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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03312006 - C.89 _�._�... CONTRA TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS J . _M - - COSTA FROM: J. W. Jefferson, Director :��� `' '4' COUNTY Office of Revenue Collection ' ;- _ :•�,' DATE: March 31, 2006 SUBJECT: Agreement with Jeanne Kosta, dba Professional Process Service, (PPS) SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION(S): Authorize the Director, Office of Revenue Collection (ORC) to execute a contract with Jeanne Kosta (PPS), in an amount not to(exceed $70,000, for the purpose of delivering copies of legal documents for the Office of Revenue Collection, from January 1, 2006 through July 31, 2007. FINANCIAL IMPACT Actual cost to the County is dependent upon use of PPS services with an estimated cost not to exceed $70,000. The cost of this agreement has been included in the ORC budget. I BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S): ORC is required by law to serve all individuals we are pursuing in civil litigation. We are not able to perform this function ourselves.+ PPS can provide us with Process Servers to ensure legal documents are served in a timely manner. This will allow us to increase our efforts to recover monies owed to the County. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: —YES SIGNATURE: _ ECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RE MENDAT7/BIJARD COMMITTEE _y,.APPROVE _OTHER SIGNATURE(Sj: ACTION OF BO DON 64 XA.t a S aZ52( 2 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDEDOTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS A I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS(ABSENT_ �( L TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AY S: NOES: o ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ON MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: n ATTESTED —� JOHN CULLEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR cc: Office of Revenue Collection,Johnny W.Jefferson Auditor-Controller,Jack Cooper I+ CAO Attn:Sara Hoffman BY, O t I ' Contra Costa County STANDARD CONTRACT Number 2006.2 Standard Form L-1 (Purchase of Services-Long Form) Revised 2002 9. Leval Authority. This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: Government code 31000 I 10. Signatures. These signatures attest'the parties'agreement hereto: I I I COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, CALIFORNIA I i BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ! ATTEST: Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By By Q t Chairm2oDesignee Deputy CONTRACTOR i Name of business entity I Name of business entity By nature of individual or ffover) By 'SiLiature of individual or uffircl) c7eQrne /�• f�s��. (Print name and title A, if applicable) (Print name and title B, if applicable) Note to Contractor: For Corporations(profit It nonprofit),the contract must be si ed two officers. Signature A must be that of the rp A P � � by im president or vice-president and Signature B must be that of the secretary or assistant secretary(Civil Code Section 1190 and Corporations Code Section 313). All signatures must be ac�nowledged as set forth on Form L2. L-1 (Page 2 of 2) Contra Costa County Al FRO Number Standard Form L-2 (Purchase of Services- Long Form) Revised 2002 APPROVALS RECOMMENDED BY DEPARTMENT FORM APPROVED COUNTY COUNSEL By: By: �G' v' e ee Deputy I I APPROVED: COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR y: Designee I ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ss. COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA ) On , before me, insert name and tide of the officer),personally appeared personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies),and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instillment. WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL. (Seal) Signature ACKNOWLEDGMENT(by Corporation,Pazmmi ip,or Individual) (Civil Code$1189) Lr2 (Page 1 of 1) 1 Contra Costa County PAYMENT PROVISIONS Number Standard Form P-1 (Fee Bast,s Contracts - Long and Short Form) Revised 2002 1. Payment Amounts:. Subject to the Payment Limit of this Contract and subject to the following Payment Provisions,County will pay Contractor the following fee as full compensation for all services,work,expenses or costs provided or incurred by Contractor: [Check one alternative only.] [ ] a $ monthly, or �] b. $ per unit, as defined in the Service Plan, or [ ] c. $ after completion)of all obligations and conditions herein. [] d. 2. Payment Demands.Contractor s hall submit written demands for payment on CountyDemand Form D-15 in the manner and form prescribedby County. Contractor shall submit said demands forpaymentno later than 30 days from the end ofthe month in which'the contract services uponwhich such demand is based were actually rendered. Upon approval ofpayment demands by the head ofthe CountyDepartment for which this Contract is made,or his designee, County will make payments as specified in Paragraph 1. (Payment Amounts) above. 3. Penalty for Late Submission. If County is unable to obtainreimbursementfromtheState ofCaliforniaasaresult of Contractor's failure to submit to County atimely demand forpayment as specified in Paragraph 2.(Payment Demands)above,County shall not pay Contractor forsuch services to the extent County's recoveryof funding is prejudiced by the delay even though such services were fully provided. 4. Right to Withhold. County hasI the right to withhold payment to Contractor when,in the opinion of County expressed in writing to Contractor,(a)Contractor's performance,in whole or in part,either has not been carried out or is insufficiently documented,(b)Contractor has neglected,failed or refused to furnish information or to cooperate with any inspection,review or audit of its program,work or records,or(c)Contractor has failed to sufficiently itemize or document its demand(s) for payment. 5. Audit Exceptions. Contractor agrees to accept responsibility for receiving,replying to,and/or complying with any audit exceptions by appropriate county,state or federal audit agencies resulting from its performance of this Contract. Within 30 days of demand,Contractor shall pay Countythe full amount of County's obligation,if any, to the state and/or federal government resulting from any audit exceptions,to the extent such are attributable to Contractor's failure to perform properly any of its obligations under this Contract. Initials: 14/ Form P-I (Page 1 of 1) ontractor Cou y Dept. Contra Costa County Number Standard Form L•'3 Revised 2002 (SAMPLE) (Purchase of Services-Long Form) Contra Costa County Service Plan Services: Contractor will serve legal documents for Contra Costa County, Office of Revenue Collection by personal service,substitute service and mail pursuant to the provision CCP section 413.10 et. seq. When required, Contractor will file with the appropriate court proof that a summons was served in accordance with CCP section 417.10(a)(b) (c)and Section 417.20 (service outside the state). Pursuant to CCP section ional Process Service to serve and file legal documents for the 417.40 individual employed by Profess county must be registered process server Criteria for Receipt of services: ORC i prepare all documents and contact Contractor for weekly pick- up. Professional Process Services will provide monthly4temized invoices for services provided. Contractor will file all Proof of Service with the appropriate court and send a copy of the proof to office of Revenue Collection. Payment Provision:County will pay contractor in accordance with the rates set forth below. Contractor agrees to reduce by ten percent(10%)the cost of serving a second summons and compliant to the same household or to a husband and wife.Al payment for services will be paid monthly, after receipt and audit of the monthly invoice from contractor. Fee Schedule: Contra Costa County$27.00 first defendant$25 second defendant at same address, Alameda County$27,00 first defendant$25.00 second defendant same location,San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Marin and Solano Counties$32.00 first defendant and$30.00 second defendant at the same location(husband/wife).Wage Garnishment/Third party levies Contra Costa County,Alameda, Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Mateo and Solano$55.00 Wage Garnishment Third party Levies served in: San Joaquin, Marin, San Rosa,Sacramento, or Los Angeles Counties $75.00. Bad addresses are charged at the service rate. Out of Area/state serves are charged at the rate the affiliate charges plus a $12.00 referral fee (average charge for this service by affiliate $28.00 to 35.00). Initials " " tractor n ept Contra Costa Comity GENERAL CONDITIONS Number 2006-2 Stanhdard Form I15 (Purchase of Services -Long Form) Revised 2003 I 1. Compliance with law. Contractor shall be subject to and comply with all applicable federal,state and local laws and regulations with respect to its performance under this Contract, including but not limited to, licensing, employment and purchasing practices; and wages, hours and conditions of employment, including nondiscrimination. 2. Inspection. Contractors performance, place of business and records pertainnung to this Contract are subject to monitoring,inspection,review and audit by authorized representatives of the County,the State of California,and die United States Government 1 3. Records. Contractor shall keep and make available for inspection and copying by authorized representatives of the Comity, the State of California, and the United States Government; the Contractors regular business records and such additional records pertaining to this Contract as may be required by the County. I a. Retention of Records. Contractor shall retain all documents pertaining to this Contract for five years from the date of submission of Contractor's final payment demand or funal Cost Report;for any further period that is required by law;and until all federal/state audits;are complete and exceptions resolved for this contract's funding period. Upon request Contractor shall make these records available to authorized representatives of the Comity, the State of California, and the United States Govcrumerht i b. Access to Books and Recordslof Contractor,Subcontractor. Pursuant to Section 1861(v)(1) of the Social I Security Act, and any regulations promulgated there under, Contractor shall, upon written request and until the expiration of four years after the furnishing of services pursuant to this Contract, make available to the County, the Secretary of Health and Hunan Services,or the Comptroller General,or any of their duly authorized representatives, this Contract and books, documents,amd records of Contractor necessary to certify the nature and extent of all costs and charges hereunder. Further, if Contractor carries out any of the duties of this Contract through a subcontract with a value or cost of $10,000 or more over a twelve-month period, such subcontract shall contain a clause to the effect that upon written request and until the expiration of four years after the furnishing of services pursuant to such subcontract, the subcontractor shall make available to the Comity, the Secretory, the Comptroller General, or any of their duly authorized representatives,the subcontract and books,documents,and records of the subcontractor necessary to verify the nature and extent of all costs andl charges thereunder. This special condition is in addition to any mid all other terms regarding the maintenance or retention ofrecords under this Contract mid is binding on the h1cifs, successors, assigns and representatives of Contractor. 4. Reporting Requirements. Pursuant to Government Code Section 7550,Contractor shall include in all documents or written reports completed and submitted t o Comity in accordance with this Contract,a separate section listing the numbers and dollar amounts of all contracts mid subcontracts bcontracts relating to the preparation of each such document or written report This section shall apply ohily if the payment limit under this Contract exceeds $5,000. 5. Termination and Cancellation. a. Written Notice. This Contract may be terminated by either party,in its sole discretion,upon thirty-day advance written notice thereof to the other, and may be cancelled immediately by written mutual consent U5 (Page 1 of 6) �� Contra Costa County i GENERAL CONDITIONS Staudard Form L-5 (Purchase of Services-Long Form) Revised 2003 b. Failure to Perform. County,upon LtLen notice to Contractor,may immediately terminate this Contract should Contractor fail to perform properly any of its obligations hereunder. In the event of such termination, Comity may proceed with the work in any reasonable manner it chooses. The cost to County of completing Contractors performance shall be deducted from any sum due Contractor under this Contract,without prejudice to County's rights to recover damages. c. Cessation of Funding. NotwithstuiI ding Paragraph 5.a.above,in the event that federal,state,or other non-County funding for this Contract ceases, this Contract is termuiated without notice. 6. Entire Agreement This Contract coIutai ns all the terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties. Except as expressly provided herein,no other understanding,oral or otherwise,regarding the subject matter of this Contract shall be deemed to exist or to bund any of the partiei hereto. 7. Further Specifications for Operating Procedures. Detailed specifications of operating procedures and budgets required by this Contract,including but not limited to,monitoring,evaluating,auditing,billing,or regulatory changes,maybe developed and set forth in a written Informal Agreement between Contractor and Comity. Informal Agreements shall be designated as such and shall not be amendments to this Contract except to the extent that they further detail or clarify that which is already required hereunder. Informal Agreements may not enlarge in any manner the scope of this Contract, including any sums of money to be paid Contractor as provided herein. Informal Agreements may be approved and signed by the head of the county department for which this Contract is made or its designee. 8. Modifications and Amendments. i a. General Amendments. This Contract may be modified or amended by a written document executed by Contractor and the Contra Costa Comity Board of Supervisors or,after Board approval,by its designee,subject to any required state or federal approval. b. Administrative Amendments. S I bject to the Payment Limit,the Payment Pronasions and the Service Plan maybe amended by a written administrative amendment executed by Contractor and the Comity Administrator(or designee), subject to any required state or fedenIlal approval,provided that such administrative amendment may not materially change the Payment Pronasions or thI Service Plan. 9. Disputes. Disagreements between CI unty and Contractor concerning the meaning,requirements,or performance of this Contract shall be subject to final writ�nn determination by the head of the county department for which this Contract is made,or his designee,or in accordance with the applicable procedures(if any)required by the state or federal government 10. Choice of Law and Personal Jurisdiction. a. This Contract is made in Con I Costa Comity and shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. b. Any action relating to this Contract shall be instituted and prosecuted in die courts of Contra Costa County,State of California. 1-5 (Page 2 of 6) Initials: L C actor o Dept. Contra Costa County I GENERAL CONDITIONS Standard Form L-5 (Purchase of Services -Long Form) Reused 2003 11. Conformance with Federal and State Regulations and Laws. Should federal or state regulations or laws touching upon the subject of this Contract be adopted or revised during the term hereof,this Contract shall be deemed amended to assure conformance with such federal or state requirements. 12. No Waiver by County. Subject to Paragraph 9. (Disputes) of these General Conditions,inspections or approvals,or statements by any officer, agent or employee of Comity indicating Contractors performance or any part thereof complies with the requirements of this Contract,or acceptance of the whole or any part of said performance,or payments therefor,or any combination of these acts, shall not relieve Contractors obligation to fulfill this Contract as prescribed; nor shall the County be thereby estopped from bringing aniy action for damages or enforcement arising from any failure to comply with any of the terms and conditions of this Contract. 13. Subcontract and Assignment This Contract bunds the heirs, successors, assigns and representatives of Contractor. Prior written consent of the County Administrator or his designee, subject to any required state or federal approval, is required before the Contractor may enter unto subcontracts for any work contemplated under this Contract,or before the Contractor may assign this Contract or monies due or to become due,by operation of law or otherwise. i i 14. Independent Contractor Status. This'Contract is by and between two independent contractors and is not untended to and shall not be construed to create the relationship between the parties of agent, servant, employee, partnership,joint venture or association. I 15. Conflicts of Interest Contractor,its officers,partners,associates,agents,mrd employees,shall not make,participate in making,or in any way attempt to use the position afforded them by this Contract to influence any governmental decision in which they know or have reason to know they have a financial interest wider California Government Code Sections 87100, et seq., or otherwise. i 16. Confidentiality. Contractor agrees to'comply mid to require its officers,partners,associates,agents and employees to comply with all applicable state or federal statutes or regulations respecting confidentiality,including but not limited to,the identity of persons served under this Contract, their records, or senates provided them, and assures that I a. All applications and records cont(rning any individual made or kept by Contractor or any public officer or agency in connection with the administration of or relating to services provided under this Contract will be confidential, mid will not be open to examination forI ny purpose not directly connected with the administration of such senate. b. No person will publish or disclose or permit or cause to be published or disclosed, any list of persons receiving services,except as may be required ni the administration of such service. Contractor agrees to inform all employees, agents and partners of the above provisions, and that any person knowingly and intentionally disclosing such information other than as authorized by law may be guilty of a misdemeanor. 17. Nondiscriminatory Services. Contractor agrees that all goods mid services wider this Contract shall be available to all qualified personas regardless of age, sex, race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, disability, or sexual orientation, and that none shall be used,na whole or in part, for religious worship or instruction. 18. Indemnification. Contractor shall dIfend,indemnify,save,and hold harmless County mid its officers mad employees from any and all claims, costs and liability for any damages, sickness, death, or injury to person(s) or property, including without limitation all consequential damages,from any cause whatsoever arising directly or indirectly from or connected with 1,5 (Page 3 of 6) Initials: tractor 1!4 Dept. Contra Costa County GENERAL CONDITIONS Standard Form L-5 (Purchase of Services -Long Form.) Revised 2003 the operations or services of Contractor or its agents, servants, employees or subcontractors hereunder, save mid except claims or litigation arising through the sole negligence or sole willful misconduct of County or its officers or employees. Contractor will reimburse Comity for any expenditures,including reasonable attorneys'fees,Countymay make by reason of the matters that are the subject of this indemnification, and,if requested by County,will defend any claims or litigation to which this innderrmification provision applies,at the sole cost and expense of Contractor. 19. Insurance. During the entire term of anis Contract and any extension or modification thereof,Contractor shall keep i n effect insurance policies meeting the following insurance requirements unless otherwise expressed in the Special Conditions: i a. Liability Insurance. For all contracts where the total payment limit of the contract is$500,000 or less,Contractor shall provide comprehensive liability insurance, including coverage for owned and non-owned automobiles, with a muumuu combined single limit coverage of$500,000 for all damages,including consequential damages,due to bodily injury, sickness or disease, or death to!any person or damage to or destruction of property,including the loss of use thereof, arising from each occurrence. Such insurance shall be endorsed to include County and its officers and employees as additional insureds as to all services performed by Contractor under this agreement Said policies shall constitute primary insurance as to County,the state and federal governments,and their officers,agents,and employees, so that other insurance policies held by them or their self-innsuance program(s)shall not be required to contribute to any loss covered under Contractors insurance policy or policies. For all contracts where the total payment limit is above $500,000, the aforementioned insurance coverage to be provided by Contractor shall have a minimum combined single limit coverage of$1,000,000,and Contractor shall be required to provide County with a copy of the endorsement making the County an additional insured on all general liability, worker's compensation, mid, if applicable,all professional liability insurance policies as required herein no later than the effective date of this Contract b. Workers'Compensation. Contractor shall provide workers'compensation insurance coverage for its employees. C. Certificate of Insurance. The Contractor shall provide the Comity with(a)certificate(s)of insurance evidencing liability mid workers compensation insurance as required herein no later than the effective date of this Contract If the Contractor should renew the insurance policy(ies)or acquire either a new insurance policy(ies) or amend the coverage afforded through au endorsement tot the policy at any time during the term of this Contract, then Contractor shall provide (a) current certificate(s) of i nsurance. d. Additional Insurance Provisions. The insurance policies provided by Contractor shall include a provision for thirty (30) days written notice to County before cancellation or material change of the above specified coverage. 20. Notices. All notices provided for by this Contract shall be in writing and maybe delivered by deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid. Notices to County shall be addressed to the head of the county department for which this Contract is made. Notices to Contr-actorIshall be addressed to the Contractors address designated herein. The effective date of notice shall be the date of deposit in the mails or of other delivery,except that the effective date of notice to Comity shall be the date of receipt by the head of the county department for which this Contract is made. 21. Primacy of General Conditions. Except for Special Conditions which expressly supersede General Conditions,the Special Conditions (if any) and Service Plan do not limit any term of the General Conditions. Ir5 (Page 4 of 6) f✓ Initials: ey6 ! tractor Ole ept. Contra Costa County +ENERAL CONDITIONS Stmidard Form 1,5 (Purchase of Services-Long Form) Revised 2003 22. Nonrenewal. Contractor mnderstands acid agrees that there is no representation,implication,or mideistaniding that the services provided by Contractor under this Contract will be purchased by County wider a new contract following expiration or termination of this Contract, and waivesiall rights or claims to notice or hearing respecting any failure to continue purchasing all or any such services from Contractor. i 23. Possessory Interest If this Contract results in Contractor having possession of,claim or right to the possession of land or improvements,but does not vest ownership of the land or improvements in the same person,or if this Contract results in the placement of taxable improvements onitax exempt land (Revenue & Taxation Code Section 107), such interest or improvements may represent a possessory iirterest subject to property tax,and Contractor may be subject to the payment of property taxes levied oil such interest Cohtractor agrees that this provision complies with the notice requirements of Revenue&Taxation Code Section 107.6,and waives all rights to further notice or to damages ander that or any comparable statute. t 24. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Notwithstanding mutual recognition that services under this Contract may pro-Aide some aid or assistance to members of the County's population, it is not the intention of either County or Contractor that such individuals occupy the position of untended third-party beneficiaries of the obligations assumed by either party to this Contract. i 25. Copyrights and Rights in Data. Contractor shall not publish or transfer any materials produced or resulting from activities supported by this agreement without the express written consent of the County Administrator. If any material is subject to copyright, Cowity reserves the right to copyright, and Contractor agrees not to copyright, such material. If the material is copyrighted,Comity reserves a royalty-free,nonexclusive,arnd:irrevocable license to reproduce,publish,and use such materials, in whole or in part, and to authorize others to do so. 26. Endorsements. Contractor shall not in its capacity as a contractor with Contra Costa County publicly endorse or oppose the use of any particular brand came or commercial product without the prior approval of the Board of Supervisors. In its County contractor capacity, Contractor shall not publicly attribute qualities or lack of qualities to a particular brand name or commercial product in the absence of a well-established and widely accepted scientific basis for such claims or f without the prior approval of the Board of Supervisors. In its County contractor capacity,Contractor shall not participate or appear in any commercially produced advertisements designed to promote a particular brand name or commercial product, even if Contractor is not publicly endorsing a product, as long as the Contractors presence in the advertisement call reasonably be interpreted as air endorsement of the product by or on behalf of Contra Costa Cournty. Notwithstanding the foregoing,Contractor may express its views on products to other contractors,the Board of Supervisors,Comity officers,or others who may be authorized by the Board of Supervisors or by law to receive such views. 27. Required Audit (A) If Contractor is fuinded by$500,000 or more in federal grunt fiords in any fiscal year ending after December 31, 2003 from any source, Contractor shall provide to County at Contractors expense an audit conforming to the requirements set forth lin the most current version of Office of Management and Budget Circular A- 133. (B) If Contractor is funded by less thmn $500,000 in federal grunt funds in any fiscal year ending after December 31, 2003 from any source,but such grunt imposes specific audit requirements; Contractor shall provide to County an audit conforming to those requirements.I(C) If Contractor is funded by less than$500,000 in federal grant fiends in any fiscal year ending after December 31, 2003 from any source, Contractor is exempt from federal audit requirements for that year,however, Contractor's records must be available for mid an audit may be required by, appropriate officials of the federal awarding agency, the General Accounting Office (GAO), the pass-through entity and/or the County. If any 1,5 (Page 5 of 6) Initials: tractor io u I Contra Costa Comity GENERAL CONDITIONS Standard Form Lr5 Nrchase of Services-Long Form) Re,%dsed 2003 such audit is required, Contractor shall provide Comity with such audit With respect to the audits specified in (A), (B) and (C) above, Contractor is solely responsible for arranging for the conduct of the audit, and for its cost. Comity may withhold the estimated cost of the audit or 10 percent of the contract amount,whichever is larger, or the final payment, from Contractor mntil Countyreceives the audit from Contractor. i 28. Authorization. Contractor, or the rep'resentative(s) signing this Contract on behalf of Contractor, represents and warrants that it has full power mid authority'to enter into this Contract and perform the obligations herein. r 1 f I I Lr5 (Page 6 of 6) V4, Initials: C tractor Dept. ' Contra Costa County Number Standard Form L-4 Revised 2002 ISPECIAL CONDITIONS (SAMPLE) (Purchase of Services -Long Form) Contra Costa County Number 2006.2 Standard Form L4 Revised 2002 SPECIAL CONDITIONS (Purchase of Services-Long Form) i 1. Modified Insurance Requirements. Paragraph 19 (Insurance) of the General Conditions is modified by the addition of a subparagraph e. to read as follows: C. Professional Liability Insurance. The Contractor shall provide professional liability insurance with a minimum coverage limit of$500,000 for all damages or losses because of errors, omissions, or malpractice arising from the provision of professional services under this Contract." f i I i i Initials /oulept._ trctor ' Cgntra Costa County STANDARD CONTRACT Number 2006.2 Standard Form Ll (Purchase of Services-Long Form Fund/Org# 1260 Revised 2002 Account# 2310 Other#- -- 1. Contract Identification. Department: Contra Costa CountyjOffice of Revenue Collection Subject: Process Serving(legaL(l services) 2. Parties. The County of Contra Costa,California(County),for its Department named above,and the following named Contractor mutually agree and promise as follows: Contractor: Jeanne Kosta dba Professional Process Service Capacity: Sole Proprietor Address: 936 Dewing Ave #E-1 Lafayette CA 94549 3. Term. The effective date of this Contract is Tanuary 1. 2006. It terminates on July 31 2007 unless sooner terminated as provided herein. 4. Payment Limit County's total payments to Contractor under this Contract shall not exceed $ 70:000.00• I 5. Countds Obligations. County shall make to the Contractor those payments described in the Payment Provisions attached hereto which are incorporated herein by reference,subject to all the terms and conditions contained or incorporated herein 6. Contractor's Obligations. Contractor shall provide those services and carry out that work described in the Service Plan attached hereto which is incorporated herein by reference,subject to all the terms and conditions contained or incorporated herein. 7. General and Special Conditions.!This Contract is subject to the General Conditions and Special Conditions (if any) attached hereto,which are incorporated herein by reference. 8. Pro'ect. This Contract implements in whole or in part the following described Project, the application and approval documents of which are incorporated herein by reference: Not applicable L-1 (Page 1 of 2)