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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCORRESPONDENCE - RFP - P1149 CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES WTP (9)City of Financial Services Purchasing Division 215 North Mason Street 6rt Colli 2nd Floor - "PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6775 y DEC 4 ' 2� 1� C 970.221.6707 - fax (cgov.com/purchasing December 6, 2010 CH2M HILL, INC RECEIVED Attn: Mr. Kevin Heffernan 9191 South Jamaica Street Englewood, CO 80112 RE: P1149 Consulting Engineering Services Water Treatment Facility Design and Construction Services for Capital Improvements Dear Mr. Hefferman: 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) Red Flags. When required by Section 114 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 and as it pertains to the services being delivered by Professional under this Agreement, Professional must implement reasonable policies and procedures to detect, prevent and mitigate the risk of identity theft in compliance with the Identity Theft Red Flags Rules found at 16. Code of Federal Regulations part 681. Further, Professional must take appropriate steps to mitigate identity theft if it occur i one or more of the City's covered accounts. /Z/8//y Initial Date 2) Confidentiality. IN CONNECTION WITH SERVICES provided to the City of Fort Collins (the "City") pursuant to this Agreement (the "Agreement"), the Professional 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. --*I- R 6/2009 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 Professional has agreed to perform, the Professional 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 Professional 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 Professional shall not disclose any such information to any person not having a legitimate need -to -know for purposes authorized by the City. Further, the Professional 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. Orally discussed information that is considered confidential shall be reduced to writing within (10) days after the disclosure. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, the Professional 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 Professional 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 Professional ceases to perform services for the City, or the City so requests for any reason, the Professional 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 Professional understands and agrees that the City's remedies at law for a breach of the Professional'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 prV hereunder or available at law. Initial Date The term will be extended for one (1) additional year, January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011. 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 Opal F. Dick, CPPO, Senior Buyer at (970) 221-6778 if you have any questions regarding this matter. Sincerely, A J e . O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP ire or o Purchasin a isk Management lZ J0 Signature Date (Please indicate your desire to renew P1149 by signing this letter and returning it to Purchasing Division within the next fifteen days.) JBO:jkb Rev 06/2009