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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_97-2006_CCv0001.pdf AGREEMENT FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT This Agreement is made and entered into this 16th day of May, 2006, by and between the City of Redlands, a municipal corporation ("City"), and Fencing by B. Acrey ("Contractor"). City, and Contractor are individually sometimes referred to herein as a"Party.." and together as the "Parties." In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, City and Contractor agree as follows: ARTICLE I - ENGAGEMENT OF CONTRACTOR 1.1 City hereby retains Contractor to furnish and install the Perimeter Fencing at the Agate Reservoir and the Texas Street Pumping Plant in the City of Redlands (the "Project"). 1.2 Contractor and its subcontractors shall possess all appropriate State contractors' licenses required for the work to be performed in connection with the Project, and shall not be debarred pursuant to Labor Code sections 1777.1 and 1777.7. ARTICLE 2 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF CONTRACTOR 2.I The Project which Contractor shall perform is particularly described in Exhibit "A," which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. 2.2 Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and local laws and regulations in the performance of the Project including,but not limited, to all applicable Labor Code and prevailing wage laws commencing at Labor Code section 1770 et seq. and non-discrimination laws, including the Americans' with Disabilities Act. Pursuant to Labor Code section 1773.2, copies of the prevailing rates of per them wages as determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to undertake the Project are on file at City's Administrative Services Department, located at the Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, Suite 10 (P.O. Box. 3005 mailing), Redlands, California 92373. 13 Contractor acknowledges that if it violates the Labor Code provisions relating to prevailing wage, that City may enforce such provisions by withholding contract payments to Contractor or its subcontractors pursuant to Labor Code section 1771.6. 2.4 Contractor agrees that if it executes an agreement with a subcontractor to perform work on the Project that Contractor shall comply with Labor Code sections 1775 and 1777.7, and shall provide the subcontractor with copies of the provisions of Labor Code sections 1771, 1775, 1776, 1777.5, 1813 and 1815. Contractor acknowledges that the statutory provisions establishing penalties for failure to comply with state wage and hour laws and to pay prevailing wages may be enforced by City pursuant to Labor Code sections 1775 and 1813. 15 Contractor and its subcontractors shall comply with the provisions of Labor Code section 1776 regarding payroll records maintenance, certifications, retention and inspection. 2.6 Contractor acknowledges that eight (8) hours constitutes a legal day's work pursuant to Labor Code section 1810. 2.7 Contractor shall comply with the provisions of Labor Code section 1777.5 as to apprenticeships, and Labor Code sections 1771, 1775, 1776, 1777.5 1813 and 1815. 2.8 Contractor shall obtain, execute and deliver to City a Labor and Materials Payment Bond, pursuant to Civil Code section 3247, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "B." ARTICLE 3 - PERIOD OF SERVICE 3.1 Contractor shall commence the Project upon City's delivery to Contractor of a written "Notice to Proceed," and Contractor shall complete the Project in a prompt and diligent manner. ARTICLE 4 - PAYMENT AND NOTICE 4.1 City shall pay Contractor the sum of Seventy Thousand Six Hundred and Eighteen Dollars Eighty Seven Cents ($70,618.87) as complete compensation for the work Contractor performs on the Project. 4.2 Payments by City to Contractor shall be made within thirty (30) days after City's receipt and approval of Contractor's invoice, by warrant payable to Contractor. 4.3 All notices shall be made in writing and shall be given by personal delivery or by mail. Notices sent by mail shall be addressed as follows: City: Greg Gage Capital Projects Manager City of Redlands PO Box 3005 Redlands, CA 92373 Contractor: Fencing by B.Acrey 18440 Van Buren Blvd. Riverside, CA 92508 When so addressed, such notices shall be deemed given upon deposit in the United States mail; in all other instances, notices, bills and payments shall be deemed given at the time of actual delivery. Changes may be made in the names and addresses of the person to who notices, bills and payments are to be given by giving notice pursuant to this section 4.3. ARTICLE 5 - INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION 5.1 Contractor's Insurance to be Primary. All insurance required by this Agreement shall be maintained by Contractor for the duration of the Project, and shall be primary with respect to City and non-contributing to any insurance or self-insurance maintained by City. DRA"AgrecAgate Reservoir Fencing PrQject 5-16-06 52 Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability A. Contractor shall secure and maintain Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability insurance for its employees throughout the duration of the Project pursuant to Labor Code sections 3700 and 1860, in an amount which meets statutory requirements, with an insurance carrier acceptable to City. The insurance policy shall include a provision prohibiting the policy's modification or cancellation except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to City. Contractor shall execute and deliver to City a Worker's Compensation Insurance Certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "C" prior to commencement of the Project. B. Contractor expressly waives all rights to subrogation against City and its elected officials, officers and employees, for losses arising from work performed by Contractor on the Project by expressly waiving Contractor's immunity for injuries to Contractor's employees. Contractor agrees that the obligation to indemnify, defend and hold harmless provided for in this Agreement extends to any claim brought by, or on behalf of, any employee of Contractor. This waiver is mutually negotiated by the Parties. This subsection shall not apply to any damage resulting from the sole negligence of City, its agents and employees. To the extent any of the damages referenced herein were caused by or resulted from the concurrent negligence of City, its agents or employees, the obligations provided herein to indemnify, defend and hold harmless are valid and enforceable only to the extent of the negligence of Contractor, its officers, employees and agents. 5.3 Hold Harmless and Indemnification. Contractor shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend City and its elected officials, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, losses and liability, including attorneys' fees, arising from injury or death to persons or damage to property occasioned by any act or omission of Contractor, and its officers, employees and agents, in performing the Project. 5.4 Assignment. Contractor is expressly prohibited from assigning any of the work associated with the Project without the express prior written consent of City. In the event of mutual agreement by the Parties to assign a portion of the Project. Contractor shall add the assignee as an additional insured to its insurance policies and provide City with the insurance endorsements prior to any work being performed by the assignee. Assignment does not include printing or other customary reimbursable expenses that may be provided in this Agreement. 5.5 CoMprehensive General Liability Insurance. Contractor shall secure and maintain in force throughout the duration of the Project comprehensive general liability insurance, with carriers acceptable to City, with minimum coverage of One Million Dollars ($i,000,000) per occurrence and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) aggregate for public liability, property damage and personal injury. City shall be named as an additional insured and the insurance policy shall include a provision prohibiting its modification or cancellation except upon thirty (30) days prior Nwitten notice to City. Such insurance shall be primary and non-contributing to any insurance or self-insurance maintained by City. Certificates of insurance and endorsements shall be delivered DR%AgreekAgate Reservoir Fencing Project 5-16-06 to City prior to commencement of the Project. 5.6 Business Auto Liability Insurance. Contractor shall have business auto liability coverage, with minimum limits of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence, combined single limit for bodily injury liability and property damage liability. This coverage shall include all consultant owned vehicles used on the project, hired and non-owned vehicles, and employee non-ownership vehicles. City shall be named as an additional insured and a certificate of insurance shall be delivered to City prior to commencement of the Project. ARTICLE 6 - GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 6.1 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 recover its reasonable attorneys' fees, including fees for in-house counsel of the Parties at rates prevailing in San Bernardino County, California. 6.2 All documents, records, drawings, electronic data files and data base, photographic prints and negatives, designs and specifications, cost estimates, and other Project documents developed by Contractor for the Project shall become the property of City and shall be delivered to City upon completion of the Project. 6.3 Contractor and City agree that Contractor is, for all purposes under this Agreement, an independent contractor with respect to the Project and not an employee of City. All personnel employed by Contractor to perform the Project are for its account only, and in no event shall Contractor or any 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. Nothing in this Agreement shall be considered to create the relationship of employer and employee between the Parties. 6.4 Unless earlier terminated as provided for below, this Agreement shall terminate upon completion and acceptance of the Project by City. 6.5 Upon receipt of a termination notice, Contractor shall (1) promptly discontinue all work associated with the Project and (2) deliver or otherwise make available to City, copies of any data, design calculations, drawings, specifications, reports, estimates, summaries, and such other information and materials as may have been accumulated by Contractor in performing the Project. Contractor shall be compensated on a pro-rata basis for any work completed up until notice of termination. 6.6 This Agreement, including the attachments incorporated herein by reference, represents the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the matters contained herein and any prior negotiations, proposals and verbal agreements relating to the subject matter hereof are superseded by this Agreement. Any amendment to this Agreement shall be in writing and z1_ approved by the City Council of City and signed by City and Contractor. 6.7 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. DMAgrec"Agate Reservoir Fencing Project 5-16-06 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, duly authorized representatives of the Parties have signed in confirmation of this Agreement. CITY OF REDLANDS ATTEST: By _ ayor City derk OU FENCING BY B.ACREY B Late 6` l ' DM Agree.Agate Reservoir Feveing Project 5-16-06 Exhibit "A" SCOPE OF SERVICES Remove and haul away existing fencing and posts. Furnish and install a new 8' high 11 gauge chain- link fencing material,with new line and comer posts,top rail, 3 strand barbed wire. The proposed tasks include: AGATE RESEVOI 1. Remove and haul away existing fencing and posts (posts cut off at base), including all labor, material, equipment and incidentals. 2. Furnish and install 1010 feet of 8' high, 11 gauge galvanized chain-link fencing, (_3)) strand barbed wire including all labor, material,equipment and incidentals. 3. Furnish and install (1)20' double drive gate, including all labor,material, equipment and incidentals. 4. Furnish and install (1) 12' double drive gate, including all labor,material, equipment and incidentals. Total Amount for Agate Reservoir: $31,997.00 TEXAS STREET PUMPING PLANT 1. Remove and haul away existing fencing and posts (posts cut off at base), including all labor, material, equipment and incidentals. 2. Furnish and install 1355 feet of 8' high, 11 gauge galvanized chain-link fencing, (3) strand barbed Aire including all labor, material, equipment and incidentals. 3. Furnish and install (1)41 walk gate, including all labor,material, equipment and incidentals. 4. Furnish and install 60 feet extension to existing slide gate chain-link fencing to 8' high, (3) strand barbed wire including all labor, material, equipment and incidentals. Total Amount for Texas Street Pumping Plant: $36,565.00 An additional amount of 3% is required to each price to cover Payment Bond costs. The total amount for Payment Bond costs is $2,056.87 DWAgrce,Apte Rmnoir Fencing Project 5-16-06 Exhibit "B" PAYMENT BOND WHEREAS, the City Council ofthe City nfRedlands, State oyCalifornia(hereinafter designated aa "City'),and Fencing by B._AcrIey (hereinafter designated as "Principal") have entered into on agreement whereby Principal agrees toinstall and ----~~~� complete certain designated public improvements, which bysaid agreement dated May 16, 2006 and id�nd��du={co'�mL � No. , /uhereby/e/� edtoand made upu�herco� and �--------- WHEREAS, under the terms of said agreement, Principal is required boOmo entering upon /he performance of the work to furnish a good and ouf�cient labor and materials payment bond with the City msecure the claims to which reference is m`-de in Title |5 (commencing with Scuh �on �OQ2)ufP� 4ufDivixinn3oftheCivi|Codeofthe State nfCalifornia. NOW,THEREFORE, said Principal and the undersigned as corporate surety, are held and firmly bound unto the City and all contractors, subcontractors, laborers, moteriu|mon, and any other persons'employed in the p«donnonoo of the aforesaid agreement and referred to in the aforesaid Civil Code of the State of California in the sum of Seventy Thousand Six Hundred and Eighteen dollars and Eis-,hty Seven($70,618.87 for materials furnished orlabor thereon ofany kind, or �---- under the Unemployment Insurance Act with respect to such work or |u6o,, that said surety will pay the same in an amount not cxwecdinathe amount herein above uc/ 8rth, and also in case suit is brought upon this b"nJ, will puy, in addition to the face amount thereof, costs and reasonable expenses and h:os` inc|udin� nmaonub|euuornoy'y 0:os, inounedbythe City in successfully enforcing such obligation, to be awarded and fixed bythe court, and to be taxed as costs and /u6o included in the judgment therein rendered. U is hereby expressly stipulated and agreed that this bond ubmU inure tothe benefit ofany and all pcoono, companies and corporations entitled tnfile claims under Title |5 (commencing with Section 30A2)ufPart 4ofDivision 3ofthe Civil Codc souu/ogive m �h�ofochnn�o�hcmorthcirunsigns (nanyyuk�rnugh�upon/hisbonJ. ' d Should the condition of this bond be fully performed, then this obligation uho!| become null and void-, otherwise it shall be and remain infull force and effect. The surety hereby stipulates and agrees that oochange,extension o[time,alteration oraddition tuthe terms o[the m�romcnt nrrothe work Cubcperformed t6umundcrorthe specifications accompanying the same shall inagnosia a�ec,its o�|igerions on this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change,extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms ofthe agreement or/nthe work ortothe specifications. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,this instrument has been duly executed by the Principal and surety named, on .2806. Bond No. Principal (SEAL) Surety (SEA L) By: Signature By: Signature Address: (Notarial Acknowledgments ut'Hincipo|amdQvrety) Telephone: Exhibit "C" WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE CERTIFICATION Contract No. 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 in one or more insurer duly authorized to write compensation insurance in this 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. am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which requires every employer to be insured against liability- for Workers' Compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisionsof that Code, and I will comply' Nvith such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of this contract. (Labor Code §1861). Date Name Of C actor 7 1 L B Si., atur&of tho ze Agent Signatory's Title — 11Z 44� ContractWs License�No. Date Ag,��e Agate Reservoir Fencing Project 5-16-06