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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunity Develpmt Block Grant/Auman Newark Improvements FUNDING AGREEMENT GRANT NO: HCCDBG -10 -7 City of Camel Auman and Newark Neighborhood Improvements -Phase II FY2010 CDBG This Agreement is entered into as of the date indicated in the Time of Performance by and between the Board of County Commissioners, Hamilton County, Indiana (County), and the. Subrecipient i.e. that is, City of Carmel executing this Agreement. WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, pursuant to Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (called "The Act the Subrecipient has applied for and received a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for certain community development activities; and WHEREAS, the Subrecipient has entered into a Cooperation Agreement with the County for the purpose of making application for Community Development Block Grant funds; and WHEREAS, the County is a grantee of funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, hereinafter referred to as "HUD," responsible for the development, implementation, administration, and evaluation of HUD's Community Development Block Grant program, hereinafter referred to as "CDBG in Hamilton County, exclusive of the towns of Arcadia, Atlanta and Sheridan; and WHEREAS, by Resolution, the Board of Hamilton County Commissioners approved allocations for its FY 2010 CDBG program and published a Final Statement of Activities and List of Projects; and WHEREAS, It is necessary that the County and the Subrecipient enter into an Agreement for the implementation of approved projects; and WHEREAS, the Cooperation Agreement between the County and the Subrecipient permits the County to implement projects located within the boundaries of the Subrecipient. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties do hereto mutually agree as follows: 1. CONTRACT WITH SUBRECIPIENT: The County hereby agrees to engage the Subrecipient, and the Subrecipient hereby agrees to perform the services hereinafter set forth in connection with the County CDBG program under a grant and contract from U.S. HUD and to be subject to the terms and conditions of said grant to the County by HUD and in conformity with all applicable federal, state, and local laws to which Subrecipient and its employees are subject. 2. SCOPE OF SERVICES: The Subrecipient hereby agrees to use CDBG program funds for the purpose of implementing the activity described in Attachment nt-of WiQk Pjz o AM -Wefk, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof as if fully rewritten. Changes to /4 Attachment I Work Program, may be requested from time to time by either the County or the Subrecipient, and shall be incorporated in written amendments to this Agreement. 4 0 1 A. Restriction on Disbursements: 1) No money shall be disbursed from the County to Subrecipient if County has determined that Subrecipient and its Contractor(s) are not in compliance with applicable U.S. HUD and County Accounting, Fiscal, Environmental, EEO and Federal Labor requirements. 2) No money shall be disbursed from the Subrecipient to Contractor unless the Contractor has met all requirements under the County CDBG Program or applicable Federal, State, and Local law. B. Documents of Costs: All costs shall be recorded by budget line items and be supported by properly executed payrolls, time records, invoices, contracts or vouchers, or other official documentation evidencing in proper detail the nature and propriety of the charge. All checks, payrolls, invoices, contracts, vouchers, or other accounting documents pertaining in whole or in part to this Agreement shall be clearly identified and readily accessible. C. Final Payment: Prior to processing a final payment, a Final Inspection form must be signed by a designated community official, and /or county engineer /consulting engineer /architect or inspector and a representative of the Noblesville Housing Authority. 7. EXCESS FUNDS: Any and all unspent excess funds will be returned back to the County and may only be expended for eligible CDBG activities as identified in HUD implementing regulation 570.200 Basic Eligible Activities, in accordance with Section 105 of Title V of the Housing Community Development Act of 1987. 8. PROGRAM INCOME: The Subrecipient must inform the County of any program income generated by spending CDBG funds. Said program income must be returned to the County. The County has the responsibility for monitoring and reporting to HUD on the use of any such program income thereby requiring appropriate record keeping and reporting by the participating unit as may be needed for this purpose. In the event of close -out or change in status of the participating unit, any program income that is on hand or received subsequent to the close -out or change in status shall be paid to the County. 9. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF HAMILTON COUNTY: The Subrecipient will acknowledge the Hamilton County Commissioners in all meetings and in publicity settings through any of the news media, newsletters and flyers or in lecture or information speeches by Subrecipient officers or program staff. The Subrecipient shall state on all letterhead, flyers, signs, displays, and newsletters that they are a Subrecipient of the County. 10. RECORDS TO BE MAINTAINED /AUDITS /ACCESS TO RECORDS: The Subrecipient agrees and understands that the expense of performing inspections and audits required by HUD are part of the project costs. It will give HUD and the Controller General or any authorized representatives access to and the right to examine and copy all records, books, papers, or documents related to the grant, and it will maintain such records, books, papers or documents for three (3) years after the close of the Project. 3 E. Disbarred Contractors: The Subrecipient further agrees that it will refrain from entering into any contract or contract modifications with a Contractor disbarred from or who has not demonstrated eligibility for government Contracts and federally- assisted construction contracts pursuant to the executive Order 11246, and will carry out such sanctions and penalties for violations of the Equal Opportunity Clause as may be imposed upon Contractors and subcontractors by the Department of Labor pursuant to part II, Subpart D of the Executive Order. In addition, the Subrecipient agrees that if it fails or refuses to comply with these undertakings, HUD may take any or all of the following actions: cancel, terminate, or suspend in whole or in part the grant or loan guarantee, refrain from extending any further assistance to the Subrecipient under the program with respect to which failure or refusal occurred until satisfactory assurance of future compliance has been received from such Subrecipient; and render the case to the Department of Justice for appropriate legal proceedings. 15. INDEMNIFICATION: Subrecipient agrees to protect, defend, indemnify and save harmless the County from and against any and all liability, damages, claims, suits, liens and judgments of whatever nature including but not limited to claims for contributions and /or indemnification for injuries to or death of any person or persons, caused by, in connection with or arising out of any activities undertaken pursuant to this Agreement. Subrecipient's obligation to protect, defend, indemnify and save harmless as set forth in this paragraph, shall include any and all attorney's fees incurred by the County, in the defense and /or handling of said suits, demands, judgments, liens, claims and the like and all attorney's fees and investigation expenses incurred by County in enforcing and /or obtaining compliance with the provisions of this paragraph. Subrecipient further agrees to protect, defend, indemnify and save harmless the County from any claims against or liability for compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act arising out of injuries sustained by any employees of Subrecipient or of any licensees, Contractors or Subcontractors of Subrecipient. Subrecipient will reimburse the County for any judgments that may be obtained against the County resulting from the work hereunder or the use of any work product of the Subrecipient including judgments for infringement of patent or copyright rights. Subrecipient agrees to defend against any such claims if legal actions of called upon by the County to do so. 16. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE: The County may terminate this Agreement and such additional supplemental agreements hereafter executed, in whole or in part, and may recover any CDBG funds at its discretion if the Subrecipient: A. Violates any provision of this Agreement; B. Violates any provision of the Housing and Community Development Acts of 1974 and 1977, as amended; C. Violates any applicable regulations or terms and conditions of approval of the applications which the Secretary of HUD has issued or shall subsequently issue during the period of this Agreement; or D. Fails to complete the project in a timely manner. Not withstanding the above, the Subrecipient shall not be relieved of liability to the County 5 D. Executive Order 11063 on equal opportunity in housing and related facilities owned or operated by the Federal Government or provided with federal assistance. E. Executive Order 11246, as amended, requiring nondiscrimination and affirmative action to assure nondiscrimination in employment by government contractors and subcontractors and under federally assisted construction contractors. F. Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, (12 USC 1701 u) as amended, the HUD regulations issued pursuant thereto (24 CFR Part 135) as follows: 1.) Compliance: The work to be performed under this contract is a project assisted under a program providing CDBG financial assistance from HUD and is subject to the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, (12 U.S.C. 1701u). Section 3 requires that to the greatest extend feasible opportunities for training and employment be given to low- and very low- income residents of the project area and contracts for work in connection with the project be awarded to business concerns that provide economic opportunities for low- and very low- income persons residing in the metropolitan area in which the project is located. 2.) Further Training Opportunities: The Subrecipient further agrees to ensure that opportunities for training and employment arising in connection with a housing rehabilitation (including reduction and abatement of lead -based paint hazards), housing,construction, or other public construction project are given to low- and very low- income persons residing within the metropolitan area in which the CDBG- funded project is located; where feasible, priority should be given to low- and very low- income persons within the service area of the project or the neighborhood in which the project is located, and to low- and very low- income participants in other HUD programs; and award contracts for work undertaken in connection with a housing rehabilitation (including reduction and abatement of lead- based paint hazards), housing construction, or other public construction project are given to business concerns that provide economic opportunities for low- and very low- income persons residing within the metropolitan area in which the CDBG funded project is located; where feasible, priority should be given to business concerns which provide economic opportunities to low- and very low- income residents within the service area or the neighborhood in which the project is located, and to low- and very low income participants in other HUD programs. 3.) Notifications: The Sub recipient agrees to send to each labor organization or representative of workers with which it has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, if any, a notice advising said labor organization or worker's representative of its commitments under this Section 3 clause and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment or training. 4.) Subcontracts: The Sub recipient will take appropriate action pursuant to the subcontract upon a finding that the subcontractor is in violation of regulations issued by the grantor agency. The Subrecipient will not 7 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, it will complete and submit Standard Form- LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions; C. It will require that the language of paragraph (d) of this certification be included in the award documents for all awards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all Subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly; and D. Lobbying Certification (Paragraph d) This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, Title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure. 25. RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION: The Subrecipient agrees that funds provided under this contract will not be utilized for religious activities, to promote religious interests, or for the benefit of a religious organization in accordance with the federal regulations specified in 24 CFR 570.200(j). 26. ACQUISITION /RELOCATIONS: If projects involve the acquisition of real property, they are subject to the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act (PL 91 -646) and applicable HUD regulations (24 CFR Part 42) to or for families, individuals, partnerships, corporations or associations displaced as a result of any acquisition of real property for an activity assisted under the Housing and Community Development program. Affected persons shall be informed of the policies and procedures of the relocation program. If projects involve the sale, lease or other transfer of land acquired, cleared or improved with assistance provided under the County's CDBG program, they are subject to a covenant running with the land to be inserted in the deed or lease for such transfer, prohibiting discrimination upon the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, in the sale, lease or rental, or in the use of occupancy of such land or any improvements erected or to be erected thereon, and provided that the Sub recipient, Hamilton County and the U.S. are beneficiaries of and entitled to enforce such covenant. The following standards shall apply to real property acquired or improved in whole or in part using CDBG funds that is within the control of a participating unit of local government: A. The Sub recipient will notify the County as soon as it knows of any modifications or changes in the use of the real property from that planned at the time of acquisition or improvement including disposition; B. The Subrecipient will be required to reimburse the County in the full amount equal to the current fair market value (less any portion thereof attributable to expenditures of non -CDBG funds) of property acquired or improved with CDBG funds that is sold or transferred for a use which does not qualify under the CDBG regulations. 9 ALL OF WHICH IS RESOLVED by the Board of Commission rs of Hamilton County on this dG 1. 4 day of. e 0M 5 PT &1-1 r3,0 A0 I 1 44 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS •F HAMILTON COUNTY Awe:N._ st ne' tman i ......"0. 4,, Steven C. Dillinger ItA Q UANA—. a 4 Steven A. Holt ATTEST: ec Dawn Coverdale, Auditor IN WITNESS WEREOF, the parties hereto have made and executed this Agreement as follows: CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA by and through its Board of Public Works and Safety BY: I La James Brainar Presiding Officer Date: (S 1,c)8 rry A n Burke Memb Date: /0 Y Lori 8. :t-on, Member Date: /°/S-1/1 ATTE Sandra M. Johnson iv OF Deputy Clerk for Ji ana L. Cordray, IAM Clerk- Treasurer Date: /o- i -7/ 11 ATTACHMENT II WORK PROGRAM BUDGET City of Carmel Auman and Newark Neighborhood Improvements -Phase II [HCCDBGR -10 -7] A total of $217,996 was approved for City of Carmel Auman and Newark Neighborhood Improvements -Phase II in Hamilton County's CDBG program for fiscal year 2010. All architecture and engineering /inspection costs are the responsibility of the local community. This grant covers construction costs only. The selected contractor's bid shows the total construction costs to be 595,898.80. Based on this bid, CDBG funds will cover 36.6% of the actual construction cost. Upon completion of the project any unused funds will be returned to the County's CDBG program for future CDBG eligible projects in the city of Carmel. Contractor: Hunt Paving Company, Inc. Estimated Construction costs': Hamilton County CDBG Funds Base Bid: 217,996 36.6% Total Construction Cost 595,898.80 100% Subrecipient, Local Match* 377,902.80 63.4% Subrecipient also responsible for all soft costs associated with project 13