09 - FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program Third Party Administrator

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THE STATE OF TEXAS § § Professional Services Contract COUNTY OF LAMAR 8 THIS CONTRACT is entered into on this 10" day of May, 2021, by and between the CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, a municipal corporation located in Lamar County, Texas, (hereinafter referred to as "CITY"), acting by and through its City Manager or his designee, and Resource Management & Consulting Co. ("hereinafter referred to as "CONSULTANT") whose address is 3729 Lamar Avenue, Paris, Texas 75460. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, CITY desires to obtain third -party administrative services to assist in the administration of the CITY's awarded FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program Funding; and WHEREAS, CONSULTANT is qualified to provide such services and is willing to undertake the performance of such services for CITY in exchange for fees hereinafter specified; NOW, THEREFORE, THAT IN CONSIDERATION of the covenants and agreements hereinafter contained and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, the parties hereto do mutually agree as follows: I. Em Flo ,ment of Consultant CONSULTANT will perform as an independent contractor all services under this Contract to the prevailing professional standards consistent with the professional level of care and skill ordinarily provided by competent members of its profession, both public and private, currently practicing in the same or similar locality under the same or similar circumstances and professional license including but not limited to the exercise of reasonable, informed judgments and prompt, timely action considering the ordinary professional skill and care of a competent consultant. If CONSULTANT is representing that it has special expertise in one or more areas to be utilized in this Contract, then CONSULTANT agrees to perform those special expertise services to the appropriate local, regional and national professional standards. II. Scope of Services CONSULTANT shall perform such services related to the administration of the Terms and Conditions of the FMA Program Funding between the CITY and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) as provided in Contract No. 2000012422, specifically including, but not necessarily limited to, the tasks enumerated more fully in Attachment "A" hereto entitled "Scope of Work" (hereafter referred to as the "Project"). Attachment "A" is hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof as if written word for word. However, in case of conflict in the language of Attachment "A" and this Contract, the terms and conditions of this Contract shall be final and binding upon both parties hereto. III. Payment for Services Total payment for services described herein shall be a sum not to exceed Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty -Five and No/100 Dollars ($8,725.00) as shown in Attachment "B". This total payment for services includes CONSULTANT's ordinary expenses such as salary costs, overhead, direct expenses and profit. Additional expenses, which are extraordinary in nature, shall be approved in advance by CITY in writing signed by the parties. Such extraordinary expenses may be paid as incurred and billed