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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 45947 CITY SECRETAW - CONTRACT NO. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT This PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the CITY OF FORT WORTH (the "City"), a home rule municipal corporation in Texas, acting by and through Fernando Costa, its duly authorized Assistant City Manager, and Brio Services, LLC dlbla Brio Consulting, LLC, acting by and through Nancy Lerner, its duly authorized Chief Executive Officer, Contracts, each individually referred to as a "party" and collectively referred to as the "parties." CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The Contract documents shall include the following: 1. This Agreement for Professional Services 2. Exhibit A—Statement of Work plus any amendments to the Statement of Work 3. Exhibit B—Timeline of Work to be Completed All Exhibits attached hereto are incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement for all purposes. in the event of any conflict between the documents, the terms and conditions of this Professional Services Agreement shall control. 1. SCOPE OF SERVICES. Consultant hereby agrees to provide the City with professional consulting services for the Fort Worth Water Department Asset Management System Project. Attached hereto and incorporated for all purposes incident to this Agreement is Exhibit "A," Statement of Work, more specifically describing the services to be provided hereunder. 2. TERM. This Agreement shall commence upon the date that both the City and Consultant have executed this Agreement("Effective Date") and shall continue in full force and effect until project completion ("Initial Term"), unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Consultant shall complete the work pursuant to the timeline outlined in Exhibit "B," Timeline of Work to be Completed. If modifications or extensions to the timeline are needed, City and Consultant will mutually agree in writing. 3. COMPENSATION. The City shall pay Consultant an amount not to exceed forty-nine thousand, seven hundred dollars and no cents ($49,700.00) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Consultant shall not perform any additional services for the City not specified by this Agreement unless the City requests and approves in writing the additional costs for such services. The City shall not be liable for any additional expenses of Consultant not specified by this Agreement unless the City first approves such expenses in writing. Consultant will provide the services outlined in Exhibit A for a firm fixed fee of forty-nine thousand, seven hundred dollars and no cents ($49,700.00) inclusive of all labor, travel costs, and any other expense. Consultant shall submit a single invoice at the conclusion of the project for payment by the City. 4. TERMINATION. 4.1. Written Notice. The City or Consultant may terminate this Agreement at any time and for any reason by Professional Service Agreement between Brio Services,LLC d\b\a Brio Consulting,LLC and City of Fart Worth 1 of l l Execution Copy 9/10/14 OFFICIAL EC®R® CITY Y SECRETARY RECEIVED SEP 2 33- 01011, FT. MORTH9 YX providing the other party with 30 days'written notice of termination. 4.2 Non-appropriation of Funds. In the event no funds or insufficient funds are appropriated by the City in any fiscal period for any payments due hereunder, City will notify Consultant of such occurrence and this Agreement shall terminate on the last day of the fiscal period for which appropriations were received without penalty or expense to the City of any kind whatsoever, except as to the portions of the payments herein agreed upon for which funds have been appropriated. 4.3 Duties and Obligations of the Parties. In the event that this Agreement is terminated prior to the Expiration Date, the City shall pay Consultant for services actually rendered up to the effective date of termination and Consultant shall continue to provide the City with services requested by the City and in accordance with this Agreement up to the effective date of termination. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, Consultant shall provide the City with copies of all completed or partially completed documents prepared under this Agreement. 5. DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Consultant hereby warrants to the City that Consultant has made full disclosure in writing of any existing or potential conflicts of interest related to Consultant's services under this Agreement. In the event that any conflicts of interest arise after the Effective Date of this Agreement, Consultant hereby agrees immediately to make full disclosure to the City in writing. Consultant, for itself and its officers, agents and employees, further agrees that it shall treat all information provided to it by the City as confidential and shall not disclose any such information to a third party without the prior written approval of the City. Consultant shall store and maintain City Information in a secure manner and shall not allow unauthorized users to access, modify, delete or otherwise corrupt City Information in any way. Consultant shall notify the City immediately if the security or integrity of any City information has been compromised or is believed to have been compromised. 6. RIGHT TO AUDIT. Consultant agrees that the City shall, until the expiration of three (3) years after final payment under this contract, or the final conclusion of any audit commenced during the said three years, have access to and the right to examine at reasonable times any directly pertinent books, documents, papers and records of the consultant involving transactions relating to this Contract at no additional cost to the City. Consultant agrees that the City shall have access during normal working hours to all necessary Consultant 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 Consultant reasonable advance notice of intended audits. Consultant further agrees to include in all its subcontractor agreements hereunder a provision to the effect that the subcontractor agrees that the City shall, until expiration of three (3) years after final payment of the subcontract, or the final conclusion of any audit commenced during the said three years have access to and the right to examine at reasonable times any directly pertinent books, documents, papers and records of such subcontractor involving transactions related to the subcontract, and further that City shall have access during normal working hours to all subcontractor facilities and shall be provided adequate and appropriate work space in order to conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of this paragraph. City shall give subcontractor reasonable notice of intended audits. 7. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. It is expressly understood and agreed that Consultant shall operate as an independent contractor as to all rights and privileges and work performed under this agreement, and not as agent, Professional Service Agreement between Brio Services,LLC d\b\a Brio Consulting,LLC and City of Fort Worth 2 of 1 I Execution Copy 9/10/14 representative or employee of the City. Subject to and in accordance with the conditions and provisions of this Agreement, Consultant shall have the exclusive right to control the details of its operations and activities and be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of its officers, agents, servants, employees, contractors and subcontractors. Consultant acknowledges that the doctrine of respondeat superior shall not apply as between the City, its officers, agents, servants and employees, and Consultant, its officers, agents, employees, servants, contractors and subcontractors. Consultant further agrees that nothing herein shall be construed as the creation of a partnership or joint enterprise between City and Consultant. It is further understood that the City shall in no way be considered a Co- employer or a Joint employer of Consultant or any officers, agents, servants, employees or subcontractors of Consultant. Neither Consultant, nor any officers, agents, servants, employees or subcontractors of the Consultant shall be entitled to any employment benefits from the City. Consultant shall be responsible and liable for any and all payment and reporting of taxes on behalf of itself, and any of its officers, agents, servants, employees or subcontractors. 9. LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION. A. LIABILITY - CONSULTANT SHALL BE LIABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL PROPERTY LOSS, PROPERTY DAMAGE ANDIOR PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH, TO ANY AND ALL PERSONS, OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER, WHETHER REAL OR ASSERTED, TO THE EXTENT CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENT ACT(S) OR OMISSION(S), MALFEASANCE OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT OF CONSULTANT, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS OR EMPLOYEES. B. INDEMNIFICATION - CONSULTANT HEREBY COVENANTS AND AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, HOLD HARMLESS AND DEFEND THE CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS AND EMPLOYEES, FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR LAWSUITS OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER, WHETHER REAL OR ASSERTED, FOR EITHER PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS (INCLUDING ALLEGED DAMAGE OR LOSS TO CONSULTANT'S BUSINESS AND ANY RESULTING LOST PROFITS) ANDIOR PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH, TO ANY AND ALL PERSONS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE EXTENT CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENT ACTS OR OMISSIONS OR MALFEASANCE OF CONSULTANT, ITS OFFICERS,AGENTS, SERVANTS OR EMPLOYEES. 9. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBCONTRACTING. Consultant shall not assign or subcontract any of its duties, obligations or rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the City. If the City grants consent to an assignment, the assignee shall execute a written agreement with the City and the Consultant under which the assignee agrees to be bound by the duties and obligations of Consultant under this Agreement. The Consultant and Assignee shall be jointly liable for all obligations of the Consultant under this Agreement prior to the effective date of the assignment. If the City grants consent to a subcontract, the subcontractor shall execute a written agreement with the Consultant referencing this Agreement under which the subcontractor shall agree to be bound by the duties and obligations of the Consultant under this Agreement as such duties and obligations may apply. The Consultant shall provide the City with a fully executed copy of any such subcontract. 10. INSURANCE. Consultant shall provide the City with certificate(s) of insurance documenting policies of the following minimum coverage limits that are to be in effect prior to commencement of any work pursuant to this Agreement: 10.1 Coverage and Limits (a) Commercial General Liability Professional Service Agreement between Brio Services,LLC d\b\a Brio Consulting,LLC and City of Fort Worth 3 of 11 Execution Copy 9/10/14 $1,000,000 Each Occurrence $1,000,000 Aggregate (b) Automobile Liability $1,000,000 Each occurrence on a combined single limit basis Coverage shall be on any vehicle used by the Consultant, its employees, agents, representatives in the course of the providing services under this Agreement. "Any vehicle"shall be any vehicle owned, hired and non-owned (c) Worker's Compensation -Statutory limits Employer's liability $100,000 Each accidentloccurrence $100,000 Disease-per each employee $500,000 Disease-policy limit This coverage may be written as follows: Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability coverage with limits consistent with statutory benefits outlined in the Texas workers' Compensation Act (Art. 8308 — 1.01 et seq. Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat.) and minimum policy limits for Employers' Liability of $100,000 each accident/occurrence, $500,000 bodily injury disease policy limit and $100,000 per disease per employee (d) Technology Liability(E&O) $1,000,000 Each Claim Limit $1,000,000 Aggregate Limit Coverage shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) Failure to prevent unauthorized access (ii) Unauthorized disclosure of information (iii) Implantation of malicious code or computer virus (iv) Fraud, Dishonest or Intentional Acts with final adjudication language Technology coverage may be provided through an endorsement to the Commercial General Liability (CGL) policy, or a separate policy specific to Technology E&O. Either is acceptable if coverage meets all other requirements. Any deductible will be the sole responsibility of the Prime Vendor and may not exceed $50,000 without the written approval of the City. Coverage shall be claims-made, with a retroactive or prior acts date that is on or before the effective date of this Contract. Coverage shall be maintained for the duration of the contractual agreement and for two (2) years following completion of services provided. An annual certificate of insurance shall be submitted to the City to evidence coverage. 10.2 General Requirements (a) The commercial general liability and automobile liability policies shall name the City as an additional insured thereon, as its interests may appear. The term City shall include its employees, officers, officials, agents, and volunteers in respect to the contracted services. (b) The workers' compensation policy shall include a Waiver of Subrogation (Right of Recovery) in favor of the City of Fort Worth. Professional Service Agreement between Brio Services,LLC d\b\a Brio Consulting,LLC and City of Port Worth 4 of I 1 Execution Copy 9/10/14 (c) A minimum of Thirty (30) days notice of cancellation or reduction in limits of coverage shall be provided to the City. Ten (10) days notice shall be acceptable in the event of non-payment of premium. Notice shall be sent to the Risk Manager, City of Fort Worth, 1000 Throckmorton, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, with copies to the City Attorney at the same address. (d) The insurers for all policies must be licensed and/or approved to do business in the State of Texas. All insurers must have a minimum rating of A- VII in the current A.M. Best Key Rating Guide, or have reasonably equivalent financial strength and solvency to the satisfaction of Risk Management. If the rating is below that required, written approval of Risk Management is required. (e) Any failure on the part of the City to request required insurance documentation shall not constitute a waiver of the insurance requirement. (f) Certificates of Insurance evidencing that the Consultant has obtained all required insurance shall be delivered to the City prior to Consultant proceeding with any work pursuant to this Agreement. 11. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS ORDINANCES RULES AND REGULATIONS. Consultant agrees that in the performance of its obligations hereunder, it will comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations and that any work it produces in connection with this agreement will also comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. If the City notifies Consultant of any violation of such laws, ordinances, rules or regulations, Consultant shall immediately desist from and correct the violation. 12. NON-DISCRIMINATION COVENANT. Consultant, for itself, its personal representatives, assigns, subcontractors and successors in interest, as part of the consideration herein, agrees that in the performance of Consultant's duties and obligations hereunder, it shall not discriminate in the treatment or employment of any individual or group of individuals on any basis prohibited by law. If any claim arises from an alleged violation of this non- discrimination covenant by Consultant, its personal representatives, assigns, subcontractors or successors in interest, Consultant agrees to assume such liability and to indemnify and defend the City and hold the City harmless from such claim. 13. NOTICES. Notices required pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall be conclusively determined to have been delivered when (1) hand-delivered to the other party, its agents, employees, servants or representatives, (2) delivered by facsimile with electronic confirmation of the transmission, or (3) received by the other party by United States Mail, registered, return receipt requested, addressed as follows: City of Fort Worth Brio Services, LLC d/b/a Brio Consulting LLC Attn: Fernando Costa,Assistant City Manager Attn: Nancy Learner 1000 Throckmorton 11152 Westheimer Road#685 Fort Worth TX 76102-6311 Houston, Texas, 77042 Facsimile: (817) 392-8654 Facsimile: 713-858-2425 14. SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES. Neither the City nor Consultant shall, during the term of this agreement and additionally for a period of one year after its termination, solicit for employment or employ, whether as employee or independent contractor, any person who is or has been employed by the other during the term of this agreement,without the prior written consent of the person's employer. Professional Service Agreement behveen Brio Services,LLC d\b\a Brio Consulting,LLC and City of Fort Worth 5 of I 1 Execution Copy 9/10/14 16. GOVERNMENTAL POWERS/IMMUNITIES It is understood and agreed that by execution of this Agreement, the City does not waive or surrender any of its governmental powers or immunities. 16. NO WAIVER. The failure of the City or Consultant 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 the City's or Consultant's respective right to insist upon appropriate performance or to assert any such right on any future occasion. 17. GOVERNING LAW/VENUE. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. If any action,whether real or asserted, at law or in equity, is brought pursuant to 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. 18. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired. 19. FORCE MAJEURE. The City and Consultant 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, compliance with any government law, ordinance or regulation, acts of God, acts of the public enemy, fires, strikes, lockouts, natural disasters, wars, riots, material or labor restrictions by any governmental authority, transportation problems and/or any other similar causes. 20. HEADINGS NOT CONTROLLING. Headings and titles used in this Agreement are for reference purposes only, shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement, and are not intended to define or limit the scope of any provision of this Agreement. 21. REVIEW OF COUNSEL. The parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that the normal rules of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or exhibits hereto. 22. AMENDMENTS. No amendment of this Agreement shall be binding upon a party hereto unless such amendment is set forth in a written instrument, which is executed by an authorized representative of each party. 23. ENTIRETY OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement, including the schedule of exhibits attached hereto and any documents incorporated herein by reference, contains the entire understanding and agreement between the City and Consultant, their assigns and successors in interest, as to the matters contained herein. Any prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreement is hereby declared null and void to the extent in conflict with any provision of this Agreement. Professional Service Agreement behveen Brio Services,LLC d\b\a Brio Consulting,LLC and City of Fort Worth 6 of 11 Execution Copy 9/10/14 24. SIGNATURE AUTHORITY. The person signing this agreement hereby warrants that he/she has the legal authority to execute this agreement on behalf of the respective party, and that such binding authority has been granted by proper order, resolution, ordinance or other authorization of the entity. The other party is fully entitled to rely on this warranty and representation in entering into this Agreement. 25. 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 one and the same instrument. 26. WARRANTY OF SERVICES. Consultant warrants that its services will be of a professional quality and conform to generally prevailing industry standards. City must give written notice of any breach of this warranty within thirty (30) days from the date that the services are completed. In such event, at Consultant's option, Consultant shall either (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to re-perform the services in a manner that conforms with the warranty, or (b) refund the fees paid by the City to Consultant for the nonconforming services. 27. IMMIGRATION NATIONALITY ACT. The City of Fort Worth actively supports the Immigration & Nationality Act (INA) which includes provisions addressing employment eligibility, employment verification, and nondiscrimination. Consultant shall verify the identity and employment eligibility of all employees who perform work under this Agreement. Consultant shall complete the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (1-9), maintain photocopies of all supporting employment eligibility and identity documentation for all employees, and upon request, provide City with copies of all 1-9 forms and supporting eligibility documentation for each employee who performs work under this Agreement. Consultant shall establish appropriate procedures and controls so that no services will be performed by any employee who is not legally eligible to perform such services. Consultant shall provide City with a certification letter that it has complied with the verification requirements required by this Agreement. Consultant shall indemnify City from any penalties or liabilities due to violations of this provision. City shall have the right to immediately terminate this Agreement for violations of this provision by Consultant. 28. INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION. Except in the event of termination pursuant to Section 4.2, if either City or Consultant has a claim, dispute, or other matter in question for breach of duty, obligations, services rendered or any warranty that arises under this Agreement, the parties shall first attempt to resolve the matter through this dispute resolution process. The disputing party shall notify the other party in writing as soon as practicable after discovering the claim, dispute, or breach. The notice shall state the nature of the dispute and list the party's specific reasons for such dispute. Within ten (10) business days of receipt of the notice, both parties shall commence the resolution process and make a good faith effort, either through email, mail, phone conference, in person meetings, or other reasonable means to resolve any claim, dispute, breach or other matter in question that may arise out of, or in connection with this Agreement. If the parties fail to resolve the dispute within sixty(60) days of the date of receipt of the notice of the dispute, then the parties may submit the matter to non-binding mediation in Tarrant County, Texas, upon written consent of authorized representatives of both parties in accordance with the Industry Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association or other applicable rules governing mediation then in effect.The mediator shall be agreed to by the parties. Each party shall be Professional Service Agreement between Brio Services,LLC d\b\a Brio Consulting,LLC and City of Fort Worth 7 of I I Execution Copy 9/10/14 liable for its own expenses, including attorney's fees; however, the parties shall share equally in the costs of the mediation. If the parties cannot resolve the dispute through mediation, then either party shall have the right to exercise any and all remedies available under law regarding the dispute. Notwithstanding the fact that the parties may be attempting to resolve a dispute in accordance with this informal dispute resolution process, the parties agree to continue without delay all of their respective duties and obligations under this Agreement not affected by the dispute. Either party may, before or during the exercise of the informal dispute resolution process set forth herein, apply to a court having jurisdiction for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction where such relief is necessary to protect its interests. IN WITNESS HEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement in multiples this day of 20_U. ACCEPTED AND AGREED: CITY OF FORT WORTH: BRIO SERVICES, LLC D/B/A BRIO CONSULTING LLC: By: �Css� By: Fernando Costa Nancy Lerner: Assistant City Manager Chief Executive Officer Date: Y4124/+ Date: ® VEST: ATTES 0 doapO°°° $ y By: ° Ma 3. s r ()o , City Se et o. f}. IV tS APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: By: l Jess ca angsvang Assi�tant City Attorney, CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION: M&C: , Date Approved: OFFMAL RECORD Professional Service Agreement between Brio Services,LLC d\b\a Brio Consulting,LLC and City of Fort Worth CIV E AR u ey Execution Copy 9/10/14 FT. WORT H 5 'TK EXHIBIT A STATEMENT OF WORK The City's Water Department intends to strengthen its asset management program and re-implement the existing work management system. City Council Resolution No. 4185-03-2013 appointed a Water Utility Task Force to advise the City Council on the City's options for the management of the utility. Consultant completed a public private partnership evaluation comparing the cost and level of service of the City's Water Department to that provided by private sector respondents to a request for information. Based on this analysis, the Water Utility Task Force made certain recommendations to City Council, including recommendations to improve the Water Department's asset management program and to seek strategic outsourcing opportunities. City Council directed the City's Water Department to implement the Water Utility Task Force recommendations. Consultant then assisted the City's Water Department in the development of specific goals and objectives for the Asset Management Program including the following tasks: Clarify and Calibrate Asset Management Program Objectives and Implementation Strategy, Establish Basic Asset Management Standards that Support the Program Goals and Objectives, Review Basic System Integration Requirements, Plan Project Governance and Develop Preliminary Implementation Plan (the "Program") as well as a technology strategy for the Program. Consultant prepared a plan that defines the major elements of the Program and provides a preliminary schedule and opinion of cost for Program implementation. Consultant will assist City with implementing the first element of the Program, which involves strategic outsourcing to a software hosting firm to run the City's existing work management system as well as retaining a qualified work management software implementation firm to upgrade and enhance the system so that it supports the Program's goals and objectives. Consultant will develop criteria the City needs in order to select vendor(s) to host the software and provide technical services to support the Program ("Criteria"). Consultant will review and verify procurement and funding mechanism(s) with the City's Water Department project team prior to development of the Criteria. Consultant will define scope and specifications of Criteria appropriate to the procurement mechanism(s). Consultant's Criteria will generally include: • Description of the current environment, system functionality, interfaces, number of users etc. • Functional requirements for the re-implemented system including system interfaces • Anticipated schedule • Roles and responsibilities of the Water Department, the Program Manager, System Implementer and the Hosting Provider. • Technical system requirements including interfaces, data scrubbing and performance criteria • Discussion of the methodology to be used to develop the mobile system design. This design will be completed after implementation has commenced and direct wireless access to the software has been piloted. Consequently, the final fee associated with the mobile system will be negotiated as a change to the implementation services contract; this is anticipated to be an administrative change only but may require a contract amendment if the City proceeds with a strategy that is more costly than anticipated in the contract allowance. Consultant will investigate the applicability of including this work via a time and materials change, a negotiated fixed fee change and/or including an allowance in the quote for one or more predefined mobile solution(s). Consultant will create a set of prospective system implementation milestones and meet with the City's Water Department's project team to discuss and review. The milestones will be used to establish firm fixed costs for technical implementation services. The intent of this methodology is to lessen the risk of cost variances during system implementation and to reduce ambiguity during contract negotiations. Consultant will solicit statements of qualifications, methodology, pricing strategy, and system implementation milestone costs. Consultant will prepare a set of evaluation criteria and distribute them to the project team consisting of managers in each Water Department division. Consultant will communicate Criteria to prospective vendor(s). After responses have been received, Consultant and project team Professional Service Agreement between Brio Services,LLC d\b\a Brio Consulting,LLC and City of Fort Worth 9 of 11 Execution Copy 9110/14 members will individually review and evaluate the submittals. Individual evaluation scores will not be collected and tallied. Rather, Consultant will conduct a series of meetings with the project team and together the team will evaluate and rank the submittals. This approach allows team members to benefit from one another's particular technical or business expertise, and this collaboration will be important in fully and fairly evaluating the methods proposed by respondents. Subsequent to selection of the implementer and hosting services provider, Consultant will facilitate project team meetings to negotiate scope and fees with the vendor(s). In preparation for these negotiations Consultant will provide a written set of discussion/clarification points to the City's Water Department. Once negotiations are complete, Consultant will update the Program implementation plan accordingly. Professional Service Agreement between Brio Services,LLC d\b\a Brio Consulting,LLC and City of Fort Worth 10 of 11 Execution Copy 9/10/14 EXHIBIT B TIMELINE OF WORK TO BE COMPLETED It is anticipated that this work will be completed within six(6) months of the contract Effective Date. Following is the anticipated timeline: Month 1: Confirm methodology and begin framing the Criteria Month 2: Review and refine first draft of the Criteria Month 3: Finalize and distribute the Criteria Month 4: Clarify the Criteria as needed Month 5: Evaluate responses Month 6: Negotiate scopes Professional Service Agreement between Brio Services,LLC d\b\a Brio Consulting,LLC and City of Fort Worth 11 of 11 Execution Copy 9/10/14