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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 49633 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CITY SECRETARY J� CONTRACT NO. I STANDARD AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES This AGREEMENT is between the City of Fort Worth, a Texas home-rule municipality (the "CITY"), and Gupta & Associates, Inc., authorized to do business in Texas, for a PROJECT generally described as: Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility TCEQ Emergency Power Requirement Engineering Report. Article I Scope of Services (1) Consultant hereby agrees to perform the professional services set forth in the Scope of Services attached hereto as Attachment "A". These services shall be performed in connection with Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility TCEQ Emergency Power Requirement Engineering Report. (2) Additional services, if any, will be requested in writing by the City. City shall not pay for any work performed by Consultant or its subconsultants, subcontractors and/or suppliers that has not been ordered in writing. It is specifically agreed that Consultant shall not be compensated for any alleged additional work resulting from oral orders of any person. Article II Compensation Consultant shall be compensated in accordance with the Fee Schedule shown in Attachment "B". Payment shall be considered full compensation for all labor, materials, supplies, and equipment necessary to complete the services described in Attachment "A". However the total fee paid by the City shall not exceed a total of $47,740 unless the City and the Consultant mutually agree upon a fee amount for additional services and amend this Agreement accordingly. The Consultant shall provide monthly invoices to the City. Payment for services rendered shall be due within thirty (30) days of the uncontested performance of the particular services so ordered and receipt by City of Consultant's invoice for payment of same. Acceptance by Consultant of said payment shall operate as and shall release the City from all claims or liabilities under this Agreement for anything related to, done, or furnished in connection with the services for which payment is made, including any act or omission of the City in connection with such services. , 2345@ -13 City of Fort Worth.Texas �� n� � \ !� Standard Agreement for Professional Services :=_3 n j Revision Date:12.22.2016 rrn o rn Page 1 of g OFFICIAL RECORD s G fv CITY SECRETASO RY y m FT.WORTH,TX i, a' a Article III Term Unless terminated pursuant to the terms herein, this Agreement shall be for a term of four months, beginning upon the Effective Date, or until the expiration of the funds or completion of the subject matter contemplated herein, whichever occurs first. Article IV Independent Contractor Consultant shall operate hereunder as an independent contractor, and not as an officer, agent, servant, or employee of the City. Consultant shall have exclusive control of and the exclusive right to control the details of the work to be performed hereunder and of all persons performing same, and shall be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of its officers, agents, employees, contractors and subcontractors. The doctrine of respondeat superior shall not apply as between City and Consultant, its officers, agents, employees, contractors, and subcontractors, and nothing herein shall be construed as creating a partnership or joint venture between City and Consultant. Article V Professional Competence and Indemnification (1) Work performed by Consultant shall comply in all aspects with all applicable local, state and federal laws and with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the local, state and national boards, bureaus and agencies. Approval by the City shall not constitute or be deemed to be a release of the responsibility and liability of Consultant or its officers, agents, employees, contractors and subcontractors for the accuracy and competency of its services performed hereunder. (2) The CONSULTANT, AT NO COST TO THE CITY, AGREES TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD THE CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS SERVANTS AND EMPLOYEES, HARMLESS AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LAWSUITS, ACTIONS, COSTS AND EXPENSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS (INCLUDING ALLEGED DAMAGE OR LOSS TO CONSULTANT'S BUSINESS AND ANY RESULTING LOST PROFITS) AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH, THAT MAY RELATE TO, ARISE OUT OF OR BE OCCASIONED BY CONSULTANT'S BREACH OF (i) ANY OF THE TERMS OR PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT OR (ii) ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT OF CONSULTANT, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, ASSOCIATES, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS (OTHER THAN THE CITY) OR SUBCONTRACTORS, RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE OR NON- PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT THIS SECTION SHALL SURVIVE City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Revision Date:12.22.2016 Page 2 of 9 ANY TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF THIS AGREEMENT. Article VI Insurance (1) Consultant shall not commence work under this Agreement until it has obtained all insurance required under this Article and the City has approved such insurance, nor shall Consultant allow any subcontractor to commence work on its subcontract until all similar insurance of the subcontractor has been so obtained and approval given by the City; provided, however, Consultant may elect to add any subconsultant as an additional insured under its liability policies. Commercial General Liability $1,000,000 each occurrence $2,000,000 aggregate Automobile Liability $1,000,000 each accident (or reasonably equivalent limits of coverage if written on a split limits basis). Coverage shall be on any vehicle used in the course of the Project. Worker's Compensation Coverage A: statutory limits Coverage B: $100,000 each accident $500,000 disease- policy limit $100,000 disease -each employee (2) Additional Insurance Requirements a. Except for employer's liability insurance coverage under Consultant's workers compensation insurance policy, the City, its officers, employees and servants shall be endorsed as an additional insured on Consultant's insurance policies. b. Certificates of insurance shall be delivered to the Water Department, Attention: Ana J. Pena-Tijerina, 4500 Wilma Ln, Arlington, TX 76012, and attached to this Agreement prior to its execution. c. Any failure on part of the City to attach the required insurance documentation hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the insurance requirements specified herein. d. Each insurance policy shall be endorsed to provide the City a minimum thirty days notice of cancellation, non-renewal, and/or material change in policy terms or coverage. A ten days notice shall be acceptable in the event of non-payment of premium. City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Revision Date:12.22.2016 Page 3 of 9 e. Insurers must be authorized to do business in the State of Texas and have a current A.M. Best rating of A: VII or equivalent measure of financial strength and solvency. f. Other than worker's compensation insurance, in lieu of traditional insurance, City may consider alternative coverage or risk treatment measures through insurance pools or risk retention groups. The City must approve in writing any alternative coverage. g. Workers' compensation insurance policy(s) covering employees employed on the Project shall be endorsed with a waiver of subrogation providing rights of recovery in favor of the City. h. City shall not be responsible for the direct payment of insurance premium costs for Consultant's insurance. L Consultant's insurance policies shall each be endorsed to provide that such insurance is primary protection and any self-funded or commercial coverage maintained by City shall not be called upon to contribute to loss recovery. j. In the course of the Agreement, Consultant shall report, in a timely manner, to City's officially designated contract administrator any known loss occurrence which could give rise to a liability claim or lawsuit or which could result in a property loss. k. Consultant's liability shall not be limited to the specified amounts of insurance required herein. I. Upon the request of City, Consultant shall provide complete copies of all insurance policies required by these Agreement documents. Article VII Transfer or Assignment City and Consultant each bind themselves, and their lawful successors and assigns, to this Agreement. Consultant, its lawful successors and assigns, shall not assign, sublet or transfer any interest in this Agreement without prior written consent of the City. Article VIII Termination of Contract (1) (a) City may terminate this Agreement for its convenience on 30 days' written notice. (b) Either the City or the Consultant for cause may terminate this Agreement if either Party fails substantially to perform through no fault of the other and the City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Revision Date:12.22.2016 Page 4 of 9 nonperforming party does not commence correction of such nonperformance within 5 days of written notice or thereafter fails to diligently complete the correction. (2) If City chooses to terminate this Agreement, upon receipt of notice of termination, Consultant shall discontinue services rendered up to the date of such termination and City shall compensate Consultant based upon calculations in Article II of this Agreement and Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein. (3) All reports, whether partial or complete, prepared under this Agreement, including any original drawings or documents, whether furnished by the City, its officers, agents, employees, consultants, or contractors, or prepared by Consultant, shall be or become the property of the City, and shall be furnished to the City prior to or at the time such services are completed, or upon termination or expiration of this Agreement. Article IX Right to Audit (1) Consultant agrees that the City shall, until the expiration of three (3) years after final payment under this Agreement, have access to and the right to examine any directly pertinent books, documents, papers and records of Consultant involving transactions relating to this Agreement. Consultant agrees that the City shall have access during normal working hours to all necessary facilities and shall be provided adequate and appropriate workspace in order to conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of this section. City shall give Consultant reasonable advance notice of intended audits. (2) Consultant further agrees to include in all its subcontracts hereunder, a provision to the effect that the subcontracting consultant agrees that the City shall, until the expiration of three (3) years after final payment under the subcontract, have access to and the right to examine any directly pertinent books, documents, papers and records of such sub-consultant, involving transactions to the subcontract, and further, that City shall have access during normal working hours to all sub- consultant facilities, and shall be provided adequate and appropriate work space in order to conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of this article. City shall give Consultant and any sub-consultant reasonable advance notice of intended audit. (3) Consultant and sub-consultants agree to photocopy such documents as may be requested by the City. The City agrees to reimburse Consultant for the cost of copies at the rate published in the Texas Administrative Cnde in effect as of the time copying is performed. Article X Minority Business and Small Business Enterprise (MBE)(SBE) Participation City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Revision Date:12.22.2016 Page 5 of 9 In accordance with the Citys Business Diversity Enterprise Ordinance No. 20020-12-2011, as amended, the City has goals for the participation of minority business enterprises and/or small business enterprises in City contracts. Consultant acknowledges the MBE and SBE goals established for this Agreement and its accepted written commitment to MBE and SBE participation. Any misrepresentation of facts (other than a negligent misrepresentation) and/or the commission of fraud by the Consultant may result in the termination of this Agreement and debarment from participating in City contracts for a period of time of not less than three (3) years. Article XI Observe and Comply Consultant shall at all times observe and comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations and with all City ordinances and regulations which in any way affect this Agreement and the work hereunder, and shall observe and comply with all orders, laws ordinances and regulations which may exist or may be enacted later by goveming bodies having jurisdiction or authority for such enactment. No plea of misunderstanding or ignorance thereof shall be considered. Consultant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless City and all of its officers, agents and employees from and against all claims or liability arising out of the violation of any such order, law, ordinance, or regulation, whether it be by itself or its employees. Article XII Venue and Jurisdiction If any action, whether real or asserted, at law or in equity, arises on the basis of any provision of 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. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. Article XIII Contract Construction The Parties acknowledge that each party and, if it so chooses, its counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party must not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments or exhibits hereto. Article XIV City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Revision Date:12.22.2016 Page 6 of 9 Severability The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall ever be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or other part of this Agreement to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or unconstitutional portion had never been contained therein. Article XV Notices Notices to be provided hereunder shall be sufficient if forwarded to the other Party by hand-delivery or via U.S. Postal Service certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the address of the other Party shown below: City of Fort Worth Attn: Water Department/Reclamation Ana J. Pena-Tijerina, PhD, PE, BCEE 4500 Wilma Lane Fort Worth, Texas 76012 Consultant: Gupta &Associates, Inc. Attn: Puneet Gupta, PE 13717 Neutron Road Dallas, TX 75244 Article XVI Headings The headings contained herein are for the convenience in reference and are not intended to define or limit the scope of any provision of this Agreement Article XVII Attachments, Schedules and 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 but one and the same instrument. City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Revision Date:12.22.2016 Page 7 of 9 The following attachments and schedules are hereby made a part of this AGREEMENT: Attachment A—Scope of Services Attachment B —Compensation Duly executed by each party's designated representative to be effective on the date subscribed by the City's designated Assistant City Manager. BY: BY: CITY OF FORT WORTH ENGINEER Gupta &Associates, Inc. Jesus J. Chapa Puneet Gupta, P.E. Assistant City Manager Vice President Date: I t3 -/ -? Date: °� � - Za 1 1 APPROVAL RECOMMENDED: By:a t1 L 41- Kara Shuror Interim Director, Water Department Contract Compliance Manager: By signing, I acknowledge that I am the person responsible for the monitoring and administration of this contract, including ensuring all performance and reporting requirements. Anae , - PhD, PE, BCEE Engin eying Manager APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Revision Date:12.22.2016 Page 8 of 9 VA By. MMA . L�— - k C+f s rA S 12 Assistant City Attorney Form 1295 No. ATTEST: M&C No.: 14V M&C UIRED Mary J. r V M&C Date: City Secreary FART bkAS. City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services OFFICIAL RECORD Revision Date:12.22.2016 Page 9 of 9 CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTHY TX City of Fort Worth Water Department Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility - TCEQ Emergency Power Requirements Engineering Report Scope of Services Attachment A BACKGROUND Fort Worth Water Department (FWWD) is in the process of documenting the emergency power infrastructure at the Village Creek Reclamation Facility in order to comply with TCEQ 217.36: Emergency Power Requirements. The purpose of this project is to assist the FWWD to develop an engineering report which documents Village Creek's emergency systems, there capabilities and compliance with the TCEQ regulations. GAI will work with Plant staff to gather information, compile and present the findings in an engineering report format. The final deliverable will be an engineering report documenting the emergency power functionality and compliance with TCEQ. ASSUMPTIONS To develop the scope of work and associated task budgets discussed in this proposal, GAI has made the following assumptions: • The TCEQ Engineering Report is intended to document the existing facilities,functionality, capability and capacity relating to the requirements in TCEQ 217.36. Work associated with necessary improvements or implementation, if required, will be under a separate phase following the completion of the TCEQ Engineering Report. • The FWWD will make available to GAI, in digital format, whenever possible, all existing documentation pertaining to requirements in TCEQ 217.36. • FWWD will provide for review, where available, the following documents: o Electric utility records from the past 60 consecutive months provided by the electric utility, signed on utility letterhead. o Any alarm systems and/or monitoring required at SCADA * Plant flow data including average daily flow and peak flow for the past 60 consecutive months. • The anticipated schedule for engineering report: Four Months 1 of 4 SCOPE OF WORK BASIC SERVICES SECTION TASK 1.0—PROJECT MANAGEMENT Objective: To provide proactive project management for the work to be performed. Methodology: GAI's project team will communicate with FWWD on a regular basis to coordinate the overall report development effort. Several meetings/workshops between GAI and FWWD will be conducted to ensure the project is moving on schedule and in the right direction. These anticipated meetings are: • Kickoff Meeting: GAI will conduct a Project Kickoff Meeting to review the goals,work plan, and schedule for the project. • Workshop 1: GAI will discuss the report structure, preliminary findings and plant feedback. • Workshop 2: GAI will provide a progress update and work with Plant Staff to identify any remaining open items and facilitate discussion. • At two major milestones, Draft and Final Engineering Report, GAI will conduct a review of the document at the Village Creek WRF. The QA/QC review will follow GAI's guidelines and procedures that have been established that follow industry best practices. Deliverables: The following deliverables will be submitted to FWWD at the completion of the above listed activities: • Meeting Agenda • Meeting Minutes • A written response to written comments provided by FWWD after review of the Draft and Final Engineering Report. TASK 2.0—DOCUMENTATION GATHERING AND REVIEW Objective: To review and assess the condition of existing documentation and to provide a clear path forward to produce an engineering report which complies with TCEQ 217. Methodology: GAI will work with FWWD Project Manager to obtain a set of existing documentation and assess the current conditions. Two side visits are included as part of the field verification task documenting 2of4 Village Creek temporary power systems available including emergency power back up, and on-site generators. Because GAI's involvement in various other projects at the Village Creek Plant,we will also review these projects and related documents that may be beneficial for the development of the Engineering Report. In particular the following Projects will be reviewed: • Village Creek WRF Miscellaneous Switchgear Replacement Phase I Deliverables: • List or diagram documenting location and capacity of temporary power systems TASK 3.0— ENGINEERING REPORT(DRAFT) Obiective: To develop an Engineering Report that will serve to document Village Creek's emergency power capabilities and functionality available to meet the intent of TCEQ 217.36. Methodology: GAI will conduct the initial 2-hour workshop with FWWD Plant Staff to discuss overall form and structure of the Engineering Report. Prior to the workshop, GAI will review the applicable documentation and provide guidance on initial compliance and steps to collect additional information as needed. After the first workshop, GAI will leverage guidance from FWWD to begin the actual development effort. The documentation content will be gradually developed into draft form to be submitted for FWWD review. After submitting the Draft Report, a review meeting will be held with FWWD to solicit/document comments. Deliverables: • TCEQ Engineering Report(Draft Version) • Provide electronic copy • Provide four printed copies TASK 4.0—ENGINEERING REPORT(FINAL) Objectives To finalize the TCEQ Engineering Report. Methodology: 3of4 Based on comments from Draft Report review meeting, GAI will proceed to finalize the TCEQ Engineering Report Submittal. GAI will conduct the final review meeting with FWWD Plant staff to discuss overall content of the Report. Any comments gathered during final review meeting will be addressed and incorporated into the final version of signed and sealed Engineering Report. Deliverables: • Signed and Sealed TCEQ Engineering Report. • Provide electronic copy • Provide one printed copy FEE The scope of work defined above is to be performed on a lump sum basis not to exceed the fee amounts shown below: Task Item Engineering Fee Basic Services Task 1.0: Project Management $12,710 Task 2.0: Document Review $8,680 Task 3.0: Draft Report $20,150 Task 4.0: Final Report $6,200 Total $47,740 4 of 4 City of Fort Worth Water Department Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility - TCEQ Emergency Power Requirements Engineering Report Compensation Attachment B FEE The scope of work defined above is to be performed on a lump sum basis not to exceed the fee amounts shown below: Task Item Engineering Fee Basic Services Task 1.0: Project Management $12,710 Task 2.0: Document Review $8,680 Task 3.0: Draft Report $20,150 Task 4.0: Final Report $6,200 Total $47,740 1 of 1