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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 43396 (2)PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT This PROFESSIONAL SFRVICI;S AGRFERIlENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the CITY OF FORT WORTH (the "City"), a home rule municipal corporation situated in portions of Tarrant, Denton and Wise Counties, Texas, acting by and through Susan Alanis, its duly authorized Assistant City Manager, and AC Cable at Communications Inc., a state of Texas incorporation and acting by and through Alex Cantu, its duly authorized President, each individually referred to as a "party" and collectively referred to as the "parties." CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The Contract documents shall include the following: 1. This Agreement for Professional Services 2. Exhibit A — Statement of Work plus any amendments to the Statement of Work 3. Exhibit B — Pricing List 4. Exhibit C — Signature Verification Form All Exhibits attached hereto are incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement for all purposes. In the event of any conflict between the documents, the terms and conditions of this Professional Services Agreement shall control. 1. SCOPE OF SERVICES. Consultant hereby agrees to provide the City with professional consulting services for the purpose of Installation of fiber optic and structured cable. Attached hereto and incorporated for all purposes incident to this Agreement is Exhibit "A," Statement of Work, more specifically describing the services to be provided hereunder. 2. TERM. This Agreement shall commence upon the date that both the City and Consultant have executed this Agreement ("Effective Date") and shall expire on September 18, 2014 ("Initial Term"), unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Following the Initial Term, this Agreement shall be renewable in accordance with the terms of the GSA contract. The City shall provide Consultant with written notice of its intent to renew at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of each term. 3. COMPENSATION. The City shall pay Consultant an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Payment Schedule attached as Exhibit "B," which is incorporated for all purposes herein. Consultant shall not perform any additional services for the City not specified by this Agreement unless the City requests and approves in writing the additional costs for such services. The City shall not be liable for any additional expenses of Consultant not specified by this Agreement unless the City first approves such expenses in writing. 4. TERMINATION. 4.1. Written Notice. The City or Consultant may terminate this Agreement at any time and for any reason by providing the other party with 30 days' written notice of termination. Professional Services Agreement AC Cable & Communications, Inc. u 7-13-1 2 P03 : 09 IN 1 OFFICIAL RECORL_. CITY SECRETARY Ft WORTH, TX Revised October 2011 4.2 Non -appropriation of Funds. In the event no funds or insufficient funds are appropriated by the City in any fiscal period for any payments due hereunder, City will notify Consultant of such occurrence and this Agreement shall terminate on the last day of the fiscal period for which appropriations were received without penalty or expense to the City of any kind whatsoever, except as to the portions of the payments herein agreed upon for which funds have been appropriated. 4.3 Duties and Obligations of the Parties. In the event that this Agreement is terminated prior to the Expiration Date, the City shall pay Consultant for services actually rendered up to the effective date of termination and Consultant shall continue to provide the City with services requested by the City and in accordance with this Agreement up to the effective date of termination. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, Consultant shall provide the City with copies of all completed or partially completed documents prepared under this Agreement. 5. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Consultant hereby warrants to the City that Consultant has made full disclosure in writing of any existing or potential conflicts of interest related to Consultant's services under this Agreement In the event that any conflicts of interest arise after the Effective Date of this Agreement, Consultant hereby agrees immediately to make full disclosure to the City in writing. Consultant, for itself and its officers, agents and employees, further agrees that it shall treat all information provided to it by the City as confidential and shall not disclose any such information to a third party without the prior written approval of the City. Consultant shall store and maintain City Information in a secure manner and shall not allow unauthorized users to access, modify, delete or otherwise corrupt City Information in any way. Consultant shall notify the City immediately if the security or integrity of any City information has been compromised or is believed to have been compromised. 6. RIGHT TO AUDIT. Consultant agrees that the City shall until the expiration of three (3) years after final payment under this contract, or the final conclusion of any audit commenced during the said three years, have access to and the right to examine at reasonable times any directly pertinent books, documents, papers and records of the consultant involving transactions relating to this Contract at no additional cost to the City. Consultant agrees that the City shall have access during normal working hours to all necessary Consultant facilities and shall be provided adequate and appropriate work space in order to conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of this section The City shall give Consultant reasonable advance notice of intended audits. Consultant further agrees to include in all its subcontractor agreements hereunder a provision to the effect that the subcontractor agrees that the City shall, until expiration of three (3) years after final payment of the subcontract, or the final conclusion of any audit commenced during the said three years have access to and the right to examine at reasonable times any directly pertinent books documents, papers and records of such subcontractor involving transactions related to the subcontract, and further that City shall have access during normal working hours to all subcontractor facilities and shall be provided adequate and appropriate work space in order to conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of this paragraph. City shall give subcontractor reasonable notice of intended audits. 7. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. It is expressly understood and agreed that Consultant shall operate as an independent contractor as to all rights and privileges and work performed under this agreement, and not as agent Professional Services Agreement Revised October 2011 AC Cable & Communications, Inc. representative or employee of the City. Subject to and in accordance with the conditions and provisions of this Agreement, Consultant shall have the exclusive right to control the details of its operations and activities and be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of its officers, agents, servants, employees, contractors and subcontractors Consultant acknowledges that the doctrine of respondeat superior shall not apply as between the City, its officers, agents, servants and employees, and Consultant its officers, agents employees, servants, contractors and subcontractors. Consultant further agrees that nothing herein shall be construed as the creation of a partnership or joint enterprise between City and Consultant. It is further understood that the City shall in no way be considered a Co -employer or a Joint employer of Consultant or any officers, agents, servants, employees or subcontractors of Consultant. Neither Consultant, nor any officers, agents, servants employees or subcontractors of Consultant shall be entitled to any employment benefits from the City. Consultant shall be responsible and liable for any and all payment and reporting of taxes on behalf of itself and any of its officers, agents, servants, employees or subcontractors. 8. LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION. A. LIABILITY - CONSULTANT SHALL BE LIABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL PROPERTY LOSS, PROPERTY DAMAGE ANDIOR PERSONAL INJURY INCLUDING DEATH, TO ANY AND ALL PERSONS, OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER WHETHER REAL OR ASSERTED, TO THE EXTENT CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENT ACT(S) OR OMISSION(S), MALFEASANCE OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT OF CONSULTANT, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS OR EMPLOYEES. B INDEMNIFICATION - CONSULTANT HEREBY COVENANTS AND AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, HOLD HARMLESS AND DEFEND THE CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS AND EMPLOYEES, FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR LAWSUITS OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER, WHETHER REAL OR ASSERTED, FOR EITHER PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS (INCLUDING ALLEGED DAMAGE OR LOSS TO CONSULTANT'S BUSINESS AND ANY RESULTING LOST PROFITS) ANDIOR PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH, TO ANY AND ALL PERSONS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE EXTENT CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENT ACTS OR OMISSIONS OR MALFEASANCE OF CONSULTANT, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS OR EMPLOYEES. C. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT - Consultant agrees to defend, settle, or pay, at its own cost and expense, any claim or action against the City for infringement of any patent, copyright, trade secret, or similar property right arising from City's use of the software and/or documentation in accordance with this agreement. Consultant shall have the sole right to conduct the defense of any such claim or action and all negotiations for its settlement or compromise and to settle or compromise any such claim, and City agrees to cooperate with it in doing so. City agrees to give Consultant timely written notice of any such claim or action with copies of all papers City may receive relating thereto. If the software and/or documentation or any part thereof is held to infringe and the use thereof is enjoined or restrained or, if as a result of a settlement or compromise, such use is materially adversely restricted, Consultant shall, at its own expense and as City's sole remedy, either: (a) procure for City the right to continue to use the software and/or documentation; or (b) modify the software and/or documentation to make it non -infringing, provided that such modification does not materially adversely affect City's authorized use of the software and/or documentation; or (c) replace the software and/or documentation with equally suitable, compatible and functionally equivalent non -infringing software and/or documentation at no additional charge to City; or (d) if none of the foregoing alternatives is reasonably available to Consultant, terminate this agreement and refund to City the payments actually made to Consultant under this agreement. 9. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBCONTRACTING. Consultant shall not assign or subcontract any of its duties, obligations or rights under this Professional Services Agreement Revised October 2011 AC Cable & Communications, Inc. Agreement without the prior written consent of the City. If the City grants consent to an assignment, the assignee shall execute a written agreement with the City and the Consultant under which the assignee agrees to be bound by the duties and obligations of Consultant under this Agreement. The Consultant and Assignee shall be jointly liable for all obligations of the Consultant under this Agreement prior to the effective date of the assignment. If the City grants consent to a subcontract the subcontractor shall execute a written agreement with the Consultant referencing this Agreement under which the subcontractor shall agree to be bound by the duties and obligations of the Consultant under this Agreement as such duties and obligations may apply. The Consultant shall provide the City with a fully executed copy of any such subcontract 10. INSURANCE. Consultant shall provide the City with certificate(s) of insurance documenting policies of the following minimum coverage limits that are to be in effect prior to commencement of any work pursuant to this Agreement: 10.1 Coverage and Limits (a) Commercial General Liability $1,000,000 Each Occurrence $1,000,000 Aggregate (b) Automobile Liability $1,000,000 Each occurrence on a combined single limit basis Coverage shall be on any vehicle used by the Consultant, its employees, agents, representatives in the course of the providing services under this Agreement. "Any vehicle' shall be any vehicle owned, hired and non -owned (c) Worker's Compensation - Statutory limits Employer's liability $100,000 Each accident/occurrence $100,000 Disease per each employee $500,000 Disease - policy limit This coverage may be written as follows: Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability coverage with limits consistent with statutory benefits outlined in the Texas workers' Compensation Act (Art. 8308 1.01 et seq. Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat.) and minimum policy limits for Employers' Liability of $100,000 each accident/occurrence, $500,000 bodily injury disease policy limit and $100,000 per disease per employee (d) Technology Liability (E&O) $1,000,000 Each Claim Limit $1,000,000 Aggregate Limit Coverage shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) Failure to prevent unauthorized access (ii) Unauthorized disclosure of information (iii) Implantation of malicious code or computer virus Professional Services Agreement Revised October 2011 AC Cable & Communications, Inc. (iv) Fraud, Dishonest or Intentional Acts with final adjudication language Technology coverage may be provided through an endorsement to the Commercial General Liability (CGL) policy, or a separate policy specific to Technology E&O. Either is acceptable if coverage meets all other requirements. Any deductible will be the sole responsibility of the Prime Vendor and may not exceed $50,000 without the written approval of the City. Coverage shall be claims -made, with a retroactive or prior acts date that is on or before the effective date of this Contract. Coverage shall be maintained for the duration of the contractual agreement and for two (2) years following completion of services provided. An annual certificate of insurance shall be submitted to the City to evidence coverage. 10.2 General Requirements (a) (b) (c) (d) The commercial general liability and automobile liability policies shall name the City as an additional insured thereon, as its interests may appear. The term City shall include its employees, officers, officials, agents, and volunteers in respect to the contracted services. The workers' compensation policy shall include a Waiver of Subrogation (Right of Recovery) in favor of the City of Fort Worth. A minimum of Thirty (30) days notice of cancellation or reduction in limits of coverage shall be provided to the City. Ten (10) days notice shall be acceptable in the event of non-payment of premium. Notice shall be sent to the Risk Manager, City of Fort Worth, 1000 Throckmorton, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, with copies to the City Attorney at the same address. The insurers for all policies must be licensed and/or approved to do business in the State of Texas. All insurers must have a minimum rating of A- VII in the current A.M. Best Key Rating Guide, or have reasonably equivalent financial strength and solvency to the satisfaction of Risk Management. If the rating is below that required, written approval of Risk Management is required. Any failure on the part of the City to request required insurance documentation shall not constitute a waiver of the insurance requirement. Certificates of Insurance evidencing that the Consultant has obtained all required insurance shall be delivered to the City prior to Consultant proceeding with any work pursuant to this Agreement. 11. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. ORDINANCES. RULES AND REGULATIONS. Consultant agrees that in the performance of its obligations hereunder, it will comply with all applicable federal state and local laws ordinances, rules and regulations and that any work it produces in connection with this agreement will also comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. If the City notifies Consultant of any violation of such laws, ordinances, rules or regulations, Consultant shall immediately desist from and correct the violation. 12. NON-DISCRIMINATION COVENANT. Consultant, for itself, its personal representatives, assigns, subcontractors and successors in interest, as part of the consideration herein, agrees that in the performance of Consultant's duties and obligations hereunder, it shall not discriminate in the treatment or employment of any individual or group of individuals on any basis prohibited by law If any claim arises from an alleged violation of this non- discrimination covenant by Consultant, its personal representatives, assigns, subcontractors or successors in interest, Consultant agrees to assume such liability and to indemnify and defend the City and hold the City harmless from such claim Professional Services Agreement Revised October 2011 AC Cable & Communications, Inc. 13. NOTICES. Notices required pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall be conclusively determined to have been delivered when (1) hand delivered to the other party, its agents employees, servants or representatives, (2) delivered by facsimile with electronic confirmation of the transmission, or (3) received by the other party by United States Mail, registered, return receipt requested, addressed as follows: City of Fort Worth Attn: Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager 1000 Throckmorton Fort Worth TX 76102-6311 Facsimile (817) 392-8654 With Copy to the City Attorney At same address 14. SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES. AC Cable & Communications Inc. Attn: Alex Cantu Address: 13241 Valley Branch Ln# 100 Dallas Texas, 75234-5735 Facsimile. 972-991-6399 Neither the City nor Consultant shall during the term of this agreement and additionally for a period of one year after its termination, solicit for employment or employ, whether as employee or independent contractor any person who is or has been employed by the other during the term of this agreement, without the prior written consent of the person's employer. 15. GOVERNMENTAL POWERS/IMMUNITIES It is understood and agreed that by execution of this Agreement, the City does not waive or surrender any of its governmental powers or immunities. 16. NO WAIVER. The failure of the City or Consultant to insist upon the performance of any term or provision of this Agreement or to exercise any right granted herein shall not constitute a waiver of the City's or Consultant's respective right to insist upon appropriate performance or to assert any such right on any future occasion. 17. GOVERNING LAW / VENUE. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. If any action, whether real or asserted, at law or in equity, is brought pursuant to this Agreement, venue for such action shall lie in state courts located in Tarrant County, Texas or the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division. 18. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired. 19. FORCE MAJEURE. The City and Consultant shall exercise their best efforts to meet their respective duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement, but shall not be held liable for any delay or omission in Professional Services Agreement Revised October2011 AC Cable & Communications, Inc. performance due to force majeure or other causes beyond their reasonable control, including, but not limited to, compliance with any government law, ordinance or regulation, acts of God, acts of the public enemy, fires strikes, lockouts, natural disasters, wars, riots, material or labor restrictions by any governmental authority, transportation problems and/or any other similar causes. 20. HEADINGS NOT CONTROLLING. Headings and titles used in this Agreement are for reference purposes only, shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement, and are not intended to define or limit the scope of any provision of this Agreement 21. REVIEW OF COUNSEL. The parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that the normal rules of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or exhibits hereto. 22. AMENDMENTS. No amendment of this Agreement shall be binding upon a party hereto unless such amendment is set forth in a written instrument, which is executed by an authorized representative of each party. 23. ENTIRETY OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement, including the schedule of exhibits attached hereto and any documents incorporated herein by reference, contains the entire understanding and agreement between the City and Consultant, their assigns and successors in interest, as to the matters contained herein. Any prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreement is hereby declared null and void to the extent in conflict with any provision of this Agreement. 24. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and each counterpart shall, for all purposes, be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 25. WARRANTY OF SERVICES. Consultant warrants that its services will be of a professional quality and conform to generally prevailing industry standards. City must give written notice of any breach of this warranty within thirty (30) days from the date that the services are completed. In such event, at Consultant's option, Consultant shall either (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to re -perform the services in a manner that conforms with the warranty, or (b) refund the fees paid by the City to Consultant for the nonconforming services. 26. IMMIGRATION NATIONALITY ACT. The City of Fort Worth actively supports the Immigration & Nationality Act (INA) which includes provisions addressing employment eligibility, employment verification, and nondiscrimination. Consultant shall verify the identity and employment eligibility of all employees who perform work under this Agreement. Consultant shall complete the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (1-9), maintain photocopies of all supporting employment eligibility and identity documentation for all employees, and upon request, provide City with copies of all 1-9 forms and supporting eligibility documentation for each employee who performs work under this Agreement. Consultant shall establish appropriate procedures and controls so that no services will be performed by any employee who is not legally eligible to perform Professional Services Agreement Revised October 2011 AC Cable & Communications, Inc. such services. Consultant shall provide City with a certification letter that it has complied with the verification requirements required by this Agreement. Consultant shall indemnify City from any penalties or liabilities due to violations of this provision. City shall have the right to immediately terminate this Agreement for violations of this provision by Consultant. 27. INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION. Except in the event of termination pursuant to Section 4.2, if either City or Consultant has a claim, dispute, or other matter in question for breach of duty, obligations, services rendered or any warranty that arises under this Agreement, the parties shall first attempt to resolve the matter through this dispute resolution process. The disputing party shall notify the other party in writing as soon as practicable after discovering the claim, dispute, or breach. The notice shall state the nature of the dispute and list the parry's specific reasons for such dispute. Within ten (10) business days of receipt of the notice, both parties shall commence the resolution process and make a good faith effort, either through email, mail phone conference, in person meetings, or other reasonable means to resolve any claim, dispute, breach or other matter in question that may arise out of, or in connection with this Agreement. If the parties fail to resolve the dispute within sixty (60) days of the date of receipt of the notice of the dispute, then the parties may submit the matter to non -binding mediation in Tarrant County, Texas upon written consent of authorized representatives of both parties in accordance with the Industry Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association or other applicable rules governing mediation then in effect The mediator shall be agreed to by the parties. Each party shall be liable for its own expenses, including attorney's fees; however the parties shall share equally in the costs of the mediation. If the parties cannot resolve the dispute through mediation, then either party shall have the right to exercise any and all remedies available under law regarding the dispute Notwithstanding the fact that the parties may be attempting to resolve a dispute in accordance with this informal dispute resolution process the parties agree to continue without delay all of their respective duties and obligations under this Agreement not affected by the dispute Either party may, before or during the exercise of the informal dispute resolution process set forth herein, apply to a court having jurisdiction for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction where such relief is necessary to protect its interests. 28. SIGNATURE AUTHORITY. The person signing this agreement hereby warrants that he/she has the legal authority to execute this agreement on behalf of the respective party, and that such binding authority has been granted by proper order, resolution ordinance or other authorization of the entity. This Agreement, and any amendments) hereto, may be executed by any authorized representative of Consultant whose name, title and signature is affixed on the Verification of Signature Authority Form, which is attached hereto as Exhibit "E" and incorporate herein by reference. Each party is fully entitled to rely on these warranties and representations in entering into this Agreement or any amendment hereto. [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement in multiples this day of ,20 . ACCEPTED AND AGREED: CITY OF FORT WORTH: Professional Services Agreement AC Cable & Communications, Inc. By: Susan Alanis Assistant City Manager Date: Revised October 2011 ATTEST: By: ,amity Secretary fd( APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: MalesB. Fa mer Assistant City Attorney CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION: M&C: ere;)15-Lock Date Approved: Attested by: CitvS Professional Services Agreement AC Cable & Communications, Inc. A�00000000d���� FIA): 0 04 1431°) 0 0 Attkveintehasti- "a0000004." o �`I�XD�eA�' t cbc,3)%4 AC CABLE& COMML4NJCATIOS, INC.: By: Alex Cantu President Date: ATTEST: By: OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SE TAR t OIRTM9 TX Revised October 2011 Exhibit A Statement of Work 1.0 Installation Services 1.1 System Installation Services A. Install fiber optic cable and/or structured cable. B. Form,_ splicer trim, and support all-- required fiber/structured cable splices and terminations. B. Test and prove that all fiber/structured cable operate properly. C. Install racks, cable ladders, and any other require support structures D. Label all terminations with labels specifically designed to fit and properly adhere to LIU's. E. Provide detailed documentation (Red line a City of Fort Worth provided detailed drawing) of all splice locations and termination locations. Red line drawing will be turned to City of Fort Worth at the completion of project along with test results. F. Formulate and write any other information as necessary. G. Shall provide all necessary tools, hardware, and test equipment needed to install, label, test, and document the cabling system. H. The installation of the voice and data communications system by the contractor will not be considered complete until all cables and components described in the specifications are installed, labeled, and tested, and until documentation is delivered according to the specifications. Furthermore, the cabling system will not be considered to be complete until there has been a successful inspection by the client without any corrections required by the contractor Vendor will be required to pick up cabling materials at designated location. 1.2 Installer Personnel Certification A. The Vendor shall provide manufactured- certified installation personnel. B. The vendor shall provide verification of vendor certifications from Corning cabling with and or all other Fiber Optic cabling systems manufacturers. C. The vendor shall provide verification of vendor certifications from Siemons Company - cabling systems and- some or all other Structured Cabling Systems manufacturers. D. All certifications shall be kept up to date and ropy submitted to City of Fort Worth for contract file. 1.3 Testing and Acceptance A. Pre- Installation Testing For the purpose of this agreement, pre - installation testing refers to the activities involved in testing the provided fiber to verify that it will operate correctly before the actual installation of the cable. B. Acceptance Testing Acceptance testing refers to testing monitored by the City to verify the proper operation of the City's fiber and/or cable systems as a consequence of installation, splicing and termination activities. The installer must give City notification and access to both the acceptance testing process and the data and to any analysis of the acceptance test results. The installer must make the results of the acceptance test available in electronic Form to the City within S working days after completion of work. The vendor must retain copies of those test results throughout the term of its agreement with the City of Fort Worth, The Installer must answer questions raised by the City, and must correct any deficiencies identified during the acceptance - testing period. The fiber and or cable shall be fully tested by the Installer immediately after the installation period. The Installer mast notify the City in writing, phone call, or an e-mail when it is ready to begin acceptance testing. Test results shall meet or exceeds standard published specifications. The Installer satisfactory completes and submits all labeling and documentation as required. If the acceptance tests reveal problems related to performance, the Installer must isolate and eliminate those problems. C. Test Equipment l._ __ Copper- cable will be tested with ether CAT5e-or CAT& test - equipment depending on type of cable ran. The CAT5e or CAT6 test equipment shall meet TIA/EIA Standards. Results shall be provided in a Word/Excel format for City records. 2. Fiber optic multimode will be tested with Power Meter. The test equipment shall meet TIA/EIA Standards Power Meter and light source. Results shall be provided in a Word/Excel format for City records. 3. All fiber optic single mode fiber cable will be tested with an OTDR and/or standard power meter and light source, as requested by the City of Fort Worth. The test equipment shall meet TIA/EIA Standards Power and light source. Results shall be provided in an electronic format for City records. 1.4 Installation A. Inspections The Installer's work shall be subject to scrutiny and approval of the City. If notified that any installation has been found to be incomplete, unsafe or otherwise unsatisfactory (in the judgment of the City), the Installer must, upon notice, immediately correct those discrepancies or deficiencies at its own expense. The Installer must adhere to manufacturers' suggested installation procedures to ensure that any warranties are valid. B. Standards and Practices Where materials or workmanship are specified to conform to a national standard, the Installer must submit proof of conformance before acceptance. The following lists acceptable compliances: ANSI American National Standards Institute CFR Code of Federal Re ulations EW Electronic Industries Alliances- -- —_ EPA Environmental Protection Agency FCC Federal Communications Commission IEC International Electronics Commission IEEE Institution of Electrical and Electronic En ineers Internet En ineerin Tasl<force IIiETF International Telecommunications Union k C NEC Electroma netic ComRatlbilit�_ National Electric Code NTDNC National Transparent ❑ tical Network Consortium TIA Telecommunications Industry Association UL Underwriters Laboratory Voluntary Control Council for Information Technology E ui ment VCCI BICSI Buildin Industry Consultince International C. Cleanup At no cost to the City, the Installer must remove all debris and excess material resulting from installation or maintenance. When work is completed, the Installer must leave the premises clean and in good order. D. Access The City will furnish reasonable access to the premises for the installation and/or maintenance of equipment. All Vendor employees and or contractors will be subject to a background and Driver License check before being given access to city facilities. Vendor will submit all lists of employees that will have access to any and all city facilities at the request of the city during the term of the agreement. E. Documentation Documentation provided to the City shall be in both paper and electronic format. Only one copy of the electronic version is required. The format of the electronic version shall be appropriate to the type of the document required. The City s preference is Microsoft Word, Excel or Visio. F. Vendor Emergency Response Time Vendor shall respond to emergency call within 30 minutes of receipt and be onsite Within 4 hours of receiving request for - emergency repair 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The definition of emergency response will be determined by the City of Fort Worth i.e. the City of Fort Worth will make the determination of what will be considered and emergency response request. 1.5 Conduit and Cable Bends as Currently Installed All conduit bend radii must comply with the following table: Scenario <2 inches >2 inches Fiber Pull Bend of Radius 6 x internal diameter of conduit 10 x internal diameter of conduit 10 x internal diameter of conduit 1 1 1 1 Vendor shall be responsible for the directional boring and installation of Inside plant and outside plant conduit at the direction of the City of Fort Worth. A. No section of conduit shall be longer than 100 feet or contain more than two 90" bends between pull points or pull boxes. B. Any single conduit run extending from the wiring closet shall not serve more than three outlets. C. Neatness in cabling, ensuring that all cables are hidden from open view or run in wall -mounted raceway, is mandatory. Cables will not be stapled to walls, abutments supports or any other objects. Concurrent data cables runs will be bundled together neatly and loosely. D. Cable entrance paths, or conduit runs, will be recorded electronically as per the manufacturer's specification and the connection joints will be centered between the vertical standard brackets. E. All wall -mount raceway will be run parallel to the floor and will be mounted at the minimum acceptable distance from the floor. 1.5 Telecommunications Outlets and Connectors A. Connector Specifications 1. Each four pair 24 AWG, cable will be terminated in an 8 -pin, modular jack at the work area. These connectors shall be 100 ohm. UTP outlets that meet all criteria listed in EI FEA 570 (131.2) and EIA/TIA -TSB31 (131.37), and EIA/TIA 568, sections 12.2.5 and 12.2.5. 2. The pin /pair assignments shall be according to the 568A designation with applicable color code combinations. These pin/pair assignment are compatible with ISDN BRI (ISO 8877), Ref. 131.24 3. We are requesting that each drop have a MOD -TAP flush - mounted or box jack face plate installed for data. In most instances, jacks will contain R1 -45 jacks or blanks. Although SC connectors for fiber cables are specified in the568A standard, ST connectors will be implemented. City will provide all connectors. 1.7 Wiring Description for Horizontal Cabling A. All cables with a run length of 295 feet or less shall consist of 24 AWG thermoplastic insulted conductors formed into four twisted pairs and enclosed by a thermoplastic jacket. If the cable is to be plenum - rated, it must be covered with a Teflon fire retardant for plenum (CMP) rating. All cables over 295 feet will be 62.5/125um 6 stranded optical fiber. The City will provide. B. The Wire OD of the UTP copper cable shall be no more than .21. The Wire OD of the six - stranded fiber cable shall be no more than .50 trade size. The City will provide. C. The pair assembly shall meet the color code according to EIA/TIA 568, section 10.2.1.1.3. D. All wires must not be bent tightly or kinked at the jack or elsewhere, or bent more than 6 x OD of the cable. E. Cables will be tested once installed and shall perform better than the minimum requirements outlined in EIA/TIA 568A-section 10 of UTP copper and section 12 for Fiber. A download of the test files will be provided to the City of Fort Worth in electronic format. If any cable fails to meet the specified requirements during testing measurements or conflict with the contractor's test results, the cable will be completely rerun at the installer's expense. G. The lengths of cables will be recorded using cable test equipment. All excess cable shall be returned to the City. 1.8 Distribution Rack Specifications A. Equipment Racks; City will provide. 1. Each rack shall be allocated with no more than 200 wiring terminations. B. Grounding and Bonding 1. Cross -connect hardware for cabling should be mounted on frames that will accommodate a grounding conductor that will provide a path of low DC resistance to ground. The grounding conductor should be bonded to the same grounding system that is employed by the power service for the floor serving the same floor as the cross -connect equipment. 2. The grounding conductor shall be no less than 6 AWG. (Vendor will supply). C. Patch Panels (Connecting Hardware) ; City will provide. 1. The transmission properties of internally wired connecting devices shall meet or exceed the transmission performance requirements specified in EIA/TIA 568, section 12.2.6.2, interfaces included. 2. Standard telecommunications interface jacks and plugs shall meet the requirements of EiA/TIA- TSB -31, Ref 131.37. 3. Telecommunications interface jacks shall be 8 -pin jacks with pin/pair assignments according to the 568A designation with applicable color code combinations. These pin/pair assignments are compatible with ISDN BRI (ISO 8877), Ref B1.24. 1.9 Wiring Labels and Wire Management A. Labeling all wall jacks, cables, patch cables, and patch panel jacks is mandatory. The method for applying labels will be left to the discretion of each bidder but each bidder will supply the City of Fort Worth with a sample for approval. B. The labels themselves shall be according to the Jack ID. C. Cable conduit entrance paths will be marked on the City provided floor plans, and following completion of the work, this floor plan will be returned to the City of Fort Worth depicting all locations, location changes and label IDs of each jack and path panel. AC Cable & Communications, Inc. April 5, 2012 Mr. Gary Smith ITS Finance 1515 11TH AVE. Fort Worth, 76102 Per our conversation yesterday, please see below issue detail language you requested: 1) Electronic Low Voltage Wire Testing: Testing for up to Four Jacks per Wall Plate at Standard Rates. Minimum Trip Charge/ First Hour - $95.00 Regular Hours/Per Hour - $79.50 After Hours/Per Hour - $ 99.50 Sunday's and Holidays - $125.00 2) Number of cable pulls & Length of Pulls: a) Standard Rates above will apply for up to two cable pulls (voice & data) per job order. b) Add $10 extra to Standard Rates above for additional cable run per job order. c) Standard Rates above for up to 150' per pull. 13241 Valley Branch Lane, Suite 200 • Farmers Branch, TX 75234 • Ph: 972.991.0547 • Fax: 972.991.6399 3) Survey Fiber Labor/ Installation, Splice and Testing Rates: Survey Fiber Labor and Splice Installation Standard Rates with Travel in the Greater Ft. Worth City Limits Area: Minimum Trip Charge/ First Hour - $105.00 Regular Hours/Per Hour - $89.50 After Hours/Per Hour - $ 109.50 Sunday's and Holidays - $135.00 a) Any non-standard testing/survey equipment needs and charges will be handled on a case by case basis. 4) Standard Working Day Hours: Standard working day hourly rates apply to a 7:00 am — 4:00 pm. 5) Job Order Modifications: Job Order Modifications will be handled on a case by case bases as to Work Order Description as to what standard or non-standard fees will apply to the satisfaction of the City of Ft. Worth. 6) Simultaneous Multiple Location Work Orders: Standard Rates will apply for Simultaneous Multiple Location Work Orders. 13241 Valley Branch Lane, Suite 200 • Farmers Branch, TX 75234 • Ph: 972.991.0547 • Fax: 972.991.6399 7) Emergency Request Rates and Response Times: a) Standard Emergency Request Rates: Travel Charges included with travel in the Greater Ft. Worth City Limits Area. Standard Minimum First Hourly/Charges will apply. b) ACCC, Inc. will have up to 4 hrs. to respond to any emergency job order. 8) Man Hour Hourly Charges: a) Number of Job Order personnel will be determined by scope of work and manpower needed per project. Depending on speed of project completion needed by the City of Ft. Worth or scale of the scope of work, it may be determined by ACCC, Inc. and confirmed by the city of Ft. Worth that multiple personnel may be needed and to handle specific jobs. In those cases, hourly rates will apply per each number of personnel on project. b) All job orders will be confirmed by email by ACCC, Inc. to City of Ft. Worth, ITS personnel with specific number of personnel dispatched to project/job. 13241 Valley Branch Lane, Suite 200 • Farmers Branch, TX 75234 • Ph: 972.991.0547 • Fax: 972.991.6399 EXHIBIT C VERIFICATION OF SIGNATURE AUTHORITY Full Legal Name of Company: Legal Address: Services to be provided: Execution of this Signature Verification Form ("Form") hereby certifies that the following individuals and/or positions have the authority to legally bind the Company and to execute any agreement, amendment or change order on behalf of Company. Such binding authority has been granted by proper order, resolution, ordinance or other authorization of Company. The City is fully entitled to rely on the warranty and representation set forth in this Form in entering into any agreement or amendment with Company. Company will submit an updated Form within ten (10) business days if there are any changes to the signatory authority. The City is entitled to rely on any current executed Form until it receives a revised Form that ha 7 been properly executed by the Company. 2 N ame:��a «4rmc\d Position: S ignature 3. Name: Position: S ignature Name: Signature of President / CEO Other Title: Date: Professional Services Agreement Revised October 2011 AC Cable & Communications, Inc. 13 M&C Revicw COMNG1L -ION APPrOVed Orr fi{12/g41 -; DATE: 6/12/2012 REFERENCE NO.: **C-25641 LOG NAME: CODE: C TYPE: CONSENT PIJBLICHEARING: 04PROFESSIONAL CABLING SERVICES NO SUBJECT: Authorize Execution of a Professional Service Agreements with Radcom Technologies Inc., and AC Cable & Communications Inc., for the Installation of Fiber Optic and Structured Cable for the Information Technology Solutions Department Using Department of Information Resources and General Services Administration Contracts in the Amount of $300,000.00 Annually (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council authorize Professional Service Agreements with Radcom Technologies Inc., and AC Cable & Communications Inc., for the installation of fiber optic and structured cables for the Information Technology Solutions Department using Department of Information Resources Contract No. DIR-SDD-1548 and General Services Administration Contract No. GS- 35F-0288P in the amount of $300,000.00 annually DISCUSSION: The Information Technology Solutions (IT Solutions) Department will use the Agreements to continue outsourcing the installation of network wiring and fiber optic cabling for the City's network infrastructure. The infrastructure connects individual devices such as computers and printers to networks and provides the interconnection among City facilities. New facility construction projects as well as continued cabling requests require the IT Solutions Department to address the need for installation of structured wiring and fiber optic cabling. The IT Solutions Department evaluated qualified fiber optic and cabling installers having existing agreements with the Department of Information Resources (DIR) and General Services Administration (GSA) to install splice, terminate and test fiber optic and structured cable at City facilities. Two vendors were determined to have met City requirements. Because the number of cabling installation jobs is cyclical, the City is best served if more than one vendor is available to respond to City cabling requests. Vendors will be selected for individual jobs based on price and availability. The two vendors recommended by Staff are Radcom Technologies Inc., through DIR Contract No. DIR-SDD-1548 and AC Cable & Communications Inc., through GSA Contract No GS-35F-0288P. Staff anticipates spending up to $150,000.00 annually for each agreement. The DIR and the GSA are authorized to offer cooperative purchasing programs to state agencies, public institutions of higher learning, public school districts and local governments. A local government that purchases goods and services under the Interlocal Cooperation act satisfies otherwise applicable competitive bidding requirements. M/WBE- A waiver of the goal for M/WBE subcontracting requirements was requested by IT Solutions Department and approved by M/WBE office because the purchase of goods or services is from sources where subcontractor or supplier opportunities are negligible ADMINISTRATIVE AiviENDIUIEIV i An administrative change order or increase may be made by the City Manager to each ULLp://apps.cfwnc.org/councii_packet=review.asp?ID=167G0&coui ciiva e=o/12/2v12 (1 of 2) [G/14/2012 4:21:16 PM] M&C Review Agreement for an amount up to $50,000,00 and does not require specific City Council approval as long as sufficient funds have been appropriated AGREEMENT TERM — Upon City Council's approval, the Agreement with Radcom Technologies, Inc., will be effective upon execution and expire September 9, 2013 to coincide with the DIR contract. Upon City Council's approval, the Agreement with AC Cable & Communications will be effective upon execution and expire August 18, 2014 to coincide with the GSA contract. RENEWAL OPTIONS - These Agreements may be renewed in accordance with the terms of the DIR and GSA contracts. This action does not require specific City Council approval provided that the City has appropriated sufficient funds to satisfy the City's obligation during the renewal terms. FISCAL. INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION: The Financial Management Services Director certifies that funds are available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the participating departments. TO Fund/Account/Centers FROM Fund/Account/Centers VARIOUS FUNDS 531450 VARIOUS CENTERS Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Susan Alanis (8180) Originating Deuartment Head: Additional Information Contact: ATTACHMENTS Peter Anderson (8781) Mai Tran (8858) Barbara Hines (8540) $300.000.00 http://apps.cfwnet.org/councii_packet/mc_review.asp?ID=16760&counci(date=6/12/2012 (2 of 2) [6/14/2012 4:21:16 PM'