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Home My WebLink About2011-335 Health - UNC Hospital for interpreter workshops A2 J1 [Departmental Use Only] - TITLE Interpreter Workshops FY 2011-2012 ORANGE COUNTY CONTRACT UNDER$10,000.00 NORTH CAROLINA THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 1st day of September, 2011, ("Effective Date") by and between Orange County,North Carolina, a body politic and corporate organized under the laws of the State of North Carolina, (the "County"), party of the first part; and UNC Hospitals (the "Provider"), party of the second part; WITNESSETH: For the purpose and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the County hereby contracts for the services of the Provider, and the Provider agrees to provide the following services to the County in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,time being of the essence: The services and/or materials (hereinafter referred to collectively as "Services") to be furnished under this Agreement are as follows: The Provider will develop, facilitate and evaluate five professional interpreter workshops for local interpreters from Burma as outlined below: DEVELOPMENT - In developing the workshops, the Provider will consult with: l) current interpreters and/or leaders from Burma, 2) providers working with the community from Burma, and 3) professional interpreter training curricula to identify culturally and professionally appropriate content and methods. A final class outline with a copy of handouts should be provided to the County for review prior to each of the training dates. The Provider is reponsible for arranging any necessary training materials and making requested additions/changes to the workshops as requested by the County. The workshop topics will include: 1. Professional Boundaries/Appropriate Referrals 2. Specialized Vocabulary/Pronunciation 3. Accuracy/Completion of Interpretation 4. Self-Care 5. To Be Determined: May revisit an earlier topic or a create new topic FACILITATION- The Provider will facilitate the 5 (five) workshops, each two hours in length. Workshops will be held on Fridays from 12:00-2:00pm in Chapel Hill unless another time/day is agreed upon by both Provider and the County. A sign in sheet should be completed at each class,and a certificate of attendance should be provided to each interpreter who completes the workshop. The workshops will accommodate up to 20 individuals. If less than 5 individuals sign up for the workshop,the workshop should be rescheduled. The Provider should provide copies of the sign in sheets to the County by May 31, 2012. The County is responsible for recruiting participants, and arranging location and refreshment logistics. EVALUATION - The Provider will develop a simple tool to assess knowledge and skills learned at each workshop and participants' satisfaction with the workshop. The County and Provider may work together to ensure that all necessary measures are included. Raw data and a summary of the evaluation results should be provided to the County by May 31,2012. The term of this agreement rendered shall be from September 1, 2011 to June 1,2012. Provider represents and agrees that Provider is qualified to perform and fully capable of performing and providing the services required or necessary under this Agreement in a fully competent, professional and Revised July 2010 1 timely manner. Provider shall be responsible for all errors or omissions, in the performance of the Agreement. Provider shall correct any and all errors, omissions, discrepancies, ambiguities, mistakes or conflicts at no additional cost to the County. Provider agrees that Provider shall not sub-contract any of the services to be provided in this Agreement, nor shall Provider assign any right or responsibility granted or required by this Agreement, without the prior written approval of the County. SPECIFIC TERMS I. Payment: The County agrees to pay at the rates specified for Services satisfactorily performed in accord with this Agreement. The amount to be paid by the County shall not exceed $2,000 total or $400.00 per seminar, ($County will be billed by Provider at the completion of all seminars). Payment shall be made within thirty (30) days of an invoice properly submitted to County. Should Provider fail to perform its duties under the terms of this Agreement, County may, without fault or penalty, withhold any payment associated with the work to be performed until such time as said work is completed. 2. Non—waiver: Failure by County at any time to require the performance by Provider of any of the provisions hereof shall in no way waive or affect the County's right hereunder to enforce the same, nor shall any waiver by the County of any breach be held to be a waiver of any succeeding breach or a waiver of this Non-Waiver Clause. 3. Independent Contractor: The Provider shall operate as an independent Provider, and the County shall not be responsible for any of the Provider's acts or omissions. The Provider shall not be treated as an employee with respect to the Services performed hereunder for federal or state tax, unemployment or workers' compensation purposes. The Provider understands that neither federal, nor state, nor payroll tax of any kind shall be withheld or paid by the County on behalf of the Provider or the employees of the Provider. 4. Insurance: The Provider shall obtain, at its sole expense, all insurance needed to adequately insure itself during the performance of these services as required by the County's Risk Management Policy. 5. Indemnity: The Provider will be responsible for the negligence of its employees and agents to the extent of the North Carolina Tort Claims Act. It is the intent of this provision to require the Provider to indemnify the County to the fullest extent permitted under North Carolina law. 6. Termination: This Agreement may be terminated at any time by mutual written agreement of the parties or by the County upon written notice to the Provider. 7. Entire Agreement: The parties have read this Agreement and agree to be bound by all of its terms, and further agree that it constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the Agreement between the parties unless and until modified in writing and signed by the parties. Modifications may be evidenced by telefacsimile signature. 8. Governing Law: Both parties agree that this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina. Should either party initiate litigation to settle any dispute involving the terms of this Agreement such litigation shall be initiated in the General Court of Justice of North Carolina seated in Orange County,North Carolina. 9. Non Appropriation: Provider acknowledges that County is a governmental entity, and the validity of this Agreement is based upon the availability of public funding under the authority of its statutory mandate. In the event that public funds are unavailable and not appropriated for the performance of County's obligations under this Agreement, then this Agreement shall automatically expire without penalty to County immediately upon written notice to Provider of the unavailability and non-appropriation of public funds. Revised July 2010 2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,Orange County and the Provider have signed this Agreement,effective as of the day first written above. ORANGE COUNTY PROVIDER By: By: Frank, W. Clifton,Jr. ou Manager Title: 200 S. Cameron St. P.O. Box 8181 Hillsborough,N 27278 (/NG {(aS�I+-a(�� GCpvw�3 Patr,cb(G 7-11 lWda C&4e✓ -NiVe This instrument has been approved as to technical content. Ckam (s.'1"c� r J'eg Y4rdi Do y Cilenti, Depart nt Director This instrument has been pre-audited in the manner required by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. st AV_, Clarence G. Grier, Financial Services Director T nt has been approved as to form and legal sufficiency.0,1-, Anne*e M.Wore, S aff Attorney r Revised July 2010 3