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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT
TO THE CONTRACT WITH URBAN ENGINEERING FOR ENGINEERING
SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
TO THE FLOUR BLUFF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT WHICH
PROVIDES FOR A SCOPE OF SERVICES TO CORRESPOND WITH
THE CITY'S STEP 2 GRANT APPLICATION FOR PREPARATION OF
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS, SPECIFIES A
FIXED PRICE FEE AND COMPLIES WITH CURRENT FEDERAL
GUIDELINES WITH REGARD TO THE PROCUREMENT OF ENGINEER-
ING SERVICES; APPROPRIATING $139,020 OUT OF THE NO. 250
SANITARY SEWER BOND FUND FOR SAID ENGINEERING SERVICES
APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 250-77-5, FLOUR BLUFF WASTE-
WATER TREATMENT PLANT, BOTH THE AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE
THE AMENDMENT AND THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS BEING
SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY IN THE
CITY'S STEP 2 GRANT APPLICATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
FLOUR BLUFF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, EPA PROJECT
NO. C-48-1215-02; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
SECTION 1. That the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized
to execute an amendment to the contract with Urban Engineering for engineer-
ing services in connection with the proposed improvements to the Flour Bluff
Wastewater Treatment Plant which provides for a scope of services to correspond
with the City's Step 2 grant application for preparation of construction draw-
ings and specifications, specifies a fixed price fee and complies with current
Federal guidelines with regard to the procurement of engineering services, all
as more fully set forth in the amendment,to;the contract, a substantial copy
of which is attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof.
SECTION 2. That there is hereby appropriated $139,020 out of the
No. 250 Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund for said engineering services, applicable to
Project No. 250-77-5, Flour Bluff Wastewater Treatment Plant, both the authority
to execute the amendment and the appropriation of funds being subject to the
approval of the Texas Department of Water Resources and the Environmental
Protection Agency in the City's Step 2 grant application for improvements to
the Flour Bluff Wastewater Treatment Plant, EPA Project No. C-48-1215-02.
SECTION 3. That the necessity to execute the aforesaid amendment
to the contract aforementioned and to appropriate the sums hereinabove set
forth so that the improvements to the Flour Bluff Wastewater Treatment Plant
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may proceed without delay creates a public emergency and an imperative public
necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance or
resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction but that
such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the
City Council, and the Mayor having declared that such emergency and necessity
exist, having requested the suspension of the Charter rule and that this
ordinance take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED this the
ATTEST:
APPROV D:
. DAY OF JULY, 1979:
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
A) day of July, 1979.
THE CI IF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE STATE OF TEXAS X
COUNTY OF NUECES X
AMENDMENT NO. 4
TO THE
CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES
The City of Corpus Christi, hereinafter call "City", and Urban Engineering,
hereinafter called "Engineer", whether one or more, agree to the following
amendments to the Contract for Engineering Services, approved by Ordinance No.
11440 and executed April 26, 1973, as amended by Ordinance No. 12499 and executed
February 26, 1975; and as amended by Ordinance No. 13256 and executed June 28,
1976; and as amended by Ordinance No. 14450 and executed August 16, 1978.
WHEREAS, said contract included the provision of a12 engineering and related
services necessary to properly design, prepare plans and specifications for the
"Saratoga Main" with compensation based on a percentage of construction cost and,
WHEREAS, the City determined that it would increase the scope of the
Engineer's contract to include "an expansion of the Oso Sewage Treatment Plant"
and "an expansion of the Laguna Madre Sewage Treatment Plant" and that it would
seek Federal grant assistance under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
Amendments of 1972, Public Law 92-500 and the rules and regulations thereto as
administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, and the City and the Engineers
on the 16th day of August, 1978, executed an Amendment to said Contract, changing
the Scope of Services to include the engineering services associated with the
construction of the planned improvements at the "Oso Wastewater Treatment Plant"
and "Saratoga Main" required under the Step 3 of the grant regulations;
WHEREAS, the City now desires to apply for similar Federal grant assistance
for "Step II" work pertaining to the Laguna Madre (Flour Bluff) Sewage Treatment
Plant, generally including the detailed design and preparation of plans and
specifications, and it is required by current grant regulations to comply with
certain guidelines for the procurency and method of payment for engineering
services which include compliance with current criteria, guide2ines and regulations,
many of which were not contemplated in the contract of April 16, 1973, or its
subsequent amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City has been satisfied with the performance of the Engineers
in connection with Step I work on the Laguna Madre (Flour Bluff) Sewage Treatment
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Plant and desires that the Engineers continue for the remainder of the project, and
WHEREAS, the City and and the Engineers have acquainted themselves with said
Federal regulations on procurement of professional services, and the Engineers have
presented their cost data to the City and have identified personnel and facilities
required, special technical services required, the extent of subcontracting contem-
plated, required time of completion, and estimated costs for performing the "Step
II" services for the planned improvements at the Laguna Madre (Flour Bluff) Sewer
Treatment Plant, and after discussion and negotiation, the City and the Engineers
have agreed on the scope of services to be performed and a fair and reasonable fee
therefore, and have agreed to enter into this Amended Contract for Engineering
Services for the "Step II" or "Design" Phase of the "Expansion of the Laguna Madre
Sewage Treatment Plant", yet leaving in force and effect all other provisions of
said Contract of April 16, 1973, and subsequent amendments thereto which do not
apply hereto.
NOW THEREFORE, the City and Engineer agree as follows:
SECTION A. GENERAL PROVISIONS• OF AGREEMENT
An appendix will be added to said contract and identified as Appendix C-1
EPA - Required Provisions which is from the draft revision dated September 27, 1978,
40 CFR Part 35, Appendix C-1, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part
hereof. The provision of this appendix shall supersede any section of the agreement
in conflict therewith.
SECTION B. SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED
In consideration of the premises and the fees to be paid as hereinafter
described, the Engineers agree to render professional engineering services to
include the preparation of the construction drawings and specifications, proposal
forms and design summary, all in general accordance with the proposed improvements
to the Flour Bluff Wastewater System as defined in the "Facility Plan" as prepared
by the Engineer and consistent with EPA guidelines for "Step II" work. The
Engineer's services will also include, but not be limited to the following:
1. Assist the City in preparing documents necessary for a "Step II" Grant
Application.
2. Make field survey and prepare description of easements as necessary for
design and for general description of easements or property required. This
does not include land surveys for legal purposes or for establishing
location of disputed boundaries.
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3. Establish the scope of soil investigations, borings, and laboratory
testing as are necessary for the design of the project.
4. Furnish engineering data as is necessary for permits required by local,
State and Federal authorities and assist the City in the application for
such permits, as well as, acting as the City's representative in obtaining
said required permits.
5. Design the various units and items of improvements in accordance with
recognized engineering practice and the applicable criteria of local, State,
and Federal authorities. The Engineer isnot required to include detailed
design for alternate bids (i.e., alternate processes or structures or
equipment).
6. Confer with representatives of the City, other local authorities, repre-
sentatives of the Texas Water Quality Board and the Environmental
Protection Agency and other State and Federal agencies, as necessary
for satisfactory completion of the "Step II" work for the project.
7. Review the contract phases proposed in the Facility Plan to reaffirm the
desirability or make modifications as might be appropriate or desirable
to the City for the phasing of construction.
8. Prepare detailed construdtion plans, specifications, proposal forms and
design summary for construction, and provide to the City, eight copies
thereof for official review and approval for each of the recommended
construction contracts.
9.
Prepare detailed cost estimates of authorized construction for each
separate construction contract. The Engineers are not required to
guarantee that the work as finally designed will be within the preliminary
estimates shown in the Facility Plan, nor that the construction bids will
be within the final detailed cost estimates.
10. Prepare, in outline form, five copies of Preliminary Plan of Operation
Manual.
11. Provide engineering data and other assistance as needed to aid the
City in making application for grant assistance for "Step III" construction.
12. Travel in Corpus Christi and its environs, to State and Federal offices,
as necessary for design and for -conferences reasonably required for project
reviews and advancement.
13. Perform such other services as are required of the Engineer for "Step II"
under Federal regulations in effect as of the date of this agreement.
SECTION C. COMPENSATION
1. The City shall compensate the Engineers for services rendered in compliance
with current EPA guidelines as defined in the Federal Register, Vol. 40,
No. 243, Wednesday, December 17, 1975. Payment will be based on the
"fixed price" method with the fixed price to be One hundred thirty-nine
thousand, twenty dollars, ($139,020.00) for the design of improvements
proposed in the Facility Plan dated November 11, 1976.
2. For the preparation of construction drawings and specifications, contract
documents, and design summary, the following schedule shall apply, in
accordance with the Scope of Work specified in the Facility Plan:
Proposed Laguna Madre Plant Expansion $110,280.
Proposed Laguna Shores 10" Force Main and Pumps $ 25,139.
Travel and Miscellaneous Expenses $ 1,026.
Remote Monitoring System $ 2,075.
Preparation of Preliminary Plan of Operation $ 500.
TOTAL $139,020.
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3. Payment shall be made as follows:
a. After commencing the work, the Engineers may invoice the City on a
monthly basis for partial completion as provided in Appendix C-1, EPA
Required Provisions attached hereto.
b. Interim payments shall not exceed 90% of the value of the work actually
complete.
c. Request for interim payments must be supported by personnel time
summaries, invoices or other supportive documentation.
d. No payment will be made to the Engineer unless work progress has
been approved by the City.
e. Statements as invoices will be paid by the City within 30 days,
if not questioned as to correctness.
f. Payments to the Engineer by the City are not to be construed as
a partial release or acceptance of the overall performance of the
work called for under this amendment.
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Upon satisfactory completion of the work by the Engineer and submission
of the "Step II" work to the Texas Water Quality Board and EPA for
review, a maximum payment of 90% of the value of work actually performed
will be paid by the City to the Engineer.
h. Final payment will be made to the Engineer by the City upon written
approval of the "Step II" work by EPA.
SECTION D. MODIFICATION OF THE PROJECT WORK
2. All modifications of the project scope shall be done in accordance with
Appendix C-1 - EPA Required Provision attached hereto.
2. All modifications shall be authorized in writing.
3. Such modifications shall be taken into consideration increased or decreased
cost for performance.
4. It is understood and agreed that the Engineer may make minor variation from
the preliminary details suggested in the Facility Plan, provided the
completed design is satisfactory to the City and EPA.
SECTION E. COOPERATIVE SERVICES
1. Where the Engineers determine, and the City concurs, that pilot plant studies
are needed, such facilities shall be designed by the City and the City will
provide for construction, installation, and operation with its own forces
under the supervision of the Engineer.
2. Where wastewater sampling and testing are requested by the Engineer to
assist in the design, the City will provide the necessary laboratory
services.
3. Where the Engineers request temporary modifications of plant operational
procedure to assist in the design, the City will cooperate to the fullest
practical extent.
4. The City will provide to the Engineer copies or prints of plans, speci-
fications, and other existing information on existing facilities as may be
requested and reasonably related to the design.
5. The City and the Engineers will provide prompt review and respondence to
requests and submission made by each to the other.
6. The Engineers will cooperate with the City's staff and other consultants,
where mutual coordination of planning activities are required for inter-
related problems.
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SECTION F. AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED
After execution of this contract the City will within a reasonable time issue
to the Engineers full authorization to proceed with the work as described herein.
It is understood that this Agreement is subject to approval by the Environmental
Protection Agency. Should the Engineer elect to proceed previous to receiving such
authorization, such shall not in any way invalidate -his rights to compensation should
the authorization be subsequently issued.
SECTION G. TIME OF COMPLETION
The Engineers shall complete the above described "Step II" work in accordance
'with the Project Time Schedule as adopted by an Ordinance dated September 25, 1975.
Any major requirement to alter the time for performance will be considered under
Section D, Modification of Project Work as described above.
SECTION H. ACTS OF GOD, ETC.
Neither party shall hold the other responsible for damages or delay in perform-
ante,caused by acts of God, strikes, lockouts, accidents or other events beyond the
control of the other or the other's employees or agents.
SECTION I. ASSIGNABILITY
The Engineer shall not assign, transfer or delegate any of his obligations or
duties in this contract to any other person without the prior written consent of
the City, except for routine duties delegated to personnel on the Engineer's staff
or to outside subcontractors or to professional associates (and their employees)
working under the Engineer's direction. In the event of the termination of the
Engineer's partnership, this contract shall inure to the individual benefit of such
partner or partners as the City may designate. No part of the Engineer's fee may be
assigned in advance of receipt by the Engineer without written consent of the City.
SECTION J. REMEDIES
1. Venue for any action under this Agreement shall lie in Nueces County, Texas.
2. The provisions for arbitration in paragraph 6. of Appendix C-1 shall be
applied only by mutual consent of the parties. Lacking such mutual consent,
disputes not reconcilable by negotiation shall be settled according to law.
SECTION K. APPLICABILITY
This Amended Contract shall apply only to Design Phase or "Step II" services
for the "expansion of the Laguna Madre Sewage Treatment Plant", and all other
provisions of the said Contract of April 16, 1973, and its subsequent amendments,
shall remain in full force and effect unless, otherwise amended. The City and the
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CONTRACT PROVISIONS REQUIRED BY APPENDIX C-1
TO 40 CFR PART 35, SUBPART E
1. General
2. Responsibility of the Engineer
3. Scope of Work
4. Changes
5. Termination
6. Remedies
7. Payment
8. Project Design
9. Audit; Access to Records
10. Price Reduction for Defective Cost of Pricing Data
11. Subcontracts
12. Labor Standards
13. Equal Employment Opportunity
".14. Utilization of Small or Minority Business
15. Covenant Against Contingent Fees
,16. Gratuities
17. Patents
18. Copyrights and Rights in Data
1. GENERAL
(a) The owner and the engineer agree that the following provisions apply
to the EPA grant -eligible work to be performed under this agreement and that
such provisions supersede any conflicting provisions of this agreement.
(b) The work under this agreement is funded in part by a grant from the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Neither the United States nor the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (hereinafter, "EPA") is a party to this agree-
ment which covers grant -eligible work is subject to regulations contained in
40 CFR 35,936, 35.937, and 35.939 in effect on the date of execution of this
agreement. As used in these clauses, the words "the date of execution of this
agreement" mean the date of execution of this agreement and any subsequent
modification of the terms, compensation or scope of services pertinent to un-
performed work.
(c) The owner's rights and remedies provided in these clauses are in ad-
dition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or this agreement.
2. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENGINEER
(a) The engineer shall be responsible for the professional quality,
technical accuracy, timely completion, and the coordination of all designs,
drawings, specifications, reports, and other services furnished by the engineer
under this agreement. The engineer shall, without additional compensation,
correct or revise any errors omissions or other deficiencies in his designs,
drawings, specifications, reports, and other services.
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(b) The engineer shall perform such professional services as may be
necessary to accomplish the work required to be performed under this agree-
ment, in accordance with this agreement and applicable EPA requirements in
effect on the date of execution of this agreement.
(c) The owner's or EPA's approval of drawings, designs, specifications,
reports, and incidental engineering work or materials furnished hereunder shall
not in any way relieve the engineer of responsibility for the technical ade-
quacy of his work. Neither the owner's nor EPA's review, approval or acceptance
of, nor payment for, any of the services shall be construed to operate as a
waiver of any rights under this agreement or of any cause of action arising out
of the performance of this agreement.
(d) The engineer shall be and shall remain liable, in accordance with
applicable law, for all damages to the owner or EPA caused by the engineer's
negligent performance of any of the services furnished under this agreement,
except for errors, omissions or other deficiencies to the extent attributable
oto the owner, owner-furnished data or any third party. The engineer shall not
be responsible for any time delays in the project caused by circumstances be-
yond the engineer's control. Where innovative processes or techniques (see
40 CFR 35,908) are recommended by the engineer and are used, the engineer shall
be liable only for gross negligence to the extent of such use.
3. SCOPE OF WORK
The services to be performed by the engineer shall include all services
required to complete the task or Step in accordance with applicable EPA regu-
lations (40 CFR Part 35, Subpart E in effect on the date of execution of this
agreement) to the extent of the scope of work as defined and set out in the
engineering services agreement to which these provisions are attached.
4. CHANGES
(a) The owner may, at any time, by written order, make changes within the
general scope of this agreement in the services or work to be performed. If
such changes cause an increase or decrease in the engineer's cost of, or time
required for, performance of any services under this agreement, whether or not
changed by any order, an equitable adjustment shall be made and this agreement
shall be modified in writing accordingly. The engineer must assert any claim
for adjustment under this clause in writing within 30 days from the date of re-
ceipt by the engineer of the notification of change unless the owner grants a
further period of time before the date of final payment under this agreement.
(b) No services for which an addtional compensation will be charged by
the engineer shall be furnished without the written authorization of the owner.
(c) In the event that there is a modification of EPA requirements relating
to the services to be performed under this agreement after the date of execution
of this agreement, the increased or decreased cost of performance of the services
provided for in this agreement shall be reflected in an appropriate modification
of this agreement.
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5. TERMINATION
(a) Either party may terminate this agreement, in whole or in part, in
writing, if the other party substantially fails to fulfill its obligations
under this agreement through no fault of the terminating party. However, no
such termination may be effected unless the other party is given (1) not less
than ten (10) calendar days written notice (delivered by certified mail, return
receipt requested) of intent to terminate and (2) an opportunity for consul-
tation with the terminating party before termination.
(b) The owner may terminate this agreement, in whole or in part, in writ-
ing, for its convenience, if the termination is for good cause (such as for legal
or financial reasons, major changes in the work or program requirements, initi-
ation of a new step) and the engineer is given (1) not less than ten (10) calen-
dar days written notice (delivered by certified mail, return receipt requested)
of intent to terminate, and (2) an opportunity for consultation with the ter-
minating party before termination.
(c) I£ the owner terminates for default, an equitable adjustment in the
price provided for in this agreement shall be made, but (1) no amount shall be
allowed for anticipated profit on unperformed services or other work and (2)
any payment due to the engineer at the time of termination may be adjusted to
the extent of any additional costs the owner incurs because of the engineer's
default. If the engineer terminates for default or if the owner terminates for
convenience, the equitable adjustment shall include a reasonable profit for
services or other work performed. The equitable adjustment for any termination
shall provide for payment to the engineer for services rendered and expenses
incurred before the termination, in addition to termination settlement costs
the engineer reasonably incurs relating to commitments which had become firm
before the termination.
(d) Upon receipt of a termination action under paragraphs (a) or (b) above,
the engineer shall (1) promptly discontinue all services affected (unless the
notice directs otherwise) and (2) deliver or otherwise make available to the
owner all data, drawings, specifications, reports, estimates, summaries, and
such other information and materials as the engineer may have accumulated in
performing this agreement whether completed or in process.
(e) Upon termination under paragraphs (a) or (b) above, the owner may take
over the work and prosecute the same to completion by agreement with another
party or otherwise. Any work the owner takes over for completion will be com-
pleted at the owner's risk, and the owner will hold harmless the engineer from
all claims and damages arising out of improper use of the engineer's work.
(f) If, after termination for failure of the engineer to fulfill contractu-
al obligations, it is determined that the engineer had not so failed, the termin-
ation shall be deemed to have been effected for the convenience of the owner.
In such event, adjustment of the price provided for in this agreement shall be
made as paragraph (c) of this clause provides.
6. REMEDIES
Except as this agreement otherwise provides, all claims, counter -claims,
disputes, and other matters in question between the owner and the engineer arising
out of or relating to this agreement or the breach of it will be decided by arbi-
tration if the parties hereto mutually agree, or in a court of competent juris-
diction within the State in which the owner is located.
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7. PAYMENT
(a) Payment shall be made in accordance with the payment schedule incor-
porated in this agreement as soon as practicable upon submission of statements
requesting payment by the engineer to the owner. If no such payment schedule
is incorporated in this agreement, the payment provisions of paragraph (b) of
this clause shall apply.
(b) The engineer may request monthly progress payments and the owner shall
make them as soon as practicable upon submission of statements requesting pay-
ment by the engineer to the owner. When such progress payments are made, the
owner may withold up to ten (10) percent of the vouchered amount until satis-
factory completion by the engineer of work and services within a step called
for under this agreement. When the owner determines that the work under this
agreement or any specified task hereunder is substantially complete and that
the amount of retained percentages is in excess of the amount considered by him
to be adequate for his protection, he shall release to the engineer such excess
amount.
(c) No payment request made under paragraph (a) or (b) of this clause
shall exceed the estimated amount and value of the work and services performed
by the engineer under this agreement. The engineer shall prepare the estimates
'sof work performed and shall supplement them with such supporting data as the
owner may require.
(d) Upon satisfactory completion of the work performed under this agreement,
as a condition precedent to final payment under this agreement or to settlement
upon termination of the agreement, the engineer shall execute and deliver to the
owner a release of all claims against the owner arising under or by virtue of
this agreement, other than such claims, if any, as may be specifically exempted
by the engineer from the operation of the release in stated amounts to be set
forth therein.
8. PROTECT DESIGN
(a) In the performance of this agreement, the engineer shall, to the extent
practicable, provide for maximum use of structures, machines, products, materials,
construction methods, and equipment which -are readily available through competi-
tive procurement, or through standard or proven production techniques, methods,
and processes, consistent with 40 CFR 35.936-3 and 35.936-13 in effect on the
date of execution of this agreement, except to the extent to which innovative
technology may be used under 40 CFR 35.908 in effect on the date of execution of
this agreement.
(b) The engineer shall not, in the performance of the work under this agree-
ment, produce a design or specification which would require the use of structures,
machines, products, materials, construction methods, equipment, or processes which
the engineer knows to be available only from a sole source, unless the engineer
has adequately justified the use of the sole source in writing.
(c) The engineer shall not, in the performance of the work under this agree-
ment, produce a design or specification which would be restrictive in violation
of sec. 204(a)(6) of the Clean Water Act. This statute requires that no specifi-
cation for bids or statement of work shall be written in such a manner as to con-
tain proprietary, exclusionary, or discriminatory requirements other than those
based upon performance, unless such requirements are necessary to test or demon-
strate a specific thing, or to provide for necessary interchangeability of parts
and equipment, or at least two brand names or trade names of comparable quality
or utility are listed and are followed by the words "or equal." With regard to
materials, if a single material is specified, the engineer must be prepared to
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to substantiate the basis for the selection of the material.
(d) The engineer shall report to the owner any sole -source or restrictive
design or specification giving the reason or reasons why it is necessary to
restrict the design or specification.
(e) The engineer shall not knowingly specify or approve the performance
of work at a facility which is in violation of clena air or water standards and
which is listed by the Director of the EPA Office of Federal Activities under
40 CFR Part 15.
9. AUDIT, ACCESS TO RECORDS
(a) The engineer shall maintain books, records, documents, and other evi-
dence directly pertinent to performance on EPA grant work under this agreement
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and practices con-
sistently applied, and 40 CFR 30.605, 30.805, and 35.935-7 in effect on the date
of execution of this agreement. The engineer shall also maintain the financial
information and data used by the engineer in the preparation or support of the
cost submission required under 40 CFR 35.937-6(b) in effect on the date of execu-
tion of this agreement and a copy of the cost summary submitted to the owner.
''The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Comptroller General of the United
States, and U.S. Department of Labor, owner, and (the State water pollution con-
trol agency) or any of their duly authorized representatives shall have access
to such books, records, documents, and other evidence for inspection, audit, and
copying. The engineer will provide proper facilities for such access and inspec-
tion.
(b) The engineer agrees to include paragraphs (a) through (e) of this clause
in all his contracts and all tier subcontracts directly related to project per-
formance that are in excess of $10,000.
(c) Audits conducted under this provision shall be in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards and established procedures and guidelines
of the reviewing or audit agency(ies).
(d) The engineer agrees to the disclosure of all information and reports
resulting from access to records under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this clause,
to any of the agencies referred to in paragraph (a), provided that the engineer
is afforded the opportunity for an audit exit conference and an opportunity to
comment and submit any supporting documentation on the pertinent portions of
the draft audit report and that the final audit report will include written
comments of reasonable length, if any, of the engineer.
(e) The engineer shall maintain and make available records under paragraphs
(a) and (b) of this clause during performance on EPA grant work under this agree-
ment and until 3 years from the date of final EPA grant payment for the project.
In addition, those records which relate to any "Dispute" appeal under EPA grant
agreement, to litigation, to the settlement of claims arising out of such per-
formance, or to costs or items to which an audit exception has been taken, shall
be maintained and made available until 3 years after the date of resolution of
such appeal, litigation, claim, or exception.
10. PRICE REDUCTION FOR DEFECTIVE COST OR PRICING DATA
(This clause is applicable if the amount of this agreement exceeds $100,000.)
(a) If the owner of EPA determines that any price, including profit, negoti-
ated in connection with this agreement or any cost reimbursable under this agreement
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was increased by any significant sums because the engineer or any subcontractor
furnished incomplete or inaccurate cost or pricing data or data not current as
certification of current cost or pricing data (EPA form 5700-41), then such price,
cost, or profit shall be reduced accordingly and the agreement shall be modified
in writing to reflect such reduction.
(b) Failure to agree on a reduction shall be subject to the remedies clause
of this agreement.
• (Note. -Since the agreement is subject to reduction under this clause by reason
of defective cost or pricing data submitted in connection with certain subcontracts,
the engineer may wish to include a clause in each such subcontract requiring the
subcontractor to appropriately indemnify the engineer. It is also expected that
any subcontractor subject to such indemnification will generally require sub-
stantially similar indemnification for defective cost or pricing date required
to be submitted by his lower tier subcontractors.)
11. SUBCONTRACTS
(a) Any subcontractors and outside associates or consultants required by the
engineer in connection with services under this agreement will be limited to such
individuals or firms as were specifically identified and agreed to during negoti-
ations, or as the owner specifically authorizes during the performance of this
agreement. The owner must give'prior approval for any substitutions in or ad-
ditions to such subcontractors, associates, or consultants.
(b) The Engineer may not subcontract services in excess of thirty (30)
percent (or percent, if the owner and the engineer hereby agree) of the con-
tract price to subcontractors or consultants without the owner's prior written
approval.
12. LABOR STANDARDS
To the extent that this agreement involves "construction" (as defined by
the Secretary of Labor), the engineer agrees that such construction work shall
be subject to the following labor standards provisions, to the extent applicable:
(a) Davis -Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a -276a-7);
(b) Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327-333);
(c) Copeland Anti -Kickback Act (18 U.S.C. 874); and
(d) Executive Order 11246 (Equal Employment Opportunity);
and implementing rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of
Labor or EPA. The engineer further agrees that this agreement shall include and
be subject to the "Labor Standards Provisions for Federally Assisted Construction
Contracts" (EPA form 5720-4) in effect at the time of execution of this agree-
ment.
13. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
In accordance with EPA policy as expressed in 40 CFR 30.420-5, the engineer
agrees that he will not discriminate against any employee or application for employ-
ment because of race, religion, color, sex, age, or national origin.
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14. UTILIZATION OF SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS
In accordance with EPA policy as expressed in 40 CFR 35.936-7, the engineer
agrees that qualified small business and minority business enterprises shall have
the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of EPA •
grant -assisted contracts and subcontracts.
15. COVENANT AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES
The engineer warrants that no person or selling agency has been employed or
retained to solicit or secure this contract upon an agreement or understanding
for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee excepting bona fide
employees. For breach or violation of this warranty the owner shall have the
right to annul this agreement without liability or in its discretion to deduct
from the contract price or consideration, or otherwise recover, the full amount
of such commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee.
16. GRATUITIES
(a) If it is found, after notice and hearing, by the owner that the engineer,
any of the engineer's agents or representatives, offered or gave gratuities
(in the form of entertainment, gifts, or otherwise), to any official, employee,
'or agent of the owner, of the State, or of EPA in an attempt to secure a contract
or favorable treatment in awarding, amending, or making any determinations re-
lated to the performance of this agreement, the owner may, by written notice to
the engineer, terminate the right of the engineer to proceed under this agree-
ment. The owner may also pursue other rights and remedies that the law or this
agreement provides. However, the existence of the facts upon which the owner
bases such findings shall be in issue and may be reviewed in proceedings under
the remedies clause of this agreement.
(b) In the event this agreement is terminated as provided in paragraph
(a) hereof, the owner shall be entitled: (1) To pursue the same remedies against
the engineer as it could pursue in the event of a breach of the contract by the
engineer, and (2) as a penalty, in addition to any other damages which it may
be entitled by law to exemplary damages in an amount (as determined by the owner)
which sahll be not less than 3 nor more than 10 times the costs the engineer
incurs in providing any such gratuities to any such officer or employee.
17. PATENTS
If this agreement involves research, developmental, experimental, or demon-
stration work and any discovery or invention arises or is developed in the course
of or under this agreement, such invention or discovery shall be subject to the
reporting and rights provisions of subpart' D or 40 CFR part 30, in effect on the
date of execution of this agreement, including appendix B of part 30. In such
case, the engineer shall report the discovery or invention to EPA directly or
through the owner, and shall otherwise comply with the owner's responsibilities
in accordance with subpart D of 40 CFR part 30. The engineer agrees that the
disposition of rights to inventions made under this agreement shall be in ac-
cordance with the terms and conditions of appendix B. The engineer shall include
appropriate patent provisions to achieve the purpose of this condition in all
subcontracts involving research developmental, experimental, or demonstration
work.
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18. COPYRIGHTS AND RIGHTS IN DATA
(a) The engineer agrees that any plans, drawings, designs, specifications,
computer programs (which are substantially paid for with EPA grant funds), techni-
cal reports, operating manuals, and otherwork submitted with a step 1 facilities
plan or with a step 2 or step 3 grant application or which are specified to be
delivered under this agreement or which are developed or produced and paid for
under this agreement (referred to in this clause as "Subject Data") are subject
to the rights in the United States, as set forth in subpart D of 40 CFR part 30
and in appendix C to 40 CFR part 30, in effect on the date of execution of this
agreement. These rights include the right to use, duplicate, and disclose such
subject data, in whole or in part, in any manner for any purpose whatsoever, and to
have others do so. For purposes of this clause, "grantee" as used in appendix C
refers to the engineer. If the material is copyrightable the engineer may copyright
it, as appendix C permits, subject to the rights in the Government in appendix C,
but the owner and the Federal Government reserve a royalty -free, nonexclusive,
and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish, and use such materials, in whole
or in part, and to authorize others to do so. The engineer shall include appro-
„priate provisions to achieve the purpose of this condition in all subcontracts
expected to produce copyrightable subject data.
(b) All such subject data furnished by the engineer pursuant to this agree-
,
ment are instruments of his services in respect of the project. 'It is understood
that the engineer does not represent such subject data to be suitable for reuse
on any other project or for any other purpose. If the owner reuses the subject
data without the subject data without the engineer's specific written verification
or adaptation, such reuse will be at the risk of the owner, without liability to
the engineer. Any such verification or adaptation will entitle the engineer to
further compensation at rates agreed upon by the owner and the engineer. -
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV Section 21)
July 20, 1979
I certify to the City Council that $ 139,020 , the amount required
for the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditures contemplated in the
above and foregoing ordinance is in the Treasury of the City of Corpus Christi
to the credit of:
c F
74. Fund No. and Name 250 Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund
Project No. 250-77-5
Project Name Flour Bluff Wactawatrr Traa tmant Phot
from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not appropriated for
any other purpose. •
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Engineer recognize and agree that an additional amendment will be necessary at such
times as the City applies for a "Step III" Grant under P.L. 92-500. The services
to be performed and the payment for such services will be negotiated at the
appropriate future date.
EXECUTED IN DUPLICATE, each of which shall be considered an original, this
the day of
ATTEST:
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
, 1979.
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
R. Marvin Townsend, City Manager
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Corpus Christi, T,xas
a) day of
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
197/
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, a
public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspension of the Charter
rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on
the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read
at three meetings of the City Council; I, therefore, request that you suspend
said Charter rule or requirement and pass this ordinance finally on the date it
is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
MAY
RPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspende• by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample jOf .
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz 0 -
Jack K. Dumphy
'/
Betty N. Turner if
Cliff Zarsky '
The above ordinance was passed
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
by the
following vote:
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