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HomeMy WebLinkAbout972412.tiffRESOLUTION RE: APPROVE OFFICE OF ENERGY CONSERVATION GRANT CONTRACT 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 an Office of Energy Conservation Grant Contract between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Health Department, and the State of Colorado Office of Energy Conservation, commencing November 1, 1997, and ending November 30, 1998, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said contract, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said contract, 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 Office of Energy Conservation Grant Contract between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Health Department, and the State of Colorado Office of Energy Conservation be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said contract. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 17th day of November, A.D., 1997, nunc pro tunc November 1, 1997. Dale K. Hall APP ounty Attorn D AS TO FO ("4.2 /-/L557 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WEL COUNTY,7LORADO George E. Baxter, Chair onstance L. Harbept, ro-Tem /Barbara J. Kirkmeyer W. H. Webster (j1 972412 HL0023 361500 EFA Department or Agency Number fjb(om Contract Routing Number CONTRACT THIS CONTRACT, made this 16th day of October, 1997, by and between the State of Colorado for the use and benefit of the Office of Energy Conservation (OEC), a branch of the Governor's Office, hereinafter referred to as the State, and Weld County, Health Department, 1517 16th Avenue Court, Greeley, Colorado, 80631, hereinafter referred to as the Contractor. WHEREAS, authority exists in the Law and Funds have been budgeted, appropriated and otherwise made available in Fund Number 180, Organization Account EAEX, Contract Encumbrance Number C900393, OMB Catalogue Number 81.041; and WHEREAS, required approval, clearance and coordination has been accomplished from and with appropriate agencies; and WHEREAS, the State announced the Regional Recycling program in July, 1997, to help Colorado communities develop programs to enhance regional recycling opportunities throughout Colorado; and WHEREAS, Contractor timely submitted its response to the announcement; and WHEREAS, the State, after evaluating all timely, complete and qualified proposals submitted, has determined Contractor's proposal is the most advantageous to the State, price and other factors considered; and WHEREAS, Contractor shall establish a composting program and purchase a book -binding cutter in Weld County; and WHEREAS, Contractor is a political subdivision; and WIiEPEAS, the Contractor has the expertise and resources necessary to provide the work required by the State. NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed that, 1. The Program In consideration of the State's promises hereinafter made, Contractor promises to provide the professional services necessary to complete the program outlined in this paragraph I, including all tasks, objectives, reporting requirements and specifications as required herein: A. Contractor shall establish a composting program in Weld County by completing the following tasks: i. Hire a Composting Education Technician (CET) by November 15, 1997; Compile and distribute composting education materials on an ongoing basis; iii. Conduct a home composter sale event in Greeley by November 1, 1998; iv. Establish three (3) composter demonstration sites by July 15, 1998; v. Establish a master composter program by November 15, 1998; vi. Organize and implement a residential leaf composting program by November 15, 1998; and vii. Hold composting conference in Weld County by November 1, 1998. B. Contractor shall purchase a book -binding cutter for use in the regional recycling program by April 30, 1998. Page 1 of 8 Pages C. Contractor shall document program progress in quarterly reports. D. All deliverables will be reviewed and evaluated by OEC's Program Manager and Evaluation Specialist. OEC's Program Manager will determine final acceptance of deliverables. 2. Reports A. A Quarterly Report shall be submitted to the State on the twentieth day of the month following the end of each quarter. Contractor's Quarterly Reports shall be due on the twentieth day each April, July, October and January during the life of this Contract. The report shall indicate the status of work to be performed pursuant to this contract and shall indicate clearly whether work is proceeding according to schedule, ahead of schedule or behind schedule. If the work is behind schedule, Contractor shall immediately begin implementation of a program to bring work up to schedule. B. The Quarterly report shall contain a financial report summarizing expenditures on a form to be provided by the State. Expenditures shall be shown for each line item on a month -by -month basis. C. Audit Requirements i. Contractor acknowledges that funds granted under this Contract are Federal funds, and shall notify its auditors that these funds are subject to audit procedures outlined in OMB Circular A-133. Contractor shall include the project covered by this Contract in an annual audit report as required by OMB Circular A-133: organizations with annual expenditures of federal funds of $300,000 or more must have an audit performed in accordance with OMB Circular A-133; organizations with annual expenditures of federal funds of less than $300,000 are subject to financial monitoring by the OEC. ii. Within six months after the end of Contractor's fiscal year, a copy of Contractor's financial audit shall be filed with the Office of Energy Conservation. Further possible funding under this Contract or through this agency is contingent upon receipt of Contractor's audit report. 3. Contract Price In consideration for work and services performed, the State agrees to pay Contractor a total amount not to exceed Thirty Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($30,000.00). No funds awarded under the terms of this Contract are to be used for administrative expenses; nor shall these funds be used to supplant existing finding from any source whatsoever. 4. Payments to Contractor shall consist of the following: A. In conjunction with a report submitted by Contractor on a form provided by the OEC detailing expenditure of funds provided under this Contract, the State shall pay by warrant on a reimbursement basis on line item billings per the attached budget, incorporated and made a part hereof, and referenced for identification as Exhibit A, no more than once a month. B. The OEC shall withhold payment of the final five percent (5%) of the total Agreement amount until Contractor has submitted and the OEC has accepted all required financial, progress, evaluation, and performance reports enumerated in this Agreement or any of its Exhibits or Attachments. 5. Contractor shall follow State fiscal rules for all transactions performed under this Contract. 6. The State may withhold any payment if the Contractor has failed to comply with terms and conditions provided in this Contract or its attachments. 7. The State, through the Director of the OEC, the State Auditor, or any of their duly authorized representatives, including an independent Certified Public Accountant of the State's choosing, or the federal government or any of its properly delegated or authorized representatives, shall have the right to inspect, examine, and audit the Contractor's (and any subcontractor's) records, books, accounts and other relevant documents. Such discretionary audit may be requested at any time and for any reason from the effective date of this Contract until five (5) years after the date final payment for this Project is received by the Contractor, provided that the audit is performed during normal business hours. 8. To ensure compliance with the Contract, the State, or its authorized representative(s), shall, at any time during normal business hours, have the right to enter into the Contractor's premises or other places where work under the Page 2 of 8 Pages Contract is being performed in order to monitor or otherwise evaluate the work performed or being performed. When monitoring or evaluation is done by the State on the premises of the Contractor or subcontractor, the Contractor or subcontractor shall provide all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safety and convenience of the State representatives in performance of their duties. All monitoring and evaluations shall be performed in such a manner that they shall not unduly interfere with work under this Contract. 9. No subcontracts shall be made by Contractor with any other party for furnishing any work or services under this Contract without the consent, and approval of the State other than individual employer -- employee contracts and those contained in Contractor's Proposal, which by issuance of this Contract receive the State's assent. Contractor shall request in writing permission to subcontract. The intent of this provision is to allow the State to review any subcontract that has a significant impact on the project. 10. Contractor represents that it has, or shall secure at its own expense, unless otherwise stated in this Contract or its attachments, all personnel, as employees of the Contractor, necessary to perform the work and services required to be performed by the Contractor under this Contract. 11. The Contractor shall perform its duties hereunder as an independent contractor and not as an employee. Neither the Contractor nor any agent or employee of the Contractor shall be, or shall be deemed to be, an agent or employee of the State and shall have no authorization, express or implied, to bind the State to any agreements, settlements, liability, or understanding except as expressly set forth herein. The Contractor shall be responsible to the State for the ultimate results of performance required hereunder but shall not be subject to the direction and control of the State as to the means and methods of accomplishing the results. The specifications in this Contract of particular performance standards the State deems essential to proper performance and Contract value shall in no event be deemed to alter this relationship. CONTRACTOR SHALL PAY WHEN DUE ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYMENT TAXES AND INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING INCLUDING ALL FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX ON ANY MONEYS PAID PURSUANT TO THIS CONTRACT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE AND KEEP IN FORCE WORKER'S COMPENSATION (AND SHOW PROOF OF SUCH INSURANCE) AND UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION INSURANCE IN THE AMOUNTS REQUIRED BY LAW, AND SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTS OF CONTRACTOR, ITS EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS. THE CONTRACTOR ACKNOWLEDGES THAT CONTRACTOR AND ITS EMPLOYEES ARE NOT ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS OF WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE OR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNLESS THE CONTRACTOR OR A THIRD PARTY PROVIDES SUCH COVERAGE AND THAT THE STATE DOES NOT PAY FOR OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE SUCH COVERAGE. 12. If Contractor fails to comply with any contractual provision, the State may, after notice to Contractor, suspend the Contract and withhold further payments or prohibit the Contractor from incurring additional obligations of contractual funds, pending corrective action by the Contractor or a decision to terminate in accordance with Paragraph 13 below. The State may determine to allow such necessary and proper costs which the Contractor could not reasonably avoid during the period of suspension provided such costs were necessary and reasonable for the conduct of the project. 13. Contract Termination. This Contract may be terminated as follows: A. Termination for Cause. If, through any cause, the Contractor shall fail to fulfill, in a timely and proper manner, his obligations under this Contract, or if the Contractor shall violate any of the covenants, agreements, or stipulations of this Contract, the State shall thereupon have the right to terminate this Contract for cause by giving written notice to the Contractor of such termination and specifying the effective date thereof, at least five (5) days before the effective date of such termination. In that event, all finished or unfinished documents, data, studies, surveys, drawing, maps, models, photographs, and reports or other material prepared by the Contractor under this Contract shall, at the option of the State, become its property, and the Contractor shall be entitled to receive just and equitable compensation for any satisfactory work completed on such documents and other materials. Notwithstanding above, the Contractor shall not be relieved of liability to the State for any damages sustained by the State by virtue of any breach of the Contract by the Contractor, and the State may withhold any payment to the Contractor for the purpose of setoff until such time as the exact amount of damages due the State from the Contractor is determined. B. Termination for Convenience. The State may terminate this Contract at any time the State determines that the purposes of the distribution of State monies under the Contract would no longer be served by the completion of the Project. The State shall effect such termination by giving written notice of termination to the Contractor and specifying notice of termination to the Contractor and specifying the effective date thereof, at least twenty (20) days before the effective date of such termination. In that event, all finished or unfinished documents and other materials as described in Termination for Cause shall, at the option Page 3 of 8 Pages of the State, become its property. If the Contract is terminated by the State as provided herein, the Contractor will be paid an amount which bears the same ratio to the total compensation as the services actually performed bear to the total service of the Contractor covered by this Contract, less payments of compensation previously made. 14. Modification and Amendment A. Modification by Operation of Law. This Contract is subject to such modifications as may be required by changes in federal or State law or regulations. Any such required modification shall be incorporated into and be part of this Contract as if fully set forth herein; provided, however, that the Contractor may immediately terminate this agreement pursuant to the terms of Paragraph 13 B. above if a modification in law or regulation precludes Contractor from realizing the benefits it expected from this Contract. B. Programmatic or Budgetary Modifications. Contractor shall follow the revision procedures set forth below: i. Contractor must submit a written request to the State and obtain prior written approval from the State under the following circumstances (written notice of such changes when mutually agreed upon shall be forwarded to the State Controller): a) when cumulative budgetary line item changes exceed ten percent (10%) of the total Contract amount or Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), whichever is less, except that Contract total may not increase unless otherwise agreed to by Contractor and State in a properly executed contract amendment, or when additional or less state funding is needed; b) when the scope, objective, or completion date of the Project changes, as determined by the State; c) under such circumstances, the State's approval is not binding until memorialized in a contract amendment, as required by State's Fiscal Rules. C. If either the State or the Contractor desires to modify the terms of this Contract other than as set forth above, written notice of the proposed modification shall be given to the other party. No modification shall take effect unless agreed to in writing by both parties in an amendment to this Contract properly executed and approved in accordance with applicable law. 15. The Contractor and any subcontractors shall credit the Colorado Office of Energy Conservation as a funding source on all news releases, brochures, technical papers, and other promotional or informational material. 16. This Contract is intended as the complete integration of all understanding between the parties. No prior or contemporaneous addition, deletion or amendment hereto shall have any force or effect whatsoever, unless embodied in writing. No subsequent novation, renewal, addition, deletion or other amendment hereto shall have any force or effect unless embodied in a written Contract executed and approved pursuant to the State Fiscal Rules. 17. Contractor shall submit annually an inventory of equipment acquired with State contract funds which is in the possession of the Contractor or any subcontractors. When the Contract expires, the Contractor shall report on State owned equipment as part of closeout. Thereafter, the State shall issue disposition instructions to the Contractor in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 18. Contractor shall provide property damage insurance coverage to the limit possible on valuation of equipment purchased by State funds, including the State owned equipment, until such time as disposition of this equipment is made. 19. To the extent that this Contract may be executed and performance of the obligations of the parties may be accomplished within the intent of the Contract, the terms of this Contract are severable, and should any term or provision hereof be declared invalid or become inoperative for any reason, such invalidity or failure shall not affect the validity of any other term or provision hereof. The waiver of any breach of a term hereof shall not be construed as waiver of any other term. 20. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties understand and agree that all terms and conditions of this contract and the exhibits and attachments hereto which may require continued performance or compliance beyond the termination date of the contract shall survive such termination date and shall be enforceable by the State as provided herein in the event of such failure to perform or comply by the Contractor or its subcontractors. Page 4 of 8 Pages 21. The Contractor may not assign its rights or duties under this Contract without the prior written consent of the State. 22. Except as herein otherwise provided, this Contract shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. 23. The Contractor shall at all times during the execution of this contract strictly adhere to and comply with all applicable federal laws and regulations, as they currently exist and may hereafter be amended, which are incorporated herein by this reference as terms and conditions of this contract. The Contractor shall also require compliance with these statutes and regulations in subgrant agreements permitted under this contract. These federal laws and regulations include: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88-352), Section 16 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-275), Section 401 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-438), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (Pub. L. 92-318, Pub. L. 93-568, and Pub. L. 94-482), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Pub. L. 93-112), the Age Discrimination Act of 1977 (Pub. L. 94-135), Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Pub. L. 90-284), the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (Pub. L. 95-91), the Energy Conservation and Production Act of 1976, as amended, (Pub. L. 94-385), and Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1040. In accordance with the above laws and regulations issued pursuant thereto, the Contractor agrees to assure that no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity in which Contractor receives Federal assistance from the Office of Energy Conservation. 24. Certifications A. Suspension and Debarment. The undersigned hereby certifies that to the best of its knowledge and belief, the Contractor and its principals: i. Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any federal department or agency. ii. Have not within a three year period preceding this contract been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against it for commission of graud 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 of commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property; iii. Are not presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State, or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph A.H. of this certification; and iv. Have not within a three year period preceding this contract had one or more public transactions (Federal, State, or local) terminated for cause or default. B. Drug Free Workplace. The undersigned certifies that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, the Contractor is in compliance with the requirements of the Drug -Free Workplace Act (Public Law 100-690, Title V, subtitle D, 41 USC 701 et seq.): C. Lobbying. The undersigned certifies to the best of his or her knowledge and belief that: i. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, 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, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. ii. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form - LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions. Page 5 of 8 Pages ii. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify accordingly. D. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by Section 1352, Title 31, United States Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure. 25. The term of this Contract shall be the 1st day of November, 1997, through the 30th day of November, 1998. If Contractor desires an extension of this Contract, extension requests must be submitted in writing to the State forty-five (45) days prior to Contract end date. Page 6 of 8 Pages SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONTROLLER'S APPROVAL 1 . 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 of Colorado payable after 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 fifty 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 the State official who will sign the contract, 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 upon the 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, provendor or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his subcontractor in performance of the work contracted to be done or fails to pay any person who supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment in the prosecution of the work 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 is executed, delivered and filed, no claim in favor of the contractor arising under such contract shall be audited, allowed or paid. A certified or cashier's check or a bank money order payable to the Treasurer of the State of Colorado may be accepted in lieu of a bond. This provision is in compliance with CRS 38-26-106. INDEMNIFICATION 4. To the extent authorized by law, the contractor shall indemnify, save, and hold harmless the State, its employees and agents, against any and all claims, damages, liability and court awards including costs, expenses, and attorney fees incurred as a result of any act or omission by the contractor, or its employees, agents, subcontractors, or assignees pursuant to the terms of this contract. 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 (CRS 24-34-402), and as required by Executive Order, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, dated April 16, 1975. Pursuant thereto, the following provisions shall be contained in all State contracts or sub -contracts. During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows: (a) 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. (b) 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. (c) The contractor will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which he has a collective bargaining 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 commitment under the Executive Order, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, dated April 16, 1975, and of the rules, regulations, and relevant Orders of the Governor. (d) 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. (e) 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. (0 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. (g) 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 canceled, 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 Page 7 of 8 pages Form 6 -AC -02B (GEN060197) Revised 06/01/97 By in accordance therewith, and such other sanctions as may be imposed and remedies as may be invoked as provided in Executive Order, Equal Opportunity anti Affirmative Action of April 16, 1975, or by rules, regulations, or orders promulgated in accordance therewith, or as otherwise provided by law. (h) The contractor will include the provisions of paragraphs (a) through (h) in every sub -contract and subcontractor 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 subcontractor 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 6a. Provisions of CRS 8-17-101 & 102 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. b. When a construction contract for a public project is to be awarded to a bidder, a resident bidder shall be allowed a preference against a non-resident bidder from a state or foreign country equal to the preference given or required by the state or foreign country in which the non-resident bidder is a resident. If it is determined by the officer responsible for awarding the bid that compliance with the subsection .06 may cause denial of federal funds which would otherwise be available or would otherwise be inconsistent with requirements of Federal law, this subsection shall be suspended, but only to the extent necessary to prevent denial of the moneys or to eliminate the inconsistency with Federal requirements (CRS 8-I9-101 and 102). 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 othenvise 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. At all times during the performance of this contract, the Contractor shall strictly adhere to all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations that have been or may hereafter be established. 9. Pursuant to CRS 24-30-202.4 (as amended), the state controller may withhold debts owed to state agencies under the vendor offset intercept system for: (a) unpaid child support debt or child support arrearages; (b) unpaid balance of tax, accrued interest, or other charges specified in Article 22, Title 39, CRS; (c) unpaid loans due to the student loan division of the department of higher education; (d) owed amounts required to be paid to the unemployment compensation fund; and (e) other unpaid debts owing to the state or any agency thereof, the amount of which is found to be owing as a result of final agency determination or reduced to judgment as certified by the controller. 10. The signatories aver that they are familiar with CRS 18-8-301, et seq., (Bribery and Corrupt Influences) and CRS 18-8-401, et seq., (Abuse of Public Office), and that no violation of such provisions is present. I I. 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 Contract on the day first above written. f Contractor: (Full Legal Name) WEItD COUNTY BOA jD OF COMMISS ONERS State of Colorado ROY ROMER, GOVERNOR Position(Title) George E- Baxter. Chair By If Corporation, To Attest (Affix Seal) By ATTORNEY GENERAL Clerk to the Board Gale A. Norton Form 6 -AC -02C (GEN060197) Revised 06/01/97 dik ge tt.€._ Wade Buchanan Department of Office of Energy Conservation WELD COUifMALIhp&ARIAli I BY: APPROVALS CONTROLLER By S. PILE,g M�.S.E.H. PI 91t®4y cattily this to be true and exact copy of the original. Clifford W. Flab Page 8 which is the last of 8 pages EXHIBIT A BUDGET DETAIL AND JUSTIFICATION WELD COUNTY, HEALTH DEPARTMENT OEC EXPENDITURES PERSONNEL Salary: Fringe: Community Compost Education Technician, 1080 hrs. @ $11.31/hr (0.5 FTE) Community Compost Education Technician, 25% of salary SUPPLIES Home composter sale event supplies and signage for demonstration sites Master composter program supplies Residential leaf composting program supplies EQUIPMENT Book -Binding cutter CONTRACTUAL Compost Market Development Contractor, 40 hours @ $25/hr. TOTAL OEC EXPENDITURES MATCHING EXPENDITURES $12,212.00 $3,053.00 $2,985.00 $250.00 $3,000.00 $7,500.00 $1,000.00 $30,000.00 PERSONNEL Salary: 148 hrs. @ $25/hr. $3,700.00 Fringe: Indirect costs for Community Compost Education Technician, 4% of loaded salary $611.00 SUPPLIES Project Supplies EQUIPMENT Book -binding cutter cost share OTHER EXPENDITURES Rent $5,000.00 $1,500.00 $718.00 TOTAL MATCHING EXPENDITURES $11,529.00 Page 1 of 2 Pages EXHIBIT A Name of Agency or Organization: Weld County, Health Department OEC Funding Contractor Match Category Personnel Services Personnel/Salaries Only 12,212.00 3,700.00 Fringe 3,053.00 611.00 Supplies 6,235.00 5,000.00 Equipment 7,500.00 1,500.00 Travel In -State Out -of -State Contractual 1,000.00 Other Expenditures Program Promotion Training & Conferences Telephone Memberships, Registrations Books, Periodicals, Subscriptions Official Functions Rent 718.00 Audit Total $30,000.00 $11,529.00 Note: The Contractor is subject to the State Fiscal Rules (as revised September 1997), OMB Circular A-87 (as revised May 1997), and OMB Circular A110 or A122 depending on which one applies. Page 2 of 2 Pages ‘vi COLORADO mEmORAnDU , It CV George Baxter, Chairman To Board of County Commissioners Date November 13,iJL From U I i a! John Pickle, Director, Health Department )r, Subject: Office of Energy Conservation Grant Contract Enclosed for Board approval is a contract between Weld County Health Department and the Office of Energy Conservation (OEC), a branch of the Governor's Office of the State of Colorado. This contract is the result of our successful grant application earlier this year for a regional recycling program. The contract requires the Health Department to establish a composting program in Weld County by compiling and distributing composting education materials, conducting a home composter sale event, establishing three composter demonstration sites, establishing a master composter program, organizing a residential leaf composting program and holding a composting conference in Weld County. The contract will also provide funding to hire a half-time composting education technician and to purchase a book -binding cutter for use in the regional recycling program. For these services, the Health Department will receive an amount not to exceed $30,000. The term of the contract is November 1, 1997 through November 30, 1998, and I recommend your approval. Enclosure Hello