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CONMCT No.
RIGHT OF WAY
ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT
(COMMERCIAL)
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into by and between the City of Fort
Worth, a municipal corporation of Tarrant County, Texas, acting herein by and through
its duly authorized Planning and Development Department Director, hereinafter referred
to as the "City", and Tarrant Regional Water District, a Water Control and Improvement
District acting herein by and through its duly authorized Real Property Director
hereinafter referred to as "Licensee", located at the Ripley Arnold Sculpture and N.
Taylor Street ("Property").
AGREEMENT
1.
For and in consideration of the payment by Licensee of the fee set out below and
the true and faithful performance of the mutual covenants herein contained, City hereby
grants to Licensee permission to construct/ install and/or allow to remain,
Improvement(s) ("Improvement") that encroaches upon, uses and/or occupies portions of
the space under, on and/or above the streets, alleys, sidewalks and other public rights-of-
way, such Improvements)are described as follows:
Underground private electrical to be bored beneath the N. Taylor Street Right-of-Way.
Private electric will be run in two 3" schedule 80 PVC pipes to connect power to the
nefv Ripley Arnold Sculpture to be installed by Tarrant Regional Water District
The location and description of said Improvement and the encroachment is more
particularly described in Exhibit "A", attached hereto, incorporated herein and made a
part hereof for all purposes.
2.
M All construction, maintenance and operation in connection with such
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M Improvement, use and occupancy shall be performed in strict compliance with this
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directions of the Director of Transportation and Public Works of City, or his duly
authorized representative. All plans and specifications thereof shall be subject to the
prior written approval of the Director of Transportation and Public Works, or his duly
authorized representative, but such approval shall not relieve Licensee of responsibility
and liability for concept, design and computation in preparation of such plans and
specifications.
3.
Upon completion of construction and installation of said Improvement and
thereafter, there shall be no encroachments in, under, on or above the surface area of the
streets, alleys, sidewalks and other public rights-of-way involved, except as described
herein and shown on the hereinabove referred to Exhibit"A".
4.
Licensee, at no expense to the City, shall make proper provisions for the
relocation and installation of any existing or future utilities affected by such
encroachment use and occupancy, including the securing of approval and consent from
the utility companies and the appropriate agencies of the State and its political
subdivisions. In the event that any installation, reinstallation, relocation or repair of any
existing or future utility or improvements owned by, constructed by or on behalf of the
public or at public expense is made more costly by virtue of the construction,
maintenance or existence of such encroachment and use, Licensee shall pay to City an
additional amount equal to such additional cost as determined by the Director of
Transportation and Public Works of the City, or his duly authorized representative.
5.
City may enter and utilize the referenced areas at any time for the purpose of
installing or maintaining improvements necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the
public or for any other public purpose. In this regard, Licensee understands and agrees
that City shall bear no responsibility or liability for damage or disruption of
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improvements installed by Licensee or its successors, but City will make reasonable
efforts to minimize such damage.
6.
In order to defray all costs of inspection and supervision which City has incurred
or will incur as a result of the construction, maintenance, inspection or management of
the encroachments and uses provided for by this Agreement, Licensee agrees to pay to
City at the time this Agreement is requested an application fee in the sum of Three
Hundred and Twenty-Five Dollars ($325.00). Upon execution of this Agreement and
annually thereafter, Licensee agrees to pay a fee in the amount of$.56 per square/linear
foot of the encroachment area.
7.
The term of this Agreement shall be for thirty(30) years, commencing on the date
this Agreement is executed by the City of Fort Worth. Provided however, this Agreement
shall terminate upon the non-compliance of any of the terms of this Agreement by the
Licensee. City shall notify Licensee of the non-compliance and if not cured within thirty
days this Agreement shall be deemed terminated.
8.
Upon termination of this Agreement, Licensee shall, at the option of City and at
no expense to City, restore the public right-of-way and remove the Improvement
encroaching into the public right-of-way, to a condition acceptable to the Director of
Transportation and Public Works, or his duly authorized representative, and in
accordance with then existing City specifications. It is understood and agreed to by
Licensee that if this Agreement terminates and Licensee fails to remove the
Improvement, Owner hereby gives City permission to remove the Improvement and any
supporting structures and assess a lien on the Property for the costs expended by the City
to remove such Improvement.
9.
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It is further understood and agreed upon between the parties hereto that the public
rights-of-way, alleys, sidewalks ("public right-of-way") to be used and encroached upon
as described herein, are held by City as trustee for the public; that City exercises such
powers over the public right-of way as have been delegated to it by the Constitution of
the State of Texas or by the Legislature; and that City cannot contract away its duty and
its legislative power to control the public right-of-way for the use and benefit of the
public. It is accordingly agreed that if the governing body of City may at any time during
the term hereof determine in its sole discretion to use or cause or permit the right of way
to be used for any other public purpose, including but not being limited to underground,
surface of overhead communication, drainage, sanitary sewerage, transmission of natural
or electricity, or any other public purpose, whether presently contemplated or not, that
this Agreement shall automatically terminate.
10.
Licensee agrees and acknowledges that this Agreement is solely for the purpose
of permitting Licensee to construct, maintain and locate the Improvements over or within
the described public right of way and is not a conveyance of any right, title or interest in
or to the public right of way nor is it meant to convey any right to use or occupy property
in which a third party may have an interest. Licensee agrees that it will obtain all
necessary permission before occupying such property.
11.
Licensee agrees to comply fully with all applicable federal, state and local laws,
statutes, ordinances, codes or regulations in connection with the construction, operation
and maintenance of said Improvement, encroachment and uses.
12.
Licensee agrees to pay promptly when due all fees, taxes or rentals provided for
by this Agreement or by any federal, state or local statute, law or regulation.
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13.
Licensee covenants and agrees that it shall operate hereunder as an independent
contractor as to all rights and privileges granted hereunder and not as an officer, agent,
servant or employee of City and Licensee shall have exclusive control of and the
exclusive right to control the details of its operations, and all persons performing same,
and shall be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of its officers, agents, servants,
employees, contractors, subcontractors, licensees and invitees. The doctrine of
respondeat superior shall not apply as between City and Licensee, its officers, agents,
servants, employees, contractors and subcontractors, and nothing herein shall be
construed as creating a partnership or joint enterprise between City and Licensee.
14.
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15.
While this Agreement is in effect, Licensee agrees to furnish City with a
Certificate of Insurance, naming City as certificate holder, as proof that it has secured and
paid for a policy of public liability insurance covering all public risks related to the
proposed use and occupancy of public property as located and described in Exhibit "A".
The amounts of such insurance shall be not less than the following:
$1,000,000 Commercial General Liability
with the understanding of and agreement by Licensee that such insurance amounts shall
be revised upward at City's option and that Licensee shall so revise such amounts
immediately following notice to Licensee of such requirement. Such insurance policy
shall provide that it cannot be canceled or amended without at least ten (10) days prior
written notice to the Building Official of the City of Fort Worth. A copy of such
Certificate of Insurance is attached as attached as Exhibit "B". Licensee agrees to submit
a similar Certificate of Insurance annually to City on the anniversary date of the
execution of this Agreement.
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Licensee agrees, binds and obligates itself, its successors and assigns, to maintain
and keep in force such public liability insurance at all times during the term of this
Agreement and until the removal of all encroachments and the cleaning and restoration of
the city streets. All insurance coverage required herein shall include coverage of all
Licensees' contractors.
16.
Licensee agrees to deposit with the City when this Agreement is executed a
sufficient sum of money to be used to pay necessary fees to record this Consent
Agreement in its entirety in the deed records of Tarrant County, Texas. After being
recorded, the original shall be returned to the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth,
Texas.
17.
In any action brought by the City for the enforcement of the obligations of
Licensee, City shall be entitled to recover interest and reasonable attorney's fees.
18.
Licensee covenants and agrees that it will not assign all or any of its rights,
privileges or duties under this contract without the prior written approval of the Director
of Planning and Development. Any attempted assignment without prior written approval
will be void.
19.
THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE DUTIES AND OBLIGATION
CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPH 8 SHALL SURVIVE THE TERMINATION OF
THIS AGREEMENT.
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20.
This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their successors and
assigns. Nothing herein shall be deemed to waive the sovereign or governmental
immunity of either party.
EXECUTED this 4;U' day of j�r '� 20 ! City
Licensee
City of Fort Worth Tarrant Regional Water District
By:
Randle Harwo d, irect r R. Steve Christian
Planning and Development Real Property Director
ATTEST: Approved As To Form and Legality
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STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF TARRANT §
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for the State of Texas,
on this day personally appeared Randle Harwood, known to me to be the person whose
name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he/she
executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, as the act and
deed of the City of Fort Worth, and in the capacity therein stated.
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STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF TARRANT §
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for the State of
Texas, on this day personally appeared R. Steve Christian, known to me to be the person
whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that
he/she executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, as the act
and deed of Tarrant Regional Water District, and in the capacity therein stated.
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Exhibit "B"
Texas Water Conservation Association
-� Risk Management Fund
November 12,2014
City of Fort Worth
Planning and Development Department Director
Subject: Tarrant Regional Water District
Contract: 014
RE: Verification of Coverage
To Whom It May Concern:
The Tarrant Regional Water District has requested that we verify insurance coverages with you. This is to advise you that
the Tan-ant Regional Water District is a member of the TWCA Risk Management Fund.
This is to verify that with respect to the coverages required by your contract,Tarrant Regional Water District currently has
the following:
General Liability $ 1,000,000. Per Occurrence&Annual Aggregate
(Aggregate applies only to Products, Completed
Operations, Contractual and Personal Injury
coverages.)
25,000. Deductible
Coverage for liability assumed under contract is specifically excluded under all of the above listed liability coverages.
Therefore contractual liability coverage insuring against any loss sustained by City of Fort Worth or third parties as a result
of Tarrant Regional Water District's breach or otherwise failing to fulfill the obligations of the contract is specifically
excluded and is not covered.
All coverages are effective 07/01/14 and are considered continuous until cancelled.
Please accept this letter as proof of insurance. As a Self-Insurance Fund,we do not issue certificates of insurance. Should
you need additional information,please contact me at(512)346-5314.
Sincerely,
TWCA RISK MANAGEMENT FUND
v
Margee Valdez
Customer Service Associate
Fund
Administrator:
,II Specialty
Services, Inc. P.O. Box 26655 Austin,Texas 78755-0655. 800-580-8922• Fax 512-346-9321
www.twcarmf.orp