HomeMy WebLinkAboutCD Public Outreach Consulting Services GP2040AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH CONSULTING SERVICES
FOR THE GENERAL PLAN 2040
This Agreement is made and entered into this _I _ day of rv\£A.i 2018 by and between
the CITY OF SAN RAFAEL (hereinafter "CITY"), and Neighborland, Inc., a corporation
authorized to do business in California (hereinafter "CONTRACTOR").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on February 6, 2017 the San Rafael City Council initiated the San Rafael
General Plan 2040 process. Further, there are numerous community issues and changes in the State
laws that must be addressed, and which provide optimum timing in initiating General Plan 2040;
and
WHEREAS, on March 5, 2018 the San Rafael City Council approved the San Rafael
General Plan 2040 Work Program and Budget. Further the San Rafael City Council authorized the
Community Development Department to issue solicitation for Professional Services to complete
the technical services identified in the Work Program.
WHEREAS, the CITY is interested in piloting a new way of seeking input and feedback
from the community on the General Plan 2040 and planning process; and
WHEREAS, CONTRACTOR provides an interactive, web based public outreach and
participation platform with a place-based telephone feedback tool and has the skills and experience
to provide such services.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. PROJECT COORDINATION.
A. CITY'S Project Manager. Raffi Boloyan -Planning Manager 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. CONTRACTOR'S Project Director. CONTRACTOR shall assign a single
PROJECT DIRECTOR to have overall responsibility for the progress and execution of this
Agreement for CONTRACTOR. Dan Parham is hereby designated as the PROJECT DIRE CTOR
for CONTRACTOR. Should circumstances or conditions subsequent to the execution of this
Agreement require a substitute PROJECT DIRECTOR, for any reason, the CONTRACTOR shall
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notify the CITY within ten (10) business days of the substitution.
2. DUTIES OF CONTRACTOR.
CONTRACTOR shall perform the duties and/or provide services as described in items 2
and 3 of the Statement of Work for the City of San Rafael General Plan, attached here as Exhibit
1 and incorporated herein by reference. CITY and CONTRACTOR are entering into a separate
agreement for the services described in item 1 ofthe Statement of Work.
3. DUTIES OF CITY.
CITY shall pay the compensation as provided in Paragraph 4.
4. COMPENSATION.
F or the full performance of the services described herein by CONTRACTOR, CITY shall
pay CONTRACTOR on a time and materials basis at the rate of$250 per hour, in a total amount
not to exceed $9,500, including reimbursement of expenses. Payment for services provided
hereunder will be paid at the completion of the work.
Payment will be made monthly upon receipt by PROJECT MANAGER of itemized
invoices submitted by CONTRACTOR.
5. TERM OF AGREEMENT.
The term ofthis Agreement shall be for 20 months commencing on May 1,2018 and ending
on January 31, 2020. Upon mutual agreement of the parties, and subject to the approval of the
City Manager the term of this Agreement may be extended for an additional period of 1 year.
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 termination, neither party shall
incur additional obligations under any provision of this Agreement without the prior written
consent of the other.
D. Return of Documents. Upon termination, any and all CITY documents or
materials provided to CONTRACTOR and any and all of CONTRACTOR's documents and
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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.
The written documents and materials prepared by the CONTRACTOR in connection with
the performance of its duties under this Agreement, shall be the sole property of CITY. CITY
may use said property for any purpose, including projects not contemplated by this Agreement.
8. INSPECTION AND AUDIT.
Upon reasonable notice, CONTRACTOR shall make available to CITY, or its agent, for
inspection and audit, all documents and materials maintained by CONTRACTOR in connection
with its performance of its duties under this Agreement. CONTRACTOR 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, CONTRACTOR 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. 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 million 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
CONTRACTOR 111 subparagraph A of this section above shall also meet the following
requirements:
1. Except for 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 (for both ongoing and completed operations) under the policies.
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2. The additional insured coverage under CONTRACTOR'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 CONTRACTOR'S policies shall be at least as broad as ISO
form CG20 01 04 13.
3. Except for worker's compensation insurance, the insurance policies shall
include, in their text or by endorsement, coverage for contractual liability and personal injury.
4. By execution of this Agreement, CONTRACTOR hereby grants to
CITY a waiver of any right to subrogation which any insurer of CONTRACTOR may acquire
against CITY by virtue of the payment of any loss under such insurance. CONTRACTOR
agrees to obtain any endorsement that may be necessary to effect this waiver of subrogation, but
this provision applies regardless of whether or not CITY has received a waiver of subrogation
endorsement from the insurer.
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 limits 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
CONTRACTOR's insurance policies must be declared to and approved by the PROJECT
MANAGER and City Attorney, and shall not reduce the limits ofliability. 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 CONTRACTOR shall procure a bond guaranteeing payment of losses
and related investigations, claims administration, attorney's fees and defense expenses.
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D. Proof of Insurance. CONTRACTOR 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
CONTRACTOR. Failure to exercise this right shall not constitute a waiver of the right to
exercise it later. The insurance shall be approved as to form and sufficiency by PROJECT
MANAGER and the City Attorney.
11. INDEMNIFICATION.
A. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph B., CONTRACTOR shall, to the fullest
extent pennitted by law, indemnify, release, defend with counsel approved by CITY, and hold
hannless CITY, its officers, agents, employees and volunteers (colIectively, 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 CONTRACTOR'S perfonnance of its
obligations or conduct of its operations under this Agreement. The CONTRACTOR'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 CONTRACTOR'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 CONTRACTOR's work or work product by the CITY or any of its directors, officers or
employees shall not relieve or reduce the CONTRACTOR's indemnification obligations. In the
event the City Indemnitees are made a party to any action, lawsuit, or other adversarial proceeding
arising from CONTRACTOR'S performance of or operations under this Agreement,
CONTRACTOR 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 CONTRACTOR under this Agreement are
design professional services to be perfonned by a design professional as that tenn is defined under
Civil Code Section 2782.8, CONTRACTOR 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 CONTRACTOR 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. In no event
shall the cost to defend charged to the design professional exceed the design professional's
proportionate percentage of fault.
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
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Agreement, and shall survive the termination or completion of this Agreement for the full period
oftime allowed by law.
12. NONDISCRIMINATION.
CONTRACTOR 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.
CONTRACTOR 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. CONTRACTOR shall perform all services under this Agreement in accordance with
these laws, ordinances, codes and regulations. CONTRACTOR shall release, defend, indemnify
and hold harmless 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 CONTRACTOR 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 CONTRACTOR's Project Director:
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Raffi Boloyan -Planning Manager
City of San Rafael
1400 Fifth Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94915-1560
Dan Parham
1829 Yaupon Avenue
Boulder, CO 80304
16. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
For the purposes, and for the duration, of this Agreement, CONTRACTOR, its officers,
agents and employees shall act in the capacity of an Independent Contractor, and not as employees
of the CITY. CONTRACTOR and CITY expressly intend and agree that the status of
CONTRACTOR, 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 CONTRACTOR 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 CONTRACTOR 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.
CONTRACTOR agrees that CITY may deduct from any payment due to
CONTRACTOR under this Agreement, any monies which CONTRACTOR 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 term, 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 term, condition, covenant of this Agreement or any
applicable law, ordinance or regulation.
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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 / OTHER TAXES.
CONTRACTOR shall obtain and maintain during the duration ofthis Agreement, a CITY
business license as required by the San Rafael Municipal Code CONTRACTOR 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 CONTRACTOR has provided CITY with a
completed Internal Revenue Service Form 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.
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL CONTRACTOR
Name: Daniel C. Parham,
Chief Executive Officer
ATTEST:
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LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
L a~.~f2-E8 ROBERTF. EPSTEIN, ity A orney
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Q Neighborland
Statement of Work
City of San Rafael
General Plan 2040
5.1.18
Brief
Neighborland will help the City of San Rafael's Planning Department collect public feedback on
the 2040 General Plan. Our web-based platform will enable facilitators from the City of San
Rafael to:
• Easily publish and manage a public engagement project website
• Quickly publish text, images, video, documents, and events to a project landing page to
help explain project goals, time frame, and outcomes to stakeholders
• Collect, curate, and publish stakeholder feedback (ideas, votes, comments, surveys,
scenarios)
• Upload stakeholder feedback from workshops, events in public space, SMS, and
Twitter
• Publish single-and multiple-choice surveys
• Map resident ideas, insights, and solutions to specific locations and categorize by topic
• Moderate stakeholder engagement with project administration tools
• Activate participants at key inflection points of projects with email notifications
• Visually theme pages with each project's visual identity
• Analyze project and participant data (including optional demographic data) with a real-
time project dashboard and Google Analytics integration
• Provide government and enterprise level security and reliability (99.99% uptime)
• Provide consumer grade site performance (2 second or less page loading times)
• Enable residents to easily share feedback on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Google)
• Access project data via our API which uses SSL, RESTful resources, JSON, and UTF-8
encoding (API Documentation)
• Engage with residents in over 100 languages supported by Google Translate
• Meet ADA and W3C requirements
CONFIDENTIAL
9 Neighborland
Scope of Work
1. Tier of service
The City of San Rafael will license the Basic tier of our software for 20 months as described in
our Software as a Service agreement (Platform Order) with the City of San Rafael.
2. Project Setup
Neighborland will provide up to 30 hours ($250/hr) of program model strategy, project
management, project setup support, graphic design, and a one-time report of engagement
data at the conclusion of the project.
Total cost = $7,500
3. Customer Support
Neighborland will provide 8 hours ($250/hr) of customer support.
Total cost = $2,000.
Total contract cost (including platform order) not to exceed $19,500
Additional Services (Optional)
Additional project management, design, engineering, or data analysis / data visualization work
is billed at $250/hr.
Neighborland can transcribe, de-duplicate, cluster, and edit handwritten input for $1 OO/hr. We
can include an estimate of this work up front based on the number of community workshops
and events you plan on doing.
Verification reporting -$2,500
Projects can be archived and hosted for $5,000/year
Note: these optional services are described in detail in our How to Get Started Guide
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Timeline for Delivery
The tentative project timeline for launch of the website is spring or summer of 2018. The project
will run for 20 months, and can be extended by the City of San Rafael with 24 hours notice.
Payment Terms and Discounts
Here are some notes on payment terms, schedule, and discounts.
• Quarterly billing
• Licensing fees begin when project is posted on Neighborland (usually in draft mode)
• Licensing and project setup fees are paid up-front, due on activation of accounts
• Services are paid 50% up-front, 50% on delivery
• 3% service fee for credit card payments
• 10% off for 1 year paid up front
Contact
For additional questions, please contact us -
Dan Parham, CEO
dan@nei g hborland .com
1829 Yaupon Avenue
Boulder, CO 80304
917-501-9506
CONFIDENTIAL 3
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: Community Development
Project Manager: Raffi Boloyan
Extension: 3095
Contractor Name: Neighborland, Inc. PSA -General Plan 2040
Contractor's Contact: Dan Parham'
Contact's Email: dan@neighborland.com
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 three (3) originals of final agreement to
contractor for their signature
4 Project Manager When necessary, * contractor-signed agreement
agendized for Council approval
*P5A > $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)
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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