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Purchasing Division
City of Fort Collins
December 8, 2006
Michael V. Shoop
Professional Finance Co. Inc
P. O. Box 1686
Greeley, CO 80631
Re: Renewal, #P811 — Collection Services
Dear Mr. Shoop:
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RECEIVED
The City of Fort Collins wishes to extend the agreement term for per the exis�ing terms and
conditions and the following:
Prohibition Against Employing Illegal Aliens. This paragraph shall apply to all Co tractors whose
performance of work under this Agreement does not involve the delivery of a specific end
product other than reports that are merely incidental to the performance of said ork. Pursuant
to Section 8-17.5-101, C.R.S., et. seq., Contractor represents and agrees that:
A. As of the date of this Agreement:
1. Contractor does not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien; and
2. Contractor has participated or attempted to participate in the basic p lot
employment verification program created in Public Law 208, 104th ongress, as
amended, and expanded in Public Law 156, 108th Congress, as am nded,
administered by the United States Department of Homeland Securi (the "Basic
Pilot Program") in order to verify that Contractor does not employ an illegal aliens.
B. Contractor shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to perform works
under this Agreement or enter into a contract with a subcontractor that f ils to certify
to Contractor that the subcontractor shall not knowingly employ or contract with an
illegal alien to perform work under this Agreement.
C. Contractor shall continue to apply to participate in the Basic Pilot Progra and shall in
writing verify same every three (3) calendar months thereafter, until Con ractor is
accepted or the public contract for services has been completed, which er is earlier.
The requirements of this section shall not be required or effective if the asic Pilot
Program is discontinued.
D. Contractor is prohibited from using Basic Pilot Program procedures to undertake pre-
employment screening of job applicants while this Agreement is being p rformed.
E. If Contractor obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing v�ork under
this Agreement knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien, Conttractor shall:
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Notify such subcontractor and the City within three days that Contractor has actual
knowledge that the subcontractor is employing or contracting with an illegal alien;
and
2. Terminate the subcontract with the subcontractor if within three days of receiving
the notice required pursuant to this section the subcontractor does not cease
employing or contracting with the illegal alien; except that Contractor shall not
terminate the contract with the subcontractor if during such three days the
subcontractor provides information to establish that the subcontractor has not
knowingly employed or contracted with an illegal alien.
Contractor shall comply with any reasonable request by the Colorado Department of
Labor and Employment (the "Department") made in the course of an investigation that
the Department undertakes or is undertaking pursuant to the authority established in
Subsection 8-17.5-102 (5), C.R.S.
G. If Contractor violates any provision of this Agreement pertaining to the duties imposed
by Subsection 8-17.5-102, C.R.S. the City may terminate this Agreement. If this
Agreement is so terminated, Contractor shall be liable for actual and consequential
damages to the City arising out of Contractor's violation of Subsection 8-17.5-102,
C.R.S.
H. The City will notify the Office of the Secretary of State if Contractor violates this
provision of this Agreement and the City terminates the Agreement for such breach.
The term will be extended for one (1) additional month, January 1, 2007 through January 31, 2007.
If the renewal is acceptable to your firm, please sign this letter in the space provided and return it to
the City of Fort Collins, Purchasing Division, P. O. Box 580, Fort Collins, CO 85022, within the next
fifteen days.
If this extension is not agreeable with your firm, we ask that you send us a written notice stating that
you do not wish to renew the contract and state the reason for non -renewal.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Opal Dick, CPPO, Senior Buyer, at
221-6778.
Sincerely,
�DfGzA-Q- J,-.,
J me B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP
Di . r of Purchasing and Risk Management
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Signature Date
(Please indicat yo r desire to renew Proposal #P-811 by signing this letter and returning it to
Purchasing Div within the next fifteen days.)