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TITLE Charla Nicole Lawrence
FY 2015-2016
ORANGE COUNTY
CONTRACT UNDER $15,000.00
NORTH CAROLINA
THIS AGREEMENT,made and entered into this 22"d day of October, 2015, ("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 Charla Nicole Lawrence (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: $100 per hour for a maximum of 30 hours for evaluation consulting
services as described in Exhibit A. Provider will provide a summary of hours completed by the 15th of each
month and invoice the County at the completion of the contract.
The term of this agreement rendered shall be from October 22, 2015 to February 1, 2016.
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
timely manner to the satisfaction of the County. 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
1. Pam: 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 Three
Thousand, ($3,000). 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 contractor 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: Provider shall obtain, at its sole expense, Commercial General Liability
Insurance, Automobile Insurance, Workers' Compensation Insurance, and any additional insurance as may
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be required by Owner's Risk Manager as such insurance requirements are described in the Orange County
Risk Transfer Policy and Orange County Minimum Insurance Coverage Requirements (each document is
incorporated herein by reference and may be viewed at htlp://oran eg counlync.gov/purchasing/contracts.asp).
If Owner's Risk Manager determines additional insurance coverage is required such additional insurance
shall consist of N/A (if no additional insurance required mark N/A as being not applicable). Provider shall
not commence work until such insurance is in effect and certification thereof has been received by the
Owner's Risk Manager.
5. Indemnity: The Provider agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Orange County
from all losses, liabilities, claims, demands, suits, costs, damages or expenses (including reasonable
attorney's fees) arising from bodily injury, including death, to any person or persons or damage to or
destruction of any property caused in whole or in part by any negligent or intentional act or omission on the
part of the Provider.
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 and Signatures: 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. This
Agreement together with any amendments or modifications may be executed electronically. All electronic
signatures affixed hereto evidence the intent of the Parties to comply with Article I IA and Article 40 of
North Carolina General Statute Chapter 66.
8. Priori : In determining the basic services to be provided, should any documents be
referenced in or attached to this Agreement, the terms herein shall have priority in any conflict between the
terms of referenced documents and the terms of this Agreement.
9. 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. Provider shall at all times remain in compliance with all applicable local,
state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations including but not limited to all anti-discrimination laws.
10. Dispute Resolution: Any and all suits or actions to enforce, interpret, or seek damages with
respect to any provision of, or the performance or non-performance of, this Agreement shall be brought in
the General Court of Justice of North Carolina sitting in Orange County,North Carolina. It is agreed by the
parties that no other court shall have jurisdiction or venue with respect to such suits or actions. Binding
arbitration may not be initiated by either Party, however, the Parties may agree to nonbinding mediation of
any dispute prior to the bringing of such suit or action.
11. 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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, County and the Provider have signed this Agreement, effective as of
the day
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200 S. Cameron St. Charla Nicole Lawrence
P.O. Box 8181 104 Cavendish Drive
Hillsborough,NC 27278 Cary,NC 27513
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Exhibit A
Scope of Services for
Development of a Comprehensive Evaluation Plan for the Family Success Alliance
Purpose: To develop a comprehensive evaluation plan for the Family Success
Alliance.
Providers: Liz Snyder-Fickler, Ph.D. and Nicole Lawrence, Ph.D.
Providers Deliverable(s):
1. Individual program level evaluation plans for the 1) FSA Kinder Readiness
Programs and 2) Zone Navigators.
a. Meet with FSA staff to review individual program goals, objectives,
activities, and outline priority evaluation questions by October 31,
2015.
b. Research and identify 3 to 5 best practice process and outcome
measures per program to provide to FSA staff by December 1, 2015.
c. Identify additional indicators and the frequency with which to
measure program implementation, key child and family demographic
information for longitudinal tracking purposes by December 1, 2015.
d. Research and provide available, validated tools for selected process
and outcome measures by December 1, 2015.
2. Longitudinal evaluation plan - Provide a written document to serve as a
roadmap for use by FSA staff to develop MOUs with key partners (including
the schools, community non-profits, etc.) as well as a common consent
form. The document will include important points to discuss with the
school districts around FERPA; and information regarding the potential use
of the NC Education Data Research Center.
a. Meet with FSA staff to review program goals, objectives, activities,
and outline priority annual and longitudinal evaluation questions by
October 31, 2015.
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b. Review logic models and current evaluation measures of the FSA and
its nine (9) United Way partner agencies and produce an overarching
conceptual model of the work of the Family Success Alliance by
December 31, 2015.
c. Provide 3-5 hours of technical assistance to OCHD Health Informatics
Manager to calculate baseline and penetration rates for identified
partner programs by November 30, 2015.
d. Provide a written document that will include information regarding
how to select a comparison neighborhood(s), the frequency with
which to measure the 15 GPRA recommended community-level
indicators for Promise Neighborhoods, a program logic model,
prioritized evaluation questions, indicators, and strategies for sharing
data with community stakeholders.
i. Meet with FSA to review draft and get feedback by December
10, 2015.
ii. Final evaluation plan sent to FSA staff by December 31, 2015.
The development of this evaluation plan will require regular communication with
FSA staff members. This will include in-person meetings as well as phone and
email communications. A draft will be submitted for review one month prior to
the deadline. We will address any questions, concerns or edits to ensure that the
final evaluation plan meets FSA needs and expectations by December 31, 2015.
Maximum number of hours to complete the evaluation plan: 60 hours
Cost per hour: $100/hour for each contractor, up to 30 hours per contractor for a
total of $3,000 maximum per contractor