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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_146A-2018AGREEMENT TO PERFORM INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE SERVICES This agreement for the provision of infrastructure update services ("Agreement") is made and entered into this h day of July, 2018 ("Effective Date"), by and between the City of Redlands, a municipal corporation ("City)" and Davis Farr LLP ("Consultant") City and Consultant are sometimes individually referred to herein as a "Party" and, together, as the "Parties " In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, City and Consultant agree as follows ARTICLE I — ENGAGEMENT OF CONSULTANT 1 1 City hereby engages Consultant to provide infrastructure inventory update services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 (the "Services") 12 The Services shall be performed by Consultant in a professional manner, and Consultant represents that it has the skill and the piofessional expertise necessary to provide the Services to City at a level of competency presently maintained by other practicing professional consultants in the industry providing like and similar types of Services ARTICLE 2 — SERVICES OF CONSULTANT 21 The Services that Consultant shall perform are more particularly described in Exhibit "A," entitled "Scope of Services," which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference 22 Consultant shall comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations in the performance of this Agreement including, but not limited to State prevailing wage laws ARTICLE 3 — RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITY 3.1 City shall snake available to Consultant information in its possession that may assist Consultant in performing the Services 32 City designates Farrah Jenner, Assistant Finance Director, as City's representative with respect to performance of the Services, and such person shall have the authority to transmit instructions, receive information, interpret and define City's policies and decisions with respect to performance of the Services ARTICLE 4 — PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES 41 Consultant shall perform and complete the Services in a prompt and diligent manner. The Services shall commence within ten (10) days of the Effective Date of this Agreement 42 If Consultant's Services include deliverable electronic visual presentation materials, such materials shall be delivered in a form, and made available to the City, consistent with City Council adopted policy for the same It shall be the obligation of Consultant to obtain a copy of such policy from City Staff ARTICLE 5 — PAYMENTS TO CONSULTANT 5 1 Total compensation for Consultant's performance of the Services shall be a flat fee in the amount of Ten Thousand dollars ($10,000) 52 Consultant shall submit monthly invoices to City describing the Services performed during the preceding month Consultant's invoices shall include a brief description of the Services performed, the dates the Services were performed, the number of hours spent and by whom, and a description of reimbursable expenses related to the project City shall pay Consultant no later than thirty (30) days after receipt and approval by City of Consultant's invoice 53 Any notice or other communication required, or 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, (n) five (5) days after deposit in first class registered mail, with return receipt requested, (iii) on the actual delivery date if deposited with an overnight courier, or (iv) on the date sent by facsimile, if confirmed 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, Danielle Garcia, Management Svcs Directoi Management Services/Finance Department City of Redlands 35 Capon Street, Suite 30 PO Box 3005 (mailing) Redlands, CA 92373 Consultant Marcus D Davis, Partner Davis Farr LLP 2301 Dupont Drive, Suite 200 Irvine, CA 92612 ARTICLE 6 — INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION 61 Insurance required by this Agreement shall be maintained by Consultant for the duration of its performance of the Services Consultant shall not perform any Services unless and until the required insurance listed below is obtained by Consultant Consultant shall provide City with certificates of insurance and endorsements evidencing such insurance prior to commencement of the Services. Insurance policies shall include a provision prohibiting cancellation or modification of the policy except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to City 62 Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability insurance in the amount that meets statutory requirements with an insurance carrier acceptable to City, of certification to City that Consultant is self-insured of exempt from the workers' compensation laws of 2 the State of California Consultant shall provide City with Exhibit "B," entitled "Workers' Compensation Insurance Certification," which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference prior to performance of the Services 6 3 Consultant shall secure and maintain comprehensive general liability insurance with carriers acceptable to City Minimum coverage of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) aggregate for public liability, property damage and personal injury is required 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 City 64 Consultant shall secure and maintain professional liability insurance throughout the term of this Agreement in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per claim made 65 Consultant shall secure and maintain business auto liability coverage, with minimum limits of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence, combined single limit bodily injury liability and property damage liability This coverage shall include all Consultant owned vehicles used in connection with Consultant's provision of the Services, hired and non -owned vehicles, and employee non -ownership vehicles 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 City 66 Consultant shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless City and its elected officials, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, losses or liability, including attorneys' fees, arising from injury or death to persons or damage to property occasioned by any negligent act or omission by, or the willful misconduct of, Consultant, or its officers, employees and agents in performing the Services ARTICLE 7 — CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 71 Consultant covenants and represents that it does not have any investment or interest in any real property that may be the subject of this Agreement or any other source of income, interest in real property or investment that would be affected in any manner or degree by the performance of ConsuItant's Services Consultant further covenants and represents that in the performance of its duties hereunder, no person having any such interest shall perform any Services under this Agreement 72 Consultant agrees it is not a designated employee within the meaning of the Political Reform Act because Consultant A Does not make a governmental decision whether to (i) approve a rate, rule or regulation, of adopt or enforce a City law, (ii) issue, deny, suspend of revoke any City permit, license, application, certification, approval, order or similar authorization or entitlement, (iii) authorize the City to entei into, modify or renew a contract, (iv) grant City approval to a contract that requires City approval and to which City is a party, or to the specifications for such a contract, (v) grant City approval to a plan, design, report, study or similar item, (vi) adopt or grant City approval of, policies, standards or guidelines for City or for any subdivision thereof B Does not serve in a staff capacity with City and in that capacity, participate in making a governmental decision or otherwise perform the same or substantially the same duties for City that would otherwise be performed by an individual holding a positron specified in City's Conflict of Interest Code under Government Code section 87302 7 3 In the event City officially determines that Consultant must disclose its financial interests, Consultant shall complete and file a Farr Political Practices Commission Form 700, Statement of Economic Interests, with the City Clerk's office pursuant to the written instructions provided by the City Clerk ARTICLE 8 — GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 8 1 In the event any action is commenced to enforce or interpret any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement the prevailing Party shall, in addition to any costs and other relief, be entitled to the recovery of its reasonable attorneys' fees, including fees for the use of in-house counsel by a Party 82 Consultant shall not assign any of the Services, except with the prior written approval of City and in strict compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement 8 3 Records, drawings, designs, cost estimates, electronic data files, databases and any other documents developed by Consultant in connection with its performance of the Services, and any copyright interest in such documents, shall become the property of City and shall be delivered to City upon completion of the Services, or upon the request of City Any reuse of such documents, and any use of incomplete documents, shall be at City's sole risk 84 Consultant is for all purposes under this Agreement an independent contractor and shall perform the Services as an independent contractor Neither City nor its agents shall have control over the conduct of Consultant or Consultant's employees, except as herein set forth Consultant shall supply all necessary tools and instrumentalities required to perform the Services Assigned personnel employed by Consultant are for its account only, and in no event shall Consultant or personnel retained by it be deemed to have been employed by City or engaged by City for the account of, or on behalf of City Consultant shall have no authority, express or implied, to act on behalf of City in any capacity whatsoever as an agent, nor shall Consultant have any authority, express or implied, to bind City to any obligation 4 8 5 Unless earlier terminated as provided for below, this Agreement shall terminate upon completion and acceptance of the Services by City This Agreement may be terminated by City, in its sole discretion, by providing not less than five (5) days prior written notice to Consultant of City's intent to terminate If this Agreement is terminated by City, an adjustment to Consultant's compensation shall be made, but (1) no amount shall be allowed for anticipated profit or unperformed Services, and (2) any payment due Consultant at the time of termination may be adjusted to the extent of any additional costs to City occasioned by any default by Consultant Upon receipt of a termination notice, Consultant shall immediately discontinue its provision of the Services and, within five (5) days of the date of the termination notice, deliver or otherwise make available to City, copies (in both hard copy and electronic form, where applicable) of project related data, design calculations, drawings, specifications, reports, estimates, summaries and such other information and materials as may have been accumulated by Consultant in performing the Services. Consultant shall be compensated on a pro -rata basis for Services completed up to the date of termination 86 Consultant shall maintain books, ledgers, invoices, accounts and other records and documents evidencing costs and expenses related to the Services for a period of three (3) years, or for any longer period required by law, from the date of final payment to Consultant pursuant to this Agreement Such books shall be available at reasonable times for examination by City at the office of Consultant 87 This Agreement, including the Exhibits incorporated herein by reference, represents the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties as to the matters contained herein, and any prior negotiations, written proposals or verbal agreements relating to such matters are superseded by this Agreement Except as otherwise provided for herein, any amendment to this Agreement shall be in writing, approved by City and signed by City and Consultant 88 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California 89 If one or more of the sentences, clauses, paragraphs or sections contained in this Agreement is declared invalid, void or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the same shall be deemed severable from the remainder of this Agreement and shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining sentences, clauses, paragraphs or sections contained herein, unless to do so would deprive a Party of a material benefit of its bargain under this Agreement 5 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, duly authorized representatives of City and Consultant have signed in confirmation of this Agreement. CITY OF REDLANDS Davis Farr LLP By By Enrique iartinez, City M er arcus D Davis, Partner Attest J e Donaldson, City Clerk 0 EXHIBIT "A" SCOPE OF SERVICES Davis Farr LLP (Davis Farr) is pleased to respond to your request to continue to provide updated infrastructure records for the year ended June 30, 2018 for the City of Redlands (City) The scope of the work is as follows • City will identify all City capital projects accepted by the City Council between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018 We request a copy of City Council bid document and a copy of the plans for each project • City will identify all developer projects accepted by the City between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018 • Davis Farr will update the City's detailed infrastructure inventory for the year ended June 30, 2018 based solely upon the information provided by the City • Davis Farr will calculate accumulated depreciation and depreciation expense as of and for the year ended June 30, 2018 • Davis Farr will provide a report documenting the additions and deletions in infrastructure assets for the year ended June 30, 2018 We are available to begin work immediately Based upon the availability of City staff and records, we anticipate completion of the project will take approximately three weeks Upon acceptance by the City, we will finalize the report Davis Farr will provide GASB 34 infrastructure inventory update services for the year ending June 30, 2018 to the City of Redlands for a fixed fee of $10,000 This fixed fee is inclusive of all travel and out-of-pocket expenses We will invoice the City monthly for services rendered throughout the life of the project Should the City elect not to identify the City and developer projects to be capitalized, then we will provide the City with a revised estimate of our services N 1. is 11.: WORKERS' COIMPENSATION 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 flus State (b) By securing from the Director of Industrial Relations, a certificate of consent to self -insure, either as an individual employer, or as one employer 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 or her employees CHECK ONE ____ I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which requires every employer to be insured against liability for Workers' Compensatf on or 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 or permitted under this Agreement (Labor Code §1861.) I affirm that at all times, in performing the work and activities required or permitted under this Agreement, I shall not employ any person in any manner such that I become subject to the workers' compensation laws of Califorma. However, at any time, if I employ any person such that I become subject to the workers' compensation laws of Cahforma, zrmnediately I shall provide the City with a certificate of consent to self insure, or a certification of workers' compensation insurance I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information and representations made in this certificate are true and correct DAVIS PARR LLP Date- i -' A 1 F, By _ Marcus D Davis, Partner