HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_72-2018ARTWORK PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION AGREEMENT
This agreement for the purchase and installation of artwoi k ("Agreement") is made and entered into
this Pt day of May, 2018 (Effective Date), by and between the City of Redlands, a municipal
corporation (the "City"), and John Gilbert Luebtow (the "Artist") The City and the Artist are
sometimes individually referred to herein as a "Party" and, together, as the "Parties."
RECITALS
WHEREAS, in support of the City's Art in Public Places program, on March 13, 2017, the
City's Cultural Arts Commission's considered the submission of aitwork from three artists for the
purpose of selecting an artwork for installation at the Redlands Civic Center, and
WHEREAS, the City's Cultural Arts Commission selected an artwork for the Redlands
Civic Centei known as Interiorem Pulchritudineim (the "Artwork") created by the Artist, and
WHEREAS, the City's Cultural Arts Commission has solicited donations and raised the
necessary funds for the City's purchase and installation of the Artwork;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, it is
mutually agieed by the Parties as follows
AGREEMENT
1 Purchase and Sale.
1 1 The Artist agrees to sell the Artwork, as depicted in Exhibit "A," to the City,
and the City agrees to purchase the Artwork froim the Artist
1 2 The City shall pay to the Artist the amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000)
as full compensation for the Artwork Payment shall be made in two installments of ten
thousand dollars ($10,000) each The first installment payment shall be paid prior to
installation of Artwork, and the second installment payment shall be paid within ten (10) days
after City's acceptance of the Artwork The Artist shall provide the City with the Artist's Tax
Identification Number, and any proof of such number as requested, as a precondition for any
payment
2 Installation of Artwork
2 1 The Artist agrees to transport and install the Artwork at the City's designated
installation site (the "Site") located at the Redlands Civic Center, 35 Capon Street, Redlands,
California, in accoidance with Exhibit "B," entitled "Scope of Work "
22 The City agrees to construct the base foundation for the Artwork in accordance
with the detailed drawings provided by the Artist as more particularly described in Exhibit
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"B " The base foundation shall be constructed by the City prior to the installation date of the
Artwork
23 The Artist shall be responsible foi complying with all Federal, State and local
laws ordinances, statutes and regulations, including compliance with prevailing wage statutes
of the Cahfoiva Labor Code, and fol obtaining all required licenses, permits, or other similar
authorizations applicable to the installation of the Artwoik
3, Insur ante and Indemnification.
3 1 Insurance required by this Agreement shall be maintained by the Artist for the
duration of its performance of the Services The Artist shall not perforin any Services unless
and until the required insurance listed below is obtained by the Artist The Artist shall provide
the City with certificates of insurance and endorsements evidencing such insurance prior to
commencement of the Services Insurance policies shall include a provision prohibiting
cancellation of modification of the policy except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to
the City
A Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability insurance in the amount that
meets statutory requirements with an insurance carrier acceptable to the City, or
certification to the City that the Artist is self-insured or exempt from the workers'
compensation laws of the State of California The Artist shall execute and provide
the City with Exhibit "C" entitled "Workers' Compensation Insurance
Certification," which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference
prior to installation of the Artwork
B Comprehensive General Liability insurance with carriers acceptable to the City.
Minimum coverage of one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and two
million dllars ($2,000,000) aggregate for public liability, property damage and
personal injury is required The City shall be named as an additional insured and
such insurance shall be primary and non-contributing to any insurance or self-
insurance
elfinsurance maintained by the City
C Business Auto Liability coverage, with minimum limits of one million dollars
(51,000,000) per occurrence, combined single limit bodily injury liability and
property damage liability This coverage shall include all Artist owned vehicles
used in connection with the Artist's provision of the Services, lured and non -
owned vehicles, and employee non -ownership vehicles The City shall be named
as an additional insured and such insurance shall be primary and non-contributing
to any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City
32 The Artist shall indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless the City, and its
elected and appointed officials, officers, employees and agents from and against all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, judgements, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, court
costs and other litigation costs, arising from or in connection with, ally personal injury or
property damage caused, directly or indirectly, by any act or omission of the Artist of the
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Artist's employees of agents, or any infringement of patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret
or other proprietary right caused by the Artist of the Artist's employees, agents, contractors, or
subcontractors, in connection with the Artwork
4 Ownership and Moral Rights
41 The Artwork shall become the pioperty of the City aftei City's acceptance of
the Artwork and after the Artist receives the final installment payment from the City
42 The Artist understands that the Artwork is to be installed on the Site such that
it becomes an integral, permanent and site-specific part of the City's Redlands Civic Center
and that the operation, management, of other circumstances of the Site, could result in
significant alteration of the A.rtwoik Fol purposes of this Agreement, the term "alteration,"
with respect to the Artwork, shall mean alter, repair, restore, modify, remove, relocate, sell,
dispose of, distort, destroy, mutilate, or deface
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43 The City shall make a reasonable effort to notify and consult with the Artist in
the event that the Artwork is in need of alteration, and may enter into a separate agreement
with the Artist to participate in the alteration, but the City is not obligated to do so If the
Artist elects not to participate in, is unavailable, or fails to negotiate a mutually agreeable plan
for the alteration of the Artwoik, the City may retain another qualified artist for such alteration
of the Artwork Regardless, the City retains the right to alter the Artwork in its sole
discretion and without such notification, consultation, approval or participation of the Artist,
especially in situations where the Artwoik poses a hazard and/oi liability, is in conflict with
any codes, laws or regulations, and/or cannot be altered due to lack of available funding and/or
alternate suitable location However, if the Artwork is altered without the Artist's permission,
or falls below acceptable public display standards, through no fault of the Artist, the Artist
retains the right to disavow authorship of the Artwork with written notice to the City
44 The Artist waives any and all claims, with respect to the Artwork against the
City, its elected and appointed officials, employees and assigns, (current and future) and its
agents, officers and employees, arising under the Fedeial Visual Artist Rights Act, the
California Art Preservation Act, and any other local, State, Federal or international laws that
convey rights of the same nature as those conveyed under the California Civil Code or any
other type of moral right protecting the integrity of works of art The City has no obligation to
pursue claims against third parties to remedy of prevent alteration of the Artwork Howevei,
the City, as owner of the Artwork, may pursue claims against third parties for damages or to
restore the Artwoik if it has been altered without the City's authorization
45 As the owner of the Artwork, the City and its assigns shall have the sole and
exclusive right to duplicate, make, display, and distribute and authorize the snaking, display,
and distribution of reproductions for commercial or noncommercial purposes, including but
not limited to advertising, brochures, media publicity, educational and promotional materials,
postcards, booklets, catalogues and other similar publications without any compensation for
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the same to the Artist To the extent this provision constitutes a transfer of the iight to
reproduction, this Agreement is intended to be and shall be deemed to constitute the document
in writing required by California Civil Code Section 98.2 (c) Reproductions by the City are
not required to contain a credit to the Artist, nor any form of copyright notice
Notweithstanding the foregoing, the Artist will retain the limited right to reproduce the
Artwork in catalogs or other compilations of the Artist's work and with respect to such liiriited
use, the Artist is not required to give credit to the City in any public showing under the Artist's
control
46 The Artist assigns to the City all rights under the Copyright Act of 1976
foi the Artwork pi oduced undei this Agi cement Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City and
its assigns are not responsible foi defending the Artwork against any third party infringement
of copyright and foi protecting the attribution rights of the Artist Any registration of a
copyright undei the State's Registei of Copyrights shall be the sole responsibility of the City,
and the costs of such registration shall be borne by the City
47 Owenership of, and title to, the Artwork shall pass to the City upon in
accordance with Section 4 1 hereof The Artist hereby retains the right to collect the royalty
payment provided by Civil Code Section 986 The Artist agrees that the City is not obligated
to make any royalty payments to the Artist pursuant to Civil Code Section 986.
5. Artist's Representations and Warranties.
5 1 The Artist represents and warrants that
A The Artist is presently the sole owner of the Artwoik and any copyrights therein,
and has the full power to enter into and execute this Agreement and tiansfer the
same, unencumbered, to the City
B The Artwork is unique and original and solely the result of the artistic effort of the
Artist, does not infringe upon any copyright of rights of any person, and is free
and cleat of any liens of disputes ielated to property, intellectual of any other
rights,
C The Artwork, of a duplicate thereof, has not been previously sold,
D Tile Artwork is free from defective, hazardous of inferior materials and
workmanship of inherent deficiencies or qualities that cause or accelerate
deterioration, except as otherwise disclosed in witting to the City, and will not
pose a dangei to public health and safety, and
E No person has been employed or retained to solicit or secure this Agreement foi
commission, percentage, brokerage or contingent fee and that no membei of the
City has any interest, financially or otherwise in the Artist's business
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6. Notices. Any notice of other communication required, of which may be given, pursuant to
this Agreement, shall be in writing Any such notice shall be deemed delivered (i) on the date
of delivery in person, (it) five (5) days after deposit in first class registered mail, with return
receipt requested, (tit) on the actual delivery date if deposited with an overnight courier, or
(iv) on the date sent by facsimile, if confinned with a copy sent contemporaneously by first
class, certified, registered or express mail, in each case properly posted and fully prepaid to
the appropriate address set forth below, or such other address as a Party may provide notice
in accordance with this section
CITY
City Clerk
City of Redlands
35 Cajon Street, Ste 4
Redlands, CA 92373
ARTIST
John Gilbert Luebtow
10954 Independence Ave
Chatsworth, CA 91311
7 Non -Discrimination. The Artist shall not discriminate, in any way, against any person on the
basis of race, sex, color, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, national of igin,
or disability in connection with, or related to, the performance of this Agreement
8 Assignability and Modification The Artist shall not assign, sublet or transfer any interest
in this Agreement not the performance of any of the Artist's obligations hereunder, and any
attempt by the Artist to assign this Agreement or any i ights, duties of obligations arising
hereunder shall be void and of no effect without the prior wi itten consent of the City The
Parties may amend this Agreement to expand of otherwise modify the scope of the Artwork
and this Agreement in a wi iting signed by both Parties
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9. Governing Law This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of California Venue shall be in the County of San Bernardino
10. Entire Agreement This Agreement, including attachtnents and the recitals, embodies the
entire understanding between the Parties There are no other agreements and
understandings, oral or written, with reference to the subject matter hereof that are not
merged herein and superseded hereby No alteration, change of modification of the terms of
this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and signed by the Parties Any waivei
of any breach of violation of any term or condition of this Agreement shall not be deemed to
be a waiver of any other term or condition contained herein of a waiver of any subsequent
breach or violation of the same or any other term of condition The persons executing this
Agreement on behalf of their respective Parties represent and warrant that they have the
authority to do so undei law and fiom their respective Parties
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, duly authorized representatives of City and Artist have signed in
confirination of this Agreement
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CITY OF REDLANDS
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EXHIBIT "A"
Artwork by John Gilbert Luebtow
Intenorem Pulchritudtnetn
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Linear form I -Beam Series,
#2.19/9, 2015
IVlateflals'
Steel I Beam, Stalnless Steel,
1' Thick Kiln Formed Glass
Dimanslam,
I Beam-15'(feet} ht. x 18' x B"
Brushed Stainless Steel
Base- 4'x 4' x 2' ht.
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EXHIBIT "B"
SCOPE OF WORK
• Upon City's written notice of an installation date and time, Artist to transport and install hts
Artwoik of a glass and steel sculpture generally known as lnteriorem. Putchritudinem (Latin for
Inner Beauty) of the Linear I -Beam Series at the Redlands Civic Centei located at 35 Capon
Street, Redlands, California
• Artist has provided to City the following drawings for construction of the base foundation
required for Artwoik and method of attachment of Artwork to such foundation City to construct
base foundation prior to the installation date
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• City shall provide and operate installation equipment to lift Artwoik onto installation site
SCHEDULE
• Installation of the Artwork to be completed by June 22, 2018
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EXHIBIT "C"
WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE CERTIFICATION
Every employer, except the State, shall secure the payment of compensation in one or more of the
following ways
(a) By being insured against liability to pay compensation by one or more insurers duly
authorized to write compensation insurance in this State
(b) By securing from the Director of Industrial Relations, a certificate of consent to
selfinsure, either as an individual employei, of as one employee in a group of
employers, which may be given upon furnishing proof satisfactory to the Director of
Industrial Relations of ability to self -insure and to pay any compensation that may
become due to his oi. her employees
CHECK ONE
I airs aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which requires every employer
to be insured against liability foi Woikers' Compensation of to undertake self-insurance in accordance
with the provisions of that Code, and I will comply with such provisions before commencing the
performance of the work and activities required of permitted undet this Agreement (Laboi Code
51861)
I affirm that at all times, in performing the work and activities required of permitted under this
Agreement, I shall not employ any person in any manner such that I become subject to the workers'
compensation laws of California However, at any time, if I employ any person such that I become
subject to the workers' compensation laws of California, immediately I shall provide the City with a
certificate of consent to self -insure, of a certification of woikers' compensation insurance
I certify under penalty of penury under the laws of the State of California that the information and
representations made in this certificate are true and coirect
ARTIST
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