TERM OF THE CONTRACT This Contract begins on 07/01/2015 and ends on 06/30/2016. DSHS has the option, in its sole discretion, to renew the Contract. DSHS is not responsible for payment under this Contract before both parties have signed the Contract or before the start date of the Contract, whichever is later.
SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT The Contractor shall perform the Services set out [in Schedule 1] [below2] in accordance with the Contract. [The Contractor’s key personnel assigned to perform the Services are: [provide a list] During the provision of the Services, if substitution of Contractor’s [key personnel] [experts] is necessary, the Contractor shall propose other experts or at least the same level of qualifications for approval by the Fund. [The Contractor shall obtain the Fund’s prior approval in writing before entering into a subcontract for engaging a subconsultant for the performance of any part of the Services.]
PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT II.1.1. The Contractor shall perform the Contract to the highest professional standards. The Contractor shall have sole responsibility for complying with any legal obligations incumbent on him, notably those resulting from employment, tax and social legislation.
II.1.2. The Contractor shall have sole responsibility for taking the necessary steps to obtain any permit or licence required for performance of the Contract under the laws and regulations in force at the place where the tasks assigned to him are to be executed.
II.1.3. Without prejudice to Article II.3 any reference made to the Contractor’s staff in the Contract shall relate exclusively to individuals involved in the performance of the Contract.
II.1.4. The Contractor must ensure that any staff performing the Contract have the professional qualifications and experience required for the execution of the tasks assigned to them.
II.1.5. The Contractor shall neither represent the Agency nor behave in any way that would give such an impression. The Contractor shall inform third parties that he does not belong to the European public service.
II.1.6. The Contractor shall have sole responsibility for the staff who execute the tasks assigned to him.
II.1.7. In the event of disruption resulting from the action of a member of the Contractor's staff working on Agency premises or in the event of the expertise of a member of the Contractor's staff failing to correspond to the profile required by the Contract, the Contractor shall replace him without delay. The Agency shall have the right to request the replacement of any such member of staff, stating its reasons for so doing. Replacement staff must have the necessary qualifications and be capable of performing the Contract under the same contractual conditions. The Contractor shall be responsible for any delay in the execution of the tasks assigned to him resulting from the replacement of staff in accordance with this Article.
II.1.8. Should any unforeseen event, action or omission directly or indirectly hamper execution of the tasks, either partially or totally, the Contractor shall immediately and on his own initiative record it and report it to the Agency. The report shall include a description of the problem and an indication of the date on which it started and of the remedial action taken by the Contractor to ensure full compliance with his obligations under the Contract. In such event the Contractor shall give priority to solving the problem rather than determining liability.
II.1.9. Should the Contractor fail to perform his obligations under the Contract in accordance with the provisions laid down therein, the Agency may - without prejudice to its right to terminate the Contract - reduce or recover payments in proportion to the scale of the failure. In addition, the Agency may impose penalties or liquidated damages provided for in Article II.16.
of the Contract 10. The ESP agreement shall require that the ESP furnish the School with all information deemed necessary by the School or the Commission for the proper completion of the budget, quarterly reports, or financial audits required under the School's Contract.
11. The ESP agreement shall provide that all financial reports provided or prepared by the ESP shall be presented in the format prescribed by the Commission.
12. The ESP agreement shall provide that all employees or contractors of the ESP who work in close proximity with students of the School shall be subject to criminal background check requirements in accordance with par. 10.6 of the Contract.
13. The ESP agreement shall contain provisions requiring compliance with all requirements, terms, and conditions established by any federal or State funding source.
14. The ESP agreement shall provide that the School retains responsibility for selecting and hiring the auditor for the independent annual audit required by the School's Contract.
15. If an ESP purchases equipment, materials, and supplies using public funds on behalf of or as the agent of the School, the ESP agreement shall provide that such equipment, materials, and supplies shall be and remain the property of the School.
16. The ESP agreement shall contain a provision that clearly allocates the respective proprietary rights of the School governing board and the ESP to curriculum or educational materials. At a minimum, the ESP agreement shall provide that the School owns all proprietary rights to curriculum or educational materials that (i) are both directly developed and paid for by the School; or (ii) were developed by the ESP at the direction of the School governing board with School funds dedicated for the specific purpose of developing such curriculum or materials. The ESP agreement may also include a provision that restricts the School’s proprietary rights over curriculum or educational materials that are developed by the ESP from School funds or that are not otherwise dedicated for the specific purpose of developing School curriculum or educational materials. The ESP agreement shall recognize that the ESP’s educational materials and teaching techniques used by the School are subject to state disclosure laws and the Uniform Information Practices Act.
17. If the School intends to enter into a lease, execute promissory notes or other negotiable instruments, or enter into a lease-purchase agreement or other financing relationships with the ESP, then such agreements shall be separately documented and not be a part of or incorporated into the ESP agreement. Such agreements shall comply with Ch. 37D, HRS, if applicable, and shall be consistent with the School’s authority to terminate the ESP agreement and continue operation of the School.
18. The ESP agreement shall provide that Hawaii law governs any legal proceeding arising out of a dispute between the School and the ESP. EXHIBIT D INTERVENTION PROTOCOL In accordance with Sec. 302D-17, HRS, this intervention protocol is established pursuant to the Commission’s authority and responsibility to monitor the performance and legal compliance of charter schools in accordance with the charter contract terms and consistent with nationally recognized principles and standards for quality authorizing. It enables the Commission to take timely and appropriate action to notify schools about performance and/or compliance concerns and provide schools a reasonable opportunity to remedy such problems.
1. Upon finding that a School has failed to submit required information on time, the Commission may issue a Notice of Concern. The Notice of Concern shall indicate with specificity the information not received and the applicable regulatory, performance, or contractual provision that requires its submittal. The Notice of Concern shall alert the School that if the information is not received by a certain date, the School shall receive a Notice of Deficiency. Any individual Notice of Concern generally shall not affect a school’s rating on a Performance Framework; however, a pattern of Notices of Concern may affect the School’s rating.
2. Upon finding a School's performance or legal compliance unsatisfactory, the Commission may issue a written Notice of Deficiency to the School. The Notice of Deficiency shall state with specificity the deficiency, the applicable regulatory, performance, or contractual provision(s) not satisfactorily met, the expected remedy, including whether a Corrective Action Plan is required, and the timeframe by which the Commission expects the deficiency to be remedied or the Corrective Action Plan to be submitted.
3. Upon receiving a Notice of Deficiency, the School may:
1) Contest the Commission's determination that a breach has occurred in which case the School shall provide a written response to the Commission within 10 days of receipt of the Notice and shall provide evidence in support of its position;
2) Remedy the deficiency and provide evidence of such remedy to the Commission within the timeframe identified in the Notice; or
3) Provide a Corrective Action Plan, where required, to the Commission within the timeframe identified in the Notice. If the School is not able to meet any of the timeframes in 2) and 3) above, the School shall provide a written response to the Commission within 10 days of receipt of the Notice, which shall include a justification for its inability to meet the timeframe(s) together with a proposed timeframe(s).
Authorization, Enforcement, Compliance with Other Instruments (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Promissory Note, and the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, and each of the other agreements entered into by the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Securities, the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Conversion Shares, have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders, (iii) the Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, (iv) the Transaction Documents constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies. The authorized officer of the Company executing the Transaction Documents knows of no reason why the Company cannot perform any of the Company’s obligations under the Transaction Documents.
