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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-13-1999 Agenda Item 2 (E)~~ SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NO: ~' ~ Z' AGENDA ITEM: MEETING DATE: July 13,1999 CITY MANAGER: ORIGINATING DEPT: Community Development DEPT HEADY SUBJECT: Awarding of contract to Fehr & Peers Associates, traffic consultants, to update the City's Circulation and Scenic Highway Element of the General Plan. A Scope of Work is attached to the Contractual Services Agreement. RECOMMENDED MOTION: Approve a Contractual Services Agreement with Fehr & Peers Associates in the amount of $58,480 to update the City's Circulation and Scenic Highway Element of the General Plan. REPORT SUMMARY: Staff received several good proposals in response to the RFP's mailed out previously to update the City's Circulation and Scenic Highway Element of the General Plan. Three firms were selected for final interviews held on Thursday, June 3, 1999 in the Community Development Department. Each consultant team was asked to spend approximately 20 minutes presenting their proposal to the selection committee. The committee then followed up with questions and concluded with a summary rating of the firm's overall proposal and presentation. The selection committee was comprised of Councihnember Nick Streit, Planning Commission Chair Mary-Lynne Bernald, Public Safety Commission Chair Frank Lemmon, the City's Traffic Consultant Jim Jeffrey and the Town of Los Gatos' Community Development Director Paul Curtis. Community Development Director James Walgren coordinated the interviews and participated on the selection committee. The selection committee concluded with a unanimous recommendation to award the contract to the San Jose firm, Fehr & Peers Associates. The committee found all three firms to be technically quite competent, but felt that Fehr & Peers, in association with Moore Iacofano Goltsman, would conduct the most vigorous public participation program. MIG specializes in community coordination and participation programs. The original RFP and entire text of Fehr and Peers' proposal are available in the Community Development Department offices for review. FISCAL IMPACTS: The amount of the contract to perform the specified scope of services is $58,480. The $50,000 budgeted for this project in the FY 1998/99 budget will be carried forward to the FY 1999/00 budget to fund this project. The $3,530 needed to augment the Circulation Element with updated City-wide traffic counts will be funded through the General Engineering budget. The $4,950 balance will come from the $50,000 in the FY 1999/00 budget for the following Housing Element update project. ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT: None. CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ACTING ON RECOMMENDED MOTION: The contract would not be awarded and the Circulation Element update would not proceed. FOLLOW UP ACTIONS: 1. Execute Contractual Services Agreement 2. Process budget amendment (to be done in August) 3. Proceed with Circulation and Scenic Highway Element update ATTACHMENTS: 1. Contractual Services Agreement 2 C CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AGREEMEL~TT THIS AGREEMENT is made at ,California, as of ~ ~3 , 19~~] by and between the CITY OF Q "p , a municipal corporation ("City"), `and ~ , ("JC~ontractor"), whio- agree as follows: " "~f ~ ~'~~ ~ r /~~'l~J ~ (M~+ 1. SERVICES. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Contractor shall provide to City the services described in Exhibit A. Contractor shall provide said services at the time, place and in the manner specified in Exhibit A. 2. PAYMENT. City shall pay Contractor for services rendered pursuant to this Agreement at the time and in the manner set forth in Exhibit B. The payments specified in Exhibit B shall be the only payments to be made to Contractor for services rendered pursuant to this Agreement. Contractor shall submit all billings for said services to City in the manner specified in Exhibit B; or, if no manner be specified in Exhibit B, then according to the usual and customary procedures and practices which Contractor uses for billing clients similar to City. Standard Contractual Services Agreement Page 1 of 3 6/1/99 i:\WPDW'I"I'Y\PCW\BUSDEV\,STANDARD.W61 ~ ~w~ fi aria ~t oavA~~a~l~ a~ -~ `.`'J ~ ~ ~v~ ~ ~~~ 3. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. Except as set forth in Exhibit C, Contractor shall, at its sole cost and expense, furnish all facilities and equipment which may be required for furnishing services pursuant to this Agreement. City shall furnish to Contractor only the facilities and equipment listed in Exhibit C according to the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit C. 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS. The general provisions set forth in Exhibit D are part of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between said general provisions and any other terms or conditions of this Agreement, the other term or condition shall control insofar as it is inconsistent with the general provisions. 5. EXHIBITS. All exhibits referred to herein are attached hereto and are by this reference incorporated herein. 6. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION. This Agreement shall be administered by ~ VVI v-iT ~i~("Administrator"). All ~~ U~-~I ~ C h correspondence shall be directed to r roug~ th~e~ d inistrator or his or her designee. 7. NOTICES. Any written notice to Contractor shall be sent to: i ~ A Gv~ ~iGln~r ~ ~w~ ~~S.s~C~I",~s ~c . M~v3 Gw~cal~ ~v~c . , ~~`~ ~, Standard Contractual Services reemeny~~ _ ~~~ ~~ Page 2 of 3 QM OSG (i~''C 6/1/99 l \t'~1'D\ATTY\PCW\BUSDEV~STANDARD.W61 W- tMWtvIA~ G ~~~ ~. A ~~ra G q Executed as of the day first above stated: CITY OF tN ~ r , a municipal corporation By Any written notice to City shall be sent to: Attest: City Clerlc City Manager By "Contractor" Approved as to form: City Attorney Approved as to budget authority: Finance Director Standard Contractual Services Agreement Page 3 of 3 6/1/99 . 1:\WPDWTTY\PCW\BUSDEV`STANDAI2D. W61 EXHIBIT A TERM OF AGREEMENT AND SCOPE OF SERVICES ~~~ A~i~C~ e~~~ ~ro~~~, rr ,,~~ ,,l~-C,lnGw~f~ .S ~~rs ~ . The term of this A eemen shall b~'for da s rC~the~ate of execution, $~' ~ Y unless it is extended by written mutual agreement between the parties, provided that the parties retain the right to terminate this Agreement as provided in Exhibit D at all times. 2. Consultant shall provide services including but not limited to: J:\WPD\ATTYU'CW\9USDEV\EXHIBITA.W 61 SCOPE OF WORK The tasks to be conducted as part of the Circulation and Scenic Highway Element Update are described below: 1. Project Initiation The purpose of the Project Initiation task is to refine the scope of work, to collect all available documents and data, and to set the study schedule. The consultant team will conduct this task via a meeting with City staff. During this meeting, the project team will obtain relevant documents (e.g., Trails Master Plan and Bicycle Plan) and data (traffic counts, base maps, accident data, etc.) that will be helpful in the Circulation and Scenic Highway Element Update study. The project schedule, including report submittal dates and dates for the public workshops and public hearings, will be identified at this meeting. 2. Kick-Off Community Workshop The purpose of the first Community Workshop is to present the study objectives and to solicit input on the City's transportation goals and policies. City of Saratoga staff will identify an appropriate location for the meeting and will make all arrangements (reserving the room, notifying the public, etc.). MIG will present existing goals and policies and use an interactive approach to determine which still match the community's vision and to identify new goals and policies that further support this vision. Fehr & Peers staff will participate in the presentation and will be available to answer questions. The format of the meeting will depend on the attendance level (large group with a facilitator and a separate recorder or small breakout groups, each lead by one person doing both facilitation and recording). MIG will prepare informational handout materials (transportation system maps, goal and policy statements, planning terminology definitions, etc.) to be distributed to each participant to help develop community members' understanding of the issues and choices involved in the study. Participants will also be provided with comment sheets on which to write down their concerns, ideas and suggestions. At the conclusion of the workshop, MIG will prepare a summary report of the comments and public input. 3. Existing Conditions Report Fehr & Peers Associates will prepare an Existing Conditions Report that describes the current transportation system serving the city, evaluate its operations, and describes any planned improvements. Existing traffic count data, to be provided by the City, will be used to evaluate intersection and roadway segment levels of service. Based on a review of available data, new traffic counts will have to be conducted at seven (7) intersections (AM and PM peak hours) and 11 roadway segments. Locations of congestion and other deficiencies will be identified. Regional plans and policies that affect Saratoga, such as the Santa Clara County Congestion Management Program, will 'also be included. The report will make generous use of maps and graphics to describe the roadway system, traffic control devices, bus service, bicycle facilities, pedestrian facilities, and locations of congestion. 4. Future Conditions Future conditions represent conditions with buildout of the city according to the current land use designations, including anticipated redevelopment. Traffic volumes for Future Conditions will be projected by incorporating Center for Urban Analysis (CUA) model projections and traffic estimates for approved and pending developments. Fehr & Peers Associates will obtain traffic projections for Saratoga from the CUA's model and will use these projections as a gauge of traffic increases due to regional growth. City staff will provide descriptive information (location, land use, and size} for all approved, pending, and anticipated redevelopment projects. We will project traffic for these development projects with a Traffix model, or similar method. This scope includes obtaining two model runs from the CUA, 2020 land use (ABAG projections) with the programmed transportation system (existing roadways and transit plus funded improvements) and 2020 land use with the programmed transportation system plus a new interchange on SR 85. Caltrans typically requires 20-year projections for purposes of analyzing freeway operations. Intersection and roadway segment levels of service (at up to 15 intersections and up to 15 roadway segments) will be evaluated to identify future locations of congestion. The results will be presented in a report and used to identify recommended improvements and transportation policies. 5. Interim Community Workshop Topics that require additional public input may be identified during the Kick-Off Community Workshop. Two smaller workshops will be held to examine these topics in greater detail. City staff will make the arrangements for these workshops (reserve meeting rooms and notify the public). MIG will facilitate the workshops using small breakout groups. MIG will prepare short summary reports of the workshop results. 6. Administrative Draft Element Update The results of the previous tasks and input received from the public will be summarized into the Administrative Draft Element Update. The report will include: Goals, Policies, Implementation Measures -MIG will identify the Goals and Policies from the first public workshop. Fehr & Peers will then identify implementation measures or performance criteria to achieve them. Roadway Functional Classifications and "Traffic Calming" -Fehr & Peers will develop criteria to classify streets as arterials, collectors, neighborhood collectors, local streets, hillside streets, and Heritage lanes in Saratoga. We will also present criteria for the implementation of traffic calming techniques. CMP Requirements/Level of Service Standards - The Santa Clara Congestion Management Program (CMP) facilities in Saratoga are SR 9, SR 17, SR 85, Saratoga Avenue, and Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road and the designated CMP intersection is Big Basin Way/Saratoga-Los Gatos Road. The CMP requirements that are applicable to Saratoga will be summarized. These are: the annual monitoring of the CMP facilities that the city is responsible for (intersection of Big Basin Way and Saratoga-Los Gatos Road), insuring that TIAs (following the guidelines) are prepared for all proposed developments generating greater than 100 peak-hour trips, preparing deficiency plans for CMP facilities under Saratoga's jurisdiction that exceed their LOS Standard, and insuring that any city traffic model is compatible to the countywide model. During this task, we will coordinate with City staff to determine if a Citywide LOS policy should be included in the Circulation Element. Public Transit -The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) provides transit service (bus and light rail transit) in Santa Clara County. Expansion of other transit services (VTA's Outreach program and shuttle programs) will be addressed, with particular attention to school trips. Bicvcle and Pedestrian Facility Plan, "Safe Route to School "Plans -Logical extensions of bicycle lanes and bicycle trails will be incorporated into acity-wide bicycle facility map. Guidelines for Safe Route to School plans developed by Fehr & Peers for Palo Alto and Redding will be adapted for use in Saratoga. Roadway Design Analysis -The roadways on the City's hillsides are narrow. Widening to standard street widths or to accommodate parking would require extensive cut and fill and would cause environmental impacts. Goals and policies will be developed taking these items into consideration. Safety will be emphasized. Existing traffic volumes will be compared to the capacities of the major roadways in Saratoga to determine their adequacy. The results will be used to make modifications to the official plan lines. Scenic Roadway Analysis -The Scenic Highway Program has certain requirements to protect scenic corridors: (1) regulation of land use and density of developments, (2) detailed land and site planning, (3) control of outdoor advertising, (4) attention and control of earth moving and landscaping, and (5) attention to design and appearance of structures and equipment. These requirements will be incorporated into the goals and policies, as appropriate. Report Preparation -The goals, policies, and implementation measures and the results of the technical analyses will be presented in an administrative draft report for staff to review. The report will be prepared so that it can be formatted for inclusion as the Circulation Element of the General Plan. 7. Administrative Draft Element Update ReviewlInitial Study The report will be submitted to City staff for their review and so that they may conduct the environmental Initial Study. Staff comments will be incorporated into the Draft Element Update. The decision on the type of required CEQA document (Negative Declaration, Mitigated Negative Declaration, or Environmental Impact Report) will be made by City staff at the conclusion of the Initial Study. If an EIR is required, David J. Powers & Associates will prepare a Scope of Work and Fee Estimate. 8. Draft Element Update and CEQA Document Preparation The Draft Element Update will be presented to City Councilmembers, Planning and Public Safety Commissioners, and Saratoga residents and business owners at public hearings. David J. Powers & Associates will commence work on the EIR (if required). The EIR results will be presented at a public hearing. Comments from the public will be obtained at that time. The Fehr & Peers Associates Project Manager will attend three public hearings at this stage of the study. We expect to make presentations to the Public Safety Committee, the Planning Commission and the City Council. 9. Final Element Update and CEQA Document Comments of the Draft Element Update and on the Draft EIR (if needed) will be incorporated into the final versions of those report. The Final Element Update and CEQA document will be presented at a public hearing. The Fehr & Peers Project Manager will attend one public hearing regarding the Final Element Update. W F Q _~ F" Gia 0 U D J Q F- G ~a o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o g O o ~ n ~ N h ~ ~ N N M N ~ ~ l ~ ~ ER Efl ff3 H ~ ~} ~ ~ F o ° o g g 'n ~ ~n ~ oo Q `~ ~ `~ ~ S o o A k w ~D o0 ~O N oO ~O O O V~ N ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ O ~ V~ N N ~ ~ i ~ e O e ~- x N O N O O~ 00 op d~ ~ O ~ a o ' ~ ~ o . 0 0 o o00 0 0 0 ~ N ~ o` ~ ~ ~ N O O O 00 V~ d' 0 0 ~ A C7 ~' ~ O o0 O p ~ X 0 0 0 0 N 0 O O O O oo ~ ~M O O O N A m p o 0 0 0 0o N ~r o 0 o m ' u 0 y y 00 00 N ~ N ~ ~ r ~ ~ r -+ V' .C v u" m N N N N O H' ~'3' O O O ~ a a w w i~ a, ° ;°. c .m_. v ~ 3 ~Qu" ~ G ~ ~ ~ .. fl w - x ~ a v ~ ~ ~ ~ F G ~ ~ ~ . p x ~ ~ ~ yv, 'C d h ° ° ~ X ~ m ~ ~ U ~ ~ ~ U o ~ O a i ' ° i° ~ O ~ v ~ „ ~ '~ ~ y'~ ' .. ~ y ~ ~ P :~ . c 0 G m 3 m 0 ~. V v O N fR EXHIBIT B PAYMENT SCHEDULE City may pay Contractor an amount not to exceed the total sum of oa $ -~ for services to be performed and reimbursable costs incurred pursuant to the following provisions. 1. INVOICES. Contractor shall submit invoices, not more often than once a month during the term of this Agreement, based on the cost for services performed and reimbursable costs incurred prior to the invoice date. Invoices shall contain the following information. a. Serial identification of progress bills, i.e., Progress Bill No. 1; b. The beginning and ending dates of the billing period; c. A Taslc Summary containing the original contract amount, the amount of prior billings, the total due this period, the balance available and the percentage of completion; and d. For each work item in each task, a copy of the applicable time sheets shall be submitted showing the name of the person doing the work, the hours spent by each person, a brief description of the work, and each reimbursable expense. 2. MONTHLY PAYMENTS. City shall make monthly payments, based on such invoices, for services satisfactorily performed, and for authorized reimbursable casts incurred. 3. FINAL PAYMENT. City shall pay the last 10% of the total sum due pursuant to this Agreement within forty-five (45) days after completion of the services and submittal to City, if all services due pursuant to this Agreement have been satisfactorily performed. 4. TOTAL PAYMENT. The total sum stated above shall be the total which City shall pay for the services to be rendered by Contractor pursuant to this EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 1 J:~WI'DV~TTYV'C~MBUSDEV~EXH IB ITB.W 6I Agreement. City shall not pay any additional sum for any expense or cost whatsoever incurred by Contractor in rendering services pursuant to this Agreement. City shall make no payment for any extra, further or additional service pursuant to this Agreement unless such extra service and the price therefor is agreed to in writing executed by the City Manager or other designated official of City authorized to obligate City thereto prior to the time such extra service is rendered and in no event shall such change order exceed twenty-five (25%) of the initial contract price. 5. HOURLY FEES. Fees for work performed by Contractor on an hourly basis not to exceed the amounts shown on the fee schedule of hourly billing included as Exhibit B-2. 6. 'nt B- , a shall of ceed not li on Exhi it B-2 are chargea le o City. on 7. PAYMENT OF TAXES. Contractor is solely responsible for the payment of his or her own employment taxes, workers' compensation and any similar federal or state taxes. 8. PAYMENT UPON TERMINATION. In the event that the City terminates this Agreement pursuant to Exhibit D, the City shall compensate the Contractor for all outstanding costs incurred for work satisfactorily completed as of the date of written notice thereof. Contractor shall maintain adequate logs and timesheets in order to verify costs incurred to date. 9. AUTHORIZATION TO PERFORM SERVICES. The Contractor is not authorized to perform any services or incur any costs whatsoever under the terms of this Agreement until receipt of a fully executed Purchase Order from the City's Finance Department. EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 2 f :\W PDWTTYV'CW~BUSDEV\BXFi IBITB.W 61 ,. , SCHEDULE OF HOURLY RATES FEHR & PEERS ASSOCIATES, INC. Classification Hourly Rates Senior Principal $150.00 - $160.00 Principal $130.00 - $145.00 Senior Associate $120.00 - $140.00 Associate $105.00 - $120.00 Senior Engineer/Planner $80.00 - $105.00 Engineer/Planner $65.00 - $80.00 Senior Technical Support $60.00 - $70.00 Administrative Support $40.00 - $65.00 Technician $50.00 Intern $35.00 Controller $90.00 MOORE IACOFANO GOLTSMAN, INC. ~z Principal $150.00 Project Manager $100.00 Project Associate $75.00 EXHIBIT C City shall furnish physical facilities such as desks, filing cabinets, and conference space, as may be reasonably necessary for Contractor's use while consulting with City employees and reviewing records and the information in possession of City. The location, quantity, and time of furnishing said physical facilities shall be in the sole discretion of City. In no event shall City be obligated to furnish any facility which may involve incurring any direct expense, including, but not limiting the generality of this exclusion, long-distance telephone or other communication charges, vehicles, and reproduction facilities. Exhibit C Page 1 of 1 J:~WPD~gTT11PCW~BUSDEV~EXH IB ITC. W 61 EXHIBIT D GENERAL PROVISIONS 1. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. At all times during the term of this Agreement, Contractor shall be an independent contractor and shall not be an employee of City. City shall have the right to control Contractor only insofar as the results of Contractor's services rendered pursuant to this Agreement; however, City shall not have the right to control the means by which Contractor accomplishes services rendered pursuant to this Agreement. 2. i.ICENSES• PERMITS: ETC. Contractor represents and warrants to City that it has all licenses, permits, qualifications and approvals of whatsoever nature which are legally required for Contractor to practice its profession. Contractor represents and warrants to City that Contractor shall, at its sole cost and expense, keep in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement any licenses, permits, and approvals which are legally required for Contractor to practice its profession.. In addition to the foreg g, Co tractor shall obtain and maintain during the term hereof a valid City of dNA'~ Business License. 3. TIME. Contractor shall devote such time to the performance of services pursuant to this Agreement as may be reasonably necessary for satisfactory performance of Contractor's obligations pursuant to this Agreement. 4. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. Contractor shall procure and maintain for the duration of the contract "occurrence coverage" insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work hereunder by the Contractor, its agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors. The cost of such insurance shall be included in the Contractor's bid. (a) Minimum Scope of Insurance. Coverage shall be at least as broad as: Insurance Services Office form number GL 0002 (Ed. 1/73) covering comprehensive General Liability and Insurance Services Exhibit D Page 1 J:\W PDV+TTl1PC W Ui USDE V ~EXH [B [TD. W 61 Office form number GL 0404 covering Broad Form Comprehensive General Liability; or Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability coverage ("occurrence" form CG 0001.) 2. Insurance Services Office form number CA 0001 (Ed. 1/78) covering Automobile Liability, code 1 "any auto" and endorsement CA 0025. 3. Workers' Compensation Insurance as required by the Labor Code of the State of California and Employers Liability Insurance. (b) Minimum Limits of Insurance. Contractor shall maintain limits no less than: General Liability: $1,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage. If commercial General Liability Insurance or other form with a general aggregate limit is used, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this project/location or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit. 2. Automobile Liability: $1,000,000 combined single limit per accident for bodily injury and property damage. 3. Workers' Compensation and Employers Liability: Workers' Compensation limits as required by the Labor Cade of the State of California and Employers Liability limits of $1,000,000 per accident. (c) Deductibles and Self-Insured Retentions. Any deductibles or self- insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the City. At the option of the City, either the insurer shall reduce or eliminate such deductibles or self-insured retentions as respects the City, its officers, officials and employees; or the Contractor shall procure a bond guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claim administration and defense expenses. Exhibit D J ~\WPDWTTYU'CW~USDEV\EXHIBITD. W 61 Page 2 (d) Other Insurance Provisions. The policies are to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provisions: General Liability and Automobile Liability Coverages. a. The City, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers are to be covered as additional insureds as respects: liability arising out of activities performed by or on behalf of the Contractor; products and completed operations of the Contractor, premises owned, occupied or used by the Contractor, or automobiles owned, leased, hired or borrowed by the Contractor. The coverage shall contain no special limitations on the scope of the protection afforded to the City, its officers, officials, employees or volunteers. b. The Contractor's insurance coverage shall be primary insurance as respects the City, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City, its officers, officials, employees or volunteers shall be excess of the Contractor's insurance and shall not contribute with it. c. Any failure to comply with reporting provisions of the policies shall not affect coverage provided to the City, its officers, officials, employees or volunteers. d. The Contractor's insurance shall apply separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought, except with respect to the limits of the insurer's liability. 2. Workers' Compensation and Employers Liability Coverage. The insurer shall agree to waive all rights of subrogation against the City, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers for losses arising from work performed by the Contractor for the City. Exhibit D Page 3 ] ~WPDWTTIIPCW~BUSDEV~EXHIBITD.W61 l f 1 ~ 3. Professional Liability. Contractor shall carry professional liability insurance in an amount deemed by the City to adequately protect the Contractor against liability caused by negligent acts, errors or omissions on the part of the Contractor in the course of performance of the services specified in this Agreement. 4. ,All Coverages. Each insurance policy required by this clause shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall not be suspended, voided, canceled by either party, reduced in coverage or in limits except after thirty (30) days' prior written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, has been given to the City. (e) Acce~tabilit~of Insurers. Insurance is to be placed with insurers with a Bests' rating of no less than A:VII. (f) Verification of Coverage. Contractor shall furnish City with certificates of insurance and with original endorsements effecting coverage required by this clause. The certificates and endorsements for each insurance policy are to be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf. The certificates and endorsements are to be received and approved by the City before work commences. The City reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, at any time. (g) Subcontractors. Contractor shall include all subcontractors as insureds under its policies or shall furnish separate certificates and endorsements for each subcontractor. All coverages for subcontractors shall be subject to all of the requirements stated herein. (h) Waiver. The 1Zislc Manager of City may approve a variation in those insurance requirements upon a determination that the coverages, scope, limits and forms of such insurance are either not commercially available or that the City's interests are otherwise fully protected. Exhibit D J:\WpDWTTY\PCW\BUSDEV\EXHIBITD.W 61 Page 4 1 I 1 t 5. CONTRACTOR NO AGENT. Except as City may specify in writing, Contractor shall have no authority, express or implied, to act on behalf of City in any capacity whatsoever as an agent. Contractor shall have no authority, express or implied, pursuant to this Agreement to bind City to any obligation whatsoever. 6. ASSIGNMENT PROHIBITED. No party to this Agreement may assign any right or obligation pursuant to this Agreement without the express written consent of the other party. Any attempted or purported assignment of any right or obligation pursuant to this Agreement absent written consent shall be void and of no effect. 7. PERSONNEL. Contractor shall assign only competent personnel to perform sexvices pursuant to this Agreement. In the event that City, in its sole discretion, at any time during the term of this Agreement, desires the removal of any such persons, Contractor shall, immediately upon receiving notice from City of such desire of City, cause the removal of such person or persons. 8. E UAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY. (a) Equal Employment. Contractor shall comply with all Equal Employment requirements of the City. During the performance of this Agreement, Contractor agrees as follows: Contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, handicap, age, or national origin. Contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants for employment are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, handicap, sex, sexual orientation, age, or national origin. Such action shall include but not be limited to the following: employment; upgrading; demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection from training, including apprenticeship. Exhibit D ):~WPDWTTY~PCW~BUSDE V~EXHIB [TD. W 61 Page S ~ i i ~ ii. Contractor will incorporate the above Affirmative Action provisions in all sub-consultant~~for services covered by this Agreement. ~pv~'~`J (b) General Employment Provisions Relating to Handicap/Disability Discrimination. No qualified individual with a handicap or disability shall, solely on the basis of such handicap or disability, be subjected to discrimination in employment by Contractor. (c) ReRorts. Contractor shall provide such reports and/or documents to City as the City may require to demonstrate compliance with the terms of this Section 8. 9. STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE. Contractor shall perform all services required pursuant to this Agreement in the manner and according to the standards observed by a competent practitioner of the profession in which Contractor is engaged in the geographical area in which Contractor practices its profession. All instruments of service of whatsoever nature which Contractor delivers to City pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in a substantial, first class and worlcmanlilce manner and conform to the standards of quality normally observed by a person practicing in Contractor's profession. 10. HOLD HARMLESS AND RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTRACTORS. Contractor shall take all responsibility for the work, shall bear all losses and damages directly or indirectly resulting to him, to any subcontractor, to the City, to City's officers, employees, and volunteers or to parties designated by ity, on ount of the performance or character of the work, unforeseen diffic ies, accidents, ~ }I+~G ~~-'~ occurrences or other causes ^.-P,~;,.°~°~^^ ^r*~=~° egligence of the Contractor or of any subcontractor. Contractor shall indemnify, defend with counC~ reasonably acceptable to City, and hold harmless the City, its officers, officials, directors, employees, agents, and volunteers from and against any or all loss, liability, expense, claim, costs (including costs of defense), suits, and damages of every kind, nature and description erformance of the work. This paragraph shall not be construed to exempt the City, i employees and officers from its own fraud, willful injury, sole or active ne lie , or violation of law whether willful or negligent. For purpo ection 2782 of the Civil Code the parties hereto recognize and agree t at this a~reement is not a construction contract. ~ ~ ~_ ~. 1 Exhibit D J:\ W PDWTTIIPCW~BUSDE V\EXH B ITD. W 61 By execution of this Agreement, Contractor acknowledges and agrees that it has read and understands the provisions hereof and that this paragraph is a material element of consideration. Approval of the insurance certificates does not relieve the Contractor or subcontractors from liability under this paragraph. 11. GOVERNMENTAL .REGULATIONS. To the extent that this Agreement may be funded by fiscal assistance from another governmental entity, Contractor shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations to which City is bound by the terms of such fiscal assistance program. 12. DOCUMENTS. A11 reports, data, maps, models, charts, studies, surveys, photographs, memoranda or other written documents or materials prepared by Contractor pursuant to this Agreement shall become the property of City upon completion of the work to be performed hereunder or upon termination of the Agreement. 13. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS. Contractor shall comply with all laws applicable to the performance of the work hereunder, including, but not limited to, laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status or sex. 14. USE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS. Contractors shall prepare and submit all reports, written studies and other printed material on recycled paper to the extent it is available at equal or less cost than virgin paper. 15. AMENDMENTS. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written agreement signed by all parties. 16. VALIDITY. The invalidity in whole or in part of any provision of this Agreement shall not void or affect the validity of any other provision of this Agreement. 17. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California and any suit or action by either party shall be brought in the County of ~,al~ro, California. Exhibit D ):\W PDWTTIIPC WEB USDEV\EXI-! IBITD. W 61 Page 7 18. MEDIATION. Should any dispute arise out of this Agreement, the parties shall meet in mediation and attempt to reach a resolution with the assistance of a mutually acceptable mediator. Neither party shall be permitted to file a legal action without first meeting in mediation and malting a good faith attempt to reach a mediated resolution. The costs of the mediator, if any, shall be shared equally by the parties. If a mediated settlement is reached, neither party shall be deemed the prevailing party for purposes of the settlement, and each party shall bear its own legal costs. 19. ATTORNEYS' FEES. If a party brings any action, including an action for declaratory relief, to enforce or intezpret the provisions of this Agreement, the prevailing party is entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees in addition to any other relief to which that party may be entitled. Such fees may be set by the court in the same action or in a separate action brought for that purpose. 20. NO-WAIVER. The waiver of any breach of a specific provision of this Agreement does not constitute a waiver of any other breach of that term or any other term of this Agreement. 21. SURVIVAL. All obligations arising prior to the termination of this Agreement and all provisions of this Agreement allocating liability between City and Contractor survive the termination of this Agreement. 22. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Contractor may serve other clients, but none who are active within the corporate limits of the City or who conduct business that would place Consultant in a "conflict of interest" as that term is defined in the Political Reform Act, codified at California Government Code Section 81000 et seq. 23. SOLICITATION. Contractor agrees not to solicit business at any meeting, focus group or interview related to this Agreement, either orally or through any written materials. 24. TERMINATION. The services to be provided under this Agreement may be terminated by the City without cause at any point in time at the sole and exclusive discretion of City. The City shall provide Contractor a one week notice prior to terminating this Agreement. Exhibit D ~:\W PD\p'CTY~PCW~BUSDENEXHIBITD.W 61 Page 8 ~ I ~ ~ 25. YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE. (a) Warr. Contractor warrants and represents to City that any software, firmware, hardware, equipment, goods, services, and systems (hereinafter "System"), sold, leased, licensed, developed, distributed, installed, or programmed by Contractor pursuant to this Agreement: a. Is Year 2000 compliant; is designed to be used prior to, during, and after the calendar Year 2000 AD; will operate consistently, predictably, and accurately, without interruption or manual intervention, and in accordance with all the requirements of this Agreement in relation to dates it encounters or processes; b. That the System shall include the four-digit year format and will correctly recognize, process display, compare, calculate, manipulate, output, sort, store, or otherwise utilize, date information. c. Will not cause a premature expiration of any security systems, licenses, or files associated with the System. Upon being notified in writing by City of the failure of any System to comply with this Agreement, Contractor shall within sixty (60) days and at no cost to City, replace or correct the non-complying System with a System that does comply with this Agreement. (b) Other systems. To the extent that the System will accept data from other systems and sources that may not be Year 2000 compliant, the System must properly recognize, process, compare, calculate, display, manipulate, sort, store, output, or otherwise utilize such data in a manner that eliminates any date ambiguity so that the system remains Year 2000 compliant. (c) Responsibilities of Resellers. If Contractor shall be providing a System manufactured by a third party, Contractor shall obtain and provide to City written Exhibit D J :\ W P DV1T TY~PC W ~B U SD E V ~EXH I B I TD. W 61 Page 9 i ~ + t confirmation from each third party manufacturer that the System provided is Year 2000 compliant as specified in this Agreement. (d) No Disclaimers. The warranties set forth in Sections (a) through (c) above shall not be subject to any disclaimer or exclusion of warranties or to any limitation of Contractor's liability under this Agreement. 26. LICENSING OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. This Agreement creates a non-exclusive and perpetual license for City to copy, use, modify, reuse, or sublicense any and all copyrights, designs, and other intellectual property embodied in plans, specifications, studies, drawings, estimates, and other documents or works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium expression, including but not limited to, physical drawings or data magnetically or otherwise recorded on computer diskettes, which are prepared or caused to be prepared by Consultant under this Agreement ("Documents ~ Data"). Consultant shall require all subcontractors to agree in writing that City is granted anon-exclusive and perpetual license for any Documents ~ Data the subcontractor prepares under this Agreement. Consultant represents and warrants that Consultant has the legal right to license any and all Documents ~ Data. Consultant makes no such representation and warranty in regard to Documents ~ Data which were prepared by design professionals other than Consultant or provided to Consultant by the City. City shall not be limited in any way in its use of the Documents & Data at any time, provided that any such use not within the purposes intended by this Agreement shall be at City's sole risk. 27. CO DENTIALITY. All ideas, memoranda, specifications, plans, procedures, rawings, descriptions, computer program data, input record data, written information, and other Documents ~ Data either created by or provided to Consultant in connection with the performance of this Agreement shall be held confidential by Consultant. Such materials shall not, without the prior written consent of City, be used by Consultant for any purposes other than the performance of the services under this Agreement. Nor shall such materials be disclosed to any person or entity not connected with the performance of the services under this Agreement. Nothing furnished to Consultant which is otherwise known to Consultant or is generally known, or has become known, to the related industry shall be deemed confidential. Consultant shall not use City's name or insignia, photographs relating to project for which Consultant's services are rendered, or any publicity pertaining to the Consultant's services under this Agreement in any Exhibit D ~:~WPDWTTY~PC W~BUSDEV~EXH IB ITD. W 61 Page 10 ~ ~ ~ ~ magazine, trade paper, newspaper, television or radio production r other similar medium without the prior written consent of the City. 28. CONSULTANT'S BOOKS AND RECORDS. (a) Consultant shall maintain any and all ledgers, books of account, invoices, vouchers, canceled checks, and other records or documents evidencing or relating to charges for services, or expenditures and disbursements charged to City for a minimum period of three (3) years, or for any longer period required by law, from the date of final payment to Consultant to this Agreement. (b) Consultant shall maintain all documents and records which demonstrate performance under this Agreement for a minimum period of three (3) years, or for any longer period required by law, from the date of termination or completion of this Agreement. (c) Any records or documents required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement shall be made available for inspection or audit, at any time during regular business hours, upon written request by the City Manager, City Attorney, City Auditor or a designated representative of these officers. Copies of such documents shall be provided to the City for inspection at City Hall when it is practical to do so. Otherwise, unless an alternative is mutually agreed upon, the records shall be available at Consultant's address indicated for receipt of notices in this Agreement. (d) Where City has reason to believe that such records or dacuments may be lost or discarded due to dissolution, disbandment or termination of Consultant's business, City may, by written request by any of the above named officers, require that custody of the records be given to the City and that the records and documents be maintained in City Hall. Access to such records and documents shall be granted to any party authorized by Consultant, Consultant's representatives, or Consultant's successor-in-interest. 29. EXECUTION. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute one and the same instrument and shall become binding upon the parties when at least one copy hereof shall have been signed by both parties hereto. In approving this Agreement, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart. Exhibit D Page 11 J :~WPDWT"CY~PCW\BUSDEV~EXH IBITD. W 61