HomeMy WebLinkAboutCORRESPONDENCE - RFP - P1080 PFA ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES (16)F
ort Collins
Septem er 14, 2009
Belford Watkins Group, LLC
Attn: Mr. Don Watkins
PO Box 1306
Fort Collins, CO 80522
RE: P1080 Poudre Fire Authority - A&E Services
Dear Mr. Watkins:
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Financial Services
Purchasing Division
215 North Mason Street
2nd Floor
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.221.6775
970.221.6707 - fax
fcgov.com/Purchasing
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:
1) Prohibition Against Employing Illegal Aliens. Pursuant to Section 8-17.5-101,
C.R.S., et. seq., Professional represents and agrees that:
a. As of the date of this Agreement:
1. Professional does not knowingly employ or contract with an
illegal alien who will perform work under this Agreement; and
2. Professional will participate in either the e-Verify 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 "e-Verify Program")
or the Department Program (the "Department Program"), an employment
verification program established pursuant to Section 8-17.5-102(5)(c)
C.R.S. in order to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired
employees to perform work under this Agreement.
b. Professional shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to
perform work under this Agreement or knowingly enter into a contract with a
subcontractor that knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien to perform
work under this Agreement.
C. Professional is prohibited from using the e-Verify Program or Department
Program procedures to undertake pre -employment screening of job applicants
while this Agreement is being performed.
d. If Professional obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing
work under this Agreement knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien,
Professional shall:
1. Notify such subcontractor and the City within three days that
Professional 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 Professional 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.
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e. Professional 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.
f. If Professional 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, Professional shall be liable for
actual and consequential damages to the City arising out of Professional's
violation of Subsection 8-17.5-102, C.R.S.
g. The City will notify the Office of the Secretary of State if Professional
violates this provision of this Agreement and the City terminates the Agreement
for such breach.
2) Amendment 54. To the extent that this Agreement may constitute a "sole
source government contract" within the meaning of Section 2(14.4) of Article
XXVIII of the constitution of the State of Colorado, about which the City makes no
representation, Section 15 of said Article XXVIII, which reads as follows, is
hereby incorporated into this Agreement and made a part hereof:
a. Section 15. Because of a presumption of impropriety between
contributions to any campaign and sole source government contracts, contract
holders shall contractually agree, for the duration of the contract and for two
years thereafter, to cease making, causing to be made, or inducing by any
means, a contribution, directly or indirectly, on behalf of the contract holder or on
behalf of his or her immediate family member and for the benefit of any political
party or for the benefit of any candidate for any elected office of the state (of
Colorado) or any of its political subdivisions.
The term will be extended for one (1) additional year, December 1, 2009 through November 30,
2010.
If the renewal is acceptable to your firm, please sign this letter in the space provided and return
all documents to the City of Fort Collins, Purchasing Division, P. O. Box 580, Fort Collins, CO
80522, 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, LEED AP, Senior Buyer at (970) 221-6777 if you have
any questions regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
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James B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FN P
Director of Purchasing and Rik ' a =ent
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Signature Date
(Please indicate your desire to renew P1080 by signing this letter and returning it to Purchasing
Division within the next fifteen days.)
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