Agmt13 Association of Bay Area Govenrments/San Francisco Estuary Partnership (ABAG/SFEP)

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� Agreement-2012-13 SF Bay Area IRWNI Grant Application Page 1 Agreement - 2012-13 San Francisco Bay Area IRWM Grant Application- This Agreement is entered into by and between the following entities: Association of Bay Area Governments/San Francisco Estuary Partnership (ABAG/SFEP), and the City of Redwood City, hereafter, referred to collectively as `Participants' and referred to individually and in general as `Participant'). A. Purpose. The purpose of this Agreement is to formalize the working relationship between the Participants. This Agreement defines the duties and obligations of the Participants and establishes the necessary administrative and governance structure to ensure an efficient process for the preparation and submission of an application for grant funding from the California Department of Water Resources' (DWR) Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Program Proposal Solicitation for Round 2 IRWM Implementation Grants funded by Proposition 84. (Grant Opportunity). B. Retention of Consultant. To respond to the DWR Solicitation, ABAG/SFEP,with the concurrence of the Participant has retained Horizon Water and Environment, LLC (Grant Consultant) to help organize, prepare and submit the grant application at a fixed price of One Hundred Five Thousand Dollars ($105,000). C.Participant Responsibilities. Each Participant is obligated to: l. Work collaboratively to support Grant Consultant's preparation of the application for the Grant Opportunity(Application). 2. Cooperate with ABAG/SFEP and the Grant Consultant in a timely fashion to define one or more projects to be included in the Application(Participant Project). 3. Submit information requested by ABAG/SFEP and the Grant Consultant a. In a timely fashion according to the set schedule b. In the proper format as defined by ABAG/SFEP and the Grant Consultant c. Of suff'icient quality and detail to respond to the grant program requirements. 4. Upon notice of an award of a grant resulting from the application for the Grant Opportunity (Grant), collaborate on negotiating and fmalizing the funding agreement with DWR(Grant Agreement). D. ABAG/SFEP Responsibilities. In addition to the responsibilities described in section C, ABAG/SFEP will have the following additional roles/responsibilities: 1. Fiscal agent for all proposed activities under this Agreement. 2. Agency of record and contracting principal for the procurement, selection, retention and payment of the Grant Consultant. 3. Responsible party to ensure that the grant application is submitted on time. 4. Decision maker, along with the Chair of the Bay Area IRWMP Coordinating Committee,to remove Participant Projects and terminate Participant Agreements should the information provided by a Participant be of poor quality or delinquent or non-responsive to the requirements of the grant program. 5. Recipient of the Grant, if awarded by DWR. F. Member Resources and Fundin�. The Participants acknowledge that the Application requires their investment of resources for it to be effective.Each member will: l. Assign staff, at no cost, to act as its lead to assist ABAG/SFEP in the collection of required information for the Grant Consultant to prepare the grant. 2. Each Participant will pay a share of the cost of the Grant Consultant in the same ratio as the ratio of the budget(s) for said Participant's project(s) that are included in the Application. Participant will