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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 51772 C;TY SFCRETR.RY C'w��a tIZACT h40, f5l 7 72 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS STANDARD AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES This AGREEMENT is between the City of Fort Worth, a Texas home-rule municipality (the "CITY"), and Dunaway Associates, L.P., a Texas limited partnership ("Consultant"), for a PROJECT generally described as designing an admission fence for general admission to the garden. The Agreement documents shall include the following: 1. This Standard Agreement for Professional Services; 2. Attachment A—Scope of Services; 3. Attachment B —Verification of Signature Authority Form. Attachments A and B, which are attached hereto and incorporated herein, are made a part of this Agreement for all purposes. In the event of any conflict between the terms and conditions of Attachments A or B and the terms and conditions set forth in the body of this Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. Article I Scope of Services (1) Consultant hereby agrees to perform as an independent contractor the services set forth in the Scope of Services attached hereto as Attachment A. These services shall be performed in connection with building an admission fence for general admission to the garden. (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 �O from oral orders of any person. ti Q� Article II s Compensation Consultant shall be compensated in accordance with the Fee Schedule shown in Attachment A. 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 $25,275.00 unless the City and the Consultant mutually agree upon a fee amount for additional services and amend this Agreement accordingly. City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Page 1 of 14 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 Cons.iltant'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. Article III Term Unless terminated pursuant to the terms herein, this Agreement shall be for a term of one year, beginning upon the date of its execution, or until the completion of the subject matter contemplated herein, whichever occurs first. This Agreement may be extended for one additional one-year term upon written agreement of the parties. 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 its work to be performed hereunder and 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 respondent 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. City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Page 2 of 114 (2) In accordance with Texas Local Government Code Section 271.904, the Consultant shall indemnify, hold harmless, and defend the City against liability for any damage caused by or resulting from an act of negligence, intentional tort, intellectual property infringement, or failure to pay a subcontractor or supplier committed by the Consultant or Consultant's agent, consultant under contract, or another entity over which the Consultant's exercises control. 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 worker's 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 Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Attention: Bob Byers, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76017, prior to commencement of work. City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Page 3 of 14 c. Any failure on part of the City to request required insurance documentation 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. 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. i. Consultant's insurance policies shall each be eidorsed to provide that such insurance is primary protection and any self-funded or commercial coverage maintained by City shall not be called upon to con-sibute 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. City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Page 4 of 14 Article VIII Termination of Contract (1) City may terminate this Agreement for its convenience on thirty (30) days' written notice. 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 does not commence correction of such nonperformance with 5 days of written notice and diligently complete the correction thereafter (2) If City chooses to terminate this Agreement under Article 8, 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. (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. City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Page 5 of 14 (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 Code in effect as of the time copying is performed. Article X Minority Business and Small Business Enterprise (MBE;)(SBE) Participation The City's Economic Development Department has determined that no MBE or SBE participation is required for this Agreement. 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 governing 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 shal 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. City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Page 6 of 14 Article XIV 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: Bob Byers Garden Director 3220 Botanic Garden Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76107 With copies to the City Attorney's Office and the City Manager's Office at the following address: 200 Texas Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Consultant: Dunaway Associates Attn: Jeff Taylor 550 Bailey Avenue, Suite 400 Fort Worth, Texas 76107 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. City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Page 7 of 14 Article XVII Immigration Nationality Act City 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 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. Article XVIII House Bill 89 Consultant acknowledges that in accordance with Chapter 2270 of the Texas Government Code, the City is prohibited from entering into a contract with a company for goods or services unless the contract contains a written verification from the company that it: (1) does not boycott Israel; and (2) will not boycott Israel during the term of the contract. The terms "boycott Israel' and "company" shall have the meanings ascribed to those terms in Section 808.001 of the Texas Government Code. By signing this Agreement, Consultant certifies that Consultant's signature provides written verification to the City that Consultant: (1) does not boycott Israel; and (2) will not boycott Israel during the term of this Agreement. Article XIX 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. [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE] City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Page 8 of 14 Executed and effective this the ,°'; 5 day of_-7a,iva!�t , 2019. BY: BY: CITY OF FORT WORTH DUNAWAY ASSOCIATES, L.P. by Dunaway Genpar, LLC, it's General Partner Fernando Costa Ftl Assistant CityManager Pagem t Manager Date: / /7 /9 D019 APPROVAL RECOMMENDED: By: .U— �74� R hard Zavala D ifVctor, Park&Recreation Department APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY M&C No.: N/A By: Richard A. McCracken Assistant City Attorney M&C Date: N/A ATTES °' ' �0-RT�O By' ' omli5 Certification: N/A Mafy J. Kayser City Secretary 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. By: Bob yers Garden Director City of Fort Worth,Texas OFFICIAL RE COP'71 Standard Agreement for Professional Services CITY qF-r Page 9 of 14 y't "b €r H, fid( ATTACHMENT A SCOPE OF SERVICES PROJECT UNDERSTANDING Dunaway Associates will provide architecture services for the Fort Worth Botanic Garden (FWBG) for the construction of approximately 1,300 liner feet ornamental metal fence as shown in the attached exhibit. This fence will be a pedestrian barrier that will separate the free areas of the park from the areas requiring paid admission. The FWBG plans to utilize City approved contractors to construct the project by July to be in time for the fee assessment. The scope of services includes the following: EXECUTIVE FEE SUMMARY Project Initiation 1. Kickoff Meeting $800 Land Surveying 2. Conduct a Topographic Survey $4,475 Structural Engineering 3. Prepare Structural Construction Documents $4,000 Landscape Architecture 4. Construction Documents $11,000 5. Owner Meetings and Conference Calls $2,000 6. Construction Administration $2,500 7. Administration Fee (2%) $500 Total: $25,275 PROJECT INITIATION 1. Project Kickoff Meeting — Dunaway will prepare a scaled aerial base exhibit and attend a kickoff meeting with the Client on site to discuss owner preferences for the construction of the fence and gates then visit the site location the existing site conditions. At this meeting Dunaway will walk the site with the client to identify an initial preferred alignment for the fence and mark the location with flags to be later surveyed. LAND SURVEYING 2. Topographic Survey — Dunaway will provide a topographic survey of approximately 1300 linear foot fence alignment and will locate and identify all trees 4" caliper and larger 10' on either side of the initial preferred alignment. One-foot interval contours will be developed based on the results of the measurements taken. Existing visible utility facilities will be located and depicted on the face of the survey along with other visible improvements City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Page 10 of 14 situated within the defined area. The vertical datum on which the elevations are based will be City of Fort Worth. As owner of the property, the Client authorizes the Dunaway to enter the property to conduct the survey. STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING 3. Structural - Construction Documents — Dunaway will prepare construction documents for the private developments required for this project. These construction documents will be signed and sealed by a Registered Professional Engineer licensed in the State of Texas and will be processed with the City of Fort Worth for approval and construction. We will provide a fully coordinated model, building plans and details with final architectural floor plans, elevations, building sections, wall sections, details and specifications. Any changes to the plan after notice to proceed shall be considered additional services. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 4. Construction Documents — Dunaway will prepare construction documents for the improvements required for this project. These construction documents will be signed and sealed by a Registered Landscape Architect licensed in the State of Texas and will be suitable for bidding and construction. Dunaway will prepare plans to a 75% completion level and submit them to the Client for review and comment. Upon client approval Dunaway will finalize the construction documents for the Clients use. Any changes to the plans after drawings are signed and sealed notice to proceed shall be considered additional services. A tentative list of drawings anticipated to be prepared for this project follows: • Existing conditions and removal items - showing topography, existing observable site conditions and identifying trees to be removed and understory areas to be cleared andgrubbed. • Layout and construction plans - These plans will include a plan identifying the fence alignment, locations of post, type of fence, vehicular gate locations and maintenance/ service gates as describe by client. Note: It is anticipated that the fence will follow the existing topography. Fine grading may be indicated on the construction plans but separate grading plans with significant grading is not contemplated as part of this proposal. • Fence elevation - Dunaway will prepare a fence elevation of the entire alignment relative to the existing topography showing post locations, panel widths and heights, as well as gate locations. • Details — Including typical fence sections, step transitions, concrete mow strip, enhanced fence panels (if required adjacent to public areas), pedestrian gates for service/maintenance and an automated vehicular gate. City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Page 11 of 14 • Specifications—written in plan notes. 5. Owner Meetings and Conference Calls — Dunaway will attend required project / design coordination meetings and conference calls on an as- needed basis. As part of the base scope of services we have included up to three (3) meetings and eighteen (18) man-hours for this effort in each phase of design. If additional time is required by the Owner, we can perform this service on an hourly basis. 6. Construction Administration (budget estimate only) — During the construction phase, Dunaway will visit the site at i 7tervals appropriate to reviewing the work specified in our documents to become generally familiar with the progress and quality of the work completed and to determine if the work is being performed in accordance with the Contract Documents. We have provided a budget lump sum estimate for time this work may require but, as the exact magnitude of the work and the ability of the general and landscape contractors is unknown at this time, the fees and number of site visits should be considered "for budget purposes only." Specifically, Dunaway will: a. Site Visits- provide a maximum of five (5) site visits to monitor some, if not all, of the following stages of landscape construction: • Pre-Construction or"Kick-Off'meeting. • Completion of fine grading. • Layout of major hardscape elements (i.e., footings, fences and gates). • Review of installed hardscape elements. • Pre-final Walkthrough for project acceptance. • Final Walkthrough for project acceptance. b. Field reports or"punch lists" - prepare typed field reports indicating the status of construction for each site visit attended. C. Project Coordination - perform on-going coordination with the project consultants and contractors to resolve landscape-related construction installation issues. d. Shop Drawing Review- review, comment and process, contractor's shop drawings as they relate to the landscape construction documents. e. Request for Information "RFI's" - review and respond to Contractor's RFI's during construction. Prepare clarification drawings, if required, to resolve construction ambiguities. f. Change Orders - prepare and coordinate landscape-related change orders as necessary, with the owner. Only those services specifically mentioned in the Scope of Work section are offered as part of this proposal. City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Page 12 of 14 Fort North Botanic Garden New Fence Location: Option 2 • New fence connects to existing fence at Fuller Garden,then runs Lef"end: along eastern bank of the stream until the Nature Trail.Fence Existing Stream then runs along Nature Trail to University Fence. ♦ TGC remains in free area. •-•••••••••• Proposed New Fence :r i~ Aftr X � t , �• '•r y r Ait A. { ;• i City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services Page 13 of 14 ATTACHMENT B VERIFICATION OF SIGNATURE AUTHORITY Dunaway Associates, L.P. 550 Bailey Avenue, Suite 400 Fort Worth,Texas 76107 Execution of this Signature Verification Form ("Form") hereby certifies that the following individuals and/or positions have the authority to legally bind Consultant and to execute any agreement, amendment or change order on behalf of Consultant. Such binding authority has been granted by proper order, resolution, ordinance or other authorization of Consultant. City is fully entitled to rely on the warranty and representation set forth In this Form in entering Into any agreement or amendment with Consultant. Consultant will submit an updated Form within ten (10) business days if there are any changes to the signatory authority. City is entitled to rely on any current executed Form until it receives a revised Form that: has been properly executed by Consultant. 1. Name: Jeffrey S Taylor, PE Position:P incipal Engagement Manager Si e 2. Name: Position: Signature 3. Name: Position: Signature 4 Na ,---' Ci `rr r Signature of President/C O Other Title: / Date: City of Fort Worth,Tums Standard Agreement for Professbnal Senkss Page 14 of 14