HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 14497 (Southern Heights Bridge)RESOLUTION NO. 14497
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A REIMBURSEMENT
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AND MARIN MUNICIPAL
WATER DISTRICT FOR CONTRACTING AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
OF A WATER PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTHERN HEIGHTS BOULEVARD BRIDGE
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WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution number 14129 on June 6,
2016, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Mark
Thomas and Company, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $241,568 for preliminary engineering
and public outreach for the Southern Heights Bridge Replacement Project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution number 14439 on December
18, 2017, amending the Professional Services Agreement with Mark Thomas and Company,
Inc. in an additional amount not to exceed $343,499 for final design and right of way services
for the Southern Heights Bridge Replacement Project, which includes design of a new domestic
water line for Marin Municipal Water District (District) to be attached to the new bridge by the
City’s contractor concurrent with bridge construction; and
WHEREAS, the City is amenable to incorporating into the design and
construction contract the District’s water line to reduce the duration of total construction and
impacts to local residents; and
WHEREAS, the City’s costs for design and construction of the District’s water
line attached to the future bridge will be 100 percent reimbursed by the Distric;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
RAFAEL RESOLVES as follows:
1. The Council hereby approves and authorizes the City Manager to execute a
Reimbursement Agreement with Marin Municipal Water District for
contracting and construction management of a water pipeline replacement
project, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by
reference, subject to final approval as to form by the City Attorney.
2. The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to take any and all such
actions and make changes as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of
this resolution.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the
City Council of said City on the 16th day of April 2018, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk
REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
MARIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT AND CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
FOR CONTRACTING, AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OF THE
SOUTHERN HEIGHTS BOULEVARD BRIDGE
PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT
This agreement is made and entered into by and between the MARIN MUNICIPAL
WATER DISTRICT (DISTRICT) and the CITY OF SAN RAFAEL (CITY).
In consideration of the mutual promises of the parties hereinafter contained, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
Section 1: Recitals.
A. The CITY has prepared plans to undertake CITY improvements named "Southern
Heights Blvd Bridge Replacement Project" (BRIDGE PROJECT).
B. As a result of the BRIDGE PROJECT, the DISTRICT'S existing water line will be
abandoned in the existing bridge, which will be demolished, and a new water line will be
installed in the new bridge (PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT).
C. For the mutual benefit of the parties, the CITY agrees to include in its bid specifications
and in its agreement with its contractor for the BRIDGE PROJECT, specifications and
contractual provisions for bidding, and installation of the DISTRICT'S PIPELINE
REPLACEMENT PROJECT and the DISTRICT agrees to pay for the PIPELINE
REPLACEMENT PROJECT, all as described below.
D. Both patiies desire to make the above-said improvements and believe that doing so under
the CITY'S contract will affect the least disturbance and least cost.
E. The DISTRICT is authorized pursuant to Water Code Section 71722 and CITY by
Government Code Section 6500 to enter into a contract with another public agency in
order to carry out their respective powers.
Section 2: Project Coordination.
A. All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given under this
Agreement shall be in writing and given by personal delivery, or deposited with the
United States Postal Service, postage prepaid, addressed to the patiies 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.
To: DISTRICT
Jeffrey Ohmati
Marin Municipal Water District
220 Nellen Avenue
Cotie Madera, CA 94925
To: CITY
Bill Guerin
City of San Rafael
111 Morphew Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
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B. DISTRICT. The General Manager shall be the representative of the DISTRICT for all
purposes under this Agreement. Jeffrey Ohmali is hereby designated as the Project
Director for DISTRICT, and said Project Director shall be responsible for all aspects of
the progress and execution of this Agreement.
C. CITY. The City Manager shall be the representative of the CITY for all purposes under
this Agreement. Bill Guerin, the Director of Public Works, is hereby designated as the
Project Director for CITY, and said Project Director shall be responsible for all aspects
of the progress and execution of this Agreement.
Section 3: Duties of the CITY.
A. The CITY shall administer a public bid to construct the BRIDGE PROJECT and the
PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT according to the CITY'S plans and
specifications. Prior to submitting the specifications for bid, the DISTRICT will review
and approve the CITY'S plans and specifications relating to the PIPELINE
REPLACEMENT PROJECT. The CITY will modify those plans and specifications for
the PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT as directed by the DISTRICT before any
such documents are approved by the DISTRICT as being ready to be submitted for
public bid. Prior to award and entering into a construction contract for the BRIDGE
PROJECT and the PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, the CITY shall receive
written authorization from the DISTRICT of acceptance of the contractor's bid for the
PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT. The CITY shall provide construction
management for the BRIDGE PROJECT and the PIPELINE REPLACEMENT
PROJECT. CITY shall require its contractor to provide the CITY with a maintenance
bond for both the BRIDGE PROJECT and the DISTRICT with a maintenance bond for
the PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT all in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the CITY'S contract with the CONTRACTOR.
B. CITY shall pay CONTRACTOR for the PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT in
accordance with the unit bid prices and specifications approved by the DISTRICT as
described in Section 3(A) above. Extra bid item units installed will be considered extra
work. No extra work associated with the PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT will be
authorized by the CITY or the CONTRACTOR without prior written approval of the
DISTRICT. The CONTRACTOR shall receive compensation for such extra pre-
approved work at the prices contained in the original proposal submitted by him, insofar
as such prices are applicable. Where existing contract bid items cannot be extended for
payment of extra work, a change order will be executed between the CITY and
CONTRACTOR only if such work is approved in advance in writing by the DISTRICT.
C. The CITY shall require CONTRACTOR to name the DISTRICT as an additional
insured on all insurance required to be obtained including but not limited to
CONTRACTOR's general liability and automobile policies and shall indemnify the
DISTRICT to the same extent as CITY under said BRIDGE PROJECT contract.
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D. The CITY shall be responsible for the Project Administration and Construction
Management of both the BRIDGE PROJECT and PIPELINE REPLACEMENT
PROJECT. These duties shall include: general inspection except as noted in Section 4(8)
below, progress payment preparation, change order preparation, schedule review, claims
negotiation, meeting attendance, project reports, labor, wage, and DBE compliance,
utility coordination, project documentation, as-built plans, and overall project
administration.
E. CITY shall be responsible for communicating the DISTRICT'S decisions regarding
PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT work to the CONTRACTOR and coordinating
with CONTRACTOR regarding execution and implementation of the DISTRICT'S
decisions.
F. The CITY shall indemnify, release, defend and hold harmless the DISTRICT, its
officers, agents and employees, against any claim, demand, suit, judgment, loss, liability
or expense of any kind, including attorney's fees and expert fees, arising out of or
resulting in any way, in whole or in pati, from this reimbursement agreement or the
CITY'S approval of the same, the process of publicly bidding and awarding a contract
for both the BRIDGE PROJECT and the PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, the
CITY'S agreement with its CONTRACTOR for performance of the BRIDGE PROJECT
and PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT work and the performance of the CITY'S
obligations and duties as provided hereunder.
Section 4: Duties of the DISTRICT.
A. The DISTRICT shall reimburse CITY for the PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT
costs in accordance with the unit bid prices and specifications, as approved by the
DISTRICT. DISTRICT also shall reimburse CITY for any extra or changed work that
was authorized by the DISTRICT in writing in advance of the work being performed.
The DISTRICT shall review the CITY'S progress payment estimate when work
associated with the PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT is included on CITY'S
progress payment estimate. The CITY shall make no payments to CONTRACTOR for
PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT work without the DISTRICT'S written
approval. The DISTRICT's written notice of approval or disapproval of each progress
payment estimate, as it relates to DISTRICT items, shall be received by CITY within 7
calendar days of DISTRICT's receipt of progress payment estimate from the CITY.
The DISTRICT will remit payment to CITY within 21 calendar days of receipt of an
approved progress payment.
B. The DISTRICT shall provide inspection services, at the DISTRICT'S cost, for all
construction for the PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT. The DISTRICT shall
provide pipe and materials for the PIPELINE REPLACMENT PROJECT. The
DISTRICT shall review all submittals required by the PIPELINE REPLACEMENT
PROJECT specifications.
C. The DISTRICT shall indemnify, release, defend and hold harmless the CITY, its
officers, and employees, against any claim, demand, suit, judgment, loss, liability or
expense of any kind, including attorney's fees, arising out of or resulting in any way, in
whole or in part, from this reimbursement agreement or the DISTRICT'S approval of the
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same, DISTRICT'S design and specifications for the PIPELINE REPLACEMENT
PROJECT and its inspection of the same, and the performance of the DISTRICT'S
obligations and duties as provided hereunder.
Section 5: Duties of the CITY and DISTRICT.
A. The parties hereto agree that CITY shall not authorize any extra or change work in
connection with the PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT work required to be
performed hereunder for the DISTRICT without obtaining the prior written approval of
the DISTRICT'S Project Director
B. Each party to this agreement undertakes the obligation that the other's expectation of
receiving its performance will not be impaired. If reasonable grounds for insecurity arise
with respect to the performance of either party, the other may, in writing, demand
adequate assurance of due performance and until that pmty receives such assurance may,
if commercially reasonable, suspend any performance for which the agreed return has not
been received. Commercially reasonable includes not only the conduct of the party with
respect to performance under this agreement, but also conduct with respect to other
agreements, the palties to this agreement or others. After receipt of a justified demand,
failure to provide, within a reasonable time, not exceeding 30 days, such assurance of due
performance as is adequate under the circumstance of the particular case is a repudiation
of this agreement. Acceptance of any improper delivery, service or payment does not
prejudice the aggrieved party's right to demand adequate assurance of future
performance.
Section 6: Miscellaneous Terms.
A. This Agreement shall be for a term ending upon the DISTRICT'S acceptance of the
DISTRICT completed PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT work provided herein,
provided that DISTRICT'S reimbursement and CITY'S and DISTRICT'S
indemnification duties as specified above shall continue following the end of such term,
and provided, fUlther, that this Agreement may be terminated, without cause, by either
pmty, upon ten (10) days advance written notice to the other party following CITY'S
rejection of bids as provided herein, and may be terminated, with cause, by either party,
upon ten (10) days advance written notice to the other party following the notified party's
failure to cure or correct the cause of termination notice, within thirty (30) days receipt of
said notice.
B. This contract contains all the agreements and conditions made between the parties to this
agreement and may only be modified by written agreement signed by all the parties to
this agreement or their respective successors in interest. This writing is intended both as
a final expression of the agreement between the pmties hereto with respect to the
included tenns and as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of this agreement,
pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1856. No modification of this agreement
shall be effected unless and until such modification is evidenced by a writing signed by
both palties.
C. The CITY shall require that CONTRACTOR complies with all applicable federal, state
and local laws, rules and regulations in regard to non-discrimination 111 employment
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because of race, creed, color, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability or
national origin.
D. This agreement is executed voluntarily by each of the patties hereto, all of whom have
had the opportunity to obtain legal advice by independent counsel of their choice as to the
content and effect of this agreement.
E. Each signatory to this agreement warrants that he or she has full authority to execute this
agreement on behalf of and thus bind the individual or entity represented.
F. Any dispute or claim in law or equity between District and Lessee arising out of this
agreement, if not resolved by informal negotiation between the patties, shall be mediated
by referring it to the nearest office of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc.
JAMS) for mediation. Each party shall provide the other with a list of four mediators.
The patties shall confer on the list and select a mutually agreeable mediator. Mediation
shall consist of an informal, non-binding conference or conferences between the parties
and the judge-mediator jointly, then in separate caucuses wherein the judge will seek to
guide the patties to a resolution of the case. If the parties cannot agree to a mutually
acceptable member from the JAMS panel of retired judges, a list and resumes of
available mediators with substantial experience in mediating claims of the type at issue
between the parties, numbering one more than there are parties, will be sent to the parties,
each of whom will strike one name leaving the remaining name as the mediator. If more
than one name remains, JAMS arbitrations administrator will choose a mediator from the
remaining names. The mediation process shall continue until the case is resolved or until
such time as the mediator makes a finding that there is no possibility of resolution. The
parties may agree in writing to use different rules and/or mediators.
G. This agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors, assigns,
legatees, heirs, executors, administrators and estates of each of the parties.
H. Paragraph headings are used for reference purposes only and are not intended to describe,
interpret, define or limit the scope of extent of this agreement or any of its provisions.
I. This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
state of California.
J. This agreement may be executed in any number of counterpatts, each of which shall be
an original, but all of which taken together, shall constitute one instrument.
K. The patties agree that this agreement, documents ancillary to this agreement and related
documents to be entered into in connection with this agreement will be considered signed
when the signature of a party is delivered by facsimile transmission. Such facsimile
signature shall be treated in all respects as having the same effect as an original signature.
L. The patties acknowledge and agree that the terms and provisions of this agreement have
been negotiated and discussed between the parties and their attorneys, and this agreement
reflects their mutual agreement regarding the same. Because of the nature of such
negotiations and discussions, it would be inappropriate to deem any patty to be the
drafter of this agreement, and therefore no presumption for or against validity or as to any
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interpretation hereto, based upon the identity of the drafter shall be applicable 111
interpreting or enforcing this agreement.
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
Jim S
City
Dated:
ATTEST:
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
MARIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
Krishna Kumar
General Manager
Dated:
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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: Public Works
Project Manager: Hunter Young
Extension: 3408
Contractor Name: Marin Municipal Water District
Contractors Contact: Alex Anaya
Contact's Email: aanaya@marinwater.org
o FPPC: Check if Contractor/Consultant must file Form 700
Step RESPONSIBLE DESCRIPTION
DEPARTMENT
1 Project Manager a. Email PINS Introductory Notice to Contractor
b. Email contract (in Word) & attachments to City
Atty c/o Laraine.Gittens@cityofsanrafael.org
2 City Attorney 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
3 Project Manager Forward at least two originals of final agreement to
contractor for their signature
4 Project Manager When necessary, * contractor-signed agreement
agendized for Council approval
PSA> $20,000; or Purchase> $35,000; or
Public Works Contract> $125,000
Date of Council approval
PRINT CONTINUE ROUTING PROCESS WITH HARD COPY
5 Project Manager Forward signed original agreements to City
Attorney with printed copy of this routing form
6 City Attorney Review and approve hard copy of signed
agreement
7 City Attorney Review and approve insurance in PINS and; ~
bonds (for Public Works Contracts) .J)
8 City Manager / Mayor Agreement executed by Council authorized official
9 City Clerk Attest signatures, retains original agreement and
forwards copies to Project Manager
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