HomeMy WebLinkAboutPW Essential Facilities Engineering ServicesAGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH
EBA ENGINEERING
FOR ENGINEERING TESTINGSERVICES
This Agreement is made and entered into this 57sr day of AOR) t- , 2017, by and
between the CITY OF SAN RAFAEL (hereinafter "CITY"), and EBA Engineering, a California
corporation (hereinafter "CONSULTANT").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the CITY has determined that professional engineering testing services are required
in connection with the San Rafael Fire Department Station #52;
WHEREAS, the CONSULTANT has agreed to render such services;
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
PROJECT COORDINATION.
A. CITY'S Project Manager. The Director of Public Works is hereby designated the
PROJECT MANAGER for the CITY, and said PROJECT MANAGER shall supervise all aspects of the
progress and execution of this Agreement.
B. CONSULTANT'S Project Director. CONSULTANT shall assign a single PROJECT
DIRECTOR to have overall responsibility for the progress and execution of this Agreement for
CONSULTANT. David Noren is hereby designated as the PROJECT DIRECTOR for CONSULTANT.
Should circumstances or conditions subsequent to the execution of this Agreement require a substitute
PROJECT DIRECTOR, for any reason, the CONSULTANT shall notify the CITY within ten (10) business
days of the substitution.
2. DUTIES OF CONSULTANT.
CONSULTANT shall perforin the duties and/or provide the services as follows: Test samples
and provide testing results and reporting to environmental agencies regarding Diesel spill at San Rafael
Fire Station #52, 210 Third Street, San Rafael, CA 94901.
DUTIES OF CITY.
CITY shall compensate CONSULTANT as provided in Paragraph 4, and shall cooperate with
CONSULTANT as necessary for performance of the CONSULTANT's duties hereunder.
4. COMPENSATION.
For the full performance of the services described herein by CONSULTANT, CITY shall pay
CONSULTANT on a flat fee basis for services rendered in an amount not to exceed $5,300.00.
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Payment will be made monthly upon receipt by PROJECT MANAGER of itemized invoices
submitted by CONSULTANT.
TERM OF AGREEMENT.
The term of this Agreement shall commence upon the date of execution of this Agreement and end
on June 30, 2017 when the work shall have been completed, unless the parties agree to extend this Agreement
for another 90 days, as approved in writing by City Manager.
6. TERMINATION.
A. Discretionary. Either party may terminate this Agreement without cause upon thirty (30)
days written notice mailed or personally delivered to the other party.
B. Cause. Either party may terminate this Agreement for cause upon fifteen (15) days written
notice mailed or personally delivered to the other party, and the notified party's failure to cure or correct the
cause of the termination, to the reasonable satisfaction of the party giving such notice, within such fifteen (15)
day time period.
C. Effect of Termination. Upon receipt of notice of tennination, neither party shall incur
additional obligations under any provision of thus Agreement without the prior written consent of the other.
D. Return of Documents. Upon termination, any and all CITY documents or materials
provided to CONSULTANT and any and all of CONSULTANT's documents and materials prepared for or
relating to the performance of its duties under this Agreement, shall be delivered to CITY as soon as
possible, but not later than thirty (30) days after termination.
7. OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS.
A. Upon completion of all work under this Agreement, ownership and title to all reports,
documents, plans, specifications, and estimates produced as part of this Agreement will automatically be
vested in the CITY; and no further agreement will be necessary to transfer ownership to the CITY.
CONSULTANT shall furnish to CITY all necessary copies of data needed to complete the review and
approval process.
B. It is understood and agreed that all calculations, drawings and specifications, whether in hard
copy or machine-readable form, are intended for one -tune use in the construction of the project described in
Exhibit A.
C. CONSULTANT shall not be liable for claims, liabilities, or losses arising out of, or
connected with the modification or misuse by CITY of, the machine-readable information and data provided
by CONSULTANT under this Agreement; further, CONSULTANT shall not be liable for claims, liabilities,
or losses arising out of, or connected with any use by CITY of the project documentation on other projects in
addition to the project that is described in Exhibit "A," or for the completion of the project described in
Exhibit A by others, except only such use as may be authorized in writing by CONSULTANT.
INSPECTION AND AUDIT.
Upon reasonable notice, CONSULTANT shall make available to CITY, or its agent, for inspection
and audit, all documents and materials maintained by CONSULTANT in connection with its performance of
its duties under this Agreement. CONSULTANT shall fully cooperate with CITY or its agent in any such
audit or inspection.
9. ASSIGNABILITY.
The parties agree that they shall not assign or transfer any interest in this Agreement nor the
performance of any of their respective obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the other
party, and any attempt to so assign this Agreement or any rights, duties or obligations arising hereunder shall
be void and of no effect.
10. INSURANCE.
A. Scope of Coverage. During the term of this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall maintain, at
no expense to CITY, the following insurance policies:
1. A commercial general liability insurance policy in the minimum amount of one
million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence/two million dollars ($2,000,000) aggregate, for death, bodily
injury, personal injury, or property damage.
2. An automobile liability (owned, non -owned, and hired vehicles) insurance policy in
the minimum amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) dollars per occurrence.
3. If any licensed professional perforins any of the services required to be performed
under this Agreement, a professional liability insurance policy in the minimum amount of one million dollars
($1,000,000) per occurrence/two mullion dollars ($2,000,000) aggregate, to cover any claims arising out of
the CONSULTANT's performance of services under this Agreement. Where CONSULTANT is a
professional not required to have a professional license, CITY reserves the right to require CONSULTANT
to provide professional liability insurance pursuant to this section.
4. If it employs any person, CONTRACTOR shall maintain worker's
compensation insurance, as required by the State of California, with statutory limits, and employer's
liability insurance with limits of no less than one mullion dollars ($1,000,000) per accident for bodily
injury or disease. CONTRACTOR's worker's compensation insurance shall be specifically endorsed to
waive any right of subrogation against CITY.
B. Other Insurance Requirements. The insurance coverage required of the CONSULTANT in
subparagraph A of this section above shall also meet the following requirements:
1. Except for professional liability and worker's compensation insurance, the
insurance policies shall be specifically endorsed to include the CITY, its officers, agents, employees, and
volunteers, as additionally named insureds under the policies.
2. The additional insured coverage under CONSULTANT'S insurance policies shall
be primary with respect to any insurance or coverage maintained by CITY and shall not call upon CITY's
insurance or self-insurance coverage for any contribution. The "primary and noncontributory" coverage in
CONSULTANT'S policies shall be at least as broad as ISO form CG20 0104 13.
3. Except for professional liability and worker's compensation insurance, the
insurance policies shall include, in their text or by endorsement, coverage for contractual liability and
personal injury.
4. The insurance policies shall be specifically endorsed to provide that the insurance
carrier shall not cancel, terminate or otherwise modify the terms and conditions of said insurance policies
except upon ten (10) days written notice to the PROJECT MANAGER.
5. If the insurance is written on a Claims Made Form, then, following termination of
this Agreement, said insurance coverage shall survive for a period of not less than five years.
6. The insurance policies shall provide for a retroactive date of placement coinciding
with the effective date of this Agreement.
7. The linnits of insurance required in this Agreement may be satisfied by a combination of
primary and umbrella or excess insurance. Any umbrella or excess insurance shall contain or be endorsed to
contain a provision that such coverage shall also apply on a primary and noncontributory basis for the benefit
of CITY (if agreed to in a written contract or agreement) before CITY'S own insurance or self-insurance
shall be called upon to protect it as a named insured.
8. It shall be a requirement under this Agreement that any available insurance proceeds
broader than or in excess of the specified minimum insurance coverage requirements and/or limits shall be
available to CITY or any other additional insured party. Furthermore, the requirements for coverage and
limits shall be: (1) the minimum coverage and limits specified in this Agreement; or (2) the broader coverage
and maximum limits of coverage of any insurance policy or proceeds available to the named insured;
whichever is greater.
C. Deductibles and SIR'S. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions in CONSULTANT's
insurance policies must be declared to and approved by the PROJECT MANAGER and City Attorney, and
shall not reduce the limits of liability. Policies containing any self-insured retention (SIR) provision shall
provide or be endorsed to provide that the SIR may be satisfied by either the named insured or CITY or other
additional insured party. At CITY's option, the deductibles or self-insured retentions with respect to CITY
shall be reduced or eliminated to CITY's satisfaction, or CONSULTANT shall procure a bond guaranteeing
payment of losses and related investigations, claims administration, attorney's fees and defense expenses.
D. Proof of Insurance. CONSULTANT shall provide to the PROJECT MANAGER or
CITY'S City Attorney all of the following: (1) Certificates of Insurance evidencing the insurance coverage
required in this Agreement; (2) a copy of the policy declaration page and/or endorsement page listing all
policy endorsements for the commercial general liability policy, and (3) excerpts of policy language or
specific endorsements evidencing the other insurance requirements set forth in this Agreement. CITY
reserves the right to obtain a full certified copy of any insurance policy and endorsements from
CONSULTANT. Failure to exercise this right shall not constitute a waiver of the right to exercise it later.
The insurance shall be approved as to forni and sufficiency by PROJECT MANAGER and the City
Attorney.
11. INDEMNIFICATION.
A. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph B., CONSULTANT shall, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, indemnify, release, defend with counsel approved by CITY, and hold harmless
CITY, its officers, agents, employees and volunteers (collectively, the "City Indemnitees"), from and
against any claim, demand, suit, judgment, loss, liability or expense of any kind, including but not limited
to attorney's fees, expert fees and all other costs and fees of litigation, (collectively "CLAIMS"), arising
out of CONSULTANT'S performance of its obligations or conduct of its operations under this
Agreement. The CONSULTANT's obligations apply regardless of whether or not a liability is caused or
contributed to by the active or passive negligence of the City Indemnitees. However, to the extent that
liability is caused by the active negligence or willful misconduct of the City Indemnitees, the
CONSULTANT's indemnification obligation shall be reduced in proportion to the City Indemnitees'
share of liability for the active negligence or willful misconduct. In addition, the acceptance or approval
of the CONSULTANT's work or work product by the CITY or any of its directors, officers or
employees shall not relieve or reduce the CONSULTANT's indemnification obligations. In the event the
City Indemnitees are made a party to any action, lawsuit, or other adversarial proceeding arising from
CONSULTANT'S performance of or operations under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall provide a
defense to the City Indemnitees or at CITY'S option reimburse the City Indemnitees their costs of
defense, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred in defense of such claims.
B. Where the services to be provided by CONSULTANT under this Agreement are design
professional services to be performed by a design professional as that tern is defined under Civil Code
Section 2782.8, CONSULTANT shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify, release, defend
and hold harmless the City Indemnitees from and against any CLAIMS that arise out of, pertain to, or
relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of CONSULTANT in the performance of its
duties and obligations under this Agreement or its failure to comply with any of its obligations contained
in this Agreement, except such CLAIM which is caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of
CITY.
C. The defense and indemnification obligations of this Agreement are undertaken in
addition to, and shall not in any way be limited by, the insurance obligations contained in this Agreement,
and shall survive the termination or completion of this Agreement for the full period of time allowed by
law.
12. NONDISCRIMINATION.
CONSULTANT shall not discriminate, in any way, against any person on the basis of age, sex,
race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin or disability in connection with or related to the performance of
its duties and obligations under this Agreement.
13. COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LAWS.
CONSULTANT shall observe and comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws,
ordinances, codes and regulations, in the perfonnance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement.
CONSULTANT shall perform all services under this Agreement in accordance with these laws, ordinances,
codes and regulations. CONSULTANT shall release, defend, indemnify and hold harn-iless CITY, its
officers, agents and employees from any and all damages, liabilities, penalties, fines and all other
consequences from any noncompliance or violation of any laws, ordinances, codes or regulations.
14. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES.
CITY and CONSULTANT do not intend, by any provision of this Agreement, to create in any third
party, any benefit or right owed by one party, under the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to the other
party.
15. NOTICES.
All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement,
including any notice of change of address, shall be in writing and given by personal delivery, or deposited
with the United States Postal Service, postage prepaid, addressed to the parties intended to be notified.
Notice shall be deemed given as of the date of personal delivery, or if mailed, upon the date of deposit with
the United States Postal Service. Notice shall be given as follows:
TO CITY's Project Manager:
TO CONSULTANT's Project Director:
Bill Guerin
Director of Public Works
City of San Rafael
111 Morphew Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
David Noren
EBA Engineering
825 Sonoma Ave
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
16. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
For the purposes, and for the duration, of this Agreement, CONSULTANT, its officers, agents and
employees shall act in the capacity of an Independent Contractor, and not as employees of the CITY.
CONSULTANT and CITY expressly intend and agree that the status of CONSULTANT, its officers,
agents and employees be that of an Independent Contractor and not that of an employee of CITY.
17. ENTIRE AGREEMENT -- AMENDMENTS.
A. The terms and conditions of this Agreement, all exhibits attached, and all documents
expressly incorporated by reference, represent the entire Agreement of the parties with respect to the subject
matter of this Agreement.
B. This written Agreement shall supersede any and all prior agreements, oral or written,
regarding the subject matter between the CONSULTANT and the CITY.
C. No other agreement, promise or statement, written or oral, relating to the subject matter of
this Agreement, shall be valid or binding, except by way of a written amendment to this Agreement.
D. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall not be altered or modified except by a
written amendment to this Agreement signed by the CONSULTANT and the CITY.
E. If any conflicts arise between the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and the terms and
conditions of the attached exhibits or the documents expressly incorporated by reference, the terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall control.
18. SET-OFF AGAINST DEBTS.
CONSULTANT agrees that CITY may deduct from any payment due to CONSULTANT under
this Agreement, any monies which CONSULTANT owes CITY under any ordinance, agreement, contract
or resolution for any unpaid taxes, fees, licenses, assessments, unpaid checks or other amounts.
19. WAIVERS.
The waiver by either party of any breach or violation of any term, covenant or condition of this
Agreement, or of any ordinance, law or regulation, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other terns,
covenant, condition, ordinance, law or regulation, or of any subsequent breach or violation of the same or
other term, covenant, condition, ordinance, law or regulation. The subsequent acceptance by either party of
any fee, performance, or other consideration which may become due or owing under this Agreement, shall
not be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding breach or violation by the other party of any tern, condition,
covenant of this Agreement or any applicable law, ordinance or regulation.
20. COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES.
The prevailing party in any action brought to enforce the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or
arising out of the performance of this Agreement, may recover its reasonable costs (including claims
administration) and attorney's fees expended in connection with such action.
21. CITY BUSINESS LICENSE l OTHER TAXES.
CONSULTANT shall obtain and maintain during the duration of this Agreement, a CITY business
license as required by the San Rafael Municipal Code CONSULTANT shall pay any and all state and
federal taxes and any other applicable taxes. CITY shall not be required to pay for any work performed
under this Agreement, until CONSULTANT has provided CITY with a completed Internal Revenue Service
Foran W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification).
22. APPLICABLE LAW.
The laws of the State of California shall govern this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day, month and year
first above written.
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CONTRACT ROUTING FORM
INSTRUCTIONS: Use this cover sheet to circulate all contracts for review and approval in the order shown below.
TO BE COMPLETED BY INITIATING DEPARTMENT PROJECT MANAGER:
Contracting Department: Department of Public Works
Project Manager: Cindy Ray
Extension: x5326
Project Name: Fire Station #S2 — Soil Engineering Remediation
Contractor Name: EBA Engineering
Contractor's Contact: David Noren
Contact's Email: dnoren@ebagroup.com
❑ FPPC: Check if Contractor/Consultant must file Form 700
Step RESPONSIBLE
DEPARTMENT
1 Project Manager
2 City Attorney
3 Project Manager
4 Project Manager
PRINT
5 Project Manager
6 City Attorney
7 City Attorney
8 City Manager/ Mayor
9 City Clerk
DESCRIPTION
a. Email PINS Introductory Notice to Contractor
b. Email contract (in Word) & attachments to City
Atty c/o Laraine.Gittens@cityofsanrafael.org
a. Review, revise, and comment on draft agreement
and return to Project Manager
b. Confirm insurance requirements, create Job on
PINS, send PINS insurance notice to contractor
Forward three (3) originals of final agreement to
contractor for their signature
When necessary, * contractor-siened agreement
agendized for Council approval
*PSA > $20,000; or Purchase > $35,000; or
Public Works Contract > $125,000
Date of Council approval
CONTINUE ROUTING PROCESS WITH HARD COPY
Forward signed original agreements to City
Attorney with printed copy of this routing form
Review and approve hard copy of signed
agreement
Review and approve insurance in PINS, and bonds
(for Public Works Contracts)
Agreement executed by Council authorized official
Attest signatures, retains original agreement and
forwards copies to Project Manager
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