HomeMy WebLinkAboutC2005-568 - 9/14/2005 - NAAGI:i'FI::MENT BE'I'WEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND NEXT STEP CONSULTING,
:. L C TO PERFORM PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR WI-FI PROGRAM
entered ~nto by ,=nd between bhe City or' Corpus Chrbfl, a municipal corporation, ~), and
Next Step Conaulting, L.L.C., a Texan limited IlabiBty company ("ConmJIlan?), o~IN, o for (al
oum0ses uoon execution by the City Manager or hi,, deeignee.
I. ~:;OPI= OF PROJI=CT
The City ham been Identfked by Inlel Corpormflon for proJe~ known am the Digital Conlrr..m~iJee
InltualNe, whoee goal la Ioaxpk~e ar,:l develop ~rvlcee and pmducla Io ot3emle b_wk'.e, ea
and provide government servlce~ In a wi-fl ertvkonrnenL Toward~ trait ooal, the City iam. Jed a
Call for Partnership to solidt potential partnera and request written expmeadom ~ Intemlt tO
commundy.
IL SCOPE OF SERVICES
Coneultmnt wgl ~ eervicee k~ accomlancm wtlh Pmgoeal (for) C-4ty' of Coq3cm ~ Metro
Wireless B~aJne~s Pbn dated Frkiay August 26, 2005, ('Pmpaear) which b att~h~l a~ Exhibl[
A. In the event of any co,,;'.c:t ~ ~la ~nt and lhe Proposal, ~la Agreement ~hali
III. ORDER OF SER'VlCES
IV. FEE FOR SERVICES
The City shall pay Ihe Consultant a lump sum fee not to exceed $25,000 for i:m:wk:llng the
comp~ ~ F~ln aJ'ld all other aervlcee and deliverable ~ In the
Propoaalsagecll~d in this c:ontmct. This fee ahab be full and total co,,43an~ttk)n for eel~'tcam
and for all expenses incurred In perfo~nlng tteme aervice~. Canaul'mnt atml ~ tfm City at
end ~ each rn~th for aervicea performed in fi'mt mordh. Each rno,,i,hly h-nmloa .baa contaIn
descrt~n of task(m) preformed, holm of ~x'vlce performed, dalme~ of service pedom'ied, ~ al
other information aa r~ by Dlmcb~ ~ Munk~l Irm'orrnetion Sya~mme or cleelgnee. The
within 30 days of receipt of invoice. Total cost for ali servk:es provided by Comultant unde~ thru,.
agreameot ehal not exceed $2.5,000 inclusive of all exl:xlneae, Lmkme exprmm~ aubgort2ad by
City Martager or designee irt wfltken arnendment Io thie egmarnent.
EFFEC'T'IVE DATE, TERM, AND CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR
Th~s ~gm~m,~t ~k~ e~f~ct upon execution by bhe City Manager or hl~ clealgnee.
ZIN)5-568
09/! ~
Ne~t Step f ea~altl~l~
Ft. The term of thru agreement Is four mont~ flora exeoJtk~ by C, Ity Manager. unleaa soor~'
temahated ~n a,:=:=_~dance wifl't Section V below.
C. The Contract ,N:lrnlnkUmtor deeignaled by the City ia mapormible for apprm~l of al pha~
of performance and operations under this Cone'act Including aulhodzatk3na for payment. Al of
Adrr~itmtor. who Is the Dimcl~ ~ I~nlcil~l Id~.,., li~n 8)./'~ ,., -. or de~gnee.
VI. TERMINATION OF CONTRACT
The City may, at any time. with or without ca[me, tarrnlrmte lhk~ Agreement upon two (2) week~
written rx)Uoe to the ConsLdlant Upon tem~lnatton of this Agr~m'nont. al ~ or m"dtnilhed
cause, City will be Involca<l for the actual time and charges e,'~,mulated ttwouoh the date of
termination.
VII APPROPR~T~NS
AN parUe~ reoognize b-eat the cord~uetlon of any oontract aflBr the dome of any fiscal year of I~e
Ck'y. which fiscal year end. oo July 31 of each year, wtl be subject to apf)mprlaUone and budget
approval pmvtdlng for covering such ~)ntmct Iiem a~ an axpenditure In saki budget. The City
wiflhln the sole dlscmUon of lhe City Council at the time of adoption of such budget.
VIII ASSIONA~ILITY
The Consul~nt wii not asaign, transfer, or delegate any of hl~ obl~g.tlona or dutk~ In Ihl~
Agreement k~ any other pemon without the prior ~.ltlen corment of the City. The pefformam~ of
ocmeent to such asaig~ment will be wtthln tim sole dlm::m4k)n of the City on any gfotmd~
whatsoever
IX. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
Cor~Jltlnt ~ perform all pn3fel~:)nll ~ aa an I~nt cont~ckx end wi fumll~
such services i~ its own manner and method, and under no c~cu~ or o0ndltione wi an
agent, servant, or empk)yee of the Consultant be cormidmed an eml:doyee of the City.
ConmJItant may uae aubcontmctom In connection wi~ the work performed under thla
Agreement. When uaJng mJIx:ontractom, however, Consultant must obtaIn prior an'ltten
aplxoval from tt~ City. In using ~Jbcontractom. Consultant agmea to be n~mlx:ma,ll~ for al ~
acts and ondasions to Ute same extent as I' the sui3contmc~or and Its employeM were
employees of the Cormuitant. Ail mquimrnen'm eat forlh aa pert of thla Agreement wil be
applicable to al ~,bcontmctom and their e~ k= lhe aame ~ a~ If the ~ and
ils empioyeee had performed the servicea.
~1 APPI_ ~.~,B LE LAW
Th~s Agreement = subject Io all Federal laws and laws of the State of Texas. Al dultea of the
appmprlam. The applicable law for any legal dlspul~ adsklg out o~
law of Texa~ and such forum and venue for euo~ dblX~m wll be ~ aptxoprlate fecleml,
district, county, or juatlce court in and for Nuecea County, Texas.
XJI WAIVER
No w~Ner o~' a~y b~ach o~ any term, or c~lltlon o~ t~Is AgreernenL Mil be conetrued to ~alve
any --ba4~quent broach o~ Ihe aarne.
Notx~ flay be glve~ by fax, hand de#very, or cartltecl mall, ~ prepaid, ~ ~ deamad
~ on ~ day fl.~e~d or hand deivemd oron bhe ~lffl Ixmimm~ dm/~ier depo~ If ~ant
IF TO CITY:
C, ity of Corpus Ctlrilfi
~tion: CJty Manager
13.O. Box 9277
Corpu~ Ci~btl, Texa. 78489-9277
FAX No.: (512) 880-3801
IF TO CONSULTANT:
Next Slap C(m~u~, L..L.C.
2 Tar~;llewo~l Lane
Mal~em, PA 19355
)<IV AMENDMENT
XV.DISCLO~URE OF IN'rF_RES3S
INSURANCE
Cor~ull~nt ~ ~oml~ ~'h t~ Ina~rance Reclulmment~ provtded In the aflal:~'i~:l Exhl~t.
INDEMNIFICATION
Con~u~nt agra t~ indemn~ and save harmle~ Ihe City, ~ egent~, m, and
eml~oyeea from any and all liabilities, ctalrr~, bseee, damages, o~ expenaee, Including
rea~o~tab~e altomey'a fees, ma~JIt~g from Consultant'~ negligence or ~lful ~ or o~nlm~om~ In
C~ ~11 o~ mu right, title, and k"eere~t irt and t~ all ~ the document~ prepared by Conaultant
unde~ lhls Agreement. Cor~ullant may relaln coflles for Ils archlvea and In'~rnel u~ea.
)(VIII. FORCE MAJEURE
civil or rn{'-'~-ry eufl'tority, act o~ God, act or oml~alon of cam o~ similar cauaee bey=~ ~
co~tml ('fome majeure conditions'), ff any force majeure condition oc~um, tt~e party dela~¢l or
unable Io perform ahaH give Immediate notice to the other party.
ATTEST
for C~ Afl. ney
CITY OF CORPUS CHRJS"n
City Manager
EXHIBIT A
Next ~ Conmulb~. LLC
Malvern, PA
972-8160381
PROPOSAL
Prepared by:. Brian Ar~emon - Pm~dent
Next Slep ~ng, LLC
The City o~ Co,'pu~ Chdatl ia p~annlag b I~ a mmt~sn mm broadband network
that will provkJe hk]h-epeed Inlm~mt am k3 m~Ide~,l~, i:~rmme~, ~ visitors at ali major
m of ~ city. High-apeed Intsrnet a~,'~'~Jl Is rapidly ~ · pdndl3el medium for
Emerging hlgh-epeed metr~olttan wimteaa netwo~ ~ ~ Ihe C~ty wilh a unklu~
opportunity ID Initiate ~c~ delivery imlxowment as ~,~11 ~ ~ ~ for the city ami
and actual cost of a hlgh--epeed n'elmpol~n ~ ~ w~s rne~unm and valdeled aa
Corpus Chrt~ City Cotxtcil t~s approved the funding requested to ih,t'k:,~.,I, th~ ~ AMR
Council also recognizes that Ihem Is potential for geaerating s~n~=snt mmic and
to cle~alcm a buslnees plan b~t p~ a seatsgy It-at ~ximiz~s lhe Clty'a ROI.
-Servlces and
Next Sl~p ConauttJng, LLC I~ proposing to develop a Metro Wlmles. Neb~rk buaineee plan for
· Develop alternative and a m<:ommanded bualmsea m~y If, at mlzl~ ~ ~ ROI.
· Organize and lead a buainem planning commiltee tf~t will pti:wide advice, m. tppol'L
feedback in Itm devek)l)rrmnt of the bualnmm plan.
· Develop a Busimm Ptan dacument Iftat includee:
2. Buslnmm Mode~ Analy~
3. Financial Model
4. Marketing and Communication Plan
6. Technical Analyms
7. I~lation Plan
8. AJtemetive and Recomrneri~cl I~am Modeta
pert of ~ ongoing project management pm.
Re~I3UI'C~
Brian Andemon ha~ o~f 20-years of IT planntng and ~ eXlaerlerme. Aa ~e i:dndpel
coesultant for the City of Coq3ua C~rletl'a Metro WI-FI a3ncept and plannlrlg project, Brian
pmvk:lee continuity and a mk:lUe capability for deve~ the City's Metro Wlmllm bue/ne~
1:4an
The co~t for thl~ elfort wll inctude City approved Ix)urn worked ancl e., :nl~.. Brian Ande~
v~l vmrk at a rale o~ $120 per hour. Travel and bmJne~ mlak~l expermee wtl no~ eaoeed the
City's daflrmd per diem= and allowance~. Tolal ~ for th~ effort am eaflma'md be $25,000 or
EXHIBIT B
ENSCL~RE OF INTERESTS FORM
~ hrl~l:
SUPPLIER NUMBER
TO BE ASSIGN~n BY CITY
PU~ DIVISION
CIty of Corpu~ Ct~ri=ti Ordinance 17112, aa amended, r~lulme all perform orflrn~ aeeldng k3
do buslne~ wflh the City to provide the following ~TnalJ~. Every question ntmt be
am~md. Ifthequeetion bnotapt311cable, anfa~rwflt~'NA'. Seemaldefor~.
COMPANY NAME ·
P O. BOX:
FIRM IS: 1. Corpo~ ( ) 2. I:~rtrmmhlp (~"'"'" 3. ,~:~k~Ownm- ( )
4 A~soca~k)n ¢ ) 5.Other( )
DISCt. OSURE QUESTIONS
~mm~t' con~ttuti~ 3% or mom of the o,,memhlp in the al:rove named 'firm.'
Job TI'de and City Depe~ (If known)
2 SI~I~ th~ nam of ac~ 'olflc~l' d It~ City d Corp~ C~ri~tl having an 't~me~ Irfe~t'
cor~JtutJng 3% o~ rnom of lhe o~m~mhlp In the above narned -firm.-
3 Statethenemeeofeech'ooard member'o~theCityo~CoflxmC~rl~tlhaving~n'owrmmhlp
~nt~rmst' ca~mfltutJng 3% or mom oi' the ovmem~lp In the above named 'firm.'
Name Bocci, Commission, or Commltlee
4 State the name~ (~ each empbyee or o~cer ~ a 'cormultant' for the C-Aty al' Coqxm ~
comtitut~g 3% or mom of the ownemhlp In tim above named 'firm.'
Conaullant
I cedffY that all In~ormat~n provided I~ true ar~l correct aa ~ the da'm ~ ~ ~latement, lYmt i
have not know'~]ly withheld diaciaeum oi' any Information mqueatad; and lhat
(Type or Print)
a 'Board member." A member of any board, comm/mekm, or ~ .p~ by the
Council of the Clty of Coq3ue Chdefl, Texaa.
b. 'Employee." Anyperaonernpioy~bylt~C, ityofCorpuaC~r~tI, Texa~ellhercmafulor
part-tlrne be~, but not aa an Independmff coffee--hr.
c 'Rrm.' Any entity operated for eca~tomlc gak~, whether pra~eaim~l, indu~a'laJ or
commercial, and whether eetabBNmd to produce or deal w#h a product or mwvk'~.__. Including but
parlrmm~Ip, coq3omtion, Joint stock cornpany, Jolrt venture, moetvera~lp or tnJet, and entree
-.'J. '0~1.' 'l'h~Mayor, membemof~l'mCAtyCo~ncti, C.~yMmnag~',~Clt~Ma~ag~',
Aasmtant C~/Marmgem, Depa,b.ent ar~:l Dlvtalor~ Heads, and lv~Jnldpml Court Judgm~ ~ tfm
,:.1~ ~ ~ Chrl~U, Texaa.
,~ 'O'w~'~m~ip Inlereat." legal or eClUilal~e I,'~ere~t~ ~ ac~aly or c~"mt~dy held, In
~ firm~ including when such interest Is held through an agent, frost, estate, o¢ holding entitY.
Cons~uctively held mfem to holding~ or coffin31 eetsbli~md through vaUng Iru~l~, peo3dee, or
special terme of venture or i:mrtrmr~lp agmement~.
Corpus Christi for the pu~:x)~e of p~l coe'multsl/3n and rea)mmmxk~o~.
EXHIBR' C
INSURANCE REQUIREI~,~I~NTS
CONSULTANTS LIABILITY INSURANCE.
A. Coneultant muat not commence work under thl~ agreement until all Irmurance required
hen~ has been obtained and auch i~urance h~ been .13~>rcn~:l by the City. The Cmmultmt
must not alow -,ny sub<=ntmctor to commence work untl all airrdlar Inaurance required el lhe
sub<)ontraclDr has been oblalned.
B. Con~Jltant rmmt fumkeh to the City's RJ.k Vmnager two (2) coplea of Certllcata~ of
Irmurance, ehowtng flhe following rnlnlmum c,;,verage by k~urance company(a) accep~ble to the
City's RleJ< Manager. The City mult be named al an Ilddltk:)nlll irmt~ed for lie 13ertelll arid
Automobile #ability ~s and a blanket waiver of sulxoga~ is required on al applcab~
TYPE OF INSURANCE
30-Day vwitlen ncrl~e olr cancella0on, material
change, non-renewal or termination and a 10 day
w~'mn nolk~ of cancelation for non-I:eyrnent of
premium Is required on all certi~catea
MINIMUM INSURANCE COVERAGE
COMMERCIAL GENERAL. LIABILITY Including:
~. Commereal Form
3. Produc~ Completed Operatiorm I-~zard
4. Contractual Liability
5. ~~ G~m~m
5. Personal Injury
AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY-OWI~ED NC)N-OWNFn $1,000,000 COMBINED SINGLE lIMIT
OR RENTED
-,~)~.erage provided must cover o~,:em, dimcderB
employees and agents
ERRORS AND OMMI$1ON$
WORKERS' COMPENSATK)N
Page llof11
WHICH COMITIES WITH THE TEXAS
WORK~RS' COMPENSATION ACT AND
PARAGRAPH II OF THIS ACT AND
PARAGRAPH 2 OF THIS EXHIBIT
EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY
$100,000
C. In the event of acctderrla of er'fy Idnd, the Conaultant muet fumt~h the RJ~k Manager wflh
copie~ of al mi:era of ach accidents within lan (10) days of acciderlt.
I[ ADDmONAL REQUIREMENTS
A. Cortl4Jllitt rm~t obtain workam' coml3afl~atk)n o3vemga through a Icamed InlAlwx~
company obllllned In accordance wffil Texas law. The coflflact for ~ muit be written off
pfovicled rnkmt be in arn(xJnta aufll(dent to ~ that all workerl' cornpedlll'dofl oi3Jgltk)rm
B. Cerlff'K~tm of Imrance:
The CI~/of Coq)ua Christi must be ~med as an ad~lloml ~ on ~ ~1 ~
~~ ~ ~ a~ a ~n~ ~r ~ ~n · ~ ~ III a~
At a mlrdfnum, ii 30-day written notice of cancektlofl, materiel char4ae, ~ or
termmaUon and a 10-day wflttmfl nolJce ~ cancelation for rx)n-payrnel~ o~ pmmlum ia
requked.
C. ff the C, erUflcat8 o4: Inaum~ does nc~ mhow on ~ faoe Il'Mit m Of I~e c,:,v~N'mOe
mqulfmd by ItmTm 1.B (1)-(6), an aulhorlzed ~ o~ lhe Imuiarx~ comt~ny mu~
include a letter &pecllcally statfng whether Items 1.B. (1)-(6) am Included or exckJdad.
C:~DOCUI~E-1bJI~l~.C)CAL~-1XTIlllC~I~dll m ~~