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"Agreernelit") is entered iiito On
<br />T'his Agreement lor Professional Services (this
<br />April 2020 011e mEffecfive Date"),, by alid hetween the City of South Bend,
<br />by and througli its Board i)f Public Works (the "Cily"), and the Government
<br />Finance 0 fficers, Assoc iati on, o f the 1.3 nited States and C anada, aka GFOA, all Illinois not -for -profit
<br />corporation. with its registered office address at, 203 North LaSalle Stre:et, Suile 2700, C'hicago,
<br />111ira,-)is 60601 (the "Provider") (each a "Party" aXld collecti'vely the "'Parfies"),
<br />For and in, consideration of the rnutual covenants, and proniises contained herein. thy. Parties
<br />agree as fifllows�
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<br />The Provider will provide to the City the profssional services, (the
<br />"Services") suit forth in the Pj,-()Vrider`,s prop osa) attached here�toas Exhibit(the'" cop of Wor ''"'p,
<br />Provider shall provide the Services to the City at one or more loc,tfions mutually agreed upon by
<br />the Points of identified in Section 6 below . in the event of any conflict between the, ter nis
<br />of this Agreement and the ternis of the Scope of Work, the terms of thin Agreement Nvill prevail.
<br />The Provider will execute its obhgations urider this Agreernent. in accordance with the prevafling
<br />p f Y n-mance (..)f'
<br />To es standitrd of car�e for pr(�jiects of'similar design kind coynpie-,a , the perfc
<br />the Services pursuant W the terms oftf& Agreement shall conform to high prof�ssional standards
<br />in the Reld of publie tinance, Provider shall use comrnercially reasonable effbrts to fomnulate
<br />opinions anid create information upon which tare City may rety.
<br />2. C��isqtion. in excliange, fi)r the Provider"s satisfactiory performance of the
<br />Servict,s, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the City will pay the Provider
<br />a total, fixed suin not to exceed Thirty Four Thousand Dollars ($34,000-00) Whie "("ontract
<br />Attiount") in accordanice Nvith the prQjw budget stated in the Scope of'Work. The ("'ity will pay
<br />the onrraet Amount foltowing ment of'
<br />, dv,, 'City's receipt of an undisputed invoice, and the pay
<br />any undisputoJ arnount shaH be clue within. thirty (30) days of invoice receipt., In [lie event that arly
<br />portion of the invoice is di,SpUted, the Parties shall discuss the reasora fi)lUCh diSPLItC iood faith
<br />and shall further escalate such disc-ussions as set forth in Sectk.m 22 hereof', The invoice shall be
<br />rnailed or ernailed to the City as identified in Notices under Section Q below. rhe City will not
<br />be reqUired to pay Contract Amount it' the City 'is not Satisfied with th.t., Providers peiTormance
<br />Linder this Agreement or any default or breach ofthis Ag7eeinetit by ate Provider exists, as, the City
<br />inay determine in its sole discreiionVhe Provider 'will be responsible for all expenses incurred
<br />while perforTning Services, t,knder this Agreement, including bUt not limited to lodging, airlare,
<br />&IrOlmd ty-ansportation and nicals, The Pr�o�vider will not incur or seek reimbursernent 1br any
<br />expenses from the City.
<br />LJnder this Agreement, the City shall not be responsible
<br />fZw a) FICA, Medicare, Social Security, or anY other fiederal or state withholding Mixes ftora the
<br />Provider's, payments to employees or personnel or rnake payments on: behalt ' of the PTON'i(SCT-1 W)
<br />fi., dera� or state unemployment cornpensation contributions on the Provider's behalf; zind c) the
<br />payment ofany taxes incurred by the Prc wider related toor while perfin-raikg the Services under
<br />this Agreement, including all applicable iriconw taxes tared, if the Provider is not a corporation, all
<br />appheable self-ernploy me tit ta. es, Upon demand. the Provider sluill provide the City with Proof
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