HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.027-10RESOLUTION #~~'
(Series of 2010)
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
ASPEN, COLORADO, AND THE WESTERN COLORADO PRESCHOOL
COOPERATIVE LLC SETTING FORTH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
REGARDING EARLY CHILDHOOD SHARED SERVICES AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAID CONTRACT
WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the City Council an agreement
between the City of Aspen, Colorado, and the Western Colorado Preschool
Cooperative, a copy of which agreement is annexed hereto and made a part
thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1
That the City Council of the City of Aspen hereby approves that agreement
between the City of Aspen, Colorado, and Western Colorado Preschool
Cooperative regarding early childhood shared services for the city of Aspen, a
copy of which is annexed hereto and incorporated herein, and does hereby
authorize the City Manager of the City of Aspen to execute said contract on behalf
of the City of Aspen.
Dated: ~~LI~'~ /J~ ~~
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Michael C. Ire} d, Mayor
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the
foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted y the City
Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at a meeting held ~ 3 , 2010.
Kat S. Koch, City Clerk
the City of Aspen
CITY OF ASPEN STANDARD FORM OF AGREEMENT - 2009
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
City of Aspen Project No.: 2009-075.
AGREEMENT made as of 21st day of December, in the year 2009.
BETWEEN the City:
The City of Aspen
c/o Kids Fast
130 South Galena Street
Aspen, Colorado'81611
Phone: (970) 920-5055
And the Professional:
Elaine Grossman
Western Colorado Preschool Cooperative LLC
PO Box 301
Basalt, CO 81621
For the Following Project:
Contract Amount:
Total: $39,325
If this Agreement requires the City to pay
an amount of money in excess of
$25,000.00 it shall not be deemed valid
until it has been approved by the City
Council of the City of Aspen.
Citv Council Aooroval:
Date:
Resolution
Early Childhood Shared Services
Exhibits appended and made a part of this Agreement:
Exhibit A: Scope of Work.
Exhibit B: Hourly Fee Schedule.
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The City and Professional agree as set forth below.
1. Scone of Work. Professional shall perform in a competent and professional manner the
Scope of Work as set forth at Exhibit A attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein.
2. Completion. Professional shall commence Work immediately upon receipt of a written Notice
to Proceed from the City and complete all phases of the Scope of Work as expeditiously as is
consistent with professional skill and caze and the orderly progress of the Work in a timely manner.
The parties anticipate that all Work pursuant to this Agreement shall be completed no later than
mutually agreed upon. Upon request of the City, Professional shall submit, for the City's approval, a
schedule for the performance of Professional's services which shall be adjusted as required as the
project proceeds, and which shall include allowances for periods of time required by the City's
project engineer for review and approval of submissions and for approvals of authorities having
jurisdiction over the project. This schedule, when approved by the City, shall not, except for
reasonable cause, be exceeded by the Professional.
3. Payment. In consideration of the work performed, City shall pay Professional on a time and
expense basis for all work performed. The hourly rates for work performed by Professional shall not
exceed those hourly rates set forth at Exhibit B appended hereto. Except as otherwise mutually
agreed to by the parties the payments made to Professional shall not initially exceed the amount set
forth above. Professional shall submit, in timely fashion, invoices for work performed. The City
shall review such invoices and, if they aze considered incorrect or untimely, the City shall review the
matter with Professional within ten days from receipt of the Professional's bill.
4. Non-Assienability. Both parties recognize that this Agreement is one for personal services
and cannot be transferred, assigned, or sublet by either party without prior written consent of the
other. Sub-Contracting, if authorized, shall not relieve the Professional of any of the responsibilities
or obligations under this Agreement. Professional shall be and remain solely responsible to the City
for the acts, en•ors, omissions or neglect of any subwntractors' officers, agents and employees, each
of whom shall, for this purpose be deemed to be an agent or employee of the Professional to the
extent of the subcontract. The City shall not be obligated to pay or be liable for payment of any sums
due which may be due to any sub-contractor.
5. Termination of Procurement. The sale contemplated by this Agreement may be
canceled by the City prior to acceptance by the City whenever for any reason and in its sole
discretion the City shall determine that such cancellation is in its best interests and convenience.
6. Termination of Professional Services. The Professional or the City may terminate the
Professional Services component of this Agreement, without specifying the reason therefor, by
giving notice, in writing, addressed to the other party, specifying the effective date of the
termination. No fees shall be earned after the effective date of the termination. Upon any
termination, all finished or unfmished documents, data, studies, surveys, drawings, maps, models,
photographs, reports or other material prepared by the Professional pursuant to this Agreement shall
become the property of the City. Notwithstanding the above, Professional shall not be relieved of
any liability to the City for damages sustained by the City by virtue of any breach of this
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Ageement by the Professional, and the City may withhold any payments to the Professional for the
purposes of set-off until such time as the exact amount of damages due the City from the
Professional may be determined.
7. Independent Contractor Status. It is expressly acknowledged and understood by the parties
that nothing contained in this agreement shall result in, or be construed as establishing an
employment relationship. Professional shall be, and shall perform as, an independent Contractor
who agees to use his or her best efforts to provide the said services on behalf of the City. No agent,
employee, or servant of Professional shall be, or shall be deemed to be, the employee, agent or
servant of the City. City is interested only in the results obtained under this contract. The manner
and means of conducting the work are under the sole control of Professional. None of the benefits
provided by City to its employees including, but not limited to, workers' wmpensation insurance and
unemployment insurance, aze available from City to the employees, agents or servants of
Professional. Professional shall be solely and entirely responsible for its acts and for the acts of
Professional's agents, employees, servants and subwntractors during the performance of this
contract. Professional shall indemnify City against all liability and loss in connection with, and shall
assume full responsibility for payment of all federal, state and local taxes or contributions imposed
or required under unemployment insurance, social security and income tax law, with respect to
Professional and/or Professional's employees engaged in the performance of the services ageed to
herein.
8. Indemnification. Professional agees to indemnify and hold ham>less the City, its officers,
employees, insurers, and self-insurance pool, from and against all liability, claims, and demands, on
account of injury, loss, or damage, including without limitation claims arising from bodily injury,
personal injury, sickness, disease, death, property loss or damage, or any other loss of any kind
whatsoever, which arise out of or aze in any manner connected with this contract, if such injury, loss,
or damage is caused in whole or in part by, or is claimed to be caused in whole or in part by, the act,
omission, error, professional error, mistake, negligence, or other fault of the Professional, any
subcontractor of the Professional, or any officer, employee, representative, or agent of the
Professional or of any subcontractor of the Professional, or which arises out of any workmen's
compensation claim of any employee of the Professional or of any employee of any subcontractor of
the Professional. The Professional agees to investigate, handle, respond to, and to provide defense
for and defend against, any such liability, claims or demands at the sole expense of the Professional,
or at the option of the City, agees to pay the City or reimburse the City for the defense costs
incurred by the City in connection with, any such liability, claims, or demands. If it is detemuned by
the fmal judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that such injury, loss, or damage was caused
in whole or in part by the act, omission, or other fault of the City, its officers, or its employees, the
City shall reimburse the Professional for the portion of the judgment attributable to such act,
omission, or other fault of the City, its officers, or employees.
9. Professional's Insurance.
(a) Professional agees to procure and maintain, at its own expense, a policy or policies
of insurance sufficient to insure against all liability, claims, demands, and other obligations
assumed by the Professional pursuant to Section 8 above. Such insurance shall be in addition
to any other insurance requirements imposed by this contract or by law. The Professional
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shall not be relieved of any liability, claims, demands, or other obligations assumed pursuant
to Section 8 above by reason of its failure to procure or maintain insurance, or by reason of
its failure to procure or maintain insurance in sufficient amounts, duration, or types.
(b) Professional shall procure and maintain, and shall cause any subcontractor of the
Professional to procure and maintain, the minimum insurance coverages listed below. Such
coverages shall be procured and maintained with forms and insurance acceptable to the City.
All coverages shall be continuously maintained to cover all liability, claims, demands, and
other obligations assumed by the Professional pursuant to Section 8 above. In the case of any
claims-made policy, the necessary retroactive dates and extended reporting periods shall be
procured to maintain such continuous coverage.
(i) Workers' Compensation insurance to cover obligations imposed by
applicable laws for any employee engaged in the performance of work under this
contract, and Employers' Liability insurance with minimum limits of FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00) for each accident, FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00) disease -policy limit, and
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000.00) disease - each
employee. Evidence of qualified self-insured status may be substituted for the
Workers' Compensation requirements of this paragraph.
(ii) Commercial General Liability insurance with minimum combined single
limits of ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) each occurrence and ONE
MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) aggregate. The policy shall be applicable to
all premises and operations. The policy shall include coverage for bodily injury,
broad form property damage (including completed operations), personal injury
(including coverage for contractual and employee acts), blanket contractual,
independent contractors, products, and completed operations. The policy shall
contain a severnbility of interests provision.
(iii) Comprehensive Automobile Liability insurance with minimum wmbined
single limits for bodily injury and property damage of not less than ONE MILLION
DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) each occurrence and ONE MILLION DOLLARS
($1,000,000.00) aggregate with respect to each Professional's owned, hired and non-
owned vehicles assigned to or used in performance of the Scope of Work. The policy
shall contain a severability of interests provision. If the Professional has no owned
automobiles, the requirements of this Section shall be met by each employee of the
Professional providing services to the City under this contract.
(iv) Professional Liability insurance with the minimum limits of ONE MILLION
DOLLARS ($1,000,000) each claim and ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000)
aggregate.
(c) The policy or policies required above shall be endorsed to include the City and the City's
officers and employees as additional insureds. Every policy required above shall be primary
insurance, and any insurance carried by the City, its officers or employees, or carried by or
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provided through any insurance pool of the City, shall be excess and not contributory
insurance to that provided by Professional. No additionai insured endorsement to the policy
required above shall contain any exclusion for bodily injury or property damage arising from
completed operations. The Professional shall be solely responsible for any deductible losses
under any policy required above.
(d) The certificate of insurance provided by the City shall.be completed by the Professional's
insurance agent as evidence that policies providing the required coverages, conditions, and
minimum limits aze in full force and effect, and shall be reviewed and approved by the City
prior to commencement of the contract. No other form of certificate shall be used. The
certificate shall identify this contract and shall provide that the coverages afforded under the
policies shall not be canceled, terminated or materially changed until at least thirty (30) days
prior written notice has been given to the City.
(e) Failure on the part of the Professional to procure or maintain policies providing the
required coverages, conditions, and minimum limits shall constitute a material breach of
contract upon which City may immediately temunate this contract, or at its discretion City
may procure or renew any such policy or any extended reporting period thereto and may pay
any and all premiums in connection therewith, and all monies so paid by City shall be repaid
by Professional to City upon demand, or City may offset the cost of the premiums against
monies due to Professional from City.
(f) City reserves the right to request and receive a certified copy of any policy and any
endorsement thereto.
(g) The parties hereto understand and agree that City is relying on, and does not waive or
intend to waive by any provision of this contract, the monetary limitations (presently
$150,000.00 per person and $600,000 per occurrence) or any other rights, immunities, and
protections provided by the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, Section 2410-101 et
seq., C.R.S., as from time to time amended, or otherwise available to City, its officers, or its
employees.
10. Citv's Insurance. The parties hereto understand that the City is a member of the Colorado
Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency (CIRSA) and as such participates in the CIRSA Proper-
ty/Casualty Pool. Copies of the CIRSA policies and manual are kept at the City of Aspen Finance
Department and aze available to Professional for inspection during normal business hours. City
makes no representations whatsoever with respect to specific coverages offered by CIRSA. City
shall provide Professional reasonable notice of any changes in its membership or participation in
CIRSA.
11. Comuleteness of Agreement. It is expressly agreed that this agreement contains the entire
undertaking of the parties relevant to the subject matter thereof and there are no verbal or written
representations, agreements, warranties or promises pertaining to the project matter thereof not
expressly incorporated in this writing.
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12. Notice. Any written notices as called for herein may be hand delivered or mailed by
certified mail return receipt requested to the respective persons and/or addresses listed above.
13. Non-Discrimination. No discrimination because of race, color, creed, sex, marital status,
affectional or sexual orientation, family responsibility, national origin, ancestry, handicap, or
religion shall be made in the employment of persons to perform services under this contract.
Professional agees to meet all of the requirements of City's municipal code, Section 13-98,
pertaining to non-discrimination in employment.
14. Waiver. The waiver by the City of any term, covenant, or condition hereof shall not operate
as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other term. No term, covenant, or condition
of this Agreement can be waived except by the written consent of the City, and forbeazance or
indulgence by the City in any regard whatsoever shall not constitute a waiver of any term, wvenant,
or condition to be performed by Professional to which the same may apply and, until complete
performance by Professional of said term, covenant or condition, the City shall be entitled to invoke
any remedy available to it under this Agreement or by law despite any such forbearance or
indulgence.
15. Execution of Affeement by City. This Agreement shall be binding upon all parties hereto
and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, this Agreement shall not be binding upon the City unless
duly executed by the Mayor of the City of Aspen (or a duly authorized official in his absence)
following a Motion or Resolution of the Council of the City of Aspen authorizing the Mayor (or a
duly authorized official in his absence) to execute the same.
16. Illeeal Aliens -CRS 8-17.5-10] & 24-76.5-101.
(a) P ose. During the 2006 Colorado legislative session, the Legislature passed
House Bills 06-1343 (subsequently amended by HB 07-1073) and 06-1023 that added
new statutes relating to the employment of and contracting with illegal aliens. These new
laws prohibit all state agencies and political subdivisions, including the City of Aspen,
from knowingly. hiring an illegal alien to perform work under a contract, or to knowingly
contract with a subcontractor who knowingly hires with an illegal alien to perform work
under the contract. The new laws also require that all contracts for services include
certain specific language as set forth in the statutes. The following terms and conditions
have been designed to comply with the requirements of this new law.
(b) Definitions. The following terms are defined in the new law and by this reference
are incorporated herein and in any contract for services entered into with the City of
Aspen.
"Basic Pilot Program" means the basic pilot employment verification program
created in Public Law 208, 104th Congress, as amended, and expanded in Public
Law 156, 108th Congress, as amended, that is administered by the United States
Department of Homeland Security.
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"Public Contract for Services" means this Agreement.
"Services" means the furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a Contractor or a
subcontractor not involving the delivery of a specific end product other than
reports that are merely incidental to the required performance.
(c) By signing this document, Professional certifies and represents that at this time:
(i) Professional shall confirm the employment eligibility of all employees who
are newly hued for employment in the United States; and
(ii) Professional has participated or attempted to participate in the Basic Pilot
Program in order to verify that new employees aze not employ illegal aliens.
(d) Professional hereby confirms that:
(i) Professional shall not knowingly employ or contract new employees
without confirming the employment eligibility of all such employees hired for
employment in the United States under the Public Contract for Services.
(ii) Professional shall not enter into a contract with a subcontractor that fails
to confirm to the Professional that the subcontractor shall not knowingly hire new
employees without confirming their employment eligibility for employment in the
United States under the Public Contract for Services.
(iii) Professional has verified or has attempted to verify through participation
in the Federal Basic Pilot Program that Professional does not employ any new
employees who are not eligible for employment in the United States; and if
Professional has not been accepted into the Federal Basic Pilot Program prior to
entering into the Public Contract for Services, Professional shall forthwith apply
to participate in the Federal Basic Pilot Program and shall in writing verify such
application within five (5) days of the date of the Public Contract. Professional
shall continue to apply to participate in the Federal Basic Pilot Program and shall
in writing verify same every three (3) calendaz months thereafrer, until
Professional is accepted or the public contract for services has been completed,
whichever is earlier. The requirements of this section shall not be required or
effective if the Federal Basic Pilot Program is discontinued.
(iv) Professional shall not use the Basic Pilot Program procedures to undertake
pre-employment screening of job applicants while the Public Contract for
Services is being performed.
(v) If Professional obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing
work under the Public Contract for Services knowingly employs or contracts with
a new employee who is an illegal alien, Professional shall:
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(1) Notify such subcontractor and the City of Aspen within three days
that Professional has actual knowledge that the subcontractor has newly
employed or contracted with an illegal alien; and
(2) Terminate the subcontract with the subcontractor if within three
days of receiving the notice required pursuant to this section the
subcontractor does not cease employing or contracting with the new
employee who is an illegal alien; except that Professional shall not
terminate the Public Contract for Services with the subcontractor if during
such three days the subcontractor provides information to establish that
the subcontractor has not knowingly employed or contracted with an
illegal alien.
(vi) Professional shall comply with any reasonable request by the Colorado
Department of Labor and Employment made in the course of an investigation that
the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment undertakes or is undertaking
pursuant to the authority established in Subsection 8-17.5-102 (5), C.R.S.
(vii) If Professional violates any provision of the Public Contract for Services
pertaining to the duties imposed by Subsection 8-17.5-102, C.R.S. the City of
Aspen may terminate the Public Contract for Services. If the Public Contract for
Services is so terminated, Contractor shall be liable for actual and consequential
damages to the City of Aspen arising out of Professional's violation of Subsection
8-17.5-102, C.R.S.
(ix) If Professional operates as a sole proprietor, Professional hereby swears or
affirms under penalty of perjury that the Professional (1) is a citizen of the United
States or otherwise lawfully present in the United States pursuant to federal law,
(2) shall comply with the provisions of CRS 24-76.5-101 et seg., and (3) shall
produce one of the forms of identification required by CRS 24-76.5-103 prior to
the effective date of this Agreement.
16. Warranties A¢ainst Contingent Fees, Gratuities, Kickbacks and Conflicts of Interest.
(a) Professional warrants that no person or selling agency has been employed or
retained to solicit or secure this Contract upon an agreement or understanding for a
commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee, excepting bona fide employees or
bona fide established commercial or selling agencies maintained by the Professional for
the purpose of securing business.
(b) Professional agrees not to give any employee of the City a gratuity or any offer of
employment in connection with any decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation,
preparation of any part of a program requirement or a purchase request, influencing the
content of any specification or procurement standard, rendering advice, investigation,
auditing, or in any other advisory capacity in any proceeding or application, request for
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ruling, determination, claim or controversy, or other particular matter, pertaining to this
Agreement, or to any solicitation or proposal therefore.
(c) Professional represents that no official, officer, employee or representative of the
City during the term of this Agreement has or one (1) year thereafrer shall have any
interest, direct or indirect, in this Agreement or the proceeds thereof, except those that
may have been disclosed at the time City Council approved the execution of this
Agreement.
(d) In addition to other remedies it may have for breach of the prohibitions against
contingent fees, gratuities, kickbacks and conflict of interest, the City shall have the right
to:
1. Cancel this Purchase Agreement without any liability by the City;
2. Debaz or suspend the offending parties from being a Professional, contractor or
subcontractor under City contracts;
3. Deduct from the contract price or consideration, or otherwise recover, the value of
anything transferred or received by the Professional; and
4. Recover such value from the offending parties.
17. Fund Availability. Financial obligations of the City payable after the current fiscal year
aze contingent upon funds for that purpose being appropriated, budgeted and otherwise made
available. If this Agreement contemplates the City utilizing state or federal funds to meet its
obligations herein, this Agreement shall be contingent upon the availability of those funds for
payment pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
18. General Terms.
(a) It is agreed that neither this Agreement nor any of its terms, provisions, conditions,
representations or covenants can be modified, changed, terminated or amended, waived,
superseded or extended except by appropriate written instnunent fully executed by the
parties.
(b) If any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable it shall not affect or impair the validity, legality or enforceability of any other
provision.
(c) The parties acknowledge and understand that there aze no conditions or limitations to
this understanding except those as contained herein at the time of the execution hereof and
that after execution no alteration, change or modification shall be made except upon a
writing signed by the parties.
(d) This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado as from time
to tune in effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed, or caused to be executed by their duly
authorized officials, this Agreement in three copies each of which shall be deemed an original on the
date first written above.
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EXHIBIT A
Scope of Work
Deliverable: The Western Colorado Preschool Cooperative, LLC will provide the technical and
professional services, and sofrwaze and hardware necessary for three Pitkin County early
childhood programs to participate in a pilot study of shared services. The business mode] of
shazed services has been designed to increase the financial stability and management of
individual programs, decrease costs of administration and increase resources for program
quality. An operational system of remote administration has been designed to reduce travel time
and costs.
PHASE I : ,ASSESSMENT OF FIN.ANCI.4L RECORDS
Goal: Establish a True Cost of child caze services
In order for program directors and boazds to be make informed decisions about
policies and rates, and to build a realistic operating budget, they must have
accurate fmancial information, based upon actual data. The recommended
approach is to work in "classes" on an accrual basis. A standard format and
process has been developed and approved by Kid's First.
Steps: Review a copy of QuickBooks files to ascertain the status for:
Chart of accounts
Accounting practices
Account balances
Prepaze a memo of questions and review with executive director and/or
treasurer/bookkeeper (one hour)
Correct issues (time will vary)
Set up true cost worksheets (4 hours)
Work with center on analyzing costs
Work with boazd and E.D. on setting budget
The number of hours needed for each program will depend upon their individual
situation. Work will be billed at $55/hour. Estimate a maximum of to $2,750 per center,
once past and current fmancials are in good order. This amount assumes the cleanup
work needed.
An additional $2,200 is budgeted for non-pilot centers covered in this pilot, referred by
Kid's First to complete a true cost analysis with their bookkeeper, treasurer and
Executive Duector.
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Timeline: Within one month (once The Co-op receives a working copy of each center's
QuickBooks and the required list of data points required for the True Cost
analysis). Center will receive written list of issues and The Co-op will correct
within one month of meeting with the center and will prepare the true cost
worksheet.
Subtotal: $10,450
PHASE 2: AUTOMATE CHILD C.4 RE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS VIA EZCnRE2 SOPTN'ARE
Goal: To decrease the amount of time and expense on routine front and back office
functions such as: wait list management, payroll, attendance, billing, enrolhment,
communication with parents, enrollment capacity, staffing efficiencies
Steps: Site visit to ascertain location and capacity of software and hazdwaze
Bid work to be done
Configure remote access for QuickBooks and EZCare2 with Co-op administrators
Schedule EZC2 webinaz trainings
Customize EZC2 software with each center-requires two rounds of review by
center.
Provide on-site training on use of EZC2
Set up time clock module and test
Set up billing module and test
Provide oversight to centers as they enter data
Timeline: Two-three months. Estimate staff, softwaze and hazdwaze costs to be @ $3,300-
$5,500 per center
Subtotal: $16,500
PHASE 3: ASSUMPTION OE BANKING, PAYROLL AND BOOKKEEPING FC(NGT)ONS
Steps: As phases one and two are achieved, QuickBooks and EZCaze2 will be linked and The
Co-op will assume full responsibility for all bookkeeping activities, including:
banking, payroll, billing, A/P, A/R, monthly financial reporting, bank reconciliations.
o Integrate QB and EZC2 once data input completed by the center
o Support center in Introducing pazents to new payment procedures
o Bring online all tuition billing, payroll, banking and accounting services
o Produce monthly financials for board review
Timeline: On going. Estimate 10 hours/month/center, or $550/month. Maximum amount to
depend upon completion of previous steps. Estimate 6 months for three centers at
$9,900
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Subtotal: $9,900
PHASE 4: HU\4AN Resouace$
Goal: To increase benefits to early child caze personnel while reducing costs in health caze
insurance premiums and other insurance premiums
Steps: Collect data on employee census and all benefits
Design HR plan that maximizes the use of all available options such as HSA and HRA
Review current health care insurance and design a strategy to offset lazge premium
increases
Timeline: Two months, services billed at $55/hour Maximum to be $825/program
Subtotal: $2,475
Total: $39,325
Rollout: The Co-op will bring one center on at a time, depending upon the readiness of the
organization. We will take each program through each phase and will have all three
programs complete within one year of start of contract.
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EXHIBIT B
Fee Schedule
Phase 1: Assessment of financial records
Phase 2: Automate child care management
functions via EZCaze2 softwaze
Phase 3: Assumption of Banking, Payroll
and Bookkeeping Functions
Phase 4: Human Resources
Salary Schedule
Karen Crepps $55.00/hour
Kazla Jacobs: $55.00/hour
Elaine Grossman $82.50/hour
$10,450.00
$16,500.00
$9,900.00
$2,475.00
Total: $39,325
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PROCUREMENT CONTRACT ROUTING SLIP AND CHECK LIST
Instructions: This form should be completed at each step of the procurement process and should follow each request for review
or approval. Contracts under $5,000 require only Department Head approval. Contracts over $5,000 require City Manager
approval. They do not require competitive bids but require documentation of source selection process. Contracts over $10,000
require City Attorney and City Manager approval. Competitive bidding process is required. Contracts over $25,000 requee City
Council approval.
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Budget estimate: $ ~ ~ ~ 3~ J
Is proposed expenditure approved in the Department's budget?
Explain process for vendor selection:
/ / Dept. Head approval of proposal:
_/ /_ City Manager Approval if Sole S
_/ / Finance Review:
Competitive Quotes:
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ContractorNendor Selected:
/ / Dept. Head approval:
/ / City Attotney review:
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and to Vendor/Convaceor
/ / RFP or ITB Completed:
- / / RFP or ITB Reviewed. by City Attorney:
/ / I°Advertisement
/ / Bid Opening:
/ / 2nd Advertisement
ContractorNendor Selected:
/ / Dept. Head approval:
/ / Awazd letter sent:
/ / 3 signed contracts returned by vendor/contractor.
/ / Performance and Payment Bonds received
/ / Certificate of insurance received
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/ / CiTy Manager Approval:
/ / Eng. Dept. Review:
(Attach Advertisement)
/ / Finance Department Review:
If Over $25,000 / / repaze cover memo and resolution for City Council Approval
nce Department Review:
Attorney Review / / City Manager Approval
Council Approval / / Notice to Proceed
Instructions for Procurement Contract Routine Slio and Check List
All Ciry contracts must be processed according to the procedures established by the Procurement Code. See Chapter 3 of the Municipal Code.
This Routing Slip and Check List should follow any contract documents during the approval or refetra] process.
Contracts Under $5.000
1. Ensure that expenditure is in Dept Budget.
2. Obtain Dept. Head approval.
3. Described selection process for file.
Contracts Between $S.000and $10.000
1. Follow steps for Contracts under $5,000, above.
2. Obtain City Attomey review.
3. Obtain City Manager approval.
Contracts Between $10.000 and $25.000
I. Competitive bidding process must be followed.
2. Call CiTy Attorney's Office at 5055 and obtain procurement #.
3. Prepare Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation to Bid (ffB) packet with all Contract Documents.
4. If it is a construction project, request Engineering Dept: review of scope of work and specifications.
5. Obtain.City Attomey review.
6. Advertise and send ourRFP's or ITB's. (Two consecutive weeks in newspaper with at least one week
between last ad and bid opening)
7. Document selection process for vendor/contractor following bid opening.
8. Obtain Dept Head approval.
9. Send awazd letter with request for 3 signed copies of contract, performance and payment bonds (if
applicable), and certificates of insurance.
] 0. Obtain Finance Dept. review.
1 L Obtain City Manager's approval.
12. Send Notice to Proceed with one original copy of contract documents.
Contracts Over $25.000
1. Follow steps 1 thm ]0 for contracts between $10,000 and $25,000.
2. Prepare cover memo and resolution for CiTy Council approval
3. Schedule resolution for CiTy Council with City Clerk.
4. Obtain City Attomey review.
5. Obtain CiTy Manager approval.
6. Send cover memo, resolution and contract to City Clerk for Council's packet.
7. Attend City Council meeting.
8. Send Notice to Proceed with one original copy of contract documents.
One original copy of all contracts over $10,000 should end up in City Clerk's Office. Return one original to vendor/contraMor and
retain one original in department -
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