AGREEMENT FOR PERSONAL SERVICES(Public Information Services)THE STATE OF TEXAS §§COUNTY OF HARRIS §
THIS AGREEMENT is made, entered into, and executed by and between the
Harris County FloodControl District
, a body corporate and politic under the laws of the State of Texas, hereinaftercalled "District," and
Glenda L. Callaway
, hereinafter called "Consultant."WITNESSETH, thatWHEREAS, the District desires to have, from time to time, public information consulting services insupport of the Distri
ct’s capital improvement program
; andWHEREAS, the Consultant is, by virtue of her
specialized training and experience, qualified toperform the various services that may be required.NOW THEREFORE, the District and the Consultant, in consideration of the mutual covenants andagreements herein contained, do mutually agree as follows:SECTION ICHARACTER AND EXTENT OF SERVICESFrom time to time during the course of this Agreement, the Director of the District or his designee(the "Director") may deliver to the Consultant written authorization for assignments in accordancewith this Section for the performance of certain personal services with regard to public informationservices in support of the District's capital improvement program, which public information servicesthe Consultant shall then perform in accordance with this Agreement. The Director may authorizethe Consultant to provide all or any of the personal services listed in Appendix A, in connection withthe District's capital improvement program.The District shall have no obligation to pay for any services hereunder that have been renderedwithout the prior written authorization for such services by the Director. The written authorizationshall specify the services to be performed, a budget amount for such services, and a requiredcompletion date for such services. The written authorization shall establish only the goals andobjectives of the Consultant's services and shall not control the details regarding how such servicesare to be performed. During the course of any services authorized hereunder, the Consultant shallprovide the District with progress reports at such times and in such manner as may be requested bythe Director. If it should become evident that the Consultant will not be able to complete any servicehereunder by the previously set completion date or within the previously set budget for same, theConsultant shall notify the Director as soon as possible.
-2-SECTION IITIME OF PERFORMANCEUpon receipt of a written authorization to perform certain services hereunder, the Consultant shallproceed diligently to complete each service within the limits of time therein specified. The Districtshall have no obligation to pay for a service performed after the required completion date for same,as set forth in its authorization, except to the extent the date for required completion is extended andcontinuation of such service is approved by further written authorization from the Director.SECTION IIITHE CONSULTANT'S COMPENSATIONFor and in consideration of services rendered by the Consultant pursuant to this Agreement, theDistrict shall pay the Consultant in accordance with the following schedule of performance paymentsand hourly rates, as established by the written authorization:Activity RateUsual and customary assignments (general services asdescribed in Appendix A), which shall be compensated in lumpsum or
hourly amounts, as indicated:Provide public information services, as described inAppendix A:Maximum Hourly Rate $150.00 Per HourIt is expressly understood that the Consultant shall neither seek reimbursement nor will the Districtbe obligated to pay or reimburse Consultant for normal business expenses such as overtime,postage, messenger services, delivery charges, mileage within Harris County, parking fees,facsimile (fax) transmissions, computer time on in-house computers and graphic systems, bluelinedrawings or photocopies specifically required by Section I, or other costs or expenses, except asspecifically authorized in writing by the Director prior to their being incurred.The District shall have no obligation to pay compensation or reimbursement for any service orexpense in excess of the amount budgeted for same in its written authorization, except to the extentthe budget for such service is increased and continuation of such service is approved by furtherwritten authorization from the Director.
-3-SECTION IVTIME OF PAYMENTAfter completion of the assignment, upon the expiration of the time permitted in the assignment, oron a percentage of task-completed monthly basis, as specified in the work authorization, theConsultant shall submit to the District a statement certified by the Consultant, in a form acceptableto the County Auditor of Harris County and in compliance with Section III, setting forth the servicescompleted and the compensation due for the same that have not been previously billed or paid. Allcharges shall be identified by the unit and tract number, if applicable, and the type of servicerendered, together with the hours worked, if applicable, and shall be certified in writing by theConsultant to be true and correct. The Director and the Harris County Auditor shall approve thestatement after review, with such modifications as may be deemed appropriate. The District shallpay each statement approved within thirty (30) days after approval by the Director and the CountyAuditor, provided that the approval or payment of any such statement shall not be considered to beevidence of performance by the Consultant to the point indicated by such statement, or of thereceipt of or acceptance by the District of the work covered by such statement.All documentation in support of a statement submitted by Consultant shall be kept and maintainedby the Consultant for a period of five (5) years after the completion of performance hereunder. TheDirector and/or the County Auditor shall have the right, after giving written notice, to review any andall documents or other data in the custody of the Consultant, in connection with any statementsubmitted by the Consultant to the District for approval and payment by the District.SECTION VTERMINATIONThe District or the Consultant may terminate this Agreement at any time upon thirty (30) days priorwritten notice. Upon receipt of the notice, the Consultant shall discontinue all services in connectionwith the performance of this Agreement. As soon as practicable after receipt of notice oftermination, the Consultant shall submit a statement, showing in detail the services performed underthis Agreement to the date of termination. The District shall pay the Consultant the prescribedcompensation for the services actually performed under this Agreement, on a pro rata basis asdetermined solely by the District, less such payments on account of the charges as have beenpreviously made. Copies of all complete or partially complete files and other documents prepared orobtained under this Agreement shall be delivered to the District when and if the Agreement isterminated.
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