029.24.B2 Mulch & Soil Amendment Products

This contract is for the provision of mulch and soil amendment products to the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS). The contract was awarded to Level Land, Inc. and has a term of three years, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods. The contract has a maximum value of $450,000, with an annual spending limit of $90,000. The contractor is required to provide all goods and services in accordance with the solicitation documents and to deliver all goods and services to HCPSS on an as-needed basis. Some key points of this contract include: * The contractor shall provide all goods and/or services per the requirements as set forth in the Solicitation Documents. * The contractor shall deliver all goods and/or services per the requirements as set forth in the Solicitation Documents. * The contractor shall exercise no administrative authority over the work of employees of the Board, but shall act only as advisers in those fields in which they are qualified to offer expert assistance. * The contractor shall be responsible for the reporting and remittance of all state and federal taxes as an independent contractor. * The contractor shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, and legally enforceable rules and regulations applicable to its activities and obligations under this Agreement. * The contractor shall procure, at its expense, all licenses, permits, insurance, and governmental approval, if any, necessary to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. * The contractor shall ensure that its employees and all subcontractors who have potential access to CLIENT DATA possess all needed qualifications to comply with the terms of this Agreement. * The contractor shall not assign or transfer this contract, any interest herein or any claim hereunder, except as expressly authorized in writing by HCPSS. * The contractor shall indemnify, defend, pay on behalf of, and save harmless HCPSS, its agents, and employees against and from all third-party suits, actions, claims, demands, damages, losses, expenses, attorney fees, and/or costs of every kind and description to which HCPSS may be subjected or put, including but not exclusively so, by reason of injury (including death) to persons or damage to property, in any way resulting from the contractor's performance of the work specified herein or performed under this contract, or any part thereof, or by or on account of any act or omission of the contractor, its agents, or employees.