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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgreement - Urban Enterprise Assoc. of South Bend, Inc. - Staff ServicesAGREEMENT FOR STAFF SUPPORT THIS AGREEMENT is between the Urban Enterprise Association of South Bend, Inc., an Indiana not -for -profit corporation (UEA), and the City of South Bend, by and through its Board of Public �orks on be alf of its Community Investment Department (City) entered into thisWday of C , 2017. WHEREAS, UEA has as its purpose to further the economic development, social welfare, and common good of the City of South Bend with emphasis in the City's Urban Enterprise Zone, through the development of j ob opportunities and the elimination of blighting or deteriorating physical conditions within the City; and WHEREAS, UEA has entered into and will enter into contracts with the City to assist in implementation of economic development and community development projects; and WHEREAS, in order to carry out its purposes and to assist the City in certain economic development and community, development projects, staff support for UEA would be beneficial and necessary; and WHEREAS, UEA does not have personnel or economic resources to perform staff functions without City assistance; and WHEREAS, the performance of staff support by City employees would directly relate to carrying out neighborhood, community, redevelopment, and/or economic development plans of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, the City and UEA mutually agrees as follows: The City will provide staff support to UEA under the following terms and conditions: A. Areas of Staff Support to be provided to UEA include but are not necessarily limited to: 1. Administrative support for all aspects of corporate operation. 2. Applicant processing to include intake, eligibility and claims processing. 3. Property management to include planning, and acquisition and disposition processing. 4. Accounting and financial reporting functions, including grant applications and reporting. 5. Provide assistance and counsel to board and committees Staff Support will be provided for specific or ongoing projects of UEA, where the performance of staff support duties by City employees, in the opinion and discretion of the Executive Director of the Community Investment Department, directly relates to carrying out neighborhood, redevelopment and/ or economic development and/ or community development plans of the City. 2. (a). For the provision of services described in 1., herein above, the City shall be compensated annually by the UEA in the total annual sum of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40, 000). (b). To the extent the UEA 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 deemed not to constitute a current obligation of the UEA unless and until the UEA has on account and unobligated, sufficient funds to reimburse the City such amount. 3. The City and UEA mutually acknowledge and agree to fulfill all responsibilities to which they are or may subject under Title 1 of the (lousing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et. seq. as amended), and the conditions imposed under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended providing that no person shall, on the grounds of race, age, sex, color, religion or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in the undertaking and carrying out of any federally assisted projects, and the regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development effectuating that title. 4. The term of this Agreement shall be from January 1, 2018 to and including December 31, 2018. However, this Agreement can be terminated by written notice by either party, delivered to the offices of the other party, giving thirty (30) days' written notice. 5. The City and UEA agree that no staff member shall have the authority to bind or commit UEA unless so authorized by resolution of the UEA board of directors or executive committee, provided that nothing in this section prohibits staff members from carrying on preliminary negotiations when such negotiations have been generally authorized by the UEA board or executive Committee. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, UEA and the City have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written. URBAN ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH BEND, INC. Karen . White, Chair Date: /D — CITY OF SOUTH BEND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS By: Gary A. Gi ot, President By: (:Wza a . Sri e g, ember James A. Mueller, Member By: Elizabeth A. Maradik, Member Therese J. Dorau, Member Attest4-d c yc M. Martin, Clerk Date: 1a(--)0 (1 When the prospective Contractor is unable to certify to any of the statements below, it shall attach an explanation to this Affidavit. CONTRACTOR'S NON -COLLUSION AND NON -DEBARMENT AFFIDAVIT, CERTIFICATION REGARDING INVESTMENT WITH IRAN, EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION, NON-DISCRIMINATION COMMITMENT AND CERTIFICATION OF USE OF UNITED STATES STEEL PRODUCTS OR FOUNDRY PRODUCTS STATE OF (Must be completed for all quotes and bids. Please type or print) ) Ss: COUNTY ) The undersigned Contractor, being duly sworn upon his/her/its oath, affirms under the penalties of perjury that: 1. Contractor has not, nor has any other member, representative, or agent of the firm, company, corporation or partnership represented by him, entered into any combination, collusion or agreement with any person relative to the price to be bid by anyone at such letting nor to prevent any person from bidding nor to induce anyone to refrain from bidding, and that this bid is made without reference to any other bid and without any agreement, understanding or combination with any other person in reference to such bidding. Contractor further says that no person or persons, firms, or corporation has, have or will receive directly or indirectly, any rebate, fee, gift, commission or thing of value on account of such sale; and 2. Contractor certifies by submission of this proposal that neither contractor nor any of its principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency; and 1 Contractor has not, nor has any successor to, nor an affiliate of, Contractor, engaged in investment activities in Iran. a. For purposes of this Certification, "Iran" means the government of Iran and any agency or instrumentality of Iran, or as otherwise defined at Ind. Code § 5-22-16.5-5, as amended from time -to -time. b. As provided by Ind. Code § 5-22-16.5-8, as amended from time -to -time, a Contractor is engaged in investment activities in Iran if either: i. Contractor, its successor or its affiliate, provides goods or services of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) or more in value in the energy sector of Iran; or ii. Contractor, its successor or its affiliate, is a financial institution that extends twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) or more in credit to another person for forty-five (45) days or more, if that person will (i) use the credit to provides goods and services in the energy sector in Iran; and (ii) at the time the financial institution extends credit, is a person identified on list published by the Indiana Department of Administration. Non -Collusion Non -Debarment Affidavit Non Iran Form 2016 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/WISE; 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 Non -Collusion Non -Debarment Affidavit Non Iran Form 2016 2�& - 6& - >- `� .t�6 _