PSA with RCultures, Inc. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
AND
RCULTURES, INC.
FOR
DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING SERVICES,
PURSUANT TO
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-30729
This Professional Services Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into this 2-(Dday of June,
2019, between the CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, a municipal corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Florida, having its principal offices at 1700 Convention
Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139 (the "City"), and RCULTURES, INC., a Florida
corporation, whose address is 1935 SW 175 Avenue, Miramar, Florida 33029 ("Consultant").
SECTION 1
DEFINITIONS
Agreement: This Agreement between the City and Consultant, including any exhibits
and amendments thereto.
City Manager: The chief administrative officer of the City.
City Manager's
Designee: The City staff member who is designated by the City Manager to
administer this Agreement on behalf of the City.
Consultant: For the purposes of this Agreement, Consultant shall be deemed to be an
independent contractor, and not an agent or employee of the City.
Services: All services, work and actions by the Consultant performed or undertaken
pursuant to the Agreement.
Fee: Amount paid to the Consultant as compensation for Services.
Risk Manager: The Risk Manager of the City, with offices at 1700 Convention Center
Drive, Third Floor, Miami Beach, Florida 33139; telephone number (305)
673-7000, Ext. 6435; and fax number(305) 673-7023.
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SECTION 2
SCOPE OF SERVICES
2.1 In consideration of the Fee to be paid to Consultant by the City, Consultant shall provide
the work and services described in Exhibit "A" hereto (the "Services").
Although Consultant may be provided with a schedule of the available hours to provide its
Services, the City shall not control nor have the right to control the hours of the Services
performed by the Consultant; where the Services are performed (although the City will provide
Consultant with the appropriate location to perform the Services); when the Services are
performed, including how many days a week the Services are performed; how the Services are
performed, or any other aspect of the actual manner and means of accomplishing the Services
provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Services provided by the Consultant shall be
performed in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit "A" and to the
reasonable satisfaction of the City Manager. If there are any questions regarding the Services
to be performed, Consultant should contact the following person:
City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami, FL 33139
Attn: Leslie Rosenfeld
2.2 Consultant's Services, and any deliverables incident thereto, shall be completed in
accordance with the timeline and/or schedule in Exhibit "A" hereto.
SECTION 3
TERM
The term of this Agreement ("Term") shall commence upon execution of this Agreement by all
parties hereto, and shall have a term of two (2) months.
Notwithstanding the Term provided herein, Consultant shall adhere to any specific timelines,
schedules, dates, and/or performance milestones for completion and delivery of the Services,
as same is/are set forth in the timeline and/or schedule referenced in Exhibit "A" hereto.
SECTION 4
FEE
4.1 In consideration of the Services to be provided, Consultant shall be compensated on a
fixed fee basis, in the amount not to exceed $9,000.00.
4.2 INVOICING
Upon receipt of an acceptable and approved invoice, payment(s) shall be made within forty-five
(45) days for that portion (or those portions) of the Services satisfactorily rendered (and
referenced in the particular invoice).
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Invoices shall include a detailed description of the Services (or portions thereof) provided, and
shall be submitted to the City at the following address:
City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33319
Attn: Organization Development Performance Initiatives Chief Learning Officer
SECTION 5
TERMINATION
5.1 TERMINATION FOR CAUSE
If the Consultant shall fail to fulfill in a timely manner, or otherwise violates, any of the
covenants, agreements, or stipulations material to this Agreement, the City, through its City
Manager, shall thereupon have the right to terminate this Agreement for cause. Prior to
exercising its option to terminate for cause, the City shall notify the Consultant of its violation of
the particular term(s) of this Agreement, and shall grant Consultant ten (10) days to cure such
default. If such default remains uncured after ten (10) days, the City may terminate this
Agreement without further notice ,to Consultant. Upon termination, the City shall be fully
discharged from any and all liabilities, duties, and terms arising out of, or by virtue of, this
Agreement.
Notwithstanding the above, the Consultant shall not be relieved of liability to the City for
damages sustained by the City by any breach of the Agreement by the Consultant. The City, at
its sole option and discretion, shall be entitled to bring any and all legal/equitable actions that it
deems to be in its best interest in order to enforce the City's rights and remedies against
Consultant. The City shall be entitled to recover all costs of such actions, including reasonable
attorneys'fees.
5.2 TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE OF THE CITY
THE CITY MAY ALSO, THROUGH ITS CITY MANAGER, AND FOR ITS
CONVENIENCE AND WITHOUT CAUSE, TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT AT ANY
TIME DURING THE TERM BY GIVING WRITTEN NOTICE TO CONSULTANT OF
SUCH TERMINATION; WHICH SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE WITHIN THIRTY (30)
DAYS FOLLOWING RECEIPT BY THE CONSULTANT OF SUCH NOTICE.
ADDITIONALLY, IN THE EVENT OF A PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE OR SAFETY
CONCERN, AS DETERMINED BY THE CITY MANAGER, IN THE CITY MANAGER'S
SOLE DISCRETION, THE CITY MANAGER, PURSUANT TO A VERBAL OR
WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO CONSULTANT, MAY IMMEDIATELY SUSPEND THE
SERVICES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR A TIME CERTAIN, OR IN THE
ALTERNATIVE, TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT ON A GIVEN DATE. IF THE
AGREEMENT IS TERMINATED FOR CONVENIENCE BY THE CITY, CONSULTANT
SHALL BE PAID FOR ANY SERVICES SATISFACTORILY PERFORMED UP TO THE
DATE OF TERMINATION; FOLLOWING WHICH THE CITY SHALL BE DISCHARGED
FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, DUTIES, AND TERMS ARISING OUT OF, OR BY
VIRTUE OF, THIS AGREEMENT.
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5.3 TERMINATION FOR INSOLVENCY
The City also reserves the right to terminate the Agreement in the event the Consultant is
placed either in voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or makes an assignment for the benefit of
creditors. In such event, the right and obligations for the parties shall be the same as provided
for in Section 5.2.
SECTION 6
INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
6.1 INDEMNIFICATION
Consultant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Miami Beach and its officers,
employees, agents, and contractors, from and against any and all actions (whether at law or in
equity), claims, liabilities, losses, and expenses, including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees and
costs, for personal, economic or bodily injury, wrongful death, loss of or damage to property,
which may arise or be alleged to have arisen from the negligent acts, errors, omissions or other
wrongful conduct of the Consultant, its officers, employees, agents, contractors, or any other
person or entity acting under Consultant's control or supervision, in connection with, related to,
or as a result of the Consultant's performance of the Services pursuant to this Agreement. To
that extent, the Consultant shall pay all such,claims and losses and shall pay all such costs and
judgments which may issue from any lawsuit arising from such claims and losses, and shall pay
all costs and attorneys' fees expended by the City in the defense of such claims and losses,
including appeals. The Consultant expressly understands and agrees that any insurance
protection required by this Agreement or otherwise provided by the Consultant shall in no way
limit the Consultant's responsibility to indemnify, keep and save harmless and defend the City or
its officers, employees, agents and instrumentalities as herein provided.
The parties agree that one percent (1%) of the total compensation to Consultant for
performance of the Services under this Agreement is the specific consideration from the City to
the Consultant for the Consultant's indemnity agreement. The provisions of this Section 6.1 and
of this indemnification shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.
6.2 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
The Consultant shall maintain and carry in full force during the Term, the following insurance:
1. Consultant General Liability, in the amount of$1,000,000;
2. Consultant Professional Liability, in the amount of$200,000; and
3. Workers Compensation & Employers Liability, as required pursuant to Florida Statutes.
The insurance must be furnished by insurance companies authorized to do business in the
State of Florida. All insurance policies must be,issued by companies rated no less than "B+" as
to management and not less than "Class VI" as to strength by the latest edition of Best's
Insurance Guide, published by A.M. Best Company, Oldwick, New Jersey, or its equivalent.
All of Consultant's certificates shall contain endorsements providing that written notice shall be
given to the City at least thirty (30) days prior to termination, cancellation or reduction in
coverage in the policy. The insurance certificates for General Liability shall include the City as
an additional insured and shall contain a waiver of subrogation endorsement.
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Original certificates of insurance must be submitted to the City's Risk Manager for approval
(prior to any work and/or services commencing) and will be kept on file in the Office of the Risk
Manager. The City shall have the right to obtain from the Consultant specimen copies of the
insurance policies in the event that submitted certificates of insurance are inadequate to
ascertain compliance with required coverage.
The Consultant is also solely responsible for obtaining and submitting all insurance certificates
for any sub-consultants.
Compliance with the foregoing requirements shall not relieve the Consultant of the liabilities and
obligations under this Section or under any other portion of this Agreement.
The Consultant shall not commence any work and or services pursuant to this Agreement until
all insurance required under this Section has been obtained and such insurance has been
approved by the City's Risk Manager.
SECTION 7
LITIGATION JURISDICTIONNENUE/JURY TRIAL WAIVER
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida. This
Agreement shall be enforceable in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and if legal action is necessary
by either party with respect to the enforcement of any or all of the terms or conditions herein,
exclusive venue for the enforcement of same shall lie in Miami-Dade County, Florida. By
entering into this Agreement, Consultant and the City expressly waive any rights either party
may have to a trial by jury of any civil litigation related to or arising out of this Agreement.
SECTION 8
LIMITATION OF CITY'S LIABILITY
The City desires to enter into this Agreement only if in so doing the City can place a limit on the
City's liability for any cause of action, for money damages due to an alleged breach by the City
of this Agreement, so that its liability for any such breach never exceeds the sum of $9,000.
Consultant hereby expresses its willingness to enter into this Agreement with Consultant's
recovery from the City for any damage action for breach of contract to be limited to a maximum
amount of$9,000.
Accordingly, and notwithstanding any other term or condition of this Agreement, Consultant
hereby agrees that the City shall not be liable to the Consultant for damages in an amount in
excess of$9,000 for any action or claim for breach of contract arising out of the performance or
non-performance of any obligations imposed upon the City by this Agreement.
Nothing contained in this section or elsewhere in this Agreement is in any way intended to be a
waiver of the limitation placed upon the City's liability, as set forth in Section 768.28, Florida
Statutes.
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SECTION 9
DUTY OF CARE/COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS/PATENT RIGHTS; COPYRIGHT;
AND CONFIDENTIAL FINDINGS
9.1 DUTY OF CARE
With respect to the performance of the work and/or service contemplated herein, Consultant
shall exercise that degree of skill, care, efficiency and diligence normally exercised by
reasonable persons and/or recognized professionals with respect to the performance of
comparable work and/or services.
9.2 COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS
In its performance of the work and/or services, Consultant shall comply with all applicable laws,
ordinances, and regulations of the City, Miami-Dade County, the State of Florida, and the
federal government, as applicable.
9.3 PATENT RIGHTS; COPYRIGHT; CONFIDENTIAL FINDINGS
Any work product arising out of this Agreement, as well as all information specifications,
processes, data and findings, are intended to be the property of the City and shall not otherwise
be made public and/or disseminated by Consultant, without the prior written consent of the City
Manager, excepting any information, records etc. which are required to be disclosed pursuant to
Court Order and/or Florida Public Records Law.
All reports, documents, articles, devices, and/or work produced in whole or in part under this
Agreement are intended to be the sole and exclusive property of the City, and shall not be
subject to any application for copyright or patent by or on behalf of the Consultant or its
employees or sub-consultants, without the prior written consent of the City Manager.
SECTION 10
GENERAL PROVISIONS
10.1 AUDIT AND INSPECTIONS
Upon reasonable verbal or written notice to Consultant, and at any time during normal
business hours (i.e. 9AM — 5PM, Monday through Fridays, excluding nationally recognized
holidays), and as often as the City Manager may, in his/her reasonable discretion and
judgment, deem necessary, there shall be made available to the City Manager, and/or such
representatives as the City Manager may deem to act on the City's behalf, to audit, examine,
and/ or inspect, any and all other documents and/or records relating to all matters covered by
this Agreement. Consultant shall maintain any and all such records at its place of business at
the address set forth in the "Notices" section of this Agreement.
10.2 ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER OR SUBCONSULTING
Consultant shall not subcontract, assign, or transfer all or any portion of any work and/or
service under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the City Manager, which
consent, if given at all, shall be in the Manager's sole judgment and discretion. Neither this
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Agreement, nor any term or provision hereof, or right hereunder, shall be assignable unless as
approved pursuant to this Section, and any attempt to make such assignment (unless
approved) shall be void.
10.3 PUBLIC ENTITY CRIMES
Prior to commencement of the Services, the Consultant shall file a State of Florida Form PUR
7068, Sworn Statement under Section 287.133(3)(a) Florida Statute on Public Entity Crimes
with the City's Procurement Division.
10.4 NO DISCRIMINATION
In connection with the'performance of the Services, the Consultant shall not exclude from
participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to discrimination anyone on the grounds of
race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion, income or family status.
Additionally, Consultant shall comply fully with the City of Miami Beach Human Rights
Ordinance, codified in Chapter 62 of the City Code, as may be amended from time to time,
prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, and public
services on account of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
intersexuality, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital and familial status, age, disability,
ancestry, height, weight, domestic partner status, labor organization membership, familial
situation, or political affiliation.
10.5 CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Consultant herein agrees to adhere to and be governed by all applicable Miami-Dade County
Conflict of Interest Ordinances and Ethics provisions, as set forth in the Miami-Dade County
Code, as may be amended from time to time; and by the City of Miami Beach Charter and
Code, as may be amended from time to time; both of which are incorporated by reference as if
fully set forth herein.
Consultant covenants that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any interest,
directly or indirectly, which could conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of the
Services. Consultant further covenants that in the performance of this Agreement, Consultant
shall not employ any person having any such interest. No member of or delegate to the
Congress of the United States shall be admitted to any share or part of this Agreement or to
any benefits arising therefrom.
10.6 CONSULTANT'S COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA PUBLIC RECORDS LAW
(A) Consultant shall comply with Florida Public Records law under Chapter 119, Florida
Statutes, as may be amended from time to time.
(B) The term "public records" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 119.011(12), which
means all documents, papers, letters, maps, books, tapes, photographs, films, sound
recordings, data processing software, or other material, regardless of the physical form,
characteristics, or means of transmission, made or received pursuant to law or
ordinance or in connection with the transaction of official business of the City.
(C) Pursuant to Section 119.0701 of the Florida Statutes, if the Consultant meets the
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definition of"Contractor" as defined in Section 119.0701(1)(a), the Consultant shall:
(1) Keep and maintain public records required by the City to perform the service;
(2) Upon request from the City's custodian of public records, provide the City with a
copy of the requested records or allow the records to be inspected or copied
within a reasonable time at a cost that does not exceed the cost provided in
Chapter 119, Florida Statutes or as otherwise,provided by law;
(3) 'Ensure that public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from
public records disclosure requirements are not disclosed, except as authorized
by law, for the duration of the contract term and following completion of the
Agreement if the Consultant does not transfer the records to the City;
(4) Upon completion of the Agreement, transfer, at no cost to the City, all public
records in possession of the Consultant or keep and maintain public records
required by the City to perform the service. If the Consultant transfers all public
records to the City upon completion of the Agreement, the Consultant shall
destroy any duplicate public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt
from public records disclosure requirements. If the Consultant keeps and
maintains public records upon completion of the Agreement, the Consultant shall
meet all applicable requirements for retaining public records. All records stored
electronically must be provided to the City, upon request from the City's
custodian of public records, in a format that is compatible with the information
technology systems of the City.
(D) REQUEST FOR RECORDS; NONCOMPLIANCE.
(1) A request to, inspect or copy public records relating to the City's contract for
services must. be made directly to the City. If the City does not possess the
requested records, the City shall immediately notify the Consultant of the
request, and the Consultant must provide the records to the City or allow the
records to be inspected or copied within a reasonable time.
(2) Consultant's failure to comply with the City's request for records shall constitute a
breach of this Agreement, and the City, at its sole discretion, may: (1) unilaterally
terminate the Agreement; (2) avail itself of the remedies set forth under the
Agreement; and/or(3) avail itself of any available remedies at law or in equity.
(3) A Consultant who fails to provide the public records to the City within a
reasonable time may be subject to penalties under s. 119.10.
(E) CIVIL ACTION.
(1) If a civil action is filed against a Consultant to compel production of public records
relating to the City's contract for services, the court shall assess and award
against the Consultant the reasonable costs of enforcement, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, if:
a. The court determines that the Consultant unlawfully refused to comply with
the public records request within a reasonable time; and
b. At least 8 business days before filing the action, the plaintiff provided written
notice of the public records request, including a statement that the
Consultant has not complied with the request, to the City and to the
Consultant.
(2) A notice complies with subparagraph (1)(b) if it is sent to the City's custodian of
public records and to the Consultant at the Consultant's address listed on its
contract with the City or to the Consultant's registered agent. Such notices must
be sent by common carrier delivery service or by registered, Global Express
Guaranteed, or certified mail, with postage or shipping paid by the sender and
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with evidence of delivery, which may be in an electronic format.
(3) A Consultant who complies with a public records request within 8 business days
after the notice is sent is not liable for the reasonable costs of enforcement.
(F) IF THE CONSULTANT HAS QUESTIONS REGARDING THE
APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO THE
CONSULTANT'S DUTY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC RECORDS
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, CONTACT THE CUSTODIAN
OF PUBLIC RECORDS AT:
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
ATTENTION: RAFAEL E. GRANADO, CITY CLERK
1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
E-MAIL: RAFAELGRANADO(c�M1AM1BEACHFL.GOV
PHONE: 305-673-7411
SECTION 11
NOTICES
All notices and communications in writing required or permitted hereunder, shall be delivered
personally to the representatives of the Consultant and the City listed below or may be mailed
by U.S. Certified Mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by a nationally recognized
overnight delivery service.
Until changed by notice, in writing, all such notices and communications shall be addressed as
follows:
TO CONSULTANT: RCultures, Inc
19380SW 175th Avenue
Miramar, FL 33029
Attn: Rick Caldwell
Title: Director
TO CITY: City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Attn: Leslie Rosenfeld
Title: Chief Learning and Development Officer
Notice may also be provided to any other address designated by the party to receive notice if such
alternate address is provided via U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested, hand delivered, or by
overnight delivery. In the event an alternate notice address is properly provided, notice shall be
sent to such alternate address in addition to any other address which notice would otherwise be
sent, unless other delivery instruction as specifically provided for by the party entitled to notice.
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Notice shall be deemed given on the date of an acknowledged receipt, or, in all other cases, on the
date of receipt or refusal.
SECTION 12
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
12.1 CHANGES AND ADDITIONS
This Agreement cannot be modified or amended without the express written consent of the
parties. No modification, amendment, or alteration of the terms or conditions contained herein
shall be effective unless contained in a written document executed with the same formality and
of equal dignity herewith.
12.2 SEVERABILITY
If any term or provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this
Agreement shall not be affected and every other term and provision of this Agreement shall be
valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
12.3 WAIVER OF BREACH
A party's failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of
such provision or modification of this Agreement. A party's waiver of any breach of a provision
of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach and shall not be
construed to be a modification of the terms of this Agreement.
12.4 JOINT PREPARATION
The parties hereto acknowledge that they have sought and received whatever competent advice
and counsel as was necessary for them to form a full and complete understanding of all rights
and obligations herein and that the preparation of this Agreement has been a joint effort of the
parties, the language has been agreed to by parties to express their mutual intent and the
resulting document shall not, solely as a matter of judicial construction, be construed more
severely against one of the parties than the other.
12.5 ENTIRETY OF AGREEMENT
The City and Consultant agree that this is the entire Agreement between the parties. This
Agreement supersedes all prior negotiations, correspondence, conversations, agreements or
understandings applicable to the matters contained herein, and there are no commitments,
agreements or understandings concerning the subject matter of this Agreement that are not
contained in this document. Title and paragraph headings are for convenient reference and are
not intended to confer any rights or obligations upon the parties to this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
by their appropriate officials, as of the date first entered above.
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EXHIBIT "A"
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
SCOPE OF SERVICES
FOR
RCULTURES, INC.
FOR
DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING SERVICES
L SCOPE OF WORK METHODOLOGY
RCultures, Inc. (Consultant) is pleased to submit the proposed methodology to provide
the varied workshop programs to the City of Miami Beach, Florida that are a critical
component of the City's Strategic Plan. Consultant shall be responsible for the
development of all workshop material in conjunction with the Organizational
Development Performance Initiatives (ODPI).
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Each Diversity and Cultural_Competency workshop is linked to the relevant Key Intended
Outcomes (KIOs), mission, vision, and values contained within the City's Strategic Plan.
These required elements are contained in presentation slides and handouts as appropriate.
The following process shall be followed to customize each workshop to the City's needs:
1. Pre-workshop teleconference: Consultant's representative (Consultant's
designee) who is assigned to deliver the workshop participates with a member of the
ODPI team to review the course curriculum and its connection to City needs.
2. Workshop delivery: An ODPI staff member introduces sessions and connections
are made to the City's Strategic Plan. The Consultant's designee delivers the workshop
with course evaluations administered and collected for all participants.
3. Post-workshop review: Course evaluations are reviewed post-course in a face-to-
face or telephone meeting with the Consultant's designee and an ODPI team member and
suggestions and improvements are incorporated in future sessions. Sponsoring
department management participates in these reviews as available.
TASK 1.1 —DEFINE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR ALL WORKSHOP
PROGRAMS
Diversity and Cultural Competency two-hour sessions encourage participants to learn to
view each individual as having a unique culture and gain tools to develop more culturally
proficient personal and professional behaviors. Each workshop will address knowledge,
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attitudes and skills of each employee by building on the RCultures steps to cultural
competency: Workshop objectives include, but are not limited, to the following:
• Explain LGBT group identification and understand unique needs (specifically
transgender)
• Explain the laws according to EEO and the Organization Policy
• Maintain open communications about fairness, diversity, and discrimination.
• Work to understand the unique needs of each ethnic, cultural, disability or
lifestyle group
Each workshop will focus on communicating, building trust, being sensitive, and
recognizing and learning about the unique and special qualities of various cultures.
Subtask 1.1.1 Pre-workshop teleconference
The Consultant's designee assigned to deliver the workshop participates with a member
of the ODPI team to review the course curriculum and its connection to City needs.
Subtask 1.1.2 Develop Workshop Materials and Deliverables
Workshops include course materials for each participating City employee. The print
masters for these courses are provided to the City for duplication and to be used for the
development of an online review course for staff members that participated in a `live'
session. Audiotaping of workshop session(s) is permitted and will be used as part of the
City online learning Diversity and Cultural Competency course accessible to every
employee that participated in a `live' workshop session for the duration of each
individual employee's employment. There is no additional charge for participant
materials to the City. Workshop tools that are reusable and purchased by the City are
retained by the City for future use.
Subtask 1.1.3 Workshop delivery
Consultant's designee delivers the agreed-to workshops within the guidelines and laws of
the City of Miami Beach. Each workshop is designed to engage participants in learning,
dialogue, and application of the concepts learned back on the job.
An ODPI staff member introduces sessions and connections are made to the City's
Strategic Plan. Consultant's designee delivers the workshop with course evaluations
administered and collected for all participants.
Subtask 1.1.4 Post-workshop review
Course evaluations are reviewed post-course in a face-to-face or telephone meeting with
the Consultant's designee and an ODPI team member and suggestions and improvements
are incorporated in future sessions. Sponsoring depai lucent management participates in
these reviews as available.
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II. TIMELINE AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE
The workshops are delivered to City of Miami Beach staff in 2-hour sessions with 20-25
employees attending each session, depending upon the topic and availability of staff
Facilitation services are usually in one-day sessions, depending on the needs of the
department or team.
Consultant charges a flat fee of$600 per each 2-hour workshop session, inclusive of all
out of pocket expenses.
RCultures, Inc. agrees that the proposed workshops will be delivered within a period of
twelve(12) months from the City's issuance of a Notice to Proceed.
Timeline
TASK 1.1 —DEFINE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: August 7, 8, 13,15, 21, 26, 2019-
September 5, 10, 17, 19, 25, 26, 2019
Subtask 1.1.1 Pre-workshop teleconference
Subtask 1.1.2 Develop Workshop Materials and Deliverables
Subtask 1.1.3 Workshop delivery
Diversity/Cultural Competency two-hour sessions scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.
to 3:00 p.m.up to fifteen(15)sessions between August 2019 and September 2019
Subtask 1.1.4 Post-workshop review
TOTAL SCHEDULED PAYMENTS: 3 Months
$600.00 per 2-hour workshop for training services for half-day sessions up to fifteen(15)sessions between
August 7, 2019 and September 26,2019,not to exceed a total of$9,000 and subject to funding availability
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