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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 48480 8FCRfZ A /\ �:IUN T RACT IooRY 2- U FINAL SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth, Texas, a Texas Home Rule Municipal Corporation (the "City") and Bodycote Thermal Processing, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Bodycote"), entered into negotiations in 2015 for the eminent domain taking of Bodycote real property located on Montgomery Street, Fort Worth, Texas, that resulted in the Special Warranty Deed from Bodycote Thermal Processing, Inc. as Grantor and the City of Fort Worth as Grantee, dated December 9, 2015, and filed of record in the Official Public Records, Tarrant County, Texas, as D215277818, on December 14, 2015; WHEREAS, the City and Bodycote entered into a"Purchase and Sale and Temporary Possession Lease Agreement," signed by Bodycote on July 1, 2016, whereby the City agreed to and did purchase from Bodycote additional real property described in that one certain Special Warranty Deed, with Bodycote as Grantor and the City as Grantee, dated July 1, 2016, and filed in the Official Public Records, Tarrant County, Texas, on July 14, 2016, as D216156487 (both D215277818 and D216156487 are herein described as the "Real Property Transfers") and the City agreed to a Temporary Possession Lease of the real property conveyed to the City by Bodycote in D216156487 in return for Bodycote's promise, inter alia, to completely vacate and surrender the leased premises by no later than 11:59 p.m., Central Standard Time, on December 31, 2016; WHEREAS, the City and Bodycote entered into that one certain "Partial Relocation Assistance Agreement," signed by the Assistant City Manager Susan Alanis on June 23, 2016, and identified as "City Secretary Contract No. 47917," by which the City paid Bodycote certain specified relocation moving expenses but that also left open negotiations regarding any remaining Bodycote relocation expense requests related to or arising out of the move of all Bodycote personal property, equipment, records, and operations from the sites conveyed by the Real Property Transfers in the Special Warranty Deeds, identified as D215277818 and D216156487 (collectively the "Relocation Expenses"); WHEREAS, the City and Bodycote have negotiated additional Bodycote relocation expense requests and have reached a final settlement and release and discharge of all claims as herein stated(the "Agreement"); IT IS, THEREFORE,AGREED: 1. The City has paid and Bodycote has received all purchase payments required by the Real Property Transfers. 2. The City shall pay Bodycote one final payment of One Million Eight Hundred Thousand and no/100 U.S. Dollars (U.S. $1,800,000.00) in full, complete, and final payment, discharge, and satisfaction for Bodycote's unconditional release of all claims arising out of or in any way related to the Real Property Transfers, the Relocation Expenses, and any other claims described in this Agreement (the"Final Payment"). OFFICIAL RECORD FINAL SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS CITY SECRETARY Page 1 of 4 Dm262356v2 FT. WORTH TX 3. The Final Payment will be made by wire transfer to Bodycote so that Bodycote has receipt of the Final Payment by no later than end of business on December 31, 2016. Wire transfer instructions include: SWIFT WFBIUS6S, ABA: 121 000 248, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, Bodycote Thermal Processing, Inc., A/C 412 109 2548 BTP. 4. Upon receipt of the Final Payment Bodycote its subsidiaries, affiliates, and all parties claiming through and under Bodycote, its subsidiaries and affiliates, FULLY, FINALLY, AND UNCONDITIONALLY RELEASE the City from all claims and payment obligations by the City to Bodycote arising out of or related to the Real Property Transfers and the Relocation Expenses, including all claims, demands, damages, actions, causes of action, or suits at law or in equity, of any kind or nature, accruing before or after the effective date of this Agreement and whether known or unknown on the effective date of this Agreement, subject to all rights and obligations of the parties, if any, created in the Special Warranty Deed dated December 9, 2015, and filed of record in the Official Public Records, Tarrant County, Texas, as D215277818, on December 14, 2015; the Special Warranty Deed, dated July 1, 2016, and filed in the Official Public Records, Tarrant County, Texas, on July 14, 2016, as D216156487; the Purchase and Sale Agreement and Temporary Possession Lease Agreement signed by the City and Bodycote on or about July 1, 2016; the Partial Relocation Assistance Agreement, signed by the Assistant City Manager Susan Alanis on June 23, 2016, and identified as "City Secretary Contract No. 47917"; and this Agreement . 5. On the condition that Bodycote vacates the Property by December 31, 2016, as agreed in the "Purchase and Sale and Temporary Possession Lease Agreement," the City hereby releases Bodycote its subsidiaries and affiliates from all claims by the City against Bodycote arising out of or related to the Real Property Transfers and the Relocation Expenses, including all claims, demands, damages, actions, causes of action, or suits at law or in equity, of any kind or nature, accruing before or after the effective date of this Agreement and whether known or unknown on the effective date of this Agreement, subject to all rights and obligations of all parties, if any, created in the Special Warranty Deed dated December 9, 2015, and filed of record in the Official Public Records, Tarrant County, Texas, D215277818, on December 14, 2015; the Special Warranty Deed, dated July 1, 2016, and filed in the Official Public Records, Tarrant County, Texas, on July 14, 2016, as D216156487; the Purchase and Sale Agreement and Temporary Possession Lease Agreement signed by the City and Bodycote on or about July 1, 2016; the Partial Relocation Assistance Agreement, signed by the Assistant City Manager Susan Alanis on June 23, 2016, and identified as "City Secretary Contract No. 47917"; and this Agreement. 6. Bodycote hereby and herein gives Bodycote's further assurances to the City in consideration of the Final Payment that Bodycote will vacate and surrender the lease premises described in and required by the "Purchase and Sale and Temporary Possession Lease Agreement"by 11:59 p.m., Central Standard Time, December 31, 2016. FINAL SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS Page 2 of 4 Dm262356v2 7. This Agreement is subject to the approval of the Council for the City of Fort Worth and shall be signed by a duly authorized representative of the City. 8. This Agreement shall be signed by a duly authorized representative of Bodycote. 9. The effective date of this Agreement shall be the date that the City's duly authorized representative signs and dates this Agreement (the"Effective Date"). 10. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, except for its conflicts of law principles that would require the transfer of any dispute between the City and Bodycote arising out of or related to this Agreement to another state of the United States or to another nation. 11. Exclusive venue for all disputes arising out of or related to this Agreement shall be the state courts of Tarrant County, Texas. Signatures on pages to follow. BODYCOTE THERMAL PROCESSING, INC., a Delaware corporation By: Name (Printed)7-3Avi,p r- STA91S2£ Its:VC � 4SNAa c� THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DA"A5 This instrument was acknowledged before me on the (S" ' day of Oecezv�be r 2016, by Uzov A E 5+c,,Wi e- , U Y Ce `ter Z 51hek of Bodycote Thermal Processing, Inc., on behalf of said Corporation. �p ••...;sem�_v..�._r.�,�� _ c u.C�, MARGO SMITH Notary Publ c, State of Texas NOTARY PUBLIC SPATE OF TEXAS Notary's Name (printed): �G o S yr 1 t tA ' NOTARY ID#211777-4 CONWj�+�y COMMISSION EXPIRES Notary's ID#: a)1-77-7 oa/o2/202o Notary's commission expires: p8/O�.jat�2a FINAL SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS Page 3 of 4 Dm262356v2 THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, a Texas Horne Rule Municipal Corporation Nam (P inted): Susan Alanis Its: ity an ger Date Signed:h a-O ') THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OFTARRANT This instrument was acknowledged before me on the ( 5 day of �q,«La,x , 2016, by Susan Alanis, Assistant City Manager of the City of Fort Worth, a Texas home rule municipal corporation on behalf of said City of Fort Worth. LINDA M. HIRRLINGER Notary Public,state of Texas Notary Public, State of Texas Comm.Expires 02-02-2018 Notary's Name (printed): LI ft\. L-E; -f, ry Y OF Notary ID 12414474-b Notary's I D# ( ;L 4I q 4-)Lf-(v Notary's commission expires: A � ED AS T ,TO GALITY Chrrl Moslev>Senior Assistant City Atfriley OP:rr CRF O � roFFICIAL RECORD VVIC IIART , FINAL SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS Paige 4 of 4 Dm262356v2 M&C Review Page I of 2 Official site of the City of Fort Worth,Texas CITY COUNCILAGENDA COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 12/13/2016 DATE: 12/13/2016 REFERENCE C-28049 LOG NAME: 12BODYCOTEFINALRELOCATION2016 CODE: C TYPE: NON- PUBLIC NO CONSENT HEARING: SUBJECT: Authorize Execution of a Relocation Assistance Agreement with Bodycote Thermal Processing, Inc., in the Amount of$1,800,000.00 (COUNCIL DISTRICT 7) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a Relocation Assistance Agreement with Bodycote Thermal Processing, Inc., in the amount of$1,800,000.00. DISCUSSION: On April 12, 2016 (Mayor and Council Communication (M&C) L-15892), the Fort Worth City Council authorized the acquisition, through settlement, of the Bodycote property located at 2005 Montgomery Street. This property is required for the construction of the WRMC Multipurpose Arena and associated parking facilities. In accordance with state law, the City is required to provide relocation assistance in accordance with the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions Policy Act (URA). These services are provided to qualifying individuals and business owners who are displaced by public projects from their homes and/or business locations. For this acquisition, Bodycote is eligible to receive relocation assistance. Displacees have up to 18 months to file a claim for their relocation assistance payments. The actual amounts to be paid are determined by the type of payments the displacees qualify for and the total costs of their moving expenses. The relocation costs will be paid out of the Culture &Tourism Capital Projects Fund. Staff, through the City's relocation specialist, obtained a bid from Able Moving Company to provide moving and re-establishment services for the furnaces, quenches and other equipment associated with Bodycote's core operations in an amount of$1,995,128.00. Bodycote accepted payment in the amount of $1,995,128.00 and performed a negotiated self-move. Council authorized this partial relocation on June 14, 2016 via M&C C-27772. The movement and relocation costs exceeded the preliminary projection and additional relocation costs were requested by Bodycote. Staff negotiated with Bodycote to accept $1,800,000 for the final relocation expenses. This final relocation payment will allow Bodycote to complete its relocation. Relocation expenses count towards the City's maximum total expenditure for this project which is limited to $225,000,000.00. FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION: The Director of Finance certifies that, upon approval of the above recommendations, funds are available in the Culture &Tourism Capital Projects Fund for the Multipurpose Arena and Support Facilities Project. TO http://apps.cfwnet.org/council_packet/mc review.asp?ID=24175&councildate=12/13/2016 12/21/2016 M&C Review Page 2 of 2 Fund Department Account Project Program Activity Budget Reference# Amount l ID I ( ID I ( Year ( (Chartfield 2) FROM Fund Department Account Project Program Activity Budget Reference# Amount ID ID Year Chartfield 2 Submitted for City Manager's Office by: ALL ACMs (6222) Originating Department Head: Sarah Fullenwider(7623) Additional Information Contact: Sarah Fullenwider(7623) ATTACHMENTS Bodycote Certificate of Interested Parties 12-06-16.pdf http://apps.cfwnet.org/council_packet/mc review.asp?ID=24175&councildate=12/13/2016 12/21/2016