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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 44254 CITY SECRETARY CONTRACT NO. AT&T Texas a t&t lr�7� February 8, 2013 CITY OF FORT WORTH 1000 Throckmorton Street, 2nd Floor Fort Worth, TX 76102 RE: CWOTS Record Number 1159T12 - Revised Dear Mr. Buckley, This letter is in regards to your request for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Texas (hereafter "SWBT") to perform construction services for you. Enclosed please find an Application and Letter of Agreement for Construction Services. This application describes the construction services you have requested along with the associated charges for us to do the work. We require an advance payment on this amount, which is also shown on the application. Both the SIGNED APPLICATION and the ADVANCE PAYMENT, made payable to AT&T, must be received by our office before we can proceed on your behalf with the work. Our mailing address for these documents is listed below: SWBT d/b/a AT&T Texas Attn: Judith Remington Address: 4801 Matlock Road, Room B16 City, State, Zip: Arlington, TX 76018 Office Hours: 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM If you decide not to proceed with this work, please call our business office so that we may cancel your request. As always, please feel free to contact our business office at 888-321-8536 if you have any questions regarding this matter. Please refer to the record number at the top of your application to assist us in locating your file. Sincerely, A"46& Judith Remington CWOTS Department SWBT 817-467-8195 or 888-321-8536 - Phone 817-467-8198 or 800-851-7311 - Fax OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH,TX RECEIVED MAR -I Z� AT&T Texas at&t APPLICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES February 8,2013 CWOTS Record Number: 1159T12-Revised Customer Billing Telephone Number: Special Bill BILL TO: CITY OF FORT WORTH 1000 Throckmorton Street,2nd Floor Fort Worth,TX 76102 WORK SITE LOCATION: DOE 6742, Litsey Road Project,Cleveland-Gibbs to Independence Parkway (City Project#00909) DESCRIPTION OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED: This cost estimate is for project for road widening for Litsey Road from west of Cleveland Gibbs Road to future Independence Parkway move buried facilities to new right-of-way. LABOR EXPENSE: Contractor: $82,637.00; SWBT: $129,076.64; MATERIAL EXPENSE: $101,672.00; CORPORATE EXPENSE: $64,930.71; ESTIMATED CHARGE FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES: ESTIMATED COST: $378,316.35 (Actual charges may exceed this estimated cost.) Applicant requests that Southwestern Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Texas, (hereafter "SWBT") perform the above-described construction services. Applicant agrees to pay the charge(s) indicated above for such services plus applicable taxes. The work is to be done on an "Actual Cost" basis, all charge(s)will be computed in accordance with SWBT's ordinary accounting practices and will include allocated costs for labor, engineering, materials, transportation, motor vehicles, tool and supply expenses and sundry billings from sub-contractors and suppliers for work and materials related to the job . The Applicant affirms that the cost estimate furnished by the Telephone Company has been considered only as an estimate of approximate costs and that the actual costs incurred by the Telephone Company in doing the work at the particular time and location might be higher. Said estimated cost is subject to change due to any number of factors including, but not limited to, changing conditions in the field,weather delays, or changes in the scope of the work. ESTIMATED PRICE QUOTE The above estimated price is guaranteed for 60 days from February 8, 2013. If the charges are not accepted within 60 days the order will be cancelled and a new order will need to be placed. The second estimate may be higher than the estimated price set out above. PAYMENT Applicant agrees to make an advance payment of$378,316.35 prior to commencement of the work. Charges for construction services and applicable taxes will be billed on a special bill separate from the bill that Applicant receives for telephone service. 4 AT&T Texas a t&t Applicant, its agents, servants, or employees agree to make payment on change orders within thirty(30) days of the date of signature on the change order. Failure to make payment within the designated thirty (30) day time period will operate to cancel the change order and SWBT will cease all work activity on the project until payment is made. When the Applicant agrees to Interval Billing the balance of the Contract Price or Actual Cost (as applicable) will be made in monthly payments. If the Actual Cost made varies from the Estimated Cost, then a correcting adjustment will be made in the last payment. If the parties cannot agree to Interval Billing, Applicant will make an advanced payment as indicated above. Applicable to orders over$25,000 and work will take 6 or more months to complete TAXES Applicant will pay and indemnify SWBT against all sales, use and other taxes (excluding income and franchise taxes), including fees, levies, other similar charges, interest and penalties imposed upon and paid by or assessed on SWBT by reason of its sale and installation of material and provision of construction services under this Application except to the extent a valid tax exemption certificate is provided by Applicant to SWBT prior to the delivery of material and provisioning of construction services. STOP WORK ORDER In the event that Applicant issues a stop work order, or places the project "on hold", at any point during the progress of the work, said stop work order or request to "hold" work must be issued in writing and must be delivered via certified mail, return receipt requested to Karen Rose, 4801 Matlock Road, Room 1316, Arlington, Texas,76018. If Applicant issues a stop work order, or a request to"hold"work, the contract price quoted herein will remain valid until sixty (60) days from the date of the stop work or"hold"work order. At the expiration of the sixty (60) days, the contract price quoted herein will expire and a new contract price will be determined and provided, in writing, to Applicant. The new contract price may be higher than the contract price quoted in this custom work order. If, after issuing a stop work, or "hold" work order, Applicant elects to cancel the contract, Applicant must inform SWBT, in writing of the cancellation. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company will deduct any expenses incurred in performing the work from Applicant's advance payment and refund any remaining funds to Applicant. Under no circumstances will SWBT, be responsible to Applicant for any alleged damages or additional expenses incurred by Applicant as a result of a stop work order or an order to"hold"work on the project. CANCELLATION If the Applicant cancels the work prior to completion,Applicant must notify SWBT, in writing of said cancellation. If Applicant elects to cancel the work prior to completion, Applicant agrees to pay SWBT for the costs it has incurred in starting performance under the contract. If Applicant has made an advance payment, SWBT will deduct its costs and expenses incurred as of the date of Applicant's notice of cancellation from the amount of the advance payment. Any amount remaining will be refunded to Applicant. s> AT&T Texas t aW CHANGES IN SCOPE OF WORK OR CHANGES IN FIELD CONDITIONS Should concealed conditions exist, including conditions that may exist below the surface of the ground, or if conditions exist that could not have been anticipated by SWBT at the time of this agreement, SWBT will be entitled to additional funds and/or additional time to complete the work. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company will request such additional funding and/or additional time through a request for a change order. Conditions that may materially alter the scope of the work and/or the cost associated with the work include but are not limited to conditions that exist below the surface of the ground and could not have been anticipated at the time of the price quote, above ground barriers, Acts of God affecting the progress or sequencing of the work, labor disputes, and other conditions or circumstances that SWBT, could not reasonably anticipate at the time of providing the above referenced price quote to Applicant. Should Applicant or its agents, servants, or employees order or seek changes in the scope of the work, SWBT is entitled to seek from Applicant, its agents, servants, or employees, additional funds as necessary to perform the work, and additional time, as necessary to complete the work. Said request for additional funds and/or additional time will be through change order. All change orders will be in writing. All change orders will be submitted and accepted by Applicant, its agents, servants or employees, before SWBT proceeds to execute the work or, if work has been initiated on the project, continues with executing the work except in an emergency endangering life or property. Applicant, its agents, servants or employees, are deemed to have accepted the terms of any change order by signing where indicated on the change order. Under no circumstances will SWBT's request for a change order be deemed or used as evidence of delay on the project. Nor will any change order issued in this project be used to charge SWBT with responsibility for any alleged delay on the project. NO DAMAGE FOR DELAY Under no circumstances will SWBT be held liable to Applicant, Applicant's agents, employees or contractors, for any alleged delay on the project that forms the basis for this agreement for construction services. TIME TO COMPLETE Any representation by SWBT, its agents, servants or employees that the project, or any additional work authorized by change order,will be complete by a certain date or certain time period is strictly an estimate and not binding on SWBT, its agents, servants, or employees. All estimated completion dates are subject to changing conditions in the field, changes in the scope of the work, relocation of existing utilities not within SWBT's control, Acts of God, weather delays, labor disputes, vendor/contractor disputes, and other conditions or circumstances that SWBT, its agents, servants, or employees, could not reasonably anticipate at the time of the estimate. AT&T Texas 19., atM �� CHOICE OF LAW Texas law governs the application of this agreement and all terms contained therein. ENTIRE AGREEMENT The parties agree that the terms set forth herein constitute the entire agreement and there are no other agreements regarding the project that is the subject of this agreement between the parties. MODIFICATION & NOTICE Any modification to this agreement must be made in writing and signed by both parties. Any party to this agreement may provide the other party with notice of any fact or condition by providing such information in writing and serving said writing via certified mail, return receipt requested. ACCEPTED FOR ACCEPTED FOR CUSTOMER: SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY: Authorized Signature, Title or Title: pirector—Construction& Engineering Relationship to Company or Individual Company: C14 h ITP 1 ar'J W6 Company: SWBT d/b/a AT&T Texas Printed Name: F Printed Name: JoAnne Wilson Date: 3 17 3 Date: APPI39MV TO FORM AND LEGALITY: *TATTO-R NEY 6 0*00 0""0* � 0 A"A COT P ° d P. GitY °00O 0a OFFICIAL RECORD tih'In'm ti CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication DATE: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 REFERENCE NO.: **C-26126 LOG NAME: 20LITSEY ROAD CONSTRUCTION ATT SUBJECT: Authorize Execution of a Contract with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Texas in the Amount of$378,316.35 to Relocate Underground Facilities in Litsey Road from Cleveland-Gibbs Road to Independence Parkway (COUNCIL DISTRICT 2) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council authorize the execution of a contract with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Texas in the amount of$378,316.35 to relocate underground facilities in Litsey Road from Cleveland-Gibbs Road to Independence Parkway. DISCUSSION: The purpose of this Mayor and Council Communication is to authorize the execution of a contract with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Texas (AT&T) in the amount of$378,316.35 to relocate underground facilities in Litsey Road. As part of the roadway design, AT&T facilities could not be avoided and relocation is required. The facilities are located in private easements, so the City is required to reimburse AT&T for their relocation costs. AT&T has provided a proposed Agreement in the amount of $378,316.35 to relocate their facilities during the construction of this project. Staff finds this amount to be fair and reasonable. This project is located in COUNCIL DISTRICT 2, Mapsco 9A, 96, 643Z and 644W. FISCAL INFORMATION /CERTIFICATION: The Financial Management Services Director certifies funds are available in the current capital budget, as appropriated, of the Grant Capital Project Fund. FUND CENTERS: TO Fund/Account/Centers FROM Fund/Account/Centers GR74 541200 020302395720 $378.316.35 CERTIFICATIONS: Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Fernando Costa (6122) Originating Department Head: Douglas W. Wiersig (7801) Additional Information Contact: Patrick Buckley (2443) ATTACHMENTS 1. 20LITSEY ROAD CONSTRUCTION.odf (Public) 2. ATT Agreement Litsey Road 00909.pdf (CFW Internal) 3. Available Funds.pdf (CFW Internal) 4. FAR0016 ATT Construction Budget.pd (CFWInternal) 5. PMPR0009 Utility Construction Budget.pdf (CFW Intemal) Logname: 20LITSEY ROAD CONSTRUCTION ATT Page 1 of 1