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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 45355 (2)CITY OF FORT -� r r v w Cdrovli,RAECria CITY FORT WORTH, TEXAS r1 STANDARD AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES This AGREEMENT is between the City of Fort Worth, a Texas home -rule municipality (the "CITY"), and Vic Weir Consulting, Inc., authorized to do business in Texas, an independent contractor ("Consultant"), for a PROJECT generally described as: Conceptual Design of Cogeneration System Improvements. 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 shaft be performed in connection with Conceptual Design of Cogeneration System Improvements. (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 "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 $49,500.00 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. 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. City of Fort Worth, Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services PMO Official Release Date: 1/28/2013 Page 1 of 8 OFFICIML kECORD CITY SECRETA!W Ut WORTHS TX Article ill Term Unless terminated pursuant to the terms herein, this Agreement shalt be for a term of 180 days, beginning upon the date of its execution or until the 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 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. (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. City of Fort Worth, Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services PMO Official Release Date: 1/28/2013 Page 2 of 8 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 acid 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 Coverage a $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 Water Department, Attention: Madelene Rafalko, P E , 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102, 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, 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 PMO Official Release Date: 1/28/2013 Page 3 of 8 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 Consultants 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 Toss recovery. j. In the course of the Agreement, Consultant shall report, in a timely manner, to City's officially designated contract administrator any known Toss 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 !awful 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 VIll Termination of Contract (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 City of Fort Worth, Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services PMO Official Release Date: 1/28/2013 Page4of8 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 2 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 sLbcontracting 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 Code in effect as of the time copying is performed. City of Fort Worth, Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services PMO Official Release Date: 1/28/2013 Page 5 of 8 Article X Minority Business and Small Business Enterprise (MBE)(SBE) Participation In accordance with the City's 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 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 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. City of Fort Worth, Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services PMO Official Release Date: 1/28/2013 Page6of8 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: Water Department 1000 Throckmorton Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Consultant: Vic Weir Consulting, Inc. Attn: Vic Weir, II, P.E. 1407 Texas Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102 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 PMO Official Release Date: 1/28/2013 Page 7 of 8 Article XVII 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. Executed by duly auLI IUr iLed representatives of the parties heroto and effective of l the date subscribed by the City Manager's Office. BY: CITY OF FORT WORT H Fernando Costa Assistant City Manager Date: 2/7/14 • APPROVAL RECOMMENDED: Aglie t S. Frank Crumb, P.E. Director, Water BY: ENGINEER Vic Weir Consultin Inc. • Vic Weir, II, P.E. President Date: O2/037/4 • APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY Y M&C No.: By: fl/1A atA /Yi Beaglas-AJ-Blaek Assistant City Attorney ATTEST: Mary J. ' ayse City Secretary City of Fort Worth, Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services PMO Official Release Date: 1/28/2013 Page 8 of 8 r11 • Krc-h- No M&C Required M&C Date: N/A Lit 1 NL \ 9Uk\iaL-3tlU l ricci . VICWEIRICONSULTING 6111.11. November 20, 2013 Mr. Andy Cronberg City of Fort Worth Water Department 1000 Throckmorton Street Fort Worth Texas 76102 Project: Conceptual Design of Cogeneration Gas System Improvements Village Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Dear Mr. Cronberg: Vic Weir Consulting, Inc 1407 Texas Street, Suite 102 Fort Worth,Texas 76102 tel 817.877.3986 www.vicweirconsulting.com Vic Weir Consulting, Inc. (VWC) is proposing an hourly professional engineering services agreement providing a maximum of 220 hours @ $225 per hour for a project total not to exceed $49,500. Monthly progress reports will be provided along with apportioned invoices for each of the tasks. This agreement is for the following Scope of Work: 1. Landfill and digester gas delivery and regulation solution. Recently, since the new co -digestion gas system has been put into operation, a problem of controlling a steady state delivery of both sources has developed. The Plant's new co -digestion process has changed the amplitude of digester gas production on a daily and weekly basis This has caused an upset in the delivery of landfill gas, which in turn has violated Renovar the landfill gas suppliers, air permit. The Plant has entered into a contract with Renovar to purchase a minimum of 24 000 mmbtus of landfill gas per month. • The goal for this task is to engineer and cost out a solution that will even out the flow of both sources while at the same time, allow the Plant to maximize the use of digester gas while maintaining a steady state flow of landfill gas. Landfill and digester gas delivery and regulation solution: 55 hours x $225 per hour = $12,375. Report /Recommendatior Letter shall be delivered ninety (90) days from date of authorization to proceed. If approved to go forward, a separate design contract will be required to develop detailed construction plans and specifications for obtaining competitive bids. 2. Digester gas compressors and dryers equipment replacement options. The scope for this task is to evaluate and cost out replacement of three (3) digester gas compressors and two (2) digester gas dryers. This equipment is located in a free standing building among the 14 digesters, and compresses dehydrates, and cleans the digester gas that is used to fuel the turbine/generators and steam generator. Digester gas is collected between 3 and 10 inches water column pressure, compressed to 65 psig, dried to remove moisture and cleaned to remove other contaminants. Attachment A Page 2 The three compressors and one gas dryer, have been operating since 1997; the other gas dryer since 1993 It has been reported that these three compressors are the only ones in the world that are still in use. Obviously, spare parts have become scarce. The goal of this task is to evaluate and cost out equipment options including installation costs. Digester gas compressors and dryers equipment replacement options: 55 hours x $225 per hour _ $12,375. Report/Recommendation Letter shall be delivered one hundred -twenty (120) days from date of authorization to proceed. If approved to go forward, a separate design contract will be required to develop detailed construction plans and specifications for obtaining competitive bids. Turbine/generator compressor skid. There are two (2) turbine/generators that share one dual gas compressor skid. Any combination of digester, landfill and/or natural gas is delivered to the skid at 50-65 psig, compressed to 235 psi and delivered to the active turbine/generator. Heretofore, the second turbine/generator has been on stand-by. In order to run both generators to provide all of the Plant's electrical power needs and export the excess power into Oncor's electrical grid, a second compressor skid must be added. The scope of work for this task is to evaluate and cost out a custom designed built compressor skid that matches the existing skid and to evaluate changing out and up -sizing the two (2) compressors on the existing skid. In addition, installation costs need to be developed. Besides installing the new unit adjacent to the existing one, connecting the new compressor electrical power into the existing motor control center needs to be evaluated. Develop a total installed cost budget for the scope of work detailed above: 110 hours x $225 per hour = $24 750. Report and Recommendation Letter shall be delivered one hundred (120) days from date of authorization to proceed. If approved to go forward, a separate design contract will be required to develop detailed construction plans and specifications for obtaining competitive bids. Your consideration of this proposal is greatly appreciated. Very tr yiy yours Victor A. Weir II, P.E. President Cc: Ms. Madelene Rafalko, P.E. Attachment A