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HomeMy WebLinkAbout416522 KROLL FACTUAL DATA - CONTRACT - RFP - P827 BACKGROUND INFORMATION SERVICES (5)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 Factual Data Corp., hereinafter referred to as "Professional'. W ITNESSETH: 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 two (2) pages, and incorporated herein by this reference. 2. Time of Commencement and Completion of Services. The services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement shall be initiated upon signing of this Agreement. Services shall be completed no later than May 30, 2003. Time is of the essence. Any extensions of the time limit set forth above must be agreed upon in writing by the parties hereto. 3. 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 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: Factual Data Corp. 5200 Hahns Peak Dr Loveland, CO 80538 PSA 05/01 City of Fort Collins, Purchasing P.O. Box 580 Ft. Collins, CO 80522 Attn: Keith I. Ashby With Copy to: City of Fort Collins Human Resources P.O. Box 580 Ft. Collins, CO 80522 Attn: Gabe Serenyi 1 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. 4. Design Liability and Insurance Responsibility. The Professional shall be responsible for the professional quality, 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. Each party to this Agreement shall be responsible for its own negligence and for direct or indirect consequences of its performance hereunder. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver or limitation of governmental immunities provided by law. 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 $2,000,000 . 5. Compensation. In consideration of the services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement, the City agrees to pay Professional on a time and reimbursable direct cost basis according to the following schedule: Hourly billing rates: Payment based on a "per use" basis and billed monthly. Please see attached service pricing (EXHIBIT "B") Reimbursable direct costs: Not Applicable with maximum compensation (for both Professional's time and reimbursable direct costs) not to exceed N/A ($ N/A ). 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, PSA 05/01 4 specifications, drawings and other services rendered by the Professional shall become the sole property of the City. 6. 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. 7. MonthlvReport. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. Default. Each and every term and condition hereof shall be deemed to be a material PSA 05/01 3 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. 12. 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 partys reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred because of the default. 13. Bindino 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. 14. 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. 15. Special Provisions. Special provisions or conditions relating to the services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement are set forth in Exhibit "C", consisting of (2) pages, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. PSA 05/01 4 THE CITY OFF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO By: Oia '- John 11. Fischbach City Manager By: L ) Jams B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP Directo urchasing & Risk Management DATE: -7 ATTEST City Clerk 1C4,e- F 01 APPROV AS TO F RM: Assist Attorney Y FACTUAL-9ATA CORP- 9 ------------- By: �S Title: I cE511v�FnT CORPORATE PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT Date: oJ•t�Z (Corporate Seal) PSA 05/01 EXHIBIT B DETAILED SERVICE LIST $ 8.00 QUIckID Applicant Qualifier: (Immediate Turnaround) A secure Internet connection providing an instantaneous on-line report: Includes: Social Security Number Search Database Residence History Database Employment History Fraud Search Public Record Information Credit History $ 3.00 ID Scan Fraud Detection (Immediate Turnaround) $11.00 County Criminal Search (Felony and Misdemeanor where available) per county A search of felony and misdemeanor records at the county level for the last seven years. Average tam around time: 3.5 days (Additional court fees may apply) $ 4.00 Colorado State Criminal Search A computerized, direct search of Colorado state records. Average turn around time: 4 - 24 hours $10.00 Database State Criminal Search - per State A computerized search of online state repositories. There are gaps in most database records and information available varies from State to State. Factual Data recommends caution in utilizing this search. Not available in all States. $10.00 Federal Criminal Search Search of the Federal repository. Turn around times average: 3.5 days $ 4.00 Motor Vehicle Records Search An abstract of the driving record from the State of residence. Some states require notarized release. (Factual Data will provide forms) (Additional state fees may apply) Turn around times vary per state $10.50 Workers Compensation History Where available. $ 8.00 Employment Verification (per employer) Includes: Employment Dates, Job Title, Salary $ 8.00 Education or Professional License Verification (per institution) Includes dates of attendance, area of study and degree earned. PSA 05/01 EXHIBIT C ADDITION TO CITY OF FORT COLLINS' PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT THIS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF FORT COLLLINS' PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT made and entered into the day and year set forth below, by and between FACTUAL DATA CORP, and the CITY OF FORT COLLINS , hereinafter referred to as "CLIENT". FACTUAL DATA RESPONSIBILITIES FACTUAL DATA shall be knowledgeable of and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq, and all other applicable statutes, both federal and state. FACTUAL DATA shall famish all discovered pertinent information not considered obsolete by FCRA on individuals, firms or corporations, including but not limited to: identifying information, credit history, employment and public records information. FACTUAL DATA shall use its good faith in obtaining and assembling requested information from sources deemed reliable, but does not guaranty the accuracy of any information reported and FACTUAL DATA makes no warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties offimess for a particular purpose, respecting the accuracy of any information furnished by FACTUAL DATA to CLIENT. In no event shall FACTUAL DATA be liable to CLIENT in any manner whatsoever for any loss or injury to CLIENT resulting from the obtaining or furnishing of information or consumer notice forms beyond the requirements of paragraph 4 of the agreement. Nothing contained herein shall relieve FACTUAL DATA of damages resulting from gross negligence or malfeasance or from the requirements of paragraph 4 of the agreement. CLIENT ENTITLEMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES CLIENT shall be knowledgeable of and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq, and all other applicable statutes, both federal and state. CLIENT acknowledges that the FTC "Notice to Users of Consumer Reports", a copy ofwhich has been provided to CLIENT, is incorporated herein and is hereby made an integral part of this agreement. Consumer notice forms provided shall be used in correspondence with the consumer only with the express consent of CLIENT's legal counsel. Each time a request for a consumer report is made, CLIENT will use the information solely in connection with a transaction or agreement involving the consumer or business on whom the information is to be famished and involving the extension of credit to, or review or collection of an account of the consumer. Each time a request for an EMPFACTS employment report is made, CLIENT will use the information solely for employment purposes and CLIENT agrees to make the FCRA employment certification; or in connection with a determination of the consumer's eligibility for a license or other benefit granted by a governmental instrumentality required by law to consider an applicant's financial responsibility or status. Each time a request for an EMPFACTS report is made, CLIENT will comply with FCRA, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq, Section 604, which specifies that: (1) the consumer has been given a clear and conspicuous written notice, in advance, that a consumer report may be requested for employment purposes; (2) the consumer has authorized CLIENT, in writing, to procure the report; (3) the information in the consumer report will not be used in violation of any applicable federal or PSA 05/01 state equal employment opportunity law or regulation; (4) before taking adverse action, based in whole or in part on the report, CLIENT will provide to the consumer, a copy of the report and the FTC "A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act". In Addition, each time a request for an EMPFACTS report is made, CLIENT must retain a copy of the consumer authorization for aperiod of five (5) years. CLIENT shall also provide to FACTUAL DATAacopy of the consumer authorization within five (5) working days, if requested. Under this agreement, CLIENT may request reports on himself/herself, associates, or any other person only in the exercise of CLIENT's official duties. Each time a request for a consumer report is made on a Vermont resident or a resident of any state having such a statute, CLIENT certifies that CLIENT has obtained the consent of the consumer prior to accessing a report. CLIENT may provide a copy of a consumer report to the consumer to whom it relates, however CLIENT shall not sell, provide or discuss contents of any consumer report with any third party not directly associated with that particular credit orpurchase decision. CLIENT certifies that it is neither an investigative agency, detective agency, law firm, or credit repair company, and shall not use the information obtained from Factual Data for any purposes other than employment related decisions. FCRA provides that any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a consumer from a consumer reporting agency under false pretenses shall be fined under Title 18 of the United States Code, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. PAYMENT TERMS CLIENT agrees to pay accrued charges within 20 days following receipt of Statement/Invoice. Surchargesmaybe added for services provided on residents of certain states. FACTUAL DATA reserves the right to change prices with a 30 day written notice. Finance charges will be computed at aperiodic rate of 1.5%per month, an annual rate of 18%, applied to the past due balance. If CLIENT is delinquent in any payment provided for herein or is in violation of any term of this Agreement or has breached any term of this Agreement, FACTUAL DATA will have an unrestricted right, without prior notice, to forthwith terminate this Agreement. CLIENT agrees to this term of severance without notice and waives any claim for any resulting damages. CLIENT authorizes FACTUAL DATA to collect reasonable attorney's fees and /or expenses incurred by FACTUAL DATA in the process of collecting CLIENT's unpaid obligations. Applicable sales tax will be added if CLIENT is located in a state which requires the collection of sales tax. This amendment when combined to the hereto -attached Professional Services Agreement will constitute the entire agreement. ACCEPTED BY: City Collins BY: SIGNA U E: POSITI DATE: PSA 05/01 Factual D -Corpta BY: SIGNATURE: %r eV5 N•' b H� POSIT10N: a"k,.�r— DATE: (')`7 • o I • O `2