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These Special Provisions apply to all contracts except where noted in 1lalics
<br />1. CONTROLLER'S APPROVAL. CRS §24- 30- 202(1). '2 his contract shall not be valid until it has been approved by the Colorado Slate
<br />Controller or designee.
<br />2. FUND AVAILABILITY. CRS §24- 30- 202(5.5). Financial obligations of the State payable after the current fiscal year are contingent upon
<br />funds for that purpose being appropriated, budgeted, and otherwise made available.
<br />3. GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY. No term or condition of this contract shall be construed or interpreted as a waiver, express or implied, of any
<br />of the immunities, rights, benefits, protections, or other provisions, of the Colorado Govermnental Immunity Act, CRS §24 -h0 -101 et seq., or the
<br />Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § §1346(b) and 2671 et seq., as applicable now or hereafter amended.
<br />4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. Contractor shall perform its duties hereunder as an independent contractor and not as an employee. Neither
<br />Contractor nor any agent or employee of Contractor shall be deemed to be an agent or employee of the State. Contractor and its employees and
<br />agents are not entitled to unemployment insurance or workers compensation benefits through the State and the State shalt not pay for or otherwise
<br />provide such coverage for Contractor or any of its agents or employees. Unemployment insurance benefits will be available to Contractor and its
<br />employees and agents only if such coverage is made available by Contractor or a third party. Contractor shall pay when due all applicable
<br />employment taxes and income taxes and local head taxes incurr ed pursuant to this contract. Contractor shall not have authorization, express or
<br />implied, to bind the State to any agreement, liability or understanding, except as expressly set forth herein. Contractor shall (a) provide and keep
<br />in force workers' compensation and unemployment compensation insurance in the amounts required by law, (b) provide proof thereof when
<br />requested by the State, and (e) be solely responsible for its acts and those of its employees and agents.
<br />5. COMPLIANCE WITH LAN. Contractor shall strictly comply with all applicable federal and State laws, rules, and regulations in effect or
<br />hereafter established, including, without lhnitation, laws applicable to discrimination and unfair employment practices.
<br />6. CHOICE. OF LACY. Colorado law, and rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto, shall be applied in the interpretation, execution, and
<br />enforcement of this contract. Any provision included or incorporated herein by reference which conflicts with said laws, rules, and regulations
<br />shall be null and void. Any provision incorporated herein by reference which purports to negate this or any other Special Provision in whole or in
<br />part shall not be valid or enforceable or available in any action at law, wlmether by way of complaint, defense, or otherwise. Any provision
<br />rendered null and void by the operation of this provision shall not invalidate time remainder of this contract, to the extent capable of execution.
<br />7. BINDING ARBITRATION PROHIBITED. Tile State of Colorado does not agree to binding arbitration by any extrajudicial body or person.
<br />Any provision to the contrary in this contact or incorporated herein by reference shall be hull and void.
<br />8. SOFTWARE PIRACY PROHIBITION. Governor's Executive Order D 002 00. State or other public finds payable under this contract shall
<br />not be used for the acquisition, operation, or maintenance of computer software in violation of federal copyright laws or applicable licensing
<br />restrictions. Contractor hereby certifies and warrants that, during the tent of this contract and any extensions, Contractor has and shall maintain
<br />in place appropriate systems and controls to prevent such improper use of public funds. if the State determines that Contractor is in violation of
<br />this provision, the State may exercise any remedy available at law or in equity or under this contract, including, without limilalion, immediate
<br />termination of this contract and any remedy consistent with federal copyright laws or applicable licensing restrictions.
<br />9. EMPLOYEE FINANCIAL IN °fEREST/CONFLICT OF INTEREST. CRS § §24 -18 -201 and 24 -50 -507. The signatories aver that to their
<br />knowledge, no employee of the State has any personal or beneficial interest whatsoever in the service or property described in this contract.
<br />Contractor has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, that would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance
<br />of Contractor's services and Contractor shatl not employ any person having such knowli interests.
<br />10. VENDOR OFFSET. CRS §§24 -30 -202 (1) and 24- 30- 202.4. [Not Applicable to intergovernmental agreements] Subject to CRS §24 -30 -202.4
<br />(3.5), the State Controller may withhold payment under time State's vendor offset intercept system for debts owed to State agencies for: (a) unpaid
<br />child support debts or child support arrearages; (b) unpaid balances of tax, accrued interest, or other charges specified in CRS §39 -21 -101, et
<br />seq.; (c) unpaid loans due to the Student Loan Division of the Department of I hgher Education; (d) amounts required to be paid to the
<br />Unemployment Compensation Fund; and (e) other unpaid debts owing to the State as a result of final agency determination or judicial action.
<br />It. PUBLIC CON TRACTS FOR SERVICES. CRS §8- 17.5 -101. [A'ot Applicable to agreements relating 10 the offer, issuance, or sale of
<br />securities, investuremt adrisoQ, sen-ices or fund management set -fires, sponsored projects, iutergovenanenial agreements, or imfonnation
<br />technology services or products and sendces] Contractor certifies, warrants, and agrees that it does not knowingly employ or contract with art
<br />illegal alien who will perform work under this contract and will confirm time employment eligibility of all employees who are newly hired for
<br />employment in the United States to perform work under this contract, through participation in the E- Verify Program or the Department program
<br />established pursuant to CRS §8- 17.5- 102(5)(c), Contractor shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to nerforin work under
<br />this contract or enter into a contract with a subcontractor that fails to certify to Contractor that the subcontractor shall not knowingly employ or
<br />contract with an illegal alien to perform work under this contract. Contractor (a) shall not use E- Verify Program or Department program
<br />procedures to undertake pre- employment screening of job applicants while this contract is being performed, (b) shall notify the subcontractor and
<br />the contracting State agency within three days if Contractor has actual knowledge that a subcontractor is employing or contracting with an illegal
<br />alien for work under this contract, (c) shall terminate the subcontract if a subcontractor does not stop employing or contracting with the illegal
<br />alien within three days of receiving the notice, amid (d) shall comply with reasonable requests made in time course of an investigation, undertaken
<br />pursuant to CRS §8 -17.5- 102(5), by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. if Contractor participates in the Department program,
<br />Contractor shall deliver to the contracting State agency, Institution of Higher Education or political subdivision a written, notarized affirmation,
<br />affirming that Contractor has examined die legal work status of such employee, and shall comply with all of time other requirements of the
<br />Department program. If Contractor fails to comply with any requirement of this provision or CRS §8 -17.5 -101 et seq., the contracting State
<br />agency, institution of higher education or political subdivision may terminate this contract for breach and, if so ter» natc, Contractor shall be
<br />liable for damages.
<br />12. PUBLIC CONTRACTS WITH NATURAL PERSONS. CRS §24- 76.5 -101. Contractor, if a natural person eighteen (18) years of age or older,
<br />hereby swears and affirms under penalty of perjury that lie or she (a) is a citizen or otherwise lawfully present in the United States pursuant to
<br />federal law, (b) shall comply with time provisions of CRS §24- 76.5 -101 et seq., and (c) has produced one form of identification required by CRS
<br />§24. 76.5 -103 prior to the effective date of this contract.
<br />Revised 1 -1-09
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