12/21/1976CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
FLORIDA
MONROE COUNTY
21st December
(o THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this day of ,
197/, by and between MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, hereinafter referred to
as "the County, " and Public Research and Management, Inc. , of Atlanta,
Georgia, hereinafter referred to as "the Contractor. "
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, the County desires to engage the Contractor to render
certain tec-hnical and professional services in connection with An Economy
in Government Study of the County Government.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto do mutually agree as follows:
1. Employment of Contractor
The County hereby agrees to engage the Contractor and the
Contractor hereby agrees to perform the services hereafter set forth subject
to the contingency that the County receive a Federal Grant as set forth therein.
2. Scope of Services
The Contractor shall do, perform, and carry out in a satisfactory
and proper manner, as determined by the County the services described in
Attachment "A" which is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
3. Data and Services to be Furnished to Contractor
The County will assist the Contractor to secure such information,
data, reports, records, as are currently in the possession of or readily
obtainable by the County as are necessary for carrying out the work enumerated
herein; and the County will cooperate with the Contractor in every way
possible to insure that said work is carried out in a satisfactory and
expeditious manner.
4. Personnel
The Contractor represents that it has, or will secure at its own
expense, all personnel required in performing the services under this contract.
Such personnel will not be employees of or have any contractual relationship
with the County.
All of the services required hereunder will be performed by the
Contractor or under his supervision, and all personnel engaged in the work
will be fully qualified and will be authorized under State and local law to
perform such services.
None of the work or services of this Contract will be sub-co-ntracted
without the prior written approval of the County.
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5. Time of Performance and Contingency
This contract and the services of the Contractor are expressly
contingent upon the County receiving no less than a Fifteen Thousand ($15, 000. 00)
Dollar federal funded grant from the U. S. Civil Service Inter -Governmental
Personnel grant funds provided by said agency for "Economy in Government
Personnel Expenditure Studies". The services of the Contractor are to commence
as soon as practicable after the County receives notification that said grant has
been granted and Contractor agrees to complete said study within a period of
three and one-half (3 and 1/2) months from date of County notification to
Contractor that said grant has been authorized for the County.
6. Compensation
For the services as provided in paragraph 2 hereof, the County
agreed to pay the Contractor a fixed price amount of $22, 000. 00,
which shall include all cost of labor, overhead, materials, travel and
subsistence. Such compensation shall be paid in equal installments as
follow s :
Completion of Work - Component A $ 6, 000
Completion of Work - Component B 6 000
Completion of Work - Component C 6,000
Final Payment upon project completion 4,000
7. Termination of Contract for Cause
If, through any cause, the Contractor shall fail to fulfill in
timely and proper manner his obligations under this Contract, or if the
Contractor shall violate any of the covenants, agreements, or stipulations
of this Contract, the County shall thereupon have the right to terminate
this Contract by giving written notice to the Contractor of such termination
and specifying the effective date thereof, at least 5 days before the
effective date of such termination. In that event, all reports prepared by
the Contractor shall, at the option of the County, become its property, and
the Contractor shall be entitled to receive just and equitable compensation
for any satisfactory work completed on such documents and other materials.
Notwithstanding the above, the Contractor shall not be relieved of
liability to the County for damages sustained by the County by virtue of
any breach of the Contract by the Contractor for the purpose of setoff until
such time as the exact amount of the damages due the County from the Con-
tractor is determined.
8. Termination for Convenience of County
The County may terminate this Contract at any time by giving
written notice to the Contractor of such termination and specifying the
effective date thereof, at least 15 days before the effective date of such
termination. In that event, all finished or unfinished documents and other
materials as described in Paragraph 7 above shall, at the option of the
County, become its property.
If the Contract is terminated by the County as provided herein,
the Contractor will be paid an amount which bears the same ratio to the
total compensation as the services actually performed bear to the total
services of the Contractor covered by this Contract, less payments of com-
pensation previously made.
9. Changes
The County may, from time to time, require changes in the scope of
services of the Contractor to be performed hereunder. Such changes including
any increase or decrease in the amount of the Contractor's compensation which
are mutually agreed upon by and between the County and the Contractor, shall
be incorporated in written amendments to this Contract.
10. Equal Employment Opportunity
In the carrying out of the Project, the Contractor will not dis-
criminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race,
creed, color, or national origin. The Contractor will take affirmative
action to insure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated
during employment without regard to their race, creed, color, or national
origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment
advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compen-
sation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The Contrac+
for agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants
for employment, notices to be provided by the County setting forth trhp--rpro-
visions of this non-discrimination clause. The Contractor will, in all
solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the
Contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration
for employment without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin.
11. Interest of Members of the County and Others
No officer, member, or employee of the County, and no other
public official of the locality or locations in which the Project is situated
or being carried out who exercies any function or responsibility in the
review or approval of the undertaking or carrying out of this Project, shall
(a) participate in any decision relating to this Contract which affects his
personal interest or the interest of any corporation, partnership, or
association in which he is directly or indirectly interested; or (b) have
any interest, direct or indirect, in this Contract or the proceeds thereof.
12. Assignability
The Contractor shall not assign any interest in this Contract
and shall not transfer any interest in the same (whether by assignment or
novation) without the prior written consent of the County.
13. Interest of Contractor
The Contractor covenants that �,he presently has no interest and
shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, which would conflict in
any manner or degree with the performance of services required to be per-
formed under this Contract. The Contractor further covenants that in the
performance of this contract no person having such interest shall be employed.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the County and the Contractor have executed
this agreement as of the date first above written.
ATTEST:
Title: Clerk to the Board
ATTEST:
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Title:
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
COUNTY ATTORNEY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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By:
Title: Mayor/Chairman
PUBLIC RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT, INC.
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