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HomeMy WebLinkAbout102541 CH2M HILL INC - CONTRACT - RFP - 7575 CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR WATER TREPROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into the day and year set forth below, by and
between THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, a Municipal Corporation, hereinafter
referred to as the "City" and CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc., hereinafter referred to as "Professional".
WITNESSETH:
In consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations herein expressed, it is agreed
by and between the parties hereto as follows:
1. Scope of Services. The Professional agrees to provide services in accordance with any
project Work Orders for RFP 7575 Consulting Engineering Services Water Treatment
Facility Design and Construction Services for Capital Improvements issued by the
City. A blank sample of a work order is attached hereto as Exhibit "A", consisting of one
(1) page and is incorporated herein by this reference. The City reserves the right to
independently bid any project rather than issuing a Work Order to the Professional for the
same pursuant to this Agreement.
2. The Work Schedule. The services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement shall be
performed in accordance with the Work Schedule stated on each Work Order.
3. Time of Commencement and Completion of Services. The services to be performed
pursuant to this Agreement shall be initiated as specified on each Work Order. Time is of
the essence. Any extensions of any time limit must be agreed upon in writing by the
parties hereto.
4. Contract Period. This Agreement shall commence by February 24, 2014, and shall
continue in full force and effect until February 25, 2015, unless sooner terminated as
herein provided. In addition, at the option of the City, the Agreement may be extended for
additional one year periods not to exceed four (4) additional one year periods. Renewals
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and pricing changes shall be negotiated by and agreed to by both parties. Written notice of
renewal shall be provided to the Professional and mailed no later than ninety (90) days
prior to contract end.
5. Early Termination by City. Notwithstanding the time periods contained herein, the City
may terminate this Agreement at any time without cause by providing written notice of
termination to the Professional. Such notice shall be delivered at least fifteen (15) days
prior to the termination date contained in said notice unless otherwise agreed in writing by
the parties.
All notices provided under this Agreement shall be effective when mailed, postage prepaid
and sent to the following addresses:
Professional: City: Copy to:
CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc.
Attn: Kevin Heffernan
PO Box 24135
Denver, CO 80224
City of Fort Collins
Attn: Owen Randall
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
City of Fort Collins
Attn: Purchasing Dept.
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
In the event of any such early termination by the City, the Professional shall be paid for
services rendered prior to the date of termination, subject only to the satisfactory
performance of the Professional's obligations under this Agreement. Such payment shall
be the Professional's sole right and remedy for such termination.
6. Design, Project Indemnity and Insurance Responsibility. The Professional shall be
responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, timely completion and the
coordination of all services rendered by the Professional, including but not limited to
designs, plans, reports, specifications, and drawings and shall, without additional
compensation, promptly remedy and correct any errors, omissions, or other deficiencies.
The Professional shall indemnify, save and hold harmless the City, its officers and
employees in accordance with Colorado law, from all damages whatsoever claimed by
third parties against the City; and for the City's costs and reasonable attorneys fees,
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arising directly or indirectly out of the Professional's negligent performance of any of the
services furnished under this Agreement. The Professional shall maintain commercial
general liability insurance in the amount of $500,000 combined single limits and errors and
omissions insurance in the amount of $1,000,000, in accordance with Exhibit B, consisting
of one (1) page, attached hereto and incorporated herein.
7. Compensation. In consideration of the services to be performed pursuant to this
Agreement, the City agrees to pay Professional on a time and reimbursable direct cost
basis as designated in Exhibit “C”, consisting of four (4) pages, attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference. At the election of the City, each work order may
contain a maximum fee, which shall be negotiated by the parties hereto for each such
Work Order. Monthly partial payments based upon the Professional's billings and itemized
statements are permissible. The amounts of all such partial payments shall be based
upon the Professional's City-verified progress in completing the services to be performed
pursuant hereto and upon the City's approval of the Professional's actual reimbursable
expenses.
The parties acknowledge that the sub-contractors are not parties to this agreement.
However, the rates listed for services to be provided by these subcontractors shall be the
rate paid by the City to the Professional for these services. If the amount charged by
these subcontractors exceed the rates listed in Exhibit "C" the excess amount shall not be
paid or owed by the City.
Final payment shall be made following acceptance of the work by the City. Upon final
payment, all designs, plans, reports, specifications, drawings, and other services rendered
by the Professional shall become the sole property of the City.
8. City Representative. The City will designate, prior to commencement of work, its project
representative who shall make, within the scope of his or her authority, all necessary and
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proper decisions with reference to the project. All requests for contract interpretations,
change orders, and other clarification or instruction shall be directed to the City
Representative.
9. Project Drawings. Upon conclusion of the project and before final payment, the
Professional shall provide the City with reproducible drawings of the project containing
accurate information on the project as constructed. Drawings shall be of archival,
prepared on stable Mylar base material using a non-fading process to provide for long
storage and high quality reproduction. "CD" disc of the as-built drawings shall also be
submitted to the City in an AutoCAD version no older then the established city standard.
10. Monthly Report. Commencing thirty (30) days after the date of execution of this
Agreement and every thirty (30) days thereafter, Professional is required to provide the
City Representative with a written report of the status of the work with respect to the Work
Order, Work Schedule, and other material information. Failure to provide any required
monthly report may, at the option of the City, suspend the processing of any partial
payment request.
11. Independent Contractor. The services to be performed by Professional are those of an
independent contractor and not of an employee of the City of Fort Collins. The City shall
not be responsible for withholding any portion of Professional's compensation hereunder
for the payment of FICA, Workers' Compensation, other taxes or benefits or for any other
purpose.
12. Personal Services. It is understood that the City enters into this Agreement based on the
special abilities of the Professional and that this Agreement shall be considered as an
agreement for personal services. Accordingly, the Professional shall neither assign any
responsibilities nor delegate any duties arising under this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the City.
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13. Acceptance Not Waiver. The City's approval of drawings, designs, plans, specifications,
reports, and incidental work or materials furnished hereunder shall not in any way relieve
the Professional of responsibility for the quality or technical accuracy of the work. The
City's approval or acceptance of, or payment for, any of the services shall not be
construed to operate as a waiver of any rights or benefits provided to the City under this
Agreement.
14. Default. Each and every term and condition hereof shall be deemed to be a material
element of this Agreement. In the event either party should fail or refuse to perform
according to the terms of this agreement, such party may be declared in default.
15. Remedies. In the event a party has been declared in default, such defaulting party shall
be allowed a period of ten (10) days within which to cure said default. In the event the
default remains uncorrected, the party declaring default may elect to (a) terminate the
Agreement and seek damages; (b) treat the Agreement as continuing and require specific
performance; or (c) avail himself of any other remedy at law or equity. If the non-
defaulting party commences legal or equitable actions against the defaulting party, the
defaulting party shall be liable to the non-defaulting party for the non-defaulting party's
reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred because of the default.
16. Binding Effect. This writing, together with the exhibits hereto, constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties and shall be binding upon said parties, their officers,
employees, agents and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the respective survivors,
heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of said parties.
17. Law/Severability. The laws of the State of Colorado shall govern the construction,
interpretation, execution and enforcement of this Agreement. In the event any provision
of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision
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of this Agreement.
18. Prohibition Against Employing Illegal Aliens. Pursuant to Section 8-17.5-101, C.R.S., et.
seq., Professional represents and agrees that:
a. As of the date of this Agreement:
1. Professional does not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien who will
perform work under this Agreement; and
2. Professional will participate in either the e-Verify program created in Public Law
208, 104th Congress, as amended, and expanded in Public Law 156, 108th
Congress, as amended, administered by the United States Department of
Homeland Security (the “e-Verify Program”) or the Department Program (the
“Department Program”), an employment verification program established pursuant
to Section 8-17.5-102(5)(c) C.R.S. in order to confirm the employment eligibility of
all newly hired employees to perform work under this Agreement.
b. Professional shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to perform
work under this Agreement or knowingly enter into a contract with a subcontractor that
knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien to perform work under this
Agreement.
c. Professional is prohibited from using the e-Verify Program or Department Program
procedures to undertake pre-employment screening of job applicants while this
Agreement is being performed.
d. If Professional obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing work under
this Agreement knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien, Professional shall:
1. Notify such subcontractor and the City within three days that Professional has
actual knowledge that the subcontractor is employing or contracting with an illegal
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alien; and
2. Terminate the subcontract with the subcontractor if within three days of receiving
the notice required pursuant to this section the subcontractor does not cease
employing or contracting with the illegal alien; except that Professional shall not
terminate the contract with the subcontractor if during such three days the
subcontractor provides information to establish that the subcontractor has not
knowingly employed or contracted with an illegal alien.
e. Professional shall comply with any reasonable request by the Colorado Department of
Labor and Employment (the “Department”) made in the course of an investigation that
the Department undertakes or is undertaking pursuant to the authority established in
Subsection 8-17.5-102 (5), C.R.S.
f. If Professional violates any provision of this Agreement pertaining to the duties
imposed by Subsection 8-17.5-102, C.R.S. the City may terminate this Agreement. If
this Agreement is so terminated, Professional shall be liable for actual and
consequential damages to the City arising out of Professional’s violation of Subsection
8-17.5-102, C.R.S.
g. The City will notify the Office of the Secretary of State if Professional violates this
provision of this Agreement and the City terminates the Agreement for such breach.
19. Red Flags Rules. Professional must implement reasonable policies and procedures
to detect, prevent and mitigate the risk of identity theft in compliance with the Identity Theft
Red Flags Rules found at 16 Code of Federal Regulations part 681. Further, Professional
must take appropriate steps to mitigate identity theft if it occurs with one or more of the
City’s covered accounts and must as expeditiously as possible notify the City in writing of
significant breeches of security or Red Flags to the Utilities or the Privacy Committee.
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20. Special Provisions. Special provisions or conditions relating to the services to be
performed pursuant to this Agreement are set forth in Exhibit “D “ - Confidentiality,
consisting of one (1) page and Exhibit E, consisting of three (3) pages, attached hereto
and incorporated herein by this reference.
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THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
By: _________________________________
Gerry Paul
Director of Purchasing & Risk Management
DATE: ______________________________
ATTEST:
_________________________________
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
________________________________
Assistant City Attorney
CH2M HILL ENGINEERS, INC.
By: __________________________________
Title: _______________________________
CORPORATE PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT
Date: _______________________________
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EXHIBIT A
WORK ORDER FORM
PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AND
DATED:
Work Order Number:
Purchase Order Number:
Project Title:
Original Bid/RFP Project Number & Name:
Commencement Date:
Completion Date:
Maximum Fee: (time and reimbursable direct costs):
Project Description:
Scope of Services:
Professional agrees to perform the services
identified above and on the attached forms in
accordance with the terms and conditions
contained herein and in the Professional Services
Agreement between the parties. In the event of a
conflict between or ambiguity in the terms of the
Professional Services Agreement and this work
order (including the attached forms) the
Professional Services Agreement shall control.
The attached forms consisting of ___ (_) pages
are hereby accepted and incorporated herein, by
this reference, and Notice to Proceed is hereby
given.
Professional
By:_______________________________
Date:_____________________________
City of Fort Collins
Submitted By: _________________________
Project Manager
Date: _________________________
Reviewed by: _________________________
Senior Utility Engineer
Date: _________________________
Approved by: _________________________
Water Engineering & Field
Services Operations Manager
Date: ________________________
Approved by: _________________________
Utilities General Manager
(over $1,000,000)
Date: ________________________
Approved by: _________________________
Director of Purchasing & Risk Management
(if over $60,000.)
Date: _______________________
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EXHIBIT B
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
1. The Professional will provide, from insurance companies acceptable to the City, the
insurance coverage designated hereinafter and pay all costs. Before commencing work
under this bid, the Professional shall furnish the City with certificates of insurance
showing the type, amount, class of operations covered, effective dates and date of
expiration of policies, and containing substantially the following statement:
“The insurance evidenced by this Certificate will not reduce coverage or limits and
will not be cancelled, except after thirty (30) days written notice has been received by the
City of Fort Collins.”
In case of the breach of any provision of the Insurance Requirements, the City, at its
option, may take out and maintain, at the expense of the Professional, such insurance
as the City may deem proper and may deduct the cost of such insurance from any
monies which may be due or become due the Professional under this Agreement. The
City, its officers, agents and employees shall be named as additional insureds on the
Professional 's general liability and automobile liability insurance policies for any claims
arising out of work performed under this Agreement.
2. Insurance coverages shall be as follows:
A. Workers' Compensation & Employer's Liability. The Professional shall maintain
during the life of this Agreement for all of the Professional's employees engaged in
work performed under this agreement:
1. Workers' Compensation insurance with statutory limits as required by
Colorado law.
2. Employer's Liability insurance with limits of $100,000 per accident,
$500,000 disease aggregate, and $100,000 disease each employee.
B. Commercial General & Vehicle Liability. The Professional shall maintain during the
life of this Agreement such commercial general liability and automobile liability
insurance as will provide coverage for damage claims of personal injury, including
accidental death, as well as for claims for property damage, which may arise
directly or indirectly from the performance of work under this Agreement.
Coverage for property damage shall be on a "broad form" basis. The amount of
insurance for each coverage, Commercial General and Vehicle, shall not be less
than $500,000 combined single limits for bodily injury and property damage.
In the event any work is performed by a subcontractor, the Professional shall be
responsible for any liability directly or indirectly arising out of the work performed
under this Agreement by a subcontractor, which liability is not covered by the
subcontractor's insurance.
C. Errors & Omissions. The Professional shall maintain errors and omissions
insurance in the amount of $1,000,000.
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CH2M HILL Compensation Basis
Labor
Classification
Representative Project
Staff
1
Hourly Rate
2
Senior Technical Consultant Bill Bellamy, Rod Brauer $265
Program Manager $234
Principal Project Manager/Principal Technologist Kevin Heffernan, Al Paquet,
Ed Meyer, Dave Oerke
$219
Sr. Project Manager/Sr. Technologist Jason Curl, Jody Henry $189
Project Manager/Engineer Specialist Mark Merklein, Holly Werth,
Gretchen Sage
$169
Associate Project Manager/Project Engineer Brad Schutt, Jane Mailand,
Tim Petty
$146
Associate Engineer Kim Zulliger, Matt Ridens $129
Staff Engineer 2 Josh McIlwain, Tyler Nading $118
Staff Engineer 1 Rene Santin $102
Engineering/Environmental Tech 5 James Walker $139
Engineering/Environmental Tech 4 Frank Jagla $127
Engineering/Environmental Tech 3 $111
Engineering/Environmental Tech 2 Skylor Flaska $93
Senior Office Administration Mary Carlson $105
Office/Clerical/Accounting Lisa Hoffman, Amy Stapley $82
Standard Expenses
Expense Type Rate
Health & Safety Assessment* $1.75/hr
Auto Mileage (IRS rate) current IRS rate
Auto Rental Actual
Other Travel (FTR Guidelines) Actual
Equipment Rental Actual
Postage/Freight Actual
Subcontractors and Outside Services Actual + 5%
** Assessment applies to all Health & Safety trained individuals.
Hourly Billing Rates
2
Per diem rates include allowances for salary, payroll taxes, fringe benefits, overhead, and profit, but do not include
allowances for Direct Expenses. These rates are subject to annual calendar year adjustments. A premium of 25%
shall be added to the above rates for Expert Witness and Testimony services.
Standard Expenses are charges directly incurred on the project as well as CH2M HILL's current standard rate
charges for services such as photocopies, special health and safety requirements of OSHA, etc.
These rates are effective January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
1
Staff labor classifications may change during the year; staff will be categorized based on current labor classification.
Additional staff not listed will be catorgorized appropriately.
Services will be billed on a time and expense basis with labor at the specified hourly per diem rates plus
direct expenses incurred on the project.
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Central Master
BRIERLEY ASSOCIATES, LLC
STANDARD FEE SCHEDULE
January 2013
1. Fees for services will be based on the time worked on the project by staff personnel plus reimbursable
expenses. The hourly fee for professional services will be charged as follows unless otherwise noted in
the proposal:
Principal/Senior Consultant II $265
Senior Associate/Senior Consultant I $215
Associate/Senior Project Manager $180
Senior Professional II $160
Senior Professional I $140
Professional II $125
Professional I $115
Staff Professional II $105
Staff Professional I $95
Administrative $75
2. Overtime hours will be charged at straight time rates.
3. The fee for direct non-salary expenses will be billed at our cost plus a fifteen (15) percent handling fee
and shall include the following: a) Transportation or subsistence expenses incurred for necessary travel,
such as use of personal or company vehicles at IRS allowed mileage rates; use of public carriers,
airplanes, rental cars, trucks, boats or other means of transportation; b) Reproduction and printing costs
for reports, drawings and other project records; c) Express deliveries such as FedEx.
4. Subcontractors engaged to perform services required by the project will be billed at our cost plus
fifteen (15) percent.
5. Communications and computer expenses will be charged at a flat rate of three and one half (3.5)
percent of the total gross labor charges to include normal telephone, e-mail, faxes, long distance
telephone, mailing of correspondence, in-house computer use and computer aided design and drafting
(CADD).
6. Specialized computer usage, separately defined in the proposal for specific client needs, will be
charged as identified in the proposal.
7. Payment: Invoices generally are submitted once a month for services performed during the previous
month. Payment will be due and payable upon receipt of invoice. Interest may be added to accounts in
arrears at the rate of one and one-half (1.50%) percent per month on the outstanding balance. In the
event Brierley Associates, LLC must engage counsel to enforce overdue payment, Client will reimburse
Brierley Associates, LLC for all reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs.
8. The billing rates given above are subject to change at the beginning of each year, unless noted
otherwise in the signed proposal.
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Project and Construction Services
Ditesco
2014 Wage Rate Schedule
Owner/Professional Engineer: $110.00 - $125.00 per hour
Project Manager: $95.00 - $118.00 per hour
Construction Manager/Resident Engineer: $92.00 - $112.00 per hour
CAD Design $65.00 per hour
Administrative: $60.00 per hour
All other costs at direct expense
Terms 30 days net
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EXHIBIT D
CONFIDENTIALITY
IN CONNECTION WITH SERVICES provided to the City of Fort Collins (the “City”) pursuant to
this Agreement (the “Agreement”), the Professional hereby acknowledges that it has been
informed that the City has established policies and procedures with regard to the handling of
confidential information and other sensitive materials.
In consideration of access to certain information, data and material (hereinafter individually and
collectively, regardless of nature, referred to as “information”) that are the property of and/or
relate to the City or its employees, customers or suppliers, which access is related to the
performance of services that the Professional has agreed to perform, the Professional hereby
acknowledges and agrees as follows:
That information that has or will come into its possession or knowledge in connection with the
performance of services for the City may be confidential and/or proprietary. The Professional
agrees to treat as confidential (a) all information that is owned by the City, or that relates to the
business of the City, or that is used by the City in carrying on business, and (b) all information
that is proprietary to a third party (including but not limited to customers and suppliers of the
City). The Professional shall not disclose any such information to any person not having a
legitimate need-to-know for purposes authorized by the City. Further, the Professional shall not
use such information to obtain any economic or other benefit for itself, or any third party, except
as specifically authorized by the City. Orally discussed information that is considered
confidential shall be reduced to writing within ten (10) days after the disclosure.
The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, the Professional understands that it shall have no
obligation under this Agreement with respect to information and material that (a) becomes
generally known to the public by publication or some means other than a breach of duty of this
Agreement, or (b) is required by law, regulation or court order to be disclosed, provided that the
request for such disclosure is proper and the disclosure does not exceed that which is required.
In the event of any disclosure under (b) above, the Professional shall furnish a copy of this
Agreement to anyone to whom it is required to make such disclosure and shall promptly advise
the City in writing of each such disclosure.
In the event that the Professional ceases to perform services for the City, or the City so requests
for any reason, the Professional shall promptly return to the City any and all information
described hereinabove, including all copies, notes and/or summaries (handwritten or
mechanically produced) thereof, in its possession or control or as to which it otherwise has
access.
The Professional understands and agrees that the City’s remedies at law for a breach of the
Professional’s obligations under this Confidentiality Agreement may be inadequate and that the
City shall, in the event of any such breach, be entitled to seek equitable relief (including without
limitation preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and specific performance) in addition to all
other remedies provided hereunder or available at law.
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EXHIBIT"E"
PursuanttoanAgreementBetween
TheCityofFortCollins
And
CH2MHILLEngineers,Inc.
SpecialProvisions
Paragraph6,Design,Project,IndemnityandInsuranceResponsibility,ismodifiedtoread:
“….TheProfessionalshallindemnify,saveandholdharmlesstheCity,itsofficersandemployeesin
accordancewithColoradolaw,fromalldamageswhatsoeverclaimedbythirdpartiesagainsttheCityfor
bodilyinjuryorpropertydamage,andfortheCity'scostsandreasonableattorneys'fees,tothe
proportionateextentarisingdirectlyorindirectlyoutoftheProfessional'snegligentperformanceofanyof
theservicesfurnishedunderthisAgreement…."
AdditionalProvisions
PROFESSIONAL'SPersonnelatConstructionSite"
ThepresenceordutiesofPROFESSIONAL'Spersonnelataconstructionsite,whetherasonsite
representativesorotherwise,donotmakePROFESSIONAL'spersonnelinanywayresponsibleforthose
dutiesthatbelongtoCITYand/ortheconstructioncontractorsorotherentities,anddonotrelievethe
constructioncontractorsoranyotherentityoftheirobligations,duties,andresponsibilities,including,but
notlimitedto,allconstructionmethods,means,techniques,sequences,andproceduresnecessaryfor
coordinatingandcompletingallportionsoftheconstructionworkinaccordancewiththeconstruction
ContractDocumentsandanyhealthorsafetyprecautionsrequiredbysuchconstructionwork.
PROFESSIONALandPROFESSIONAL'spersonnelhavenoauthoritytoexerciseanycontroloverany
constructioncontractororotherentityortheiremployeesinconnectionwiththeirworkoranyhealthor
safetyprecautionsandhavenodutyforinspecting,noting,observing,correcting,orreportingonhealthor
safetydeficienciesoftheconstructioncontractor(s)orotherentityoranyotherpersonsatthesiteexcept
Professional'sownpersonnel.
ThepresenceofPROFESSIONAL'spersonnelataconstructionsiteisforthepurposeofprovidingtoCITYa
greaterdegreeofconfidencethatthecompletedworkwillconformgenerallytotheContractDocuments
andtheintegrityofthedesignconceptasreflectedintheContractDocumentshasbeenimplementedand
preservedbytheconstructioncontractor(s).PROFESSIONALneitherguaranteestheperformanceofthe
constructioncontractors(s)norassumesresponsibilityforconstructioncontractor'sfailuretoperformwork
inaccordancewiththeContractDocuments.
ForthisAGREEMENTonly,constructionsitesincludeplacesofmanufactureformaterialsincorporatedinto
theconstructionwork,andconstructioncontractorsincludemanufacturersofmaterialsincorporatedinto
theconstructionwork.
ProfessionalIndemnificationandClaims
CITYagreestoincludeinallconstructioncontractstheprovisionsoftheparagraphtitled“Professional's
PersonnelatConstructionSite”,andprovisionsprovidingcontractors'indemnificationofCITYand
PROFESSIONALforContractor'snegligence.
CITYshallrequireconstructioncontractor(s)tonameCITYandPROFESSIONALasadditionalinsuredsonthe
contractor’sgeneralliabilityinsurancepolicy.CITYagreestoincludethefollowingclauseinallcontracts
withconstructioncontractors,andequipmentormaterialssuppliers:
“Contractors,subcontractors,andequipmentandmaterialsuppliersontheProject,ortheirsureties,shall
maintainnodirectactionagainstPROFESSIONAL,PROFESSIONAL'sofficers,employees,affiliated
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corporations,andsubcontractorsforanyclaimarisingoutof,inconnectionwith,orresultingfromthe
engineeringservicesperformed.CITYwillbetheonlybeneficiaryofanyundertakingbyPROFESSIONAL."
CITY'sInsurance
TheCITYwillmaintainpropertyinsuranceonallpreͲexistingphysicalfacilitiesassociatedinanywaywiththe
Project.
TheCITYwillprovideforawaiverofsubrogationastoallCITYͲcarriedpropertydamageinsurance,during
constructionandthereafter,infavorofPROFESSIONAL,PROFESSIONAL'sofficers,employees,affiliates,and
subcontractors.
TheCITYwillprovide(orhavetheconstructioncontractor(s)provide)aBuildersRiskAllRiskinsurancepolicy
forthefullreplacementvalueofallProjectworkincludingthevalueofallonsiteCITYͲfurnishedequipment
and/ormaterialsassociatedwithPROFESSIONAL'sservices.Suchpolicywillincludecoverageforlossdueto
defectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipanderrorsindesign,andwillprovideawaiverofsubrogationasto
PROFESSIONALandtheconstructioncontractor(s)(orCITY),andtheirrespectiveofficers,employees,agents,
affiliates,andsubcontractors.TheCITYwillprovidePROFESSIONALacopyofsuchpolicy.
CITYͲFurnishedData
CITYwillprovidetoPROFESSIONALalldatainCITY'spossessionrelatingtoPROFESSIONAL'sservicesonthe
PROJECT.PROFESSIONALwillreasonablyrelyupontheaccuracy,timeliness,andcompletenessofthe
informationprovidedbyCITY.
AccesstoFacilitiesandProperty
CITYwillmakeitsfacilitiesaccessibletoPROFESSIONALasrequiredforPROFESSIONAL'sperformanceofits
servicesandwillprovidelaborandsafetyequipmentasrequiredbyPROFESSIONALforsuchaccess.CITY
willperform,atnocosttoPROFESSIONAL,suchtestsofequipment,machinery,pipelines,andother
componentsofCITY'sfacilitiesasmayberequiredinconnectionwithPROFESSIONAL'sservices,unless
otherwiseagreedtoCITYwillberesponsibleforallactsofCITY'spersonnel.
ForceMajeure
PROFESSIONALisnotresponsiblefordamagesordelayinperformancecausedbyactsofGod,strikes,
lockouts,accidents,orothereventsbeyondthecontrolofPROFESSIONAL.Inanysuchevent,
PROFESSIONAL’scontractpriceandscheduleshallbeequitablyadjusted.
LimitationofLiability
Tothemaximumextentpermittedbylaw,PROFESSIONAL'sliabilityforCITY'sdamagesunderanyWork
Orderwillnot,intheaggregate,exceedtheWorkOrdervalue.Thisarticletakesprecedenceoverany
conflictingarticleofthisAGREEMENToranydocumentincorporatedintoitorreferencedbyit.This
limitationofliabilitywillapplywhetherPROFESSIONAL’sliabilityarisesunderbreachofcontractor
warranty;tort;includingnegligence;strictliability;statutoryliability;oranyothercauseofaction,andshall
includePROFESSIONAL’sofficers,affiliatedcorporations,employees,andsubcontractors.
Suspension,Delay,orInterruptionofWork
CITYmaysuspend,delay,orinterrupttheServicesofPROFESSIONALforconvenienceofCITY.Intheevent
offorcemajeureorsaidsuspension,delayorinterruption,anequitableadjustmentinthePROJECT's
schedule,commitment,andcostofPROFESSIONAL'spersonnelandsubcontractor'sandPROFESSIONAL's
compensationwillbemade.
NoThirdͲPartyBeneficiaries
ThisAGREEMENTgivesnorightsorbenefitstoanyoneotherthanCITYandPROFESSIONALandhasnothirdͲ
partybeneficiaries.
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InterpretationandWaivers
LimitationsandliabilityandindemnitiesintheAGREEMENTarebusinessunderstandingsbetweenthe
partiesandwillapplytoallthedifferenttheoriesofrecovery,includingbreachofcontractorwarranty,tort
includingnegligence,strictorstatutoryliability,oranyothercauseofaction,exceptthelimitationswillnot
applytowillfulmisconductorgrossnegligenceforlimitationofliabilityorsolenegligencefor
indemnification.PartiesmeansCITYandPROFESSIONAL,andtheirofficers,employees,agents,affiliates,
andsubcontractors.
ThepartiesalsoagreethatCITYwillnotseekdamagesinexcessofthelimitationsindirectlythroughsuits
withotherpartieswhomayjoinPROFESSIONALasathirdͲpartydefendant.
CITYwaivesallclaimsagainstPROFESSIONAL,includingthoseforlatentdefects,thatarenotbroughtwithin
2yearsofsubstantialcompletionofthefacilitydesignedorfinalpaymenttoPROFESSIONAL,whicheveris
earlier.
VendorFurnishedEquipmentandMaterial
ThePROFESSIONALisresponsibleforproperlyspecifyingequipmentandmaterial,butisnotresponsiblefor
deficienciesinitsmanufacturing.
AsbestosorHazardousSubstances
TotheextentpermittedbylawandtheCharteroftheCityofFortCollinsCITYwillindemnifyPROFESSIONAL
fromallclaims,damages,losses,andcosts,includingattorney'sfeesarisingoutoforrelatingtothe
presence,discharge,release,orescapeofhazardoussubstances,contaminantsorasbestoson,under,or
fromtheprojecttotheextentthesameresultsfromthenegligenceoftheCITYandCITYemployees.CITY
recognizesthatPROFESSIONALassumesnoriskand/orliabilityforawasteorhazardouswastesite
originatedbyotherthanPROFESSIONAL.
Ifasbestosorhazardoussubstancesinanyformareencountered,PROFESSIONALwillstopitsownworkin
theaffectedportionsoftheProjecttopermittestingandevaluation.
Ifasbestosissuspected,PROFESSIONALwill,ifrequested,managetheasbestosremediationactivitiesusing
aqualifiedsubcontractoratanadditionalfeeandcontracttermstobenegotiated.
IfhazardoussubstancesotherthanasbestosaresuspectedPROFESSIONALwillconductteststodetermine
theextentoftheproblemandwillperformthenecessarystudiesandrecommendthenecessaryremedial
measuresatanadditionalfeeandcontracttermstobenegotiated.
Thepartiesacknowledgethatadequatecommercialinsuranceisnotcurrentlyavailableatreasonablerates
toinsureagainstrisksposedbythepresenceoftoxicorhazardousmaterialsorsubstancesontheproject
siteforwhichCITYmaybeheldresponsible.Therefore,notwithstandinganythingtothecontraryherein,
CITYshall,totheextentpermittedbylawandtheCharteroftheCityofFortCollins,indemnify,defend,and
holdharmlessProfessional,itsaffiliates,employeesandsubcontractorsfromandagainstanyandallsuits,
actions,legaloradministrativeproceedings(includingthoseinvolvingtheU.S.EPA),claims(includingthose
madebyanypotentiallyresponsibleparties),demands,damages,costsandliabilities,forinjurytoordeath
ofpersons,forlossofordamagetoproperty,andforpollutionorenvironmentalimpairment(under
CERCLA,RCRAoranyotherfederalorstatestatuterelatingtotoxicorhazardousmaterialsor
substances).arisingfromtheperformanceoftheServices,whicharedirectlyorindirectlycausedbyor
incidenttothepresenceoftoxicorhazardousmaterialsorsubstancesontheprojectsiteexcepttothe
extentthesameresultfromthenegligentactsoromissionsofthePROFESSIONAL.
PROFESSIONALshallinnoeventactasanowner,transporter,generatorordisposerofhazardouswastes.
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CERTIFICATE HOLDER
© 1988-2010 ACORD CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
ACORD 25 (2010/05)
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
CANCELLATION
CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE DATE (MM/DD/YYYY)
JECT LOC
POLICY PRO-
GEN'L AGGREGATE LIMIT APPLIES PER:
CLAIMS-MADE OCCUR
COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
GENERAL LIABILITY
PREMISES (Ea occurrence) $
DAMAGE TO RENTED
EACH OCCURRENCE $
MED EXP (Any one person) $
PERSONAL & ADV INJURY $
GENERAL AGGREGATE $
PRODUCTS - COMP/OP AGG $
DED RETENTION $
CLAIMS-MADE
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AGGREGATE $
UMBRELLA LIAB EACH OCCURRENCE $
EXCESS LIAB
DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS / LOCATIONS / VEHICLES (Attach ACORD 101, Additional Remarks Schedule, if more space is required)
INSR
LTR TYPE OF INSURANCE POLICY NUMBER
POLICY EFF
(MM/DD/YYYY)
POLICY EXP
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WC STATU-
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E.L. DISEASE - EA EMPLOYEE
E.L. DISEASE - POLICY LIMIT
$
$
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ANY PROPRIETOR/PARTNER/EXECUTIVE
If yes, describe under
DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS below
(Mandatory in NH)
OFFICER/MEMBER EXCLUDED?
WORKERS COMPENSATION
AND EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY Y / N
AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY
ANY AUTO
ALL OWNED SCHEDULED
HIRED AUTOS
NON-OWNED
AUTOS AUTOS
AUTOS
COMBINED SINGLE LIMIT
BODILY INJURY (Per person)
BODILY INJURY (Per accident)
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PROPERTY DAMAGE $
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE POLICIES OF INSURANCE LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE INSURED NAMED ABOVE FOR THE POLICY PERIOD
INDICATED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REQUIREMENT, TERM OR CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE ISSUED OR MAY PERTAIN, THE INSURANCE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS,
EXCLUSIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH POLICIES. LIMITS SHOWN MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS.
INSR
ADDL
WVD
SUBR
N / A
$
$
(Ea accident)
(Per accident)
THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED AS A MATTER OF INFORMATION ONLY AND CONFERS NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. THIS
CERTIFICATE DOES NOT AFFIRMATIVELY OR NEGATIVELY AMEND, EXTEND OR ALTER THE COVERAGE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES
BELOW. THIS CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE ISSUING INSURER(S), AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OR PRODUCER, AND THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER.
IMPORTANT: If the certificate holder is an ADDITIONAL INSURED, the policy(ies) must be endorsed. If SUBROGATION IS WAIVED, subject to
the terms and conditions of the policy, certain policies may require an endorsement. A statement on this certificate does not confer rights to the
certificate holder in lieu of such endorsement(s).
The ACORD name and logo are registered marks of ACORD
COVERAGES CERTIFICATE NUMBER: REVISION NUMBER:
INSURED
PHONE
(A/C, No, Ext):
PRODUCER
ADDRESS:
E-MAIL
FAX
(A/C, No):
CONTACT
NAME:
NAIC #
INSURER A :
INSURER B :
INSURER C :
INSURER D :
INSURER E :
INSURER F :
INSURER(S) AFFORDING COVERAGE
SHOULD ANY OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED POLICIES BE CANCELLED BEFORE
THE EXPIRATION DATE THEREOF, NOTICE WILL BE DELIVERED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY PROVISIONS.
CA
1,500,000
05/01/2014
Sharon A. Hammer
RWR500025302 (WI)
SEA-002455018-01
X
1,000,000
RWD500025202 (AOS)
05/01/2013
N/A
Each Policy Period
of Marsh USA Inc.
N
05/01/2013
X
5,000,000
A
2
05/01/2013
A
16535
05/01/2014
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY*
5,000,000
RGE500025502
1,500,000
24554
N/A
1,000,000
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029032
$2,000,000
05/01/2013
RE: ON-CALL FOR RFP 7575 CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES WTP FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
THE CITY ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES IS INCLUDED AS AN ADDITIONAL INSURED ON THE GENERAL LIABILITY AND AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY POLICIES AS REQUIRED BY WRITTEN
$500,000 SIR
05/01/2014
05/01/2013
FORT COLLINS, CO 80522
CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
Zurich American Insurance Co
CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT.
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RAD500025602 (MA)
INSURED. THE LIMIT WILL BE REDUCED BY PAYMENTS OF INDEMNITY AND EXPENSE.
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XL Insurance America, Inc.
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2,000,000
05/01/2014
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RAD500025402 (AOS)
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1,500,000
1,000,000
05/01/2014
1225 17TH STREET, SUITE 1300
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DENVER, CO 80202-5534
9193 S. JAMAICA STREET
CH2M HILL ENGINEERS, INC.
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112
EOC3829621-11
P.O. BOX 580
ATTN: PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
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