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CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
RENEWAL NO. 2
18124A IDIQ Minor Street Improvements FY 2018
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 Engineering & Construction Management Services, LLC, a limited liability corporation,
5001 Oakmont, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas 78413, (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
EXHIBITS
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ARTICLE I —SCOPE OF SERVICES
1.1 The Consultant shall provide to Engineering Services its Scope of Services,to be 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.
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 necessaryforthe 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, xcerpt-attasherf
as-Exhibit-B.
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.
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.
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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 $94,380.
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.
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considered confidential information that may be excluded from public disclosure under Texas Government Code
Chapter 552 as determined by the Texas Attorney General.
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.
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.
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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).
4.2 This service shall be for a period of one(1)year beginning on the Effective Date. The Agreement may not
be renewed.
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4.3 The Consultant agrees to begin work on those authorized Services for this contract upon receipt of the
Notice to Proceed from the Director of Engineering Services. 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
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
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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.
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.
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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(4)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.
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.
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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 twenty-one
(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 thirty(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 thirty (30)
calendar days in which to (i)submit additional supporting data requested by the City, (ii) modify the initial
request for 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.
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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 thirty (30) calendar days after a Party
delivers a written notice of such dispute, then the Parties shall proceed with the mediation process
contained herein.
12.2.3.1 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.
12.2.3.2 Request for mediation shall be in writing,and shall request that the mediation commence
no less than thirty (30) or more than ninety (90) calendar days following the date of the
request, except upon agreement of both parties.
12.2.3.3 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 thirty (30) calendar days of the request for
mediation, all conditions precedent in this Article shall be deemed to have occurred.
12.2.3.4 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 No Waiver of Governmental Immunity. NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE 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.
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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 Ownership of Documents. Consultant agrees that upon payment, City shall exclusively own any and all
information in whatsoever form and character produced and/or maintained in accordance with, pursuant to or as a
result of this Agreement, including contract documents (plans and specifications), drawings and submittal data.
Consultant may make a copy for its files. Any reuse by the City,without specific written verification or adaptation by
Consultant,shall be a City's sole risk and without liability or legal exposure to Consultant. The City agrees that any
modification of the plans will be evidenced on the plans and be signed and sealed by a licensed professional prior
to re-use of modified plans.
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.
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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 Boycott Israel. As required by Chapter 2270,Government Code, Consultant hereby verifies that it does not
boycott Israel and will not boycott Israel through the term of this Agreement. For purposes of this verification,
"boycott Israel"means refusing to deal with,terminating business activities with,or otherwise taking any action that
is intended to penalize, inflict economic harm on, or limit commercial relations specifically with Israel, or with a
person or entity doing business in Israel or in an Israeli-controlled territory, but does not include an action made for
ordinary business purposes.
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, or contained in any other
document prepared by Consultant and included herein, is in conflict with Articles 1-XIII of this Agreement(Articles),
the Articles shall take precedence and}control to resolve said conflict.
CITY 0 CO' ' HR -TI ENGINEERING &CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
lir SERVICES, LLC
Je . Edmonds, P. E. D- - Felix H. Ocanas, Jr., P. E., Date
Director of Engineering Services President
5001 Oakmont
Corpus Christi, TX 78413
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM (361) 549-4576 Office
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Assistant City Attorney Date
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Original Contract
IDIQ Minor Street Improvements (Project No. E15213)
May 24, 2016 (Motion No. M2016-055) $176,880
Legistar No. 16-0246
Accounting Unit 1041-12430-051
Account 530215
Activity E15213-01-1041-EXP
Account Category 30215
Fund Name Street Operating
Renewal No. 1
IDIQ Minor Street Improvements FY 2017 (Project No. E17042)
July 12, 2017 (Administrative Approval) $94,380
Accounting Unit 1041-12430-051
Account 530215
Activity E 17042-01-1041-EXP
Account Category 30215
Fund Name Street Operating
RENEWAL NO. 2 (THIS CONTRACT)
IDIQ Minor Street Improvements FY 2018 (Project No. 18124A)
, 2018 (Administrative Approval) $94,380
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EXHIBIT "A"
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
IDIQ Minor Street Improvements FY 2018
Project No. 18124A
Renewal No. 2
I. SCOPE OF SERVICES
A. Basic Services.
1. Construction Phase. The NE will perform contract administration to include the following:
a. Participate in pre-construction meeting conference and provide a recommended agenda for
critical construction activities and elements impacted the project.
b. Review for conformance to contract documents,shop and working drawings,materials and
other submittals.
c. Review field and laboratory tests.
d. Provide interpretations and clarifications of the contract documents for the contractor and
authorize required changes,which do not affect the contractor's price and are not contrary to
the general interest of the City under the contract.
e. Make regular visits to the site of the Project to confer with the City project inspector and
contractor to observe the general progress and quality of work,and to determine,in general,
if the work is being done in accordance with the contract documents. This will not be
confused with the project representative observation or continuous monitoring of the
progress of construction.
f. Prepare change orders as authorized by the City (coordinate with the City's construction
division); provide interpretations and clarifications of the plans and specifications for the
contractor and authorize minor changes which do not affect the contractor's price and are
not contrary to the general interest of the City under the contract.
g. Make final inspection with City staff and provide the City with a Certificate of Completion for
the project.
h. As applicable, review and assure compliance with plans and specifications,the preparation
of operating and maintenance manuals(by the Contractor)for all equipment installed on this
Project. These manuals will be in a"multimedia format"suitable for viewing with Microsoft's
Internet Explorer,version 3.0. As a minimum the Introduction,Table of Contents,and Index
will be in HTML (HyperText Markup Language) format, with HyperText links to the other
parts of the manual. The remainder of the manual can be scanned images or a mixture of
scanned images and text. Use the common formats for scanned images-GIF,TIFF,JPEG,
etc. Confirm before delivery of the manuals that all scanned image formats are compatible
with the image-viewing software available on the City's computer - Imaging for Win95
(Wang)and Microsoft Imaging Composer. Deliver the manuals on a CD-ROM,not on floppy
disks.
i. Review construction "red-line" drawings, prepare record drawings of the Project as
constructed(from the"red-line"drawings, inspection,and the contractor provided plans)and
deliver to the Engineering Services a reproducible set and electronic file(AutoCAD r.14 or
later) of the record drawings within two (2) months of final acceptance of the project. All
drawings will be CADD drawn using dwg format in AutoCAD,and graphics data will be in dxf
format with each layer being provided in a separate file. Attribute data will be provided in
ASCII format in tabular form. All electronic data will be compatible with the City GIS system.
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The City staff will:
a. Prepare applications/estimates for payments to contractor.
b. Conduct the final acceptance inspection with the Engineer.
B. Additional Services (ALLOWANCE)
This section defines the scope(and ALLOWANCE)for compensation for additional services that may be
included as part of this contract, but the NE will not begin work on this section without specific written
approval by the Director of Engineering Services. Fees for Additional Services are an allowance for
potential services to be provided and will be negotiated by the Director of Engineering Services as
required. The NE will, with written authorization by the Director of Engineering Services, do the
following:
1. Construction Observation Services. Provide a project representative(PR)to provide periodic
construction inspection.
A. Through such additional observations of Contractor's work in progress and field checks of
materials and equipment by the PR and assistants,the NE shall endeavor to provide further
protection for the CITY against defects and deficiencies in the work.
B. The duties and responsibilities of the PR are described as follows:
1. General: PR will act as directed by and under the supervision of NE, and will confer
with NE regarding PR's actions.PR's dealings in matters pertaining to the Contractor's
work in progress shall in general be with NE and Contractor, keeping the CITY
advised as necessary.
2. Conference and Meetings:Attend meetings with Contractor,such as pre-construction
conferences, progress meetings,job conferences and other project-related meetings
as required by the City, and prepare and circulate copies of minutes thereof.
3. Liaison:
A. Serve as liaison with Contractor, working principally through Contractor's
superintendent and assist in understanding the intent of the Contract
Documents.
B. PR shall communicate with CITY with the knowledge of and under the direction
of NE
4. Interpretation of Contract Documents: Report when clarifications and interpretations of
the Contract Documents are needed and transmit to Contractor clarifications and
interpretations as issued.
5. Shop Drawings and Samples:
A. Receive Samples, which are furnished at the Site by Contractor, and notify of
availability of Samples for examination.
B. Record date of receipt of Samples and approved Shop Drawings.
C. Advise Contractor of the commencement of any portion of the Work requiring a
Shop Drawing or Sample submittal for which PR believes that the submittal has
not been approved.
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6. Review of Work and Rejection of Defective Work:
A. Conduct on-Site observations of Contractor's work in progress to assist NE in
determining if the Work is in general proceeding in accordance with the Contract
Documents.
B. Report whenever PR believes that any part of Contractor's work in progress will
not produce a completed Project that conforms to the Contract Documents or will
prejudice the integrity of the design concept of the completed Project, or has
been damaged, or does not meet the requirements of any inspection, test or
approval required to be made; and advise City and NE of that part of work in
progress that PR believes should be corrected or rejected or should be
uncovered for observation, or requires special testing, inspection or approval.
C. Observe whether Contractor has arranged for inspections required by Laws and
Regulations, including but not limited to those to be performed by public
agencies having jurisdiction over the Work.
7. Records:
A. Maintain orderly files for correspondence, reports of job conferences,
reproductions of original Contract Documents including all Change Orders,Field
Orders, Work Change Directives, Addenda, additional Drawings issued
subsequent to the Contract, NE's clarifications and interpretations of the
Contract Documents, progress reports, Shop Drawing and Sample submittals
received from and delivered to Contractor,and other Project related documents.
B. Prepare a daily report utilizing approved City format, recording Contractor's hours
on the Site, weather conditions, data relative to questions of Change Orders,
Field Orders,Work Change Directives,or changed conditions,Site visitors,daily
activities, decisions, observations in general,and specific observations in more
detail as in the case of observing test procedures; and send copies to A/E and
the City.
8. Reports:
A. Furnish periodic reports as required of progress of the Work and of Contractor's
compliance with the progress schedule and schedule of Shop Drawing and
Sample submittals.
B. Report immediately to the CITY and NE the occurrence of any Site accidents,
any Hazardous Environmental Conditions, emergencies, or acts of God
endangering the work, and property damaged by fire or other causes.
C. Provide project photo report on CD-ROM at the rate of a minimum of two
photographs per day, including an adequate amount of photograph
documentation of utility conflicts.
9. Completion:
A. Before the issue of Certificate of Completion, submit to Contractor a list of
observed items requiring completion or correction.
B. Participate in a final inspection in the company of NE,the CITY,and Contractor
and prepare a final list of items to be completed or corrected.
C. Observe whether all items on final list have been completed or corrected and
make recommendations concerning acceptance and issuance of the Notice of
Acceptability of the Work.
2. Warranty Phase. Provide a maintenance guaranty inspection toward the end of the one-year
period after acceptance of the Project. Note defects requiring contractor action to maintain,repair,
fix,restore,patch,or replace improvement under the maintenance guaranty terms of the contract.
Document the condition and prepare a report for the City staff of the locations and conditions
requiring action, with its recommendation for the method or action to best correct defective
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conditions and submit to City Staff. Complete the inspection and prepare the report no later than
sixty(60)days prior to the end of the maintenance guaranty period.
Provide the services above authorized in addition to those items shown on Exhibit"A-1"Task List,which provides
supplemental description to Exhibit"A". Note: The Exhibit"A-1"Task List does not supersede Exhibit"A".
2. SCHEDULE
Day Date Activity
3. FEES
A. Fee for Basic Services. The City will pay the NE a fixed fee for providing for all "Basic Services"
authorized as per the table below. The fees for Basic Services will not exceed those identified and will be
full and total compensation for all services outlined in Section I.A.1-4 above,and for all expenses incurred in
performing these services. The fee for this project is subject to the availability of funds. The Engineer
may be directed to suspend work pending receipt and appropriation of funds. For services provided
in Section I.A.1-4, NE will submit monthly statements for basic services rendered. In Section I.A.1-3, the
statement will be based upon NE's estimate (and City concurrence)of the proportion of the total services
actually completed at the time of billing. For services provided in Section I.A.4,the statement will be based
upon the percent of completion of the construction contract. City will make prompt monthly payments in
response to NE's monthly statements.
B. Fee for Additional Services. For services authorized by the Director of Engineering Services under
Section I.B. "Additional Services,"the City will pay the NE a not-to-exceed fee as per the table below:
Summary of Fees
Basic Services Fees
1. Construction Phase 12x22x1.75x$90 $41,580
Subtotal Basic Services Fees $41.580
Additional Services Fees (Allowance)
1. Construction Observation Services(12x22x4x$90) $52,800
2. Warranty Phase Included in 5 Above
Sub-Total Additional Services Fees Authorized $52,800
Total Authorized Fee $94,380
EXHIBIT"A"
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EXHIBIT "A-1" TASK LIST
(Provides supplemental description to Exhibit"A". Exhibit"A-1"Task List does not supersede Exhibit"A.")
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
IDIQ Minor Street Improvements FY 2018
Project No. 18124A
RENEWAL NO. 2
Basic Services (See Exhibit "A")
Additional Services:
CONSTRUCTION OBSERVATION SERVICES
1) Provide construction observation services as authorized by the City in
accordance with Exhibit 'A' of the Contract for Professional Services.
2) Conduct daily site visits to the project site during construction.
3) Prepare monthly reports and submit to City staff as required.
4) Provide detailed coordination with City staff during construction.
5) Coordinate construction activities with materials testing laboratory.
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PHASE
1) Assist the City in preparing notices, handouts and exhibits for public information
meetings.
2) Assist the City in conducting the public information meetings.
3) Assist the City with follow-up and response to citizen comments.
4) Revise contract drawings to address citizen comments, as directed by the City.
WARRANTY PHASE
Upon receiving authorization from the City to proceed, conduct a maintenance guaranty
inspection toward the end of the one-year period after acceptance of the project. Note
defects requiring contractor action to maintain, repair, fix, restore, patch, correct or
replace improvements under the maintenance guaranty terms of the construction
contract. Document the condition and prepare a report for the City staff of the locations
and conditions requiring action.
EXHIBIT"A-1"
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EXHIBIT B
SAMPLE PAYMENT REQUEST FORM
Sample form for.
COMPLETE PROJECT NAME PaymRevised
Request
67/27/00
Project No.XXXX
Invoice No.12345
Invoice Date:
Total Amount Previous Total Percent
Basic Services: Contract Amd No.1 Amd No.2 Contract Invoiced Invoice Invoice Complete
Preliminary Phase $1,000 $0 $0 $1,000 $0 $1,000 $1,000 100%
Design Phase 2,000 1,000 0 3,000 1,000 500 1,500 50%
Bid Phase 500 0 250 750 0 0 0 0%
Construction Phase 2500 0 1,000 3,500 0 0 0 0%
Subtotal Basic Services $6,000 $1,000 $1,250 $8,250 $750 $1,500 $2,500 30%
Additional Services:
Permitting $2,000 $0 $0 $2,000 $500 $0 $500 25%
Warranty Phase 0 1,120 0 1,120 0 0 0 0%
Inspection 0 0 1,627 1,627 0 0 0 0%
Platting Survey TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 0%
0&M Manuals TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 0%
SCADA TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 0%
Subtotal Additional Services $2,000 $1,120 $1,627 $4,747 $500 $0 $500 11%
Summary of Fees
Basic Services Fees $6,000 $1,000 $1,250 $8,250 $750 $1,500 $2,500 30%
Additional Services Fees 2,000 1,120 1,627 4,747 500 0 500 11%
Total of Fees $8,000 $2,120 $2,877 $12,997 $1,250 $1,500 $3,000 23%
Contract for Professional Services
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, Bodily Injury and Property Damage
required on all certificates or by Per occurrence - aggregate
applicable policy endorsements
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY $1,000,000 Per Claim
(Errors and Omissions)
If claims made policy, retro date must be
prior to inception of agreement, have
extended 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,
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.
1.5 In the event of a change in insurance coverage, Consultant shall be required to submit a copy of
the replacement certificate of insurance to City at the address provided below within 10 business days of
said change. Consultant shall pay any costs resulting from said changes. All notices under this Article
shall be given to City at the following address:
Contract for Professional Services
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 If the policy is cancelled, other than for nonpayment of premium, notice of such
cancellation will be provided at least 30 days in advance of the cancellation effective date
to the certificate holder.
1.6.2 If the policy is cancelled for nonpayment of premium, notice of such cancellation will be
provided within 10 days of the cancellation effective date to the certificate holder.
1.7 Within five(5)calendar days of a suspension, cancellation or non-renewal of coverage, Consultant
shall notify City of such lapse in coverage and 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 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.
Contract for Professional Services