HomeMy WebLinkAboutCORRESPONDENCE - RFP - P884 CIVIL ENGINEER ANNUALAdmini� Aive Services
Purchasing Division
City of Fort Collins
February 7, 2007
PBS & J, Inc.
Attn: R. A. Plummer
5500 Greenwogd Plaza Blvd., Suite 150
Englewood, Vlorado 80111
Re: Rcnewal, P334 Civil Engineering Annual
Dear Mr. Plummer:
The City of Fort Collins wishes to extend the agreement term for the above captioned proposal per
the existing terms and conditions with the addition of Section 19 outlined below. The term will be
extended for one (1) additional year, May 2, 2007 through May 1, 2008.
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.
Section 19
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:
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.
215 North Mason Street • 2nd Floor • PO. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (970) 221-6775 • FAX (970) 221-6707
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:
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.
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.
Please contact John D. Stephen CPPO, CPPB, Senior Buyer, at (970) 221-6777 if you have
questions.
Sincerely,
m B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP
Director of Purchasing and Risk Management
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Signatur Date
(Please indicate your desire to renew P884 by signing this letter and returning it to Purchasing
Division within the next fifteen days.)
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