NCGA+Amendment+1+Signed+12-14-2022.pdf

This is a Contract Amendment (Amendment No. 1) between the State of North Dakota, acting through its North Dakota Oilseed Council, and the Northern Canola Growers Association, Inc. The amendment pertains to Contract Number 504, which is an Oilseed Association Contract for the year 2023.

The contract outlines several key services to be provided by the Northern Canola Growers Association, including domestic promotion of canola oil, organizing meetings and presentations, maintaining a canola information website, conducting canola research, and providing various reports. The total compensation for these services is $950,000, to be paid in three installments of $316,666 each. The contract includes provisions for up to four 12-month renewal options upon satisfactory completion of the initial contract term. Specific activities include conducting promotion programs to increase canola oil demand, organizing grower meetings, research plot tours, disease management workshops, and maintaining a website with industry information. The contractor is restricted from using funds for lobbying and must provide annual audit reports and meeting minutes to the state.