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488 <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Consultant is staffed with personnel knowledgeable and <br />experienced in the requirements of developing and negotiating such <br />governmental cost allocation plans, and <br /> WHEREAS, the County desires to engage the Consultant to assist in <br />developing a plan which conforms to Federal requirements and will be approved <br />by their representatives <br /> NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows: <br /> <br /> 1. Employment o__f Consultant. The County agrees to engage the <br />Consultant and the Consultant hereby agrees to perform the following <br />services. <br /> 2. Scope of Services. The Consultant shall do, perform and carry out <br />in a good and professional manner the following services: <br /> a. Development of a central services cost allocation plan which <br /> identified the various costs incurred by the County to support and <br /> administer Federal programs. This plan will contain a <br /> determination of the allowable costs of providing each supporting <br /> service such as purchasing, legal counsel, disbursement processing, <br /> etc. <br /> b. Prepare indirect cost proposal for CETA. Additionally, prepare <br /> indirect cost rates for EPA and HUD if necessary. <br /> c. Negotiation of the completed cost allocation plan with the repre- <br /> sentatives of the state or Federal government, whichever is <br /> applicable. <br /> d. Assistance in preparing the initial claims for recovery of funds <br /> due the County. <br /> 3. Time of Performance. The services to be performed hereunder by the <br />Consultant shall be undertaken and completed in such sequence as to assure <br />their expeditious completion and best carry out the purposes of the agree- <br />ment. All services required hereunder shall be completed by December 31, <br />1986. The cost allocation plan will be available by January 31~ 1987 for <br />your review and our negotiation with Federal and State representatives. <br /> 4. Compensation. The County agrees to pay the Consultant a sum not to <br />exceed nine thousand five hundred dollars ($9,500) for all services required <br />herein, which shall include reimbursement for expense incurred. Consultant <br />agrees to complete the project and all services provided herein for said sum. <br /> 5. Method of Payment. The Consultant shall be entitled to payment in <br />accordance with the provisions of this paragraph. The Consultant agrees to <br />undertake this engagement with the following advantages to the County. <br />First, the Consultant will not require any compensation for services until a <br />cost allocation plan has been prepared and is acceptable as a basis for <br />filing claims. Second, Consultant's fees are to be paid from recoveries paid <br />by Federal programs to the County as well as recoveries from Enterprise <br />Funds. Recoveries due solely from the plan will be shared equally by the <br />County and the Consultant until Consultant's fees are paid in full. Then all <br />additional funds are paid to the County. Payment to Consultant will be made <br />within four weeks of receipt by the County of funds realized from the plan. <br /> 6. Chan~es. The County may, from time to time, require changes in the <br />scope of the services of the Consultant to be performed hereunder. Such <br />changes, which are mutually agreed upon by and between the County and the <br />Consultant, shall be incorporated in written amendment to this agreement. <br /> 7. Services and Materials to be Furnished by County. The County shall <br />locally furnish the Consultant with all available necessary information, <br />data, and material pertinent to the execution of this agreement. The County <br />shall cooperate with the Consultant in carrying out the work herein and shall <br />provide adequate staff for liaison with the Consultant and other agencies of <br />County government. <br /> 8. Termination o__fAgreement for Cause. If, through any cause, the <br />Consultant shall fail to fulfill.in timely and proper manner his obligations <br />under this agreement, the County shall thereupon have the right to terminate <br />this agreement by giving written notice to the Consultant of such termination <br />and specifying the effective date thereof, at least five (5) days before the <br />effective date of such termination. <br /> 9. Information and Reports. The Consultant shall, at such time and in <br />such form as the County may require, furnish such periodic reports concerning <br />the status of the project, such statements, certificates, approvals, and <br />copies of proposed and executed plans and claims and other information <br />relative to the project as may be requested by the County. The Consultant <br />shall furnish the County, upon request, with copies of all documents and <br /> <br /> <br />