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CONTRACT COVER SHEET
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Vendor Name: True Bearing Consulting, LLC
Vendor Number (JDE):
Contract Number (City Clerk):
Category: Grant-Related Agreement (Non-Real Property)
Sub-Category (if applicable): Other
Project Name: STOP Grant Consultant Work
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Contract Execution Date: 9/30/18 Termination Date: 9/29/1fl
Contract Manager: Sara Wood Department: Police
Contract Amount: $4,714
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Budgeted: XX Grant?
Part of NEW Budget: El Local: F-I State: El Federal; XX
Related to a New Position: E]
Basis for Selection of Contractor?
Bid: [I RFP: El Small Works Roster: EJ Quotes: 0
Approval Authority: XX Director El Mayor F] City Council
Other Details: STOP arant will fund-TeBearing work on evaluation and strategic
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development for Droiect.
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'"�✓ KENT
CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT
between the City of Kent and
TrueBearing Consulting
THIS AGREEMENT is made between the City of Kent, a Washington municipal corporation (hereinafter
the "City"), and TrueBearing Consulting organized under the laws of the State of Washington, located and
doing business at 114 West Magnolia Street, Bellingham, WA 98225 (hereinafter the "Consultant").
I. DESCRIPTION OF WORK.
Consultant shall perform the following services for the City in accordance with the following described
plans and/or specifications:
Consultant will prepare program evaluation tools in order to evaluate grant process and
outcomes. Consultant will develop survey tools to assess effectiveness of a variety of
programs/presentations to assist with the overall program evaluation.
Consultant further represents that the services furnished under this Agreement will be performed in
accordance with generally accepted professional practices within the Puget Sound region in effect at the
time those services are performed.
II. TIME OF COMPLETION. The parties agree that work will begin on the tasks described in
Section I above immediately upon the effective date of this Agreement. Consultant shall complete the work
described in Section I by September 29, 2019.
III. COMPENSATION.
A. The City shall pay the Consultant, based on time and materials, an amount not to exceed
$4,714, for the services described in this Agreement. This is the maximum amount to be
paid under this Agreement for the work described in Section I above, and shall not be
exceeded without the prior written authorization of the City in the form of a negotiated and
executed amendment to this agreement. The Consultant agrees that the hourly or flat rate
charged by it for its services contracted for herein shall remain locked at the negotiated rate(s)
for a period of one (1) year from the effective date of this Agreement. The Consultant's billing
rates shall be as delineated in Exhibit A.
B. The Consultant shall submit monthly payment invoices to the City for work performed, and a
final bill upon completion of all services described in this Agreement. The City shall provide
payment within forty-five (45) days of receipt of an invoice. If the City objects to all or any
portion of an invoice, it shall notify the Consultant and reserves the option to only pay that
portion of the invoice not in dispute. In that event, the parties will immediately make every
effort to settle the disputed portion.
IV. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. The parties intend that an Independent Contractor-
Employer Relationship will be created by this Agreement. By their execution of this Agreement, and in
accordance with Ch. 51.08 RCW, the parties make the following representations:
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A. The Consultant has the ability to control and direct the performance and details of its
work, the City being interested only in the results obtained under this Agreement.
B. The Consultant maintains and pays for its own place of business from which
Consultant's services under this Agreement will be performed.
C. The Consultant has an established and independent business that is eligible for a
business deduction for federal income tax purposes that existed before the City
retained Consultant's services, or the Consultant is engaged in an independently
established trade, occupation, profession, or business of the same nature as that
involved under this Agreement.
D. The Consultant is responsible for filing as they become due all necessary tax
documents with appropriate federal and state agencies, including the Internal Revenue
Service and the state Department of Revenue.
E, The Consultant has registered its business and established an account with the state
Department of Revenue and other state agencies as may be required by Consultant's
business, and has obtained a Unified Business Identifier (UBI) number from the State
of Washington.
F. The Consultant maintains a set of books dedicated to the expenses and earnings of its
business.
V. TERMINATION. Either party may terminate this Agreement, with or without cause, upon
providing the other party thirty (30) days written notice at its address set forth on the signature block of
this Agreement. After termination, the City may take possession of all records and data within the
Consultant's possession pertaining to this project, which may be used by the City without restriction. If the
City's use of Consultant's records or data is not related to this project, it shall be without liability or legal
exposure to the Consultant.
VI. DISCRIMINATION. In the hiring of employees for the performance of work under this
Agreement or any subcontract, the Consultant, its subcontractors, or any person acting on behalf of the
Consultant or subcontractor shall not, by reason of race, religion, color, sex, age, sexual orientation, national
origin, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, discriminate against any person who
is qualified and available to perform the work to which the employment relates. Consultant shall execute
the attached City of Kent Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Declaration, Comply with City Administrative
Policy 1.2, and upon completion of the contract work, file the attached Compliance Statement.
VII. INDEMNIFICATION. Consultant shall defend, indemnify and hold the City, its officers,
officials, employees, agents and volunteers harmless from any and all claims, injuries, damages, losses or
suits, including all legal costs and attorney fees, arising out of or in connection with the Consultant's
performance of this Agreement, except for that portion of the injuries and damages caused by the City's
negligence.
The City's inspection or acceptance of any of Consultant's work when completed shall not be grounds
to avoid any of these covenants of indemnification.
Should a court of competent jurisdiction determine that this Agreement is subject to RCW 4.24.115,
then, in the event of liability for damages arising out of bodily injury to persons or damages to property
caused by or resulting from the concurrent negligence of the Consultant and the City, its officers, officials,
employees, agents and volunteers, the Consultant's duty to defend, indemnify, and hold the City harmless,
and Consultant's liability accruing from that obligation shall be only to the extent of the Consultant's
negligence.
IT IS FURTHER SPECIFICALLY AND EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THE INDEMNIFICATION
PROVIDED HEREIN CONSTITUTES THE CONSULTANT'S WAIVER OF IMMUNITY UNDER INDUSTRIAL
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INSURANCE, TITLE 51 RCW, SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS INDEMNIFICATION. THE PARTIES
FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE MUTUALLY NEGOTIATED THIS WAIVER.
In the event Consultant refuses tender of defense in any suit or any claim, if that tender was made
pursuant to this indemnification clause, and if that refusal is subsequently determined by a court having
jurisdiction (or other agreed tribunal) to have been a wrongful refusal on the Consultant's part, then
Consultant shall pay all the City's costs for defense, including all reasonable expert witness fees and
reasonable attorneys' fees, plus the City's legal costs and fees incurred because there was a wrongful refusal
on the Consultant's part.
The provisions of this section shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
VIII. INSURANCE. The Consultant shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement,
insurance of the types and in the amounts described in Exhibit [Insert Exhibit #] attached and incorporated
by this reference.
IX. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION. The City will provide its best efforts to provide reasonable
accuracy of any information supplied by it to Consultant for the purpose of completion of the work under
this Agreement.
X. OWNERSHIP AND USE OF RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS. Original documents, drawings,
designs, reports, or any other records developed or created under this Agreement shall belong to and
become the property of the City. All records submitted by the City to the Consultant will be safeguarded by
the Consultant. Consultant shall make such data, documents, and files available to the City upon the City's
request. The Consultant acknowledges that the City is a public agency subject to the Public Records Act
codified in Chapter 42.56 of the Revised Code of Washington. As such, the Consultant agrees to cooperate
fully with the City in satisfying the City's duties and obligations under the Public Records Act. The City's use
or reuse of any of the documents, data, and files created by Consultant for this project by anyone other
than Consultant on any other project shall be without liability or legal exposure to Consultant.
XI. CITY'S RIGHT OF INSPECTION. Even though Consultant is an independent contractor with
the authority to control and direct the performance and details of the work authorized under this Agreement,
the work must meet the approval of the City and shall be subject to the City's general right of inspection to
secure satisfactory completion.
XII. WORK PERFORMED AT CONSULTANT'S RISK. Consultant shall take all necessary
precautions and shall be responsible for the safety of its employees, agents, and subcontractors in the
performance of the contract work and shall utilize all protection necessary for that purpose. All work shall
be done at Consultant's own risk, and Consultant shall be responsible for any loss of or damage to materials,
tools, or other articles used or held for use in connection with the work.
XIII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
A. Recyclabl Materials. Pursuant to Chapter 3.80 of the Kent City Code, the City requires its
contractors and consultants to use recycled and recyclable products whenever practicable. A price
preference may be available for any designated recycled product.
B. Non-Waive r_of Breach. The failure of the City to insist upon strict performance of any of the
covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, or to exercise any option conferred by this
Agreement in one or more instances shall not be construed to be a waiver or relinquishment of those
covenants, agreements or options, and the same shall be and remain in full force and effect.
C. Resolution of Disputes andaverrl,irlg law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington. If the parties are unable to settle any
dispute, difference or claim arising from the parties' performance of this Agreement, the exclusive means
of resolving that dispute, difference or claim, shall only be by filing suit exclusively under the venue, rules
and jurisdiction of the King County Superior Court, King County, Washington, unless the parties agree in
writing to an alternative dispute resolution process. In any claim or lawsuit for damages arising from the
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parties' performance of this Agreement, each party shall pay all its legal costs and attorney's fees incurred
in defending or bringing such claim or lawsuit, including all appeals, in addition to any other recovery or
award provided by law; provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the City's
right to indemnification under Section VII of this Agreement.
D. Written Notice. All communications regarding this Agreement shall be sent to the parties at
the addresses listed on the signature page of the Agreement, unless notified to the contrary. Any written
notice hereunder shall become effective three (3) business days after the date of mailing by registered or
certified mail, and shall be deemed sufficiently given if sent to the addressee at the address stated in this
Agreement or such other address as may be hereafter specified in writing.
E. Ass gnment. Any assignment of this Agreement by either party without the written consent
of the non-assigning party shall be void. If the non-assigning party gives its consent to any assignment,
the terms of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and no further assignment shall be made
without additional written consent.
F. Modification. No waiver, alteration, or modification of any of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be binding unless in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of the City and Consultant.
G. Entire Aargemerit. The written provisions and terms of this Agreement, together with any
Exhibits attached hereto, shall supersede all prior verbal statements of any officer or other representative
of the City, and such statements shall not be effective or be construed as entering into or forming a part of
or altering in any manner this Agreement. All of the above documents are hereby made a part of this
Agreement. However, should any language in any of the Exhibits to this Agreement conflict with any
language contained in this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.
H. Ccrmphiance with Laws. The Consultant agrees to comply with all federal, state, and municipal
laws, rules, and regulations that are now effective or in the future become applicable to Consultant's
business, equipment, and personnel engaged in operations covered by this Agreement or accruing out of
the performance of those operations.
I. Public Records Act. The Consultant acknowledges that the City is a public agency subject to
the Public Records Act codified in Chapter 42.56 of the Revised Code of Washington and documents, notes,
emails, and other records prepared or gathered by the Consultant in its performance of this Agreement may
be subject to public review and disclosure, even if those records are not produced to or possessed by the
City of Kent. As such, the Consultant agrees to cooperate fully with the City in satisfying the City's duties
and obligations under the Public Records Act.
J. City_E3usiness Lueense Requ6red. Prior to commencing the tasks described in Section I,
Contractor agrees to provide proof of a current city of Kent business license pursuant to Chapter 5.01 of the
Kent City Code.
K. Counterparts_arid Signatures..by_._Fax..._or...Email. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which will together constitute
this one Agreement. Further, upon executing this Agreement, either party may deliver the signature page
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IN WITNESS, the parties below execute this Agreement, which shall become effective
on the last date entered below.
CONSULTANT: CITY OF KENT:
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NOTICES TO BE SENT TO: NOTICES TO BE SENT TO:
CONSULTANT: CITY OF KENT:
Nathan Brown Sara Wood, Research and Development
TrueBearing Consulting Analyst
114 West Magnolia Street City of Kent
Bellingham, WA 98225 220 Fourth Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
206-430-5043 (telephone)
206-462-4056 (facsimile) (253) 856-5856 (telephone)
(253) 856-6800 (facsimile)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Kent Law Department
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DECLARATION
CITY OF KENT EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY
The City of Kent is committed to conform to Federal and State laws regarding equal opportunity.
As such all contractors, subcontractors and suppliers who perform work with relation to this
Agreement shall comply with the regulations of the City's equal employment opportunity
policies.
The following questions specifically identify the requirements the City deems necessary for any
contractor, subcontractor or supplier on this specific Agreement to adhere to. An affirmative
response is required on all of the following questions for this Agreement to be valid and binding.
If any contractor, subcontractor or supplier willfully misrepresents themselves with regard to the
directives outlines, it will be considered a breach of contract and it will be at the City's sole
determination regarding suspension or termination for all or part of the Agreement;
The questions are as follows:
1. I have read the attached City of Kent administrative policy number 1.2.
2. During the time of this Agreement I will not discriminate in employment on the basis of
sex, race, color, national origin, age, or the presence of all sensory, mental or physical
disability.
3. During the time of this Agreement the prime contractor will provide a written statement to
all new employees and subcontractors indicating commitment as an equal opportunity
employer.
4. During the time of the Agreement I, the prime contractor, will actively consider hiring and
promotion of women and minorities.
5. Before acceptance of this Agreement, an adherence statement will be signed by me, the
Prime Contractor, that the Prime Contractor complied with the requirements as set forth
above.
By signing below, I agree to fulfill the five requirements referenced above.
By: � (Al
For: �Ri �3EJ>sz7 WC�
Title: LE-U
Date:
CITY OF KENT
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY
NUMBER: 1.2 EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1998
SUBJECT„ MINORITY AND WOMEN SUPERSEDES: April 1, 1996
CONTRACTORS APPROVED BY Jim White, Mayor
POLICY:
Equal employment opportunity requirements for the City of Kent will conform to federal and state
laws. All contractors, subcontractors, consultants and suppliers of the City must guarantee equal
employment opportunity within their organization and, if holding Agreements with the City
amounting to $10,000 or more within any given year, must take the following affirmative steps:
1. Provide a written statement to all new employees and subcontractors indicating
commitment as an equal opportunity employer.
2. Actively consider for promotion and advancement available minorities and women.
Any contractor, subcontractor, consultant or supplier who willfully disregards the City's
nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements shall be considered in breach of contract
and subject to suspension or termination for all or part of the Agreement.
Contract Compliance Officers will be appointed by the Directors of Planning, Parks, and Public
Works Departments to assume the following duties for their respective departments.
1. Ensuring that contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and suppliers subject to these
regulations are familiar with the regulations and the City's equal employment opportunity
policy.
2. Monitoring to assure adherence to federal, state and local laws, policies and guidelines.
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CITY OF KENT
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
This form shall be filled out AFTER COMPLETION of this project by the Contractor awarded the
Agreement.
I, the undersigned, a duly represented agent of
Company, hereby acknowledge and declare that the before-mentioned company was the prime
contractor for the Agreement known as that was entered into on
the (date) between the firm I represent and the City of
Kent,
I declare that I complied fully with all of the requirements and obligations as outlined in the City
of Kent Administrative Policy 1.2 and the Declaration City of Kent Equal Employment Opportunity
Policy that was part of the before-mentioned Agreement.
By: _.._._....................
For:
Title:
Date:
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