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SERVICE AGREEMENT NO. 3244
CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
FOR PROJECT 18085A WILLIAMS LIFT STATION FORCE MAIN (LINE A)
The City of Corpus Christi, a Texas home rule municipal corporation, P.O. Box 9277, Corpus Christi,
Nueces County, Texas 78469-9277 (City) acting through its duly authorized City Manager or Designee
(Director) and LNV, INC. 801 Navigation Blvd., Ste. 300 Corpus Christi, Texas 78408 (Consultant),
hereby agree as follows:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE NO. TITLE PAGE
ARTICLE I – SCOPE OF SERVICES ..............................................................................2
ARTICLE II – QUALITY CONTROL .................................................................................3
ARTICLE III – COMPENSATION .....................................................................................3
ARTICLE IV – TIME AND PERIOD OF SERVICE ...........................................................4
ARTICLE V – OPINIONS OF COST ................................................................................5
ARTICLE VI – INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS ...............................................................5
ARTICLE VII – INDEMNIFICATION .................................................................................5
ARTICLE VIII – TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT .........................................................6
ARTICLE IX – RIGHT OF REVIEW AND AUDIT .............................................................7
ARTICLE X – OWNER REMEDIES .................................................................................7
ARTICLE XI – CONSULTANT REMEDIES......................................................................8
ARTICLE XII – CLAIMS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION ..................................................8
ARTICLE XIII – MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ........................................................ 10
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ARTICLE I – SCOPE OF SERVICES
1.1 City and Consultant agree that the services provided are properly described in the Scope of Services, which
is incorporated herein and attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A. The Scope of Services shall include all
associated services required for Consultant to provide such Services, pursuant to this Agreement, and any and all
Services that would normally be required by law or common due diligence in accordance with the standard of care
defined in Article XIII of this Agreement. The approved Scope of Services defines the services to be performed by
Consultant under this Agreement. Consultant will perform the Services in accordance with Exhibit A and with
Consultant’s response to the Request for Qualifications related to this project, which response is incorporated by
reference into this Agreement as if set out here in its entirety.
1.2 Consultant shall follow City Codes and Standards effective at the time of the execution of the contract. At
review milestones, the Consultant and City will review the progress of the plans to ensure that City Codes and
Standards are followed unless specifically and explicitly excluded from doing so in the approved Scope of Services
attached as Exhibit A. A request made by either party to deviate from City standards after the contract is executed
must be in writing.
1.3 Consultant shall provide labor, equipment and transportation necessary to complete all services agreed to
hereunder in a timely manner throughout the term of the Agreement. Persons retained by Consultant to perform
work pursuant to this Agreement shall be employees or subconsultants of Consultant. Upon request, Consultant
must provide City with a list of all subconsultants that includes the services performed by subconsultant and the %
of work performed by subconsultant (in dollars). Changes in Consultant’s proposed team as specified in the SOQ
or Scope of Services must be agreed to by the City in writing.
1.4 Consultant shall not begin work on any phase/task authorized under this Agreement until they are briefed
on the scope of the Project and are notified in writing to proceed. If the scope of the Project changes, either
Consultant or City may request a review of the changes with an appropriate adjustment in compensation.
1.5 Consultant will provide monthly status updates (project progress or delays) in the format requested by the
City with each monthly invoice.
1.6 For design services, Consultant agrees to render the professional services necessary for the advancement
of the Project through Final Completion of the Construction Contract. Consultant acknowledges and accepts its
responsibilities, as defined and described in City’s General Conditions for Construction Contracts, excerpt attached
as Exhibit D.
1.6.1 The Consultant agrees to serve as the City’s Designer as defined in the General Conditions and will
consult and advise the City on matters related to the Consultant’s Scope of Services during the
performance of the Consultant’s services.
1.6.2 The Consultant agrees to prepare plans, specification, bid and contract documents and to analyze
bids and evaluate the documents submitted by bidders.
1.6.3 The Consultant agrees to assist the City in evaluating the qualifications of the prospective
contractors, subcontractors and suppliers.
1.7 For projects that require subsurface utility investigation:
1.7.1 The Consultant agrees to prepare and submit to the City prior to the 60% submittal a signed and
sealed report identifying all utilities within the project area at the Quality Level specified in Exhibits A and
A-1. It is assumed that all utilities will be identified using Quality Level A exploratory excavation unless
stated otherwise.
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1.7.2 Utilities that should be identified include but are not limited to utilities owned by the City, local
franchises, electric companies, communication companies, private pipeline companies and 3rd party
owners/operators.
1.8 For project with potential utility conflicts:
1.8.1 The Consultant agrees to coordinate the verification and resolution of all potential utility conflicts.
1.8.2 The Consultant agrees to prepare and submit a monthly Utility Coordination Matrix to the City.
1.9 The Consultant agrees to complete the Scope of Services in accordance with the approved project
schedule and budget as defined in Exhibit A, including completing the work in phases defined therein.
ARTICLE II – QUALITY CONTROL
2.1 The Consultant agrees to perform quality assurance-quality control/constructability reviews (QCP Review).
The City reserves the right to retain a separate consultant to perform additional QCP services for the City.
2.2 The Consultant will perform QCP Reviews at intervals during the Project to ensure deliverables satisfy
applicable industry quality standards and meet the requirements of the Project scope. Based on the findings of the
QCP Review, the Consultant must reconcile the Project Scope and the Opinion of Probable Cost (OPC), as
needed.
2.3 Final construction documents that do not meet City standards in effect at the time of the execution of
this Agreement may be rejected. If final construction documents are found not to be in compliance with this
Agreement, Consultant will not be compensated for having to resubmit documents.
ARTICLE III – COMPENSATION
3.1 The Compensation for all services (Basic and Additional) included in this Agreement and in the Scope of
Services for this Agreement shall not exceed $183,290.00
3.2 The Consultant’s fee will be on a lump sum or time and materials (T&M) basis as detailed in Exhibit A and
will be full and total compensation for all services and for all expenses incurred in performing these services.
Consultant shall submit a Rate Schedule with their proposal.
3.3 The Consultant agrees to complete the Scope of Services in accordance with the approved project
schedule and budget as defined in Exhibit A, including completing the work in phases defined therein.
3.4 The Director of Engineering Services may request the Consultant to undertake additional services or tasks
provided that no increase in fee is required. Services or tasks requiring an increase of fee will be mutually agreed
and evidenced in writing as an amendment to this contract. Consultant shall notify the City within three (3) days of
notice if tasks requested requires an additional fee.
3.5 Monthly invoices will be submitted in accordance with the Payment Request as shown in Exhibit B. Each
invoice will include the Consultant’s estimate of the proportion of the contracted services completed at the time of
billing. For work performed on a T&M Basis, the invoice shall include documentation that shows who worked on
the Project, the number of hours that each individual worked, the applicable rates from the Rate Schedule and any
reimbursable expenses associated with the work. City will make prompt monthly payments in response to
Consultant’s monthly invoices in compliance with the Texas Prompt Payment Act.
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3.6 Principals may only bill at the agreed hourly rate for Principals (as defined in the Rate Schedule) when
acting in that capacity. Principals acting in the capacity of staff must bill at applicable staff rates.
3.7 Consultant certifies that title to all services covered by a Payment Request shall pass to City no later than
the time of payment. Consultant further certifies that, upon submittal of a Payment Request, all services for which
Payment Requests have been previously issued and payments received from City shall, to the best of Consultant’s
knowledge, information and belief, be free and clear of liens, claims, security interests or encumbrances in favor of
Consultant or other persons or entities making a claim by reason of having provided labor or services relating to
this Agreement. Consultant shall indemnify and hold City harmless from any liens, claims, security
interests or encumbrances filed by anyone claiming by, through or under the items covered by
payments made by City to Consultant.
3.8 The final payment due hereunder shall not be paid until all reports, data and documents have been
submitted, received, accepted and approved by City. Final billing shall indicate “Final Bill – no additional
compensation is due to Consultant.”
3.9 City may withhold compensation to such extent as may be necessary, in City’s opinion, to protect City from
damage or loss for which Consultant is responsible, because of:
3.9.1 delays in the performance of Consultant’s work;
3.9.2 failure of Consultant to make payments to subconsultants or vendors for labor, materials or
equipment;
3.9.3 damage to City; or
3.9.4 persistent failure by Consultant to carry out the performance of its services in accordance with this
Agreement.
3.10 When the above reasons for withholding are removed or remedied by Consultant, compensation of the
amount withheld shall be made within 30 days. City shall not be deemed in default by reason of withholding
compensation as provided under this Agreement.
3.11 In the event of any dispute(s) between the Parties regarding the amount properly compensable for any
phase or as final compensation or regarding any amount that may be withheld by City, Consultant shall be required
to make a claim pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and follow the procedures
provided herein for the resolution of such dispute. In the event Consultant does not initiate and follow the claims
procedures as required by the terms of this Agreement, any such claim shall be waived.
3.12 Request of final compensation by Consultant shall constitute a waiver of claims except those previously
made in writing and identified by Consultant as unsettled at the time of final Payment Request.
3.13 All funding obligations of the City under this Agreement are subject to the appropriation of funds in its
annual budget. The City may direct the Consultant to suspend work pending receipt and appropriation of funds.
The right to suspend work under this provision does not relieve the City of its obligation to make payments in
accordance with section 3.5 above for services provided up to the date of suspension. ARTICLE IV – TIME AND PERIOD OF SERVICE
4.1 This Agreement shall be effective upon the signature of the City Manager or designee (Effective Date).
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4.2 The term of this Agreement will be for a period of six years beginning on the effective date, unless
extended by authority of the City Manager or designee.
4.3 The Consultant agrees to begin work on those authorized Services for this contract upon receipt of the
Notice to Proceed from the Contracts and Procurement Department. Work will not begin on any phase or any
Additional Services until requested in writing by the Consultant and written authorization is provided by the Director
of Engineering Services.
4.4 Time is of the essence for this Agreement. Consultant shall perform and complete its obligations under this
Agreement in a prompt and continuous manner so as to not delay the Work for the Project, in accordance with the
schedules approved by City. The Consultant and City are aware that many factors may affect the Consultant’s
ability to complete the services to be provided under this agreement. The Consultant must notify the City within ten
business days of becoming aware of a factor that may affect the Consultant’s ability to complete the services
hereunder.
4.5 City shall perform its obligations of review and approval in a prompt and continuous manner so as to not
delay the project.
4.6 This Agreement shall remain in force for a period which may reasonably be required for completion of the
Project, including any extra work and any required extensions thereto, unless terminated as provided for in this
Agreement. For construction design services, “completion of the Project” refers to acceptance by the City of the
construction phase of the Project, i.e., Final Completion.
ARTICLE V – OPINIONS OF COST
5.1 The Opinion of Probable Cost (OPC) is computed by the Consultant and includes the total cost for
construction of the Project.
5.2 The OPC does not include the cost of the land, rights-of-way or other costs which are the responsibility of
the City.
5.3 Since Consultant has no control over a construction contractor’s cost of labor, materials or equipment, or
over the contractor’s methods of determining prices, or over competitive bidding or market conditions, Consultant’s
opinions of probable Project Cost or Construction Cost provided herein are to be made on the basis of Consultant’s
experience and qualifications and represent Consultant’s best judgment as a design professional familiar with the
construction industry, but Consultant cannot and does not guarantee proposals, bids or the construction cost shall
not vary from the OPC prepared by Consultant.
ARTICLE VI – INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
6.1 Consultant must not commence work under this Agreement until all insurance required has been obtained
and such insurance has been approved by the City. Consultant must not allow any subcontractor to commence
work until all similar insurance required of any subcontractor has been obtained.
6.2 Insurance Requirements are shown in EXHIBIT C.
ARTICLE VII – INDEMNIFICATION
Consultant shall fully indemnify and hold harmless the City of Corpus Christi and its officials,
officers, agents, employees, excluding the engineer or architect or that person’s agent, employee
or subconsultant, over which the City exercises control (“Indemnitee”) from and against any and
all claims, damages, liabilities or costs, including reasonable attorney fees and court costs, to the
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extent that the damage is caused by or results from an act of negligence, intentional tort,
intellectual property infringement or failure to pay a subcontractor or supplier committed by
Consultant or its agent, Consultant under contract or another entity over which Consultant
exercises control while in the exercise of rights or performance of the duties under this
agreement. This indemnification does not apply to any liability resulting from the negligent acts or
omissions of the City or its employees, to the extent of such negligence.
Consultant shall defend Indemnitee, with counsel satisfactory to the City Attorney, from and
against any and all claims, damages, liabilities or costs, including reasonable attorney fees and
court costs, if the claim is not based wholly or partly on the negligence of, fault of or breach of
contract by Indemnitee. If a claim is based wholly or partly on the negligence of, fault of or
breach of contract by Indemnitee, the Consultant shall reimburse the City’s reasonable attorney’s
fees in proportion to the Consultant’s liability.
Consultant must advise City in writing within 24 hours of any claim or demand against City or
Consultant known to Consultant related to or arising out of Consultant’s activities under this
Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII – TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
8.1 By Consultant:
8.1.1 The City reserves the right to suspend this Agreement at the end of any phase for the convenience
of the City by issuing a written and signed Notice of Suspension. The Consultant may terminate this
Agreement for convenience in the event such suspension extends for a period beyond 120 calendar days
by delivering a Notice of Termination to the City.
8.1.2 The Consultant must follow the Termination Procedure outlined in this Agreement.
8.2 By City:
8.2.1 The City may terminate this agreement for convenience upon seven days written notice to the
Consultant at the address of record.
8.2.2 The City may terminate this agreement for cause upon ten days written notice to the Consultant. If
Consultant begins, within three days of receipt of such notice, to correct its failure and proceeds to diligently
cure such failure within the ten days, the agreement will not terminate. If the Consultant again fails to
perform under this agreement, the City may terminate the agreement for cause upon seven days written
notice to the Consultant with no additional cure period. If the City terminates for cause, the City may reject
any and all proposals submitted by Consultant for up to two years.
8.3 Termination Procedure
8.3.1 Upon receipt of a Notice of Termination and prior to the effective date of termination, unless the
notice otherwise directs or Consultant takes action to cure a failure to perform under the cure period,
Consultant shall immediately begin the phase-out and discontinuance of all services in connection with the
performance of this Agreement. Within 30 calendar days after receipt of the Notice of Termination, unless
Consultant has successfully cured a failure to perform, Consultant shall submit a statement showing in
detail the services performed under this Agreement prior to the effective date of termination. City retains
the option to grant an extension to the time period for submittal of such statement.
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8.3.2 Consultant shall submit all completed and/or partially completed work under this Agreement,
including but not limited to specifications, designs, plans and exhibits.
8.3.3 Upon receipt of documents described in the Termination Procedure and absent any reason why City
may be compelled to withhold fees, Consultant will be compensated for its services based upon a Time &
Materials calculation or Consultant and City's estimate of the proportion of the total services actually
completed at the time of termination. There will be no compensation for anticipated profits on services not
completed.
8.3.4 Consultant acknowledges that City is a public entity and has a duty to document the expenditure of
public funds. The failure of Consultant to comply with the submittal of the statement and documents, as
required above, shall constitute a waiver by Consultant of any and all rights or claims to payment for
services performed under this Agreement.
ARTICLE IX – RIGHT OF REVIEW AND AUDIT
9.1 Consultant grants City, or its designees, the right to audit, examine or inspect, at City’s election, all of
Consultant’s records relating to the performance of the Work under this Agreement, during the term of this
Agreement and retention period herein. The audit, examination or inspection may be performed by a City
designee, which may include its internal auditors or an outside representative engaged by City. Consultant agrees
to retain its records for a minimum of four years following termination of the Agreement, unless there is an ongoing
dispute under this Agreement, then such retention period shall extend until final resolution of the dispute.
9.2 Consultant’s records include any and all information, materials and data of every kind and character
generated as a result of and relevant to the Work under this Agreement (Consultant’s Records). Examples include
billings, books, general ledger, cost ledgers, invoices, production sheets, documents, correspondence, meeting
notes, subscriptions, agreements, purchase orders, leases, contracts, commitments, arrangements, notes, daily
diaries, reports, drawings, receipts, vouchers, memoranda, time sheets, payroll records, policies, procedures, and
any and all other agreements, sources of information and matters that may, in City’s and Consultant’s reasonable
judgment, have any bearing on or pertain to any matters, rights, duties or obligations under or covered by any
Agreement Documents.
9.3 City agrees that it shall exercise the right to audit, examine or inspect Consultant’s Records only during
Consultant’s regular business hours. Consultant agrees to allow City’s designee access to all of Consultant’s
Records, Consultant’s facilities and Consultant’s current employees, deemed necessary by City or its designee(s),
to perform such audit, inspection or examination. Consultant also agrees to provide adequate and appropriate
work space necessary to City or its designees to conduct such audits, inspections or examinations.
9.4 Consultant shall include this audit clause in any subcontractor, supplier or vendor contract.
ARTICLE X – OWNER REMEDIES
10.1 The City and Consultant agree that in the event the City suffers actual damages, the City may elect to
pursue its actual damages and any other remedy allowed by law. This includes but is not limited to:
10.1.1 Failure of the Consultant to make adequate progress and endanger timely and successful
completion of the Project, which includes failure of subconsultants to meet contractual obligations;
10.1.2 Failure of the Consultant to design in compliance with the laws of the City, State and/or federal
governments, such that subsequent compliance costs exceed expenditures that would have been involved
had services been properly executed by the Consultant.
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10.1.3 Losses are incurred because of errors and/or omissions in the design, working drawings,
specifications or other documents prepared by the Consultant to the extent that the financial losses are
greater than the City would have originally paid had there not been errors and/or omissions in the
documents.
10.2 When the City incurs non-value added work costs for change orders due to design errors and/or omissions,
the City will send the Consultant a letter that includes:
(1) Summary of facts with supporting documentation;
(2) Instructions for Consultant to revise design documents, if appropriate, at Consultant’s expense;
(3) Calculation of non-value added work costs incurred by the City; and
(4) Deadline for Consultant’s response.
10.3 The Consultant may be required to revise bid documents and re-advertise the Project at the Consultant’s
sole cost if, in the City’s judgment, the Consultant generates excessive addenda, either in terms of the nature of the
revision or the actual number of changes due to the Consultant’s errors or omissions.
10.4 The City may withhold or nullify the whole or part of any payment as detailed in Article III.
ARTICLE XI – CONSULTANT REMEDIES
11.1 If Consultant is delayed due to uncontrollable circumstances, such as strikes, riots, acts of God, national
emergency, acts of the public enemy, governmental restrictions, laws or regulations or any other causes beyond
Consultant’s and City’s reasonable control, an extension of the Project schedule in an amount equal to the time lost
due to such delay shall be Consultant’s sole and exclusive remedy. The revised schedule should be approved in
writing with a documented reason for granting the extension.
11.2 The City agrees that the Consultant is not responsible for damages arising from any cause beyond
Consultant’s reasonable control.
11.3 If Consultant requests a remedy for a condition not specified above, Consultant must file a Claim as
provided in this Agreement.
ARTICLE XII – CLAIMS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
12.1 Filing of Claims
12.1.1 Claims arising from the circumstances identified in this Agreement or other occurrences or events,
shall be made by Written Notice delivered by the party making the Claim to the other party within 21
calendar days after the start of the occurrence or event giving rise to the Claim and stating the general
nature of the Claim.
12.1.2 Every Claim of Consultant, whether for additional compensation, additional time or other relief, shall
be signed and sworn to by a person authorized to bind the Consultant by his/her signature, verifying the
truth and accuracy of the Claim.
12.1.3 The responsibility to substantiate a claim rests with the party making the Claim.
12.1.4 Within 30 calendar days of receipt of notice and supporting documentation, City will meet to discuss
the request, after which an offer of settlement or a notification of no settlement offer will be sent to
Consultant. If Consultant is not satisfied with the proposal presented, Consultant will have 30 calendar
days in which to (i) submit additional supporting data requested by the City, (ii) modify the initial request for
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remedy or (iii) request Mediation.
12.1.5 Pending final resolution of a claim, except as otherwise agreed in writing, Consultant shall proceed
diligently with performance of the Agreement, and City shall continue to make payments in accordance with
this Agreement.
12.2 Mediation
12.2.1 All negotiations pursuant to this clause are confidential and shall be treated as compromise and
settlement negotiations for purposes of applicable rules of evidence.
12.2.2 Before invoking mediation, the Parties agree that they shall first try to resolve any dispute arising
out of or related to this Agreement through discussions directly between those senior management
representatives within their respective organizations who have overall managerial responsibility for similar
projects. This step shall be a condition precedent to the use of mediation. If the parties’ senior
management representatives cannot resolve the dispute within 30 calendar days after a Party delivers a
written notice of such dispute, then the Parties shall proceed with the mediation process contained herein.
12.2.2.1 In the event that City or Consultant shall contend that the other has committed a material
breach of this Agreement, the Party alleging such breach shall, as a condition precedent
to filing any lawsuit, request mediation of the dispute.
12.2.2.2 Request for mediation shall be in writing, and shall request that the mediation commence
no less than 30 or more than 90 calendar days following the date of the request, except
upon agreement of both parties.
12.2.2.3 In the event City and Consultant are unable to agree to a date for the mediation or to the
identity of the mediator or mediators within 30 calendar days of the request for mediation,
all conditions precedent in this Article shall be deemed to have occurred.
12.2.2.4 The parties shall share the mediator’s fee. Venue for mediation shall be Nueces County,
Texas. Any agreement reached in mediation shall be enforceable as a settlement
agreement in any court having jurisdiction thereof. No provision of this Agreement shall
waive any immunity or defense. No provision of this Agreement is a consent to suit.
12.3 In calculating the amount of any Claim or any measure of damages for breach of contract, the following
standards shall apply both to claims by Consultant and to claims by City:
12.3.1 In no event shall either Party be liable, whether in contract or tort or otherwise, to the other Party for
loss of profits, delay damages or for any special incidental or consequential loss or damage of any nature
arising at any time or from any cause whatsoever;
12.3.2 Damages are limited to extra costs specifically shown to have been directly caused by a proven
wrong for which the other Party is claimed to be responsible.
12.4 In case of litigation between the parties, Consultant and City agree that neither party shall be responsible
for payment of attorney’s fees pursuant to any law or other provision for payment of attorneys’ fees. Both Parties
expressly waive any claim to attorney’s fees should litigation result from any dispute between the parties to this
Agreement.
12.5 In case of litigation between the parties, Consultant and City agree that they have knowingly waived and do
hereby waive the right to trial by jury and have instead agreed, in the event of any litigation arising out of or
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connected to this Agreement, to proceed with a trial before the court, unless both parties subsequently agree
otherwise in writing.
12.6 No Waiver of Governmental Immunity. This Agreement is to perform a governmental function
solely for the public benefit. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to waive City’s
governmental immunity from lawsuit, which immunity is expressly retained to the extent it is not
clearly and unambiguously waived by state law.
ARTICLE XIII – MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
13.1 Assignability. Neither party will assign, transfer or delegate any of its obligations or duties under this
Agreement contract to any other person and/or party without the prior written consent of the other party, except for
routine duties delegated to personnel of the Consultant staff. This includes subcontracts entered into for services
under this Agreement. If the Consultant is a partnership or joint venture, then in the event of the termination of the
partnership or joint venture, this contract will inure to the individual benefit of such partner or partners as the City
may designate. No part of the Consultant fee may be assigned in advance of receipt by the Consultant without
written consent of the City.
The City will not pay the fees of expert or technical assistance and consultants unless such employment, including
the rate of compensation, has been approved in writing by the City.
13.2 Provisions Required by Law. Each applicable provision and clause required by law to be inserted into the
Agreement shall be deemed to be enacted herein, and the Agreement shall be read and enforced as though each
were physically included herein.
13.3 Standard of Care. Services provided by Consultant under this Agreement shall be performed with the
professional skill and care ordinarily provided by competent licensed professionals practicing under the same or
similar circumstances and professional license; and performed as expeditiously as is prudent considering the
ordinary professional skill and care of a competent engineer or architect.
13.4 Licensing. Consultant shall be represented by personnel with appropriate licensure, registration and/or
certification(s) at meetings of any official nature concerning the Project, including scope meetings, review meetings,
pre-bid meetings and preconstruction meetings.
13.5 Independent Contractor. The relationship between the City and Consultant under this Agreement shall be
that of independent contractor. City may explain to Consultant the City’s goals and objectives in regard to the
services to be performed by Consultant, but the City shall not direct Consultant on how or in what manner these
goals and objectives are to be met.
13.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire and integrated Agreement between City and
Consultant and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements, either oral or written. This
Agreement may be amended only by written instrument signed by both the City and Consultant.
13.7 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement can be construed to create rights in any entity
other than the City and Consultant. Neither the City nor Consultant intends to create third party beneficiaries by
entering into this Agreement.
13.8 Disclosure of Interest. Consultant agrees to comply with City of Corpus Christi Ordinance No. 17112 and
complete the Disclosure of Interests form.
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13.9 Certificate of Interested Parties. For contracts greater than $50,000, Consultant agrees to comply with
Texas Government Code section 2252.908 and complete Form 1295 Certificate of Interested Parties as part of this
agreement. Form 1295 must be electronically filed with the Texas Ethics Commission at
https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/whatsnew/elf_info_form1295.htm. The form must then be printed, signed and
filed with the City. For more information, please review the Texas Ethics Commission Rules at
https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/legal/ch46.html.
13.10 Conflict of Interest. Consultant agrees, in compliance with Chapter 176 of the Texas Local Government
Code, to complete and file Form CIQ with the City Secretary’s Office. For more information and to determine if
you need to file a Form CIQ, please review the information on the City Secretary’s website at
http://www.cctexas.com/government/city-secretary/conflict-disclosure/index.
13.11 Title VI Assurance. The Consultant shall prohibit discrimination in employment based upon race, color,
religion, national origin, gender, disability or age.
13.12 Controlling Law. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Texas without regard to its
conflicts of laws. Venue for legal proceedings lies exclusively in Nueces County, Texas. Cases must be filed and
tried in Nueces County and cannot be removed from Nueces County.
13.13 Severability. If, for any reason, any one or more Articles and/or paragraphs of this Agreement are held
invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining
Articles and/or paragraphs of this Agreement but shall be confined in its effect to the specific Article, sentences,
clauses or parts of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any
Article, sentence, clause or parts of this Agreement, in any one or more instance, shall not affect or prejudice in any
way the validity of this Agreement in any other instance.
13.14 Conflict Resolution Between Documents. Consultant hereby agrees and acknowledges if anything
contained in the Consultant-prepared Exhibit A, Consultant’s Scope of Services, the Consultant’s response to the
Request for Qualifications related to this project, or in any other document prepared by Consultant and included
herein, is in conflict with Articles I-XIII of this Agreement (Articles), the Articles shall take precedence and control to
resolve said conflict.
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI LNV, INC.
____________________________________ _____________________________________
Michael Rodriguez Date Dan S. Leyendecker, P.E. Date
Chief of Staff President
801 Navigation Blvd., Suite 300
Corpus Christi, Texas 78408
361/883-1894
danl@lnvinc.com
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
____________________________________
Assistant City Attorney Date
ATTEST
____________________________________
City Secretary Date
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8/31/2020 ___________________Authorized By
Council ________________________
M2020-215
10/20/2020
10/21/2020
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EXHIBIT C
Insurance Requirements
Pre-Design, Design and General Consulting Contracts
1.1 Consultant must not commence work under this agreement until all required
insurance has been obtained and such insurance has been approved by the City.
Consultant must not allow any subcontractor to commence work until all similar
insurance required of any subcontractor has been obtained.
1.2 Consultant must furnish to the Director of Engineering Services with the signed
agreement a copy of Certificates of Insurance (COI) with applicable policy
endorsements showing the following minimum coverage by an insurance company(s)
acceptable to the City’s Risk Manager. A waiver of subrogation is required on all
applicable policies. Endorsements must be provided with COI. Project name and
or number must be listed in Description Box of COI.
TYPE OF INSURANCE MINIMUM INSURANCE COVERAGE
30-written day notice of cancellation,
required on all certificates or by
applicable policy endorsements
Bodily Injury and Property Damage
Per occurrence - aggregate
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY
(Errors and Omissions)
$1,000,000 Per Claim
If claims made policy, retro date must
be prior to inception of agreement,
have 3-year reporting period provisions
and identify any limitations regarding
who is insured.
1.3 In the event of accidents of any kind related to this agreement, Consultant must
furnish the City with copies of all reports of any accidents within 10 days of the accident.
1.4 Consultant shall obtain and maintain in full force and effect for the duration of this
Contract, and any extension hereof, at Consultant's sole expense, insurance coverage
written on an occurrence basis, with the exception of professional liability, which may be
on a per claims made basis, by companies authorized and admitted to do business in
the State of Texas and with an A.M. Best's rating of no less than A- VII. Consultant is
required to provide City with renewal Certificates.
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1.5 Consultant is required to submit a copy of the replacement certificate of
insurance to City at the address provided below within 10 days of the requested
change. Consultant shall pay any costs incurred resulting from said changes. All notices
under this Article shall be given to City at the following address:
City of Corpus Christi
Attn: Engineering Services
P.O. Box 9277
Corpus Christi, TX 78469-9277
1.6 Consultant agrees that with respect to the above required insurance, all
insurance policies are to contain or be endorsed to contain the following required
provisions:
1.6.1 Provide thirty (30) calendar days advance written notice directly to City of
any suspension, cancellation or non-renewal of coverage, and not less
than ten (10) calendar days advance written notice for nonpayment of
premium.
1.7 Within five (5) calendar days of a suspension, cancellation or non-renewal of
coverage, Consultant shall provide a replacement Certificate of Insurance and
applicable endorsements to City. City shall have the option to suspend Consultant's
performance should there be a lapse in coverage at any time during this contract.
Failure to provide and to maintain the required insurance shall constitute a material
breach of this contract.
1.8 In addition to any other remedies the City may have upon Consultant's failure to
provide and maintain any insurance or policy endorsements to the extent and within the
time herein required, the City shall have the right to order Consultant to remove the
exhibit hereunder, and/or withhold any payment(s) if any, which become due to
Consultant hereunder until Consultant demonstrates compliance with the requirements
hereof.
1.9 Nothing herein contained shall be construed as limiting in any way the extent to
which Consultant may be held responsible for payments of damages to persons or
property resulting from Consultant's or its subcontractor’s performance of the work
covered under this agreement.
1.10 It is agreed that Consultant's insurance shall be deemed primary and non-
contributory with respect to any insurance or self-insurance carried by the City of
Corpus Christi for liability arising out of operations under this agreement.
1.11 It is understood and agreed that the insurance required is in addition to and
separate from any other obligation contained in this agreement.
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EXHIBIT D
Excerpt from FORM 00 72 00 GENERAL CONDITIONS
for Construction Projects related to design services is
NULL to this Agreement.
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTIDISCLOSURE OF INTEREST
City of Corpus Christi Ordinance 17112, as amended, requires all persons or firms seeking to do business with the City to provide the following information. Every question must be answered. If the question is not applicable, answer with “NA”. See reverse side for Filing Requirements, Certifications and definitions.
FIRM IS: 1. Corporation 2. Partnership 3. Sole Owner4. Association 5. Other____________________________________
DISCLOSURE QUESTIONSIf additional space is necessary, please use the reverse side of this page or attach separate sheet.1. State the names of each “employee” of the City of Corpus Christi having an “ownershipinterest” constituting 3% or more of the ownership in the above named “firm.”
Name Job Title and City Department (if known)
2. State the names of each “official” of the City of Corpus Christi having an “ownership interest”constituting 3% or more of the ownership in the above named “firm.”
Name Title
3. State the names of each “board member” of the City of Corpus Christi having an “ownershipinterest” constituting 3% or more of the ownership in the above named “firm.”
Name Board, Commission or Committee
4. State the names of each employee or officer of a “consultant” for the City of Corpus Christiwho worked on any matter related to the subject of this contract and has an “ownershipinterest” constituting 3% or more of the ownership in the above named “firm.”
Name Consultant
COMPANY NAME:
P. O. BOX:
STREET ADDRESS:
CITY: STATE: ZIP:
LNV, LLC
801 Navigation Blvd., Ste. 300
Corpus Christi TX 78408
X L.L.C.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
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FILING REQUIREMENTS If a person who requests official action on a matter knows that the requested action will confer an economic benefit on any City official or employee that is distinguishable from the effect that the action will have on members of the public in general or a substantial segment thereof, you shall d i s c l o s e t h a t f a c t i n a s i g n e d w r i t i n g t o t h e C i t y o f f i c i a l , e mployee or body that has been requested to act in the matter, unless the interest of the City official or employee in the matter is apparent. The disclosure shall also be made in a signed writing filed with the City Secretary. [Ethics Ordinance Section 2-349 (d)]
CERTIFICATIONI certify that all information provided is true and correct as of the date of this statement, that I have not knowingly withheld disclosure of any information requested; and that supplemental statements will be promptly submitted to the City of Corpus Christi, Texas as changes occur.
Certifying Person (Type or Print)Title:
Signature of Certifying Person Date:
DEFINITIONS
a. “Board member.” A member of any board, commission, or committee appointed by the
City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas.
b. “Economic benefit”. An action that is likely to affect an economic interest if it is likely to
have an effect on that interest that is distinguishable from its effect on members of the public
in general or a substantial segment thereof.
c. “Employee.” Any person employed by the City of Corpus Christi, Texas either on a full or
part-time basis, but not as an independent contractor.
d. “Firm.” Any entity operated for economic gain, whether professional, industrial or
commercial, and whether established to produce or deal with a product or service, including
but not limited to, entities operated in the form of sole proprietorship, as self-employed
person, partnership, corporation, joint stock company, joint venture, receivership or trust, and
entities which for purposes of taxation are treated as non-profit organizations.
e. “Official.” The Mayor, members of the City Council, City Manager, Deputy City
Manager, Assistant City Managers, Department and Division Heads, and Municipal Court
Judges of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas.
f. “Ownership Interest.” Legal or equitable interest, whether actually or constructively held,
in a firm, including when such interest is held through an agent, trust, estate, or holding
entity. “Constructively held” refers to holdings or control established through voting trusts,
proxies, or special terms of venture or partnership agreements.”
g. “Consultant.” Any person or firm, such as engineers and archi te c ts, hi red by the City of
Corpus Christi for the purpose of professional consultation and recommendation.
Dan S. Leyendecker Managing Principal
June 12, 2020
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