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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEricsson-Grant - CEQA - RWRF Gas Pipeline - 2021AGREEMENT CITY OF FRESNO, CALIFORNIA CONSUL TANT SERVICES THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into effective the __ of January, 2021, by and between the CITY OF FRESNO, a California municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to as "CITY"), and Ericsson-Grant, Inc., a California Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "CONSUL TANT"). RECITALS WHEREAS, CITY desires to obtain professional Consulting services for the CEQA Environmental Assessment for the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility Renewable Natural Gas Pipeline project hereinafter referred to as the "Project;" and WHEREAS, CONSULTANT is engaged in the business of furnishing services as a Environmental Consultant and hereby represents that it desires to and is professionally and legally capable of performing the services called for by this Agreement; and WHEREAS, CONSULTANT acknowledges that this Agreement is subject to the requirements of Fresno Municipal Code Section 4-107 and Administrative Order No. 6-19; and WHEREAS, this Agreement will be administered for CITY by its Director of Public Utilities (hereinafter referred to as "Director") or his/her designee. AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the covenants, conditions, and promises hereinafter contained to be kept and performed by the respective parties, it is mutually agreed as follows: 1.Scope of Services. CONSULT ANT shall perform to the satisfaction of CITY the services described in Exhibit A, including all work incidental to, or necessary to perform, such services even though not specifically described in Exhibit A. 2.Term of Agreement and Time for Performance. This Agreement shall be effective from the date first set forth above and shall continue in full force and effect through the earlier of complete rendition of the services hereunder or December 31, 2022, subject to any earlier termination in accordance with this Agreement. The services of CONSULTANT as described in Exhibit A are to commence upon CITY'S issuance of a written "Notice to Proceed." Work shall be undertaken and completed in a sequence assuring expeditious completion, but in any event, all such services shall be completed within 240 consecutive calendar days from such authorization to proceed. 3.Compensation. (a)CONSULTANT'S sole compensation for satisfactory performance of all services required or rendered pursuant to this Agreement shall be a total fee not to exceed Twenty Nine Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty Dollars ($29,320.00) paid on a time and materials basis in accordance with the schedule of fees contained in Exhibit A, and a contingency amount not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) for any additional work rendered pursuant to Subsection (c) below and authorized in writing by the Director. DPU-S 8.3 /03-24-14 -1- DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D (b) Detailed statements shall be rendered monthly and will be payable in the normal course of CITY business. CITY shall not be obligated to reimburse any expense for which it has not received a detailed invoice with applicable copies of representative and identifiable receipts or records substantiating such expense. (c) The parties may modify this Agreement to increase or decrease the scope of services or provide for the rendition of services not required by this Agreement, which modification shall include an adjustment to CONSULTANT'S compensation. Any change in the scope of services must be made by written amendment to the Agreement signed by an authorized representative for each party. CONSULTANT shall not be entitled to any additional compensation if services are performed prior to a signed written amendment. 4. Termination. Remedies and Force Majeure. (a) This Agreement shall terminate without any liability of CITY to CONSULTANT upon the earlier of: (i) CONSULTANT'S filing for protection under the federal bankruptcy laws, or any bankruptcy petition or petition for receiver commenced by a third party against CONSULTANT; (ii) 7 calendar days prior written notice with or without cause by CITY to CONSULTANT; (iii) CITY'S non-appropriation of funds sufficient to meet its obligations hereunder during any CITY fiscal year of this Agreement, or insufficient funding for the Project; or (iv) expiration of this Agreement. (b) lmmediately upon any termination or expiration of this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall (i) immediately stop allwork hereunder; (ii) immediately cause any and all of its subcontractors to cease work; and (iii) return to CITY any and all unearned payments and all properties and materials in the possession of CONSULTANT that are owned by CITY. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall be paid compensation for services satisfactorily performed prior to the effective date of termination. CONSULTANT shall not be paid for any work or services performed or costs incurred which reasonably could have been avoided. (c) ln the event of termination due to failure of CONSULTANT to satisfactorily perform in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, CITY may withhold an amount that would othenrise be payable as an offset to, but not in excess of, CITY'S damages caused by such failure. ln no event shall any payment by CITY pursuant to this Agreement constitute a waiver by CITY of any breach of this Agreement which may then exist on the part of CONSULTANT, nor shall such payment impair or prejudice any remedy available to CITY with respect to the breach. (d) Upon any breach of this Agreement by CONSULTANT, CITY may (i) exercise any right, remedy (in contract, law or equity), or privilege which may be available to it under applicable laws of the State of California or any other applicable law; (ii) proceed by appropriate court action to enforce the terms of the Agreement; andior (lii) recover all direct, indirect, consequential, economic and incidental damages for the breach of the Agreement. lf it is determined that CITY improperly terminated this Agreement for default, such termination shall be deemed a termination for convenience. (e) CONSULTANT shall provide CITY with adequate written assurances of future performance, upon Director's request, in the event CONSULTANT fails to comply with any terms or conditions of this Agreement. DPU-S 8.3 t03-24-14 -2- DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D (Ð CONSULTANT shall be liable for default unless nonperformance is caused by an occurrence beyond the reasonable control of CONSULTANT and without its fault or negligence such as, acts of God or the public enemy, acts of CITY in its contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, unusually severe weather, and delays of common carriers. CONSULTANT shall notiff Director in writing as soon as it is reasonably possible after the commencement of any excusable delay, setting forth the full particulars in connection therewith, and shall remedy such occurrence with all reasonable dispatch, and shall promptly give written notice to Director of the cessation of such occurrence. 5. Confidential lnformation. Ownership of Documents and Copyriqht License. (a) Any reports, information, or other data prepared or assembled by CONSULTANT pursuant to this Agreement shall not be made available to any individual or organization by CONSULTANT without the prior written approval of CITY. Ðuring the term of this Agreement, and thereafter, CONSULTANT shall not, without the prior written consent of CITY, disclose to anyone any Confidential lnformation. The term Confidential lnformation for the purposes of this Agreement shall include all proprietary and confidential information of CITY, including but not limited to business plans, marketing plans, financial information, designs, drawings, specifications, materials, compilations, documents, instruments, models, source or object codes and other information disclosed or submitted, orally, in writing, or by any other medium or media. All Confidential lnformation shall be and remain confidential and proprietary in CITY. (b) Any and all original sketches, pencil tracings of working drawings, plans, computations, specifications, computer disk files, writings and other documents prepared or provided by CONSULTANT pursuant to this Agreement are the property of CITY at the time of preparation and shall be turned over to CITY upon expiration or termination of the Agreement or default by CONSULTANT. CONSULTANT grants CITY a copyright license to use such drawings and writings. CONSULTANT shall not permit the reproduction or use thereof by any other person except as otherwise expressly provided herein. CITY may modify the design including any drawings or writings. Any use by CITY of the aforesaid sketches, tracings, plans, computations, specifications, computer disk files, writings and other documents in completed form as to other projects or extensions of this Project, or in uncompleted form, without specific written verification by CONSULTANT will be at CITY'S sole risk and without liability or legal exposure to CONSULTANT. CONSULTANT may keep a copy of all drawings and specifications for its sole and exclusive use. (c) lf CONSULTANT should subcontract all or any portion of the services to be performed under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall cause each subcontractor to also comply with the requirements of this Section 5. (d) This Section 5 shall survive expiration or termination of thisAgreement. 6. Professional Skill. lt is further mutually understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that inasmuch as CONSULTANT represents to CITY that CONSULTANT and its subcontractors, if any, are skilled in the profession and shall perform in accordance with the standards of said profession necessary to perform the services agreed to be done by it under this Agreement, CITY relies upon the skill of CONSULTANT and any subcontractors to do and perform such services in a skillful manner and CONSULTANT agrees to thus perform the services and require the same of any subcontractors. Therefore, any acceptance of such services by CITY shall not operate as a release of CONSULTANT or any subcontractors from said professional DPU-S 8.3 103-24-14 -J- DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D standards. 7. lndemnification. To the furthest extent allowed by law, CONSULTANT shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend CITY and each of its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers from any and all loss, liability, fines, penalties, forfeitures, costs and damages (whether in contract, tort or strict liability, including but not limited to personal injury, death at any time and property damage), and from any and all claims, demands and actions in law or equity (including reasonable attorney's fees and litigation expenses) that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct of CONSULTANT, its principals, officers, employees, agents or volunteers in the performance of this Agreement. lf CONSULTANT should subcontract all or any portion of the services to be performed under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall require each subcontractor to indemnify, hold harmless and defend CITY and each of its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers in accordance with the terms of the preceding paragraph. This section shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. L lnsurance (a) Throughout the life of this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall pay for and maintain in fullforce and effect all insurance as required in Exhibit B, which is incorporated into and part of this Agreement, with an insurance company(ies) either (i) admitted by the California lnsurance Commissioner to do business in the State of California and rated no less than "A-Vll" in the Best's lnsurance Rating Guide, or (ii) as may be authorized in writing by CITY'S Risk Manager or his/her designee at any time and in his/her sole discretion. The required policies of insurance as stated in Exhibit B shall maintain limits of liability of not less than those amounts stated therein. However, the insurance limits avaílable to CITY, its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers as additional insureds, shall be the greater of the minimum limits specified therein or the full limit of any insurance proceeds to the named insured. (b) lf at any time during the life of the Agreement or any extension, CONSULTANT or any of its subcontractors/sub-consultants fail to maintain any required insurance in full force and effect, all services and work under this Agreement shall be discontinued immediately, and all payments due or that become due to CONSULTANT shall be withheld until notice is received by CITY that the required insurance has been restored to full force and effect and that the premiums therefore have been paid for a period satisfactory to CITY. Any failure to maintain the required insurance shall be sufficient cause for CITY to terminate this Agreement. No action taken by CITY pursuant to this section shall in any way relieve CONSULTANT of its responsibilities under this Agreement. The phrase "fail to maintain any required insurance" shall include, without limitation, notification received by CITY that an insurer has commenced proceedings, or has had proceedings commenced against it, indicating that the insurer is insolvent. (c) The fact that insurance is obtained by CONSULTANT shall not be deemed to release or diminish the liability of CONSULTANT, including, without limitation, liability under the indemnity provisions of this Agreement. The duty to indemnify CITY shall apply to all claims and liability regardless of whether any insurance policies are applicable. The policy limits do not act as a limitation upon the amount of indemnification to be provided by CONSULTANT. Approval or purchase of any insurance contracts or policies shall in no way relieve from liability nor limit the liability of CONSULTANT, its principals, officers, agents, employees, persons under the supervision of CONSULTANT, vendors, suppliers, invitees, consultants, sub-consultants, subcontractors, or anyone employed directly or indirectly by any of them. DPU-S 8.3 tO3-24-14 -4- DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D (d) lf CONSULTANT should subcontract all or any portion of the services to be performed under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall require each subcontractor/sub- consultant to provide insurance protection, as an additional insured, to the CITY and each of its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers in accordance with the terms of this section, except that any required certificates and applicable endorsements shall be on file with CONSULTANT and CITY prior to the commencement of any services by the subcontractor. CONSULTANT and any subcontractor/sub-consultant shall establish additional insured status for CITY, íts officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers by using lnsurance Service Office (lSO) Form CG 20 10 11 85 orboth CG 20 10 10 01 and CG 20 37 10 01 orbyan executed manuscript company endorsement providing additional insured status as broad as that contained in ISO Form CG 20 1011 85. 9. Conflict of lnterest and Non-Solicitation. (a) Prior to CITY'S execution of this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall complete a City of Fresno conflict of interest disclosure statement in the form as set forth in Exhibit C. During the term of this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall have the obligation and duty to immediately notify CITY in writing of any change to the information provided by CONSULTANT in such statement. (b) CONSULTANT shall comply, and require its subcontractors to comply, with all applicable (i) professional canons and requirements governing avoidance of impermissible client conflicts; and (ii) federal, state and local conflict of interest laws and regulations including, without limitation, California Government Code Section 1090 et. seq., the California Political Reform Act (California Government Code Section 87100 et. seq.), the regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission concerning disclosure and disqualification (2 California Code of Regulations Section 18700 et. seq.) and Section 4-112 of the Fresno Municipal Code (lneligibility to Compete). At any time, upon written request of CITY, CONSULTANT shall provide a written opinion of its legal counsel and that of any subcontractor that, after a due diligent inquiry, CONSULTANT and the respective subcontracto(s) are in full compliance with all laws and regulations. CONSULTANT shall take, and require its subcontractors to take, reasonable steps to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest. Upon discovery of any facts giving rise to the appearance of a conflict of interest, CONSULTANT shall immediately notify CITY of these facts in writing. (c) ln performing the work or services to be provided hereunder, CONSULTANT shall not employ or retain the services of any person while such person either is employed by CITY or is a member of any CITY council, commission, board, committee, or similar CITY body. This requirement may be waived in writing by the City Manager, if no actual or potential conflict is involved. (d) CONSULTANT represents and warrants that it has not paid or agreed to pay any compensation, contingent or othenryise, direct or indirect, to solicit or procure this Agreement or any rights/benefits hereunder. (e) Neither CONSULTANT, nor any of CONSULTANT'S subcontractors performing any services on this Project, shall bid for, assist anyone in the preparation of a bid for, or perform any services pursuant to, any other contract in connection with this Project. CONSULTANT and any of its subcontractors shall have no interest, direct or indirect, in any other DPU-S 8.3 t03-24-14 E DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D contract with a third party in connection with this Project unless such interest is in accordance with all applicable law and fully disclosed to and approved by the City Manager, in advance and in writing, (Ð lf CONSULTANT should subcontract all or any portion of the work to be performed or services to be provided under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall include the provisions of this Section 9 in each subcontract and require its subcontractors to comply therewith. (g) This Section 9 shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement. 10. Recvclinq Program. ln the event CONSULTANT maintains an office or operates a facility(ies), or is required herein to maintain or operate same, within the incorporated limits of the City of Fresno, CONSULTANT at its sole cost and expense shall: lmmediately establish and maintain a viable and ongoing recycling program, approved by CITY'S Solid Waste Management Division, for each office and facility. Literature describing CITY recycling programs is available from CITY'S Solid Waste Management Division and by calling City of Fresno Recycling Hotline at (559) 621-1111. (ii)lmmediately contact CITY'S Solid Waste Management Division at (559) 621-1452 and schedule a free waste audit, and cooperate with such Division in their conduct of the audit for each office and facility. Cooperate with and demonstrate to the satisfaction of CITY'S Solid Waste Management Division the establishment of the recycling program in paragraph (i) above and the ongoing maintenance thereof. 11. General Terms. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, all notices expressly required of CITY within the body of this Agreement, and not otherwise specifically provided for, shall be effective only if signed by the Director or his/her designee. (b) Records of CONSULTANT'S expenses pertaining to the Project shall be kept on a generally recognized accounting basis and shall be available to CITY or its authorized representatives upon request during regular business hours throughout the life of this Agreement and for a period of three years after final payment or, if longer, for any period required by law. ln addition, all books, documents, papers, and records of CONSULTANT pertaining to the Project shall be available for the purpose of making audits, examinations, excerpts, and transcriptions for the same period of time. lf any litigation, claim, negotiations, audit or other action is commenced before the expiration of said time period, all records shall be retained and made available to CITY until such action is resolved, or until the end of said time period whichever shall later occur. lf CONSULTANT should subcontract all or any portion of the services to be performed under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall cause each subcontractor to also comply with the requirements of this paragraph. This Section 1 1(b) shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement. (i) (i ii) DPU-S 8.3 t03-24-14 -6- DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D (c) Prior to execution of this Agreement by CITY, CONSULTANT shall have provided evidence to CITY that CONSULTANT is licensed to perform the services called for by this Agreement (or that no license is required). lf CONSULTANT should subcontract all or any portion of the work or services to be performed under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall require each subcontractor to provide evidence to CITY that subcontractor is licensed to perform the services called for by this Agreement (or that no license is required) before beginning work. 12. Nondiscrimination. To the extent required by controlling federal, state and local law, CONSULTANT shall not employ discriminatory practices in the provision of services, employment of personnel, or in any other respect on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era. Subject to the foregoing and during the performance of this Agreement, CONSULTANT agrees as follows: (a) CONSULTANT will comply with all applicable laws and regulations providing that no person shall, on the grounds of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physicaldisability, mentaldisability, medicalcondition, maritalstatus, sex, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, status as a disabled veteran orveteran of the Vietnam era be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any program or activity made possible by or resulting from this Agreement. (b) CONSULTANT will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mentaldisability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, status as a disabled veteran orveteran of the Vietnam era. 'CONSULTANT shall ensure that applicants are employed, and the employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era. Such requirement shall apply to CONSULTANT'S employment practices including, 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 for training, including apprenticeship. CONSULTANT agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices setting forth the provision of this nondiscrimination clause. (c) CONSULTANT will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of CONSULTANT in pursuit hereof, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physicaldisability, mentaldisability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era. (d) CONSULTANT will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which it has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, a notice advising such labor union or workers' representatives of CONSULTANT'S commitment under this section and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment. (e) lf CONSULTANT should subcontract all or any portion of the services to be performed under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall cause each subcontractor to also comply with the requirements of this Section 12. DPU-S 8.3 t03-24-14 -7- DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D 13. lndependentContractor. (a) ln the furnishing of the services provided for herein, CONSULTANT is acting solely as an independent contractor. Neither CONSULTANT, nor any of its officers, agents or employees shall be deemed an officer, agent, employee, joint venturer, partner or associate of CITY for any purpose. CITY shall have no right to control or supervise or direct the manner or method by which CONSULTANT shall perform its work and functions. However, CITY shall retain the right to administer this Agreement so as to verify that CONSULTANT is performing its obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof. (b) This Agreement does not evidence a partnership or joint venture between CONSULTANT and CITY. CONSULTANT shall have no authority to bind CITY absent CITY'S express written consent. Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall bear its own costs and expenses in pursuit thereof. (c) Because of its status as an independent contractor, CONSULTANT and its officers, agents and employees shall have absolutely no right to employment rights and benefits available to CITY employees. CONSULTANT shall be solely liable and responsible for all payroll and tax withholding and for providing to, or on behalf of, its employees all employee benefits including, without limitation, health, welfare and retirement benefits. ln addition, together with its other obligations under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall be solely responsible, indemnify, defend and save CITY harmless from all matters relating to employment and tax withholding for and payment of CONSULTANT'S employees, including, without limitation, (i) compliance with Social Security and unemployment insurance withholding, payment of workers' compensation benefits, and all other laws and regulations governing matters of employee withholding, taxes and payment; and (ii) any claim of right or interest in CITY employment benefits, entitlements, programs and/or funds offered employees of CITY whether arising by reason of any common law, de facto, leased, or co-employee rights or other theory. lt is acknowledged that during the term of this Agreement, CONSULTANT may be providing services to others unrelated to CITY or to this Agreement. 14. Notices. Any notice required or intended to be given to either party underthe terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given if delivered personally, transmitted by facsimile followed by telephone confirmation of receipt, or sent by United States registered or certified mail, with postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to the party to which notice is to be given at the party's address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement or at such other address as the parties may from time to time designate by written notice. Notices served by United States mail in the manner above described shall be deemed sufficiently served or given at the time of the mailingthereof. 15. Binding. Subject to Section 16, below, once this Agreement is signed by all parties, it shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, all parties, and each parties' respective heirs, successors, assigns, transferees, agents, servants, employees and representatives. '16. Assiqnment. (a) This Agreement is personal to CONSULTANT and there shall be no assignment by CONSULTANT of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written approval of the City Manager or his/her designee. Any attempted assignment by DPU-S 8.3 103-24-14 -8- DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D CONSULTANT, its successors or assigns, shall be null and void unless approved in writing by the City Manager or his/her designee. (b) CONSULTANT hereby agrees not to assign the payment of any monies due CONSULTANT from CITY under the terms of this Agreement to any other individual(s), corporation(s) or entity(ies). CITY retains the right to pay any and all monies due CONSULTANT directly to CONSULTANT. 17. Compliance With Law. ln providing the services required under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall at all times comply with all applicable laws of the United States, the State of California and CITY, and with all applicable regulations promulgated by federal, state, regional, or local administrative and regulatory agencies, now in force and as they may be enacted, issued, or amended during the term of this Agreement. 18. Waiver. The waiver by either party of a breach by the other of any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a continuing waiver or a waiver of any subsequent breach of either the same or a different provision of this Agreement. No provisions of this Agreement may be waived unless in writing and signed by all parties to this Agreement. Waiver of any one provision herein shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other provision herein. 19. Governinq Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, excluding, however, any conflict of laws rule which would apply the law of another jurisdiction. Venue for purposes of the filing of any action regarding the enforcement or interpretation of this Agreement and any rights and duties hereunder shall be Fresno County, California. 20. Headings. The section headings in this Agreement are for convenience and reference only and shall not be construed or held in any way to explain, modiñ7 or add to the interpretation or meaning of the provisions of this Agreement. 21. Severabilitv. The provisions of this Agreement are severable. The invalidity, or unenforceability of any one provision in this Agreement shall not affect the otherprovisions. 22. lnterpretation. The parties acknowledge that this Agreement in its finalform is the result of the combined efforts of the parties and that, should any provision of this Agreement be found to be ambiguous in any way, such ambiguity shall not be resolved by construing this Agreement in favor of or against either party, but rather by construing the terms in accordance with their generally accepted meaning. 23. Attornev's Fees. lf either party is required to commence any proceeding or legal action to enforce or interpret any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement, the prevailing party in such proceeding or action shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and legal expenses. 24. Exhibits. Each exhibit and attachment referenced in this Agreement is, by the reference, incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement. 25. Precedence of Ðocuments. ln the event of any conflict between the body of this Agreement and any Exhibit or Attachment hereto, the terms and conditions of the body of this Agreement shall control and take precedence over the terms and conditions expressed within the Exhibit or Attachment. Furthermore, any terms or conditions contained within any Exhibit or DPU-S 8.3 t03-24-14 -9- DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D Attachment hereto which purport to modify the allocation of risk between the parties, provided for within the body of this Agreement, shall be null and void. 26. Cumulative Remedies. No remedy or election hereunder shall be deemed exclusive but shall, wherever possible, be cumulative with all other remedies at law or inequity. 27. No Third Partv Beneficiaries. The rights, interests, duties and obligations defined within this Agreement are intended for the specific parties hereto as identified in the preamble of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything stated to the contrary in this Agreement, it is not intended that any rights or interests in this Agreement benefit or flow to the interest of any third parties. 28. Extent of Aqreement. Each party acknowledges that they have read and fully understand the contents of this Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire and integrated agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements, either written or oral. This Agreement may be modified only by written instrument duly authorized and executed by both CITY and CONSULTANT. ilt ilt ilt DPU-S 8.3 tO3-24-14 -10- DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement at Fresno, California, the day and year first above written. CITY OF FRESNO, a California municipal corporation By : _________ _ Michael Carbajal Director Department of Public Utilities ATTEST: YVONNE SPENCE, CMG City Clerk By: ___________ _ Deputy No signature of City Attorney required. Standard Document #DPU-S 8.3 has been used without modification, as certified by the undersigned. By: _________ _ Paul Maragoni, Professional Engineer Department of Public Utilities REVIEWED BY: Jesus Gonzalez Supervising Professional Engineer Department of Public Utilities City of Fresno Attention: Paul Maragoni, Professional Engr. 2101 "G" Street, Bldg. "A" Fresno, CA 93706 Phone: (559) 621-1626 FAX: (559) 457-1568 Attachments: 1. 2. Exhibit A -Scope of Services Exhibit B -Insurance Requirements Ericsson-Grant, I: /.---. By: i: � / I Name: � A-t:aA ,-r Title: p,u�it?� (if 1corporati&; or LLC, Board Chair, Pres. or Vice Pres.) By : -.__-9.- � Name: h Y\ V\.. h-L'"' c.5 � � Title: ___ C_-4=z:;, _______ _ (if corporation or LLC, CFO, Treasurer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary) Any Applicable Professional License: Number: _________ _ Name: _________ _ Date of Issuance: _____ _ CONSUL TANT: Ericsson-Grant Attention: Melanie Halajian, Senior Environmental Planner, AICP, 2229 W. Fir Avenue Fresno, Ca 93711 Phone: 559-612-7606 FAX: 559 501-0219 3.Exhibit C -Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form Exhibit A DPU-S 8.3 /03-24-14 -11- REA I #07600 Kevin Grant DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D 1/4/2021 DPU-S 8.3 /03-24-14 -2- SCOPE OF SERVICES Consultant Service Agreement between City of Fresno (“City”) and Ericsson-Grant Inc. (“Consultant”) CEQA Environmental Assessment for the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility Renewable Natural Gas Pipeline PROJECT TITLE TASK 1 – PROJECT KICK-OFF MEETING Consultant to conduct a kick-off meeting with Stakeholders for introduction of the team, develop understanding of the roles and critical path items as well as to discuss the Project Description. Potential stakeholders may include but not be limited to City DPU-UPE Staff and City Planning Staff. The Consultant will provide the City with a list of data/informational needs including but not limited to any maps or existing reports, or studies prepared for the Project. Consultant will formulate the Project Description and submit to the City DPU-UPE staff for review. Deliverables: Agenda, meeting minutes including action items and Data/informational needs list TASK 2 – FIELD INVESTIGATIONS Consultant has reviewed the CEQA Appendix G Initial Study Checklist for the Renewable Natural Gas Pipeline Project and anticipates that field investigations such as biological surveys will not be necessary. Assembly Bill 52 Consultation is anticipated and included in the base cost for the services. Potential issues that may require technical studies include Air Quality & Greenhouse Gases, Energy Consumption Analysis, Cultural Resources Report, Preliminary Geotechnical Study, and a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. Studies deemed necessary are to be funded from contingency. Deliverables: Draft and final copies of prepared technical studies TASK 3 – COORDINATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS Consultant, with assistance from the City, will develop a list of contacts used to establish communication with Stakeholders. Stakeholders may include but not be limited to: Fresno County, PG&E, San Joaquin Valley Pollution Control District, Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District, and adjacent property owners. Consultant will notify the stakeholders of the intended project and conduct meetings via telephone or video conferences to ensure an opportunity for participation. Eight meetings are included in the agreement with two additional meetings at $1,250 each to be funded from contingency as may be deemed necessary. Deliverables: Agenda and meeting minutes, including action items, on a per meeting basis TASK 4 – PREPARE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT Consultant to prepare the Initial Study (IS) and Negative Declaration/Mitigated Negative Declaration (ND/MND) document in conformance with CEQA requirements to be submitted in three iterations: DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D DPU-S 8.3 /03-24-14 -3- Administrative Draft: Submitted to the City of Fresno for review and comment. Consultant request that the City provide a set of consolidated “track changes” comments. A conference call or virtual meeting can be held, if needed, to discuss comments prior to incorporation. Deliverables: Six (6) hard-copies and two (2) electronic files (PDF and MS Word document) Screencheck Draft: After incorporating the City’s comments on the Administrative Draft, Consultant will prepare a Screencheck Draft. This version will be reviewed by the City prior to publication (see Public Draft publications below and Task 6). Revisions on this iteration are anticipated to be limited to minor text or grammatical revisions included as necessary at no extra cost. Deliverables: Two (2) electronic files (PDF and MS Word document) Public Draft: The Public Draft document will be produced and submitted to the State Clearinghouse. A shortened review period of 20 days (instead of the usual 30 days) will be requested from the State Clearinghouse. Consultant will also prepare the appropriate noticing (Notice of Completion, Notice of Intent) for submission to the State Clearinghouse and County Clerk. The Notice of Intent will also be published in paper of local circulation (i.e., the Fresno Bee) by Consultant (see Task 6). Deliverables: Fifteen (15) hard-copies and two (2) electronic files (PDF and MSWord document). Materials for public distribution shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) per City Administrative Order 8-16. TASK 5 – PREPARE RESPONSE TO COMMENTS, FINAL ENVIRONEMNTAL DOCUMENT AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM (MMRP) The following items are included in one document as part of the Administrative Final ND/MND Response to Comments: Consultant will review the comment letters received on the ND/MND and coordinate with City staff to discuss the responses. Consultant will prepare draft responses to comments, along with an errata section containing any text revisions, if necessary. Upon completion, an electronic copy of the Administrative Final ND/MND and the MMRP will be made available to the City. Administrative Final Environmental Document: The Administrative Final Document will be prepared, taking into consideration comments received on the document during the public review period. This version will be submitted to the City for review and comment. Administrative Final Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program: Assuming preparation of an MND, the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) will be prepared based on the document and any revisions to the mitigation measures precipitated by comments received on the MND. The MMRP will be prepared in a tabular format with columns identifying: the mitigation measure number; the mitigation measure text; timing for carrying out the measure; and the agency responsible for implementing the mitigation measure. The Administrative MMRP will be submitted to the City for review and comment. Deliverables: Two (2) electronic files (PDF and MS Word document) of the Administrative Final ND/MND. Final Environmental Document: After incorporating the City’s comments on the Administrative Final Document, Consultant will prepare the Final Environmental Document. This version will be DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D DPU-S 8.3 /03-24-14 -4- submitted to the City and circulated to individuals and agencies that commented on the draft document. Final MMRP: After incorporating the City’s comments on the Administrative Final MMRP, Consultant will prepare the Final MMRP. After incorporating the City’s comments on the Administrative Draft, Consultant will prepare a Screencheck Draft. This version will be reviewed by the City prior to publication (see Task 6). Revisions on this iteration are anticipated to be limited to minor text or grammatical revisions included as necessary at no extra cost. Deliverables: Two (2) electronic files (PDF and MS Word document) of the Final ND/MND. TASK 6 – PUBLIC HEARINGS Consultant anticipates participation at up to two public meetings. This includes preparation and delivering of a PowerPoint presentation related to the CEQA portion of the project and supporting staff with inquiries about the environmental analysis, support public relations events (if any), respond to all inquiries. Consultant’s Principal-in-Charge/Project Director and Senior Project Manager will attend the Planning Commission hearing and the City Council hearing. Cost for additional meetings will be at a fee of $1,680 per meeting. Deliverables: PowerPoint presentation and attendance at meetings TASK 7 – NOTICING Consultant will prepare and distribute all required CEQA notices. This will include the completion and distribution of the Notice of Completion, Notice of Intent, Notice of Determination and Notice of Preparation as appropriate. Consultant will work with City staff to develop and publish press releases and website postings to provide information to the public regarding CEQA process. Deliverables: Six (6) hard copies and two (2) electronic files (PDF and MSWord document) of environmental documentation related to the document, including the Notice of Intent to adopt the ND/MND, Notice of Completion for the State Clearinghouse, Notice of Determination and Notice of Preparation as appropriate. Consultant will coordinate and pay for advertisements and public notifications as required for CEQA preparation and applicable community meetings. Consultant will also coordinate with and send appropriate documents to the State Clearinghouse and applicable state agencies. Materials for public distribution shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) per City Administrative Order 8-16. TASK 8 – MONTHLY UPDATE MEETINGS Given the brief schedule proposed for the project (assumed 3 months or less), Consultant will establish a scheduled minimum 8 bi-weekly conference calls. An agenda will be provided prior to the call and meeting notes with action items noting the responsible individual as well as the timeframe for its completion will be distributed following the call. Deliverables: Agenda and meeting minutes, including action items, on a per meeting basis TASK 9 – MONTHLY SCHEDULE AND BUDGET UPDATES DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D DPU-S 8.3 /03-24-14 -5- Consultant will provide an update on progress on the project, detailed billing and costs to date broken out on a personnel and task basis and a budget update on a monthly basis. The date of the updates will be tied to the kick-off meeting as the official start of work on the project. Deliverables: Monthly written update providing project status/milestones reached. TASK 10 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT Consultant will provide project management throughout the course of document preparation including team calls with agendas and notes (see Task 8). Project Management also includes administrative time for invoicing. Deliverables: Monthly invoice. DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D DPU-S 8.3 /03-24-14 -6- TENTATIVE SCHEDULE ++Excludes duration associated with Planning Commission and Council Meeting activities EA Schedule+ Project Task Days/Weeks Notice to Proceed December 21, 2020 1) Project Initiation (Week of December 21) 1 day 2) Preparation of Draft IS/MND 3 weeks 3) IS/MND Administrative Draft City Review 2 weeks 4) Revise IS/MND 1 week 5) IS/MND Screencheck Draft City Review 2 weeks 6) Production/Noticing 1 week 7) Public Review 30 days 8) Preparation of Draft Final IS/MND 1 week 9) City Review 2 days 10) Final MND and NOD 1 week Total Duration 16 weeks++ Total Duration DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D DPU-S 8.3 /03-24-14 -7- SCHEDULE OF FEES Consultant’s proposal fee estimate is provided below. This estimate has been prepared based on the information provided as part of the RFP. The fee may be subject to modification if during the analysis any unforeseen issues arise or additional services, studies or scope is requested by the City. Consultant’s Standard Labor Rate Schedule is provided below showing hourly rates used for various job classifications. We have also provided a budget of estimated costs based on the RFP and the project Description Operational and Environmental Statement for the RWRF Renewable Natural Gas Pipeline. Additional costs may be necessary if specific studies are needed to support the analysis. Employee Category Hourly Billing Rate Principal $135 Project Director $105 Project Manager $95 Analyst III $90 Analyst II $85 Analyst I/Planner I $75 Cultural Resources $95 Archaeologist $95 Biologist $95 Graphic Designer I $95 Administrative $65 Direct Costs Postage/Overnight Mail Actual Cost + 10% Other Direct Costs Actual Cost + 10% Courier Charges Actual Cost + 10% Mileage Federal Rate + 15% DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D Page 1 of 4 2/2/2018 Exhibit B INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS Consultant Service Agreement between City of Fresno (“CITY”) and Ericsson-Grant, Inc (“CONSULTANT”) CEQA Environmental Assessment for the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility Renewable Natural Gas Pipeline PROJECT TITLE MINIMUM SCOPE OF INSURANCE Coverage shall be at least as broad as: 1. The most current version of Insurance Services Office (ISO) Commercial General Liability Coverage Form CG 00 01, providing liability coverage arising out of your business operations. The Commercial General Liability policy shall be written on an occurrence form and shall provide coverage for “bodily injury,” “property damage” and “personal and advertising injury” with coverage for premises and operations (including the use of owned and non-owned equipment), products and completed operations, and contractual liability (including, without limitation, indemnity obligations under the Agreement) with limits of liability not less than those set forth under “Minimum Limits of Insurance.” 2. The most current version of ISO *Commercial Auto Coverage Form CA 00 01, providing liability coverage arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of automobiles in the course of your business operations. The Automobile Policy shall be written on an occurrence form and shall provide coverage for all owned, hired, and non-owned automobiles or other licensed vehicles (Code 1- Any Auto). 3. Workers’ Compensation insurance as required by the State of California and Employer’s Liability Insurance. 4.Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions) insurance appropriate to CONSULTANT’s profession. MINIMUM LIMITS OF INSURANCE CONSULTANT, or any party the CONSULTANT subcontracts with, shall maintain limits of liability of not less than those set forth below. However, insurance limits available to CITY, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers as additional insureds, shall be the greater of the minimum limits specified herein or the full limit of any insurance proceeds available to the named insured: 1. COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY: (i) $1,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage; (ii) $1,000,000 per occurrence for personal and advertising injury; (iii) $2,000,000 aggregate for products and completed operations; and, (iv) $2,000,000 general aggregate applying separately to the work performed under the Agreement. DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D Page 2 of 4 2/2/2018 2. COMMERCIAL AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY: $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage. 3. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE as required by the State of California with statutory limits. 4. EMPLOYER’S LIABILITY: (i) $1,000,000 each accident for bodily injury; (ii) $1,000,000 disease each employee; and, (iii) $1,000,000 disease policy limit. 5. PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY (Errors and Omissions): (i) $1,000,000 per claim/occurrence; and, (ii) $2,000,000 policy aggregate. UMBRELLA OR EXCESS INSURANCE In the event CONSULTANT purchases an Umbrella or Excess insurance policy(ies) to meet the “Minimum Limits of Insurance,” this insurance policy(ies) shall “follow form” and afford no less coverage than the primary insurance policy(ies). In addition, such Umbrella or Excess insurance policy(ies) shall also apply on a primary and non- contributory basis for the benefit of the CITY, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers. DEDUCTIBLES AND SELF-INSURED RETENTIONS CONSULTANT shall be responsible for payment of any deductibles contained in any insurance policy(ies) required herein and CONSULTANT shall also be responsible for payment of any self-insured retentions. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to on the Certificate of Insurance, and approved by, the CITY’s Risk Manager or designee. At the option of the CITY’s Risk Manager or designee, either: (i) The insurer shall reduce or eliminate such deductibles or self- insured retentions as respects CITY, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers; or (ii) CONSULTANT shall provide a financial guarantee, satisfactory to CITY’s Risk Manager or designee, guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claim administration and defense expenses. At no time shall CITY be responsible for the payment of any deductibles or self-insured retentions. OTHER INSURANCE PROVISIONS/ENDORSEMENTS The General Liability and Automobile Liability insurance policies are to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provisions: 1. CITY, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers are to be covered as additional insureds. CONSULTANT shall establish additional insured status for the City and for all ongoing and completed operations under the Commercial General Liability policy by use of ISO Forms or an executed manuscript insurance company endorsement providing additional insured status. The Commercial General endorsements must be as broad as that contained in ISO Forms: GC 20 10 11 85 or both CG 20 10 & CG 20 37. DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D Page 3 of 4 2/2/2018 2. The coverage shall contain no special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to CITY, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits and coverage shall be available to the Additional Insured. 3. For any claims relating to this Agreement, CONSULTANT’s insurance coverage shall be primary insurance with respect to the CITY, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers. Any insurance or self- insurance maintained by the CITY, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers shall be excess of CONSULTANT’s insurance and shall not contribute with it. CONSULTANT shall establish primary and non- contributory status by using ISO Form CG 20 01 04 13 or by an executed manuscript insurance company endorsement that provides primary and non-contributory status as broad as that contained in ISO Form CG 20 01 04 13. The Workers’ Compensation insurance policy is to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provision: CONSULTANT and its insurer shall waive any right of subrogation against CITY, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers. If the Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions) insurance policy is written on a claims- made form: 1. The retroactive date must be shown, and must be before the effective date of the Agreement or the commencement of work by CONSULTANT. 2. Insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least five (5) years after completion of the Agreement work or termination of the Agreement, whichever occurs first, or, in the alternative, the policy shall be endorsed to provide not less than a five (5) year discovery period. 3. If coverage is canceled or non-renewed, and not replaced with another claims-made policy form with a retroactive date prior to the effective date of the Agreement or the commencement of work by CONSULTANT, CONSULTANT must purchase “extended reporting” coverage for a minimum of five (5) years completion of the Agreement work or termination of the Agreement, whichever occurs first. 4. A copy of the claims reporting requirements must be submitted to CITY for review. 5. These requirements shall survive expiration or termination of the Agreement. All policies of insurance required herein shall be endorsed to provide that the coverage shall not be cancelled, non-renewed, reduced in coverage or in limits except after thirty (30) calendar days written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, has been given to CITY. CONSULTANT is also responsible for providing written notice to the CITY under the same terms and conditions. Upon issuance by the insurer, broker, or agent of a notice of cancellation, non-renewal, or reduction in coverage or in limits, CONSULTANT DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D Page 4 of 4 2/2/2018 shall furnish CITY with a new certificate and applicable endorsements for such policy(ies). In the event any policy is due to expire during the work to be performed for CITY, CONSULTANT shall provide a new certificate, and applicable endorsements, evidencing renewal of such policy not less than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the expiration date of the expiring policy. Should any of the required policies provide that the defense costs are paid within the Limits of Liability, thereby reducing the available limits by any defense costs, then the requirement for the Limits of Liability of these polices will be twice the above stated limits. The fact that insurance is obtained by CONSULTANT shall not be deemed to release or diminish the liability of CONSULTANT, including, without limitation, liability under the indemnity provisions of this Agreement. The policy limits do not act as a limitation upon the amount of indemnification to be provided by CONSULTANT. Approval or purchase of any insurance contracts or policies shall in no way relieve from liability nor limit the liability of CONSULTANT, its principals, officers, agents, employees, persons under the supervision of CONSULTANT, vendors, suppliers, invitees, consultants, sub- consultants, subcontractors, or anyone employed directly or indirectly by any of them. SUBCONTRACTORS - If CONSULTANT subcontracts any or all of the services to be performed under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall require, at the discretion of the CITY Risk Manager or designee, subcontractor(s) to enter into a separate Side Agreement with the City to provide required indemnification and insurance protection. Any required Side Agreement(s) and associated insurance documents for the subcontractor must be reviewed and preapproved by CITY Risk Manager or designee. If no Side Agreement is required, CONSULTANT will be solely responsible for ensuring that it’s subcontractors maintain insurance coverage at levels no less than those required by applicable law and is customary in the relevant industry. VERIFICATION OF COVERAGE CONSULTANT shall furnish CITY with all certificate(s) and applicable endorsements effecting coverage required hereunder. All certificates and applicable endorsements are to be received and approved by the CITY’S Risk Manager or his/her designee prior to CITY’S execution of the Agreement and before work commences. All non-ISO endorsements amending policy coverage shall be executed by a licensed and authorized agent or broker. Upon request of CITY, CONSULTANT shall immediately furnish City with a complete copy of any insurance policy required under this Agreement, including all endorsements, with said copy certified by the underwriter to be a true and correct copy of the original policy. This requirement shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement. DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D Exhibit C DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST CEQA Environmental Assessment for the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility Renewable Natural Gas Pipeline PROJECT TITLE  DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D AGREEMENT CITY OF FRESNO, CALIFORNIA CONSUL TANT SERVICES THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into effective the __ of January, 2021, by and between the CITY OF FRESNO, a California municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to as "CITY"), and Ericsson-Grant, Inc., a California Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "CONSUL TANT"). RECITALS WHEREAS, CITY desires to obtain professional Consulting services for the CEQA Environmental Assessment for the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility Renewable Natural Gas Pipeline project hereinafter referred to as the "Project;" and WHEREAS, CONSULTANT is engaged in the business of furnishing services as a Environmental Consultant and hereby represents that it desires to and is professionally and legally capable of performing the services called for by this Agreement; and WHEREAS, CONSULTANT acknowledges that this Agreement is subject to the requirements of Fresno Municipal Code Section 4-107 and Administrative Order No. 6-19; and WHEREAS, this Agreement will be administered for CITY by its Director of Public Utilities (hereinafter referred to as "Director") or his/her designee. AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the covenants, conditions, and promises hereinafter contained to be kept and performed by the respective parties, it is mutually agreed as follows: 1.Scope of Services. CONSULT ANT shall perform to the satisfaction of CITY the services described in Exhibit A, including all work incidental to, or necessary to perform, such services even though not specifically described in Exhibit A. 2.Term of Agreement and Time for Performance. This Agreement shall be effective from the date first set forth above and shall continue in full force and effect through the earlier of complete rendition of the services hereunder or December 31, 2022, subject to any earlier termination in accordance with this Agreement. The services of CONSULTANT as described in Exhibit A are to commence upon CITY'S issuance of a written "Notice to Proceed." Work shall be undertaken and completed in a sequence assuring expeditious completion, but in any event, all such services shall be completed within 240 consecutive calendar days from such authorization to proceed. 3.Compensation. (a)CONSULTANT'S sole compensation for satisfactory performance of all services required or rendered pursuant to this Agreement shall be a total fee not to exceed Twenty Nine Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty Dollars ($29,320.00) paid on a time and materials basis in accordance with the schedule of fees contained in Exhibit A, and a contingency amount not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) for any additional work rendered pursuant to Subsection (c) below and authorized in writing by the Director. DPU-S 8.3 /03-24-14 -1- DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D 8th (b) Detailed statements shall be rendered monthly and will be payable in the normal course of CITY business. CITY shall not be obligated to reimburse any expense for which it has not received a detailed invoice with applicable copies of representative and identifiable receipts or records substantiating such expense. (c) The parties may modify this Agreement to increase or decrease the scope of services or provide for the rendition of services not required by this Agreement, which modification shall include an adjustment to CONSULTANT'S compensation. Any change in the scope of services must be made by written amendment to the Agreement signed by an authorized representative for each party. CONSULTANT shall not be entitled to any additional compensation if services are performed prior to a signed written amendment. 4. Termination. Remedies and Force Majeure. (a) This Agreement shall terminate without any liability of CITY to CONSULTANT upon the earlier of: (i) CONSULTANT'S filing for protection under the federal bankruptcy laws, or any bankruptcy petition or petition for receiver commenced by a third party against CONSULTANT; (ii) 7 calendar days prior written notice with or without cause by CITY to CONSULTANT; (iii) CITY'S non-appropriation of funds sufficient to meet its obligations hereunder during any CITY fiscal year of this Agreement, or insufficient funding for the Project; or (iv) expiration of this Agreement. (b) lmmediately upon any termination or expiration of this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall (i) immediately stop allwork hereunder; (ii) immediately cause any and all of its subcontractors to cease work; and (iii) return to CITY any and all unearned payments and all properties and materials in the possession of CONSULTANT that are owned by CITY. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall be paid compensation for services satisfactorily performed prior to the effective date of termination. CONSULTANT shall not be paid for any work or services performed or costs incurred which reasonably could have been avoided. (c) ln the event of termination due to failure of CONSULTANT to satisfactorily perform in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, CITY may withhold an amount that would othenrise be payable as an offset to, but not in excess of, CITY'S damages caused by such failure. ln no event shall any payment by CITY pursuant to this Agreement constitute a waiver by CITY of any breach of this Agreement which may then exist on the part of CONSULTANT, nor shall such payment impair or prejudice any remedy available to CITY with respect to the breach. (d) Upon any breach of this Agreement by CONSULTANT, CITY may (i) exercise any right, remedy (in contract, law or equity), or privilege which may be available to it under applicable laws of the State of California or any other applicable law; (ii) proceed by appropriate court action to enforce the terms of the Agreement; andior (lii) recover all direct, indirect, consequential, economic and incidental damages for the breach of the Agreement. lf it is determined that CITY improperly terminated this Agreement for default, such termination shall be deemed a termination for convenience. (e) CONSULTANT shall provide CITY with adequate written assurances of future performance, upon Director's request, in the event CONSULTANT fails to comply with any terms or conditions of this Agreement. DPU-S 8.3 t03-24-14 -2- DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D (Ð CONSULTANT shall be liable for default unless nonperformance is caused by an occurrence beyond the reasonable control of CONSULTANT and without its fault or negligence such as, acts of God or the public enemy, acts of CITY in its contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, unusually severe weather, and delays of common carriers. CONSULTANT shall notiff Director in writing as soon as it is reasonably possible after the commencement of any excusable delay, setting forth the full particulars in connection therewith, and shall remedy such occurrence with all reasonable dispatch, and shall promptly give written notice to Director of the cessation of such occurrence. 5. Confidential lnformation. Ownership of Documents and Copyriqht License. (a) Any reports, information, or other data prepared or assembled by CONSULTANT pursuant to this Agreement shall not be made available to any individual or organization by CONSULTANT without the prior written approval of CITY. Ðuring the term of this Agreement, and thereafter, CONSULTANT shall not, without the prior written consent of CITY, disclose to anyone any Confidential lnformation. The term Confidential lnformation for the purposes of this Agreement shall include all proprietary and confidential information of CITY, including but not limited to business plans, marketing plans, financial information, designs, drawings, specifications, materials, compilations, documents, instruments, models, source or object codes and other information disclosed or submitted, orally, in writing, or by any other medium or media. All Confidential lnformation shall be and remain confidential and proprietary in CITY. (b) Any and all original sketches, pencil tracings of working drawings, plans, computations, specifications, computer disk files, writings and other documents prepared or provided by CONSULTANT pursuant to this Agreement are the property of CITY at the time of preparation and shall be turned over to CITY upon expiration or termination of the Agreement or default by CONSULTANT. CONSULTANT grants CITY a copyright license to use such drawings and writings. CONSULTANT shall not permit the reproduction or use thereof by any other person except as otherwise expressly provided herein. CITY may modify the design including any drawings or writings. Any use by CITY of the aforesaid sketches, tracings, plans, computations, specifications, computer disk files, writings and other documents in completed form as to other projects or extensions of this Project, or in uncompleted form, without specific written verification by CONSULTANT will be at CITY'S sole risk and without liability or legal exposure to CONSULTANT. CONSULTANT may keep a copy of all drawings and specifications for its sole and exclusive use. (c) lf CONSULTANT should subcontract all or any portion of the services to be performed under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall cause each subcontractor to also comply with the requirements of this Section 5. (d) This Section 5 shall survive expiration or termination of thisAgreement. 6. Professional Skill. lt is further mutually understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that inasmuch as CONSULTANT represents to CITY that CONSULTANT and its subcontractors, if any, are skilled in the profession and shall perform in accordance with the standards of said profession necessary to perform the services agreed to be done by it under this Agreement, CITY relies upon the skill of CONSULTANT and any subcontractors to do and perform such services in a skillful manner and CONSULTANT agrees to thus perform the services and require the same of any subcontractors. Therefore, any acceptance of such services by CITY shall not operate as a release of CONSULTANT or any subcontractors from said professional DPU-S 8.3 103-24-14 -J- DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D standards. 7. lndemnification. To the furthest extent allowed by law, CONSULTANT shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend CITY and each of its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers from any and all loss, liability, fines, penalties, forfeitures, costs and damages (whether in contract, tort or strict liability, including but not limited to personal injury, death at any time and property damage), and from any and all claims, demands and actions in law or equity (including reasonable attorney's fees and litigation expenses) that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct of CONSULTANT, its principals, officers, employees, agents or volunteers in the performance of this Agreement. lf CONSULTANT should subcontract all or any portion of the services to be performed under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall require each subcontractor to indemnify, hold harmless and defend CITY and each of its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers in accordance with the terms of the preceding paragraph. This section shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. L lnsurance (a) Throughout the life of this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall pay for and maintain in fullforce and effect all insurance as required in Exhibit B, which is incorporated into and part of this Agreement, with an insurance company(ies) either (i) admitted by the California lnsurance Commissioner to do business in the State of California and rated no less than "A-Vll" in the Best's lnsurance Rating Guide, or (ii) as may be authorized in writing by CITY'S Risk Manager or his/her designee at any time and in his/her sole discretion. The required policies of insurance as stated in Exhibit B shall maintain limits of liability of not less than those amounts stated therein. However, the insurance limits avaílable to CITY, its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers as additional insureds, shall be the greater of the minimum limits specified therein or the full limit of any insurance proceeds to the named insured. (b) lf at any time during the life of the Agreement or any extension, CONSULTANT or any of its subcontractors/sub-consultants fail to maintain any required insurance in full force and effect, all services and work under this Agreement shall be discontinued immediately, and all payments due or that become due to CONSULTANT shall be withheld until notice is received by CITY that the required insurance has been restored to full force and effect and that the premiums therefore have been paid for a period satisfactory to CITY. Any failure to maintain the required insurance shall be sufficient cause for CITY to terminate this Agreement. No action taken by CITY pursuant to this section shall in any way relieve CONSULTANT of its responsibilities under this Agreement. The phrase "fail to maintain any required insurance" shall include, without limitation, notification received by CITY that an insurer has commenced proceedings, or has had proceedings commenced against it, indicating that the insurer is insolvent. (c) The fact that insurance is obtained by CONSULTANT shall not be deemed to release or diminish the liability of CONSULTANT, including, without limitation, liability under the indemnity provisions of this Agreement. The duty to indemnify CITY shall apply to all claims and liability regardless of whether any insurance policies are applicable. The policy limits do not act as a limitation upon the amount of indemnification to be provided by CONSULTANT. Approval or purchase of any insurance contracts or policies shall in no way relieve from liability nor limit the liability of CONSULTANT, its principals, officers, agents, employees, persons under the supervision of CONSULTANT, vendors, suppliers, invitees, consultants, sub-consultants, subcontractors, or anyone employed directly or indirectly by any of them. DPU-S 8.3 tO3-24-14 -4- DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D (d) lf CONSULTANT should subcontract all or any portion of the services to be performed under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall require each subcontractor/sub- consultant to provide insurance protection, as an additional insured, to the CITY and each of its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers in accordance with the terms of this section, except that any required certificates and applicable endorsements shall be on file with CONSULTANT and CITY prior to the commencement of any services by the subcontractor. CONSULTANT and any subcontractor/sub-consultant shall establish additional insured status for CITY, íts officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers by using lnsurance Service Office (lSO) Form CG 20 10 11 85 orboth CG 20 10 10 01 and CG 20 37 10 01 orbyan executed manuscript company endorsement providing additional insured status as broad as that contained in ISO Form CG 20 1011 85. 9. Conflict of lnterest and Non-Solicitation. (a) Prior to CITY'S execution of this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall complete a City of Fresno conflict of interest disclosure statement in the form as set forth in Exhibit C. During the term of this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall have the obligation and duty to immediately notify CITY in writing of any change to the information provided by CONSULTANT in such statement. (b) CONSULTANT shall comply, and require its subcontractors to comply, with all applicable (i) professional canons and requirements governing avoidance of impermissible client conflicts; and (ii) federal, state and local conflict of interest laws and regulations including, without limitation, California Government Code Section 1090 et. seq., the California Political Reform Act (California Government Code Section 87100 et. seq.), the regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission concerning disclosure and disqualification (2 California Code of Regulations Section 18700 et. seq.) and Section 4-112 of the Fresno Municipal Code (lneligibility to Compete). At any time, upon written request of CITY, CONSULTANT shall provide a written opinion of its legal counsel and that of any subcontractor that, after a due diligent inquiry, CONSULTANT and the respective subcontracto(s) are in full compliance with all laws and regulations. CONSULTANT shall take, and require its subcontractors to take, reasonable steps to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest. Upon discovery of any facts giving rise to the appearance of a conflict of interest, CONSULTANT shall immediately notify CITY of these facts in writing. (c) ln performing the work or services to be provided hereunder, CONSULTANT shall not employ or retain the services of any person while such person either is employed by CITY or is a member of any CITY council, commission, board, committee, or similar CITY body. This requirement may be waived in writing by the City Manager, if no actual or potential conflict is involved. (d) CONSULTANT represents and warrants that it has not paid or agreed to pay any compensation, contingent or othenryise, direct or indirect, to solicit or procure this Agreement or any rights/benefits hereunder. (e) Neither CONSULTANT, nor any of CONSULTANT'S subcontractors performing any services on this Project, shall bid for, assist anyone in the preparation of a bid for, or perform any services pursuant to, any other contract in connection with this Project. CONSULTANT and any of its subcontractors shall have no interest, direct or indirect, in any other DPU-S 8.3 t03-24-14 E DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D contract with a third party in connection with this Project unless such interest is in accordance with all applicable law and fully disclosed to and approved by the City Manager, in advance and in writing, (Ð lf CONSULTANT should subcontract all or any portion of the work to be performed or services to be provided under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall include the provisions of this Section 9 in each subcontract and require its subcontractors to comply therewith. (g) This Section 9 shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement. 10. Recvclinq Program. ln the event CONSULTANT maintains an office or operates a facility(ies), or is required herein to maintain or operate same, within the incorporated limits of the City of Fresno, CONSULTANT at its sole cost and expense shall: lmmediately establish and maintain a viable and ongoing recycling program, approved by CITY'S Solid Waste Management Division, for each office and facility. Literature describing CITY recycling programs is available from CITY'S Solid Waste Management Division and by calling City of Fresno Recycling Hotline at (559) 621-1111. (ii)lmmediately contact CITY'S Solid Waste Management Division at (559) 621-1452 and schedule a free waste audit, and cooperate with such Division in their conduct of the audit for each office and facility. Cooperate with and demonstrate to the satisfaction of CITY'S Solid Waste Management Division the establishment of the recycling program in paragraph (i) above and the ongoing maintenance thereof. 11. General Terms. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, all notices expressly required of CITY within the body of this Agreement, and not otherwise specifically provided for, shall be effective only if signed by the Director or his/her designee. (b) Records of CONSULTANT'S expenses pertaining to the Project shall be kept on a generally recognized accounting basis and shall be available to CITY or its authorized representatives upon request during regular business hours throughout the life of this Agreement and for a period of three years after final payment or, if longer, for any period required by law. ln addition, all books, documents, papers, and records of CONSULTANT pertaining to the Project shall be available for the purpose of making audits, examinations, excerpts, and transcriptions for the same period of time. lf any litigation, claim, negotiations, audit or other action is commenced before the expiration of said time period, all records shall be retained and made available to CITY until such action is resolved, or until the end of said time period whichever shall later occur. lf CONSULTANT should subcontract all or any portion of the services to be performed under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall cause each subcontractor to also comply with the requirements of this paragraph. This Section 1 1(b) shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement. (i) (i ii) DPU-S 8.3 t03-24-14 -6- DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D (c) Prior to execution of this Agreement by CITY, CONSULTANT shall have provided evidence to CITY that CONSULTANT is licensed to perform the services called for by this Agreement (or that no license is required). lf CONSULTANT should subcontract all or any portion of the work or services to be performed under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall require each subcontractor to provide evidence to CITY that subcontractor is licensed to perform the services called for by this Agreement (or that no license is required) before beginning work. 12. Nondiscrimination. To the extent required by controlling federal, state and local law, CONSULTANT shall not employ discriminatory practices in the provision of services, employment of personnel, or in any other respect on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era. Subject to the foregoing and during the performance of this Agreement, CONSULTANT agrees as follows: (a) CONSULTANT will comply with all applicable laws and regulations providing that no person shall, on the grounds of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physicaldisability, mentaldisability, medicalcondition, maritalstatus, sex, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, status as a disabled veteran orveteran of the Vietnam era be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any program or activity made possible by or resulting from this Agreement. (b) CONSULTANT will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mentaldisability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, status as a disabled veteran orveteran of the Vietnam era. 'CONSULTANT shall ensure that applicants are employed, and the employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era. Such requirement shall apply to CONSULTANT'S employment practices including, 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 for training, including apprenticeship. CONSULTANT agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices setting forth the provision of this nondiscrimination clause. (c) CONSULTANT will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of CONSULTANT in pursuit hereof, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physicaldisability, mentaldisability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era. (d) CONSULTANT will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which it has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, a notice advising such labor union or workers' representatives of CONSULTANT'S commitment under this section and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment. (e) lf CONSULTANT should subcontract all or any portion of the services to be performed under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall cause each subcontractor to also comply with the requirements of this Section 12. DPU-S 8.3 t03-24-14 -7- DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D 13. lndependentContractor. (a) ln the furnishing of the services provided for herein, CONSULTANT is acting solely as an independent contractor. Neither CONSULTANT, nor any of its officers, agents or employees shall be deemed an officer, agent, employee, joint venturer, partner or associate of CITY for any purpose. CITY shall have no right to control or supervise or direct the manner or method by which CONSULTANT shall perform its work and functions. However, CITY shall retain the right to administer this Agreement so as to verify that CONSULTANT is performing its obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof. (b) This Agreement does not evidence a partnership or joint venture between CONSULTANT and CITY. CONSULTANT shall have no authority to bind CITY absent CITY'S express written consent. Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall bear its own costs and expenses in pursuit thereof. (c) Because of its status as an independent contractor, CONSULTANT and its officers, agents and employees shall have absolutely no right to employment rights and benefits available to CITY employees. CONSULTANT shall be solely liable and responsible for all payroll and tax withholding and for providing to, or on behalf of, its employees all employee benefits including, without limitation, health, welfare and retirement benefits. ln addition, together with its other obligations under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall be solely responsible, indemnify, defend and save CITY harmless from all matters relating to employment and tax withholding for and payment of CONSULTANT'S employees, including, without limitation, (i) compliance with Social Security and unemployment insurance withholding, payment of workers' compensation benefits, and all other laws and regulations governing matters of employee withholding, taxes and payment; and (ii) any claim of right or interest in CITY employment benefits, entitlements, programs and/or funds offered employees of CITY whether arising by reason of any common law, de facto, leased, or co-employee rights or other theory. lt is acknowledged that during the term of this Agreement, CONSULTANT may be providing services to others unrelated to CITY or to this Agreement. 14. Notices. Any notice required or intended to be given to either party underthe terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given if delivered personally, transmitted by facsimile followed by telephone confirmation of receipt, or sent by United States registered or certified mail, with postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to the party to which notice is to be given at the party's address set forth on the signature page of this Agreement or at such other address as the parties may from time to time designate by written notice. Notices served by United States mail in the manner above described shall be deemed sufficiently served or given at the time of the mailingthereof. 15. Binding. Subject to Section 16, below, once this Agreement is signed by all parties, it shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, all parties, and each parties' respective heirs, successors, assigns, transferees, agents, servants, employees and representatives. '16. Assiqnment. (a) This Agreement is personal to CONSULTANT and there shall be no assignment by CONSULTANT of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written approval of the City Manager or his/her designee. Any attempted assignment by DPU-S 8.3 103-24-14 -8- DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D CONSULTANT, its successors or assigns, shall be null and void unless approved in writing by the City Manager or his/her designee. (b) CONSULTANT hereby agrees not to assign the payment of any monies due CONSULTANT from CITY under the terms of this Agreement to any other individual(s), corporation(s) or entity(ies). CITY retains the right to pay any and all monies due CONSULTANT directly to CONSULTANT. 17. Compliance With Law. ln providing the services required under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall at all times comply with all applicable laws of the United States, the State of California and CITY, and with all applicable regulations promulgated by federal, state, regional, or local administrative and regulatory agencies, now in force and as they may be enacted, issued, or amended during the term of this Agreement. 18. Waiver. The waiver by either party of a breach by the other of any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a continuing waiver or a waiver of any subsequent breach of either the same or a different provision of this Agreement. No provisions of this Agreement may be waived unless in writing and signed by all parties to this Agreement. Waiver of any one provision herein shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other provision herein. 19. Governinq Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, excluding, however, any conflict of laws rule which would apply the law of another jurisdiction. Venue for purposes of the filing of any action regarding the enforcement or interpretation of this Agreement and any rights and duties hereunder shall be Fresno County, California. 20. Headings. The section headings in this Agreement are for convenience and reference only and shall not be construed or held in any way to explain, modiñ7 or add to the interpretation or meaning of the provisions of this Agreement. 21. Severabilitv. The provisions of this Agreement are severable. The invalidity, or unenforceability of any one provision in this Agreement shall not affect the otherprovisions. 22. lnterpretation. The parties acknowledge that this Agreement in its finalform is the result of the combined efforts of the parties and that, should any provision of this Agreement be found to be ambiguous in any way, such ambiguity shall not be resolved by construing this Agreement in favor of or against either party, but rather by construing the terms in accordance with their generally accepted meaning. 23. Attornev's Fees. lf either party is required to commence any proceeding or legal action to enforce or interpret any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement, the prevailing party in such proceeding or action shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and legal expenses. 24. Exhibits. Each exhibit and attachment referenced in this Agreement is, by the reference, incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement. 25. Precedence of Ðocuments. ln the event of any conflict between the body of this Agreement and any Exhibit or Attachment hereto, the terms and conditions of the body of this Agreement shall control and take precedence over the terms and conditions expressed within the Exhibit or Attachment. Furthermore, any terms or conditions contained within any Exhibit or DPU-S 8.3 t03-24-14 -9- DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D Attachment hereto which purport to modify the allocation of risk between the parties, provided for within the body of this Agreement, shall be null and void. 26. Cumulative Remedies. No remedy or election hereunder shall be deemed exclusive but shall, wherever possible, be cumulative with all other remedies at law or inequity. 27. No Third Partv Beneficiaries. The rights, interests, duties and obligations defined within this Agreement are intended for the specific parties hereto as identified in the preamble of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything stated to the contrary in this Agreement, it is not intended that any rights or interests in this Agreement benefit or flow to the interest of any third parties. 28. Extent of Aqreement. Each party acknowledges that they have read and fully understand the contents of this Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire and integrated agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements, either written or oral. This Agreement may be modified only by written instrument duly authorized and executed by both CITY and CONSULTANT. ilt ilt ilt DPU-S 8.3 tO3-24-14 -10- DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement at Fresno, California, the day and year first above written. CITY OF FRESNO, a California municipal corporation By : _________ _ Michael Carbajal Director Department of Public Utilities ATTEST: YVONNE SPENCE, CMG City Clerk By: ___________ _ Deputy No signature of City Attorney required. Standard Document #DPU-S 8.3 has been used without modification, as certified by the undersigned. By: _________ _ Paul Maragoni, Professional Engineer Department of Public Utilities REVIEWED BY: Jesus Gonzalez Supervising Professional Engineer Department of Public Utilities City of Fresno Attention: Paul Maragoni, Professional Engr. 2101 "G" Street, Bldg. "A" Fresno, CA 93706 Phone: (559) 621-1626 FAX: (559) 457-1568 Attachments: 1. 2. Exhibit A -Scope of Services Exhibit B -Insurance Requirements Ericsson-Grant, I: /.---. By: i: � / I Name: � A-t:aA ,-r Title: p,u�it?� (if 1corporati&; or LLC, Board Chair, Pres. or Vice Pres.) By : -.__-9.- � Name: h Y\ V\.. h-L'"' c.5 � � Title: ___ C_-4=z:;, _______ _ (if corporation or LLC, CFO, Treasurer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary) Any Applicable Professional License: Number: _________ _ Name: _________ _ Date of Issuance: _____ _ CONSUL TANT: Ericsson-Grant Attention: Melanie Halajian, Senior Environmental Planner, AICP, 2229 W. Fir Avenue Fresno, Ca 93711 Phone: 559-612-7606 FAX: 559 501-0219 3.Exhibit C -Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form Exhibit A DPU-S 8.3 /03-24-14 -11- REA I #07600 Kevin Grant DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D 1/4/2021 Yvonne Spence DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D 1/8/2021 1/8/2021 DPU-S 8.3 /03-24-14 -2- SCOPE OF SERVICES Consultant Service Agreement between City of Fresno (“City”) and Ericsson-Grant Inc. (“Consultant”) CEQA Environmental Assessment for the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility Renewable Natural Gas Pipeline PROJECT TITLE TASK 1 – PROJECT KICK-OFF MEETING Consultant to conduct a kick-off meeting with Stakeholders for introduction of the team, develop understanding of the roles and critical path items as well as to discuss the Project Description. Potential stakeholders may include but not be limited to City DPU-UPE Staff and City Planning Staff. The Consultant will provide the City with a list of data/informational needs including but not limited to any maps or existing reports, or studies prepared for the Project. Consultant will formulate the Project Description and submit to the City DPU-UPE staff for review. Deliverables: Agenda, meeting minutes including action items and Data/informational needs list TASK 2 – FIELD INVESTIGATIONS Consultant has reviewed the CEQA Appendix G Initial Study Checklist for the Renewable Natural Gas Pipeline Project and anticipates that field investigations such as biological surveys will not be necessary. Assembly Bill 52 Consultation is anticipated and included in the base cost for the services. Potential issues that may require technical studies include Air Quality & Greenhouse Gases, Energy Consumption Analysis, Cultural Resources Report, Preliminary Geotechnical Study, and a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. Studies deemed necessary are to be funded from contingency. Deliverables: Draft and final copies of prepared technical studies TASK 3 – COORDINATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS Consultant, with assistance from the City, will develop a list of contacts used to establish communication with Stakeholders. Stakeholders may include but not be limited to: Fresno County, PG&E, San Joaquin Valley Pollution Control District, Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District, and adjacent property owners. Consultant will notify the stakeholders of the intended project and conduct meetings via telephone or video conferences to ensure an opportunity for participation. Eight meetings are included in the agreement with two additional meetings at $1,250 each to be funded from contingency as may be deemed necessary. Deliverables: Agenda and meeting minutes, including action items, on a per meeting basis TASK 4 – PREPARE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT Consultant to prepare the Initial Study (IS) and Negative Declaration/Mitigated Negative Declaration (ND/MND) document in conformance with CEQA requirements to be submitted in three iterations: DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D DPU-S 8.3 /03-24-14 -3- Administrative Draft: Submitted to the City of Fresno for review and comment. Consultant request that the City provide a set of consolidated “track changes” comments. A conference call or virtual meeting can be held, if needed, to discuss comments prior to incorporation. Deliverables: Six (6) hard-copies and two (2) electronic files (PDF and MS Word document) Screencheck Draft: After incorporating the City’s comments on the Administrative Draft, Consultant will prepare a Screencheck Draft. This version will be reviewed by the City prior to publication (see Public Draft publications below and Task 6). Revisions on this iteration are anticipated to be limited to minor text or grammatical revisions included as necessary at no extra cost. Deliverables: Two (2) electronic files (PDF and MS Word document) Public Draft: The Public Draft document will be produced and submitted to the State Clearinghouse. A shortened review period of 20 days (instead of the usual 30 days) will be requested from the State Clearinghouse. Consultant will also prepare the appropriate noticing (Notice of Completion, Notice of Intent) for submission to the State Clearinghouse and County Clerk. The Notice of Intent will also be published in paper of local circulation (i.e., the Fresno Bee) by Consultant (see Task 6). Deliverables: Fifteen (15) hard-copies and two (2) electronic files (PDF and MSWord document). Materials for public distribution shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) per City Administrative Order 8-16. TASK 5 – PREPARE RESPONSE TO COMMENTS, FINAL ENVIRONEMNTAL DOCUMENT AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM (MMRP) The following items are included in one document as part of the Administrative Final ND/MND Response to Comments: Consultant will review the comment letters received on the ND/MND and coordinate with City staff to discuss the responses. Consultant will prepare draft responses to comments, along with an errata section containing any text revisions, if necessary. Upon completion, an electronic copy of the Administrative Final ND/MND and the MMRP will be made available to the City. Administrative Final Environmental Document: The Administrative Final Document will be prepared, taking into consideration comments received on the document during the public review period. This version will be submitted to the City for review and comment. Administrative Final Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program: Assuming preparation of an MND, the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) will be prepared based on the document and any revisions to the mitigation measures precipitated by comments received on the MND. The MMRP will be prepared in a tabular format with columns identifying: the mitigation measure number; the mitigation measure text; timing for carrying out the measure; and the agency responsible for implementing the mitigation measure. The Administrative MMRP will be submitted to the City for review and comment. Deliverables: Two (2) electronic files (PDF and MS Word document) of the Administrative Final ND/MND. Final Environmental Document: After incorporating the City’s comments on the Administrative Final Document, Consultant will prepare the Final Environmental Document. This version will be DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D DPU-S 8.3 /03-24-14 -4- submitted to the City and circulated to individuals and agencies that commented on the draft document. Final MMRP: After incorporating the City’s comments on the Administrative Final MMRP, Consultant will prepare the Final MMRP. After incorporating the City’s comments on the Administrative Draft, Consultant will prepare a Screencheck Draft. This version will be reviewed by the City prior to publication (see Task 6). Revisions on this iteration are anticipated to be limited to minor text or grammatical revisions included as necessary at no extra cost. Deliverables: Two (2) electronic files (PDF and MS Word document) of the Final ND/MND. TASK 6 – PUBLIC HEARINGS Consultant anticipates participation at up to two public meetings. This includes preparation and delivering of a PowerPoint presentation related to the CEQA portion of the project and supporting staff with inquiries about the environmental analysis, support public relations events (if any), respond to all inquiries. Consultant’s Principal-in-Charge/Project Director and Senior Project Manager will attend the Planning Commission hearing and the City Council hearing. Cost for additional meetings will be at a fee of $1,680 per meeting. Deliverables: PowerPoint presentation and attendance at meetings TASK 7 – NOTICING Consultant will prepare and distribute all required CEQA notices. This will include the completion and distribution of the Notice of Completion, Notice of Intent, Notice of Determination and Notice of Preparation as appropriate. Consultant will work with City staff to develop and publish press releases and website postings to provide information to the public regarding CEQA process. Deliverables: Six (6) hard copies and two (2) electronic files (PDF and MSWord document) of environmental documentation related to the document, including the Notice of Intent to adopt the ND/MND, Notice of Completion for the State Clearinghouse, Notice of Determination and Notice of Preparation as appropriate. Consultant will coordinate and pay for advertisements and public notifications as required for CEQA preparation and applicable community meetings. Consultant will also coordinate with and send appropriate documents to the State Clearinghouse and applicable state agencies. Materials for public distribution shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) per City Administrative Order 8-16. TASK 8 – MONTHLY UPDATE MEETINGS Given the brief schedule proposed for the project (assumed 3 months or less), Consultant will establish a scheduled minimum 8 bi-weekly conference calls. An agenda will be provided prior to the call and meeting notes with action items noting the responsible individual as well as the timeframe for its completion will be distributed following the call. Deliverables: Agenda and meeting minutes, including action items, on a per meeting basis TASK 9 – MONTHLY SCHEDULE AND BUDGET UPDATES DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D DPU-S 8.3 /03-24-14 -5- Consultant will provide an update on progress on the project, detailed billing and costs to date broken out on a personnel and task basis and a budget update on a monthly basis. The date of the updates will be tied to the kick-off meeting as the official start of work on the project. Deliverables: Monthly written update providing project status/milestones reached. TASK 10 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT Consultant will provide project management throughout the course of document preparation including team calls with agendas and notes (see Task 8). Project Management also includes administrative time for invoicing. Deliverables: Monthly invoice. DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D DPU-S 8.3 /03-24-14 -6- TENTATIVE SCHEDULE ++Excludes duration associated with Planning Commission and Council Meeting activities EA Schedule+ Project Task Days/Weeks Notice to Proceed December 21, 2020 1) Project Initiation (Week of December 21) 1 day 2) Preparation of Draft IS/MND 3 weeks 3) IS/MND Administrative Draft City Review 2 weeks 4) Revise IS/MND 1 week 5) IS/MND Screencheck Draft City Review 2 weeks 6) Production/Noticing 1 week 7) Public Review 30 days 8) Preparation of Draft Final IS/MND 1 week 9) City Review 2 days 10) Final MND and NOD 1 week Total Duration 16 weeks++ Total Duration DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D DPU-S 8.3 /03-24-14 -7- SCHEDULE OF FEES Consultant’s proposal fee estimate is provided below. This estimate has been prepared based on the information provided as part of the RFP. The fee may be subject to modification if during the analysis any unforeseen issues arise or additional services, studies or scope is requested by the City. Consultant’s Standard Labor Rate Schedule is provided below showing hourly rates used for various job classifications. We have also provided a budget of estimated costs based on the RFP and the project Description Operational and Environmental Statement for the RWRF Renewable Natural Gas Pipeline. Additional costs may be necessary if specific studies are needed to support the analysis. Employee Category Hourly Billing Rate Principal $135 Project Director $105 Project Manager $95 Analyst III $90 Analyst II $85 Analyst I/Planner I $75 Cultural Resources $95 Archaeologist $95 Biologist $95 Graphic Designer I $95 Administrative $65 Direct Costs Postage/Overnight Mail Actual Cost + 10% Other Direct Costs Actual Cost + 10% Courier Charges Actual Cost + 10% Mileage Federal Rate + 15% DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D Page 1 of 4 2/2/2018 Exhibit B INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS Consultant Service Agreement between City of Fresno (“CITY”) and Ericsson-Grant, Inc (“CONSULTANT”) CEQA Environmental Assessment for the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility Renewable Natural Gas Pipeline PROJECT TITLE MINIMUM SCOPE OF INSURANCE Coverage shall be at least as broad as: 1. The most current version of Insurance Services Office (ISO) Commercial General Liability Coverage Form CG 00 01, providing liability coverage arising out of your business operations. The Commercial General Liability policy shall be written on an occurrence form and shall provide coverage for “bodily injury,” “property damage” and “personal and advertising injury” with coverage for premises and operations (including the use of owned and non-owned equipment), products and completed operations, and contractual liability (including, without limitation, indemnity obligations under the Agreement) with limits of liability not less than those set forth under “Minimum Limits of Insurance.” 2. The most current version of ISO *Commercial Auto Coverage Form CA 00 01, providing liability coverage arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of automobiles in the course of your business operations. The Automobile Policy shall be written on an occurrence form and shall provide coverage for all owned, hired, and non-owned automobiles or other licensed vehicles (Code 1- Any Auto). 3. Workers’ Compensation insurance as required by the State of California and Employer’s Liability Insurance. 4.Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions) insurance appropriate to CONSULTANT’s profession. MINIMUM LIMITS OF INSURANCE CONSULTANT, or any party the CONSULTANT subcontracts with, shall maintain limits of liability of not less than those set forth below. However, insurance limits available to CITY, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers as additional insureds, shall be the greater of the minimum limits specified herein or the full limit of any insurance proceeds available to the named insured: 1. COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY: (i) $1,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage; (ii) $1,000,000 per occurrence for personal and advertising injury; (iii) $2,000,000 aggregate for products and completed operations; and, (iv) $2,000,000 general aggregate applying separately to the work performed under the Agreement. DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D Page 2 of 4 2/2/2018 2. COMMERCIAL AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY: $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage. 3. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE as required by the State of California with statutory limits. 4. EMPLOYER’S LIABILITY: (i) $1,000,000 each accident for bodily injury; (ii) $1,000,000 disease each employee; and, (iii) $1,000,000 disease policy limit. 5. PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY (Errors and Omissions): (i) $1,000,000 per claim/occurrence; and, (ii) $2,000,000 policy aggregate. UMBRELLA OR EXCESS INSURANCE In the event CONSULTANT purchases an Umbrella or Excess insurance policy(ies) to meet the “Minimum Limits of Insurance,” this insurance policy(ies) shall “follow form” and afford no less coverage than the primary insurance policy(ies). In addition, such Umbrella or Excess insurance policy(ies) shall also apply on a primary and non- contributory basis for the benefit of the CITY, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers. DEDUCTIBLES AND SELF-INSURED RETENTIONS CONSULTANT shall be responsible for payment of any deductibles contained in any insurance policy(ies) required herein and CONSULTANT shall also be responsible for payment of any self-insured retentions. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to on the Certificate of Insurance, and approved by, the CITY’s Risk Manager or designee. At the option of the CITY’s Risk Manager or designee, either: (i) The insurer shall reduce or eliminate such deductibles or self- insured retentions as respects CITY, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers; or (ii) CONSULTANT shall provide a financial guarantee, satisfactory to CITY’s Risk Manager or designee, guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claim administration and defense expenses. At no time shall CITY be responsible for the payment of any deductibles or self-insured retentions. OTHER INSURANCE PROVISIONS/ENDORSEMENTS The General Liability and Automobile Liability insurance policies are to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provisions: 1. CITY, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers are to be covered as additional insureds. CONSULTANT shall establish additional insured status for the City and for all ongoing and completed operations under the Commercial General Liability policy by use of ISO Forms or an executed manuscript insurance company endorsement providing additional insured status. The Commercial General endorsements must be as broad as that contained in ISO Forms: GC 20 10 11 85 or both CG 20 10 & CG 20 37. DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D Page 3 of 4 2/2/2018 2. The coverage shall contain no special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to CITY, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits and coverage shall be available to the Additional Insured. 3. For any claims relating to this Agreement, CONSULTANT’s insurance coverage shall be primary insurance with respect to the CITY, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers. Any insurance or self- insurance maintained by the CITY, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers shall be excess of CONSULTANT’s insurance and shall not contribute with it. CONSULTANT shall establish primary and non- contributory status by using ISO Form CG 20 01 04 13 or by an executed manuscript insurance company endorsement that provides primary and non-contributory status as broad as that contained in ISO Form CG 20 01 04 13. The Workers’ Compensation insurance policy is to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provision: CONSULTANT and its insurer shall waive any right of subrogation against CITY, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers. If the Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions) insurance policy is written on a claims- made form: 1. The retroactive date must be shown, and must be before the effective date of the Agreement or the commencement of work by CONSULTANT. 2. Insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least five (5) years after completion of the Agreement work or termination of the Agreement, whichever occurs first, or, in the alternative, the policy shall be endorsed to provide not less than a five (5) year discovery period. 3. If coverage is canceled or non-renewed, and not replaced with another claims-made policy form with a retroactive date prior to the effective date of the Agreement or the commencement of work by CONSULTANT, CONSULTANT must purchase “extended reporting” coverage for a minimum of five (5) years completion of the Agreement work or termination of the Agreement, whichever occurs first. 4. A copy of the claims reporting requirements must be submitted to CITY for review. 5. These requirements shall survive expiration or termination of the Agreement. All policies of insurance required herein shall be endorsed to provide that the coverage shall not be cancelled, non-renewed, reduced in coverage or in limits except after thirty (30) calendar days written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, has been given to CITY. CONSULTANT is also responsible for providing written notice to the CITY under the same terms and conditions. Upon issuance by the insurer, broker, or agent of a notice of cancellation, non-renewal, or reduction in coverage or in limits, CONSULTANT DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D Page 4 of 4 2/2/2018 shall furnish CITY with a new certificate and applicable endorsements for such policy(ies). In the event any policy is due to expire during the work to be performed for CITY, CONSULTANT shall provide a new certificate, and applicable endorsements, evidencing renewal of such policy not less than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the expiration date of the expiring policy. Should any of the required policies provide that the defense costs are paid within the Limits of Liability, thereby reducing the available limits by any defense costs, then the requirement for the Limits of Liability of these polices will be twice the above stated limits. The fact that insurance is obtained by CONSULTANT shall not be deemed to release or diminish the liability of CONSULTANT, including, without limitation, liability under the indemnity provisions of this Agreement. The policy limits do not act as a limitation upon the amount of indemnification to be provided by CONSULTANT. Approval or purchase of any insurance contracts or policies shall in no way relieve from liability nor limit the liability of CONSULTANT, its principals, officers, agents, employees, persons under the supervision of CONSULTANT, vendors, suppliers, invitees, consultants, sub- consultants, subcontractors, or anyone employed directly or indirectly by any of them. SUBCONTRACTORS - If CONSULTANT subcontracts any or all of the services to be performed under this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall require, at the discretion of the CITY Risk Manager or designee, subcontractor(s) to enter into a separate Side Agreement with the City to provide required indemnification and insurance protection. Any required Side Agreement(s) and associated insurance documents for the subcontractor must be reviewed and preapproved by CITY Risk Manager or designee. If no Side Agreement is required, CONSULTANT will be solely responsible for ensuring that it’s subcontractors maintain insurance coverage at levels no less than those required by applicable law and is customary in the relevant industry. VERIFICATION OF COVERAGE CONSULTANT shall furnish CITY with all certificate(s) and applicable endorsements effecting coverage required hereunder. All certificates and applicable endorsements are to be received and approved by the CITY’S Risk Manager or his/her designee prior to CITY’S execution of the Agreement and before work commences. All non-ISO endorsements amending policy coverage shall be executed by a licensed and authorized agent or broker. Upon request of CITY, CONSULTANT shall immediately furnish City with a complete copy of any insurance policy required under this Agreement, including all endorsements, with said copy certified by the underwriter to be a true and correct copy of the original policy. This requirement shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement. DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D Exhibit C DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST CEQA Environmental Assessment for the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility Renewable Natural Gas Pipeline PROJECT TITLE  DocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699DDocuSign Envelope ID: F506C71D-B8AF-4F42-AA79-B844EF44699D