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Home My WebLink AboutCORRESPONDENCE - RFP - P939 BUILDING COMMISSIONING ANNUAL CSU PHASE II COMMISSIONING (2)Administrative Services Purchasing Division June 6 2008 JUN 1 ° 2008 RECEIVED Architectural Energy Corporation Attn Michael J Holtz FAIA 2540 Frontier Ave Ste 201 Boulder CO 80301 RE Renewal P939 Building Commissioning Dear Mr Holtz The City of Fort Collins wishes to extend the agreement term for the above captioned proposal per the existing terms and conditions and the following rate increase Principal $177/hr Senior Engineer $126/hr Project Manager/Engineer $100/hr Staff Engineer $ 88/hr Associates Engineer $ 72/hr 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 D Contractor is prohibited from using Basic Pilot Program procedures to undertake pre- employment screening of job applicants while this Agreement is being performed 215 North Mason Street 2nd Floor PO Box 580 Fort Colhns CO 80522 0580 (970) 221 6775 FAX (970) 221 6707 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 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 Contractors 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 year July 31 2008 through August 1 2009 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 Please contact John D Stephen CPPO CPPB Senior Buyer at (970) 221-6777 if you have any questions regarding this matter erely J m B 0 Neill II CPPO FNIGP cstor of Purchasing and Risk Management .14-c G, 20?i Signature Date (Please indicate your desire to renew P939 by signing this letter and returning it to Purchasing Division within the next fifteen days ) JBO mar ARCHITECTURAL ENERGY C 0 R P 0 R A T 1 0 N Integrated Engineered Solutions June 10 2008 Mr James B O'Neill Il, CPPO, FNIGP Director of Purchasing and Risk Management City of Fort Collins Administrative Services — Purchasing Division 215 North Mason Street, 2nd Floor P O Box 580 Fort Collins, Colorado 80522-0580 Dear James, I enclose a signed and dated Renewal Amendment for Architectural Energy Corporation's Building Commissioning Agreement with the City I appreciate John Stephen's and your help to get things all "ship shape" with this Agreement All the best, and again thanks for your and John's assistance, Michael J Holtz, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP President MJH/aab enclosure Corporate Offices 2540 Frontier Avenue Suite 201 Boulder Colorado 80301 USA Tel (3031444 4149 Fax (303) 444 4304 Email AECmfoGarchenergymm Architectural Energy Corporation Loaded Hourly Labor Rates For Colorado Operations 2007 2008 Calendar Calendar Year Year Prince al $173 $177 Senior En sneer $123 $126 Pro act Mana er / En sneer $98 $100 Staff En sneer $86 $88 Assoaate En sneer $70 $72 ARCHITECTURAL ENERGY C 0 K r 0 A A T 1 0 N Inr grated Enginae ed Siluur June 6 2008 Mr John Stephens Buyer Purchasing Division City of Fort Collins 215 North Mesa Street 2nd Floor P O Box 580 Fort Collins Colorado 80522 lstephen6&fcgov com Dear John Thanks for sending me the base contract and other information regarding our commissioning work with the City I have continued to investigate the situation on our end The attached table lists what we think are the 2007 building rates - those used to invoice work to the City under the Commissioning Services Contract and our proposed rates for 2008 a 2 5% increase over the 2007 rates The 2008 rates are what we are proposing to use for any new work authorized by the City Please call with an questions and hopefully we can wrap up the 2008 contract amendment extension John thanks for all of your help All the best e MANI Michael J Hol FAIA NCARB LEED AP President MJH/aab enclosure Corporate offices 2540 Frontier Avenue Suite 201 Boulder Colorado 80301 (303)444.4149 N archenergy com Page 1