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1 <br /> <br />[Departmental Use Only] <br />HOME Consolidated Plan Consulting Services <br />FY 19-20 <br /> <br />NORTH CAROLINA CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT <br />ORANGE COUNTY UNDER $90,000 <br /> <br />This Agreement, made and entered into this 17th day of January, 2020, (“Effective Date”) by and <br />between Orange County, North Carolina a body politic and corporate of the State of North Carolina <br />(hereinafter, the "County") and Rachel Eberhard d/b/a Apiary Community Consulting, (hereinafter, the <br />"Consultant"). <br /> <br />WITNESSETH: <br /> <br />That the County and Consultant, for the consideration herein named, do hereby agree as follows: <br /> <br />ARTICLE 1 SCOPE OF WORK <br /> <br /> 1.1 Scope of Work <br /> <br />1.1.1 This Services Agreement (“Agreement”) is for professional consulting services to be <br />rendered by Consultant to County with respect to community engagement and planning for the <br />preparation of the Orange County HOME Consortium’s Five Year Consolidated Plan, Annual Action <br />Plan and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. <br /> <br />1.1.2 By executing this Agreement, the Consultant represents and agrees that Consultant is <br />qualified to perform and fully capable of performing and providing the services required or necessary <br />under this Agreement in a fully competent, professional and timely manner. <br /> <br />1.1.3 Time is of the essence with respect to this Agreement. <br /> <br />1.1.4 The services to be performed under this Agreement consist of Basic Services, as <br />described and designated in Article 3 hereof. Compensation to the Consultant for Basic Services under <br />this Agreement shall be as set forth herein. <br /> <br />ARTICLE 2 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONSULTANT <br /> <br />2.1 Services to be Provided. The Consultant shall provide the County with all services <br />required in Article 3 to satisfactorily complete the Project within the time limitations set forth herein and <br />in accordance with the highest professional standards. <br /> <br />2.2. Standard of Care <br /> <br />2.2.1 The Consultant shall exercise reasonable care and diligence in performing services under <br />this Agreement in accordance with the highest generally accepted standards of this type of Consultant <br />practice throughout the United States and in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws and <br />regulations applicable to the performance of these services. Consultant is solely responsible for the <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 5A925DBA-D251-412C-BF01-9DC0472075C6