement. A maximum of ten (10) percent of the total amount allocated to the Delegate Agency, not to exceed $50 per dwell - ing unit , may be expended to carry out Low Cost/No Cost Weath- erization activities. The negotiations of Materials Costs, Support Costs and Labor Waivers shall be limited to a maximum of $1 ,000 per unit, except where a special waiver up to a maximum of $1 ,600 per unit is granted from the Regional DOE Office. Negotiations shall also include the number of units to be completed. (B) HHS funds may be shifted only between HHS Weatherization Materials and HHS Labor Costs , upon approval of the Grantee, without written amendments to this agreement. Weatherization Materials funds shall not exceed $560 per dwelling unit. The negotiations of Materials Costs and Labor Costs shall be limited to a maximum of $1 , 100 per dwelling unit . Negotia- tions shall also include the number of units to be completed. DOE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE $ 2,440.00 Training Personnel , Fringe Benefits, Travel , Equipment and Supplies , Contractural , and Other Costs . DOE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS $ 5,913.00 Personnel , Fringe Benefits , Space Costs , Supplies and Reproduction, Rental/Purchase/Lease of Office Equipment , Administrative Travel , Audit and Other. DOE SUPPORT COSTS $ 42,731 .00 On-Site Supervisory Personnel , CETA Supplement , Hired Labor, Contract Labor, Fringe Benefits , Travel for Crew and Materials , Purchase/ Operation/Maintenance of Tools , Equipment , Vehicles , Vehicle Insurance and Warehouse Space. DOE WEATHERIZATION MATERIALS $ 52,790.00 Weatherization Materials and Repairs to Heating Sources. Add: HHS WEATHERIZATION MATERIALS $ Weatherization Materials and Repairs to Heating Sources. DOE LABOR WAIVER COSTS $ 6,066.00 Add: HHS LABOR COSTS $ -0- Labor costs shall consist of on-site supervisory personnel , hired labor, contract labor, fringe benefits , travel for crew and materials , operation/maintenance of tools, equipment, vehicles and vehicle insurance. DOE LIABILITY INSURANCE $ -0- DOE LOW COST/NO COST $ -0- TOTAL TENTATIVE ALLOCATED FUNDS $ 109,940.00 Page 2 of 5 pages 2. Delete Paragraph 28 of the original contract as amended and replace with the following: 28. Subject to the receipt of said funds from DOE and HHS , the Grantee agrees to reimburse the Delegate Agency•on the basis of allowable expenditures. The total reimbursement from the Grantee to the Delegate Agency for Administrative Costs and Support Costs shall be prorated per negotiations between the Grantee and the Delegate Agency on the basis of the Delegate Agency' s completed documentation of Weatherization Materials dollars installed in the homes of eligible applicants over the term of this agreement. 3. The termination date stated in Paragraph 32 of the contract shall be amended to March 31 , 1982. 4. Other than as herein amended, all provisions of the existing contract as previously amended shall remain in full force and effect. 5. The effective date of this amendment shall be December 31 , 1981 . LL Page 3 of 5 pages Form 6-AC-02B SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONTROLLER'S APPROVAL I. This contract shall not be deemed valid until it shall have been approved by the Controller of the State of Colorado or such assistant as he may designate. This provision is applicable to any contract involving the payment of money by the State. FUND AVAILABILITY 2. Financial obligations of the State payable alter the current fiscal year are contingent upon funds for that purpose being appropriated, budgeted and otherwise made available. BOND REQUIREMENT 3. If this contract involves the payment of more than ten thousand dollars for the construction. erection, repair, maintenance, or improvement of any building, road, bridge, viaduct, tunnel, excavation or other public work for this State, the contractor shall, before entering upon the performance of any such work included in this contract, duly execute and deliver to and file with the official whose signature appears below for the State, a good and sufficient bond or other acceptable surety to be approved by said official in a penal sum not less than one-half of the total amount payable by the terms of this contract. Such bond shall be duly executed by a qualified corporate surety, conditioned for the due and faithful performance of the contract, and in addition, shall provide that if the contractor or his subcontractors fail to duly pay for any labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his subcontractor in peformance of the work contracted to be done, the surety will pay the same in an amount not exceeding the sum specified in the bond, together with interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum. Unless such bond, when so required, is executed, delivered and tiled, no claim in favor of the contractor arising under this contract shall be audited, allowed or paid. A certified or cashier's check or a bank money order made payable to the Treasurer of the State of Colorado may be accepted in leiu of a bond. MINIMUM WAGE 4. Except as otherwise provided by law, if this contract provides for the payment of more than five thousand dollars and requires or involves the employment of laborers or mechanics in the construction, alteration or repair of any building or other public work, (except highways, highway bridges, underpasses and highway structures of all kinds) within the geographical limits of the State, the rate of wage for all laborers and mechanics employed by the contractor or any subcontractor on the building or public work covered by this contract shall be not less than the prevailing rate of wages for work of a similar nature in the city, town,village or other civil subdivision of the State in which the building or other public work is located. Disputes respecting prevailing rates will be resolved as provided in 8-16-101, CRS 1973, as amended. DISCRIMINATION AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION 5. The contractor agrees to comply with the letter and spirit of the Colorado Antidiscrimination Act of 1957, as amended, and other applicable law respecting discrimination and unfair employment practices (24-34301, CRS 1973, as amended). and as required by Executive Order, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, dated April 16, 1975.Pursuant thereto, the following provisions shall be contained fn all State contracts or sub-contracts. During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows: (1 ) The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, national origin. sex, marital status, religion,ancestry, mental or physical handicap. or age. The contractor will take affirmative action to insure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to the above mentioned characteristics. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following: employment- upgrading, demotion, or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertisings;lay-offs or terminations:rates of pay or other forms of compensation;and selection for training. including apprenticeship. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth provisions of this non-discrimination clause. (2) The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, religion,ancestry,mental or physical handicap, or age. (3) The contractor will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which he has collective targaining agreement or other contract or understanding, notice to be provided by the contracting officer. advising the labor union or workers' representative of the contractor's comtnittment under the Executive Order, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, dated April 16, 1975, and of the rules, regulations, and relevant Orders of the Governor. (4) The contractor and labor unions will furnish all information and reports required by Executive Order, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action of April 16, 1975,and by the rules,regulations and Orders of the Governor, or pursuant thereto, and will permit access to his books,records,and accounts by the contracting agency and the office of the Governor or his designee for purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules,regulations and orders. (5) A labor organization will not exclude any individual otherwise qualified from full membership rights in such labor organization, or expel any such individual from membership in such labor organization or discriminate against any of its members in the full enjoyment of work opportunity, because of race,creed, color,sex,national origin,or ancestry. (6) A labor organization, or the employees or members thereof will not aid,abet,incite,compel or coerce the doing of any act defined in this contract to be discriminatory or obstruct or prevent any person from complying with the provisions of this contract or any order issued thereunder;or attempt,either directly or indirectly, to commit any act defined in this contract to be discriminatory. page 4 of 5 pages 1 Fosr• -AC-OK (7) In the event of the contractor's non-compliance with the non-discrimination clauses of this contract or with any of such rules, regulations, or orders, this contract may be cancelled, terminated or suspended in whole or in part and the contractor may be declared ineligible for further State contracts in accordance with procedures, authorized in Executive Order. Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action of April 16, 1975 and the rules, regulations, or orders promulgated in accordance therewith, and such other sanctions as may be imposed and remedies as may be invoked as provided in Executive Order, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action of April 16, 1975, or by rules, regulations, or orders promulgated in accordance therewith, or as otherwise provided by law. (8) The contractor will include the provisions of paragraphs (I) through (8) in every sub-contract and sub-contractor purchase order unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders issued pursuant to Executive Order, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action of April 16, 1975,so that such provisions will be binding upon each sub-contractor or vendor. The contractor will take such action with respect to any sub-contracting or purchase order as the contracting agency may direct, as a means of enforcing such provisions, including sanctions for non-compliance: provided, however, that in the event the contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with the subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction by the contracting agency, the contractor may request the State of Colorado to enter into such litigation to protect the interest of the State of Colorado. COLORADO LABOR PREFERENCE 6. Provisions of 8.17-101, & 102, CRS 1973 for preference of Colorado labor are applicable to this contract if public works within the State are undertaken hereunder and are financed in whole or in part by State funds. GENERAL 7. The laws of the State of Colorado and rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto shall be applied in the interpretation, execution and enforcement of this contract. Any provision of this contract whether or not incorporated herein by reference which provides for arbitration by any extra-judicial body or person or which is otherwise in conflict with said laws, rules and regulations shall be considered null and void. Nothing contained in any provision incorporated herein by reference which purports to negate this or any other special provision in whole or in part shall be valid or enforceable or available in any action at law whether by way of complaint, defense or otherwise. Any provision rendered null and void by the operation of this provision will not invalidate the remainder of this contract to the extent that the contract is capable of execution. 8. The signatories hereto aver that they are familiar with 18-8-301, et seq., (Bribery and Corrupt Influences) and 18-8-401, et seq., (Abuse of Public Office), C.R.S. 1973, as amended,and that no violation of such provisions is present. 9. The signatories aver that to their knowledge, no state employee has any personal or beneficial interest • whatsoever in the service or property described herein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day first above written. STATE OF COLORADO Delegate Agency RICHARD D. LAMS1. GOVERNOR By�� /.d/',` �— By 'EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. Chuck Carlson, -Chairman pro Tem DEPARTMENT Position Board of County Commissioners OF LOCAL AFFAIRS Social Security Number APPROVALS ATTORNEY GENERAL CONTROLLER By By Page-5 which is the last of_5 pages •See instructions on reverse side. Hello