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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRFP - P1046 FAIR HOUSING PLAN ANALA OF IMPED FAIR HOUSREQUEST FOR PROPOSAL P1046 `itvof tart Collins Fair Housing Plan: Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice The City is requesting proposals for the preparation of a Fair Housing Plan that represents County unincorporated areas, non -entitled partnership jurisdictions, and the Cities of Fort Collins, Loveland and Estes Park. The consultant will be expected to work closely with staff from all entities. Written proposals, five (5) copies, will be received at the City of Fort Collins' Purchasing Division, 215 North Mason St., 2nd floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521. Proposals will be received before 3:00 p.m. (our clock), October 31, 2006. Reference Proposal Number P1046. If delivered, they are to be sent to 215 North Mason Street, 2"d Floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521. If mailed, the address is P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, 80522-0580. Questions concerning the scope of the project should be directed to Project Manager Julie Smith at (970) 221-6595, or ismithCa�fcgov.com . Questions regarding proposals submittal or process should be directed to David Carey, CPPB, Buyer, at (970) 416-2191 or dcarevafcgov.com . A copy of the proposal may be obtained as follows: 1. Download the Proposal/Bid from the BuySpeed Webpage, https:Hsecure2.fcqov.com/bso/login.oso 2. Come by Purchasing at 215 North Mason St., 2"d floor, Fort Collins, and request a copy of the Bid. Sales Prohibited/Conflict of Interest: No officer, employee, or member of City Council, shall have a financial interest in the sale to the City of any real or personal property, equipment, material, supplies or services where such officer or employee exercises directly or indirectly any decision - making authority concerning such sale or any supervisory authority over the services to be rendered. This rule also applies to subcontracts with the City. Soliciting or accepting any gift, gratuity favor, entertainment, kickback or any items of monetary value from any person who has or is seeking to do business with the City of Fort Collins is prohibited. Collusive or sham proposals: Any proposal deemed to be collusive or a sham proposal will be rejected and reported to authorities as such. Your authorized signature of this proposal assures that such proposal is genuine and is not a collusive or sham proposal. The City of Fort Collins reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any irregularities or informalities. Sincerely, James B. O'Neill ll, CPPO, FNIGP Director of Purchasing & Risk Management 215 North Mason Street • 2"" Floor • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6775 • Fax (970) 221-6707 www.fceov.com termination to the Professional. Such notice shall be delivered at least fifteen (15) days prior to the termination date contained in said notice unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties. All notices provided under this Agreement shall be effective when mailed, postage prepaid and sent to the following addresses: Professional: City: With Copy to: City of Fort Collins, Purchasing PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 In the event of any such early termination by the City, the Professional shall be paid for services rendered prior to the date of termination, subject only to the satisfactory performance of the Professional's obligations under this Agreement. Such payment shall be the Professional's sole right and remedy for such termination. 5. Design, Project Indemnity and Insurance Responsibility. The Professional shall be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, timely completion and the coordination of all services rendered by the Professional, including but not limited to designs, plans, reports, specifications, and drawings and shall, without additional compensation, promptly remedy and correct any errors, omissions, or other deficiencies. The Professional shall indemnify, save and hold harmless the City, its officers and employees in accordance with Colorado law, from all damages whatsoever claimed by third parties against the City; and for the City's costs and reasonable attorneys fees, arising directly or indirectly out of the Professional's performance of any of the services furnished under this Agreement. The Professional shall maintain commercial general liability insurance in the amount of $500,000 combined single limits and errors and omissions insurance in the amount of $ 6. Compensation. [Use this paragraph or Option 1 below.] In consideration of the services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement, the City agrees to pay Professional a fixed fee in the amount of ($ ) plus reimbursable direct costs. All such fees and Standard Professional Services Agreement- rev08/22/06 10 costs shall not exceed ($ ). Monthly partial payments based upon the Professional's billings and itemized statements are permissible. The amounts of all such partial payments shall be based upon the Professional's City -verified progress in completing the services to be performed pursuant hereto and upon the City's approval of the Professional's actual reimbursable expenses. [Optional] Insert Subcontractor ClauseFinal payment shall be made following acceptance of the work by the City. Upon final payment, all designs, plans, reports, specifications, drawings, and other services rendered by the Professional shall become the sole property of the City. 6. Compensation. [Option 1] In consideration of the services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement, the City agrees to pay Professional on a time and reimbursable direct cost basis according to the following schedule: Hourly billing rates: Reimbursable direct costs: with maximum compensation (for both Professional's time and reimbursable direct costs) not to exceed ($ ). Monthly partial payments based upon the Professional's billings and itemized statements of reimbursable direct costs are permissible. The amounts of all such partial payments shall be based upon the Professional's City -verified progress in completing the services to be performed pursuant hereto and upon the City's approval of the Professional's reimbursable direct costs. Final payment shall be made following acceptance of the work by the City. Upon final payment, all designs, plans, reports, specifications, drawings and other services rendered by the Professional shall become the sole property of the City. 7. City Representative. The City will designate, prior to commencement of work, its project representative who shall make, within the scope of his or her authority, all necessary and proper decisions with reference to the project. All requests for contract interpretations, change orders, and other clarification or instruction shall be directed to the City Representative. Standard Professional Services Agreement- rev08/22/06 8. Project Drawings. [Optional] Upon conclusion of the project and before final payment, the Professional shall provide the City with reproducible drawings of the project containing accurate information on the project as constructed. Drawings shall be of archival, prepared on stable mylar base material using a non -fading process to provide for long storage and high quality reproduction. "CD" disc of the as -built drawings shall also be submitted to the owner in and AutoCAD version no older then the established city standard. 9. Monthly Report. Commencing thirty (30) days after the date of execution of this Agreement and every thirty (30) days thereafter, Professional is required to provide the City Representative with a written report of the status of the work with respect to the Scope of Services, Work Schedule, and other material information. Failure to provide any required monthly report may, at the option of the City, suspend the processing of any partial payment request. 10. Independent Contractor. The services to be performed by Professional are those of an independent contractor and not of an employee of the City of Fort Collins. The City shall not be responsible for withholding any portion of Professional's compensation hereunder for the payment of FICA, Workers' Compensation, other taxes or benefits or for any other purpose. 11. Personal Services. It is understood that the City enters into this Agreement based on the special abilities of the Professional and that this Agreement shall be considered as an agreement for personal services. Accordingly, the Professional shall neither assign any responsibilities nor delegate any duties arising under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the City. 12. Acceptance Not Waiver. The City's approval of drawings, designs, plans, specifications, reports, and incidental work or materials furnished hereunder shall not in any way relieve the Professional of responsibility for the quality or technical accuracy of the work. The City's approval or acceptance of, or payment for, any of the services shall not be construed to operate as a waiver of any rights or benefits provided to the City under this Agreement. Standard Professional Services Agreement- rev08/22/06 12 13. Default. Each and every term and condition hereof shall be deemed to be a material element of this Agreement. In the event either party should fail or refuse to perform according to the terms of this agreement, such party may be declared in default. 14. Remedies. In the event a party has been declared in default, such defaulting party shall be allowed a period of ten (10) days within which to cure said default. In the event the default remains uncorrected, the party declaring default may elect to (a) terminate the Agreement and seek damages; (b) treat the Agreement as continuing and require specific performance; or (c) avail himself of any other remedy at law or equity. If the non -defaulting party commences legal or equitable actions against the defaulting party, the defaulting party shall be liable to the non -defaulting party for the non -defaulting party's reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred because of the default. 15. Binding Effect. This writing, together with the exhibits hereto, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and shall be binding upon said parties, their officers, employees, agents and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the respective survivors, heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of said parties. 16. Law/Severability. The laws of the State of Colorado shall govern the construction, interpretation, execution and enforcement of this Agreement. In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision of this Agreement. 17. Prohibition Against Employing Illegal Aliens. This paragraph shall apply to all Contractors 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 work. 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: Standard Professional Services Agreement- rev08/22/06 13 1. Contractor does not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien; and 2. Contractor has participated or attempted to participate in the basic pilot employment verification program created in Public Law 208, 104th Congress, as amended, and expanded in Public Law 156, 108th Congress, as amended, administered by the United States Department of Homeland Security (the "Basic Pilot Program") in order to verify that Contractor does not employ any 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 fails 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 Program and shall in writing verify same every three (3) calendar months thereafter, until Contractor is accepted or the public contract for services has been completed, whichever is earlier. The requirements of this section shall not be required or effective if the Basic 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 performed. E. If Contractor obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing work under this Agreement knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien, Contractor shall: 1. 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. F. 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. Standard Professional Services Agreement- rev08/22/06 14 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. 17. Soecial Provisions. [Optional] Special provisions or conditions relating to the services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement are set forth in Exhibit " ", consisting of ( ) pages, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. Standard Professional Services Agreement- rev08/22/06 15 THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO By: James B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP Director of Purchasing & Risk Management DATE: ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Assistant City Attorney [Insert Professional's name] or [Insert Partnership Name] or [Insert individual's name] or Doing business as [insert name of business] Title: CORPORATE PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT Date: ATTEST: Corporate Secretary (Corporate Seal) Standard Professional Services Agreement- rev08/22/06 16 [Optional] EXHIBIT " " CONFIDENTIALITY IN CONNECTION WITH SERVICES provided to the City of Fort Collins (the "City') pursuant to this Agreement (the "Agreement"), the Contractor hereby acknowledges that it has been informed that the City has established policies and procedures with regard to the handling of confidential information and other sensitive materials. In consideration of access to certain information, data and material (hereinafter individually and collectively, regardless of nature, referred to as "information") that are the property of and/or relate to the City or its employees, customers or suppliers, which access is related to the performance of services that the Contractor has agreed to perform, the Contractor hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows: That information that has or will come into its possession or knowledge in connection with the performance of services for the City may be confidential and/or proprietary. The Contractor agrees to treat as confidential (a) all information that is owned by the City, or that relates to the business of the City , or that is used by the City in carrying on business, and (b) all information that is proprietary to a third party (including but not limited to customers and suppliers of the City) . The Contractor shall not disclose any such information to any person not having a legitimate need -to -know for purposes authorized by the City. Further, the Contractor shall not use such information to obtain any economic or other benefit for itself, or any third party, except as specifically authorized by the City. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, the Contractor understands that it shall have no obligation under this Agreement with respect to information and material that (a) becomes generally known to the public by publication or some means other than a breach of duty of this Agreement, or (b) is required by law, regulation or court order to be disclosed, provided that the request for such disclosure is proper and the disclosure does not exceed that which is required. In the event of any disclosure under (b) above, the Contractor shall furnish a copy of this Agreement to anyone to whom it is required to make such disclosure and shall promptly advise the City in writing of each such disclosure. In the event that the Contractor ceases to perform services for the City, or the City so requests for any reason, the Contractor shall promptly return to the City any and all information described hereinabove, including all copies, notes and/or summaries (handwritten or mechanically produced) thereof, in its possession or control or as to which it otherwise has access. The Contractor understands and agrees that the City's remedies at law for a breach of the Contractor's obligations under this Confidentiality Agreement may be inadequate and that the City shall, in the event of any such breach, be entitled to seek equitable relief (including without limitation preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and specific performance) in addition to all other remedies provided hereunder or available at law. Standard Professional Services Agreement- rev08/22/06 17 Standard Professional Services Agreement- rev08/22/06 18 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL P1046 Fair Housing Plan: Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice I. Introduction The City of Fort Collins, as lead agency for the Larimer County HOME Consortium and as recipient of federal Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds through the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, is required to complete a Fair Housing Plan: Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI). The City is requesting proposals for the preparation of a Fair Housing Plan that represents County unincorporated areas, non -entitled partnership jurisdictions, and the Cities of Fort Collins, Loveland and Estes Park. The consultant will be expected to work closely with staff from all entities. The City will require an initial draft of the Al at the time interval specified in the Schedule of Events listed below. At the conclusion of the assessment process, the consultant will submit one copy of the "camera ready" final Al and four copies. The City will handle the distribution of the final document. The consultant may be required to make an oral summary of the completed Al before policy makers. The City limits expenditures for performing the consulting services described in this RFP to a range between $15,000 - $20,000. II. Description of Al A. The Al is a review of impediments to fair housing choice in the public and private sectors. Impediments to fair housing choice are defined as: (1) Any actions, omissions, or decisions taken because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin that restrict housing choices or the availability of housing choice. (2) Any actions, omissions, or decisions that have the effect of restricting housing choices or the availability of housing choices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin. B. The Al involves: (1) A comprehensive review of the each jurisdiction's laws, regulations, and administrative policies, procedures and practices (2) An assessment of how those laws, etc. affect the location, availability and accessibility of housing (3) An assessment of conditions, both public and private, affecting fair housing choice for all protected classes; and (4) An assessment of the availability of affordable, accessible housing in a range of unit sizes C. The components of the Al include: (1) An examination of all parts of Larimer County, the City of Fort Collins, the City of Loveland and the City of Estes Park's housing market and prevalent practices in related transactions as they directly or indirectly impact housing choice. Public and private transactions and entities need to be evaluated, including but not limited to the following areas: county and city (Fort Collins, Loveland and Estes Park) laws, ordinances, regulations, policies and procedures; mortgage lending, insurance sales and underwriting, property appraisal, realtors, mortgage brokerage and property management. (2) An explanation of how areas were evaluated, what was found, proposed methods to address identified impediments, identification of potential financial and organizational resources to implement the corrective actions. (3) A process for obtaining input from citizens in the community, especially those for whom fair housing is a concern by holding public meetings or other forums. The Al should be completed in accordance with HUD's Fair Housing Planning Guide, available on the internet at htti)://www.hud.gov:80/fhe/fhplan.html. See the preferred format outlined in Attachment A. III. Requirements for Proposal submittal A. Qualifications: (1) Firm/individual name, address, phone number, name of authorized representative (2) Type of work typically performed by the firm (3) Related project experience and listing of references the City of Fort Collins may contact relative to the qualifications of the firm. B. Planning process for completion of the project: (1) Timetable and proposed phases of the work (2) Detailed project budget, including number of staff hours and hourly rate, and all non -personnel costs; (3) Anticipated amount of assistance from City staff, such as number of public meetings, staff briefings, etc. C. Proportionate Cost of Project: Larimer County, and the Cities of Fort Collins, Loveland, Estes Park are in the process of forming a Consortium for purposes of receiving additional HOME Investment partnership funding. The successful formation of that Consortium may or may not occur within the timeframe necessary for communities who already need to submit this required document to HUD. Therefore, the project budget submitted should outline "tiered" costs, and reflect the following: (1) Detailed project budget for completing the project for the City of Fort Collins only (2) Detailed project budget for completing the project county -wide, to include required information from the County, Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park (3) Proportionate financial contribution to the proposed project budget from each entity D. Submittals: (1) One original proposal and four copies are to be submitted. (2) Proposals to be submitted to: Jim O'Neill, Director of Purchasing The City of Fort Collins P. O. Box 580 (215 N. Mason) Fort Collins CO 80522-0580 (3) Proposals must be received by 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2006. Proposals received after that date and time will not be considered. No electronically transmitted proposals will be accepted. IV. Schedule of Events The anticipated schedule of events is as follows: Issuance of Letter requesting Proposal Proposals Due Review proposals/select consultant Project Start Date Consultant submits First Draft of Al Public Comment period Public Hearing Consultant makes any necessary revisions to plan Consultant submits Final Al AP submits Final Analysis of Impediments to HUD V. Evaluation Criteria October 2, 2006 October 31, 2006 November 6-10, 2006 January 2, 2007 April 2, 2007 April 9 — May 7, 2007 May 15, 2007 June 1-14, 2007 June 15, 2007 July 15, 2007 The City of Fort Collins reserves the right to select a vendor for this project from written proposals submitted. Proposals will be reviewed against the following criteria: Proposal Evaluation Criteria Paints 1). Qualifications of the project manager and consulting team in working on 15 similar projects with government entitlement recipients. 2). Proposed design approach of the Al components and compliance with federal 20 regulatory requirements 3). Overall proposal quality, clarity, feasibility, and potential effectiveness in 20 addressing the purposes described in the RFP. 4). Prior experience of the firm gathering and analyzing data, conducting 20 interviews, facilitating stakeholder meetings, and framing sensitive issues as they relate to the production of housing and housing choices. 5). Firm's demonstrated knowledge of HUD or other federal programs which 10 subsidize housing assistance or development particularly for low-income persons. 6). Cost of Al plan development 15 Total Points 100 VII. Reference evaluation (Top Ranked Firm) The project Manager will check references using the following criteria. The evaluation rankings will be labeled Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. STANDARD QUALIFICATION Overall Performance Would you hire this Professional again? Did they show the skills required by this project? Timetable Was the original Scope of Work completed within the specified time? Were interim deadlines met in a timely manner? Completeness Was the Professional responsive to client needs; did the Professional anticipate problems? Were problems solved quickly and effectively? Budget Was the original Scope of Work completed within the project budget? Job Knowledge a) If a study, did it meet the Scope of Work? b) If Professional administered a construction contract, was the project functional upon completion and did it operate properly? Were problems corrected quickly and effectively? ATTACHMENT A Fair Housing Plan: Analysis of Impediments (AI) Preferred Format and Topics for Inclusion I. Introduction and Executive Summary of the Analysis A. Who conducted the Al B. Who participated in the process C. Methodology Used D. How funded E. Conclusions (1) Impediments identified (in priority order) and the basis for their designation (2) Suggested actions to address impediments and milestones for completion II. Jurisdictional Background Data collected respectively for the County, City of Fort Collins, City of Loveland and City of Estes Park (estimated to comprise no more than 25 percent of the All A. Demographic and Income Data (1) Actual number and percentage of persons by race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, familial status and income characteristics. (2) Other pertinent data available from the most recent Census and local plans. B. Employment and Transportation Data (1) Identification of major employers, by type, and summary of the demographics of their employees (2) Identification of any growth trends in employment by type (3) Identification of major forms of transportation and their accessibility to major employers/ employment areas. C. Housing Profile (1) Total number of housing units by type (multi-unit/single-family unit), cost/rent condition, occupancy, level of accessibility. (2) Distribution of affordable/assisted housing units and units developed using low-income housing tax credits. D. Maps (1) When appropriate, maps should be used to illustrate the background data included in A, B, and C above, particularly as they relate to racial/ethnic integration and housing costs/availability/affordability. III. Evaluation of Each of the Jurisdiction's Current Fair Housing Legal Status A. Fair housing complaints or compliance reviews where the Secretary of HUD has issued a charge or made a finding of discrimination. B. Fair housing discrimination suit filed by the Department of Justice or private plaintiffs. C. Reasons for any trends or patterns. D. Discussion of other fair housing concerns or problems. IV. Identification of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice for Each Jurisdiction A. Public Sector (Larimer County, Fort Collins, Loveland and Estes Park) (1) Public Policies and actions affecting approval of sites and other building requirements used in the approval process for the construction of housing a. Local zoning laws and policies b. Equalization of municipal services c. Land use policies, exclusionary zoning and displacement d. Sites for subsidized housing by census tract e. Composition of planning and zoning boards (2) Administrative policies for the County and the Cities of Fort Collins, Loveland and Estes Park concerning community development and housing activities that may affect the location of affordable housing opportunities outside of areas of minority concentration a. displacement b. neighborhood revitalization c. sale/demolition of subsidized housing d. property tax policies e. construction of affordable housing programs f. housing rehabilitation loan/grant programs (3) Barriers to full access to housing services (4) Public housing and other assisted/insured housing provider tenant selection procedures; housing choices for certificate and voucher holders (5) Employment -housing -transportation linkage B. Private Sector (Larimer County, Cities of Fort Collins, Loveland and Estes Park) (1) Sale or rental of housing: a. real estate practices, such as steering or blockbusting b. deed restrictions, trust or lease provisions c. conversion of apartments to all -adult d. property management firms "occupancy quotas" e. exclusionary advertisements and questionable application forms/procedures (2) Provision of housing brokerage services a. exclusion of minority brokers from participation in multiple listing services or professional associations. b. assignment of brokers and areas by racial/ethnic composition of census tracts c. restrictions in use of privileges, services, or facilities by all brokers (3) Provision of financing assistance for housing, including second mortgage/refinancing lending a. discriminatory lending patterns, practices, and disclosures b. discriminatory appraisal and underwriting practices c. disinvestments and redlining practices d. racial credit steering e. predatory lending f. discrimination in property insurance risk assessment and underwriting C. Public and Private Sector (1) Fair housing enforcement (2) Fair housing education D. HUD determination Where there is a determination of unlawful segregation or other housing discrimination by a court or finding of noncompliance by HUD under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or where the Secretary has issued a charge under the Fair Housing Act regarding assisted housing within a recipient's jurisdiction, an analysis of the actions which could be taken by the recipient to help remedy the discriminatory condition, including actions involving the expenditure of funds by the jurisdiction. E. Other Areas of Inquiry (1) Discriminatory actions based on language/cultural barriers or physical/mental disability and special needs of these populations (2) Compliance with accessibility requirements in construction of multi -family units (3) Effects of perceived geographic divisions/images (4) Effectiveness of mobility programs to encourage desegregation V. Identification of All Public and Private Sector Fair Housing Activities A. Fair housing enforcement (1) Identification of entities involved in fair housing enforcement (2) Roles/responsibilities/limitations and quantifiable accomplishments of each entity (3) Nature and quality of their working relationship with each other B. Fair housing education (1) Identification of entities involved in local fair housing education or fair housing advocacy D (2) Description of each entity's activities VI. Conclusions and Recommendations VII. Identification of Data Sources In developing the report, the consultant shall include those groups which represent special interest, such as handicapped or disabled commissions, civil rights commissions, and low -moderate income representative groups, and those which are in the housing arena such as fair housing organizations, tenants' rights organizations, and housing advocacy groups to assure that the needs of all citizens are addressed in the analysis. The consultant is expected to identify all sources of information in an appendix and to directly attribute information within the body of the report where appropriate. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into the day and year set forth below, by and between THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, a Municipal Corporation, hereinafter referred to as the "City" and , [insert either a corporation, a partnership or an individual,doing business as , hereinafter referred to as "Professional". WITNESSETH: In consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations herein expressed, it is agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows: 1. Scope of Services. The Professional agrees to provide services in accordance with the scope of services attached hereto as Exhibit "A", consisting of ( ) pages, and incorporated herein by this reference. 2. The Work Schedule. [Optional] The services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement shall be performed in accordance with the Work Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit "B", consisting of ( ) pages, and incorporated herein by this reference. 3. Contract Period. This Agreement shall commence 2006, and shall continue in full force and effect until 2006, unless sooner terminated as herein provided. In addition, at the option of the City, the Agreement may be extended for additional one year periods not to exceed four (4) additional one year periods. Renewals and pricing changes shall be negotiated by and agreed to by both parties. The Denver Boulder Greeley CPIU published by the Colorado State Planning and Budget Office will be used as a guide. . Written notice of renewal shall be provided to the Service Provider and mailed no later than ninety (90) days prior to contract end. 4. Early Termination by City. Notwithstanding the time periods contained herein, the City may terminate this Agreement at any time without cause by providing written notice of Standard Professional Services Agreement- rev08/22/06 9