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KNOWN ALL BY THESE PRESENTS:
THIS AGREEMENT, entered into theday of 2010 by and
between the City of Fort Worth, a home -rule municipal corporation sit ted in Tarrant, Denton,
Parker, and Wise Counties, Texas, acting herein by and through its duly authorized Assistant
City Manager, hereinafter called the "City", and Cobb Fendle., an independent contractor
"Consultant". City and Consultant may be referred to herein individually as a Party, or
collectively as the Parties.
WiTNESSETH
That for and in consideration of mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the Parties
hereto mutually agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
SERVICES
Section 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 State Highway 114 Water and Sewer Relocation. ("Project").
Section 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 2
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 $24,650.00 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.
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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 3
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.
ARTICLE 4
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 5
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND INDEMNIFICATION
Section 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.
Section 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.
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ARTICLE b
INSURANCE
Section 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
$1,000,000 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
CoverageBs $100,000 each accident
$500,000 disease - policy limit
$100,000 disease - each employee
Section 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 Water Department, Attention:
Roberta C. 5aueeda, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Port Worth, TX 7ti142, prior to
commencement of work.
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, and non -renewal. 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.
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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(0) 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 casts for
Consultant's insurance.
i. 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.
1. Upon the request of City, Consultant shall provide complete copies of all insurance
policies required by these Agreement documents.
ARTICLE 7
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 8
TERMINATION OF CONTRACT
Section 1.
City may terminate this Agreement for its convenience on 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
Section 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 2 of this Agreement and
Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein.
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Section 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 9
RIGHT TO AUDIT
(a) Consultant agrees that the City shall, until the expiration of tluee (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.
(b} 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 subconsultant, involving
transactions to the subcontract, and further, that City shall have access during normal
working hours to all subconsultant 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 subconsultant reasonable advance notice of intended audit.
(c} Consultant and subconsultants agree to photocopy such documents as maybe 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 10
MINORITY AND WOMAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
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In accordance with City Ordinance No. 15530, the City has goals for the participation of
minority business enterprises and woman business enterprises ("M/WBE") in City contracts.
Consultant acknowledges the M/WBE goal established for this Agreement and its commitment
to meet that goal. 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.
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ARTICLE 11
OBSERVE AND COMPLY
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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 12
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 13
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 14
SEVERAMM Y
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 15
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: Roberto C. Sauceda
Water Dept
1000 Throckmorton Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
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Consultant:
Cobb Fendley
Attn: Allen Watson, President
11034 Northwest Freeway, Suite 1100
Houston, Texas 77040
ARTICLE 16
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 17
C®UNTERPARTS
This Agreement maybe 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.
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IN WITNE5S THEREOF, the parties hereto have made and executed this Agreement in
multiple originals the day and year first above written, in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
CITY OF FORT WORTH:
Fernando Costa
Assistant City Manager
RECOMMENDED:
S. Frank Crumb, P.E., Director
Water Department
APPROVED A5 TO FORM AND
LEGALITY:
Attorney
ATTEST:
Marty Hendrix
City Secretary
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CONSULTANT:
Peter Borsack
Regional S.U.E. Manager
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ATTACHMENT A"
SCOPE OF SERVICES
The Engineer will provide Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Quality Level D, C, and B
services and produce an CAD drawing depicting the 16 inch and 24 inch water lines owned by
the City of Fort Worth along State Highway 114 from Labonte Lane (west of Interstate 35) to
Roaring River Road as shown in the attached exhibit.
Subsurface Utility Engineering includes utility investigations prepared in accordance with
AASHTO standards and the Utility Quality Levels defined as follows:
Utility Quality Levels are defined in cumulative order (least to greatest) as follows:
Quality Level D -
existing records.
Existing Records: Utilities are plotted from review of available
Quality Level C -Surface Visible Feature Survey: Quality Level "D"' information from
existing records is correlated with surveyed surface -visible features. Includes Quality
Level D information.
Quality Level B -Designate: Two-dimensional horizonkal mapping. This information is
obtained through the application and interpretation of appropriate non-destructive surface
geophysical methods. Utility indications are referenced to established survey control.
This activity incorporates quality Levels C and D information to produce Quality Level
B.
Additional Services (Provided funds can be applied under the Lump Sum Fee as shown
in the contract).
Quality Level A - Locate (Test Hole): Three-dimensional mapping and other
characterization data. This information is obtained through exposing utility faces
through test holes and measuring and recording (to appropriate survey control)
utility/environment data. Incorporates quality Levels B, C and D information to produce
Quality Level A.
NOTE: If S.U.E. Quality Levels A and B utility information can be verified in the field,
the data is still surveyed and mapped even if Quality Level D (utility records) information
does not exist.
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ATTACHMENT "D"
FEE SCHEDULE
SUE PROPOSAL
Ft. Worth Designation of Various Water Lines
SH 114 From k35 to Roaring River
May 3, 2010
Rate
Unit
Quantity
Cost
SUE Level B
SUE Technician w/ Equip ment 2 techs
$1.20
LF
14,000
$16,800.00
Subtotal
Level B
$16,800000
Additional Services- Test Holes
5-8 Feet Deep
$1,390.00
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2
$2,780000
&13 Feet Deep
$1,680.00
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2
$3,360.00
Total SUE
$22,940.00
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