HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3658 - Contract - TDCA - Weatherization Assistance Program - 07_11_1991Resolution No. 3658
July 11, 1991
Item #31
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock has been offered a contract from the
Texas Department of Community Affairs to administer a program to weatherize
the home of low income families in Lubbock County; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock believes it to be in
the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the
County of Lubbock to make it possible for low income families to conserve
energy and to reduce energy costs; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the Mayor of the City of Lubbock BE and is hereby authorized and
directed to execute a contract and related documents with the Texas Depart-
ment of Community Affairs in the anticipated amount of $87,307 for the
period of April 1, 1991 through March 31, 1992. A copy of said contract is
attached hereto to be spread upon the minutes of the Council and shall
constitute and be a part of this Resolution as if fully copied herein in
detail.
Passed by the City Council this 11th day of July , 1991.
ATTEST:
Ranette!Boyd, City Secretary
APPROVED eAS TO CONTENT:
Sylvia A. artinez, Community
Services Supervisor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Dolfald G. Vandiver, First
Assistant City Attorney
B. C. McM NN, MAYOR
Resolution No. 3658
_ July 11, 1991
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Item #31
CONTRACT NO. 562048 FOR THE
WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE / ENHANCED WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
CFDA #81.042 (DOE Funds)
SECTION 1. PARTIES TO CONTRACT
This agreement is made by and between the Texas Department of Community
Affairs, an agency of the State of Texas (hereinafter the "Department") and
City of Lubbock, Community Services Department (hereinafter the
"Contractor").
SECTION 2. CONTRACT PERIOD
The period for performance of this contract, unless earlier terminated, is
April 1, 1991 through March 31, 1992 (hereinafter the "Contract Period").
SECTION 3. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE
Contractor shall, on an equitable basis throughout its service area, develop
and implement a Weatherization Assistance Program and Enhanced
Weatherization Assistance Program (herein collectively referred to as the
"weatherization program") to assist in achieving a prescribed level of
insulation in the dwellings of low-income persons, particularly the elderly
and handicapped. Contractor shall implement the weatherization program in
accordance with the provisions of Part A of the Energy Conservation in
Existing Buildings Act of 1976, as amended (42 U.S.C. §6861 et seq.), the
U.S Department of Energy ("DOE") regulations codified. at.10Q C__F_R.. Parts
440 and 600, any applicable Office of Management and i3udget ("OMB")
Circulars, the Texas Weatherization Assistance Program State Plan, the Oil
Overcharge Restitutionary Act (TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. article 4413(56),
§11), and the terms of this contract. Contractor's service area consists of
the following Texas counties: Lubbock.
SECTION 4. DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS
A. In consideration of Contractor's satisfactory performance of this
contract, Department shall reimburse Contractor for the actual allowable
costs incurred by Contractor in the amount of:
(1) DOE/LIHEAP/PVE Funds for Weatherization Assistance Program:
Sixty -Six Thousand Four Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dollars
($66,450.00).
(2) PVE Funds for Enhanced Weatherization: Ninteen Thousand Seven
Hundred Seventy -Three and no/100 Dollars ($19,773.00).
(3) Funds for Department -Required Travel Expense: One Thousand
Eighty -Four and no/100 Dollars ($1,084.00).
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B. By written notice to Contractor, Department may obligate additional
funds under Section 4(A). For planning purposes only, Contractor may
assume that the total award during the Contract Period will be:
(1) Total Anticipated Weatherization Assistance Funds: Sixty —Six
Thousand Four Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dollars ($66,450.00).
(2) Total Anticipated, Enhanced Weatherization Funds: Nineteen Thousand
Seven Hundred Seventy —Three and no/100 Dollars ($19,773.00).
(3) Total Anticipated Department —Required Travel Funds: One Thousand
Eighty -Four and no/100 Dollars ($1,084.00).
C. Department's obligations under this contract are contingent upon the
actual receipt by Department of state and federal Weatherization program
funds. If sufficient funds are not available, Department shall notify
Contractor in writing within a reasonable time after such fact is
determined. Department shall then terminate this contract and will not
be liable for the failure to make any payment to Contractor under this
contract.
D. Department is not liable for any cost incurred by Contractor which:
(1> is incurred to weatherize a dwelling unit which is not an eligible
dwelling unit as such is defined in 10 C.F.R. §440.22;
(2) is incurred to weatherize a dwelling unit which is designated for
acquisition 'or clearance by a federal, state, or local program
within twelve months from the date weatherization of the dwelling
unit is scheduled to be completed;
(3) is incurred to weatherize a dwelling unit preTrfousry-weatherized
with weatherization assistance program funds, except as provided
for in 10 C.F.R. §440.18(e)(2);
(4) is for Contractor's administrative costs incurred in excess of the
maximum limitation set forth in Section 9 of this contract;
(5) is not incurred during the Contract Period;
(6) is not reported to Department on a Weatherization Assistance
Program Progress Expenditure Report/Monthly Funding Report, herein
"WAPPER/MFR", pages 1 and 2 (TDCA Form 47), or a Enhanced
Weatherization Assistance Program Progress Expenditure
Report/Monthly Funding Report, herein "E—WAPPER/MFR" (TDCA Form
47—A), within sixty (60) days of the termination of this contract;
(7) is subject to reimbursement by a source other than Department; or
(8) is made in violation of the provision of federal or state law or
regulation, including, but not limited to, those enumerated in this
contract.
E. Contractor shall refund, within fifteen (15) days of Department's
request, any sum of money paid to Contractor which Department determines
has resulted in an overpayment or has not been spent in accordance with
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the terms of this contract. Department may offset or withhold any
amount otherwise owed to Contractor under this contract against any
amount owed by Contractor to Department arising under this or any other
contract between the parties.
SECTION 5. METHOD OF PAYMENT / CASH BALANCES
A. Each month, Contractor may request an advance payment of Weatherization
Assistance Program ("WAP") funds under Subsection 4(A)(1) and/or a
reimbursement payment of Enhanced Weatherization Assistance Program
("EWAP") funds under Subsection 4(A)(2) by submitting to Department a
WAPPER/MFR and/or E-WAPPER/MFR, a State.of Texan Purchase Voucher, and a
Compensation Report.
B. Contractor's requests for advances shall be for the minimum amount
needed for the performance of this contract. In no event shall
Contractor request an advance for more than 30 days actual need.
Contractor shall establish procedures to minimize the time elapsing
between the transfer of funds from Department and the disbursal of such
funds by Contractor.
C. Notwithstanding Subsection 5(A), Department reserves the right to use a
cost reimbursement method of payment for all funds if (1) Department
determines that Contractor has maintained excess cash balances, (2)
Department identifies any deficiency in the cash controls or financial
management system maintained by Contractor, (3) Department determines
that a cost reimbursement method would benefit the program, (4)
Department's funding sources require the use of a cost reimbursement
method, or (5) Contractor fails to comply with any of the reporting
requirements of Section 11.
D. All funds paid to Contractor under this contract are paid in trust for
the exclusive benefit of the eligible recipients of the weatherization
assistance program and for the payment of the allowable expenditures
identified in Section 9.
SECTION 6. COST PRINCIPLES
Except as specifically modified by law or the terms of this contract, in
performing this contract, Contractor shall comply with the cost principles
set forth in OMB Circular No. A-122 (non -profits) or OMB Circular No. A-87
(units of local government)
SECTION 7. UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS
Except as specifically modified by law or the terms of this contract, in
performing this contract, Contractor shall comply with the uniform
administrative requirements set forth in OMB Circular No. A-110
(non -profits) or the Common Rule, 10 C.F.R. §600.400 et seq. (units of local
government).
SECTION 8. TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION
A. Department may terminate this contract, in whole or in part, at any time
Department determines that there is cause for termination. Cause for
termination includes but is not limited to Contractor's failure to
comply with any term of this contract. Department shall notify
Contractor in writing at least thirty (30) days before the date of
termination.
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S. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit Department's
authority to withhold payment and immediately suspend Contractor's
performance of this contract if Department identifies possible instances
of fraud, abuse, waste, fiscal mismanagement, or other serious
deficiencies in Contractor's performance. Suspension shall be a
temporary measure pending either corrective action by Contractor or a
decision by Department to terminate this contract.
C. Department shall not be liable for any costs incurred by Contractor
after termination or during suspension of this contract.
Notwithstanding the termination or suspension of this contract,
Contractor shall not be relieved of any liability for damages due to
Department by virtue of any breach of this contract by Contractor.
Department may withhold any payment otherwise due to Contractor until
such time as the exact amount of damages owed to Department by
Contractor is determined and paid.
SECTION 9. ALLOWABLE EXPENDITURES
A. The allowability of Contractor's costs incurred in the performance of
this contract shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of
Section 6 and the regulations set forth at 10 C.F.R. §440.18, subject to
the limitations and exceptions set forth in this Section.
B. Allowable WAP expenditures under Subsection 4(A)(1) include: (1) the
purchase and delivery of weatherization materials as defined in 10
C.F.R. §440.3, but not to include storm doors; (2) labor costs in
accordance with 10 C.F.R. §440.19 (3) transportation of weatherization
and repair materials, tools, equipment, and work crews to a storage site
and to the site of weatherization work; (4) maintenance, operation, and
insurance of vehicles used to transport weatherization materials; (5)
maintenance of tools and equipment; (6) purchase or lease of tools,
equipment, and vehicles (purchase of vehicles must be approved in
advance by DOE); (7) employment of on -site supervisory personnel; (8)
storage of weatherization materials, tools, and equipment; and (9) the
cost of incidental repairs (such as repairs to roofs, walls, floors, and
other parts of a dwelling unit) if such repairs are necessary for the
effective performance or preservation of weatherization materials.
C. Allowable expenditures of EWAP funds awarded under Subsection 4(A)(2)
include: (1) the expenditures 'listed above in Subsection 9(B), except
that no vehicles may be purchased with EWAP funds, and (2) the cost of
materials and labor for heating and cooling system tuneups, repairs,
modifications, or replacements if such will result in improved energy
efficiency. All expenditures of EWAP funds must be in conformity with
any EWAP regulations or issuances promulgated by Department.
D. PROVIDED THAT:
(1) An average of at least forty percent (40%) of the funds provided
under this contract for the items included in Subsections 90) &
9(C) shall be spent for materials. If incidental repairs are
necessary to make the installation of the weatherization materials
effective, the cost of incidental -repair materials charged to WAP
funds awarded under Subsection 4(A)(1) shall not exceed the cost of
weatherization materials charged to WAP funds.
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(2) No more than Sixteen Hundred Forty -Eight ($1,648.00) Dollars per
dwelling unit may be charged to the funds awarded under Subsection
4(A)(1) for the items included in Subsection 9(B). No more than
Fifteen Hundred ($1,500.00) Dollars per dwelling unit may be
charged to the funds awarded for Enhanced Weatherization under
Subsection 4(A)(2) for the items included in Subsection, 9(C). The
total amount that may be expended on any dwelling unit may not
exceed Three Thousand One Hundred Forty -Eight ($3,148.0<0) Dollars.
(3) Contractor shall weatherize eligible dwelling units using only
weatherization materials which meet or exceed the standards
prescribed by DOE in 10 C.F.R. Part 440, Appendix A.
E. Administrative costs incurred by Contractor in performing this contract
are to be based on actual expenditures and shall be allowed up to the
amount shown on Exhibit A. Allowable administrative costs may include
reasonable costs associated with Contractor's administrative personnel,
travel (out of service area), audit fees, office space, equipment, and
supplies which are necessary for the administration of the weather-
ization assistance program. No administrative costs are allowed for the
EWAP funds awarded in Subsection 4(A)(2).
F. The cost of liability insurance for the weatherization program for
personal injury and for property damage, not to exceed Fifteen Hundred
($1,500.00) Dollars shall be an allowable WAP expenditure under
Subsection 4(A)(1). Contractor may request a written waiver of the
limit on liability insurance. The waiver request must provide price
quotes from at least three (3) insurance carriers.
G. The cost of carrying out low-cost/no-cost weatherization activities not
to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per dwelling unit, in accordance with
10 C.F.R. §440.20, shall be an allowable WAR expenditure under
Subsection 4(A)(1).
H. To the maximum extent practicable, Contractor shall utilize funds
provided herein for the purchase of weatherization materials.
Contractor may use for the purchase and delivery of weatherization
materials any or all of the funds allowed to be expended for
administrative purposes under this contract.
I. To the maximum extent practicable, Contractor shall secure the services
of (1) volunteers, (2) training participants, and (3) public service
employment workers assisted pursuant to the Job Training Partnership
Act, to weatherize dwelling units under the direction of qualified
supervisors.
SECTION 10. RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
A. Contractor shall comply with the record keeping requirements set forth
at 10 C.F.R. §440.24 and with such additional record keeping
requirements.as may be specified by Department.
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B. For each dwelling unit weatherized with funds received from the
Weatherization Assitance Program ("WAP") under this contract, Contractor
shall maintain a file containing the following information:
(1) completed Application for Weatherization Services (Department form);
(2) eligibility documentation (proof of income eligibility shall
consist of checks, check stubs, award letters, employer statements,
or other similar documents including total income and public
assistance payments); no dwelling unit shall be weatherized without
documentation that the dwelling unit is an eligible dwelling unit
as defined in 10 C.F.R. §440.22;
(3) Building Weatherization Report (Department form) to include
certification of final inspection;
(4) invoices of materials purchased or inventory removal sheets;
(5) invoices of labor;
(6) Homeowner/Authorized Agent Certification (Department form) if
rental unit;
(7) Self-help Certification (Department form), if applicable;
(8) Notice of Denial (Department form), if applicable;
(9) Building Assessment form;
(10) Attic Inspection (Department form);
(11) Justification for Omission of Priorities (Department form), if
applicable. T
(12) Labor force records showing the name, skill specialty, and total
amount of wages paid for each laborer and supervisor; and
(13) Alien Status Form.
C. For each dwelling unit weatherized with funds received from the Enhanced
Weatherization Assistance Program ("EWAP") under this Contract,
Contractor shall maintain a file containing the following information: '
(1) Assesment/Building Enhanced Weatherization Report with
certification and final inspection (Department form);
(2) Invoices for materials purchased or inventory removal sheets;
(3) Invoices for Tabor; and
(4) -Labor force records showing the name, skill specialty, and total
amount of wages paid for each laborer and supervisor.
Both WAP and EWAP files shall be maintained in the same folder and
assigned the same unit identification number.
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E:
Contractorshall give the federal and state funding agencies, the
Comptroller General of the United States, and Department, access to and
the right to reproduce all records pertaining to this contract. All
such records shall be maintained for at least three years after final
payment has been made and all other pending matters are closed.
Contractor shall include the requirements of this Subsection in all
subcontracts.
All weatherization assistance program records maintained by Contractor,
except records made confidential by law, shall be available for
inspection by the public during Contractor's normal business hours to
the extent required by the Texas Open Records Act, TEX. REV. CIV. STAT.
ANN. article 6252-17a.
SECTION 11. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
A. For each month of the Contract Period, Contractor shall furnish
Department with expenditure reports for the previous month by submitting
a WAPPER/MFR and E-WAPPER/MFR. Such monthly reports must be received by
Department no later than the loth day of the following month.
Expenditure reports are due even if Contractor has no new activity to
report during the month.
B. Contractor shall submit to Department within sixty (60) days following
the date of termination of this contract final expenditure reports
utilizing the WAPPERIMFR and f-WAPPERJMFR. The failure of Contractor to
provide a full accounting of all funds expended under this contract
shall be sufficient reason for Department to deny or terminate any
future contracts to Contractor.
C. Contractor shall submit to Department no later than sixty (60) days
after the end of the Contract Period an inventory of all vehicles,
tools, and equipment with a unit acquisition cost of $500.00 or more and
a useful life of more than one year, if purchased in whole or in part
with funds received under this or previous weatherization assistance
program contracts. The inventory shall reflect the vehicles, tools, and
equipment on hand as of the last day of the Contract Period.
D. Contractor shall submit such other reports, data, and information on the
performance of this contract as may be required by DOE pursuant to 10
C.F.R. §440.25, or by Department.
E. If Contractor fails to submit, in a timely and satisfactory manner, any
report or response required by this contract, including responses to
monitoring reports, Department may withhold payments otherwise due
Contractor hereunder. Payments may be withheld until such time as the
delinquent report or response is received by Department. If the
delinquent report or response is not received within forty-five (45)
days of its due date. Department may suspend or terminate this
contract. If Contractor receives Weatherization Program funds from
Department over two or more contract periods, funds may be withheld or
this contract suspended or terminated for Contractor's failure to submit
a report or response (including a report of audit) past due from a prior
contract period.
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SECTION 12. CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS
A. Any change in the terms of this contract which is required by a change
in state or federal law or regulation is automatically incorporated
herein effective on the date designated by such law or regulation.
B. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, any change in the
terms of this contract shall be in writing and signed by both parties to
this contract.
SECTION 13. DEPARTMENT ISSUANCES
Department may issue directives which serve to interpret or clarify the
terms of this contract. Such directives shall be issued by Department in
the form of WAP Policy Issuances. Issuances shall not alter the terms of
this contract so as to relieve Department of any obligation to reimburse
an allowable cost incurred by Contractor prior to the effective date of the
Issuance. All WAP Policy Issuances promulgated by Department, whether
before or after the commencement date of this contract, shall govern the
performance of this contract until specifically rescinded by Department.
SECTION 14. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
It is agreed that Contractor is an independent contractor. To the extent
allowed by law, Contractor agrees to hold Department harmless and indemnify
it against any disallowed costs or other claims asserted by any person in
connection 'with the services to be performed by Contractor under this
contract.
SECTION 15. PROCUREMENT STANDARDS & SUBCONTRACTS
A. Contractor shall develop and implement procurement procedures which
conform with the uniform administrative requirements referenced in
Section 7. Contractor shall not procure supplies, equipment, materials,
or services except in accordance with its procurement procedures and WAP
Policy Issuance #88-10.1. All procurement contracts, other than "small
purchases" as defined in WAP Policy Issuance #88-10.1, shall be in
writing and shall contain the provisions required by WAP Policy Issuance
#88-10.1. Contractor must obtain advance written permission from
Department before purchasing any equipment with a unit cost of $500.00
or more. Contractor must obtain advance written permission from DOE
through Department before purchasing any vehicle.
B. Contractor shall ensure that its subcontractors comply with all
applicable terms of this contract as if the performance rendered by the
subcontractor was being rendered by Contractor. Contractor shall
inspect all subcontractors' work and shall be responsible for ensuring
that it is completed in a good and workman -like manner.
SECTION 16. AUDIT
A. Contractor shall arrange for the performance of an annual financial and
compliance audit of the funds received under this contract. The audit
shall be made in accordance with the Single Audit Act of 1984, 31 U.S.C.
ch. 75 (hereinafter the "Audit Act"), OMB Circular No. A-128, "Audit
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Requirements for State and Local Governments the Uniform Grant
Management Standards, Generally Aceepted Government Auditing Standards
and Department's supplemental audit requirements. Contracts for audit
services shall include a reference to the Audit Act and OMB Circular
A-128. Contractor shall take any reasonable action required by
Department to facilitate the performance of audit(s) conducted pursuant
to this Section.
B. Contractor shall submit three (3) copies of the report of such audit to
Department no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of
the audit period. Audits performed under this section are subject to
review and resolution by Department or its authorized representative.
C. Contractor shall take immediate corrective action after issuance of the
audit report if instances of material noncompliance with laws,
regulations or this contract are discovered. Contractor shall be liable
to Department for any costs disallowed pursuant to the audit(s) of funds
received under this contract. Repayment of disallowed costs shall be
made by Contractor from funds which were not made available to
Contractor under any contract with Department.
SECTION 17. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
A. Contractor shall develop and implement a property management system
which conforms with the uniform administrative requirements referenced
in Section 7. Contractor shall not use, transfer, or dispose of any
property acquired in whole or in part with funds provided under this or
a previous weatherization assistance program contract except in
accordance with its own property management system and Department
Issuances.
B. Contractor shall establish adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage,
or theft of property acquired hereunder and shall promptly report to
Department any loss, damage, or theft of property with an acquisition
cost of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more.
C. In addition to the inventory of vehicles, tools, and equipment required
under Section 11, Contractor shall take a physical inventory of all
weatherization assistance program materials and shall reconcile the
results with its property records at least once every year. Any
differences between quantities determined by the inventory and those
shown in the property records shall be investigated by Contractor to
determine the causes of the difference.
SECTION 18. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
Contractor shall maintain adequate personal injury and property damage
liability insurance or, if Contractor is a unit of local government,
sufficient self insurance reserves, to protect against the hazards arising
out of or in connection with the performance of this contract.
SECTION 19. LITIGATION AND CLAIMS
Contractor shall give Department immediate written notice of any claim or
action filed with a court or administrative agency against Contractor and
arising out of the performance of this contract or any subcontract
hereunder. Contractor shall furnish to Department copies of all pertinent
papers received by Contractor with respect to such action or claim.
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SECTION 20. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND MONITORING
Department or its designee may conduct periodic on -site monitoring and
evaluation of the efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of Contractor's
performance of this contract. Department will advise 'Contractor in writing
of any deficiencies noted during such monitoring. Department may provide
technical assistance to Contractor and may require or suggest changes in
Contractor's accounting, personnel, procurement, and management procedures
in order to correct any deficiencies noted. Contractor may be required by
Department to return to dwelling units to correct indentified problems.
Department may conduct follow-up visits to review and assess the efforts
Contractor has made to correct previously noted deficiencies. Department
may withhold funds, place Contractor on a cost reimbursement basis,
deobligate funds, suspend performance, terminate this contract, or invoke
other remedies in the event monitoring reveals material deficiencies in
Contractor's performance or if Contractor fails to correct any deficiency
within a reasonable period of time.
SECTION 21. LEGAL AUTHORITY
A. Contractor represents that it possesses the practical ability and the
legal authority, to enter into this contract, receive and manage the
funds authorized by this contract, and to perform the services
Contractor has obligated itself to perform under this contract.
B. The person signing this contract on behalf of Contractor hereby warrants
that he/she has been authorized by Contractor to execute this contract
on behalf of Contractor and to bind Contractor to all terms herein set
forth.
SECTION 22. PREVENTION OF FRAUD AND ABUSE
A. Contractor shall establish, maintain, and utilize internal systems and
procedures sufficient to prevent, detect, and correct incidents of
waste, fraud, and abuse in the weatherization assistance program and to
provide for the proper and effective management of all program and
fiscal activities funded by this contract. Contractor's internal
control systems and all transactions and other significant events are to
be clearly documented and the documentation shall be readily available
for monitoring by Department.
B. Contractor shall give Department complete access to all of its records,
employees, and agents for the purpose of monitoring or investigating the
weatherization, program. Contractor shall fully cooperate with
Department's efforts to detect, investigate, and prevent waste, fraud,
and abuse.
C.
Contractor may not discriminate against any employee or other person who
reports a violation of the terms of this contract or of any law or
regulation to Department or to any appropriate law enforcement
authority, if the report is made in good faith.
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SECTION 23. CONFLICT OF INTEREST / NEPOTISM
A. Contractor represents that neither it 'nor any member of its governing
body presently has any interest or shall acquire any interest, direct or
indirect, which would conflict with the performance of this contract and
that no person having such interest shall be employed by Contractor or
appointed as a member of Contractor's governing body.
B. Contractor shall establish safeguards to prohibit its employees from
using their positions for a purpose that is or gives the appearance of
being motivated by a desire for private gain for themselves or others,
particularly those with whom they have family, business or other ties.
C. Contractor shall ensure that no officer, employee, or member of the
governing body of Contractor shall vote for or confirm the employment of
any person related within the second degree by affinity or third degree
by consanguinity to any member of the governing body or to any officer
or employee authorized to employ or supervise such person. This
prohibition shall not prohibit the continued employment of a person who
has been continuously employed for a -period of two years prior to the
election or appointment of the officer, employee, or governing body
member related to such person in the prohibited degree.
SECTION 24. POLITICAL ACTIVITY AND LOBBYING
A. No funds provided under this contract may be used to attempt to
.influence in any manner a member of Congress to favor or oppose any
legislation or appropriation by Congress, nor to lobby state or local
elected officials.
B. No federal appropriated funds may be paid, by or on behalf of
Contractor, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an
officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or
employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in
connection with the awarding of any federal loan, the entering into any
of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal,
amendment, or modification of any federal contract, grant, loan, or
cooperative agreement.
C. If any funds other than federal appropriated funds have been paid or
will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an
officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or
employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of congress in
connection with this federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative
agreement, Contractor shall complete and submit Standard Form—LLL,
"Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its
instructions.
SECTION 25. NON—DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
No person shall on the ground of race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, age, handicap, political affiliation or belief be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, be subjected to discrimination
under, or be denied employment in the administration of or in connection
with any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made
available under this contract.
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SECTION 26. SPECIAL COMPLIANCE PROVISIONS 5,
A. Contractor shall comply with the requirements of all applicable laws and
regulations, including but not limited to the following:
- Copeland "Anti -Kickback" Act (18 U.S.C. §874 and 40 U.S.C. §276(c)) as
implemented in U.S. Department of Labor regulations (29 C.F.R. Part 3);
Fair Labor Standards Act, where applicable;
Worker's Compensation, where applicable; and
The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. §552a).
B. In addition, if this contract exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000.00) Contractor shall comply with:
- Section 306 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §1857(h));
- Section 508 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. §1368);
Executive Order 11738 - Providing for administration of the Clean Air
Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to federal
contracts, grants, or loans; and
- Environmental Protection Agency regulations (40 C.F.R. Part 15).
SECTION 27. DEPARTMENT REQUIRED TRAVEL
A. In consideration of Contractor's staff attending the mandatory training
events sponsored by Department, Contractor may be reimbursed for the
actual costs of travel associated with attending the training event not to
exceed the amount shown in section 4(A)(3). Travel expenses shall be
computed as follows:
Personal car mileage ............................$
:25
per mile
Meals (actual cost not to exceed) ................$
*25.00
per diem
Lodging (actual cost not to exceed) ..............
$ 55.00
per diem
Other Travel Expenses (actual cost not to exceed)$ 10.00 per diem
Airfare (actual cost amount allowed under State Travel Regulations)
*Reimbursement for meals is allowed as follows: Breakfast up to $7.00,
Lunch up to $8.00; Dinner up to $10.00.
B. Upon completion of the required travel Contractor shall submit to
Department a Request for Payment in an amount not to exceed Departmental
liabilities accrued pursuant to Subsection 4(A)(3). The Request for
Payment shall be on a form specified by Department, and shall be
accompanied by receipts for hotel accommodations and transportation.
Receipts for meals not needed.
SECTION 28. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT
Funds provided to Contractor under this contract may not be substituted for
funds or resources from any other source nor in any way serve to reduce the
funds or resources which would have been available to or provided through
Contractor had this contract never been executed.
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SECTION 29. DEBARRED AND SUSPENDED PARTIES
Contractor must not make any award (subgrant or contract) to any party which is
debarred or suspended or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation in
Federal assistance programs under Executive Order 12549, "Debarment and Suspension."
SECTION 30. NO WAIVER
No right or remedy given to Department by this contract shall preclude the existence
of any other right or remedy, nor shall any action taken in the exercise of any
right or remedy be deemed a waiver of any other right or remedy. The failure of
Department to exercise any right on any occasion shall not constitute a waiver of
Department's right to exercise that or any other right or remedy at a later time.
SECTION 31. PRIOR ORAL AND WRITTEN AGREEMENTS
App prior oral or written agreements between the parties hereto relating to the
subject matter of this contract have been reduced to writing and are contained
herein.
SECTION 32. SEVERABILITY
If any portion of this contract is held to invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the remainder of it shall remain valid and binding.
SECTION 33. EXHIBITS
The exhibits identified below are hereby made a part of this contract:
A. Exhibits A, Expenditure Guidance
B. Exhibits B, Production Schedule
SIGNED this 11thday of July ,1991.
CITY OF LUBBOCK, COMMUNITY SERVICES
DEPARTMENT
APPROVED FOR FORM:
D6r6ald G. Vandiver Fars City Attorney
5
APPROVED FOR CONTENT:
Jb-cas,�
Bo Cass, Deputy City Manager
By: J,
C `
B.C. "Peck" cM nn
Mayor
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
By:
Larry C. Crumpton
Acting Executive Director
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EXHIBIT A - EXPENDITURE GUIDANCE SHEET
WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
AND
ENHANCED WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
CONTRACT NO. 562048
WITH
CITY OF LUBBOCK, COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
CATEGORIES
WAP
EWAP
DEPARTMENT SHARE
%
DEPARTMENT SHARE
%
1) ADMINISTRATION*
6,995
10.526
(10/95)
-0-
2) INSURANCE
1,500
-0-
3) MATERIALS**
23,182
40
7,909
40
4) PROGRAM SUPPORT/LABOR
34,773
60
11,864
60
5) SUB -TOTAL
$ 66,450
$ 19,773
6) DEPARTMENT -REQUIRED TRAVEL ONLY*
$ 1,084
(DNA)
-0-
(DNA)
7) TOTAL
$ 67,534
$ 19,773
8) NUMBER OF UNITS**
35
13
NOTES: 1) Funds may not be used for the purchase or improvement of land, or the
purchase, construction, or permanent improvement (other than low-cost
residential weatherization or other energy -related home repairs) of any
building or facility.
2) Allowable administrative expenditures for the NAP are to be based on
10/95's (10.526%) of total WAP expenditures on Line 5.
3) At least 40% of the allowable amounts expended for materials, program
support, and labor shall be expended for materials.
* Maximum
** Minimum
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EXHIBIT B - PRODUCTION SHEET
WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
AND
ENHANCED WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
CONTRACT NO.. 562048
WITH
CITY OF LUBBOCK, COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
WAP
SFY '91
SFY '92
CY '91
CY '92
A M J J A
S
0
N
D
J
F
M
TOTAL
15
10
10
35
EWAP
SFY '91
SFY '92
CY '91
CY '92
A M J J A
S
0
N
D
J
F
M
TOTAL
13
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-Q-
-0--
: -Q-
NOTES:
1) This WAP/EWAP Production Sheet is for facilitating plans for local
expenditures and production as well as for state and federal
monitoring purposes.
2) Funds for the WAP are from the following sources and in accordance
with the schedule indicated. See Tables in FY '91 Texas WAP State
Plan.
• USDOE Categorical -- 4/1/'91 to 3/31/'92
• Exxon Oil Overcharge -- Through 8/31/'91
• LIHEAP Block Grant -- Through 9/30/'91
3) Funds for the EWAP are from the following sources and in accordance
with the schedules indicated.
• Stripper Well Oil Overcharge -- Through 8/31/'91
4) As of April 1, 1991, the Department does not have official information
on reappropriation of oil overcharge funds for Weatherization concepts
for the period beginning 9/1/'91.
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