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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 45706 CITY SECRETARy CONTRAcT No, CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS STANDARD AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES This AGREEMENT is between the City of Fort Worth, a Texas home-rule municipality (the "CITY"), and AR Consultants, Inc., authorized to do business in Texas, an independent contractor("Consultant"), for a PROJECT generally described as:. 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 Big Fossil Creek Parallel Relief Sanitary Sewer M-402. (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 11 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 $2250.00 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. rn Acceptance by Consultant of said payment shall operate as and shall release the City from C-) all claims or liabilities under this Agreement for anything related to, done, or furnished in M 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 OFFICIAL 6iIECORD Standard Agreement for Professional Services PMO Official Release Date:1128/2013 CITY SECRETARY Page 1 of 8 51, Article III Term Unless terminated pursuant to the terms herein, this Agreement shall 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 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 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,Tezas 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 Consultant's insurance. L 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 Vlll 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 Page 4 of 8 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 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. City of Fort Worth,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services PMO Official Release Date:1/28/2013 Page 5 of 8 i I 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 Page 6 of 8 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: AR Consultants, Inc. Attn: Alan Skinner 805 Business Parkway Richardson, Texas 75081 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:112812013 Page 7 of 8 I 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 and effective this the day of , � 'I , 20 BY: BY: CITY OF FORT WORTH ENGINEER AR Consultants, Inc. Fernando Costa Alan Skinner Assistant City Manager President Date: Date: APPROVAL RECOMMENDED: J By. ' . S. Frank Crumb, P.E., BCEE Director, Water Department APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY M&C No.: NO M&C REQUIRED By: _....._ M&C Date: Do ufas W. Black Assistant City Attorney ATTEST- Mary J. Kayser City Secretary City of Foy worm,Texas Standard Agreement for Professional Services f TARY PMO Official Release Date:1/28/2013 Page 8 of 8 AR Consultants, Inc. A Aacological and Environmenfal Consul"g 806 Business Parkway,Richardson,Toaas 75081 Phone: (214)368-0478 Fa:: (214)221-1519 E-mail: arcdige @a01.c0m A PROPOSAL FOR A CULTURAL RESOURCES EVALUATION FOR THE PROPOSED BIG FOSSIL PARALLEL RELIEF SEWER M-402 PIPELINE ROUTE Tarrant County, Texas Submitted to: City of Fort Worth Date: June 12,2014 Submitted by: qW4 This proposal is valid for three(3)months after the date above. HISTORIC BUILDINGS ARCHAEOLOGY NATURAL SCIENCES Introduction AR Consultants, Inc. (ARC)is pleased to submit this proposal to the City of Fort Worth (CLIENT) for a cultural resources evaluation of the proposed Big Fossil Parallel Relief Sewer M-402 Pipeline Route in Tarrant County, Texas. This pipeline route will parallel Big Fossil Creek, south of 121 in the West Fork of the Trinity River Floodplain. The purpose of this evaluation is to make recommendations about whether an archaeological field survey is warranted in the project area, and if so,what areas should be surveyed. Tasks 1. Conduct a windshield reconnaissance to make observations about the ground surface visibility and topographic changes in the landscape. The locations of known prehistoric sites,historic sites,historic standing structures, and cemeteries will be noted at this time. ARC will use shapefiles acquired from CLIENT to determine the boundaries of the proposed project areas. This scope of work includes the cost of a windshield reconnaissance in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex. If the project area is outside the Metroplex,the cost will be assessed based on mileage and travel time. 2. Prepare a cultural resources evaluation based on a comprehensive review of the records dealing with historic and prehistoric occupation in the project area. All relevant data will be used to determine and describe the characteristics of the archaeological sites, as well as the potential of finding cultural resources. The records search includes accessing the following, as necessary: • Texas Archeological Sites Atlas(TASA) • Additional records at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory (TARL) • Historic maps of all counties included in the project area • Natural Resources Conservation Service(NRCS) soil maps • Bureau of Economic Geology geological maps • City, state, or county planning documents (when available) • United States Geologic Survey(USGS)topographic maps (from the late 1800s to present) • Records available at city and county historical societies • Published local histories • National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) • Other sources 3. A letter will be submitted to CLIENT for review, detailing the results of the records search.This letter will contain a discussion of the potential for the proposed project to affect known archaeological sites, State Archeological Landmarks(SALs), or sites listed on the NRHP. In addition to this discussion,the letter will also address the likelihood that the proposed project will encounter areas with a high potential of containing cultural resources. ARC will employ various criteria to predict the presence of buried cultural resources, which include: • Known locations of archaeological sites in the area of the proposed project HISTORIC BUILDINGS ARCHAEOLOGY NATURAL,SCI ENClES • Settlement patterns and likely locations for unrecorded archaeological sites • Geologic and other conditions that affect the preservation of intact archaeological deposits • Results of previous archaeological investigations in the area of the proposed project 4. A final letter will be submitted to CLIENT once ARC has addressed any comments or revisions. If requested, a draft coordination letter for submittal to the necessary state and federal agencies, which summarizes the results of the records search, will be included. This draft coordination letter will also contain recommendations made by ARC regarding the need for further archaeological investigations, the explanation for the basis of the recommendations, and the request that state and federal agencies concur with the stated recommendations. Schedule • ARC requires a written notice-to-proceed in order to begin research. This proposal should be accepted by CLIENT with a signature, or provide ARC with a subconsultant agreement to sign. • ARC will begin data compilation within five(5)working days of the notice-to- proceed. • The letter should be completed and submitted to CLIENT within seven(7) working days, for comment and approval. • ARC will provide CLIENT with a finalized letter, along with draft coordination letters for necessary review agencies (if requested),within three(3)working days of receiving approval. Staffing The investigation will be conducted by Molly Hall (Principal Investigator)and the staff of ARC. Resumes for all ARC staff are available upon request and all Principal Investigator resumes are on file with the THC. ARC has the necessary liability and workers' comprehensive coverage to perform the tasks listed above. A certificate of insurance will be provided to CLIENT upon request. Cost Option A: Tasks 1-4 will be a lump sum cost of$1500. Option B: Tasks 2-4 (excluding the windshield survey)will be a lump sum cost of$750. • If CLIENT changes the proposed route or project area, ARC reserves the right to change and resubmit the proposed budget. Scheduling and costs are specific to the tasks described in this proposal and any changes to those tasks could change the cost for CLIENT. HISTORIC BUILDINGS ARCHAEOLOGY NATURAL SCIENCES Work will be billed as tasks are completed. All invoices should be paid by CLIENT within 60 days of receipt. Proposal Accepted By: Signature of Authorized Representative Printed Name Company Title Date HISTORIC BUILDINGS ARCHAEOLOGY NATURAL SCIENCES