Res 1204 - Agmt G Merseth WWTP
COUNCIL BILL NO. 1502
RESOLUTION NO. 1204
A RESOLUTION ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH GORDON L. MERSETH, PE,
FOR PREPARATION OF A WASTEWATER FACILITIES PLAN AND AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR TO SIGN SAID AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS. the City is engaged in the preparation of a Wastewater Facilities
Plan being developed under the guidelines of the Oregon Department of Environmental
Quality, and
WHEREAS, in the course of initiating this work, the City has obtained the
cooperation of nearby communities, including the Commissioners of Marion and
Clackamas county in support of this study, and
WHEREAS, in order to complete the Wastewater Facilities Plan, a consultant
is necessary to perform the needed work and provide findings and recommendations
to the City, and
WHEREAS, Gordon L. Merseth, PE, has been identified as a consultant capable
of providing the services necessary to the City, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF WOODBURN RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City enter into an agreement with Gordon L. Merseth, PE,
to provide professional services as a consultant in the preparation of a Wastewater
Facilities Plan and that the Mayor is authorized to sign, on behalf of the City, said
agreement.
Section 2. That a copy of the agreement is attached to this resolution and, by
this reference, incorporated herein.^ /J ~
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COUNCIL BILL NO. 1502
RESOLUTION NO. 1204
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Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
ATTEST:
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Mary ennant, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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COUNCIL BILL NO. 1502
RESOLUTION NO. 1204
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November 22, 1993
November 23, 1993
November 23, 1993
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AN AGREEMENT
TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
This Agreement for services (Agreement) is formed between the
City of Woodburn, oregon, ("City") and Gordon L. Merseth, PE
("Consultant") .
The city is engaged in preparation of a Wastewater Facilities
Plan being developed under the guidelines of the Oregon
Department of Environmental Quality and is interested in
developing information relating to the provision of municipal
services to surrounding communities and septic tank users. In
the course of initiating this work the city has obtained the
cooperation of nearby communities and the commissioners of Marion
and Clackamas County in support of this study. To further this
work, a Consultant has been identified to perform work needed to
investigate these issues and provide findings and recommendations
to the City.
As a result of this, the two parties hereby agree as follows:
AGREEMENT:
1. SCOPE OF CONSULTANT SERVICES:
The Consultant shall provide services specifically to the City of
Woodburn with those services as set out in Attachment A according
to the schedule found in Attachment B.
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2. SCOPE OF CITY SERVICES
To assist the Consultant in carrying out its obligations
hereunder, the city shall perform the services set out below:
(a) Give thorough consideration to all reports, technical
memoranda, estimates, proposals, and other documents
presented by the Consultant and shall inform the
Consultant of all decisions pertaining to these
documents in writing.
(b) The City shall schedule and moderate all project
meetings.
(c) The city shall monitor progress of work and advise the
Consultant if additional effort is necessary to meet
time constraints pertaining to the Facilities Plan
work.
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The City shall perform these services in accordance with the
schedule set out in Attachment B.
3. COMPENSATION
The City shall pay the Consultant for work performed under this
Agreement. The payment shall be full compensation for work
performed, for services rendered and for all labor, material,
supplies, equipment, and incidentals necessary to perform the
work. Total compensation under this agreement shall not exceed
thirty four thousand, four hundred forty five dollars ($ 34,445)
without written authorization or approval to extend the total
contract compensation.
4. BILLING AND PAYMENT PROCEDURE
The Consultant's billing and city's payment procedures shall be
as set out below:
On or before the 25th day of the month, the Consultant may
submit an invoice to the City for work performed by the
Consultant during the preceding month. The invoice shall be
based on total number of hours spent by the Consultant on
the project, invoices from subconsultants documenting the
hours and expenses incurred by those subconsultants and
direct expenses at cost.
Payment to the Consultant is due upon receipt of the invoice
by the city. If payment is not made within 30 days,
interest on the unpaid balance will accrue beginning with
the 31st day at the rate of 1.0 percent per month or the
maximum interest rate permitted bylaw, whichever is less.
Such ihterest will become due and payable at the time said
overdue payment is made. City agrees to assess and pay the
late charge without further invoicing from Contractor.
In the event the city questions some element of an invoice, that
fact shall be made known to the Consultant immediately.
Consultant will help effect resolution and transmit a revised
invoice as necessary. Amounts not questioned by city shall be
promptly paid to Consultant in accordance with the above payment
procedures.
S. EARLY TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
The City and the Consultant, by mutual written agreement, may
terminate this Agreement at any time.
The City, on thirty (30) days written notice to the Consultant,
may terminate this Agreement for any reason deemed appropriate in
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its sole discretion.
Either the city or the Consultant may terminate this Agreement in
the event of a breach of the Agreement by the other. Prior to
such termination, however, the party seeking the termination
shall give to the other party written notice of the breach and of
the party's intent to terminate. If the party has not entirely
cured the breach within fifteen (15) days of the notice, then the
party giving the notice may terminate the Agreement at any time
thereafter by giving a written notice of termination.
6. PAYMENT ON EARLY TERMINATION
In the event of termination under section 5, EARLY TERMINATION OF
AGREEMENT, the City shall pay the Consultant for work performed
in accordance with the Agreement prior to the termination date
plus any reasonable termination expenses incurred.
In the event of termination under section 5, EARLY TERMINATION OF
AGREEMENT, by the Consultant due to a breach by the City, then
the City shall pay the Consultant as provided above.
In the event of termination under Section 5, EARLY TERMINATION OF
AGREEMENT, by the City due to a breach by the Consultant, then
the City shall pay the Consultant as provided in this section,
subject to set off of excess costs, as provided for in section 7,
REMEDIES.
In the event, of early termination, all of the Consultant's work
product will become and remain property of the City.
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7 . REMEDIES
In the event of termination under section 5, EARLY TERMINATION OF
AGREEMENT, by the City due to a breach by the Consultant, then
the City may complete the work either itself, by agreement with
another consultant or by a combination thereof. In the event the
reasonable cost of completing the work exceeds the amount
actually paid to the Consultant hereunder plus the remaining
unpaid balance of the compensation provided under Section 3,
COMPENSATION, the Consultant shall pay to the City the reasonable
amount of the excess.
The remedies provided to the City under Section 5, EARLY TERMINA-
TION OF AGREEMENT and section 7, REMEDIES, for a breach by the
Consultant shall not be exclusive. The city also shall be
entitled to any other equitable and legal remedies that are
available.
In the event of breach of this Agreement by the City, then the
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Consultant's remedy shall be limited to termination of the
Agreement and receipt of payment as provided in Section 5, EARLY
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT, and section 6, PAYMENT ON EARLY
TERMINATION.
8. CITY PROJECT MANAGER
The city's Project Manager shall be Frank Sinclair or such other
person as shall be designated in writing by the Director of
Public Works.
The Project Manager is authorized to approve work and billings
hereunder, to give notices referred to herein, to terminate this
Agreement as provided herein and to carry out any other city
action referred to herein.
9. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
In connection with these activities under this Agreement, the
Consultant shall comply with all applicable federal, state and
local laws and regulations.
10. OREGON LAW AND FORUM
This Agreement shall be construed according to the laws of the
State of Oregon.
Any litigation between the City and the Consultant arising under
this agreement or out of work performed under this Agreement
shall occur, in the state courts, in the Marion County Court
having jurisdiction thereof, and in the federal courts, in the
United State Dfstrict Court for the District of Oregon.
11. INDEMNIFICATION FOR PUBLIC LIABILITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
The Consultant shall hold harmless, defend, and indemnify the
city and the city's officers, agents, and employees against all
claims, demands, actions, and suits (including all reasonable
attorney fees and costs) brought against any of them arising from
the Consultant's negligent or intentional misconduct or
subconsultant's negligent or intentional misconduct arising from
the work under the Agreement.
12. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE
The Consultant, its sUbconsultant's, and all employers working
under this Agreement are subject employers under the Oregon
workers' compensation law and shall comply with ORS 656.017 which
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requires them to provide workers' compensation coverage for all
their subject workers. A certificate of insurance, or copy
thereof, shall be attached to this Agreement as Attachment D, if
applicable, and shall be incorporated herein. The Consultant
further agrees to maintain workers' compensation insurance
coverage for the duration of this Agreement.
In the event the Consultant's workers' compensation insurance
coverage is due to expire during the term of this Agreement, the
Consultant agrees to timely renew its insurance, either as a
carrier-insured employer or a self-insured employer, as provided
by Chapter 656 of the Oregon Revised statutes, before its
expiration and the Consultant agrees to provide the city such
further certification of workers' compensation insurance as
renewals of said insurance occur.
13. ASSIGNMENT
The Consultant shall not assign this Agreement, in whole or in
part, or any right or obligations hereunder, without the prior
written approval of the City.
14. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS
The Consultant agrees that:
(a) The Consultant is engaged as an independent contractor
and will be responsible for any federal, state and
local taxes and fees applicable to payments hereunder.
(b) The Consultant, its subconsultants, and their employees
are not employees of the city and are not eligible for
any benefits through the City including, without
limitation, federal social security, health benefits,
workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, and
retirement benefits.
15. NOTICE
Any notice provided for under this Agreement shall be sufficient
if in writing and delivered personally to the following addressee
or deposited in the United state Mail, postage prepaid, certified
mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows, or to such
other address as the receiving party hereafter shall specify in
writing:
If to the city: Frank Sinclair
city of Woodburn
270 Montgomery Street
Woodburn, OR 97071
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If to the Consultant: Gordon Merseth, PE
P.O. Box 82746
Portland, OR 97282
16. SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this Agreement is found to be illegal or
unenforceable, this Agreement nevertheless shall remain in full
force and effect and the provision shall be stricken.
17. INTEGRATION
This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the City and
the Consultant and supersedes all prior written or oral
discussions or agreements.
18. FUNDS
The City certifies that sufficient funds are available and
authorized for expenditure to finance the cost of this Agreement.
19. COMMENCEMENT OF WORK
The Consultant agrees that work being done pursuant to this
Agreement will not be commenced until after:
(a)
Workers' compensation insurance is obtained, as
outlined in section 12, WORKERS' COMPENSATION
INSURANCE; and
This 'Agreement is fully executed by the parties and
approved by the city Attorney's Office; and,
(b)
20. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS
The Consultant shall maintain records on a current basis to
support its billings to the city. The city or its authorized
representative shall have the authority to inspect, audit and
copy, on reasonable notice and from time to time, any records of
the Consultant regarding its billings or its work hereunder. The
Consultant shall retain these records for inspection, audit and
copying for three (3) years from the date of completion or
termination of this Agreement.
21. AUDIT OF PAYMENTS
The City, either directly or through a designated representative,
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may audit the records of direct costs and expenses of the
Consultant at any time during the three (3) year period
established by Section 20, MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.
If an audit discloses that payments to the Consultant under
section 3, COMPENSATION, and section 4, BILLING AND PAYMENT
PROCEDURE, were in excess of the amount to which the Consultant
was entitled, then the Consultant shall repay the amount of the
excess to the city.
22. LXABXLXTY XNSURANCE
The Consultant shall maintain public liability and property
damage insurance that protects the Consultant and the City and
its officers, agents and employees from any and all claims,
demands, actions and suits for damage to property or personal
injury, including death, arising from the Consultant's work under
this Agreement. The insurance shall provide coverage for not
less than $200,000 for personal injury to each person, $500,000
for each occurrence, and $500,000 for each occurrence involving
property damage; or a single limit policy of not less than
$500,000 covering all claims per occurrence. The limits of the
insurance shall be subject to statutory changes as to maximum
limits of liability imposed on municipalities of the State of
Oregon during the term of the Agreement. The insurance shall be
without prejudice to coverage otherwise existing and shall name
as additional insureds the City and its officers, agents and
employees. Notwithstanding the naming of additional insureds, the
insurance shall protect each insured in the same manner as though
a separate policy had been issued to each, but nothing herein
shall operate to increase the insurer's liability as set forth
elsewhere in the policy beyond the amount or amounts for which
the insurer would have been liable if only one person or interest
had been named~s insured. The coverage must apply as to claims
between insureds on the policy. The insurance shall provide that
the insurance shall not terminate or be canceled without thirty
(30) days written notice first being given to the City Auditor.
If the insurance is canceled or terminated prior to completion of
the Agreement, the Consultant shall provide a new policy with the
same terms. The Consultant agrees to maintain continuous,
uninterrupted coverage for the duration of the Agreement. The
insurance shall include coverage for any damages or injuries
arising out of the use of automobiles or other motor vehicles by
the Consultant.
The Consultant shall maintain on file with the city Recorder a
certificate of insurance certifying the coverage required under
subsection (a). The adequacy of the insurance shall be subject
to the approval of the City Attorney. Failure to maintain
liability insurance shal.l be cause for immediate termination of
this Agreement by the City.
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Consultant and city waive all rights of subrogation against each
other and their directs, officers, partners, commissioners,
officials, agents, subconsultants, and employees for damages or
loss covered by property insurance during and after the
completion of the Services, but only in so far as such party is
compensated by such insurance for such loss or damage.
23. BREACH OF AGREEMENT
The City or the Consultant shall breach this Agreement if it
fails to perform any substantial obligation under the Agreement,
except that, neither the city nor the Consultant shall have
breached this Agreement by reason of any failure to perform a
substantial obligation under the Agreement if the failure arises
out of causes beyond its control and without its fault or
negligence. Such causes may include, without limitation, acts of
God or the public enemy, acts of the federal, state or local
governments, fires, floods, epidemics, volcanic eruptions,
earthquakes, quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes,
and unusually severe weather. Should either the city or the
Consultant fail to perform because of a cause described in this
subsection, the city and the Consultant shall make a mutually
acceptable revision in section 1, SCOPE OF CONSULTANT SERVICES,
section 2, SCOPE OF CITY SERVICES, or section 3, COMPENSATION.
24. ARBITRATION
Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement,
which is not settled by mutual agreement of the Consultant and
the city within sixty (60) days of notification in writing by
either party, shall be submitted to an arbitrator mutually agreed
upon by the parties. In the event the parties cannot agree on .
the arbitrator;' then the arbitrator shall be appointed by the
Presiding Judge (Civil) of the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for the County of Marion. The arbitrator shall be
selected with thirty (30) days from the expiration of the sixty
(60) day period following notification of the dispute. The
arbitration, and any litigation arising out of or in connection
with this Agreement, shall be conducted in Woodburn, Oregon,
shall be governed by the laws of the state of Oregon, and shall
be as speedy as reasonably possible. The applicable arbitration
rules for the Marion County courts shall apply unless the parties
agree in writing to other rules. The arbitrator shall render a
decision within fortyfive (45) days of the first meeting with the
Consultant and the City. Insofar as the Consultant and the City
legally may do so, they agree to be bound by the decision of the
arbitrator.
Notwithstanding any dispute under this Agreement, whether before
or during arbitration, the Consultant shall continue to perform
undisputed portions of the work pending resolution of the
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dispute, and the city shall make payments as required by the
Agreement for undisputed portions of the work.
25. AMENDMENTS
The City and the Consultant may amend this Agreement at any time
only by written amendment executed by the city and the
Consultant. Unless otherwise provided, any amendment that
increases the amount of compensation payable to the Consultant
must be approved by resolution of the City Council. The Project
Manager may agree to and execute any other amendment on behalf of
the City.
Any change in the Scope of Consultant Services shall be deemed an
amendment subject to renegotiation of the compensation and
schedule for the project.
26. PROGRESS REPORTS
The Consultant shall provide monthly progress reports to the
Project Manager. Each progress report shall contain the
following information: Names of individuals involved, work
completed, work anticipated for next reporting period, billing
status, update in schedule, and any requests for information that
are outstanding.
27. PAYMENTS TO VENDORS AND SUBCONSULTANTS
The Consultant shall pay all suppliers, lessors and contractors
providing it services, materials, or equipment for carrying out
its obligations under this Agreement in a timely manner. The
Consultant shatt not take or fail to take any action in a manner
that causes the City or any materials that the Consultant
provides hereunder to be subject to any claim or lien of any
person without the City'S prior written consent.
28. STANDARD OF CARE
The standard of care applicable to Consultant's services will be
the degree of skill and diligence normally employed by
professional engineers performing the same or similar services.
The Consultant will reperform any services not meeting this
standard without additional compensation.
29. OPINION OF COST, FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS, AND SCHEDULES
In providing opinions of cost, financial analyses, economic
feasibility projections, and schedules for the project, the
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Consultant has no control over cost or price of labor and
materials; unknown or latent conditions of existing equipment or
structures that may affect operation or maintenance costs;
competitive bidding procedures and market conditions; time or
quality of performance by third parties; quality, type,
management, or direction of operating personnel and other
economic and operational factors that may materially affect the
ultimate project cost or schedule. Therefore, the Consultant
makes no warranty that the city's actual project costs, financial
aspects, economic feasibility, or schedules will not vary from
the Consultant's opinions, analyses, projects, or estimated.
30 . CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
The fullest extent permitted by law, Consultant shall not be
liable to city for any indirect, or consequential damages
resulting in any way from the performance of the work.
31. THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give any rights
or benefits to anyone other than City and Consultant.
APPROVED BY THE CONSULTANT:.
By:
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APPROVED FOR THE CITY OF WOODBURN:
By:
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Len Kelley
Mayor
November 23, 1993
Name:
Title:
Date:
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