2000-058-RES AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

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AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this 1st day of May, 2000, by and between the Brinkley Sargent Architects, hereinafter referred to as "the Consultant" and the City of Paris, 135 1" Street SE, Paris, Texas 75460, hereinafter referred to as "the City". WHEREAS, the City of Paris previously published a request for proposals seeking proposals from qualified professionals to perform a needs assessment study and plan for a police and municipal courts center for the City of Paris; and, WHEREAS, following the receipt of proposals in response to said request for proposals the City Council personally reviewed the proposals of each presenting professional, conducted a personal interview with each proposer, and thereafter ranked the proposers based on the Council's individual assessment of each proposer's ability to perform the assigned duties, each proposer's prior experience in performing said duties, the quality of the presentations and proposals, and the general acceptability of the proposer's technique for conducting the project; and, WHEREAS, having ranked said proposers in order of priority, the City Council assigned the City Manager the responsibility of negotiating a contract, beginning with the highest ranked proposer, to perform the necessary study on behalf of the City; and, WHEREAS, as a consequence of said negotiations, the City Manager and the Consultant were able to negotiate a contract Which the City Manager felt was in the best interest of the City; and, WHEREAS, the Consultant is prepared to undertake a needs assessment study for a Police and Courts Center for the City of Paris; and, WHEREAS, the City is desirous of retaining the Consultant as its independent contractor for purposes of performing the needs assessment study of the police and courts center for the City of Paris; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and Agreement herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: I. SERVICES The City hereby retains the Consultant to perform a needs assessment study for a police and courts center for the City of Paris. The scope of the Consultant's services shall be in accordance with the terms and provisions of this contract; in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Consultant's proposal, a copy of which is attached hereto and for all purposes incorporated herein; and in accordance with the City's request for proposal, a copy of which is likewise attached hereto and incorporated herein. Provided further, however, that in the event of a conflict between the terms and provisions of this Page 1 of 5 EXHIBIT A