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STANDARD AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
This AGREEMENT is between the City of Fort Worth, a Texas home-rule municipality
(the "CITY"), and Ourston Roundabout Engineering, Inc. (a GHD Company), authorized to do
business in Texas, an independent contractor ("Consultant"), for a PROJECT generally
described as high volume modern roundabout conceptual design.
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 the conceptual design of various high volume
roundabouts at select intersections.
(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 $45,000.00 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.
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Article III
Term
Unless terminated pursuant to the terms herein, this Agreement shall be for a term of ninety
(90) 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 befinreen 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.
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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
$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 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 Transportation and Public Works,
Attention: Todd Estes, PE; 1000 Throckmorton St., Second Floor; 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.
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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.
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) 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
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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,
or become the proK
the time such ser�
Agreement.
consultants, or contractors, or prepared by Consultant, shall be
�rty of the City, and shall be furnished to the City prior to or at
ces are completed, or upon termination or expiration of this
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 Code in effect as of the time copying
is performed.
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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
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interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments or exhibits hereto.
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
Transportation and Public Works
Infrastructure Design and Construction
Attn: Todd Estes, P.E.
1000 Throckmorton Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Consultant:
Ourston Roundabout Engineering, Inc. (a GHD Company)
Attn: Mark �enters, P.E.
5325 Wall Street, Suite 2305
Madison, Wisconsin 53718
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
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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.
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Executed and effective this the /Gl�day o; i�%� , 2013.
BY:
CITY OF FORT WORTH
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Fernando Costa,-P-�-
Assistant City Manager
Date: lZ /3
APPROVAL RECOMMENDED:
BY:
ENGINEER �////� 'i�
Ourston Roundabout Engineering, Inc.
Mark Lenter .E.
Service Group Manager
Date: �� 2 r /�
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Doug W' rsig, P. E.
Director, Transportation & Public Works
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
M&C No.: VI (��
By: Y) 'ln �:l-�u �t,r f'1�t � IC �L�� M&C Date: �'1 �''�
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Assistant City Attorney �.�.�.v��.4�,;.
ATTEST:
Mary J. Kay;
City Secreta
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�FFICIAL RECORD
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ATTACHMENT "A"
TASKS TO BE PERFORMED
AI� of the work mentioned below shall be performed by ENGINEER for the following tasks:
TASK 1 Intersection of Fossil Creek and North Riverside (CPN: 01810)
TASK 2 Intersection of Northern Cross and North Riverside (CPN: 01812)
TASK 3 Intersection of Meacham and North Riverside (CPN: 01812)
The scope set forth herein defines the work to be performed by the ENGINEER in
completing the project. Both the CITY and ENGINEER have attempted to clearly define the
work to be performed and address the needs of the Project.
Operational Analysis (Capacity) Crash Analysis
• Complete an operational analysis of the AM and PM peak hour forecasted traffic
volumes for the roundabout using ARCADY8.
• Determine residual capacity of the roundabout.
• Complete an operational analysis of the AM and PM peak hour forecasted traffic
volumes for a comparable signal using Synchro.
Crash Analysis
• Review existing crash statistics and patterns at the intersections.
• Complete crash predictions for the roundabout and signal options.
Early Progress Meeting (Site Visit)
The goal of this meeting will be to:
• Address any questions and gain sensitivity about the intersection constraints and
opportunities.
• Constraints (utilities, RW, etc.)
• Possible construction staging issues (road closure timing and extents)
• Possible land use changes that may adjust traffic projections, vehicles.
• Considerations of interim/ultimate designs.
• Pedestrian desire lines — routes to, through and leaving the intersection
• Types of traffic (commuters, tourism, goods movement, cyclists, etc.)
• Vehicle type (cars, SU, trucks)
• Conduct a field trip with City staff to assess the existing intersections.
• Confirm go or no-go for a roundabout at each location before completing the
remainder of tasks and scope for each conceptual design.
Roundabout Feasibility
We will objectively evaluate the feasibility of roundabouts at each of the intersections
accounting for safety and operational benefits, impacts to space, access, construction
staging and pedestrian needs.
Technical Memorandum
ENGINEER will complete a technical memorandum that documents the comparison of the
operational and crash analysis for the signal and roundabout options. The goal of the
memorandum is to give the City the confidence that they have chosen the right intersection
solution.
City of FoR Worth, Texas
Attachment A
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Conceptual Design
After reviewing the design context and analysis, ENGINEER will complete the preliminary
roundabout horizontal geometrics. The design will focus on:
• Size and location of circle
• Alignment of approaches
• Roundabout functionality by checking fast paths, vision angles, and phi angles
• Accommodating design vehicle turning movements
• Bicycle and pedestrian accommodations
• Minimization of right-of-way impacts
• Way-finding needs
• Conceptual level construction staging
Communication and Work Flow
ENGINEER wiil forward the preliminary roundabout horizontal geometrics to the City for
review and will conduct a web conference meeting to discuss the roundabout design and
any possible changes the City may request.
TASKS TO BE PERFORMED
All of the work mentioned below shall be performed by ENGINEER for the following task:
TASK 4 Intersection of Old Denton Rd. and Crawford Farms (CPN 01724)
Operational Analysis (Capacity)
Complete an operational analysis of the AM and PM peak hour forecasted traffic
volumes for the roundabout using ARCADY8.
Determine residual capacity.
Complete a technical memorandum documenting the operational analysis.
Preliminary Design
ENGINEER will work with the City in completing the roundabout horizontal
geometrics. ENGINEER will conduct a web conference meeting to discuss the
proposed roundabout design. The design will focus on:
➢ Size and location of circle
➢ Alignment of approaches
➢ Roundabout functionality by checking fast paths, vision angles, and phi
angles
➢ Accommodating design vehicle turning movements
➢ Bicycle and pedestrian accommodations
➢ Minimization of right-of-way impacts
■ Review and provide design guidance on the conceptual vertical design.
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Attachment A
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Final Design - Review
ENGINEER will conduct a peer review for each of the following items for the final design of
the roundabout. ENGINEER will provide review comments and conduct up to three web-
conference meetings if necessary:
■ Final horizontal geometrics
■ Final vertical geometrics
■ Pavement marking
■ Signing
■ Jointing
• Lighting
■ Landscaping
■ Staging
■ Final Plan Review
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Attachment A
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ATTACHMENT B
COMPENSATION
Design Services for
Conceptual Design of Modern Roundabouts
City Project No. 07124
City Project No. 01810
City Project No. 01812
Lump Sum Project
Compensation
A. The ENGINEER shall be compensated a total lump sum fee of 45 000.00 as
summarized in Exhibit B-1 — Engineer Invoice and Section IV — Summary of Total
Project Fees. The total lump sum fee shall be considered full compensation for
the services described in Attachment A, inciuding all labor materials, supplies,
and equipment necessary to deliver the services.
B. The ENGINEER shall be paid monthly payments as described in Section II -
Method of Payment.
II. Method of Payment
A, Partial payment shall be made to the ENGINEER monthly upon City's approval of
an invoice prepared and submitted by the ENGINEER in the format and including
content as presented in Exhibit B-1, Progress Reports as required in item III. of
this Attachment B, and Schedule as required in Attachment D to this Agreement.
B. The estimated current physical percent complete as required on the invoice shall
be calculated from the progress schedule as required in Attachment D to this
Standard Agreement and according to the current version of the City of Fort
Worth's Schedule Guidance Document.
C. The cumulative sum of such monthly partial fee payments shall not exceed the
total current project budget including all approved Amendments.
D. Each invoice shall be verified as to its accuracy and compliance with the terms of
this Agreement by an officer of the ENGINEER.
III. Progress Reports
A. The ENGINEER shail prepare and submit to the designated representative of the
Transportation and Public Works Department weekly progress reports in the
format required by the City.
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ATTACHMENT B
COMPENSATION
IV. Summary of Total Project Fees
Firm Primary Responsibility Fee Amount %
Prime Consultant
Ourston Conceptual Design 45,000.00 100
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Proposed MBE/SBE Sub-Consultants
N/A i �
Non-MBE/SBE Consultants
N/A ,
i TOTAL $ 45,000.00, 100%
Project Number & Name Total Fee MBE/SBE Fee MBE/SBE
%
Old Denton and Crawford Farms 01724 $12,000.00 N/A N/A
N. Riverside and Fossil Creek 01810 $11,000.00 N/A N/A
N. Riverside and Northern Cross 01812 $11,000.00 N/A N/A
N. Riverside and Meacham 01812 $11,000.00 N/A N/A
City MBE/SBE Goal = N/A% Consultant Committed Goal = N/A %
City of Fort Worth, Texas
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EXHIBIT "B-1"
ENGINEER INVOICE
(Supplement to Attachment B)
Insert required invoice format following this page, including negotiated total budget and
allocations of budgets across work types and work phases.
City of Fort Worth, Texas
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