HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgreement - Community Homebuyers Corp., Inc. - Staff ServicesAGREEMENT FOR STAFF SUPPORT
THIS AGREEMENT is between Community Homebuyers Corporation, Inc., an Indiana
not -for -profit corporation (CHC), and the City of South Bend, by and through its Boar Aublic
W r s on b half of its Department of Community Investment (City) entered into thls day
of 2017.
WHEREAS, CHC has as its purpose to provide affordable housing opportunities to low
and moderate income households within St. Joseph County, Indiana, and
WHEREAS, in order to carry out its purposes and to assist the City in neighborhood
development through housing assistance activities CHC will be beneficial and necessary; and
WHEREAS, CHC does not have personnel or economic resources to perform staff
functions without City assistance; and
WHEREAS, the performance of staff support by City employees will directly relate to
carrying out community development plans of the City,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City and CHC mutually agree as follows:
1) The City will provide staff support to CHC under the following terms and
conditions:
A. Areas of staff support to be provided to CHC include, but are not
necessarily limited to:
Administrative support for all aspects of corporate operation.
2. Project and program development, implementation and
Management.
3 Accounting and financial reporting functions, including grant
applications and reporting.
4. Post Purchase Counseling to CHC clients
5. Provide assistance and counsel to board and committees
B. Staff support will be provided for the specific purposes of CHC, where the
performance of staff support duties by City employees, in the opinion and
discretion of the director of the Community Investment, directly relates to carrying
out community and housing assistance plans for the City.
2) (a) The City will be compensated monthly and CHC will pay the City monthly for
services performed as agreed to herein: Provided, however, that the total amount so billed and
reimbursed during the term of this agreement does not exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars
($15,000.00).
(b) To the extent CHC does not have on account funds in an amount sufficient to
reimburse the City as provided herein, any unpaid balance due and owing to the City shall be
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4. Contractor does not knowingly employ or contract with an unauthorized alien, nor retain any
employee or contract with a person that the Contractor subsequently learns is an unauthorized alien.
Contractor agrees that he/she/it shall enroll in and verify the work eligibility status of all of Contractor's
newly hired employees through the E-Verify Program as defined by I.C. 22-5-1.7-3. Contractor's
documentation of enrollment and participation in the E-Verify Program is included and attached as part
of this bid/quote; and
5. Contractor shall require his/her/its subcontractors performing work under this public contract
to certify that the subcontractors do not knowingly employ or contract with an unauthorized alien, nor
retain any employee or contract with a person that the subcontractor subsequently learns is an
unauthorized alien, and that the subcontractor has enrolled in and is participating in the E-Verify
Program. The Contractor agrees to maintain this certification throughout the term of the contract with
the City of South Bend, and understands that the City may terminate the contract for default if the
Contractor fails to cure a breach of this provision no later than thirty (30) days after being notified by
the City.
6. Persons, partnerships, corporations, associations, or joint venturers awarded a contract by the
City of South Bend through its agencies, boards, or commissions shall not discriminate against any
employee or applicant for employment in the performance of a City contract with respect to hire,
tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly related to
employment because of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, gender expression,
gender identity, sexual orientation or disability that does not affect that person's ability to perform the
work.
In awarding contracts for the purchase of work, labor, services, supplies, equipment, materials, or any
combination of the foregoing including, but not limited to, public works contracts awarded under public
bidding laws or other contracts in which public bids are not required by law, the City, its agencies,
boards, or commissions may consider the Contractor's good faith efforts to obtain participation by
those Contractors certified by the State of Indiana as a Minority Business ("MBE") or as a Women's
Business Enterprise ("WBE") as a factor in determining the lowest, responsible, responsive bidder.
In no event shall persons or entities seeking the award of a City contract be required to award a
subcontract to an MBE/WBE; however, it may not unlawfully discriminate against said WBE/MBE. A
finding of a discriminatory practice by the City's MBE/WBE Utilization Board shall prohibit that person or
entity from being awarded a City contract for a period of one (1) year from the date of such
determination, and such determination may also be grounds for terminating the contact for which the
discriminatory practice or noncompliance pertains.
7. the undersigned contractor agrees that the following nondiscrimination commitment shall be
made a part of any contract which it may henceforth enter into with the City of South Bend, Indiana or
any of its agencies, boards or commissions.
Contractor agrees not to discriminate against or intimidate any employee or applicant for employment
in the performance of this contract with privileges of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly
related to employment, because of race, religion, color, sex, gender expression, gender identity, sexual
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