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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGOLDEN (1s~ Street Water Main Extension) PUBLIC UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT THIS IS A CONTRACT, made and entered imo this // day of /~O~/~/~Eg-~ , 2002, by and between the City of Bremerton, a first class municipal corporation of the State of Washington hereinafter called "City" and / ~ C~/Ot~/~---A] , hereinafter called "Contractor," and referred to collectively as the "Parties." WHEREAS, the purpose of this contract is to provide for the construction and public dedication of the 1st Street Water Main Extension, hereinafter called "Project." NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein defined, and attached and incorporated and made a part hereof, the City and Contractor mutually agree to the following terms and conditions: 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT: The Contractor will retain a licensed Professional Engineer registered in the State of Washington (hereinafter "Design Engineer") who shall design the Project. The Contractor will physically construct the Project. The Project, to be constructed by the Contractor and dedicated to the City for public use, will consist of the construction of: APPROXIMATELY 159 LINEAL FEET OF 8-INCH CLASS 52 DUCTILE IRON WATER PIPE, ONE BLOW OFF AND MISCELLANEOUS APPURTENANCES. The Contractor shall provide all performance of work, including all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, supplies, and services necessary for and reasonably incidental to the completion of all work as set out in the plans and specifications attached as Approved set of Plans and incorporated by reference herein. 2. FEES AND EXPENSES: A. The Contractor agrees to pay in advance the following fees and expenses associated with the project and required by the Bremerton Municipal Code: · Water plan check fee $105.00 · Water inspection fees $ 315.00 Total: $ 420.00 B. The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining and paying for necessary permits firom other governmental agencies and shall be responsible for any additional costs for inspection billed to the City by any government agency, including but not limited to the City ofBremerton, Kitsap County, or the State of Washington. C. The Contractor shall pay all costs associated with easement acquisition and insuring title to the properties. Bremerton/Targett Public Utilities Comtmction Agreement Page 1 of 7 (1st Street Water Main Extension) D. The Contractor shall post with the City Treasurer a Performance Bond prior to construction and a Warranty Bond upon completion of the work. The bonds shall be posted in the amounts as follows: Performance Bond (1) One hundred and fifty percent (150%) of the Design Engineer's estimated cost of construction, as approved by the City, for all work occurring within public right-of-way or on City Property and/or 20% on private property. Warranty Bond (1) Twenty percent (20%) of the actual cost of construction, Effective for 2 years. E. The bonds shall provide the following: (1) The Conlxactor shall complete the project in accordance with good and accepted engineering and construction practice. (2)The Contractor shall comply with all the terms of this agreement. (3) The Contractor shall fully comply with all requirements of law in carrying out the project, and shall comply with all lawful requirements imposed by any agency with jurisdiction relating to the project. (4) The Warranty Bond shall be effective for two years after completion of construction unless affirmatively released sooner by the City, and shall guarantee the completed projects against defects in workmanship and materials. (5) The bond must be approved by the City's Risk Manager and may include one or more surety bonds issued by any surety company that is licensed to do business in the State of Washington and meets the City's Risk Managers rating criteria. The Surety bond may be substituted by a cash deposit in the full-required amount deposited with the City Treasurer or an irrevocable and unrestricted assignment of funds on deposit in a licensed bank or credit union, in the full-required amount. F. Contractor shall possess a current Bremerton Business License and regulatory licenses required to fulfill Contractor's obligations under this contract. As an independent contractor, Contractor is responsible for payment of all taxes and licensing fees necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement. These taxes and fees include but are not limited to State industrial insurance, B&O, and City business licensing. If any taxes or fees due the City have been declared delinquent, Contractor, by this agreement, assigns any payments due under this contract to the City Clerk for payment of such taxes The City may also withhold the delinquent amount, plus any additional charges arising from the delinquency, from any payments due Contractor. 3. REPRESENTATIVES: The Contractor hereby names the following person as the representative of the Contractor for all purposes required by this agreement: Nome: ~ee ~oldr.,~ Name: ~ Phone: _ _ ...~l~- ~]OZ Phone: ~ Address: ?7 {oD 14*OtL ~gl~l~t l~ ~'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l~ ~4x~ address: ,~] ~ Email: fax: ' ~l~ ctg~ t I email: f~.'~'~.~ Bremerton/Targett ~ Public Utilities Constxuction Agreement Page 2 of 7 (1st Street Water Main Extension) The Contractor warrants that the Contractor's representative has full authority to bind the Contractor in all respects required by this agreement, and all applicable government requirements imposed by any agency with jurisdiction. The City hereby designates Paul Wandling of its Department of Public Works and Utilities as its Project Manager and warrants that the Project Manager has full authority to exercise such discretion as does the Director of Public Works and Utilities under the ordinance of the City for purpose of carrying out the terms of this agreement. 4. PROJECT DESIGN: The Contractor will retain a Design Engineer who shall design the project, prepare the necessary plans, and provide construction engineering to the extent reasonably necessary. The Contractor shall use the following up to date standards for drafting, design and construction of the project. Deviation from City standards will not be accepted. · Standard plans and specification provided by the City. · Bremerton Utihties Development and Construction Standards. · Washington State Department of Ecology's Stormwater Management Manual for the Puget Sound Basin. · American Waterworks Association Standards. · Washington State Department of Transportation's Standard Specifications for Road, Bridge, and Municipal Construction. 5. PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT PERMIT: The City's Project Manager will review the project design, plans, and specifications, and when satisfied the work is in accordance with City standards, shall approve the plans by stamping and signing four (4) copies of the plan sheets. The City reserves the right to require modification of the plans at the Contractor's expense in the event of errors or mistakes in the drawings, or if new information becomes available which requires a change in the plans to properly accomplish the project. Plan changes initiated by the Contractor must be approved in writing by the City's Project Manager prior to commencement or alteration of the work. Proposed plan changes shall be accompanied by an estimate of value. Where cost- savings opportunities are identified, the Contractor shall agree to provide a deductive credit to the City equal to 50 percent of the value of the cost savings. The City will issue a Public Works Project Permit upon completion of the following: · Construction Plans and Specifications have been approved by the City's Project Manager. · Deposit of advance cash deposits as stated in this agreement with the City Treasurer. · Approved bonds posted with the City Clerk. · Proof of insurance approved by the Risk Manager. · A copy of the City or County right-of-way permit submitted to the Utility. 6. INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY: The Contractor shall provide liability and property damage insurance coveting all work trader this agreement for construction within the public right- of-way, including all work provided by Sub-Contractors. Said insurance shall name the City of Bremerton as additional insured and provide the following limits: - Bodily injury, $2,000,000.00 each person; - $2,000,000.00 each accident; - Property damage, $500,000.00 Bremertoed Targett Public Utilities Construction Agreement Page 3 of 7 (1st Street Water Main Extension) Evidence of such insurance shall be provided to the City's Risk Manager prior to issuance of the Public Works Project Permit. Insurer shall provide the City's Risk Manager with 30 days' written notice of any cancellation or change of coverage of the policy. Contractor agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City and its officials and employees from and against all liability, loss, damages, and expenses, including costs and attorneys' fees, resulting in whole or in part from actions, claims, and lawsuits arising or alleged to have arisen, in whole or in part, out of or in consequence of the acts or failures to act of Contractor, its employees, its subcontractors, its agents, or its assigns in the performance of this Agreement. The City and Contractor have specifically negotiated Contractor's waiver of its immunity under Title 51 RCW, which is hereby waived for purposes of Contractor's indemnification and hold harmless of the City, including the duty to defend. This provision shall be inapplicable to the extent such action, claim, or lawsuit is judicially found to arise solely from the acts or failures to act of the City. 7. PROSECUTION OF WORK: A. Construction of the project shall be initiated by the Contractor within one (1) year of execution of this agreement or within 30 days of issuance of the Project Permit, whichever shall sooner occur. Failure to begin work within the one-year limit shall result in forfeiture of all rights under the agreement regardless of any other provisions of this agreement. B. The Contractor agrees to continuously pursue work and complete the project within six (6) months of permit issuance. 8. ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION WORK REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor in addition to other duties included in this agreement shall comply with the following: A. Schedule system connections with the Project Manager and meet all requirements for the connection and testing of their improvements in the presence of the Ci~s authorized representative. Major system connections to the City's system shall not be authorized on Fridays. Subsequent operation of system valves must be performed by City personnel. B. No work shall be performed by the Contractor other than Monday through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., exclusive of City holidays, except with written prior consent of the City' Project Manager. If consent is given by the City's Project Manager for work on Saturday, Sunday or holidays or before or after the normal working hours above, the Contractor shall pay to the City the reasonable cost of furnishing the required inspection and supervision during said periods. C. Remove and correct at the expense of the Contractor any improvements not authorized or constructed in compliance with the Utilities Development and Construction Standards. Bremerton/Targett Public Utilities Construction Agreement Page 4 of 7 (1st Street Water Main Extension) D. Restore all public and private property disrupted by the installation of the project to its original condition upon completion. The entire job site will be maintained in a neat and workman like appearance. The Contractor will provide landscape restoration including sodding, seeding or barking as may be required by the City's Project Manager. Landscape restoration shall follow installation of the various segments of the project as closely as is practicable. When, in the opinion of the City's Project Manager, landscape restoration has fallen behind installation of the segments of the project, the Project Manager may halt all construction work until restoration catches up. E. Notify the City when the project is ready for final inspection and approval by the Utility. 9. INSPECTIONS AND FINAL ACCEPTANCE: A. The City will provide periodic inspection during construction to ensure that the work complies with plans and City Utilities and Construction Standards. Inspections by the City shall not relieve the Contractor of its responsibility to construct the project in full accord with the standards of the City. Nor shall inspection be deemed to be supervision of the project, methods or means of performance, compliance with construction site safety requirements, or the Contractor's employees. B. All easements necessary for the project have been obtained in the name of the City, accepted by the Project Manager, and recorded with the County Auditor. C. Within thirty (30) days of final inspection, furnish a complete set of Mylar "Asbuilt" drawings of the project improvements that have been prepared and stamped by the Design Engineer and a complete set of electronic Asbuilt drawings, in Autocad® 2000i. D. Upon fmal approval of project construction by the City's Project Manager, the City shall accept and approve a Deed of Conveyance of the project improvements for the Contractor on a form approved by the City Attomey. Approval of the deed shall constitute completion of the project for the purposes of: (1) Computing the guarantee period required by this agreement for bonding. (2) Commencement by the City of its usual and customary maintenance of the project improvements. (3) Commencement of water services upon payment of service fees. 10. GENERAL CONDITIONS: A. Reports and Information: When requested by the City, Contractor shall furnish periodic reports and documents on matters covered by this Agreement. The reports and documents shall be furnished in the time and form requested. Bremertord Targett Public Utilities Construction Agreement Page 5 of 7 (1~t Street Water Main Extension) Contractor shall maintain accounting records in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to substantiate all billed amounts. B. Entire Agreement: This Agreement and its Exhibits constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties, and the Parties acknowledge that there are no other agreements, written or oral, that have not been set forth in the text of this Agreement. C. Severability: Should any part of this Agreement be found void, the balance of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. D. Modification: This Agreement may only be modified by written instrument signed by both Parties. E. Notices: Notices shall be in writing and delivered to the following addresses: City Address Contractor Address City of Bremerton ATTN: Paul Wandling /.- ~'~ 3027 Olympus Dr. ~'7'6a O BremertonWA. 98310 ~-yyllJ-I~?-~'t.) 60,4 ~,3l/ Tel: 360-478-2351 Tel: F. Waiver.'. Failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of that provision. Waiver of any right or power arising out of this Agreement shall not be deemed waiver of any other right or power. G. Compliance with Laws: Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws in performing its obligations under this Agreement. H. Choice of Law and Venue: This Agreement shall be interpreted according to the laws of the State of Washington. Any judicial action to resolve disputes arising out of this Agreement shall be brought in Kitsap County Superior Court. I. Attorneys' Fees: The substantially prevailing Party in any litigation arising out of this Agreement shall be entitled to its reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs. 11. NON-COMPLIANCE/TERMINATION: Failure to comply with the terms of this agreement within 60 days following written notice by the Project Manager shall automatically result in the termination of service and forfeiture of bonds and shall not relieve the Contractor of the duty to comply with all the terms of this agreement, paying all sums due there under together with reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the City in enforcing the terms of this agreement. Bremerton/Targett Public Utilities Construction Agreement Page 6 of 7 (1st Street Water Main Extension) 12. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS: The City and Contractor each agree to be bound to the other party in respect to all covenants, agreements, and obligations contained in this contract. Neither party shall assign the contract in part or as a whole, without the written consent of the other. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Contract the date and year indicated. Lee Golden [name], [title] ~late Cary Bozeman, Mayor date Dep~ro~l.~ W. EUGENE ~E'~ Director of Public Works and Utilities Roger Lubovich Attorney Kath-l~an M~l~l-u-s~e~- ' City Clerk// ~ 1 ststreetWTRpuca, doc Bremerton/Targett Public Utilities Construction Agreement Page 7 of 7