Res 2016-065/approving a Professional Consulting Services Agreement with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for the provision of Disaster Recovery Support Services in the not-to-exceed amount of $93,360.00

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second set of provisions is located at 24 CFR 570.611(a)(2). These provisions cover situations not covered by parts 84 and 85. With respect to procurement activities, the Consultant must maintain written standards of conduct governing the performance of its employees engaged in the award and administration of contracts. At a minimum, these standards must: (a) Require that no employee, officer, or agent may participate in the selection, award, or administration of a contract supported by federal funds if a real or apparent conflict would be involved. Such a conflict would arise when any of the following parties has a financial or other interest in the firm selected for an award: 1) An employee, officer, or agent of the Consultant; 2) Any member of an employee's, officer's, or agent's immediate family; 3) An employee's, agent's, or officer's partner; or 4) An organization which employs or is about to employ any of the persons listed in the preceding sections. (b) Require that employees, agents, and officers of the Consultant neither solicit nor accept gratuities, favors, or anything of value from contractors, or parties to sub - agreements. However, consultants may set standards for situations in which the financial interest is not substantial or the gift is an unsolicited item of nominal value. (c) Provide for disciplinary actions to be applied for any violations of such standards by employees, agents or officers of the subrecipient. With respect to all other CDBG- assisted activities, the general standard is that no employee, agent or officer of the subrecipient, who exercises decision - making responsibility with respect to CDBG funds and activities is allowed to obtain a financial interest in or benefit from CDBG activities, or have a financial interest in any contract, subcontract, or agreement regarding those activities or in the proceeds for the activities. Specific provisions include that: 1) This requirement applies to any person who is an employee, agent, Consultant, officer, or elected or appointed official of the City, a designated public agency, or a subrecipient, and to their immediate family members and business partner(s). 2) The requirement applies for such persons during their tenure and for a period of one year after leaving the grantee or subrecipient organization. 3) Upon written request, exceptions may be granted by HUD on a case -by -case basis. 9.3 CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY By submitting a proposal in response to the Invitation for Bids, the Consultant certifies that at the time of submission, he /she /it is not listed on the government- wide exclusions in the System for Award Management (SAM), in accordance with the OMB guidelines at 2 CFR 180 that implement AECOM Agreement for Disaster Recovery Support Services 5/17/2016 13