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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 58136 CSC No. 58136 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS STANDARD AGREEMENT FOR ENGINEERING RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES This AGREEMENT is between the City of Fort Worth, a Texas home-rule municipality ("CITY"), and Arredondo, Zepeda & Brunz, LLC, authorized to do business in Texas, ("ENGINEER"), for a PROJECT generally described as: Citywide Storm Drain Improvements — Project No. 100092. Article I Scope of Services The Scope of Services is set forth in Attachment A. Negotiated changes to this Agreement, if any, are included in Attachment C. Article II Compensation The ENGINEER's compensation shall be in the amount up to $300,000.00 as set forth in Attachment B. Payment shall be considered full compensation for all labor (including all benefits, overhead and markups), materials, supplies, and equipment necessary to complete the Services. Engineer shall provide monthly invoices to City. The Engineer shall provide the City sufficient documentation, including but not limited to meeting the requirements set forth in Attachment D to this AGREEMENT, to reasonably substantiate the invoices. Payments for services rendered shall be made in accordance with the Texas Prompt Payment Act (Texas Government Code Ch. 2251). Acceptance by Engineer of said payment shall release City from all claims or liabilities under this Agreement for anything related to, performed, or furnished in connection with the Services for which payment is made, including any act or omission of City in connection with such Services. Article III Term Time is of the essence. Unless otherwise terminated pursuant to Article VI. D. herein, this Agreement shall be for a term beginning upon the effective date, as described below, and shall continue until the expiration of the funds or completion of the subject matter contemplated herein pursuant to the schedule, whichever occurs first. Unless specifically otherwise amended, the original term shall not exceed five years from the City of Fort Worth,Texas OFFICIAL RECORD Standard Agreement for Engineering Related Design Services Revised Date:November 23,2021 Page 1 of 15 CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX original effective date. This contract may be renewed once under the same terms and conditions as the original contract. Article IV Obligations of the Engineer A. General The ENGINEER will serve as the CITY's professional engineering representative under this Agreement, providing professional engineering consultation and advice and furnishing customary services incidental thereto. B. Standard of Care The ENGINEER shall perform its services: (1) with the professional skill and care ordinarily provided by competent engineers practicing under the same or similar circumstances and professional license; and (2) as expeditiously as is prudent considering the ordinary professional skill and care of a competent engineer. C. Subsurface Investigations (1) The ENGINEER shall advise the CITY with regard to the necessity for subcontract work such as special surveys, tests, test borings, or other subsurface investigations in connection with design and engineering work to be performed hereunder. The ENGINEER shall also advise the CITY concerning the results of same. Such surveys, tests, and investigations shall be furnished by the CITY, unless otherwise specified in Attachment A. (2) In soils, foundation, groundwater, and other subsurface investigations, the actual characteristics may vary significantly between successive test points and sample intervals and at locations other than where observations, exploration, and investigations have been made. Because of the inherent uncertainties in subsurface evaluations, changed or unanticipated underground conditions may occur that could affect the total PROJECT cost and/or execution. These conditions and cost/execution effects are not the responsibility of the ENGINEER. City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Standard Agreement for Engineering Related Design Services CPN 100092 Revised Date:November 23,2021 Page 2 of 15 D. Preparation of Engineering Drawings The ENGINEER will provide to the CITY the original drawings of all plans in ink on reproducible mylar sheets and electronic files in .pdf format, or as otherwise approved by CITY, which shall become the property of the CITY. CITY may use such drawings in any manner it desires; provided, however, that the ENGINEER shall not be liable for the use of such drawings for any project other than the PROJECT described herein. E. Engineer's Personnel at Construction Site (1) The presence or duties of the ENGINEER's personnel at a construction site, whether as on-site representatives or otherwise, do not make the ENGINEER or its personnel in any way responsible for those duties that belong to the CITY and/or the CITY's construction contractors or other entities, and do not relieve the construction contractors or any other entity of their obligations, duties, and responsibilities, including, but not limited to, all construction methods, means, techniques, sequences, and procedures necessary for coordinating and completing all portions of the construction work in accordance with the contract documents and any health or safety precautions required by such construction work. The ENGINEER and its personnel have no authority to exercise any control over any construction contractor or other entity or their employees in connection with their work or any health or safety precautions. (2) Except to the extent of specific site visits expressly detailed and set forth in Attachment A, the ENGINEER or its personnel shall have no obligation or responsibility to visit the construction site to become familiar with the progress or quality of the completed work on the PROJECT or to determine, in general, if the work on the PROJECT is being performed in a manner indicating that the PROJECT, when completed, will be in accordance with the contract documents, nor shall anything in the contract documents or this AGREEMENT between CITY and ENGINEER be construed as requiring ENGINEER to make exhaustive or continuous on-site inspections to discover latent defects in the work or otherwise check the quality or quantity of the work on the PROJECT. If the ENGINEER makes on-site observation(s) of a deviation from the contract documents, the ENGINEER shall inform the CITY. (3) When professional certification of performance or characteristics of materials, systems or equipment is reasonably required to perform the services set forth in the Scope of Services, the ENGINEER shall be entitled to rely upon such certification to establish materials, systems or equipment and performance criteria to be required in the contract documents. City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Standard Agreement for Engineering Related Design Services CPN 100092 Revised Date:November 23,2021 Page 3 of 15 F. Opinions of Probable Cost, Financial Considerations, and Schedules (1) The ENGINEER shall provide opinions of probable costs based on the current available information at the time of preparation, in accordance with Attachment A. (2) In providing opinions of cost, financial analyses, economic feasibility projections, and schedules for the PROJECT, the ENGINEER has no control over cost or price of labor and materials; unknown or latent conditions of existing equipment or structures that may affect operation or maintenance costs; competitive bidding procedures and market conditions; time or quality of performance by third parties; quality, type, management, or direction of operating personnel; and other economic and operational factors that may materially affect the ultimate PROJECT cost or schedule. Therefore, the ENGINEER makes no warranty that the CITY's actual PROJECT costs, financial aspects, economic feasibility, or schedules will not vary from the ENGINEER's opinions, analyses, projections, or estimates. G. Construction Progress Payments Recommendations by the ENGINEER to the CITY for periodic construction progress payments to the construction contractor will be based on the ENGINEER's knowledge, information, and belief from selective sampling and observation that the work has progressed to the point indicated. Such recommendations do not represent that continuous or detailed examinations have been made by the ENGINEER to ascertain that the construction contractor has completed the work in exact accordance with the contract documents; that the final work will be acceptable in all respects; that the ENGINEER has made an examination to ascertain how or for what purpose the construction contractor has used the moneys paid; that title to any of the work, materials, or equipment has passed to the CITY free and clear of liens, claims, security interests, or encumbrances; or that there are no other matters at issue between the CITY and the construction contractor that affect the amount that should be paid. H. Record Drawings Record drawings, if required, will be prepared, in part, on the basis of information compiled and furnished by others, and may not always represent the exact location, type of various components, or exact manner in which the PROJECT was finally constructed. The ENGINEER is not responsible for any errors or omissions in the information from others that is incorporated into the record drawings. City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Standard Agreement for Engineering Related Design Services CPN 100092 Revised Date:November 23,2021 Page 4 of 15 I. Business Equity Participation City has goals for the full and equitable participation of minority business and/or women business enterprises in City contracts greater than $100,000. In accordance with the City's Business Equity Ordinance No. 25165-10-2021 (replacing Ordinance No. 24534-11-2020, as codified in Chapter 20, Article X of the City's Code of Ordinances, as amended, and any relevant policy or guidance documents), the City has goals for the full and equitable participation of minority business and/or women business enterprises in City contracts greater than $100,000. Engineer acknowledges the MBE and WBE goals established for this contract and its execution of this Agreement is Engineer's written commitment to meet the prescribed MBE and WBE participation goals. Any misrepresentation of facts (other than a negligent misrepresentation) and/or the commission of fraud by the Engineer 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. J. Right to Audit (1) ENGINEER agrees that the CITY shall, until the expiration of five (5) years after final payment under this contract, have access to and the right to examine and photocopy any directly pertinent books, documents, papers and records of the ENGINEER involving transactions relating to this contract. ENGINEER agrees that the CITY shall have access during normal working hours to all necessary ENGINEER facilities and shall be provided adequate and appropriate work space in order to conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of this section. The CITY shall give ENGINEER reasonable advance notice of intended audits. (2) ENGINEER further agrees to include in all its subconsultant agreements hereunder a provision to the effect that the subconsultant agrees that the CITY shall, until the expiration of five (5) years after final payment under the subcontract, have access to and the right to examine and photocopy any directly pertinent books, documents, papers and records of such subconsultant, involving transactions to the subcontract, and further, that the 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 together with subsection (3) hereof. CITY shall give subconsultant reasonable advance notice of intended audits. (3) ENGINEER and subconsultant agree to reproduce such documents as may be requested by the CITY. The CITY agrees to reimburse ENGINEER for the cost of hard copies at the rate published in the Texas Administrative Code in City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Standard Agreement for Engineering Related Design Services CPN 100092 Revised Date:November 23,2021 Page 5 of 15 effect as of the time copying is performed. K. INSURANCE Engineer shall not commence work under this Agreement until it has obtained all insurance required under Attachment F and City has approved such insurance. L. Independent Consultant The ENGINEER agrees to perform all services as an independent consultant and not as a subcontractor, agent, or employee of the CITY. The doctrine of respondeat superior shall not apply. M. Disclosure The ENGINEER acknowledges to the CITY that it has made full disclosure in writing of any existing conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest, including personal financial interest, direct or indirect, in property abutting the proposed PROJECT and business relationships with abutting property cities. The ENGINEER further acknowledges that it will make disclosure in writing of any conflicts of interest that develop subsequent to the signing of this contract and prior to final payment under the contract. N. Asbestos or Hazardous Substances (1) If asbestos or hazardous substances in any form are encountered or suspected, the ENGINEER will stop its own work in the affected portions of the PROJECT to permit testing and evaluation. (2) If asbestos or other hazardous substances are suspected, the CITY may request the ENGINEER to assist in obtaining the services of a qualified subcontractor to manage the remediation activities of the PROJECT. O. Permitting Authorities - Design Changes If permitting authorities require design changes so as to complywith published design criteria and/or current engineering practice standards which the ENGINEER should have been aware of at the time this Agreement was executed, the ENGINEER shall revise plans and specifications, as required, at its own cost and expense. However, if design changes are required due to the changes in the permitting authorities' published design criteria and/or practice standards criteria which are published after the date of this Agreement which the ENGINEER could not have been reasonably aware of, the ENGINEER shall notify the CITY of such changes and an adjustment in compensation will be made through an amendment to this AGREEMENT. City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Standard Agreement for Engineering Related Design Services CPN 100092 Revised Date:November 23,2021 Page 6 of 15 P. Schedule ENGINEER shall manage the PROJECT in accordance with the schedule developed per Attachment D to this AGREEMENT. Article V Obligations of the City A. City-Furnished Data ENGINEER may rely upon the accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of the information provided by the CITY. B. Access to Facilities and Property The CITY will make its facilities accessible to the ENGINEER as required for the ENGINEER's performance of its services. The CITY will perform, at no cost to the ENGINEER, such tests of equipment, machinery, pipelines, and other components of the CITY's facilities as may be required in connection with the ENGINEER's services. The CITY will be responsible for all acts of the CITY's personnel. C. Advertisements, Permits, and Access Unless otherwise agreed to in the Scope of Services, the CITY will obtain, arrange, and pay for all advertisements for bids; permits and licenses required by local, state, or federal authorities; and land, easements, rights-of-way, and access necessary for the ENGINEER's services or PROJECT construction. D. Timely Review The CITY will examine the ENGINEER's studies, reports, sketches, drawings, specifications, proposals, and other documents; obtain advice of an attorney, insurance counselor, accountant, auditor, bond and financial advisors, and other consultants as the CITY deems appropriate; and render in writing decisions required by the CITY in a timely manner in accordance with the project schedule prepared in accordance with Attachment D. E. Prompt Notice The CITY will give prompt written notice to the ENGINEER whenever CITY observes or becomes aware of any development that affects the scope or timing of the ENGINEER's services or of any defect in the work of the ENGINEER or construction contractors. City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Standard Agreement for Engineering Related Design Services CPN 100092 Revised Date:November 23,2021 Page 7 of 15 F. Asbestos or Hazardous Substances Release. (1) CITY acknowledges ENGINEER will perform part of the work at CITY's facilities that may contain hazardous materials, including asbestos containing materials, or conditions, and that ENGINEER had no prior role in the generation, treatment, storage, or disposition of such materials. In consideration of the associated risks that may give rise to claims by third parties or employees of City, City hereby releases ENGINEER from any damage or liability related to the presence of such materials. (2) The release required above shall not apply in the event the discharge, release or escape of hazardous substances, contaminants, or asbestos is a result of ENGINEER's negligence or if ENGINEER brings such hazardous substance, contaminant or asbestos onto the project. G. Contractor Indemnification The CITY agrees to include in all construction contracts the provisions of Article IV.E. regarding the ENGINEER's Personnel at the construction site, and provisions providing for contractor indemnification of the CITY and the ENGINEER for contractor's negligence. H. Contractor Claims and Third-Party Beneficiaries (1) The CITY agrees to include the following clause in all contracts with construction contractors and equipment or materials suppliers: "Contractors, subcontractors and equipment and materials suppliers on the PROJECT, or their sureties, shall maintain no direct action against the ENGINEER, its officers, employees, and subcontractors, for any claim arising out of, in connection with, or resulting from the engineering services performed. Only the CITY will be the beneficiary of any undertaking by the ENGINEER." (2) This AGREEMENT gives no rights or benefits to anyone other than the CITY and the ENGINEER and there are no third-party beneficiaries. (3) The CITY will include in each agreement it enters into with any other entity or person regarding the PROJECT a provision that such entity or person shall have no third-party beneficiary rights under this Agreement. (4) Nothing contained in this Section H. shall be construed as a waiver of any right the CITY has to bring a claim against ENGINEER. City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Standard Agreement for Engineering Related Design Services CPN 100092 Revised Date:November 23,2021 Page 8 of 15 I. Litigation Assistance The Scope of Services does not include costs of the ENGINEER for required or requested assistance to support, prepare, document, bring, defend, or assist in litigation undertaken or defended by the CITY. In the event CITY requests such services of the ENGINEER, this AGREEMENT shall be amended or a separate agreement will be negotiated between the parties. J. Changes The CITY may make or approve changes within the general Scope of Services in this AGREEMENT. If such changes affect the ENGINEER's cost of or time required for performance of the services, an equitable adjustment will be made through an amendment to this AGREEMENT with appropriate CITY approval. Article VI General Legal Provisions A. Authorization to Proceed ENGINEER shall be authorized to proceed with this AGREEMENT upon receipt of a written Notice to Proceed from the CITY. B. Reuse of Project Documents All designs, drawings, specifications, documents, and other work products of the ENGINEER, whether in hard copy or in electronic form, are instruments of service for this PROJECT, whether the PROJECT is completed or not. Reuse, change, or alteration by the CITY or by others acting through or on behalf of the CITY of any such instruments of service without the written permission of the ENGINEER will be at the CITY's sole risk. The CITY shall own the final designs, drawings, specifications and documents. C. Force Majeure CITY and ENGINEER shall exercise their best efforts to meet their respective duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement, but shall not be held liable for any delay or omission in performance due to force majeure or other causes beyond their reasonable control, including, but not limited to: acts of the public enemy, fires, strikes, lockouts, natural disasters, epidemics/pandemics, wars, riots, material or labor restrictions by any governmental authority and/or any other similar causes. City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Standard Agreement for Engineering Related Design Services CPN 100092 Revised Date:November 23,2021 Page 9 of 15 D. Termination (1) This AGREEMENT may be terminated a.) by the City for its convenience upon 30 days' written notice to ENGINEER. b.) by either the CITY or the ENGINEER for cause if either party fails substantially to perform through no fault of the other and the nonperforming party does not commence correction of such nonperformance within 5 days' written notice or thereafter fails to diligently complete the correction. (2) If this AGREEMENT is terminated for the convenience of the City, the ENGINEER will be paid for termination expenses as follows: a.) Reasonable cost of reproduction or electronic storage of partial or complete studies, plans, specifications or other forms of ENGINEER'S work product; b.) The reasonable time requirements for the ENGINEER'S personnel to document the work underway at the time of the CITY'S termination for convenience so that the work effort is suitable for long time storage. (3) Prior to proceeding with termination services, the ENGINEER will submit to the CITY an itemized statement of all projected termination expenses. The CITY'S approval shall be obtained in writing prior to proceeding with termination services. E. Suspension, Delay, or Interruption to Work The CITY may suspend, delay, or interrupt the services of the ENGINEER for the convenience of the CITY. In the event of such suspension, delay, or interruption, an equitable adjustment in the PROJECT's schedule, commitment and cost of the ENGINEER's personnel and subcontractors, and ENGINEER's compensation will be made. F. Indemnification The ENGINEER shall indemnify or hold harmless the CITY against liability for any damage committed by the ENGINEER or ENGINEER's agent, consultant under contract, or another entity over which the ENGINEER exercises control to the extent that the damage is caused by or resulting from an act of negligence, intentional tort, intellectual City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Standard Agreement for Engineering Related Design Services CPN 100092 Revised Date:November 23,2021 Page 10 of 15 property infringement, or failure to pay a subcontractor or supplier. CITY is entitled to recover its reasonable attorney's fees in proportion to the ENGINEER's liability. G. Assignment ENGINEER shall not assign all or any part of this AGREEMENT without the prior written consent of CITY. H. Jurisdiction The law of the State of Texas shall govern the validity of this AGREEMENT, its interpretation and performance, and any other claims related to it. The venue for any litigation related to this AGREEMENT shall be Tarrant County, Texas. I. Severability and Survival If any of the provisions contained in this AGREEMENT are held for any reason to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability will not affect any other provision, and this AGREEMENT shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. Articles V.F., VI.B., VI.D., VI.F., VI.H., and VI.I. shall survive termination of this AGREEMENT for any cause. J. Observe and Comply ENGINEER shall at all times observe and comply with all federal and State 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. ENGINEER 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. K. Contract Construction/No Waiver The parties acknowledge that each Party and, if it so chooses, its counsel, have reviewed and revised Agreement and that the normal rule of contract construction, to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party, must not be employed in the interpretation of Agreement or any amendments or exhibits hereto. City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Standard Agreement for Engineering Related Design Services CPN 100092 Revised Date:November 23,2021 Page 11 of 15 The failure of CITY or ENGINEER to insist upon the performance of any term or provision of this Agreement or to exercise any right granted herein shall not constitute a waiver of CITY's or ENGINEER's respective right to insist upon appropriate performance or to assert any such right on any future occasion. L. Immigration Nationality Act ENGINEER shall verify the identity and employment eligibility of its employees who perform work under this Agreement, including completing the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (1-9). Upon request by CITY, ENGINEER shall provide CITY with copies of all 1-9 forms and supporting eligibility documentation for each employee who performs work under this Agreement. ENGINEER shall adhere to all Federal and State laws as well as establish appropriate procedures and controls so that no services will be performed by any ENGINEER employee who is not legally eligible to perform such services. ENGINEER SHALL INDEMNIFY CITY AND HOLD CITY HARMLESS FROM ANY PENALTIES, LIABILITIES, OR LOSSES DUE TO VIOLATIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH BY ENGINEER, ENGINEER'S EMPLOYEES, SUBCONTRACTORS, AGENTS, OR LICENSEES. CITY, upon written notice to ENGINEER, shall have the right to immediately terminate this Agreement for violations of this provision by ENGINEER. M. Prohibition On Contracts With Companies Boycotting Israel ENGINEER unless a sole proprietor, acknowledges that in accordance with Chapter 2271 of the Texas Government Code, if ENGINEER has 10 or more full time-employees and the contract value is $100,000 or more, 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 contract, ENGINEER certifies that ENGINEER'S signature provides written verification to the City that if Chapter 2271, Texas Government Code applies, ENGINEER: (1) does not boycott Israel; and (2) will not boycott Israel during the term of the contract. City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Standard Agreement for Engineering Related Design Services CPN 100092 Revised Date:November 23,2021 Page 12 of 15 N. Prohibition on Boycotting Energy Companies ENGINEER acknowledges that in accordance with Chapter 2274 of the Texas Government Code-(as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., S.B. 13, § 2), the CITY is prohibited from entering into a contract for goods or services that has a value of $100,000 or more, which will be paid wholly or partly from public funds of the City, with a company (with 10 or more full- time employees) unless the contract contains a written verification from the company that it: (1) does not boycott energy companies; and (2) will not boycott energy companies during the term of the contract. The terms "boycott energy company" and "company" have the meaning ascribed to those terms by Chapter 2274 of the Texas Government Code (as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., S.B. 13, § 2). To the extent that Chapter 2274 of the Government Code is applicable to this Agreement, by signing this Agreement, ENGINEER certifies that ENGINEER's signature provides written verification to the CITY that ENGINEER: (1) does not boycott energy companies; and (2)will not boycott energy companies during the term of this Agreement. O. Prohibition on Discrimination Against Firearm and Ammunition Industries ENGINEER acknowledges that except as otherwise provided by Chapter 2274 of the Texas Government Code (as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., S.B. 19, § 1), the CITY is prohibited from entering into a contract for goods or services that has a value of $100,000 or more which will be paid wholly or partly from public funds of the City, with a company (with 10 or more full-time employees) unless the contract contains a written verification from the company that it: (1) does not have a practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association; and (2) will not discriminate during the term of the contract against a firearm entity or firearm trade association. The terms "discriminate," "firearm entity" and "firearm trade association" have the meaning ascribed to those terms by Chapter 2274 of the Texas Government Code (as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., S.B. 19, § 1). To the extent that Chapter 2274 of the Government Code is applicable to this Agreement, by signing this Agreement, ENGINEER certifies that ENGINEER's signature provides written verification to the CITY that ENGINEER: (1) does not have a practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association; and (2) will not discriminate against a firearm entity or firearm trade association during the term of this Agreement. This AGREEMENT, including its attachments and schedules, constitutes the entire AGREEMENT, which supersedes all prior written or oral understandings, and may only be changed by a written amendment executed by both parties. This AGREEMENT may be City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Standard Agreement for Engineering Related Design Services CPN 100092 Revised Date:November 23,2021 Page 13 of 15 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. The following attachments and schedules are hereby made a part of this AGREEMENT: Attachment A - Scope of Services Attachment B - Compensation Attachment C -Amendments to Standard Agreement for Engineering Services Attachment ❑ - Project Schedule Attachment E - Location Map Attachment F - Insurance Requirements Duly executed by each party's designated representative to be effective on the date subscribed by the CiVs designated Assistant City Manager. BY: BY: CITY OF FORT WORTH ENGINEER Arredondo, Zepeda & Brunz. LLC .,r Johnspi V 2T,2Q22 10:55 COT 4Ifr7nso P Garza William Johnson A.fonso PCarxa iSep 22,2022 09:3?COT Assistant City Manager Alfonso P. Garza, PE Date Sep 27, 2022 President/Owner Date Sep 22, 2022 ATTEST: s O"dA& innette S.Goodall r Sep 28,202212:51 Cor) Jannette Goodall City Secretary APPROVAL RECOMMENDED: By: Lauren Prieur Interim Director,Transportation&PublicWorks APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY Form 1295 No. 2022-888093 By. ❑Rlark - —v M&C No.: 22-0633 Douglas W Black Sr. Assistant City Attorney M&C Date: 08/23/2022 City of Fat Worth,Texas c Standard Agreement for Engmeenng Related Design Services OFFICIAL RECORD Revised Date:November 23.2021 Page 14 of 15 CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX 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. Michael Wellbaum Project Manager OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Standard Agreement for Engineering Related Design Services CPN 100092 Revised Date:November 23,2021 Page 15 of 15 ATTACHMENT "A" Scope for Task Order Contract— Engineering Design and Construction Phase Services 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. OBJECTIVE The objective of the projects completed under the Task Order agreement is to prepare construction documents for Citywide Storm Drain Improvements. Work under this agreement includes, but is not limited to, project management, data collection, topographic survey, subsurface utility exploration (SUE), right-of-way documentation, conceptual/schematic design, preliminary and final design, bidding, and construction phase services for drainage improvements WORK TO BE PERFORMED ENGINEER hereby agrees to perform design and construction phase services on a task order basis as may be requested by the CITY during the term of thisAGREEMENT. Work under this agreement will be performed on a task order basis. The CITY will request services for each Task Order. The ENGINEER shall prepare scope, fee and schedule as necessary to perform the services requested for each Task Order within 10 working days of the CITY's request. Each Task Order shall include scope for services as Attachment "A". This scope of services will outline tasks required to complete the Work Authorization. This scope of services shall include a detailed description of each task, outline any assumptions and list the required deliverables. For each task the scope shall include a detailed description of the task, outline any assumptions, and list the required deliverables. Each Task Order shall include Attachment "B" detailing the compensation for the Task Order. Compensation will be based upon hours agreed to by the CITY and the ENGINEER for each Task Order. Compensation will be based on the Schedule of Rates in Attachment "B" of this agreement. The fee will include an estimate of reimbursable expense and sub- consultant costs for each Work Authorization. Compensation for each Work Authorization shall be hourly, not-to-exceed. If the Task Order requires a schedule, it shall be attached as Attachment"D". Each Task Order shall include Attachment "E" to identify the project location. City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Attachment A CPN 100092 Revised Date:May 19,2010 Page 1 of 1 ATTACHMENT B COMPENSATION Design Services for Citywide Storm Drain Improvements City Project No. 100092 Time and Materials with Rate Schedule Project I. Compensation A. The ENGINEER shall be compensated for personnel time, non-labor expenses, and subcontract expenses in performing services enumerated in Attachment A as follows: i. Personnel Time_ Personnel time shall be compensated based upon hours worked directly in performing the PROJECT multiplied by the appropriate Labor Category Rate for the ENGINEER's team member performing the work. Labor Cateaory Rate as presented in the rate schedule table below is the rate for each labor category performing the work and includes all direct salaries, overhead, and profit. Labor Category 2022 Rate 2023 Rate $!hour ($/hour) Principal $ 289.63 $ 289.63 Senior Project Manager $ 281.08 $ 281.08 Quality Manager $ 223A 3 $ 223.13 Project Manager $ 208.59 $ 208.59 Senior Engineer $ 189.02 $ 189.02 Design Engineer $ 156.19 $ 156.19 Engineer-In-Training $ 141.27 $ 141.27 Senior CAD❑ Operator $ 130.57 $ 130.57 Admin/Clerical $ 81.57 $ 81.57 RPLS - Project Manager $ 185.00 $ 185.00 RPLS —Task Manager $ 165.00 $ 165.00 Senior Survey Tech 1 $ 125.00 $ 125.00 2 - Person Survey Crew $ 175.00 $ 175.00 3 - Person Survey Crew $ 230.00 $ 230.00 ii_ Non-Labor Expenses. Non-labor expenses shall be reimbursed as Direct Expenses at invoice or internal office cost_ Direct Expenses (non-labor) include, but are not limited to, mileage, travel and lodging expenses, mail, supplies, printing and reproduction services, other direct expenses associated with delivery of the work,, plus applicable sales, use, value added, business transfer, gross receipts, or other similar taxes. iii. Subcontract Expenses. Subcontract expenses and outside services shall be reimbursed at cost to ENGINEER plus a markup of ten percent (10%). City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Attachment B CPN 100092 PMO Official Release Date:8.09.2012 Page 1 of 4 B-1 ATTACHMENT B COMPENSATION iv. Budgets. ENGINEER will make reasonable efforts to complete the work within the budget and will keep the City informed of progress toward that end so that the budget or work effort can be adjusted if found necessary. ENGINEER is not obligated to incur costs beyond the indicated budgets, as may be adjusted, nor is the City obligated to pay ENGINEER beyond these limits. If ENGINEER projects, in the course of providing the necessary services, that the PROJECT cost presented in Article 2 of this Agreement will be exceeded, whether by change in scope of the project, increased costs or other conditions, the ENGINEER shall immediately report such fact to the City and, if so instructed by the City, shall suspend all work hereunder. When any budget has been increased, ENGINEER's excess costs expended prior to such increase will be allowable to the same extent as if such costs had been incurred after the approved increase. B. The ENGINEER shall be paid monthly payments as described in Section II - Method of Payment. II. Method of Payment A. The ENGINEER shall be paid by the City based upon an invoice created on the basis of statements prepared from the books and records of account of the ENGINEER, based on the actual hours and costs expended by the ENGINEER in performing the work. B. Each invoice shall be verified as to its accuracy and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by an officer of the ENGINEER. C. ENGINEER shall prepare and submit invoices in the format and including content as presented in Exhibit B-1. D. Payment of invoices will be subject to certification by the City that such work has been performed. III. Progress Reports A The FE I(''IF€Rshall pp ar�r--] Submit to the rJc n T tatiye nF 4hc City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Attachment B CPN 100092 PMO Official Release Date:8.09.2012 Page 2 of 4 B-2 ATTACHMENT B COMPENSATION IV. Summary of Total Project Fees Firm Primary Responsibility Fee Amount % Prime Consultant Arredondo,Zepeda&Brunz, LLC Engineering Design $300,000.00 100% Proposed MBE/SBE Sub-Consultants Non-MBE/SBE Consultants TOTAL $$300,000.00 100% Project Number& Name Total Fee MBE/SBE Fee MBE/SBE 100092-Citywide Storm Drain Improvements $300,000.00 $300,000.00 100 % City MBE/SBE Goal = 13% Consultant Committed Goal = 100% City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Attachment B CPN 100092 PMO Official Release Date:8.09.2012 Page 3 of 4 B-3 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 desired work types and work phases. City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Attachment B CPN 100092 PMO Official Release Date:8.09.2012 Page 4 of 4 B-4 Attachment B-1 W — W ' -% Ur " own Arredondo, Zepeda & Brunz, LLC 11355 McCree Road Dallas, Texas 75238 Attn:City PM Remit To: 11355 McCree Road City of Fort Worth Dallas,Texas 75238 City Hall—Second Floor 200 Texas St. Date: November 1,2022 Fort Worth,TX 76102 Period Covered: October 1 -31,2022 City Project#100092 AZB Job No.: 222-XXXX.YYY AZ&B PM:Jeff Thomas,PE,CFM City of Fort Worth Drainage Project Name AZB Invoice# 222-XXXX.YYY-01 City of Fort Worth Drainage Project Name Amount Amount Amount Function Amount Invoiced Previously Current Code Description Authorized To Date Invoiced Invoice ** Managing Contracted Services 4,749.92 3,396.96 0.00 3,396.96 ** Drainage(PS&E) 26,444.24 19,456.46 0.00 19,456.46 ** Managing Contracted Advance PE Services 549.75 155.94 0.00 155.94 31,743.91 23,009.36 0.00 23,009.36 Total Invoice Amount Due 523,009.36 Statement of Services Performed During Invoice Period: * 60%design plans * QAIQC Citywide Storm Drain Improvements CPN 100092 IIN=xDOT FTW Bridge Scour Attachment B-1 11R #wI M=% 'r M �u w �q � a ' Arredondo, Zepeda & Brunz, LLC 11355 McCree Road Dallas, Texas 75238 Date: November 1,2022 Attn:City PM City of Fort Worth Period Covered:October 1 -31, 2022 City Hall—Second Floor 200 Texas St. Job No.: 222-XXXX.YYY Fort Worth,TX 76102 City of Fort Worth Drainage Project City Project#100092 Inv.No.: 222-)CCXX.YYY-01 AZ&B PM: Jeff Thomas,PE.CFM Function Code XX Managing Contracted Services Employee Description Name Rate Hours Amount Project Manager Jeff Thomas 208.59 XX YY Total Function Code XX Managing Contracted Services Function Code XX Drainage Design Employee Description Name Rate Hours Amount Quality Manager Alfonso Garza 223.13 XX YY Project Manager Jeff Thomas 208.59 XX YY Design Engineer Vince Nguyen 156.19 XX YY RPLS-TM Joseph Benitez 165.00 XX YY Senior Survey Tech Clay Chambers 125.00 XX YY 2-Person Sury Crew N/A 175.00 XX YY Total Labor XX Drainage Design _,---.— Total Labor Other Direct Costs Mileage XX Miles @$0.565 per Mile= XXX XX Days Meals Nights Lodging Total Non-Labor XXX.XX Total Invoice Amount Due —,---.— Citywide Storm Drain Improvements CPN 100092 Invoice 1t 221-117k02-01 ATTACHMENT "C" CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS TO STANDARD AGREEMENT Design Services for Citywide Storm Drain Improvements City Project No. 100092 <No Changes> City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Attachment C CPN 100092 PMO Release Date:05.19.2010 Page 1 of 1 FORT WORTH ATTACHMENT "D" PROJECT SCHEDULE A. ENGINEER Project Schedule Development ENGINEER shall prepare a project schedule for the services to be provided in fulfilling the requirements of the Agreement and encompassing the Scope of Work defined in Attachment A to the Agreement. ENGINEER shall prepare and maintain project schedule throughout the life of the project as defined in the Agreement Cnninccr I7rnlcn4 Cnhcd4e �. ssned z„�T+er" se�est+en gp8G GatiGR nn 31 15, RI;4n align With 4hc 6078 aAd- nmmPlcvifii Of 4h8 nrni8n4 7 R hgcic Fnr ssneduf�de V n M 211r Gity'S PFG7eGt n n ger will determine the "Tier" level {tee v.hinh will he rc Fcrrt;d 4n ;as 4hc Drnicn4 C2� linc Cnhcr4„Ic Updater, 4n 4��sp cnhcrd,,Ic Fnllewthe rcn6,ircmcn49; A-f Gity'S SpeGifina4inn no 2'1 '1F rn..Pro j-eG Progress R-a-hredd-u is nF the rdcVcl9nmcn4 aR d 161pda4inn nrnnccc nF Gity"; NUMpr Drnicn4 Cnhe dul City of Fort Worth,Texas Citywide Storm Drain Improvements Attachment D CPN 100092 Revision Date:07.20.2018 Page 1 of 1 Attachment E Design Services for FORT NORTH Citywide Storm Drain Improvements City Project No. 100092 I �Rgwar Mo dtS � BKI�r I ` Gfh��vihp-- --- ----- a w I Sapthoke Grapevinel � + 1 K41fQf � 0 [q TT GIMI'GVFI;NoIt AAle 5agjp I I I I 7�86 Hanb�n Clcy I I i ti7, I I I I I ra np ❑w POO Arlir}�talll. oa a —. I I I WI{@dp I � I I rp: I I I I � I I I I I D 1 2 4 Miles Li Esri,NASA, A,USGS, FEMA,City of Fort Worth,Texas Parks& Wil Esri,HE E,Garmin,SafeGra h, FA El�ll�A SA,L15GS,EPAI url P91 s�i�lu NPS --- L------------- - Citywide Storm Drain Improvements CPN 10OD92 City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication DATE: 08/23/22 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 22-0633 LOG NAME: 20SWM AZ&B CITYWIDE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS DESIGN SUBJECT (ALL)Authorize Execution of an Engineering Agreement with Arredondo, Zepeda&Brunz, LLC in an Amount Not to Exceed$300,000.00 for Citywide Drainage Improvement Projects RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council authorize the execution of an engineering agreement with Arredondo,Zepeda&Brunz, LLC in an amount not to exceed$300,000.00 for the Citywide Drainage Improvements programmable project(City Project No.P00043)with one renewal at the City of Fort Worth's sole option. DISCUSSION: The purpose of this Mayor and Council Communication(M&C) is to recommend approval of an engineering agreement for task-ordered services to design various citywide minor drainage improvement projects that may be needed from time to time.These projects may involve storm drain extensions, inlets and outfalls, correcting drainage deficiencies, and other minor drainage improvements.This contract is a tool to quickly respond to small,yet high-priorlty drainage improvement design needs throughout the Clty that are identified by community members or staff. In May 2021,the Transportation and Public Works Department(TPW), Stormwater Management Division, published a Request for Qualifications (RFQ)for various engineering consulting services.Forty-five consultants responded to the RFQ for the project development and design service area with Statements of Qualifications(SOQ).An evaluation team of three City staff subject matter experts from the Stormwater Management Division and Capital Delivery Division of TPW scored the SOQ's based on company experience, prior projects,workload, and team experience. The City's Business Equity team also evaluated and scored the SOQ's.A pool of twenty-one consultants was selected based upon these scores to be matched with specific projects. Based on this scoring,Arredondo,Zepeda& Brunz, LLC (AZ&B)was selected as the most qualified consultant to perform design services for this project. Individual task orders will be issued for each project identified to address a local flooding or drainage need.The cost of each task order will be based on the hours worked at agreed-upon hourty rates.The total cost of all task orders performed will not exceed$300,000.00.Staff considers the proposed hourly rates to be fair and reasonable for the size and complexity of the contemplated projects.This agreement may be renewed one additional time at the City's sole option subject to available funding.The contract duration will continue until work is complete or all funds are utilized. Funding is budgeted in the Drainage Improvement Projects programmable project within the Stormwater Capital Projects Fund for the purpose of funding various task order projects,as appropriated, MANBE Office—Arredondo:Zepeda&Brunz, LLC is in compliance with the City's Business Equity Ordinance by committing to 13% Business Equity participation on this project.The City's Business Equity goal on this project is 13%.Arredondo,Zepeda&Brunz, LLC is MBE certified. This project is located in ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION: The Director of Finance certifies that funds are available in the current capital budget, as previously appropriated, in the Stormwater Capital Projects Fund for future identified task order projects related to the Drainage Improvement Projects programmable project to support the approval of the above recommendation and execution of the engineering agreement. Prior to any expenditure being incurred,the Transportation&Public Works Department has the responsibility to validate the availability of funds. Submitted for City Manager's Office by- Dana Burghdoff 8018 Originating Business Unit Head: William Johnson 7801 Additional Information Contact: Linda Young 2485