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AGR-5596.B - WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES - DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR FY 2020-2021F1CR-55qb• PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT District Administration Services for FY 2020/2021] THIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (the "AgreemenY') is made at Orange, California, as of q 2020 ("Effective Date") by and among the CITY OF ORANGE, a munic pal corporation ("City") and WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, a California corporation ("Contractor"), who agree as follows: 1. Services. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; Contractor shall provide to the reasonable satisfaction of City the services set forth in Exhibit A,"which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. As a material inducement to City to enter into this Agreement, Contractor represents and warrants that it has thoroughly investigated and considered the scope of services, fully understands the difficulties and restrictions in performing the work, and is independently engaged in the business of providing such services. Contractor shall perform all services in a manner reasonably satisfactory to City and in a manner in conformance with the standards of quality normally observed by an entity provided such services to a municipal agency. All services provided shall conform to all federal, state and local ]aws, rules and regulations and to the best professional standards and practices. The terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement shall control over any terms and conditions in Exhibit "A" to the contrary. Will Kolbow, Assistant City Manager/Director of Administrative Services ("City's Project Manager"), shall be the person to whom Contractor will report for the perFormance of services hereunder. It is understood that Contractor's performance hereunder shall be under the supervision of CiTy's Project Manager (or his/her designee), that Contractor shall coordinate its services hereunder with City's Project Manager to the extent required by City's Project Manager, and that all performances required hereunder by Contractor shall be performed to the satisfaction of City's Project Manager and the City Manager. 2. Comoensatian and Fees. a. Contractor's total compensation for all services performed under this Agreement, shall not exceed EIGHTEEN THOUSAND SEVEN HIJNDRED DOLLARS and 95/100 ($18,700.95)without the prior written authorization of City. b. The above compensation shall include all costs, including, but not limited to, all clerical, administrative, overhead, insurance, reproduction, telephone, travel, auto rental, subsistence and all related expenses. 3. Pavment. a. As scheduled services are completed, Contractor shall submit to CiTy an invoice for the services completed, authorized expenses and authorized extra work actually performed or incurred. b. A]I such invoices shall state the basis for the amount invoiced, including services completed, the number of hours spent and any extra work performed. c. City will pay Contractor the amount invoiced wi[hin thirty (30) days of approval of all deliverables. d. Payment sl all constitute payment in full for all services, authorized costs and authorized extra work covered by that invoice. 4. Chanee Orders. No payment for extra services caused by a change in the scope or complexity of work, or for any other reason, shall be made unless and until such extra services and a price [herefor have been previously authorized in writing and approved by City as an amendment to this Agreement. The amendment shall set forth the changes of work, extension of time, and adjustment of the compensation to be paid by City to Contractor. 5. Licenses. Contractor represents that it and any subcontractors it may engage, possess any and all licenses which are required under state or federal ]aw to perform the work contemplated by this Agreement and that Contractor and its subcontractors shall maintain all appropriate licenses, including a City of Orange business license, at its cost; during the performance of this Agreement. 6. Indeoendent Contractor. At all times during the term of this Agreement, Contractor shall be an independent contractor and not an employee of City. City shall have the right to control Contractor only insofar as the result of Contractor's services rendered pursuant to this Agreement. City shall not have the right to control the means by which Contractor accomplishes services rendered pursuant to this Agreement. Contractor shall, at its sole cost and expense, furnish all facilities, materials and equipment which may be required for fumishing services pursuant to this Agreement. Contractor shall be solely responsible for, and shall indemnify, defend and save City harmless from all matters relating to the payment of its subcontractors, agents and employees, including compliance with social security, withholding and all other wages, salaries, benefits, taxes, exactions, and regulations of any nature whatsoever. Contractor acknowledges that Contractor and any subcontractors, agents or employees employed by Contractor shall not, under any circumstances, be considered employees of City, and that they shall not be entitled to any of the benefits or rights afforded employees of City, including but not limited to, sick leave, vacation leave, holiday pay, Public Employees Retirement System benefits, or health, life, dental, long-term disability or workers'compensation insurance benefits. 7. Contractor Not Aeent Except as City may specify in writing, Contractor shall have no authoriTy, express or implied, to act on behalf of City in any capacity whatsoever as an agent. Contractor shall have no authority, express or implied, to bind City to any obligation whatsoever. 8. Desi2nated Persons. Only those qualified persons authorized by City's Project Manager, or as designated in Exhibit "A," shall perform work provided for under this 2 Agreement. It is understood by the parties that clerical and other nonprofessional work may be perfonned by persons other than those designated. 9. Assi¢nment or Subcontrac[ine. No assignment or subcontracting by Contractor of any part of this Agreement or of funds to be received under this Agreement shall be of any force or effect unless the assignment has had the prior written approval of City. City may terminate this Agreement rather than accept any proposed assignment or subcontracting. Such assignmen[or subcontracting may be approved by the City Manager or his/her designee. 10. Time of Comnletion. Except as otherwise specified in Exhibit "A," Contractor agrees to diligently prosecute completion of the work in accordance with the[ime period set forth in Exhibit"A"hereto or as otherwise agreed to by and between the representa[ives of the par[ies. 11. Time Is of the Essence. Time is of the essence in tliis Agreement. Contractor shall do all things necessary and incidental to the prosecution of Con[ractor's work. 12. Reserved. 13. Delays and Extensions of Time. Contractor's sole remedy for delays outside its control, other than those delays caused by City, shal] be an extension of time. No matter what tlie cause of the delay, Contractor must document any delay and request an extension of time in writing at the time of the delay to the satisfaction of City. Any extensions granted shall be imited to the length of the delay outside Contractor's control. If Contractor believes that delays caused by City will cause it to incur additional costs, it must specify, in writing, why the delay has caused additional costs to be incurred and the exact amount of such cost at the time the delay occurs. No additional costs can be paid that exceed the not to exceed amount stated in Section 2.a, above, absent a written amendment to this Agreement. 14. Products of Contractor. The documents, studies, evaluations, assessments, reports, plans, citations, materials, manuals, technical data, logs, files, designs and other products produced or provided by Contractor for this Agreement shall become the property of City upon receipt. Contractor shall deliver all such products to City prior to payment for same. City may use, reuse or otherwise utilize such products without restriction. 15. Eaual Emplovment Opportunitv. During the performance of this Agreement, Contractor agrees as follows: a. Contractor shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, menta] or physical disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Contractor shall ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, mental or physical disabiliry, or any other basis prohibited by applicable ]aw. Such actions shall include, but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitmen[ or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship. 3 Contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, a notice setting forth provisions of this non-discrimination clause. b. Contractor shall, in all solicitations and advertisements for employees placed by, or on behalf of Contractor, state that all qualified applicants wil] receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, mental or physical disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable ]aw. c. Contractor shall cause the foregoing paragraphs (a) and (b) to be inserted in all subcontracts for any work covered by this Agreement, provided that the foregoing provisions shall not apply to subcontracts for standard commercial supplies or raw materials. 16. Conflicts of Interest. Contractor agrees that it shall not make, par[icipate in the making, or in any way attempt to use its position as a contractor to influence any decision of City in which Contractor knows or has reason to know that Contractor, its of£cers, partners, or employees have a financial interest as defined in Section 87103 of the Government Code. Contractor further agrees that it shall not be eligible to work as the design/build firm for the project that is the subject of this Agreement. 17. Indemnitv. a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Contractor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold City, its City Council and each member thereof, and the officers, officials, agents and employees of City (collectively the "Indemnitees") entirely harmless from all liability arising out of: 1) Any and all claims under worker's compensation acts and other employee benefit acts with respect to Contractor's employees or subcontrac[or's employees arising out of Contractor's work under this Agreement, including any and all claims under any law pertaining to Contractor's status as an independent contractor; and 2) Any claim, loss, injury to or death of persons or damage to propeRy caused by any act, neglect, default, or omission other than a professional act or omission of Contractor, or person, firm or corporation employed by Contractor, either directly or by independent contract, including all damages due to loss or theft sustained by any person, firm or corporation including the Indemnitees, or any of them, arising out of, or in any way connected with the work or services which are the subject of this Agreement, including injury or damage either on or off City's property; but not for any loss, injury, death or damage caused by the active negligence or willful misconduct of City. Contractor, at Contractor's own expense, cost and risk, shall indemnify any and all claims, actions, suits or other proceedings that may be brought or instituted against the Indemnitees on any such claim or liabi]ity covered by this Subsection 17.a(2), and shall pay or satisfy any judgment that may be rendered against the Indemnitees, or any of them, in any action, suit or other proceedings as a result of coverage under this Subsection. 4 b. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Contractor agrees to indemnify and hold Indemnitees entirely harmless from all liability arising out of any claim, ]oss, injury to or death of persons or damage [o property caused by the negligent professional act or omission in the performance of professional services pursuant to this Agreement. c. Except for the Indemnitees, the indemnifications provided in this Agreement shall not be construed to extend any third party indemnification rights of any kind to any person or entity which is not a signatory to this Agreement. d. The indemnitees set forth in this section shall survive any closing, rescission, or termination of this Agreement, and shall continue to be binding and in full force and effect in perpetuity with respect to Contractor and its successors. 18. Insurance. a. Contractor shall carry workers' compensation insurance as required by law for the protection of its employees during the progress of the work. Contractor understands that it is an independent contractor and not entiUed to any worker's compensation benefits under any City program. b. Contractor shall maintain during the ]ife of this Agreement the following minimum amount of comprehensive general liability insurance or commercial general liability insurance: the greater of (1) One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence; or (2) all the insurance coverage and/or limits carried by or available to Consultant. Said insurance shal] cover bodily injury, death and property damage and be written on an occurrence basis. c. Contractor shall maintain during the life of this Agreement, the following minimum amount of automotive liability insurance: the greater of(1) a combined single ]imit of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000); or (2) all the insurance coverage and/or limits carried by or available to Consultant. Said insurance shall cover bodily injury, death and property damage for all owned, non-owned and hired vehicles and be written on an occurrence basis. d. Any insurance proceeds in excess of or broader than the minimum required coverage and/or minimum required limits which are applicable to a given loss shall be available to City. No representation is made that the minimum insurance requirements of this Agreement are sufficient to cover the obligations of Consultant under this Agreement. e. Each policy of general liability and automotive ]iability shall provide that City, its o cers, officials, agents, and employees are declared to be additional insureds under the terms of the policy, but only with respect to the work performed by Contractor under this Agreement. A policy endorsement to that effect shall be provided to City along with the certificate of insurance, which e dorsement shall be on Insurance Services Office, Inc. Form CG 20 10 10 Ol. In lieu of an endorsement, City will accept a copy of the policy(ies)which evidences that City is an additional insured as a contracting party. The minimum coverage required by Subsection 18.6 and c, above, shall apply to City as an addi[ional insured. 5 f.Contractor shall maintain during the life of this Agreement professional liability insurance covering errors and omissions arising out of the performance of this Agreement with a minimum ]imit of One Million Dollars ($1,OOQ000) per claim. Contractor agrees to keep such policy in force and effect for at least five (5) years from the date of comp]etion of this Agreement. g. The insurance policies maintained by Contractor shall be primary insurance and no insurance held or owned by City shall be called upon to cover any loss under the policy. Contractor will determine its own needs in procurement of insurance to cover liabilities other than as stated above. h. Before ConVactor performs any work or prepares or delivers any materials, Contractor shall furnish ceRificates of insurance and endorsements, as required by City, evidencing the aforementioned minimum insurance coverages on forms acceptable ro City, which shall provide that the insurance in force will not be canceled or allowed to lapse without a[ least ten (10) days' prior written notice to City. i.Except for professional liability insurance coverage that may be required by this Agreement, all insurance maintained by Contractor shall be issued by companies admitted to conduct the pertinent line of insurance business in Califomia and having a rating of Grade A or better and Class VII or better by the latest edition of Best's Key Rating Guide. Tn the case of professional liabiliry insurance coverage, such coverage shall be issued by compa ies either licensed or admitted to conduct business in California so long as such insurer possesses the aforementioned Best's rating. j.Contractor shall immediately notify City if any required insurance lapses or is otherwise modified and cease performance of this Agreement unless otherwise directed by City. In such a case, City may procure insurance or self-insure the risk and charge Contractor for such costs and any and all damages resulting therefrom, by way of set-off from any sums owed Contractor. k. Contractor agrees that in the event of loss due to any of the perils for which it has agreed to provide insurance, Contractor shall look solely to its insurance for recovery. Contractor hereby grants to City, on behalf of any insurer providing insurance to either Contractor or City with respect to the services of Contractor herein, a waiver of any right to subrogation which any such insurer may acquire against City by virtue of the payment of any loss under such insurance. 1.Contractor shall include all subcontractors, if any, as insureds under its policies or shall furnish separate certificates and endorsements for each subcontractor to City for review and approvaL All coverages for subcontractors shall be subject to all of the requirements stated herein. 6 19. Termination. City may for any reason terminate this Agreement by giving Contractor not ]ess than five (5) days' written notice of intent to terminate. Upon receipt of such notice, Contractor shall immediately cease work, unless the notice from City provides otherwise. Upon the termination oF this Agreement, City shall pay Contractor for services satisfactorily provided and all allowable reimbursements incurred to the date of termination in compliance with this Agreement, unless termination by City shall be for cause, in which event City may withhold any disputed compensation. City shall not be liable for any claim of lost profits.' 20. Maintenance and Inspection of Records. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, Contractor and its subcontractors shall maintain reasonably full and complete books, documents, papers, accounting records, and other information (co]lectively, the records") pertaining to the costs of and completion of services performed under this Agreement. City and its authorized representatives shall have access to and the right to audit and reproduce any of Contractor's records regarding the services provided under this Agreement. Contractor shall maintain all such records for a period of at least three (3) years after termination or completion of this Agreement. Contractor agrees to make available all such records for inspection or audit at its offices during normal business hours and upon three (3) days' notice from City, and copies thereof shall be furnished if requested. 21. Compliance with all Laws/Immiaration Laws. a. Contractor shall be knowledgeable of and comply with all local, state and federa] laws which may apply to the performance of this Agreement. b. If the work provided for in this Agreement constiwtes a "public works," as that term is defined in Section 1720 of the California Labor Code, for which prevailing wages must be paid, to the extent Contractor's employees will perform any work that falls within any of the classifications for which the Department of Labor Relations of the State of California promulgates prevailing wage determinations, Contractor hereby agrees that it, and any subcontractor under it, shall pay not less than the specified prevailing rates of wages to all such workers. The genera] prevailing wage determinations for crafts can be located on the website of the Department of Industrial Relations (www.dir.ca.eov/DLSRI. Additionally, to perform work under this Contract, Contractor must meet all State registration requiremenks and criteria, including project compliance monitoring. c.Contractor represents and warrants that it: 1) Has complied and shall at all times during the term of this Agreement comply, in all respects, with all immigration laws, regulations, statutes, rules, codes, and orders, including, without limitation, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 iRCA); and 2) Has not and will not knowingly employ any individual to perform services under this Agreement who is ineligible to work in the United States or under the terms ofthis Agreement; and 7 3) Has properly maintained, and shall at all times during the term of this Agreement properly maintain, a11 related employment documentation records including, without limitation, the completion and maintenance of the Form I-9 for each of Contractor's employees; and 4) Has responded, and shall at all times during th0 term of this A reement respond, in a timely fashion to any government inspection requests relating to immigration law compliance and/or Form I-9 compliance and/or worksite enforcement by the Department of Homeland Security, the Depar[ment of Labor, or the Social Security Administration. d. Contractor shall require all subcontractors or subconsultants to make the same representations and warranties as set foRh in Subsection 21.b. e. Contractor shall, upon request of City, provide a list of all employees working under this Agreement and shall provide, to the reasonable satisfaction of City, verification that all such employees are eligible to work in the United States. A]I costs associated with such verification shall be bome by Contractor. Once such request has been made, Contractor may not change employees working under this Agreement without written notice to City, accompanied by the verification required herein for such employees. f.Contractor shall require all subcontractors or sub-consultants to make the same verification as set forth in Subsection 21.d. g. If Contractor or subcontractor knowingly employs an employee providing work under this Agreement who is not authorized to work in the United States, and/or fails to follow federal ]aws to determine the status of such employee, that shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement and may be cause for immediate termination of this Agreement by City. h. Contractor agrees to indemnify and hold City, its officers, officials, agents and employees harmless for, of and from any loss, including but not limited to fines, penalties and corrective measures Ciry may sustain by reason of Contractois failure to comply with said laws, rules and regulations in connection with the perfonnance of this Agreement. 22. Governina Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of California and Contractor agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of Califomia couRs. Venue for any dispute arising under this Agreement sha11 be in Orange County, California. 23. Intearatioa This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties. No other agreement, oral or written, per[aining to the work to be performed under this Agreement shall be of any force or effect unless it is in writing and signed by both paRies. Any work performed which is inconsistent wi[h or in violation of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be compensated. 8 24. Notice. Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices required under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered personally, by e-mail, or by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each party at the address listed be]ow. Either party may change the notice address by notifying the other party in writing. Notices shall be deemed received upon receipt of same or within three (3) days'of deposit in the U.S. Mail, whichever is earlier. Notices sent by e-mail shall be deemed received on the date of the e-mail transmission. CONTRACTOR" CITY" Willdan Financial Services City of Orange 27368 Via lndustria, Suit 200 300 E. Chapman Avenue Temecula, CA 92590-4856 Orange, CA 92866-]591 Attn.: Gladys Medina Attn.: Will Kolbow Telephone No.: (951) 587-3500 Telephone No.: (714) 744-2235 E-Mail: gmedina@willdan.com E-Mail: wkolbow@cityoforange.org 25. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures transmitted via facsimile and electronic mail shal] have the same effect as original signawres. Remainder of page intentionally left blank; signatures on next page] 9 IN WITNESS of this Agreement, the parties have entered into this Agreement as of the year and day first above written. CONTRACTOR" CITY" WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, C[TY OF ORANGE, a municipal corporation a Califomia corporatio By: By: Printed Name: rk J. Risco c Otto, City Manager Title: President and CEO By: _l Jr 1'U°` APPROVED AS TO FORM: Printed Name: Rebekah Smith Title: Assistant Secretary Mary E. B ming Senior Assistant City Attorn NOTE:TGe Crty requrres t/te followrng signature(s) on beGalf of the Contractor: 1) tGe Chairman of tGe Board, the President or a Vice-President,AND (2) tke Secretary, the Chief Financia[ Offrcer, the Treasurer, an Assistant Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer. If only one corpora[e ojficer exists or one corporale offrcer holds more tlran one corporate offrce,p[ease so iadicate OR The corporate officer named in a corporate resolution as auUrorrzed to enter into tkis Agreement. A copy oj ihe corporate resolution, certified by the Secretary close in time to the execution of 1he Agreement, must be provrded to the City. 10 EXHIBIT "A" SCOPE OF SERVICES Beneath this sheet.] Exhibit A FEES FOR SERVICES Annual Administration Services FY 202012021 FY 79@0- FY 19/20-District Admiaistration District Parcels Active Parcels Charged Annual) Community Facilities District No. 06-1 599 597 4,196.47 Del Rio Public Improvements) Community Facilities District No. 91-2 1,084 996 3,324.48 Serrano Heights Public Improvements) Landscape Maintenance District No. 86-2 1,517 1,517 490.50 Santiago Hills) Landscape Maintenance District No. 94-1 163 163 490.50 Sycamore Crossing) Landscape Maintenance District No. 15-1 1,517 1,517 490.50 Sanitation District 688 669 272.50 Total Annual Costs: 18,700.95 Willdan Financial Services Page 1 City o(Orange Exhibit A Arbitrage Rebate/Continuing Disclosure Annual Arbitrege FY 2020/2021 Issue Date Original Principal Disclosure Dissemination* Arbitrage ReportingBondIssue Re ort Period Fees 2008 Tax Allocation Bonds, Series A 5/01/OS 33,450,000 900.00 100.00 5 year NIA Community Facilities District No. 91-2 Serrano Heights Public Improvements) 3/20/13 28,810,000 900.00 100.00 5 year N/A 2013 S ecial Tax Refundin 8onds Orange Merged and Amended Redevelopment Project Area 2014 Tax Allocation Refunding 12/04/14 28,850,000 900.00 100.00 5 year N/A Bonds, Series A Community Facilities District No. 06-1 Del Rio Public Improvements) 3/18/15 23,920,000 900.00 100.00 5 year N/A 2015 S ecial Tax Refundin Bonds Successor Agency to the Orange Redevelopment Agency, Orange Merged and Amended 7/12118 20,375,000 2,100.00 100.00 5 year N/A Redevelopment Project Area, 201 S Tax Allocation Refundin Bonds, Series A 250 additional er Notice of Occurrence of Listed Event, as re uired Willdan Financial Services Page 2 City of Orange Exhibit A Willdan will be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses. Examples of reimbursable expenses include, but are not limited to postage,travel expenses, mileage(current federal prevaiiing rate), maps,electronic data provided from the County and/or other applicable resources, construction cost periodicals, and copying currently 6¢ per copy). Any additional expense for reports or from outside services will be billed to the City. Charges for meeting and consulting with counsel, the City, or other parties regarding services not listed in the scope of work above will be at our then-current hourly rates (see"Hourly Rates" section). In the event that a third party requests any documents, Willdan may charge such third party for providing said documents in accordance with WFS' applicable rate schedule. a Additional authorized services will be billed at Willdan's then-current hourly consulting rates. Our current hourly rates are presented below. Principal Engineer 210 Group Manager 200 Principal Consultant 200 Senior Project Manager 165 Pmject Manager 145 Senior Project Analyst 130 Senior Analyst 120 Analyst 100 Analyst Assistant 75 Property Owner Services Representative 55 Support Staff 50 Willdan Financial Services Page 3 City af Orange