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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
E16456 Construction Inspection Staff Augmentation (Robert Munoz)
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 AGCM, Inc., a Texas corporation, 1101 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, Nueces County,
Texas 78404, (Consultant), hereby agree as follows:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE NO. TITLE PAGE
ARTICLE I SCOPE OF SERVICES 2
ARTICLE II QUALITY CONTROL 2
ARTICLE III COMPENSATION 3
ARTICLE IV TIME AND PERIOD OF SERVICE 4
ARTICLE V OPINIONS OF COST 4
ARTICLE VI INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS 5
ARTICLE VII INDEMNIFICATION 5
ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT 5
ARTICLE IX RIGHT OF REVIEW AND AUDIT 6
ARTICLE X OWNER REMEDIES 7
ARTICLE XI CONSULTANT REMEDIES 7
ARTICLE XII CLAIMS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION 8
ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 9
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.
1.2 Consultant shall comply with City standards,as specified in the Unified Development Code(UDC)or Code
of Ordinances at the time of the execution of the contract,throughout the duration of the Project,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. Consultant must provide City
with a list of all subconsultants that includes the services performed by subconsultant and the%of work performed
by subconsultant. Changes in Consultant's team that provides services under this Agreement 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.
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ARTICLE II —QUALITY ASSURANCE
2.1 The Consultant agrees to perform quality assurance inspection services. The City reserves the right to
retain a separate consultant to perform additional services for the City.
2.2 The Consultant will perform quality assurance inspection services during the Project to ensure that the Work
satisfies applicable industry quality standards and meets the requirements of the Project scope.
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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 $48,000.
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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that the Rate Schedule is 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 '• ---- -- •-_ - •_ -- _• __ -__ -. -•- - • ••-• _. Each
invoice will include the Consultant's 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.
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
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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.
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 15 weeks beginning on the Effective Date. The Agreement may be
renewed for up to one(1)one-year renewal options upon mutual agreement of the parties to be evidenced in writing
prior to the expiration date of the prior term. Any renewals shall be at the same terms and conditions, plus any
approved changes.
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
three 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.
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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 B.
ARTICLE VII —INDEMNIFICATION
Consultant shall fully indemnify and hold harmless the City of Corpus Christi and its officials,
officers, agents, employees or other entity, 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 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 lndemnitee, 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 lndemnitee. 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:
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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.
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
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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;
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10.1.3 Losses are incurred because of errors and/or omissions in 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 The City may assert a claim against the Consultant's professional liability insurance as appropriate.
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10.5 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
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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.
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
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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.
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.
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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 professionals practicing in the same or similar locality
and under the same or similar circumstances; and performed as expeditiously as is prudent considering the
ordinary professional skill and care of a competent ispector.
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 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.
13.6 Disclosure of Interest. Consultant agrees to comply with City of Corpus Christi Ordinance No. 17112 and
complete the Disclosure of Interests form, D.
13.7 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 requires disclosure of"interested parties"with respect to entities that
enter contracts with cities that exceed $50,000. These interested parties include:
(1) persons with a "controlling interest" in the entity, which includes:
a. an ownership interest or participating interest in a business entity by virtue of units,percentage,shares,
stock or otherwise that exceeds 10 percent;
b. membership on the board of directors or other governing body of a business entity of which the board or
other governing body is composed of not more than 10 members; or
c. service as an officer of a business entity that has four or fewer officers, or service as one of the four
officers most highly compensated by a business entity that has more than four officers; or
(2) a person who actively participates in facilitating a contract or negotiating the terms of a contract with a
governmental entity or state agency, including a broker, intermediary, adviser or attorney for the business
entity.
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,
notarized 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.
13.8 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/govern ment/city-secretary/conflict-d isclosu re/index.
13.9 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.
13.10 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.
13.11 Conflict Resolution Between Documents. Consultant hereby agrees and acknowledges if anything
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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 this Agreement,this Agreement shall take
precedence and control to resolve said conflict.
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Corpus Christi, TX 78404
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Construction Inspection Staff Augmentation (Robert Munoz) [RFP No. 2016-05]
Project Number E16456
Fund Name Accounting Unit Account Activity Account Amount
Category
Street Operating Fund 1041-12415-051 530000 E15140-01-1041-EXP 30000 $24,000.00
Street Operating Fund 1041-12415-051 530000 E16261-01-1041-EXP 30000 $24,000.00
Total $48,000.00
E15140 Citywide Street Preventative Maintenance Program Year 3
E16261 Street Preventative Maintenance Program FY 2017 Year 4
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CORPUS CHRISTI
AG CM 1101 Ocean Drive(78404)
PO Box 2682
Corpus Christi,TX 78403
INC. Ofc 361/882-0469
Fax 361/884-9358
www.agcm.com
January 4,2017
City of Corpus Christi
Attn.Chris Hale,P.E.
Dept.of Engineering Services/
Capital Programs
P.O.Box 9277
Corpus Christi,TX 78469-9277
SUBJECT: PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION STAFF AUGMENTATION
ROBERT MUNOZ—RFQ 2016-05
Dear Chris:
Thank you for the opportunity to propose. We are excited to have the potential to continue our
service to the City and will continue supporting the City to the standards you are accustomed to.
AGICM proposes to provide the following personnel on a full-time basis for a fifteen(15)week period,
start date to be determined,at the corresponding rate and Not to Exceed(NTE)amount for Construction
Inspection Staff Augmentation according to the terms disclosed in RFP No.2016-05:
Robert Munoz $80/HR NTE-$48,000
It is our understanding that he will be assigned to the Streets Preventative Maintenance Program
(SPMP)IDIQ(E16261),or as otherwise directed by the City. AGICM will provide these services to
the level of professionalism you have previously experienced with our personnel.
Thank you again for this opportunity and we look forward to continuing the success of City of Corpus
Christi.
Sincerely, /
N i an . inne PE,CCM
f ice Preside • —South Texas Region
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EXHIBIT "A"
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EXHIBIT B
Insurance Requirements
Staff Augmentation 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. The City must be listed as an additional insured on the General
liability and Auto Liability policies, and 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
Commercial General Liability including: $1,000,000 Per Occurrence
1. Commercial Broad Form $2,000,000 Aggregate
2. Premises — Operations
3. Products/ Completed Operations
4. Contractual Liability
5. Independent Contractors
6. Personal Injury-Advertising Injury
AUTO LIABILITY(including) $500,000 Combined Single Limit
1. Owned
2. Hired and Non-Owned
3. Rented/Leased
Contract for Professional Services
Exhibit B
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WORKERS' COMPENSATION Statutory
(All States Endorsement if Company is not
domiciled in Texas)
Employer's Liability $500,000 /$500,000 /$500,000
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 Applicable for paid employees, Consultant must obtain workers' compensation
coverage through a licensed insurance company.The coverage must be written on a policy
and endorsements approved by the Texas Department of Insurance. The workers'
compensation coverage provided must be in an amount sufficient to assure that all
workers' compensation obligations incurred by the Consultant will be promptly met. An All
States Endorsement shall be required if Consultant is not domiciled in the State of Texas.
1.5 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.
1.6 Consultant shall be 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
1.7 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:
1.7.1 List the City and its officers, officials, employees and elected representatives
as additional insured by endorsement, as respects operations, completed
operation and activities of, or on behalf of, the named insured performed
under contract with the City,with the exception of the workers'compensation
policy;
Contract for Professional Services
Exhibit B
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1.7.2 Provide for an endorsement that the"other insurance"clause shall not apply
to the City of Corpus Christi where the City is an additional insured shown on
the policy;
1.7.3 Workers'compensation and employers'liability policies will provide a waiver
of subrogation in favor of the City; and
1.7.4 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.
1.8 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.
1.9 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.
1.10 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.
1.11 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.
1.12 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
Exhibit B