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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6653 DocuSign Envelope ID: F6BEBFC1-8F07-4AD6-AB12-77E3EE42131C PUBLIC WORKS AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is entered into between the City of Bremerton, a Washington Municipal Corporation("City"), and ASHER CONSTRUCTION ("Contractor"), whose mailing address is 1264 NW CHREY LANE BREMERTON, WA 98312. The parties agree as follows: 1. CONTRACTOR SERVICES. The Contractor shall perform the following services for the City: Construction of four offices in the Electronics Division Area. Which includes metal framing, hanging and finishing of wall board. See attachment A 2. TIME OF COMPLETION. Contractor shall complete the work within 45 calendar days from the date of issuance of the City's Notice to Proceed. 3. COMPENSATION. The City shall pay the Contractor the total amount of $ $21,000.00 , plus any applicable Washington State Sales Tax, for the work and services contemplated in this agreement. A. No Performance Bond. Because this contract including applicable sales tax is $150,000 or less, and pursuant to Chapter 39.08 RCW.. B. Defective or Unauthorized Work. The City reserves its right to withhold payment from Contractor for any defective or unauthorized work. Defective or unauthorized work includes, without limitation: work and materials that do not conform to the requirements of this agreement; and extra work and materials furnished without the City's written approval. If Contractor is unable, for any reason, to satisfactorily complete any portion of the work, the City may complete the work by contract or otherwise, and Contractor shall be liable to the City for any additional costs incurred by the City. "Additional costs" shall mean all reasonable costs, including legal costs and attorney fees, incurred by the City beyond the maximum Contract price specified above. The City further reserves its right to deduct the cost to complete the Contract work, including any Additional Costs, from any and all amounts due or to become due the Contractor. C. Final Payment: Waiver of Claims. THE MAKING OF FINAL PAYMENT (EXCLUDING WITHHELD RETAINAGE) SHALL PRECLUDE ALL CLAIMS, EXCEPT THOSE PREVIOUSLY AND PROPERLY MADE AND IDENTIFIED BY CONTRACTOR AS Public Works Agreement(short form) Rev. 04/2023 DocuSign Envelope ID: F6BEBFC1-8F07-4AD6-AB12-77E3EE42131C UNSETTLED AT THE TIME REQUEST FOR FINAL PAYMENT IS MADE. 4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. Contractor is and shall be at all times acting as an independent contractor and not as an employee of the City. The Contractor shall secure at its expense and shall be responsible for all payments of income tax, social security, state disability insurance compensation, unemployment compensation, and all other payroll deductions for the Contractor, officer, agents, employees and sub-contractors. The Contractor shall also secure all applicable business licenses, if required, in connection with the contract services, including all required licenses for Contractor's officers, agents, employees and sub- contractors. 5. TERMINATION. The City may terminate this agreement for good cause. "Good cause" shall include, without limitation, any one or more of the following events: A. The Contractor's refusal or failure to supply a sufficient number of properly skilled workers or proper materials for completion of the Contract work. B. The Contractor's failure to complete the work within the time specified in this agreement. C. The Contractor's failure to make full and prompt payment to sub- contractors or for material or labor. D. The Contractor's persistent disregard of federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. E. The Contractor's filing for bankruptcy or becoming adjudged bankrupt. If the City terminates this agreement for good cause, the Contractor shall not receive any further monies due under this agreement until the Contract work is completed. 6. PREVAILING WAGES. Contractor shall file a "Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages" with the State of Washington Department of Labor & Industries prior to commencing the Contract work. Contractor shall pay prevailing wages and comply with Chapter 39.12 of the Revised Code of Washington, as well as any other applicable prevailing wage rate provisions. Contractor will be required to pay Kitsap County Prevailing Wage Rates current on the bid opening date. The Kitsap County rates are available at the Department of Labor and Industries website. 7. CHANGES. The City may issue a written work change directive for any change in the Contract work during the performance of this agreement. If the Contractor determines, for any reason, that a change order is necessary, Contractor must submit a written change order request to the City's project manager within two (2) business days of the date the Contractor knew or should have known of the facts and events giving rise to the requested change. If the Public Works Agreement(short form) Rev. 04/2023 DocuSign Envelope ID: F6BEBFC1-8F07-4AD6-AB12-77E3EE42131C City determines that the change increases or decreases the Contractor's costs or time for performance, the City will make an equitable adjustment. The City will attempt, in good faith, to reach agreement with the Contractor on all equitable adjustments. However, if the parties are unable to agree, the City will determine the equitable adjustment as it deems appropriate. The Contractor shall proceed with the change order work upon receiving a written work change directive or change order from the City. If the Contractor fails to require a change order within the time allowed, the Contractor waives its right to make any claim or submit subsequent change order requests for that portion of the contract work. If the Contractor disagrees with the equitable adjustment the Contractor must complete the change order work; however, the Contractor may elect to protest the adjustment as provided below: A. Procedure and Protest by the Contractor. If the Contractor disagrees with anything required by a work change directive or change order, including any direction, instruction, interpretation, or determination by the City, the Contractor shall: 1. Immediately give a signed written notice of protest to the City; 2. Supplement the written protest within fourteen (14) calendar days with a written statement that provides the following information: a. The date of the Contract's protest. b. The nature and circumstances that caused the protest. c. The provisions in this agreement that support the protest. d. The estimated dollar cost, if any, of the protested work and how that estimate was determined. e. An analysis of the progress schedule showing the schedule change or disruption if the Contractor is asserting a schedule change or disruption. The Contractor shall keep complete records of extra costs and time incurred as a result of the protested work. The City shall have access to any of the Contractor's records needed for evaluating the protest. 3. The City will evaluate all protests, provided the procedures in this section are followed. If the City determines that a protest is valid, the City will adjust payment for work or time by an equitable adjustment. No adjustment will be made for an invalid protest. B. Contractor's Duty to Complete Protested Work. In spite of any protest, the Contractor shall proceed promptly with the work as the City has ordered. C. Contractor's Acceptance of Changes. The Contractor accepts all requirements of a change order by: (1) endorsing it, (2) writing a separate Public Works Agreement(short form) Rev.04/2023 DocuSign Envelope ID: F6BEBFC1-8F07-4AD6-AB12-77E3EE42131C acceptance, or (3) not protesting in the way this section provides. A change order that is accepted by Contractor as provided in this section shall constitute full payment and final settlement of all claims for contract time and for direct, indirect and consequential costs, including costs of delays related to any work, either covered or affected by the change. D. Failure to Protest Constitutes Waiver. By not protesting as this section provides, the Contractor also waives any additional entitlement and accepts from the City any written order (including directions, instructions, interpretations, and determination). E. Failure to Follow Procedures Constitutes Waiver. By failing to follow the procedures of this section, the Contractor completely waives any claims for protested work and accepts form the City any written order (including directions, instructions, interpretations, and determination). F. Liens. In the event that there are any liens on file against the City of Bremerton, the City of Bremerton shall be entitled to withhold final or progress payments to the extent deemed necessary by the City of Bremerton to properly protect the outstanding lien claimants until proper releases have been filed with the City Clerk 8. CLAIMS. The Contractor shall give written notice to the City of all claims other than change orders within fourteen (14) calendar days of the occurrence of the events giving rise to the claims. Any claim for damages, additional payment for any reason, or extension of time, whether under this agreement or otherwise, shall be conclusively deemed to have been waived by the Contractor unless a timely written claim is made in strict accordance with the applicable provisions of this agreement; or, if(and only if) no such provision is applicable, unless that claim is set forth in detail in writing and received by the City within seven (7) calendar days from the date Contractor knew, or should have known, of the facts giving rise to the claim. At a minimum, a Contractor's written claim must include the information set forth regarding protests in Section 7.A.2.a.-e. FAILURE TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE, WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF CLAIM WITHIN THE TIME ALLOWED SHALL BE AN ABSOLUTE WAIVER OF ANY CLAIMS ARISING IN ANY WAY FROM THE FACTS OR EVENTS SURROUNDING THAT CLAIM OR CAUSED BY THAT DELAY. Contractor must, in any event, file any claim or bring any suit arising from or connected with this agreement within 120 calendar days from the date the contract work is complete. 9. WARRANTY. The Contractor shall correct all defects in workmanship and materials within one year from the date of the City's acceptance of the Contract work. When defects are corrected, the warranty for that portion of the work shall extend for one year from the date such correction is completed and accepted by the City. The Contractor shall begin to correct any defects within seven (7) calendar days of its receipt of notice from the City of the Public Works Agreement(short form) Rev.04/2023 DocuSign Envelope ID: F6BEBFC1-8F07-4AD6-AB12-77E3EE42131C defect. If the Contractor does not accomplish the corrections within a reasonable time, the City may complete the corrections and the Contractor shall pay all costs incurred by the City in order to accomplish the correction. 10. INDEMNIFICATION. Contractor shall defend, indemnify and hold the City, its officer, officials, employees, agents and volunteers harmless from any and all claims, injuries, damages, losses or suits including all legal costs and attorney fees, arising out of or in connection with the performance of this agreement, except for injuries and damages caused by the City's sole negligence. The City's inspection or acceptance of any of Contractor's work when completed shall not be grounds to avoid any of these covenants of indemnification. Should a court of competent jurisdiction determine that this agreement is subject to RCW 4.24.115, then, in the event of liability for damages arising out of bodily injury to persons or damages to property caused by or resulting from the concurrent negligence of the Contractor and the City, its officials, employees, agents and volunteers, the Contractor's liability hereunder shall be only to the extent of the Contractor's negligence. IT IS FURTHER SPECIFICALLY AND EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS INDEMNIFICATION CONSTITUTES THE CONTRACTOR'S WAIVER OF IMMUNITY UNDER INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE, TITLE 51 RCW, SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS INDEMNIFICATION. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE MUTUALLY NEGOTIATED THIS WAIVER. The provisions of this section shall survive the expiration or termination of this agreement. 11. INSURANCE. The Contractor shall procure and maintain for the duration of this agreement insurance of the types and in the amounts described below against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work by the Contractor, its agents, representative, employees, sub-consultants or sub- contractors. Before beginning work on the project described in this agreement, the Contractor shall provide a Certificate of Insurance evidencing: A. Automobile Liability insurance with limits no less than $1,000,000 combined single limit per accident for bodily injury and property damage; and B. Commercial General Liability insurance written on an occurrence basis with limits no less than $1,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate for personal injury, bodily injury and property damage. Coverage shall include but not be limited to: blanket Public Works Agreement(short form) Rev.04/2023 DocuSign Envelope ID: F6BEBFC1-8F07-4AD6-AB12-77E3EE42131C contractual; products/completed operations/broad form property damage; explosion, collapse and underground (XCU); and C. Excess Liability insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and aggregate; and B. Workers Compensation insurance as statutorily required by the Industrial Insurance Act of the State of Washington, Title 51, Revised Code of Washington and employer's liability with limits not less than $1,000,000. Any payment of deductible or self-insured retention shall be the sole responsibility of the Contractor. The City, its officials, employees, agents and volunteers shall be named as an additional insured on the insurance policy, as respects work performed by or on behalf of the Contractor and a copy of the endorsement naming the City as additional insured shall be attached to the Certificate of Insurance, The Contractor's insurance shall contain a clause stating that coverage shall apply separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought, except with respects to the limits of the insurer's liability. The Consultant's insurance shall be primary and non-contributory insurance as respects the City and shall contain a waiver of subrogation against the City for claims arising out of any operations, liabilities and obligations to which coverage applies. It shall be an affirmative obligation upon Consultant to advise the City's Risk Manager by fax at (360) 473-5161, or by certified mail, return receipt requested to City of Bremerton, attn: Risk Management, 345 6th Street, Suite 100, Bremerton, WA 98337 within two days of the cancellation, suspension or substantive change of any insurance policy set out herein, and failure to do so shall be construed to be a breach of this Agreement. The City reserves the right to receive a certified copy of all the required insurance policies. In the event that the Contractor employs other contractors (sub-contractors) as part of the work covered by this Agreement, it shall be the Contractor's responsibility to require.and confirm that each sub-contractor meets the minimum insurance requirements specified above. The Contractor shall, upon demand of the City, deliver to the City copies of such policy or policies of insurance and the receipts for payment of premiums thereon. 12. MISCELLANEOUS. A. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement. In the hiring of employees for the performance of work under this Agreement, the Contractor, its subcontractors, or any person acting on behalf of Contractor shall not discriminate in any employment practice on the basis of age (40+), sex, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation/gender identity, marital status, military status, or the presence of any physical, mental or sensory disability. Public Works Agreement(short form) Rev. 04/2023 DocuSign Envelope ID: F6BEBFC1-8F07-4AD6-AB12-77E3EE42131C B. ADA Statement. The City of Bremerton does not discriminate on the basis of disability in programs and activities, which it operates pursuant to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and ADA Amendments Act. This policy extends to both employment and admission to participation in the programs, services and activities of the City of Bremerton. Reasonable accommodation for employees or applicants for employment will be provided. C. Compliance with Laws. Contractor shall comply with all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations throughout every aspect in the performance of this agreement. D. Work Performed at Contractor's Risk. Contractor shall take all precautions necessary and shall be responsible for the safety of its employees, agents, and subcontractors in the performance of this agreement. All work shall be done at Contractor's own risk, and Contractor shall be responsible for any loss of or damage to materials, tools, or other articles used or held for use in connection with the work. E. Nonwaiver of Breach. The failure of the City to insist upon strict performance of any of the terms and rights contained herein, or to exercise any option herein conferred in one or more instances, shall not be constructed to be a waiver or relinquishment of those terms and rights and they shall remain in full force and effect F. Governing Law. This agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington. If any dispute arises between the City and Contractor under any of the provisions of this agreement, resolution of that dispute shall be available only through the jurisdiction, venue and rules of the Kitsap County Superior Court, Kitsap County, Washington. G. Attorney's Fees. To the extent not inconsistent with RCW 39.04.240, in any claim or lawsuit for damages arising from the parties' performance of this agreement, each party shall be responsible for payment of its own legal costs and attorney's fees incurred in defending or bringing such claim or lawsuit; however, nothing in this subsection shall limit the City's right to indemnification under Section 10 of this agreement. H. Written Notice. All communications regarding this agreement shall be sent to the parties at the addresses listed on the signature page of this agreement, unless otherwise notified. Any written notice shall become effective upon delivery, but in any event three (3) calendar days after the date of mailing by registered or certified mail, and shall be deemed sufficiently given if sent to the addressee at the address stated on this agreement. I. Assignment. Any assignment of this agreement by the Contractor without the written consent of the City shall be void. J. Modification. No waiver, alteration, or modification of any of the provisions of this agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of the City and Contractor. Public Works Agreement(short form) Rev. 04/2023 DocuSign Envelope ID: F6BEBFC1-8F07-4AD6-AB12-77E3EE42131C K. Severability. If any one or more sections, sub-sections, or sentences of this agreement are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, that decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this agreement and the remainder shall remain in full force and effect. L. Entire Agreement. The written provisions and terms of this agreement, together with any attached Exhibits, supersede all prior verbal statements by any representative of the City, and those statements shall not be construed as forming a part of or altering in any manner this agreement. This agreement and any attached Exhibits contain the entire agreement between the parties. Should any language in any Exhibit to this agreement conflict with any language contained in this agreement, the terms of this agreement shall prevail. M. Mutually Bound. Contractor and Subcontractor are mutually bound by the terms of this agreement. Terms of this agreement will apply to the work of any subcontractor. The Contractor shall assume toward the subcontractor all obligations and responsibilities the Owner, under this agreement, assumes toward the Contractor, and the Subcontractor shall assume toward the Contractor all obligations and responsibilities which the Contractor, under this agreement, assumes towards the Owner. N. Suspension& Debarment. For contracts involving Washington State and Federal funding, Contractor hereby certifies, by signing this agreement, that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred, suspended,proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any State or Federal department or agency. Contractor shall provide immediate written notice to the City if at any time it learns that it is or has become ineligible for certification. Should Contractor enter into a covered transaction with another firm, Contractor agrees by signing this agreement that it will verify that the firm with whom it intends to do business is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, excluded or disqualified. O. Solicitation of Minority Business. Per RCW 35.22.650, Contractor agrees that the contractor shall actively solicit the employment of minority group members. Contractor further agrees that the contractor shall actively solicit bids for the subcontracting of goods or services from qualified minority businesses. Contractor shall furnish evidence of the contractor's compliance with these requirements of minority employment and solicitation. Contractor further agrees to consider the grant of subcontracts to said minority bidders on the basis of substantially equal proposals in the light most favorable to said minority businesses. The contractor shall be required to submit evidence of compliance with this section as part of the bid. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties below have executed this agreement. CONTRACTOR THE CITY cF BREMERTON ocuSigne II y wtaS 6/uu �t ti Do, 37@9fc4g@3a748UTom Knuckey Print Name:?4,7- Print Name: Public Works Agreement(short form) Rev. 04/2023 DocuSign Envelope ID: F6BEBFC1-8F07-4AD6-AB12-77E3EE42131C Title: Title: Public works Di rector DATE 42��/'f Ig° DATE 2/28/2024 Notices to be sent to: Notices to be sent to: CONTRACTOR: CITY OF BREMERTON: Asf/rg 0/✓srieocrian/ iArr Jo,l co1r4-- /Z 6,4 Nvv e, ,e CA me- 345 6th Street, Suite 00 gez.014.6-er6A/ tub `3 8 5/2 Bremerton, WA 98337 (360) 473- 23( (360) (facsimile) APPROVED AS TO FORM: DocuSigned by: kiduttl, par, .,2AE&CII3II1&0462... Kylie J. Finnell Bremerton City Attorney ATTEST: DocuSigned by: giAlla, Ne % �24 EU4C4SC4iF Angela Hoover, City Clerk R:\Legal\Legal\Forms\FORMS ON COBWEB\Public Works Agreement(short form)Rev.04 2023.doc Public Works Agreement(short form) Rev. 04/2023 DocuSign Envelope ID: F6BEBFC1-8F07-4AD6-AB12-77E3EE42131C ATTACHMENT A ASHER CONSTRUCTION INC 1264 NW Chrey Lane Bremerton, WA 98312 January 30, 2023 Proposal City of Bremerton Attn: Matt Donnelycott Project: Electrical room offices Contractor proposes to provide labor only to perform the metal framing, hang and finish the wallboard. Price for the above work: $21,000.00 EP A DATE(MM/DD/YYYY) CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE 02/14/2024 THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED ASA MATTER OF INFORMATION ONLY AND CONFERS NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER.THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT AFFIRMATIVELY OR NEGATIVELY AMEND,EXTEND OR ALTER THE COVERAGE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES BELOW.THIS CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE ISSUING INSURER(S), AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OR PRODUCER,AND THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. IMPORTANT:If the certificate holder is an ADDITIONAL INSURED,the policy(ies)must have ADDITIONAL INSURED provisions or be endorsed.If SUBROGATION IS WAIVED,subject to the terms and conditions of the policy,certain policies may require an endorsement.A statement on this certificate does not confer rights to the certificate holder in lieu of such endorsement(s). PRODUCER CONTACT NAME: C.Randy McCready Agency PHONE FAX 926 Main St Ste 201 (A/C,NO,EXT):253-987-7196 (A/c,NO):253-987-7146 E-MAIL Sumner WA 98390-1400 ADDRESS: cmccready@farmersagent.com INSURER(S)AFFORDING COVERAGE NAIC# INSURED INSURER A: Berkley Assurance Company 39462 INSURER B: Fire Insurance Exchange 21660 Asher Construction Inc. INSURER C: 1264 NW Chrey Lane INSURER D: INSURER E: Bremerton WA 98312 INSURER F: COVERAGES CERTIFICATE NUMBER: REVISION NUMBER: THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE POLICIES OF INSURANCE LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE INSURED NAME ABOVE FOR THE POLICY PERIOD INDICATED.NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REQUIREMENT,TERM OR CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE MAYBE ISSUED OR MAY PERTAIN,THE INSURANCE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS,EXCLUSIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH POLICIES.LIMITS SHOWN MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS. INSR TYPE OF INSURANCE ADDTL SUER POLICY NUMBER POLICY EFF POLICY EXP LIMITS LTR INSD WVD (MM/DD/YYYY) (MM/DD/YYYY) X COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY EACH OCCURRENCE $ 1,000,000 DAMAGE TO RENTED CLAIMS MADE X OCCUR PREMISES(Ea Occurrence) $ 100,000 MED EXP(Anyone person) $ 5,000 A Y Y VUMD0340500 02/23/2023 02/23/2025 PERSONAL&ADV INJURY $ 1,000,000 GEN'L AGGREGATE LIMIT APPLIES PER: GENERAL AGGREGATE $ 2,000,000 POLICY PROJECT LOC PRODUCTS-COMP/OPAGG $ 2,000,000 OTHER: $ AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY COMBINED SINGLE LIMIT $ 1,000,000 (Ea accident) X ANY AUTO BODILYINJURY(Perperson) $ OWNB ONLYEDAUTOS AUTOSSCHEDULED BODILY INJURY(Per accident)$ Y 606981633 02/25/2023 02/25/2025 HIRED AUTOS NON-OWNED PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY AUTOS ONLY (Per accident) UMBRELLA LIAB OCCUR EACH OCCURRENCE $ EXCESS LIAB CLAIMS-MADE AGGREGATE $ DED RETENTION$ $ WORKERS COMPENSATION PER X OTHER $ Stop Gap AND EMPLOYERS'LIABILITY STATUTE ANY PROPRIETOR/PARTNER/ Y/N E.L.EACH ACCIDENT $ 1,000,000 N/A EXECUTIVE OFFICER/MEMBER Y VUMD0340500 02/23/2023 02/23/2025 E.L.DISEASE-EA EMPLOYEE 1,000,000 A EXCLUDED?(Mandatory in NH) If yes,describe under DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS below E.L.DISEASE-POLICY LIMIT $ 1,000,000 DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS/LOCATIONS/VEHICLES(ACORD 101,Additional Remarks Schedule,may be attached if more space is required) Additional insured is listed as certificate holder CERTIFICATE HOLDER CANCELLATION City of Bremerton SHOULD ANY OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED POLICIES BE CANCELLED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION 345 6th Street DATE THEREOF,NOTICE WILL BE DELIVERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY PROVISIONS. 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