AGR-5595.J - ADLERHORST INTERNATIONAL INC - 2020-21 POLICE DOG TRAININGR-55 15..T
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
K9 Training Services]
THIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (the "AgreemenY') is made at
Orange, Califomia, on this / day of r C' , 2020 (the "Effective Date") by and
between the CITY OF ORANGE, a municipal corporation ("City"), and ADLERHORST
INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a Califomia limited liability company ("Contractor"), who agree as
follows:
1. Services. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
Contractor shall provide to the reasonable satisfaction of Ciry the services set forth in Exhibit"A,"
which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. As a material inducement to City
to enter into this Agreement,Contractor represents and warrants that it has thoroughly investigated
and considered the scope of services and fully understands the difficulties and restrictions in
performing the work. Contractor shall perform all services in a manner reasonably satisfactory to
City and in a manner in conformance with the standards of quality nomially observed by an entity
provided such services to a municipal agency. All services provided shall conform to all federal,
state and local laws,rules and regulations and to the best professional standards and practices. The
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement shall control over any terms and conditions in
Exhibit"A" to the contrary.
Trevor Cullen, K9 Sergeant ("City's Project Manager"), shall be the person to whom
Contractor will report for the performance of services hereunder. It is understood that Contractor's
performance hereunder shall be under the supervision of City's Project Manager (or his/her
designee), that Con[ractor shall coordinate its services hereunder with City's Project Manager to
the extent required by City's Project Manager, and that all perfocmances required hereunder by
Contractor shall be performed to the satisfaction of CiTy's Project Manager and the CiTy Manager.
2. Comnensation and Fees.
a. Contractor's total compensation for all services performed under this
Agreement, shall not exceed TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS and 00/100 ($12,000.00)
without the prior written authorization of City.
b. The above compensation shall include all costs, including, but not limited
to, all clerical, administrative, overhead, insurance, reproduction, telephone, iravel, auto rental,
subsistence and all related expenses.
3. Pavment.
a. As scheduled services are completed, Contractor shall submit to City an
invoice for the services completed, authorized expenses and authorized extra work actually
performed or inctured.
b. All such invoices shall state the basis for the amount invoiced, including
services completed, the number of hours spent and any extra work performed.
c. City will pay Contractor the amount invoiced within thirty (30) days after
the approval of the invoice.
d. Payment shall constitute payment in full for all services, authorized costs
and authorized extra work covered by that invoice.
4. Chanee Orders. No payment for extra services caused by a change in the scope
or complexity of work, or for any other reason, shall be made unless and until such extra services
and a price therefor have been previously authorized in writing and approved by City as an
amendment to this Agreement. The amendment shall set forth the changes of work, extension of
time, and adjustment of the compensation to be paid by City to Contractor.
5. Licenses. Conhactor represents that it and any subcontractors it may engage,
possess any and all licenses which are required under state or federal law to perform the work
contemplated by this Agreement and that Contractor and its subcontractors shall maintain all
appropriate licenses, including a City of Orange business license, at its cost, during the
pedormance of this Agreement.
6. Independent Contractor. At all times during the term of this Agreement,
Contractor shall be an independent contractor and not an employee of City. City shall have the
right to control Contractor only insofu as the result of Contracror's services rendered pursuant to
liis Agreement. City shall not have the right to control the meaas by which Contractor
accomplishes services rendered pursuant to this Agreement. Contractor shall, at its sole cost and
expense, fiunish all facilities, materials and equipment which may be required for fumishing
services pursuant to this Agreement. Contractor shall be solely responsible for, and shall
indemnify, defend and save City harmless from all matters relating to the payment of its
subcontractors, agents and employees, including compliance with social security withholding and
all other wages, salaries, benefits, taxes, exactions, and regulations of any nattve whatsoever.
Contractor aclmowledges that it and any subcontractors, agents or employees employed by
Contractor shall not,under any circumstances,be considered employees of City,and that they shall
not be entitled to any of the benefits or rights afforded employees of City,including,but not limited
to, sick leave, vacation leave, holiday pay, Public Employees Retirement Sys[em benefits, or
health, life, dental, long-term disability or workers' compensation insurance benefits.
7. Contractor Not AQent. Except as City may specify in writing Conhactor shall
have no authority, express or implied, to act on behalf of City in any capacity whauoever as an
agent. Contractor shall have no authority, express or implied, to bind CiTy to any obligation
whatsoever.
8. Desianated Persons. Only those qualified persons authorized by City's Project
Manager, or as designated in Exhibit"A,"shall perform work provided for under this Agreement.
It is understood by the parties that clerical and other nonprofessional work may be performed by
persons other than those designated.
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9. Assienment or Subcontracrine. No assignment or subcontracting by Contractor
of any part of this Agreement or of funds to be received under this Agreement shall be of any force
or effect unless the assignment has the prior written approval of City. City may terminate this
Agreement rather than accept any proposed assignment or subcontracting. Such assignment or
subcontracting may be approved by the City Manager or his/her designee.
10. Time of Comoletion. Contractor shall diligently prosecute complerion of the work
in accordance with the time period set forth in E ibit"A"here[o or as otherwise a eed to by and
between the representatives of the parties.
11. Time Is of the Essence. Time is of the essence in this Agreement. Contractor shall
do all things necessary and incidental to the prosecution of Contractor's work.
12. Reserved.
13. Delays and Extensians of Time. Contractor's sole remedy for delays outside its
control, other than those delays caused by City, shall be an extension of time. No matter what the
cause of the delay,Contractor must document any delay and request an extension of time in writing
at the time of the delay to the satisfaction of City. Any extensions e anted shall be limited to the
length of the delay outside Contractor's control. If Conhactor believes that delays caused by City
will cause it to incur additional costs, it must specify, in writing, why the delay has caused
additional costs to be incurred and the exact amount of such cost at the time the delay occurs. No
additional costs can be paid that exceed the not to exceed amount stated in Section 2.a, above,
absent a written amendment to this Agreement.
14. Products of Contractor. The documents, studies, evaluations, assessments,
reports,plans, citarions, materials,manuals, technical data, logs, files, designs and other products
produced or provided by Contractor for this Agreement shall become the property of City upon
receipt. Contractor shall deliver all such products to CiTy prior to payment for same. City may
use, reuse or o[herwise utilize such produc[s without restriction.
15. Equal Emplovment Ouportunitv. During the performance of this Agreement,
Contractor agrees as follows:
a. Contractor shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for
employment because of race, color,religion, sex, national origin, mental or physical disability, or
any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Contractor shall ensure that applicants aze employed,
and that employees aze treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, mental or physical disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Such acrions shall include,but not be limited to the following: employment,upgrading,demotion
or transfer,recnrihnent or recruitment advertising,layoff or termination,rates of pay or other forms
of compensation and selecrion£or training,including apprenticeslup. Contractor agrees to post in
conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, a norice setting forth
provisions of this non-discriminarion clause.
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b. Contractor shall, in all solicitarions and advertisements for employees
placed by, or on behalf of Conttactor, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration
for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, mental or physical
disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
c. Contractor shall cause the foregoing paragraphs (a) and(b)to be inserted in
all subcontracts for any work covered by this Agreement, provided that the foregoing provisions
shall not apply to subcontracts for standazd commercial supplies or raw materials.
16. Conflicts of Interest. Contractor agrees that it shall not make, participate in the
making, or in any way attempt to use its position as a consultant to influence any decision of City
in which Contractor lmows or has reason to know that Confractor, its officers, partners, or
employees have a financial interest as defined in Section 87103 of the Govemment Code.
17. Indemnitv.
a. To the fullest extent pemiltted by law, Contractor agrees to indemnify,
deFend and hold City,its CiTy Council and each member thereof, and the officers, officials, agents
and employees of City(collectively the "Indemnitees") entirely hacmless from all liability arising
out of:
1) Any and all claims under workers' compensation acts and other
employee benefit acts with respect to Contractor's employees or Contractor's subcontractor's
employees azising out of Contractor's work under [his Agreement, including any and all claims
under any law pertaining to Contractor or its employees' status as an independent contractor and
any and all claims under Labor Code section 1720 related to the payment of prevailing wages for
public works projects; and
2) Any claim, loss, injury to or death of persons or damage to property
caused by any act, neglect, default, or omission other than a professional act or omission of
Contractor, or person, firm or corporation employed by Contractor, either directly or by
independent contract, including all damages due to loss or thefr sustained by any person, firm or
corporation including the Indemnitees, or any of them, arising out of, or in any way connected
with the work or services which aze the subject of this Agreement, including injury or damage
either on or off City's property;but not for any loss, injury, death or damage caused by the active
negligence or willful misconduct of City. Contractor, at its own expense, cost and risk, shall
indemnify any and all claims, actions, suits or other proceedings that may be brought or instituted
agains[the Indemnitees on any such claim or liability covered by this subparagraph, and shall pay
or satisfy any judgment that may be rendered against the Indemnitees, or any of them, in any
action, suit or other proceedings as a result of coverage under this subpazagraph.
b. Reserved.
c. Except for the Indemnitees, the indemnifications provided in this
Agreement shall not be construed to extend any third party indemnification rights of any kind to
any person or entiTy which is not a signatory to this Agreement.
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d. The indemnities set forth in this section shall survive any closing,
rescission, or temunation of this Agreement, and shall continue to be binding and in full force and
effect in perpetuity with respec[to Contractor and its successors.
18. Insurance.
a. Contractor shall carry workers' compensation insurance as required by law
for the protection of its employees during the progress of the work. Contractor understands that it
is an independent confractor and not entitled to any workers' compensation benefits under any
City program.
b. Contractor shall maintain during the life of this Agreement the following
minimum amount of comprehensive general liabiliTy insurance or commercial general liability
insurance: the greater of (1) One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence; or (2) all the
insurance coverage and/or limits carried by or available to Contractor. Said insurance shall cover
bodily injury, death and property damage and be written on an occucrence basis.
a Contractor shall maintain during the life of this Agreement, the following
minimum amount of automotive liability insurance: the greater of(1) a combined single limit of
One Million Dollars ($1,000,000); or (2) all the insurance coverage and/or limits carried by or
available to Contractor. Said insurance shall cover bodily injury, death and property damage for
all owned,non-owned and hired vehicles and be written on an occurrence basis.
d. Any insurance proceeds in excess of or broader than the minimum required
coverage and/or minimum required limiu wlrich aze applicable to a given loss shall be available
to CiTy. No representation is made that the minimum insurance requirements of this Agreement
are sufficient to cover the obligations of Contractor under this Agreement.
e. Each policy of general liability and automotive IiabiliTy shall provide that
City, its officers, officials, agents, and employees are declared to be additional insureds under the
terms of the policy, but only with respect to the work performed by Contractor under this
Agreement. A policy endorsement to that effect shall be provided to City along with the certificate
of insurance. In lieu of an endorsement, City will accept a copy of the policy(ies)which evidences
that City is an addirional insured as a contracring party. The minimum coverage required by
Subsecrion 18.b and c, above, shall apply to City as an additional insured.
f.Reserved.
g. The insurance policies maintained by Contractor shall be primary insurance
and no insurance held or owned by CiTy shall be called upon to cover any loss under the policy.
Contractor will determine its own needs in procurement of insurance to cover liabilities other than
as stated above.
h. Before Contractor performs any work or prepazes or delivers any materials,
Contractor shall fumish ceRificates of insurance and endorsements, as required by City,
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evidencing the aforementioned minimum insurance coverages on forms acceptable to City,which
shall provide that the insurance in force will not be canceled or allowed to lapse without at least
ten (10) days' prior written norice to City.
i.Except for professional liability insurance coverage that may be required by
this Agreement, all insurance maintained by Contractor shall be issued by companies admitted to
conduct the pertinent line of insurance business in Califomia and having a rating of Grade A or
better and Class VII or better by the latest edition of Best Key Rating Guide. In the case of
professional liability insurance coverage, such coverage shall be issued by companies either
licensed or admitted to conduct business in California so long as such insurer possesses the
aforementioned Best rating.
j Contractor shall immediately notify CiTy if any required insurance lapses or
is otherwise modified and cease performance of this Agreement unless otherwise directed by City.
In such a case, City may procure insurance or self-insure the risk and charge Contractor for such
costs and any and all damages resulting therefrom, by way of set-off from any sums owed
Contractor.
k.. Contractor agrees that in the event of loss due to any of the perils for which
it has agreed to provide insurance, Contractor shall look solely to its insurance for recovery.
Contractor hereby grants to City, on behalf of any insurer providing insurance to either Con[ractor
or City with respect to the services of Contractor herein,a waiver of any right to subroga[ion which
any such insurer may acquire against City by virtue of the payment of any loss under such
insurance.
1.Con[ractor shall include all subcontractors, if any, as insureds under its
policies or shall furnish separate certificates and endorsements for each subcontractor to City for
review and approval. All coverages for subcontractors shall be subject to all of the requirements
stated herein.
19. TerminaHon. City may for any reason terminate this Ageement by giving
Contractor not less than five (5) days' written notice of intent to terminate. Upon receipt of such
notice, Contractor shall immediately cease work, unless the notice from City provides otherwise.
Upon the termination of this Agreement, City shall pay Contractor for services satisfactorily
provided and all allowable reimbursements incurred to the date of termination in compliance with
this Agreement, unless termination by City shall be for cause, in which event City may withhold
any disputed compensation. City shall not be liable for any claim of lost profits.
20. Maintenance and Insoection of Records. In accordance with generally accepted
accounring principles, Contractor and its subcontractors shall maintain reasonably full and
complete books, documents, papers, accounting records, and other information (collectively, the
records")pertaining to the costs of and completion of services performed under this Agreement.
City and its authorized representatives shall have access to and the right to audit and reproduce
any of Contractor's records regarding the services provided under this Agreement. Conhactor shall
maintain all such records for a period of at least three (3) years after termination or completion of
this Agreement. Contractor agrees to make available all such records for inspection or audit at its
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offices during normal business hours and upon three(3)days' notice from City,and copies thereof
shall be fumished if requested.
21. Comoliance with all Laws/Immiaratian Laws.
a. Contractor shall be knowledgeable of and comply with all local, state and
federal laws which may apply to the performance of this Agreement.
b. If the work provided for in this Agreement constitutes a"public works,"as
that term is defined in Secrion 1720 of the Califomia Labor Code,for which prevailing wages must
be paid, to the extent Contractor's employees will perform any work that falls within any of the
classifications for which the Deparknent of Labor Relations of the State of California promulgates
prevailing wage determinations, Contractor hereby agrees that it, and any subcontractor under it,
shall pay not less than the specified prevailing rates of wages to all such workers. The general
prevailing wage determinations for crafts can be located on the website of the Department of
Industrial Relations (www.dir.ca.eov/DLSR). Additionally,to perform work under this Contract,
Contractor must meet all State registration requirements and criteria,including project compliance
monitoring.
c. Contractor represents and warrants that Contractor:
1) Has complied and shall at all times during the term of this
Agreement comply, in all respects, with all immigration laws, regulations, statutes, rules, codes,
and orders, including, without lnnitation, the Immigration Reform and Conhol Act of 1986
IRCA); and
2) Has not and will not Imowingly employ any individual to perform
services under this Agreement who is ineligible to work in the United States or under the terms of
this Agreement; and
3) Has properly maintained, and shall at all rimes during the term of
this Agreement properly maintain, all related employment documentation records including,
without limitation, the completion and maintenance of the Form I-9 for each of Contractor's
employees; and
4) Has responded, and shall at all times during the term of this
Agreement respond, in a rimely fashion to any govemment inspection requests relating to
immigration law compliance and/or Form I-9 compliance and/or worksite enforcement by the
Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Labor, or the Social Security
Administration.
d. Contractor shall require all subcontractors or subconsultants to make the
same representations and warranties as set forth in Subsection 21.b.
e. Contractor sball, upon request of City, provide a list of all employees
working under this Agreement and shall provide,to the reasonable satisfaction of City,verification
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that all such employees are eligible to work in the United States. All costs associated with such
verification shall be borne by Con[ractor. Once such request has been made, Contractor may not
change employees working under this Agreement without written notice to City, accompanied by
the verification required herein for such employees.
E Contractor shall require all subcontractors or sub-consultants to make the
same verification as set forth in Subsection 21.d.
g. If Contractor or subconhactor]mowingly employs an employee providing
work under this Agreement who is not authorized to work in the United States, and/or fails to
follow federal laws to determine the status of such employee,that shall constitute a material breach
of this Agreement and may be cause for immediate terminarion of this Agreement by City.
h. Contractor agrees to indemnify and hold City, its officers, officials, agents
and employees harmless for, of and from any loss, including but not limited to fines,penalties and
corrective measures City may sustain by reason of Contractor's failure to comply wi[h said laws,
rules and regulations in connection with the performance of this Agreement.
22. Governine Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with and govemed by the laws of the State of Califomia and Contractor agrees to submit to the
jurisdiction of Califomia courts. Venue for any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be in
Orange County, Califomia.
23. Inteerarion. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties. No
other agreement,oral or written,pertaining to the work to be performed under this Agreement shall
be of any force or effect unless it is in wriring and signed by both parties. Any work performed
which is inconsistent with or in violation of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be
compensated.
24. Notice. Excep[ as otherwise provided herein, all notices required uoder this
Agreement shall be in writing and delivered personally, by e-mail, or by first class U.S. mail,
postage prepaid, to each party at the address listed below. Either party may change the notice
address by notifying the other party in writing. Notices shall be deemed received upon receipt of
same or witHin three(3) days of deposit in the U.S. Mail,whichever is earlier. Notices sent by e-
mail shall be deemed received on the date of the e-mail transmission.
CONTRACTOR" CITI"'
Adlerhorst Intemational, LLC City of Orange
3951 Vemon Ave 300 E. Chapman Avenue
Riverside, CA 92509 Orange, CA 92866-1591
Attn.: David Reaver Attn.: Sgt. Trevor Cullen
Telephone: (951) 685-2430 Telephone: (714) 744-7323
E-Mail: office@adlerhorst.com E-Mail: tcul]en@orangepd.org
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25. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterpar[s,each
of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. Signa[ures transmitted via facsimile and elecfronic mail shall have the same ef£ect as
original signatures.
IN WITNESS of this Agreement, the parties have entered into this Agreement as of the
year and day fust above written.
CONTRACTOR" CIT'Y"
ADLERHORST INTERNATIONAL, LLC, CITY OF ORANGE, a municipal corporation
a Califomia limited liability company
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Printed Nam : /L1 E cav. ck Otto, City Manager
Title: esi c
BY.
Printed Name: v!i P(J< APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Title: V"
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Mary E. Bn 'ng
Senior Assistant City Attome
NOTE:City requires the following signature(s) on behalf of the Contractor:
1)the Chairman of the Board,the President or a Vice-President,AND (2)the
Secretary, the Chief FYnancial Officer, the Treasurer, an Assistant Secretary
or an Assistant Treasurer. If only one carporate officer exists or one corporate
officer holds more than one corporate office, please so indicate. OR
The corporate officer named in a corporate resolution as authorized to enter
into this Agreement. A copy of the carporate resolution, certified by the
Secretary close in kme to the esecuHon of the Agreement,must be provided to
City.
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EXHIBIT "A"
SCOPE OF SERVICES
Beneath this sheet.]
ADLERHORSTINTERNATIONALLLC Q U OTE O N LY
395] Vemon Ave.
Jurupa Valley, CA 92509 ate uote#
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Name/Address
Orangc Policc Dcpanmenl
I 107 N.Bataria
Orange.CA 92666
Ann;NP
pty Description U/M Cost Total
3 Annual l3illing K9 OmSite hlonthlv Training ea 310.00 6.930.00
Minimum 1?Shr Sessions
July I.?019 through lunc 30,2U21
Officcr Allcn K9 Uanto
OfTicer Osbom K9 WAyazt
O ficcr Logan K9 Nash
All merchandise subject to Califoraia sales tax.
Subtotal 56.930.00
Sales Tax (7.75%) o.00
i Total 6.930.00
ADLERHORST INTERNATIONAL, LLC.
3951 Vemon Avenue'Jurupa Valley,CA 92509
Tel:(951)BBS2<30'Fax:(957)8853830•Email:ofice@/1Elerhorst.Com
wwwAElertioBtcom
Annual Maintenance Training
Adlerhorst was the originator of a comprehensive, ongoing training
program to insure active K-9 teams are maintaining proper skill levels and
adhering to the "Community Standard." The results speak for themselves:
100%
success from all legal challenges, as well as some excellent case law.
Currently
well over 100 agencies contract for our maintenance services which include:
At a minimum, program includes a complete comprehensive training
block
each month with an emphasis on problem solving and keeping the dogs
clean" with
strong alerts. Supervised training available five days a week.
Each problem area noted by the handler, supervisor or an instructor will
be addressed during the current training session.
We use techniques that have proven successful both in the field and the
courtroom.
Additional training days are available as necessary.
All training sessions have a defined lesson plan. The canine supervisor
will receive a copy of each lesson plan as well as a written evaluation
for
each session.
All successful participants are guaranteed to pass P.O.S.T. standards
as
well as our more difficult 24 hour P.O.S.T. re-certification.
Participation in the most popular and comprehensive agitator/ role
playing suspect training in the industry.
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All of our training classes have a comprehensive written standard. Our
training titles have been accepted in courts both nationally and
intemationally.
Copies of our standards are available upon request.
Our program offers eleven training days for patrol dogs, and five
training days for narcotic detection dogs and two training days for
explosive detection dogs each month in Southern
California. Additionally we send qualified instructors to locations in
Northern
California, Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
Our staff consists of nine full time instructors as well as six part
time instructors. All of whom have extensive backgrounds in the field. Each is
a
certified California P.O.S.T. instructor as well as a P.O.S.T. evaluator. Most
have
qualified as court recognized experts.
Expert witness testimony is available / provided for all of our
maintenance clients at 20% discount. (Please contact Adlerhorst for a current
rate sheet). To date, we have been involved in
over 100 cases...all that have gone to trial, have been adjudicated in our
favor. (Vera Cruz vs. Escondido our case). The fifteen cases ruled in our favor
by the 9th circuit all used Mr. Reaver as their Expert.
A list of our clients for expert witness testimony as well as non contracted
agencies is available upon request.
Adlerhorst Patrol Monthly:
Every 1rtand 2^a full weeks of each month and every Wednesday of each
month.
Adlerhorst Detection Monthly:
Training is offered five days each month at various locations throughout Los
Angeles County, Orange County and the Inland Empire.
K9 Teams enrolled in the Annual Maintenance Training Program may attend
any of the scheduled training days at any of the training locations offered. K9
Teams may attend as many times as needed.
Contracted Agencies will be billed yearly. Our instructor staff is scheduled
based on the projected number of students.
There will be no refunds for non-attendance of monthly training : however ,
long term illness or injuries to a Handler or K9 may be reviewed on a case by
case basic.
Call for more information.
Feel free to visit one of our sessions.
E,pert \ itnes Fe s
Location & Time:
Starting Time: 9:OOam
Adlerhorst International LLC
3951 Vernon Avenue
Jurupa Valley, CA 92509
951)685-2430