Transit- Meeting Agenda (12/18/1997)

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SALEM AREA MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT CONTRACT FOR SERVICES WHEREAS, the Salem Area Mass Transit District, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as defined by ORS 267.200, (hereinafter called the "DISTRICT,") as a local public transit operator, has determined that it is in the best interest of the DISTRICT and its riding public to utilize a private nonprofit, IRC Section 501(c)(3), agency transportation provider to deliver ADA Paratransit transportation services; and WHEREAS, to implement the DISTRICT's Americans With Disabilities Act Complimentary Paratransit Plan, (hereinafter called the CherryLift program), the Oregon Housing and Associated Services, (hereinafter referred to as CONTRACTOR), has been selected to enter into a cont;~act with the District to provide ADA Paratransit transportation services as hereinafter set forth; NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto intending to be legally bound agree and covenant as follows: Section 1.0 BASIC AGREEMENT Oregon Housing and Associated Services, hereinafter called "CONTRACTOR," hereby covenants and agrees to perform certain ADA Paratransit transportation services as hereinafter described for the benefit of the DISTRICT, and in consideration thereof, the DISTRICT agrees to provide subsidy to the CONTRACTOR in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein. These services shall be known as the CherryLift, and shall operate through June 30, 199~8 with renewable extensions of no more than one year each. This contract shall commence on , Januarv 2. 1998 and , ~erate throuqh June 30, 1998. The sum of the amounts paid to CONTRACTOR pursuant to this Contract shall not exceed ~$~9200;000. ("Guaranteed Maximum Cost") The DISTRICT shall not be obligated to pay CONTRACTOR more than Guaranteed Maximum Cost for all services required to be provided by I CONTRACTOR under this Contract. The amount paid to the Contractor shall be limited to actual expenses incurred and documented by the Contractor. Section 2.0 Scope of Work 2.1 Eligibility Participation in the CherryLift Program shall be restricted to individuals with disabilities whose functional abifity prevents them from independently using the DISTRICTs fixed schedule bus services. The CONTRACTOR is responsible for distributing a self-certification forrn to detem~ine each applicants eligibility. Applicants must be notified of an eligibility deteRnination within 21 days after submitting a completed application. Applicants deemed not eligible must be provided with infnrmation regarding their right to an appeal of an eligibility decision. Applicants may be certified as eligible under the applicable federal regulations to use CherryLift under one of the following ADA eligibility categories: 105 CHERRYI_IFf AGREEMENT #1296 .LIFT