RFP 22-02-01 PROFESSIONAL INDEPENDENT AUDITING SERVICES

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City of Sunny Isles Beach |Request for Proposal No. 22-02-01 14 Contractor shall eliminate or reduce such deductible or the Contractor shall procure a Bond, in a form satisfactory to the City, covering the same. 2.11 FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS Contractor shall keep itself informed and in compliance with State, Federal, and local laws, ordinances, codes, and regulations which in any manner affect the performance of its service pursuant to the Agreement. Contractor shall at all times comply with such laws, ordinances, codes, and regulations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if Contractor is an out- of-state corporation or LLC, it must be qualified or registered to do business in the State of Florida. The City, its officers, and employees shall not be liable at law or in equity occasioned by failure of Firm to comply with this section. 2.12 BACKGROUND CHECKS The successful Proposer will be responsible for hiring the necessary personnel to conduct the specified services and will comply with all federal, state, and local laws related to minimum wage, social security, nondiscrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), unemployment compensation, and workers’ compensation. All staff assigned to this contract shall be required, at their sole cost and expense, to pass a criminal background check prior to award of the contract. The criminal background check shall consist of a Florida Department of Law Enforcement (“FDLE”) Florida Crime Information Center/National Crime Information Center (“FCIC/NCIC”) criminal records check. Any employee not meeting this requirement will not be permitted to work at any City facility. 2.13 E-VERIFY Florida Statute 448.095 directs all public employers, including municipal governments, to verify the employment eligibility of all new public employees through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify System, and further provides that a public employer may not enter into a contract unless each party to the contract registers with and uses the E-Verify system. Florida Statute 448.095 further provides that if a contractor enters into a contract with a subcontractor, the subcontractor must provide the contractor with an affidavit stating that the subcontractor does not employ, contract with, or subcontract with an unauthorized alien. In accordance with Florida Statute 448.095, all contractors doing business with the City of Sunny Isles Beach are required to verify employee eligibility using the E-Verify system for all existing and new employees hired by the contractor during the contract term. Further, the contractor must also require and maintain the statutorily required affidavit of its subcontractors. It is the responsibility of the awarded vendor to ensure compliance with E-Verify requirements (as applicable). To enroll in E-Verify, employers should visit the E-Verify website (https://www.e-