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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 40050LEASE AGREEMENT This Lease Agreement is made and entered into between Eagle Mountain -Saginaw Independent School District, acting by and through its Board of Trustees, herein designated as "EM-SISD", and the City of Fort Worth, acting herein by and through o�a ft "its Assistant City Manager, herein designated as "City". WITNESSETH9 WHEREAS, EM-SISD is construction a new High School adjacent to Marine Creek Parkway and N.W. College Drive in the City of Fort Worth; WHEREAS, as part of the construction of the new High School, EM-SISD is required to install public water and sanitary sewer improvements ("Improvements") in public right -of --way owned by the City adjacent to its property; WHEREAS, City has agreed to enter into anon -exclusive Lease Agreement with Eagle Mountain -Saginaw ISD for the Lease of a portion of the right-of-way in and along Marine Creek Parkway and N.W. College Drive in order that EM-SISD may construct the Improvements, such improvements being for the benefit of EM-SISD and City. The location of the leased area is shown in Exhibits "A", "B", and "C" attached hereto and made a part hereof ("Leased Premises"), NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of EM-SISD constructing the Improvements and other good and valuable consideration paid, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 1. Leased Premises. City, in consideration of EM-SISD constructing the Improvements and of the covenants and agreement to be performed by EM-SISD herein set forth, does hereby grants to EM-SISD a non-exclusive lease of and temporary construction easement in the Leased Premises, 2. Non -Exclusivity. This Lease and other rights and benefits herein created are not exclusive, and City hereby reserves the right to grant such other leases, licenses, easements, rights, benefits, or privileges to such persons and for such purposes as City in its discretion may elect, so long as such purposes do not materially interfere with the rights and benefits granted herein to EM-SISD. 3. Term of Lease. The term of this lease shall be for 30 days from its execution or until completion of the Improvements and acceptance of same by City whichever occurs first. If the Improvements are not completed and accepted within the initial 30 day period, this lease shall automatically renew for additional 30 day periods until the Improvements are complete and accepted. OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX 4. Acceptance of the Leased Premises by EM-SISD. EM-SISD taking possession of the Leased Premises shall be conclusive evidence that (a) the Leased Premises are suitable for the purposes and uses for which same are leased; and (b) EM-SISD waives any and all defects in and to the Leased Premises, its appurtenances, and in all the appurtenances thereto. Further, EM-SISD takes the Leased Premises and all appurtenances in "AS IS" condition without warranty, expressed or implied, on the part of City. City shall not be liable to EM-SISD, EM-SISD's agents, employees, contractors, invitees, licensees, or guests for any damage to any person or property due to EM-SISD's actions or EM-SISD's contractor's actions on the Leased Premises. 5. Contractor Indemnification for Environmental Requirements. EM-SISD COVENANTS AND AGREES, AT ITS EXPENSE, TO INCLUDE IN ITS CONTRACTS WITH ITS CONTRACTORS AND/OR AGENTS THAT WILL ENTER AND/OR PERFORM WORK ON THE LEASED PREMISES THAT SAID CONTRACTORS AND/OR AGENS WILL PAY, INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND SAVE CITY, ITS MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES HARMLESS AGAINST AND FROM, ANY AND ALL CLAIMS BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, OR GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY ARISING FROM THE OCCUPATION, USE, OR POSSESSION OF THE LEASED PREMISES, INCLUDING ANY LIABILITY FOR VIOLATION OF CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, LAWS, ORDINANCES, OR REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE LEASED PREMISES OR THE OWNERSHIP OR OCCUPANCY OR USE THEREOF (TO THE EXTENT SUCH VIOLATIONS DID NOT EXIST PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TERM), EM-SISWS CONTRACTORS AND/OR AGENTS SHALL RELEASE, INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, REIMBURSE, AND HOLD HARMLESS THE CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS AGAINST ANY AND ALL ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES AND THE VIOLATION OF ANY AND ALL ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE LEASED PREMISES BY EM-SISD OR ITS CONTRACTORS AND/OR AGENTS DURING THE TERM OF THIS LEASE, EM-SISD OR ITS CONTRACTORS OR AGENTS ARE EXPRESSLY NOT LIABLE FOR AND DO NOT INDEMNIFY FOR ANY ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES OR THE VIOLATION OF SAID ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS WHICH HAVE OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE TERM, 6. No Services. City shall not furnish EM-SISD with any utilities, cleaning, lighting, security, fence, gate or any other items or services for the Leased Premises. Any services or utilities needed by EM-SISD will be provided by EM-SISD at its sole cost. 7. Road Closures. If EM-SISD requires any road closures or partial road closure in order to construct the Improvements, EM-SISD agrees to coordinate any road closures or partial road closures with City and obtain City's consent before any closure. To obtain City's consent, EM-SISD shall contact 8. Use and Occupancy. EM-SISD shall, at its expense, use and maintain the Leased Premises in a neat, clean, careful, safe, and proper manner and comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, orders, rules, and regulations of all governmental bodies (state, county, federal, and municipal). EM-SISD shall use and occupy the Leased Premises in order to construct the Improvements and for no other purpose. EM-SISD agrees not to use or to allow or permit the Leased Premises to be used for any purposes(s) prohibited by any law of the United States or the State of Texas or by any ordinance of the City of Fort Worth; and EM-SISD agrees not to commit waste or permit waste to be committed or to allow, or permit any nuisance on or in the Leased Premises. At the termination of this lease, whether by lapse of time or otherwise, EM-SISD shall deliver the Leased Premises to City in as good condition as the same was as of the date of the taking of possession thereof by EM-SISD. 9. Assignment and Subletting. Neither party hereto shall assign, sublet or transfer its interest herein without prior written consent of the other party, and any attempted assignment, sublicense or transfer of all or any part hereof without such prior written consent shall be void. 10. Alterations, Additions, and Improvements. Other than EM-SISD constructing the Improvements, EM-SISD shall make no alterations in, or additions to, the Leased Premises without the prior written consent of City. All alterations, additions and improvements made to or fixtures or other improvements placed in or upon the Leased Premises shall be deemed a part of the Leased Premises and the property of City, at the end of the term of the Lease. All such alterations, additions, improvements, and fixtures shall remain upon and be surrendered with the Leased Premises as a part thereof at the termination of this Lease. 11. Insurance. EM-SISD shall not enter the Leased Premises and commence construction of the Improvements until its contractors have obtained the following insurance coverage and shown proof of such coverage to City: Commercial General Liability (C(IL) Insurance Policy $1,000,000 each occurrence $2,000,000 aggregate limit Automobile Liability Insurance Policy $1,000,000 each accident on a combined single limit basis or $250,000 Property Damage $500,000 Bodily Injury per person per occurrence A commercial business policy shall provide coverage on "Any Auto", defined as autos owned, hired and non -owned. Workers' Compensation Insurance Policy Statutory limits Employer's liability $100,000 Each accident/occurrence $100,000 Disease an per each employee $500,000 Disease - policy limit This coverage may be written as follows: Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability coverage with limits consistent with statutory benefits outlined in the Texas Workers' Compensation Act (Sec. 401.001 et seg. Texas Labor Code) and minimum policy limits for Employers' Liability of $100,000 each accident/occurrence, $500,000 bodily injury disease policy limit and $100,000 per disease per employee. City, its Officers, Employees and Volunteers shall be named as an Additional Insured. Exception: the additional insured status does not apply to Workers' Compensation policies. Thirty (30) days notice of cancellation or non -renewal: The following clause is required: "This insurance shall not be canceled, limited in scope or coverage, cancelled or non -renewed, until after thirty (30) days prior written notice has been given to the City of Fort Worth by U.S. mail." The insurers for all policies must be licensed/approved to do business in the State of Texas and have a minimum rating of A: VII in the current A. M. Best Key Rating Guide or have reasonably equivalent financial strength and solvency to the satisfaction of City). 11. Bonds: EM-SISD must provide performance and payment bonds covering the Improvements, in form acceptable to the City Attorney. 12. Liens. EM-SISD will not cause or permit any mechanics' liens or other liens to be filed against the Leased Premises by reason of any work, labor, services, or materials supplied or claimed to have been supplied. If such a mechanic's lien or materialman's lien is recorded against the Leased Premises, EM-SISD must either cause it to be removed or, if EM-SISD in good faith wishes to contest the lien, take timely action to do so, at EM- SISD's sole expense. 13. No Hazardous Or Toxic Substances. Under no circumstances during the term of this License shall EM-SISD use or cause to be used or any hazardous or toxic substances or materials, or store or dispose of any such substances or materials on the Leased Premises, 14. Default by EM-SISD. If EM-SISD defaults in the performance of any term of this Agreement, City may send EM-SISD a certified letter explaining the deficiency in their performance of this Lease. EM-SISD shall correct such deficiency. 15. Notice. All notices, requests, and other communication under this Lease shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows. If intended for CITY: City Manager City of Fort Worth 1000 Throckmorton Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Telephone (817) 392-6111 Facsimile: (817) 392-6134 E-Mail: If intended for EM-SISD: Dr. Cole Pugh Eagle Mountain -Saginaw Independent School District 1200 Old Decatur Road Fort Worth, TX 76179 USA Phone: (817) 232-0880 Fax: (817) 232-3596 or at such other address, and to the attention of such other person, as the parties shall give notice as herein provided. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given for all purposes hereof, whether actually received or not, upon deposit of both the original and copy in a post office or official depository of the United States Postal Service. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. No Third -Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure only to the benefit of the parties hereto and third persons not privy hereto shall not, in any form or manner, be considered a third parry beneficiary of this Agreement. Each party hereto shall be solely responsible for the fulfillment of its own contracts or commitments. a 19. 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. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. 20. Independent Contractor. EM-SISD shall perform all work and services hereunder, through its contractors and subcontractors, as an independent contractor, and not as an officer, agent, servant or employee of the City. EM-SISD's contractors and subcontractors shall have exclusive control of, and the exclusive right to control the details of the work performed for the Improvements, and all persons performing same, and shall be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of its officers, agents, employees and subconsultants (or subcontractors). Nothing herein shall be construed as creating a partnership or joint venture between the City and EM-SISD, its officers, agents, employees, and subconsultants (or subcontractors), and doctrine of respondent superior has no application as between the City and EM-SISD. 21. Compliance With Law. EM-SISD, its officers, agents, employees, contractors and subcontractors, shall abide by and comply with all laws, federal, state and local, including the Charter and all ordinances, rules and regulations of the City. It is agreed and understood that, if City calls the attention of EM-SISD to any such violations on the part of EM-SISD, its officers, agents, employees, contractors or subcontractors, then EM-SISD shall immediately desist from and correct such violation. 22. Governmental Powers. It is understood that by execution of this Agreement, neither the City or EM-SISD do not waive or surrender any of their governmental powers or immunities. 23. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 24. Entire Agreement. It is expressly agreed by EM-SISD. as a material consideration for the execution of this Lease, that there are and were no verbal representations, understandings, stipulations, agreements, or promises pertaining thereto not incorporated in writing herein, and it is likewise agreed that this Lease shall not be altered, waived, amended, modified, or extended otherwise than as provided herein, except same may be done in writing signed by each of the parties hereto. In witness whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Lease to be executed as the day and year set forth below, and to be effective from the latter of those dates. CITY OF FORT WORTH Assistant Cit}' Manager ate. D APPROVED AS Assistant City, ATTEST: City Secretary #330370 EAGLE MOUNTAIN-SAGINAW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Printed Name: Title: z6v. Date: 3 -�• - L o foJq OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY T. WORTH, TX rrlz� � EEK PARK AY X o MARINECD CR Z Z I � W, 0 r. 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