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City Council Staff Report
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ABSTRACT:
March 27, 2018
Agenda Item No. 7
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
David A. Webb, Public Works Director - 949-644-3311,
dawebb@newportbeachca.gov
Raymund Reyes, Administrative Analyst
949-644-3325
On -Call Professional Services Agreements for Marine Engineering
and Harbor Related Services
Current and future harbor related capital projects necessitate assistance from outside
firms that are able to provide specialized engineering and professional services in the
marine, coastal and other related fields. Staff recently completed a competitive Request
for Proposals (RFP) process for on-call marine engineering and harbor related services
and now seeks City Council approval of three (3) on-call professional services
agreements with the following companies: Anchor QEA, LLC, Moffatt & Nichol, and Noble
Consultants, Inc.
RECOMMENDATION:
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because
this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly;
and
b) Award and approve Professional Services Agreements with Anchor QEA, LLC, Moffatt
& Nichol, and Noble Consultants, Inc., and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to
execute each agreement. Each on-call agreement is for a three-year term and carries
a not -to -exceed amount of $300,000 for each agreement's total three-year term.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
The current adopted budget includes sufficient funding for such services. Individual
projects will be expensed to the appropriate Operations & Maintenance and/or Capital
Improvement Program Project accounts in current and future year budgets.
DISCUSSION:
The City uses private sector Consultants to fulfill various Marine Engineering and
scientific related work associated with projects and operation within Newport Harbor and
our ocean beach areas. Currently there is a growing list of capital and maintenance
projects associated with the harbor and ocean beach areas.
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The existing group of on-call Marine Engineering agreements is now nearing expiration
or are near their current contractual limit. On February 8, 2018, a new RFP was issued
for Marine Engineering Services. Services requested in this RFP included the design and
permitting of various pier, dock and bulkhead construction projects, permitting programs,
biological or toxicity sampling and testing, preparation of record drawings, sampling and
analysis plans for dredging and sand management, and more. The RFP was advertised
on the City's PlanetBids portal, and distributed to 266 listed vendors categorized under
professional engineering services. Staff also informed several past and current marine
engineering consultants of the RFP's availability. By the time of the February 22, 2018
due date, fifty prospective consultants and vendors had downloaded or viewed the RFP.
However, only three (3) firms submitted proposals: Anchor QEA, LLC (Anchor), Moffatt &
Nichol and Noble Consultants, Inc. (Noble).
Staff reviewed each consultant's proposal and found the combination of experience,
staffing and background to be beneficial to the City. Each firm has an extensive
background of working on City projects: Anchor is currently performing large-scale
sediment testing crucial to the City's harbor wide dredging efforts; Noble previously
provided the engineering study for the Semeniuk Slough project; Moffatt & Nichol
completed the design of the newly constructed Central Avenue Public Dock and Plaza.
Given the current needs of the City and its harbor related programs and projects, staff
recommends awarding on-call agreements with all three firms or as needed Marine
Engineering and technical assistance.
Each of the consultant's proposals includes the required background, experience, and
work history to assist with meeting the Departmental needs in the delivery of workload.
Staff recommends each consultant be awarded an on-call agreement for a period of three
(3) years with a total not -to -exceed amount of $300,000 for the term of their respective
agreements. Service costs provided on an hourly basis per project all remain competitive
and favorable to city, and consistent with other engineering services of the same nature.
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Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not
result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment)
and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA
Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no
potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of
the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A —
On -Call Professional Services Agreement with Anchor QEA, LLC
Attachment B —
On -Call Professional Services Agreement with Moffatt & Nichol
Attachment C
— On -Call Professional Services Agreement with Noble Consultants, Inc.
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ATTACHMENT A
ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH ANCHOR QEA, LLC FOR
MARINE ENGINEERING AND HARBOR -RELATED SERVICES
THIS ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is
made and entered into as of this 27th day of March, 2018 ("Effective Date"), by and
between the CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, a California municipal corporation and charter
city ("City"), and ANCHOR QEA, LLC, a Washington Limited Liability Company
("Consultant"), whose address is 27201 Puerta Real, Suite 350, Mission Viejo, California
92691, and is made with reference to the following:
RECITALS
A. City is a municipal corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws
of the State of California with the power to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted under the statutes of the State of California and the Charter of City.
B. City desires to engage Consultant to provide marine engineering and harbor -
related professional services on an as-needed/on-call basis ("Project").
C. Consultant possesses the skill, experience, ability, background, certification and
knowledge to provide the professional services described in this Agreement.
D. City has solicited and received a proposal from Consultant, has reviewed the
previous experience and evaluated the expertise of Consultant, and desires to
retain Consultant to render professional services under the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed by and between the undersigned parties
as follows:
1. TERM
The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date, and shall
terminate on March 26, 2021, unless terminated earlier as set forth herein.
2. SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED
2.1 Consultant shall perform the on-call services described in the Scope of
Services attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference ("Services"
or "Work"). Upon written request from the Project Administrator as defined herein,
Consultant shall provide a letter proposal for Services requested by the City (hereinafter
referred to as the "Letter Proposal"). The Letter Proposal shall include the following:
2.1.1 A detailed description of the Services to be provided;
2.1.2 The position of each person to be assigned to perform the Services,
and the name of the individuals to be assigned, if available;
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and
2.1.3 The estimated number of hours and cost to complete the Services;
2.1.4 The time needed to finish the specific project.
2.2 No Services shall be provided until the Project Administrator has provided
written acceptance of the Letter Proposal. Once authorized to proceed, Consultant shall
diligently perform the duties in the approved Letter Proposal.
3. TIME OF PERFORMANCE
3.1 Time is of the essence in the performance of Services under this Agreement
and Consultant shall perform the Services in accordance with the schedule included in
Exhibit A and the Letter Proposal. In the absence of a specific schedule, the Services
shall be performed to completion in a diligent and timely manner. The failure by
Consultant to strictly adhere to the schedule set forth in Exhibit A and the Letter Proposal,
if any, or perform the Services in a diligent and timely manner may result in termination
of this Agreement by City.
3.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consultant shall not be responsible for
delays due to causes beyond Consultant's reasonable control. However, in the case of
any such delay in the Services to be provided for the Project, each party hereby agrees
to provide notice within two (2) calendar days of the occurrence causing the delay to the
other party so that all delays can be addressed.
3.3 Consultant shall submit all requests for extensions of time for performance
in writing to the Project Administrator as defined herein not later than ten (10) calendar
days after the start of the condition that purportedly causes a delay. The Project
Administrator shall review all such requests and may grant reasonable time extensions
for unforeseeable delays that are beyond Consultant's control.
3.4 For all time periods not specifically set forth herein, Consultant shall
respond in the most expedient and appropriate manner under the circumstances, by
hand -delivery or mail.
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4.1 City shall pay Consultant for the Services on a time and expense not -to -
exceed basis in accordance with the provisions of this Section and the Letter Proposal
and the Schedule of Billing Rates attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein
by reference. Consultant's compensation for all Work performed in accordance with this
Agreement, including all reimbursable items and subconsultant fees, shall not exceed
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars and 001100 ($300,000.00), without prior written
authorization from City. No billing rate changes shall be made during the term of this
Agreement without the prior written approval of City.
4.2 Consultant shall submit monthly invoices to City describing the Work
performed the preceding month. Consultant's bills shall include the name of the person
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who performed the Work, a brief description of the Services performed and/or the specific
task in the Scope of Services to which it relates, the date the Services were performed,
the number of hours spent on all Work billed on an hourly basis, and a description of any
reimbursable expenditures. City shall pay Consultant no later than thirty (30) calendar
days after approval of the monthly invoice by City staff.
4.3 City shall reimburse Consultant only for those costs or expenses specifically
identified in Exhibit B to this Agreement and the Letter Proposal or specifically approved
in writing in advance by City.
4.4 Consultant shall not receive any compensation for Extra Work performed
without the prior written authorization of City. As used herein, "Extra Work" means any
Work that is determined by City to be necessary for the proper completion of the Project,
but which is not included within the Scope of Services and which the parties did not
reasonably anticipate would be necessary at the execution of this Agreement.
Compensation for any authorized Extra Work shall be paid in accordance with the
Schedule of Billing Rates as set forth in Exhibit B and the Letter Proposal.
5. PROJECT MANAGER
5.1 Consultant shall designate a Project Manager, who shall coordinate all
phases of the Project. This Project Manager shall be available to City at all reasonable
times during the Agreement term. Consultant has designated Adam Gale to be its Project
Manager. Consultant shall not remove or reassign the Project Manager or any personnel
listed in Exhibit A or assign any new or replacement personnel to the Project without the
prior written consent of City. City's approval shall not be unreasonably withheld with
respect to the removal or assignment of non -key personnel.
5.2 Consultant, at the sole discretion of City, shall remove from the Project any
of its personnel assigned to the performance of Services upon written request of City.
Consultant warrants that it will continuously furnish the necessary personnel to complete
the Project on a timely basis as contemplated by this Agreement.
5.3 If Consultant is performing inspection services for City, the Project Manager
and any other assigned staff shall be equipped with a cellular phone to communicate with
City staff. The Project Manager's cellular phone number shall be provided to City.
6. ADMINISTRATION
This Agreement will be administered by the Public Works Department. City's
Public Works Director or designee shall be the Project Administrator and shall have the
authority to act for City under this Agreement. The Project Administrator shall represent
City in all matters pertaining to the Services to be rendered pursuant to this Agreement.
7. CITY'S RESPONSIBILITIES
To assist Consultant in the execution of its responsibilities under this Agreement,
City agrees to provide access to and upon request of Consultant, one copy of all existing
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relevant information on file at City. City will provide all such materials in a timely manner
so as not to cause delays in Consultant's Work schedule.
8. STANDARD OF CARE
8.1 All of the Services shall be performed by Consultant or under Consultant's
supervision. Consultant represents that it possesses the professional and technical
personnel required to perform the Services required by this Agreement, and that it will
perform all Services in a manner commensurate with community professional standards
and with the ordinary degree of skill and care that would be used by other reasonably
competent practitioners of the same discipline under similar circumstances. All Services
shall be performed by qualified and experienced personnel who are not employed by City.
By delivery of completed Work, Consultant certifies that the Work conforms to the
requirements of this Agreement, all applicable federal, state and local laws, and legally
recognized professional standards.
8.2 Consultant represents and warrants to City that it has, shall obtain, and shall
keep in full force and effect during the term hereof, at its sole cost and expense, all
licenses, permits, qualifications, insurance and approvals of whatsoever nature that is
legally required of Consultant to practice its profession. Consultant shall maintain a City
of Newport Beach business license during the term of this Agreement.
8.3 Consultant shall not be responsible for delay, nor shall Consultant be
responsible for damages or be in default or deemed to be in default by reason of strikes,
lockouts, accidents, acts of God, or the failure of City to furnish timely information or to
approve or disapprove Consultant's Work promptly, or delay or faulty performance by
City, contractors, or governmental agencies.
9. HOLD HARMLESS
9.1 To the fullest extent permitted by law, Consultant shall indemnify, defend
and hold harmless City, its City Council, boards and commissions, officers, agents,
volunteers, employees and any person or entity owning or otherwise in legal control of
the property upon which Consultant performs the Project and/or Services contemplated
by this (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties), from and against any and all claims
(including, without limitation, claims for bodily injury, death or damage to property),
demands, obligations, damages, actions, causes of action, suits, losses, judgments,
fines, penalties, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys'
fees, disbursements and court costs) of every kind and nature whatsoever (individually,
a Claim; collectively, "Claims"), and which relate (directly or indirectly) to the negligence,
recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Consultant or its principals, officers, agents,
employees, vendors, suppliers, subconsultants, subcontractors, anyone employed
directly or indirectly by any of them or for whose acts they may be liable, or any or all of
them.
9.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be construed to require
Consultant to indemnify the Indemnified Parties from any Claim arising from the sole
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negligence, active negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Parties. Nothing in
this indemnity shall be construed as authorizing any award of attorneys' fees in any action
on or to enforce the terms of this Agreement. This indemnity shall apply to all claims and
liability regardless of whether any insurance policies are applicable. The policy limits do
not act as a limitation upon the amount of indemnification to be provided by the
Consultant.
10. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
It is understood that City retains Consultant on an independent contractor basis
and Consultant is not an agent or employee of City. The manner and means of
conducting the Work are under the control of Consultant, except to the extent they are
limited by statute, rule or regulation and the expressed terms of this Agreement. No civil
service status or other right of employment shall accrue to Consultant or its employees.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute approval for Consultant or any
of Consultant's employees or agents, to be the agents or employees of City. Consultant
shall have the responsibility for and control over the means of performing the Work,
provided that Consultant is in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. Anything in
this Agreement that may appear to give City the right to direct Consultant as to the details
of the performance of the Work or to exercise a measure of control over Consultant shall
mean only that Consultant shall follow the desires of City with respect to the results of the
Services.
11. COOPERATION
Consultant agrees to work closely and cooperate fully with City's designated
Project Administrator and any other agencies that may have jurisdiction or interest in the
Work to be performed. City agrees to cooperate with the Consultant on the Project.
12. CITY POLICY
Consultant shall discuss and review all matters relating to policy and Project
direction with City's Project Administrator in advance of all critical decision points in order
to ensure the Project proceeds in a manner consistent with City goals and policies.
13. PROGRESS
Consultant is responsible for keeping the Project Administrator informed on a
regular basis regarding the status and progress of the Project, activities performed and
planned, and any meetings that have been scheduled or are desired.
14. INSURANCE
Without limiting Consultant's indemnification of City, and prior to commencement
of Work, Consultant shall obtain, provide and maintain at its own expense during the term
of this Agreement or for other periods as specified in this Agreement, policies of insurance
of the type, amounts, terms and conditions described in the Insurance Requirements
attached hereto as Exhibit C, and incorporated herein by reference.
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15. PROHIBITION AGAINST ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS
Except as specifically authorized under this Agreement, the Services to be
provided under this Agreement shall not be assigned, transferred contracted or
subcontracted out without the prior written approval of City. Any of the following shall be
construed as an assignment: The sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of any
of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Consultant, or of the interest of any general
partner or joint venturer or syndicate member or cotenant if Consultant is a partnership or
joint -venture or syndicate or co -tenancy, which shall result in changing the control of
Consultant. Control means fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power or twenty-five
percent (25%) or more of the assets of the corporation, partnership or joint -venture.
16. SUBCONTRACTING
The subcontractors authorized by City, if any, to perform Work on this Project are
identified in Exhibit A and the Letter Proposal. Consultant shall be fully responsible to
City for all acts and omissions of any subcontractor. Nothing in this Agreement shall
create any contractual relationship between City and any subcontractor nor shall it create
any obligation on the part of City to pay or to see to the payment of any monies due to
any such subcontractor other than as otherwise required by law. City is an intended
beneficiary of any Work performed by the subcontractor for purposes of establishing a
duty of care between the subcontractor and City. Except as specifically authorized herein,
the Services to be provided under this Agreement shall not be otherwise assigned,
transferred, contracted or subcontracted out without the prior written approval of City.
17. OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS
17.1 Each and every report, draft, map, record, plan, document and other writing
produced, including but not limited to, websites, blogs, social media accounts and
applications (hereinafter "Documents"), prepared or caused to be prepared by Consultant,
its officers, employees, agents and subcontractors, in the course of implementing this
Agreement, shall become the exclusive property of City, and City shall have the sole right
to use such materials in its discretion without further compensation to Consultant or any
other party. Additionally, all material posted in cyberspace by Consultant, its officers,
employees, agents and subcontractors, in the course of implementing this Agreement,
shall become the exclusive property of City, and City shall have the sole right to use such
materials in its discretion without further compensation to Consultant or any other party.
Consultant shall, at Consultant's expense, provide such Documents, including all logins
and password information to City upon prior written request.
17.2 Documents, including drawings and specifications, prepared by Consultant
pursuant to this Agreement are not intended or represented to be suitable for reuse by
City or others on any other project. Any use of completed Documents for other projects
and any use of incomplete Documents without specific written authorization from
Consultant will be at City's sole risk and without liability to Consultant. Further, any and
all liability arising out of changes made to Consultant's deliverables under this Agreement
by City or persons other than Consultant is waived against Consultant, and City assumes
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full responsibility for such changes unless City has given Consultant prior notice and has
received from Consultant written consent for such changes.
17.3 CADD data delivered to City shall include the professional stamp of the
engineer or architect in charge of or responsible for the Work. City agrees that Consultant
shall not be liable for claims, liabilities or losses arising out of, or connected with (a) the
modification or misuse by City, or anyone authorized by City, of CADD data, (b) the
decline of accuracy or readability of CADD data due to inappropriate storage conditions
or duration; or (c) any use by City, or anyone authorized by City, of CADD data for
additions to this Project, for the completion of this Project by others, or for any other
Project, excepting only such use as is authorized, in writing, by Consultant. By
acceptance of CADD data, City agrees to indemnify Consultant for damages and liability
resulting from the modification or misuse of such CADD data. All original drawings shall
be submitted to City in the version of AutoCAD used by the City in .dwg file format, on a
CD, and should comply with the City's digital submission requirements for improvement
plans available from the City's Public Works Department. The City will provide Consultant
with City title sheets as AutoCAD file(s) in .dwg file format. All written documents shall
be transmitted to City in formats compatible with Microsoft Office and/or viewable with
Adobe Acrobat.
17.4 All improvement and/or construction plans shall be prepared with indelible
waterproof ink or electrostatically plotted on standard twenty-four inch (24") by thirty-six
inch (36") Mylar with a minimum thickness of three (3) mils. Consultant shall provide to
City 'As -Built' drawings and a copy of digital Computer Aided Design and Drafting
("CADD") and Tagged Image File Format (.tiff) files of all final sheets within ninety (90)
days after finalization of the Project. For more detailed requirements, a copy of the City
of Newport Beach Standard Design Requirements is available from the City's Public
Works Department.
18. OPINION OF COST
Any opinion of the construction cost prepared by Consultant represents the
Consultant's judgment as a design professional and is supplied for the general guidance
of City. Since Consultant has no control over the cost of labor and material, or over
competitive bidding or market conditions, Consultant does not guarantee the accuracy of
such opinions as compared to Consultant or contractor bids or actual cost to City.
19. CONFIDENTIALITY
All Documents, including drafts, preliminary drawings or plans, notes and
communications that result from the Services in this Agreement, shall be kept confidential
unless City expressly authorizes in writing the release of information.
20. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEMNITY
Consultant shall defend and indemnify City, its agents, officers, representatives
and employees against any and all liability, including costs, for infringement or alleged
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infringement of any United States' letters patent, trademark, or copyright, including costs,
contained in Consultant's Documents provided under this Agreement.
21. RECORDS
Consultant shall keep records and invoices in connection with the Services to be
performed under this Agreement. Consultant shall maintain complete and accurate
records with respect to the costs incurred under this Agreement and any Services,
expenditures and disbursements charged to City, for a minimum period of three (3) years,
or for any longer period required by law, from the date of final payment to Consultant
under this Agreement. All such records and invoices shall be clearly identifiable.
Consultant shall allow a representative of City to examine, audit and make transcripts or
copies of such records and invoices during regular business hours. Consultant shall allow
inspection of all Work, data, Documents, proceedings and activities related to the
Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the date of final payment to Consultant
under this Agreement.
22. WITHHOLDINGS
City may withhold payment to Consultant of any disputed sums until satisfaction of
the dispute with respect to such payment. Such withholding shall not be deemed to
constitute a failure to pay according to the terms of this Agreement. Consultant shall not
discontinue Work as a result of such withholding. Consultant shall have an immediate
right to appeal to the City Manager or designee with respect to such disputed sums.
Consultant shall be entitled to receive interest on any withheld sums at the rate of return
that City earned on its investments during the time period, from the date of withholding of
any amounts found to have been improperly withheld.
23. ERRORS AND OMISSIONS
In the event of errors or omissions that are due to the negligence or professional
inexperience of Consultant which result in expense to City greater than what would have
resulted if there were not errors or omissions in the Work accomplished by Consultant,
the additional design, construction and/or restoration expense shall be borne by
Consultant. Nothing in this Section is intended to limit City's rights under the law or any
other sections of this Agreement.
24. CITY'S RIGHT TO EMPLOY OTHER CONSULTANTS
City reserves the right to employ other Consultants in connection with the Project.
25. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
25.1 Consultant or its employees may be subject to the provisions of the
California Political Reform Act of 1974 (the "Act"), which (1) requires such persons to
disclose any financial interest that may foreseeably be materially affected by the Work
performed under this Agreement, and (2) prohibits such persons from making, or
participating in making, decisions that will foreseeably financially affect such interest.
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25.2 If subject to the Act, Consultant shall conform to all requirements of the Act.
Failure to do so constitutes a material breach and is grounds for immediate termination
of this Agreement by City. Consultant shall indemnify and hold harmless City for any and
all claims for damages resulting from Consultant's violation of this Section.
26. NOTICES
26.1 All notices, demands, requests or approvals, including any change in
mailing address, to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be given in writing,
and conclusively shall be deemed served when delivered personally, or on the third
business day after the deposit thereof in the United States mail, postage prepaid, first-
class mail, addressed as hereinafter provided.
26.2 All notices, demands, requests or approvals from Consultant to City shall
be addressed to City at:
Attn: Public Works Director
Public Works Department
City of Newport Beach
100 Civic Center Drive
PO Box 1768
Newport Beach, CA 92658
26.3 All notices, demands, requests or approvals from City to Consultant shall
be addressed to Consultant at:
Attn: Adam Gale
Anchor QEA, LLC
27201 Puerta Real, Suite 350
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
27. CLAIMS
Unless a shorter time is specified elsewhere in this Agreement, before making its
final request for payment under this Agreement, Consultant shall submit to City, in writing,
all claims for compensation under or arising out of this Agreement. Consultant's
acceptance of the final payment shall constitute a waiver of all claims for compensation
under or arising out of this Agreement except those previously made in writing and
identified by Consultant in writing as unsettled at the time of its final request for payment.
Consultant and City expressly agree that in addition to any claims filing requirements set
forth in the Agreement, Consultant shall be required to file any claim Consultant may have
against City in strict conformance with the Government Claims Act (Government Code
sections 900 et seq.).
28. TERMINATION
28.1 In the event that either party fails or refuses to perform any of the provisions
of this Agreement at the time and in the manner required, that party shall be deemed in
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default in the performance of this Agreement. If such default is not cured within a period
of two (2) calendar days, or if more than two (2) calendar days are reasonably required
to cure the default and the defaulting party fails to give adequate assurance of due
performance within two (2) calendar days after receipt of written notice of default,
specifying the nature of such default and the steps necessary to cure such default, and
thereafter diligently take steps to cure the default, the non -defaulting party may terminate
the Agreement forthwith by giving to the defaulting party written notice thereof.
28.2 Notwithstanding the above provisions, City shall have the right, at its sole
and absolute discretion and without cause, of terminating this Agreement at any time by
giving no less than seven (7) calendar days' prior written notice to Consultant. In the
event of termination under this Section, City shall pay Consultant for Services
satisfactorily performed and costs incurred up to the effective date of termination for which
Consultant has not been previously paid. On the effective date of termination, Consultant
shall deliver to City all reports, Documents and other information developed or
accumulated in the performance of this Agreement, whether in draft or final form.
29. PREVAILING WAGES
If any of the Work contemplated under the Agreement is considered a "public
work", pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Labor Code of the State of California,
including but not limited to Section 1720 et seq., not less than the general prevailing rate
of per diem wages including legal holidays and overtime Work for each craft or type of
workman shall be paid to all workmen employed on such. In accordance with the
California Labor Code (Sections 1770 et seq.), the Director of Industrial Relations has
ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which the Work
is to be performed for each craft, classification, or type of workman or mechanic needed
to execute the Agreement. A copy of said determination is available by calling the
prevailing wage hotline number (415) 703-4774, and requesting one from the Department
of Industrial Relations. The Contractor is required to obtain the wage determinations from
the Department of Industrial Relations and post at the job site the prevailing rate or per
diem wages. It shall be the obligation of the Contractor or any subcontractor under
him/her to comply with all State of California labor laws, rules and regulations and the
parties agree that the City shall not be liable for any violation thereof.
30. STANDARD PROVISIONS
30.1 Recitals. City and Consultant acknowledge that the above Recitals are true
and correct and are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
30.2 Compliance with all Laws. Consultant shall, at its own cost and expense,
comply with all statutes, ordinances, regulations and requirements of all governmental
entities, including federal, state, county or municipal, whether now in force or hereinafter
enacted. In addition, all Work prepared by Consultant shall conform to applicable City,
county, state and federal laws, rules, regulations and permit requirements and be subject
to approval of the Project Administrator and City.
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30.3 Waiver. A waiver by either party of any breach, of any term, covenant or
condition contained herein shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach
of the same or any other term, covenant or condition contained herein, whether of the
same or a different character.
30.4 Integrated Contract. This Agreement represents the full and complete
understanding of every kind or nature whatsoever between the parties hereto, and all
preliminary negotiations and agreements of whatsoever kind or nature are merged herein.
No verbal agreement or implied covenant shall be held to vary the provisions herein.
30.5 Conflicts or Inconsistencies. In the event there are any conflicts or
inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Scope of Services or any other
attachments attached hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.
30.6 Interpretation. The terms of this Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with the meaning of the language used and shall not be construed for or
against either party by reason of the authorship of the Agreement or any other rule of
construction which might otherwise apply.
30.7 Amendments. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by a
written document executed by both Consultant and City and approved as to form by the
City Attorney.
30.8 Severability. If any term or portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid,
illegal, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining
provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
30.9 Controlling Law and Venue. The laws of the State of California shall govern
this Agreement and all matters relating to it and any action brought relating to this
Agreement shall be adjudicated in a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of
Orange, State of California.
30.10 Equal Opportunity Employment. Consultant represents that it is an equal
opportunity employer and it shall not discriminate against any subcontractor, employee
or applicant for employment because race, religious creed, color, national origin,
ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation,
age or any other impermissible basis under law.
30.11 No Attorneys' Fees. In the event of any dispute or legal action arising under
this Agreement, the prevailing party shall not be entitled to attorneys' fees.
30.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall
constitute one (1) and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
on the dates written below.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Date-. i<S
By:
Aaron C. H rp ""w s• is rt
City Attorne
ATTEST:
Date:
in
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH,
a California municipal corporation
Date:
Bv:
Marshall "Duffy" Duffield
Mayor
CONSULTANT: Anchor QEA, LLC, a
Washington Limited Liability Company
Date:
By:
John Verduin
Managing Partner
[END OF SIGNATURES]
Attachments: Exhibit A — Scope of Services
Exhibit B — Schedule of Billing Rates
Exhibit C — Insurance Requirements
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EXHIBIT A
SCOPE OF SERVICES
Consultant shall perform the following Services on an on-call/as-needed basis:
■ Assist in the design and permitting of docks, piers, wharfs for public facilities,
with attention to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other regulatory
requirements.
■ Assist in the design and permitting of dredging projects in small, confined
channels, or larger main channels.
■ Assist in the design and permitting of bulkheads for public facilities and City -
owned property.
■ Provide project management services. Projects may include, but are not
limited to, larger dock/bulkhead construction projects, permitting programs, and
organizing public outreach campaigns.
■ Conduct studies to support the implementation and reopening of the Total
Maximum Daily Load's in Newport Harbor with particular focus on copper,
including but not limited to the following types of studies: Storm Water Pollutant
Loading and Load Reductions, Best Management Practices (BMP)
effectiveness, Sediment Quality Objectives Parts 1 and 2, Benthic, Toxicity,
Fish Tissue, and Bioaccumulation, in accordance with applicable Quality
Assurance Control and Standards.
■ Develop and implement various sediment and/or water quality sampling plans
within Newport Harbor for dredging, dock construction, storm water runoff
studies and other harbor -related projects.
■ Conduct Caulerpa/eelgrass surveys, or manage implementation of these
studies.
■ Conduct water monitoring and reporting in support of various harbor projects.
■ Prepare dredged material Sampling and Analysis Plans (SAPs), in support of
permitting activities with regulatory agencies including the Dredged Material
Management Team (DMMT), the Army Corps of Engineers, the State Water
Board, California Coastal Commission and all other regulatory agencies.
■ Conduct field collection of marine sediments and marine test organisms as
required supporting chemical and biological testing during a typical permitting
project (usually dredging).
■ Conduct chemical biological and toxicity testing/analyses of bulk sediments
and marine test organisms as required to support chemical and biological
testing during a typical permitting project (usually dredging).
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Prepare an Initial Study should any characteristics of work contained in a Letter
Proposal be determined by City to have a potential for significant environmental
effects under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). However,
Consultant shall not prepare a negative declaration (including a mitigated
negative declaration) or an environmental impact report (EIR).
■ Perform grain size analyses of sediments.
■ Prepare record drawings.
■ Present projects, findings, and information, among other things, at various
public meetings including to the City Council, Harbor Commission, various ad
hoc committee meetings and other outreach events, as requested.
■ Perform other marine engineering and/or harbor -related professional services
as needed.
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Subcontractors
Anchor QEA will be supported by contractors who we have very long working relationships and who have
considerable experience working in Newport Harbor.
Bill Carr Surveys Centrally located in the city of Orange next to Anaheim Stadium, Bill Carr
Surveying, Topographic Surveys provides survey services to the construction industry throughout
Southern California, They have assisted Anchor QEA on several projects in
Newport Harbor, including the Grand Canal seawall augmentation project.
Eurofins Calscience
ECI has been providing analytical testing of environmental matrices since
Laboratory Analyses, Analytical
1986. They are an accredited local laboratory that supports Anchor QEA with
Chemistry
all of its chemical analyses and has a reputation for solid, on-time
performance. ECI has performed all the analytical work for Anchor QEA in
Newport Harbor,
Fugro
Fugro provides marine surveying for dredge design projects throughout
Surveying, Bathymetric
Southern California and has supported Anchor QEA over the past 10 years.
Gahagan and Bryant Associates
GBA provides marine surveying for dredge design projects throughout
Surveying, Bathymetric
Southern Califomia, They have assisted Anchor QEA on similar efforts for
more than 15 years, including the Rhine Channel sediment remediation and
Lower Newport Bay dredging projects.
Leighton Consulting
Leighton specializes in serving public clients with multi-year, as -needed
Laboratory Analyses, Geotechnical
geotechnical and materials testing, deputy inspection, as well as
Testing
environmental assessment, compliance, and remediation contracts in
Southern California. Leighton recentlyworked with Anchor QEA on the Back
Bay Landing Seawall Rehabilitation Project in Newport Harbor.
Leviathan Environmental Services
Leviathan provides marine and aquatic services for environmental
Fielding Sampling
monitoring.They have an extensive inventory of sediment and water
sampling equipmentand research vessels, including a 22 -foot aluminum
inboard jet vessel equipped with a hydraulic A -frame and davit for sample
collection. Leviathan has worked with Anchor QEA staff for more than
10 years and most recently provided all the field equipment for sampling
during the RGP 54 reauthorization and federal channel sampling effort.
M Ts
MTS is small business that provides ee Igrass and Cuulerpa taxifoho surveys for
Field Sampling/Surveying,
dredging and development projects.They have conducted numerous
Eelgrass and Caulerpa
investigations for Anchor QEA, many of which are in Newport Harbor.
Nautilus Environmental
Nautilus is afull service biological testing laboratory. They conducta full range
Laboratory Analyses, Bioassay
of marine water column and sediment tests to supportTMDL special studies,
Testing
dredging programs, and stormwater evaluations. They have conducted
numerous tests for projects in Newport Harbor, working with Anchor QEA for
the past 5 years.
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EXHIBIT B
SCHEDULE OF BILLING RATES
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PRICING
Anchor QEA
Labor Category/Grade Hourly Rate
Principal 2
$265
Principal 1
$256
Senior Manager
$229
Manager
$213
Senior Staff
$190
Staff 3
$167
Staff 2
$149
Staff 1
$126
Senior Design/CAD
$132
Design/CAD
$110
Field Technician
$107
SeniorTechnical Editor
$130
Technical Editor
$110
Senior Project Coordinator
$124
Project Coordinator
$106
Costs for subcontractors that provide
commodity services such as analytical
chemistry and bathymetric surveys will be
provided on a case-by-case basis as these
costs are highly dependent on the nature and
scale of the requested tasks.
Subconsultant/Subcontractor services to be
charged at Cost plus 10%.
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EXHIBIT C
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS — PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
1. Provision of Insurance. Without limiting Consultant's indemnification of City, and
prior to commencement of Work, Consultant shall obtain, provide and maintain at
its own expense during the term of this Agreement, policies of insurance of the
type and amounts described below and in a form satisfactory to City. Consultant
agrees to provide insurance in accordance with requirements set forth here. If
Consultant uses existing coverage to comply and that coverage does not meet
these requirements, Consultant agrees to amend, supplement or endorse the
existing coverage.
2. Acceptable Insurers. All insurance policies shall be issued by an insurance
company currently authorized by the Insurance Commissioner to transact
business of insurance in the State of California, with an assigned policyholders'
Rating of A- (or higher) and Financial Size Category Class VII (or larger) in
accordance with the latest edition of Best's Key Rating Guide, unless otherwise
approved by the City's Risk Manager.
3. Coverage Requirements.
A. Workers' Compensation Insurance. Consultant shall maintain Workers'
Compensation Insurance, statutory limits, and Employer's Liability
Insurance with limits of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) each
accident for bodily injury by accident and each employee for bodily injury by
disease in accordance with the laws of the State of California, Section 3700
of the Labor Code.
Consultant shall submit to City, along with the certificate of insurance, a
Waiver of Subrogation endorsement in favor of City, its City Council, boards
and commissions, officers, agents, volunteers, employees and any person
or entity owning or otherwise in legal control of the property upon which
Consultant performs the Project and/or Services contemplated by this
Agreement.
B. General Liability Insurance. Consultant shall maintain commercial general
liability insurance, and if necessary umbrella liability insurance, with
coverage at least as broad as provided by Insurance Services Office form
CG 00 01, in an amount not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per
occurrence, two million dollars ($2,000,000) general aggregate. The policy
shall cover liability arising from premises, operations, personal and
advertising injury, and liability assumed under an insured contract (including
the tort liability of another assumed in a business contract).
C. Automobile Liability Insurance. Consultant shall maintain automobile
insurance at least as broad as Insurance Services Office form CA 00 01
covering bodily injury and property damage for all activities of Consultant
arising out of or in connection with Work to be performed under this
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Agreement, including coverage for any owned, hired, non -owned or rented
vehicles, in an amount not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000)
combined single limit each accident.
D. Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions) Insurance. Consultant shall
maintain professional liability insurance that covers the Services to be
performed in connection with this Agreement, in the minimum amount of
one million dollars ($1,000,000) per claim and two million dollars
($2,000,000) in the aggregate. Any policy inception date, continuity date,
or retroactive date must be before the Effective Date of this Agreement and
Consultant agrees to maintain continuous coverage through a period no
less than three years after completion of the Services required by this
Agreement.
4. Other Insurance Requirements. The policies are to contain, or be endorsed to
contain, the following provisions:
A. Waiver of Subrogation. All insurance coverage maintained or procured
pursuant to this Agreement shall be endorsed to waive subrogation against
City, its City Council, boards and commissions, officers, agents, volunteers,
employees and any person or entity owning or otherwise in legal control of
the property upon which Consultant performs the Project and/or Services
contemplated by this Agreement or shall specifically allow Consultant or
others providing insurance evidence in compliance with these requirements
to waive their right of recovery prior to a loss. Consultant hereby waives its
own right of recovery against City, and shall require similar written express
waivers from each of its subconsultants.
B. Additional Insured Status. All liability policies including general liability,
excess liability, pollution liability, and automobile liability, if required, but not
including professional liability, shall provide or be endorsed to provide that
City, its City Council, boards and commissions, officers, agents, volunteers,
employees and any person or entity owning or otherwise in legal control of
the property upon which Consultant performs the Project and/or Services
contemplated by this Agreement shall be included as insureds under such
policies.
C. Primary and Non Contributory. All liability coverage shall apply on a primary
basis and shall not require contribution from any insurance or self-insurance
maintained by City.
D. Notice of Cancellation. All policies shall provide City with thirty (30)
calendar days' notice of cancellation (except for nonpayment for which ten
(10) calendar days' notice is required) or nonrenewal of coverage for each
required coverage.
5. Additional Agreements Between the Parties. The parties hereby agree to the
following:
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A. Evidence of Insurance. Consultant shall provide certificates of insurance to
City as evidence of the insurance coverage required herein, along with a
waiver of subrogation endorsement for workers' compensation and other
endorsements as specified herein for each coverage. Insurance certificates
and endorsement must be approved by City's Risk Manager prior to
commencement of performance. Current certification of insurance shall be
kept on file with City at all times during the term of this Agreement. City
reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required
insurance policies, at any time.
B. City's Right to Revise Requirements. City reserves the right at any time
during the term of the Agreement to change the amounts and types of
insurance required by giving Consultant sixty (60) calendar days' advance
written notice of such change. If such change results in substantial
additional cost to Consultant, City and Consultant may renegotiate
Consultant's compensation.
C. Enforcement of Agreement Provisions. Consultant acknowledges and
agrees that any actual or alleged failure on the part of City to inform
Consultant of non-compliance with any requirement imposes no additional
obligations on City nor does it waive any rights hereunder.
D. Requirements not Limiting. Requirements of specific coverage features or
limits contained in this Section are not intended as a limitation on coverage,
limits or other requirements, or a waiver of any coverage normally provided
by any insurance. Specific reference to a given coverage feature is for
purposes of clarification only as it pertains to a given issue and is not
intended by any party or insured to be all inclusive, or to the exclusion of
other coverage, or a waiver of any type. If the Consultant maintains higher
limits than the minimums shown above, the City requires and shall be
entitled to coverage for higher limits maintained by the Consultant. Any
available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of
insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.
E. Self-insured Retentions. Any self-insured retentions must be declared to
and approved by City. City reserves the right to require that self-insured
retentions be eliminated, lowered, or replaced by a deductible. Self-
insurance will not be considered to comply with these requirements unless
approved by City.
F. City Remedies for Non -Compliance. If Consultant or any subconsultant fails
to provide and maintain insurance as required herein, then City shall have
the right but not the obligation, to purchase such insurance, to terminate this
Agreement, or to suspend Consultant's right to proceed until proper
evidence of insurance is provided. Any amounts paid by City shall, at City's
sole option, be deducted from amounts payable to Consultant or reimbursed
by Consultant upon demand.
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G. Timely Notice of Claims. Consultant shall give City prompt and timely notice
of claims made or suits instituted that arise out of or result from Consultant's
performance under this Agreement, and that involve or may involve
coverage under any of the required liability policies. City assumes no
obligation or liability by such notice, but has the right (but not the duty) to
monitor the handling of any such claim or claims if they are likely to involve
City.
H. Consultant's Insurance. Consultant shall also procure and maintain, at its
own cost and expense, any additional kinds of insurance, which in its own
judgment may be necessary for its proper protection and prosecution of the
Work.
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ATTACHMENT B
ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH MOFFATT & NICHOL FOR
MARINE ENGINEERING AND HARBOR -RELATED SERVICES
THIS ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT ("Agreement') is
made and entered into as of this 27th day of March, 2018 ("Effective Date"), by and
between the CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, a California municipal corporation and charter
city ("City"), and MOFFATT & NICHOL, a California corporation ("Consultant"), whose
address is 3780 Kilroy Airport Way, Suite 600, Long Beach, California 90806, and is made
with reference to the following:
RECITALS
A. City is a municipal corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws
of the State of California with the power to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted under the statutes of the State of California and the Charter of City.
B. City desires to engage Consultant to provide marine engineering and harbor -
related professional services on an as-needed/on-call basis. ("Project').
C. Consultant possesses the skill, experience, ability, background, certification and
knowledge to provide the professional services described in this Agreement.
D. City has solicited and received a proposal from Consultant, has reviewed the
previous experience and evaluated the expertise of Consultant, and desires to
retain Consultant to render professional services under the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed by and between the undersigned parties
as follows:
1. TERM
The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date, and shall
terminate on March 26, 2021, unless terminated earlier as set forth herein.
2. SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED
2.1 Consultant shall perform the on-call services described in the Scope of
Services attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference ("Services"
or "Work"). Upon written request from the Project Administrator as defined herein,
Consultant shall provide a letter proposal for Services requested by the City (hereinafter
referred to as the "Letter Proposal"). The Letter Proposal shall include the following:
2.1.1 A detailed description of the Services to be provided;
2.1.2 The position of each person to be assigned to perform the Services,
and the name of the individuals to be assigned, if available;
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and
2.1.3 The estimated number of hours and cost to complete the Services;
2.1.4 The time needed to finish the specific project.
2.2 No Services shall be provided until the Project Administrator has provided
written acceptance of the Letter Proposal. Once authorized to proceed, Consultant shall
diligently perform the duties in the approved Letter Proposal.
3. TIME OF PERFORMANCE
3.1 Time is of the essence in the performance of Services under this Agreement
and Consultant shall perform the Services in accordance with the schedule included in
Exhibit A and the Letter Proposal. In the absence of a specific schedule, the Services
shall be performed to completion in a diligent and timely manner. The failure by
Consultant to strictly adhere to the schedule set forth in Exhibit A and the Letter Proposal,
if any, or perform the Services in a diligent and timely manner may result in termination
of this Agreement by City.
3.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consultant shall not be responsible for
delays due to causes beyond Consultant's reasonable control. However, in the case of
any such delay in the Services to be provided for the Project, each party hereby agrees
to provide notice within two (2) calendar days of the occurrence causing the delay to the
other party so that all delays can be addressed.
3.3 Consultant shall submit all requests for extensions of time for performance
in writing to the Project Administrator as defined herein not later than ten (10) calendar
days after the start of the condition that purportedly causes a delay. The Project
Administrator shall review all such requests and may grant reasonable time extensions
for unforeseeable delays that are beyond Consultant's control.
3.4 For all time periods not specifically set forth herein, Consultant shall
respond in the most expedient and appropriate manner under the circumstances, by
hand -delivery or mail.
4. COMPENSATION TO CONSULTANT
4.1 City shall pay Consultant for the Services on a time and expense not -to -
exceed basis in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Letter Proposal and
the Schedule of Billing Rates attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by
reference. Consultant's compensation for all Work performed in accordance with this
Agreement, including all reimbursable items and subconsultant fees, shall not exceed
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars and 001100 ($300,000.00), without prior written
authorization from City. No billing rate changes shall be made during the term of this
Agreement without the prior written approval of City.
4.2 Consultant shall submit monthly invoices to City describing the Work
performed the preceding month. Consultant's bills shall include the name of the person
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who performed the Work, a brief description of the Services performed and/or the specific
task in the Scope of Services to which it relates, the date the Services were performed,
the number of hours spent on all Work billed on an hourly basis, and a description of any
reimbursable expenditures. City shall pay Consultant no later than thirty (30) calendar
days after approval of the monthly invoice by City staff.
4.3 City shall reimburse Consultant only for those costs or expenses specifically
identified in Exhibit B to this Agreement and the Letter Proposal or specifically approved
in writing in advance by City.
4.4 Consultant shall not receive any compensation for Extra Work performed
without the prior written authorization of City. As used herein, "Extra Work" means any
Work that is determined by City to be necessary for the proper completion of the Project,
but which is not included within the Scope of Services and which the parties did not
reasonably anticipate would be necessary at the execution of this Agreement.
Compensation for any authorized Extra Work shall be paid in accordance with the
Schedule of Billing Rates as set forth in Exhibit B and the Letter Proposal.
5. PROJECT MANAGER
5.1 Consultant shall designate a Project Manager, who shall coordinate all
phases of the Project. This Project Manager shall be available to City at all reasonable
times during the Agreement term. Consultant has designated Eric Nichol to be its Project
Manager. Consultant shall not remove or reassign the Project Manager or any personnel
listed in Exhibit A or assign any new or replacement personnel to the Project without the
prior written consent of City. City's approval shall not be unreasonably withheld with
respect to the removal or assignment of non -key personnel.
5.2 Consultant, at the sole discretion of City, shall remove from the Project any
of its personnel assigned to the performance of Services upon written request of City.
Consultant warrants that it will continuously furnish the necessary personnel to complete
the Project on a timely basis as contemplated by this Agreement.
5.3 If Consultant is performing inspection services for City, the Project Manager
and any other assigned staff shall be equipped with a cellular phone to communicate with
City staff. The Project Manager's cellular phone number shall be provided to City.
6. ADMINISTRATION
This Agreement will be administered
Public Works Director or designee shall be th
authority to act for City under this Agreement.
City in all matters pertaining to the Services to
7. CITY'S RESPONSIBILITIES
by the Public Works Department. City's
e Project Administrator and shall have the
The Project Administrator shall represent
be rendered pursuant to this Agreement.
To assist Consultant in the execution of its responsibilities under this Agreement,
City agrees to provide access to and upon request of Consultant, one copy of all existing
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relevant information on file at City. City will provide all such materials in a timely manner
so as not to cause delays in Consultant's Work schedule.
8. STANDARD OF CARE
8.1 All of the Services shall be performed by Consultant or under Consultant's
supervision. Consultant represents that it possesses the professional and technical
personnel required to perform the Services required by this Agreement, and that it will
perform all Services in a manner commensurate with community professional standards
and with the ordinary degree of skill and care that would be used by other reasonably
competent practitioners of the same discipline under similar circumstances. All Services
shall be performed by qualified and experienced personnel who are not employed by City.
By delivery of completed Work, Consultant certifies that the Work conforms to the
requirements of this Agreement, all applicable federal, state and local laws, and legally
recognized professional standards.
8.2 Consultant represents and warrants to City that it has, shall obtain, and shall
keep in full force and effect during the term hereof, at its sole cost and expense, all
licenses, permits, qualifications, insurance and approvals of whatsoever nature that is
legally required of Consultant to practice its profession. Consultant shall maintain a City
of Newport Beach business license during the term of this Agreement.
8.3 Consultant shall not be responsible for delay, nor shall Consultant be
responsible for damages or be in default or deemed to be in default by reason of strikes,
lockouts, accidents, acts of God, or the failure of City to furnish timely information or to
approve or disapprove Consultant's Work promptly, or delay or faulty performance by
City, contractors, or governmental agencies.
9. HOLD HARMLESS
9.1 To the fullest extent permitted by law, Consultant shall indemnify, defend
and hold harmless City, its City Council, boards and commissions, officers, agents,
volunteers, employees and any person or entity owning or otherwise in legal control of
the property upon which Consultant performs the Project and/or Services contemplated
by this (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties), from and against any and all claims
(including, without limitation, claims for bodily injury, death or damage to property),
demands, obligations, damages, actions, causes of action, suits, losses, judgments,
fines, penalties, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys'
fees, disbursements and court costs) of every kind and nature whatsoever (individually,
a Claim; collectively, "Claims"), and which relate (directly or indirectly) to the negligence,
recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Consultant or its principals, officers, agents,
employees, vendors, suppliers, subconsultants, subcontractors, anyone employed
directly or indirectly by any of them or for whose acts they may be liable, or any or all of
them.
9.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be construed to require
Consultant to indemnify the Indemnified Parties from any Claim arising from the sole
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negligence, active negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Parties. Nothing in
this indemnity shall be construed as authorizing any award of attorneys' fees in any action
on or to enforce the terms of this Agreement. This indemnity shall apply to all claims and
liability regardless of whether any insurance policies are applicable. The policy limits do
not act as a limitation upon the amount of indemnification to be provided by the
Consultant.
10. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
It is understood that City retains Consultant on an independent contractor basis
and Consultant is not an agent or employee of City. The manner and means of
conducting the Work are under the control of Consultant, except to the extent they are
limited by statute, rule or regulation and the expressed terms of this Agreement. No civil
service status or other right of employment shall accrue to Consultant or its employees.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute approval for Consultant or any
of Consultant's employees or agents, to be the agents or employees of City. Consultant
shall have the responsibility for and control over the means of performing the Work,
provided that Consultant is in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. Anything in
this Agreement that may appear to give City the right to direct Consultant as to the details
of the performance of the Work or to exercise a measure of control over Consultant shall
mean only that Consultant shall follow the desires of City with respect to the results of the
Services.
11. COOPERATION
Consultant agrees to work closely and cooperate fully with City's designated
Project Administrator and any other agencies that may have jurisdiction or interest in the
Work to be performed. City agrees to cooperate with the Consultant on the Project.
12. CITY POLICY
Consultant shall discuss and review all matters relating to policy and Project
direction with City's Project Administrator in advance of all critical decision points in order
to ensure the Project proceeds in a manner consistent with City goals and policies.
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Consultant is responsible for keeping the Project Administrator informed on a
regular basis regarding the status and progress of the Project, activities performed and
planned, and any meetings that have been scheduled or are desired.
14. INSURANCE
Without limiting Consultant's indemnification of City, and prior to commencement
of Work, Consultant shall obtain, provide and maintain at its own expense during the term
of this Agreement or for other periods as specified in this Agreement, policies of insurance
of the type, amounts, terms and conditions described in the Insurance Requirements
attached hereto as Exhibit C, and incorporated herein by reference.
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15. PROHIBITION AGAINST ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS
Except as specifically authorized under this Agreement, the Services to be
provided under this Agreement shall not be assigned, transferred contracted or
subcontracted out without the prior written approval of City. Any of the following shall be
construed as an assignment: The sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of any
of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Consultant, or of the interest of any general
partner or joint venturer or syndicate member or cotenant if Consultant is a partnership or
joint -venture or syndicate or co -tenancy, which shall result in changing the control of
Consultant. Control means fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power or twenty-five
percent (25%) or more of the assets of the corporation, partnership or joint -venture.
16. SUBCONTRACTING
The subcontractors authorized by City, if any, to perform Work on this Project are
identified in Exhibit A and the Letter Proposal. Consultant shall be fully responsible to
City for all acts and omissions of any subcontractor. Nothing in this Agreement shall
create any contractual relationship between City and any subcontractor nor shall it create
any obligation on the part of City to pay or to see to the payment of any monies due to
any such subcontractor other than as otherwise required by law. City is an intended
beneficiary of any Work performed by the subcontractor for purposes of establishing a
duty of care between the subcontractor and City. Except as specifically authorized herein,
the Services to be provided under this Agreement shall not be otherwise assigned,
transferred, contracted or subcontracted out without the prior written approval of City.
17. OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS
17.1 Each and every report, draft, map, record, plan, document and other writing
produced, including but not limited to, websites, blogs, social media accounts and
applications (hereinafter "Documents"), prepared or caused to be prepared by Consultant,
its officers, employees, agents and subcontractors, in the course of implementing this
Agreement, shall become the exclusive property of City, and City shall have the sole right
to use such materials in its discretion without further compensation to Consultant or any
other party. Additionally, all material posted in cyberspace by Consultant, its officers,
employees, agents and subcontractors, in the course of implementing this Agreement,
shall become the exclusive property of City, and City shall have the sole right to use such
materials in its discretion without further compensation to Consultant or any other party.
Consultant shall, at Consultant's expense, provide such Documents, including all logins
and password information to City upon prior written request.
17.2 Documents, including drawings and specifications, prepared by Consultant
pursuant to this Agreement are not intended or represented to be suitable for reuse by
City or others on any other project. Any use of completed Documents for other projects
and any use of incomplete Documents without specific written authorization from
Consultant will be at City's sole risk and without liability to Consultant. Further, any and
all liability arising out of changes made to Consultant's deliverables under this Agreement
by City or persons other than Consultant is waived against Consultant, and City assumes
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full responsibility for such changes unless City has given Consultant prior notice and has
received from Consultant written consent for such changes.
17.3 CADD data delivered to City shall include the professional stamp of the
engineer or architect in charge of or responsible for the Work. City agrees that Consultant
shall not be liable for claims, liabilities or losses arising out of, or connected with (a) the
modification or misuse by City, or anyone authorized by City, of CADD data; (b) the
decline of accuracy or readability of CADD data due to inappropriate storage conditions
or duration; or (c) any use by City, or anyone authorized by City, of CADD data for
additions to this Project, for the completion of this Project by others, or for any other
Project, excepting only such use as is authorized, in writing, by Consultant. By
acceptance of CADD data, City agrees to indemnify Consultant for damages and liability
resulting from the modification or misuse of such CADD data. All original drawings shall
be submitted to City in the version of AutoCAD used by the City in .dwg file format, on a
CD, and should comply with the City's digital submission requirements for improvement
plans available from the City's Public Works Department. The City will provide Consultant
with City title sheets as AutoCAD file(s) in .dwg file format. All written documents shall
be transmitted to City in formats compatible with Microsoft Office and/or viewable with
Adobe Acrobat.
17.4 All improvement and/or construction plans shall be prepared with indelible
waterproof ink or electrostatically plotted on standard twenty-four inch (24") by thirty-six
inch (36") Mylar with a minimum thickness of three (3) mils. Consultant shall provide to
City 'As -Built' drawings and a copy of digital Computer Aided Design and Drafting
("CADD") and Tagged Image File Format (.tiff) files of all final sheets within ninety (90)
days after finalization of the Project. For more detailed requirements, a copy of the City
of Newport Beach Standard Design Requirements is available from the City's Public
Works Department.
18. OPINION OF COST
Any opinion of the construction cost prepared by Consultant represents the
Consultant's judgment as a design professional and is supplied for the general guidance
of City. Since Consultant has no control over the cost of labor and material, or over
competitive bidding or market conditions, Consultant does not guarantee the accuracy of
such opinions as compared to Consultant or contractor bids or actual cost to City.
19. CONFIDENTIALITY
All Documents, including drafts, preliminary drawings or plans, notes and
communications that result from the Services in this Agreement, shall be kept confidential
unless City expressly authorizes in writing the release of information.
20. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEMNITY
Consultant shall defend and indemnify City, its agents, officers, representatives
and employees against any and all liability, including costs, for infringement or alleged
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infringement of any United States' letters patent, trademark, or copyright, including costs,
contained in Consultant's Documents provided under this Agreement.
21. RECORDS
Consultant shall keep records and invoices in connection with the Services to be
performed under this Agreement. Consultant shall maintain complete and accurate
records with respect to the costs incurred under this Agreement and any Services,
expenditures and disbursements charged to City, for a minimum period of three (3) years,
or for any longer period required by law, from the date of final payment to Consultant
under this Agreement. All such records and invoices shall be clearly identifiable.
Consultant shall allow a representative of City to examine, audit and make transcripts or
copies of such records and invoices during regular business hours. Consultant shall allow
inspection of all Work, data, Documents, proceedings and activities related to the
Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the date of final payment to Consultant
under this Agreement.
22. WITHHOLDINGS
City may withhold payment to Consultant of any disputed sums until satisfaction of
the dispute with respect to such payment. Such withholding shall not be deemed to
constitute a failure to pay according to the terms of this Agreement. Consultant shall not
discontinue Work as a result of such withholding. Consultant shall have an immediate
right to appeal to the City Manager or designee with respect to such disputed sums.
Consultant shall be entitled to receive interest on any withheld sums at the rate of return
that City earned on its investments during the time period, from the date of withholding of
any amounts found to have been improperly withheld.
23. ERRORS AND OMISSIONS
In the event of errors or omissions that are due to the negligence or professional
inexperience of Consultant which result in expense to City greater than what would have
resulted if there were not errors or omissions in the Work accomplished by Consultant,
the additional design, construction and/or restoration expense shall be borne by
Consultant. Nothing in this Section is intended to limit City's rights under the law or any
other sections of this Agreement.
24. CITY'S RIGHT TO EMPLOY OTHER CONSULTANTS
City reserves the right to employ other Consultants in connection with the Project.
25. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
25.1 Consultant or its employees may be subject to the provisions of the
California Political Reform Act of 1974 (the "Act"), which (1) requires such persons to
disclose any financial interest that may foreseeably be materially affected by the Work
performed under this Agreement, and (2) prohibits such persons from making, or
participating in making, decisions that will foreseeably financially affect such interest.
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25.2 If subject to the Act, Consultant shall conform to all requirements of the Act.
Failure to do so constitutes a material breach and is grounds for immediate termination
of this Agreement by City. Consultant shall indemnify and hold harmless City for any and
all claims for damages resulting from Consultant's violation of this Section.
26. NOTICES
26.1 All notices, demands, requests or approvals, including any change in
mailing address, to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be given in writing,
and conclusively shall be deemed served when delivered personally, or on the third
business day after the deposit thereof in the United States mail, postage prepaid, first-
class mail, addressed as hereinafter provided.
26.2 All notices, demands, requests or approvals from Consultant to City shall
be addressed to City at:
Attn: Public Works Director
Public Works Department
City of Newport Beach
100 Civic Center Drive
PO Box 1768
Newport Beach, CA 92658
26.3 All notices, demands, requests or approvals from City to Consultant shall
be addressed to Consultant at:
Attn: Eric Nichol
Moffatt & Nichol
3780 Kilroy Airport Way, Suite 600
Long Beach, CA 90806
27. CLAIMS
Unless a shorter time is specified elsewhere in this Agreement, before making its
final request for payment under this Agreement, Consultant shall submit to City, in writing,
all claims for compensation under or arising out of this Agreement. Consultant's
acceptance of the final payment shall constitute a waiver of all claims for compensation
under or arising out of this Agreement except those previously made in writing and
identified by Consultant in writing as unsettled at the time of its final request for payment.
Consultant and City expressly agree that in addition to any claims filing requirements set
forth in the Agreement, Consultant shall be required to file any claim Consultant may have
against City in strict conformance with the Government Claims Act (Government Code
sections 900 et seq.).
28. TERMINATION
28.1 In the event that either party fails or refuses to perform any of the provisions
of this Agreement at the time and in the manner required, that party shall be deemed in
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default in the performance of this Agreement. If such default is not cured within a period
of two (2) calendar days, or if more than two (2) calendar days are reasonably required
to cure the default and the defaulting party fails to give adequate assurance of due
performance within two (2) calendar days after receipt of written notice of default,
specifying the nature of such default and the steps necessary to cure such default, and
thereafter diligently take steps to cure the default, the non -defaulting party may terminate
the Agreement forthwith by giving to the defaulting party written notice thereof.
28.2 Notwithstanding the above provisions, City shall have the right, at its sole
and absolute discretion and without cause, of terminating this Agreement at any time by
giving no less than seven (7) calendar days' prior written notice to Consultant. In the
event of termination under this Section, City shall pay Consultant for Services
satisfactorily performed and costs incurred up to the effective date of termination for which
Consultant has not been previously paid. On the effective date of termination, Consultant
shall deliver to City all reports, Documents and other information developed or
accumulated in the performance of this Agreement, whether in draft or final form.
29. PREVAILING WAGES
If any of the Work contemplated under the Agreement is considered a "public
work", pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Labor Code of the State of California,
including but not limited to Section 1720 et seq., not less than the general prevailing rate
of per diem wages including legal holidays and overtime Work for each craft or type of
workman shall be paid to all workmen employed on such. In accordance with the
California Labor Code (Sections 1770 et seq.), the Director of Industrial Relations has
ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which the Work
is to be performed for each craft, classification, or type of workman or mechanic needed
to execute the Agreement. A copy of said determination is available by calling the
prevailing wage hotline number (415) 703-4774, and requesting one from the Department
of Industrial Relations. The Contractor is required to obtain the wage determinations from
the Department of Industrial Relations and post at the job site the prevailing rate or per
diem wages. It shall be the obligation of the Contractor or any subcontractor under
him/her to comply with all State of California labor laws, rules and regulations and the
parties agree that the City shall not be liable for any violation thereof.
30. STANDARD PROVISIONS
30.1 Recitals. City and Consultant acknowledge that the above Recitals are true
and correct and are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
30.2 Compliance with all Laws. Consultant shall, at its own cost and expense,
comply with all statutes, ordinances, regulations and requirements of all governmental
entities, including federal, state, county or municipal, whether now in force or hereinafter
enacted. In addition, all Work prepared by Consultant shall conform to applicable City,
county, state and federal laws, rules, regulations and permit requirements and be subject
to approval of the Project Administrator and City.
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30.3 Waiver. A waiver by either party of any breach, of any term, covenant or
condition contained herein shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach
of the same or any other term, covenant or condition contained herein, whether of the
same or a different character.
30.4 Integrated Contract. This Agreement represents the full and complete
understanding of every kind or nature whatsoever between the parties hereto, and all
preliminary negotiations and agreements of whatsoever kind or nature are merged herein.
No verbal agreement or implied covenant shall be held to vary the provisions herein.
30.5 Conflicts or Inconsistencies. In the event there are any conflicts or
inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Scope of Services or any other
attachments attached hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.
30.6 Interpretation. The terms of this Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with the meaning of the language used and shall not be construed for or
against either party by reason of the authorship of the Agreement or any other rule of
construction which might otherwise apply.
30.7 Amendments. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by a
written document executed by both Consultant and City and approved as to form by the
City Attorney.
30.8 Severability. If any term or portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid,
illegal, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining
provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
30.9 Controlling Law and Venue. The laws of the State of California shall govern
this Agreement and all matters relating to it and any action brought relating to this
Agreement shall be adjudicated in a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of
Orange, State of California.
30.10 Equal Opportunity Employment. Consultant represents that it is an equal
opportunity employer and it shall not discriminate against any subcontractor, employee
or applicant for employment because race, religious creed, color, national origin,
ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation,
age or any other impermissible basis under law.
30.11 No Attorneys' Fees. In the event of any dispute or legal action arising under
this Agreement, the prevailing party shall not be entitled to attorneys' fees.
30.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall
constitute one (1) and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
on the dates written below.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Date:���,
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH,
a California municipal corporation
Date:
By:
Marshall "Duffy" Duffield
Mayor
CONSULTANT: Moffatt & Nichol,
California corporation
Date:
By:
Russell Boudreau
Vice President
[END OF SIGNATURES]
Attachments: Exhibit A — Scope of Services
Exhibit B — Schedule of Billing Rates
Exhibit C -- Insurance Requirements
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EXHIBIT A
SCOPE OF SERVICES
Consultant shall perform the following Services on an on-call/as-needed basis:
■ Assist in the design and permitting of docks, piers, wharfs for public facilities,
with attention to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other regulatory
requirements.
■ Assist in the design and permitting of dredging projects in small, confined
channels, or larger main channels.
■ Assist in the design and permitting of bulkheads for public facilities and City -
owned property.
■ Provide project management services. Projects may include, but are not
limited to, larger dock/bulkhead construction projects, permitting programs, and
organizing public outreach campaigns.
■ Conduct studies to support the implementation and reopening of the Total
Maximum Daily Load's (TMDLs) in Newport Harbor with particular focus on
copper, including but not limited to the following types of studies: Storm Water
Pollutant Loading and Load Reductions, Best Management Practices (BMP)
effectiveness, Sediment Quality Objectives Parts 1 and 2, Benthic, Toxicity,
Fish Tissue, and Bioaccumulation, in accordance with applicable Quality
Assurance Control and Standards.
■ Develop and implement various sediment and/or water quality sampling plans
within Newport Harbor for dredging, dock construction, storm water runoff
studies and other harbor -related projects.
■ Conduct Caulerpa/eelgrass surveys, or manage implementation of these
studies.
■ Conduct water monitoring and reporting in support of various harbor projects.
■ Prepare dredged material Sampling and Analysis Plans (SAPs), in support of
permitting activities with regulatory agencies including the Dredged Material
Management Team (DMMT), the Army Corps of Engineers, the State Water
Board, California Coastal Commission and all other regulatory agencies.
■ Conduct field collection of marine sediments and marine test organisms as
required supporting chemical and biological testing during a typical permitting
project (usually dredging).
■ Conduct chemical biological and toxicity testing/analyses of bulk sediments
and marine test organisms as required to support chemical and biological
testing during a typical permitting project (usually dredging).
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Prepare an Initial Study should any characteristics of work contained in a Letter
Proposal be determined by City to have a potential for significant environmental
effects under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). However,
Consultant shall not prepare a negative declaration (including a mitigated
negative declaration) or an environmental impact report (EIR).
■ Perform grain size analyses of sediments.
■ Prepare record drawings.
■ Present projects, findings, and information, among other things, at various
public meetings including to the City Council, Harbor Commission, various ad
hoc committee meetings and other outreach events.
■ Perform other marine engineering and/or harbor -related professional services.
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EXHIBIT B
SCHEDULE OF BILLING RATES
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MOFFATT & NICHOL SCHEDULE OF FEES
*Note: Subconsultant fees will be marked up by 10% to cover additional insurance coverage requirements and
administrative costs.
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Supervisory Engineer/Scientist
$242.00
CADD II $141.00
Senior Engineer/Scientist
$222.00
CADD 1 $105.00
Engineer/Scientist III
$207.00
Word Processing $105.00
Engineer/Scientist II
$182.00
General Clerical $82.00
Engineer/Scientist I
$162.00
Principal Engineer/Scientist $266.00
Staff Engineer/Scientist
$129.00
Deposition& Trial Testimony $350.00
Senior Technician
$178.00
Designer
$167.00
*Note: Subconsultant fees will be marked up by 10% to cover additional insurance coverage requirements and
administrative costs.
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EXHIBIT C
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS — PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
1. Provision of Insurance. Without limiting Consultant's indemnification of City, and
prior to commencement of Work, Consultant shall obtain, provide and maintain at
its own expense during the term of this Agreement, policies of insurance of the
type and amounts described below and in a form satisfactory to City. Consultant
agrees to provide insurance in accordance with requirements set forth here. If
Consultant uses existing coverage to comply and that coverage does not meet
these requirements, Consultant agrees to amend, supplement or endorse the
existing coverage.
2. Acceptable Insurers. All insurance policies shall be issued by an insurance
company currently authorized by the Insurance Commissioner to transact
business of insurance in the State of California, with an assigned policyholders'
Rating of A- (or higher) and Financial Size Category Class VII (or larger) in
accordance with the latest edition of Best's Key Rating Guide, unless otherwise
approved by the City's Risk Manager.
3. Coverage Requirements.
A. Workers' Compensation Insurance. Consultant shall maintain Workers'
Compensation Insurance, statutory limits, and Employer's Liability
Insurance with limits of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) each
accident for bodily injury by accident and each employee for bodily injury by
disease in accordance with the laws of the State of California, Section 3700
of the Labor Code.
Consultant shall submit to City, along with the certificate of insurance, a
Waiver of Subrogation endorsement in favor of City, its City Council, boards
and commissions, officers, agents, volunteers, employees and any person
or entity owning or otherwise in legal control of the property upon which
Consultant performs the Project and/or Services contemplated by this
Agreement.
B. General Liability Insurance. Consultant shall maintain commercial general
liability insurance, and if necessary umbrella liability insurance, with
coverage at least as broad as provided by Insurance Services Office form
CG 00 01, in an amount not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per
occurrence, two million dollars ($2,000,000) general aggregate. The policy
shall cover liability arising from premises, operations, personal and
advertising injury, and liability assumed under an insured contract (including
the tort liability of another assumed in a business contract).
C. Automobile Liability Insurance. Consultant shall maintain automobile
insurance at least as broad as Insurance Services Office form CA 00 01
covering bodily injury and property damage for all activities of Consultant
arising out of or in connection with Work to be performed under this
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Agreement, including coverage for any owned, hired, non -owned or rented
vehicles, in an amount not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000)
combined single limit each accident.
D. Professional Liabilitv (Errors & Omissions) Insurance. Consultant shall
maintain professional liability insurance that covers the Services to be
performed in connection with this Agreement, in the minimum amount of
one million dollars ($1,000,000) per claim and two million dollars
($2,000,000) in the aggregate. Any policy inception date, continuity date,
or retroactive date must be before the Effective Date of this Agreement and
Consultant agrees to maintain continuous coverage through a period no
less than three years after completion of the Services required by this
Agreement.
4. Other Insurance Requirements. The policies are to contain, or be endorsed to
contain, the following provisions:
A. Waiver of Subrogation. All insurance coverage maintained or procured
pursuant to this Agreement shall be endorsed to waive subrogation against
City, its City Council, boards and commissions, officers, agents, volunteers,
employees and any person or entity owning or otherwise in legal control of
the property upon which Consultant performs the Project and/or Services
contemplated by this Agreement or shall specifically allow Consultant or
others providing insurance evidence in compliance with these requirements
to waive their right of recovery prior to a loss. Consultant hereby waives its
own right of recovery against City, and shall require similar written express
waivers from each of its subconsultants.
B. Additional Insured Status. All liability policies including general liability,
excess liability, pollution liability, and automobile liability, if required, but not
including professional liability, shall provide or be endorsed to provide that
City, its City Council, boards and commissions, officers, agents, volunteers,
employees and any person or entity owning or otherwise in legal control of
the property upon which Consultant performs the Project and/or Services
contemplated by this Agreement shall be included as insureds under such
policies.
C. Primary and Non Contributory. All liability coverage shall apply on a primary
basis and shall not require contribution from any insurance or self-insurance
maintained by City.
D. Notice of Cancellation. All policies shall provide City with thirty (30)
calendar days' notice of cancellation (except for nonpayment for which ten
(10) calendar days' notice is required) or nonrenewal of coverage for each
required coverage.
5. Additional Agreements Between the Parties. The parties hereby agree to the
following:
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A. Evidence of Insurance. Consultant shall provide certificates of insurance to
City as evidence of the insurance coverage required herein, along with a
waiver of subrogation endorsement for workers' compensation and other
endorsements as specified herein for each coverage. Insurance certificates
and endorsement must be approved by City's Risk Manager prior to
commencement of performance. Current certification of insurance shall be
kept on file with City at all times during the term of this Agreement. City
reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required
insurance policies, at any time.
B. City's Right to Revise Requirements. City reserves the right at any time
during the term of the Agreement to change the amounts and types of
insurance required by giving Consultant sixty (60) calendar days' advance
written notice of such change. If such change results in substantial
additional cost to Consultant, City and Consultant may renegotiate
Consultant's compensation.
C. Enforcement of Agreement Provisions. Consultant acknowledges and
agrees that any actual or alleged failure on the part of City to inform
Consultant of non-compliance with any requirement imposes no additional
obligations on City nor does it waive any rights hereunder.
D. Requirements not Limiting. Requirements of specific coverage features or
limits contained in this Section are not intended as a limitation on coverage,
limits or other requirements, or a waiver of any coverage normally provided
by any insurance. Specific reference to a given coverage feature is for
purposes of clarification only as it pertains to a given issue and is not
intended by any party or insured to be all inclusive, or to the exclusion of
other coverage, or a waiver of any type. If the Consultant maintains higher
limits than the minimums shown above, the City requires and shall be
entitled to coverage for higher limits maintained by the Consultant. Any
available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of
insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.
E. Self-insured Retentions. Any self-insured retentions must be declared to
and approved by City. City reserves the right to require that self-insured
retentions be eliminated, lowered, or replaced by a deductible. Self-
insurance will not be considered to comply with these requirements unless
approved by City.
F. City Remedies for Non -Compliance. If Consultant or any subconsultant fails
to provide and maintain insurance as required herein, then City shall have
the right but not the obligation, to purchase such insurance, to terminate this
Agreement, or to suspend Consultant's right to proceed until proper
evidence of insurance is provided. Any amounts paid by City shall, at City's
sole option, be deducted from amounts payable to Consultant or reimbursed
by Consultant upon demand.
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& Timely Notice of Claims. Consultant shall give City prompt and timely notice
of claims made or suits instituted that arise out of or result from Consultant's
performance under this Agreement, and that involve or may involve
coverage under any of the required liability policies. City assumes no
obligation or liability by such notice, but has the right (but not the duty) to
monitor the handling of any such claim or claims if they are likely to involve
City.
H. Consultant's Insurance. Consultant shall also procure and maintain, at its
own cost and expense, any additional kinds of insurance, which in its own
judgment may be necessary for its proper protection and prosecution of the
Work.
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ATTACHMENT C
ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH NOBLE CONSULTANTS, INC. FOR
MARINE ENGINEERING AND HARBOR -RELATED SERVICES
THIS ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is
made and entered into as of this 27th day of March, 2018 ("Effective Date"), by and
between the CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, a California municipal corporation and charter
city ("City"), and NOBLE CONSULTANTS, INCORPORATED, a California corporation
("Consultant'), whose address is 2201 Dupont Drive, Suite 830, Irvine, California 92612,
and is made with reference to the following:
RECITALS
A. City is a municipal corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws
of the State of California with the power to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted under the statutes of the State of California and the Charter of City.
B. City desires to engage Consultant to provide marine engineering and harbor -
related professional services on an as-needed/on-call basis ("Project').
C. Consultant possesses the skill, experience, ability, background, certification and
knowledge to provide the professional services described in this Agreement.
D. City has solicited and received a proposal from Consultant, has reviewed the
previous experience and evaluated the expertise of Consultant, and desires to
retain Consultant to render professional services under the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed by and between the undersigned parties
as follows:
TERM
The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date, and shall
terminate on March 26, 2021, unless terminated earlier as set forth herein.
2. SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED
2.1 Consultant shall perform the on-call services described in the Scope of
Services attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference ("Services"
or "Work"). Upon written request from the Project Administrator as defined herein,
Consultant shall provide a letter proposal for Services requested by the City (hereinafter
referred to as the "Letter Proposal"). The Letter Proposal shall include the following:
2.1.1 A detailed description of the Services to be provided;
2.1.2 The position of each person to be assigned to perform the Services,
and the name of the individuals to be assigned, if available;
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and
2.1.3 The estimated number of hours and cost to complete the Services;
2.1.4 The time needed to finish the specific project.
2.2 No Services shall be provided until the Project Administrator has provided
written acceptance of the Letter Proposal. Once authorized to proceed, Consultant shall
diligently perform the duties in the approved Letter Proposal.
3. TIME OF PERFORMANCE
3.1 Time is of the essence in the performance of Services under this Agreement
and Consultant shall perform the Services in accordance with the schedule included in
Exhibit A and the Letter Proposal. In the absence of a specific schedule, the Services
shall be performed to completion in a diligent and timely manner. The failure by
Consultant to strictly adhere to the schedule set forth in Exhibit A and the Letter Proposal,
if any, or perform the Services in a diligent and timely manner may result in termination
of this Agreement by City.
3.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consultant shall not be responsible for
delays due to causes beyond Consultant's reasonable control. However, in the case of
any such delay in the Services to be provided for the Project, each party hereby agrees
to provide notice within two (2) calendar days of the occurrence causing the delay to the
other party so that all delays can be addressed.
3.3 Consultant shall submit all requests for extensions of time for performance
in writing to the Project Administrator as defined herein not later than ten (10) calendar
days after the start of the condition that purportedly causes a delay. The Project
Administrator shall review all such requests and may grant reasonable time extensions
for unforeseeable delays that are beyond Consultant's control.
3.4 For all time periods not specifically set forth herein, Consultant shall
respond in the most expedient and appropriate manner under the circumstances, by
hand -delivery or mail.
4. COMPENSATION TO CONSULTANT
4.1 City shall pay Consultant for the Services on a time and expense not -to -
exceed basis in accordance with the provisions of this Section and the Letter Proposal
and the Schedule of Billing Rates attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein
by reference. Consultant's compensation for all Work performed in accordance with this
Agreement, including all reimbursable items and subconsultant fees, shall not exceed
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($300,000.00), without prior written
authorization from City. No billing rate changes shall be made during the term of this
Agreement without the prior written approval of City.
4.2 Consultant shall submit monthly invoices to City describing the Work
performed the preceding month. Consultant's bills shall include the name of the person
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who performed the Work, a brief description of the Services performed and/or the specific
task in the Scope of Services to which it relates, the date the Services were performed,
the number of hours spent on all Work billed on an hourly basis, and a description of any
reimbursable expenditures. City shall pay Consultant no later than thirty (30) calendar
days after approval of the monthly invoice by City staff.
4.3 City shall reimburse Consultant only for those costs or expenses specifically
identified in Exhibit B to this Agreement and the Letter Proposal or specifically approved
in writing in advance by City.
4.4 Consultant shall not receive any compensation for Extra Work performed
without the prior written authorization of City. As used herein, "Extra Work" means any
Work that is determined by City to be necessary for the proper completion of the Project,
but which is not included within the Scope of Services and which the parties did not
reasonably anticipate would be necessary at the execution of this Agreement.
Compensation for any authorized Extra Work shall be paid in accordance with the
Schedule of Billing Rates as set forth in Exhibit B and the Letter Proposal.
5. PROJECT MANAGER
5.1 Consultant shall designate a Project Manager, who shall coordinate all
phases of the Project. This Project Manager shall be available to City at all reasonable
times during the Agreement term. Consultant has designated Jon T. Moore to be its
Project Manager. Consultant shall not remove or reassign the Project Manager or any
personnel listed in Exhibit A or assign any new or replacement personnel to the Project
without the prior written consent of City. City's approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld with respect to the removal or assignment of non -key personnel.
5.2 Consultant, at the sole discretion of City, shall remove from the Project any
of its personnel assigned to the performance of Services upon written request of City.
Consultant warrants that it will continuously furnish the necessary personnel to complete
the Project on a timely basis as contemplated by this Agreement.
5.3 If Consultant is performing inspection services for City, the Project Manager
and any other assigned staff shall be equipped with a cellular phone to communicate with
City staff. The Project Manager's cellular phone number shall be provided to City.
6. ADMINISTRATION
This Agreement will be administered by the Public Works Department. City's
Public Works Director or designee shall be the Project Administrator and shall have the
authority to act for City under this Agreement. The Project Administrator shall represent
City in all matters pertaining to the Services to be rendered pursuant to this Agreement.
7. CITY'S RESPONSIBILITIES
To assist Consultant in the execution of its responsibilities under this Agreement,
City agrees to provide access to and upon request of Consultant, one copy of all existing
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relevant information on file at City. City will provide all such materials in a timely manner
so as not to cause delays in Consultant's Work schedule.
8. STANDARD OF CARE
8.1 All of the Services shall be performed by Consultant or under Consultant's
supervision. Consultant represents that it possesses the professional and technical
personnel required to perform the Services required by this Agreement, and that it will
perform all Services in a manner commensurate with community professional standards
and with the ordinary degree of skill and care that would be used by other reasonably
competent practitioners of the same discipline under similar circumstances. All Services
shall be performed by qualified and experienced personnel who are not employed by City.
By delivery of completed Work, Consultant certifies that the Work conforms to the
requirements of this Agreement, all applicable federal, state and local laws, and legally
recognized professional standards.
8.2 Consultant represents and warrants to City that it has, shall obtain, and shall
keep in full force and effect during the term hereof, at its sole cost and expense, all
licenses, permits, qualifications, insurance and approvals of whatsoever nature that is
legally required of Consultant to practice its profession. Consultant shall maintain a City
of Newport Beach business license during the term of this Agreement.
8.3 Consultant shall not be responsible for delay, nor shall Consultant be
responsible for damages or be in default or deemed to be in default by reason of strikes,
lockouts, accidents, acts of God, or the failure of City to furnish timely information or to
approve or disapprove Consultant's Work promptly, or delay or faulty performance by
City, contractors, or governmental agencies.
9. HOLD HARMLESS
9.1 To the fullest extent permitted by law, Consultant shall indemnify, defend
and hold harmless City, its City Council, boards and commissions, officers, agents,
volunteers, employees and any person or entity owning or otherwise in legal control of
the property upon which Consultant performs the Project and/or Services contemplated
by this (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties), from and against any and all claims
(including, without limitation, claims for bodily injury, death or damage to property),
demands, obligations, damages, actions, causes of action, suits, losses, judgments,
fines, penalties, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys'
fees, disbursements and court costs) of every kind and nature whatsoever (individually,
a Claim; collectively, "Claims"), and which relate (directly or indirectly) to the negligence,
recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Consultant or its principals, officers, agents,
employees, vendors, suppliers, subconsultants, subcontractors, anyone employed
directly or indirectly by any of them or for whose acts they may be liable, or any or all of
them.
9.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be construed to require
Consultant to indemnify the Indemnified Parties from any Claim arising from the sole
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negligence, active negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Parties. Nothing in
this indemnity shall be construed as authorizing any award of attorneys' fees in any action
on or to enforce the terms of this Agreement. This indemnity shall apply to all claims and
liability regardless of whether any insurance policies are applicable. The policy limits do
not act as a limitation upon the amount of indemnification to be provided by the
Consultant.
10. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
It is understood that City retains Consultant on an independent contractor basis
and Consultant is not an agent or employee of City. The manner and means of
conducting the Work are under the control of Consultant, except to the extent they are
limited by statute, rule or regulation and the expressed terms of this Agreement. No civil
service status or other right of employment shall accrue to Consultant or its employees.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute approval for Consultant or any
of Consultant's employees or agents, to be the agents or employees of City. Consultant
shall have the responsibility for and control over the means of performing the Work,
provided that Consultant is in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. Anything in
this Agreement that may appear to give City the right to direct Consultant as to the details
of the performance of the Work or to exercise a measure of control over Consultant shall
mean only that Consultant shall follow the desires of City with respect to the results of the
Services.
11. COOPERATION
Consultant agrees to work closely and cooperate fully with City's designated
Project Administrator and any other agencies that may have jurisdiction or interest in the
Work to be performed. City agrees to cooperate with the Consultant on the Project.
12. CITY POLICY
Consultant shall discuss and review all matters relating to policy and Project
direction with City's Project Administrator in advance of all critical decision points in order
to ensure the Project proceeds in a manner consistent with City goals and policies.
13. PROGRESS
Consultant is responsible for keeping the Project Administrator informed on a
regular basis regarding the status and progress of the Project, activities performed and
planned, and any meetings that have been scheduled or are desired.
14. INSURANCE
Without limiting Consultant's indemnification of City, and prior to commencement
of Work, Consultant shall obtain, provide and maintain at its own expense during the term
of this Agreement or for other periods as specified in this Agreement, policies of insurance
of the type, amounts, terms and conditions described in the Insurance Requirements
attached hereto as Exhibit C, and incorporated herein by reference.
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15. PROHIBITION AGAINST ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS
Except as specifically authorized under this Agreement, the Services to be
provided under this Agreement shall not be assigned, transferred contracted or
subcontracted out without the prior written approval of City. Any of the following shall be
construed as an assignment: The sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of any
of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Consultant, or of the interest of any general
partner or joint venturer or syndicate member or cotenant if Consultant is a partnership or
joint -venture or syndicate or co -tenancy, which shall result in changing the control of
Consultant. Control means fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power or twenty-five
percent (25%) or more of the assets of the corporation, partnership or joint -venture.
16. SUBCONTRACTING
The subcontractors authorized by City, if any, to perform Work on this Project are
identified in Exhibit A and the Letter Proposal. Consultant shall be fully responsible to
City for all acts and omissions of any subcontractor. Nothing in this Agreement shall
create any contractual relationship between City and any subcontractor nor shall it create
any obligation on the part of City to pay or to see to the payment of any monies due to
any such subcontractor other than as otherwise required by law. City is an intended
beneficiary of any Work performed by the subcontractor for purposes of establishing a
duty of care between the subcontractor and City. Except as specifically authorized herein,
the Services to be provided under this Agreement shall not be otherwise assigned,
transferred, contracted or subcontracted out without the prior written approval of City.
17. OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS
17.1 Each and every report, draft, map, record, plan, document and other writing
produced, including but not limited to, websites, blogs, social media accounts and
applications (hereinafter "Documents"), prepared or caused to be prepared by Consultant,
its officers, employees, agents and subcontractors, in the course of implementing this
Agreement, shall become the exclusive property of City, and City shall have the sole right
to use such materials in its discretion without further compensation to Consultant or any
other party. Additionally, all material posted in cyberspace by Consultant, its officers,
employees, agents and subcontractors, in the course of implementing this Agreement,
shall become the exclusive property of City, and City shall have the sole right to use such
materials in its discretion without further compensation to Consultant or any other party.
Consultant shall, at Consultant's expense, provide such Documents, including all logins
and password information to City upon prior written request.
17.2 Documents, including drawings and specifications, prepared by Consultant
pursuant to this Agreement are not intended or represented to be suitable for reuse by
City or others on any other project. Any use of completed Documents for other projects
and any use of incomplete Documents without specific written authorization from
Consultant will be at City's sole risk and without liability to Consultant. Further, any and
all liability arising out of changes made to Consultant's deliverables under this Agreement
by City or persons other than Consultant is waived against Consultant, and City assumes
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full responsibility for such changes unless City has given Consultant prior notice and has
received from Consultant written consent for such changes.
17.3 CADD data delivered to City shall include the professional stamp of the
engineer or architect in charge of or responsible for the Work. City agrees that Consultant
shall not be liable for claims, liabilities or losses arising out of, or connected with (a) the
modification or misuse by City, or anyone authorized by City, of CADD data; (b) the
decline of accuracy or readability of CADD data due to inappropriate storage conditions
or duration; or (c) any use by City, or anyone authorized by City, of CADD data for
additions to this Project, for the completion of this Project by others, or for any other
Project, excepting only such use as is authorized, in writing, by Consultant. By
acceptance of CADD data, City agrees to indemnify Consultant for damages and liability
resulting from the modification or misuse of such CADD data. All original drawings shall
be submitted to City in the version of AutoCAD used by the City in .dwg file format, on a
CD, and should comply with the City's digital submission requirements for improvement
plans available from the City's Public Works Department. The City will provide Consultant
with City title sheets as AutoCAD file(s) in .dwg file format. All written documents shall
be transmitted to City in formats compatible with Microsoft Office and/or viewable with
Adobe Acrobat.
17.4 All improvement and/or construction plans shall be prepared with indelible
waterproof ink or electrostatically plotted on standard twenty-four inch (24") by thirty-six
inch (36") Mylar with a minimum thickness of three (3) mils. Consultant shall provide to
City `As -Built' drawings and a copy of digital Computer Aided Design and Drafting
("CADD") and Tagged Image File Format (.tiff) files of all final sheets within ninety (90)
days after finalization of the Project. For more detailed requirements, a copy of the City
of Newport Beach Standard Design Requirements is available from the City's Public
Works Department.
18. OPINION OF COST
Any opinion of the construction cost prepared by Consultant represents the
Consultant's judgment as a design professional and is supplied for the general guidance
of City. Since Consultant has no control over the cost of labor and material, or over
competitive bidding or market conditions, Consultant does not guarantee the accuracy of
such opinions as compared to Consultant or contractor bids or actual cost to City.
19. CONFIDENTIALITY
All Documents, including drafts, preliminary drawings or plans, notes and
communications that result from the Services in this Agreement, shall be kept confidential
unless City expressly authorizes in writing the release of information.
20. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEMNITY
Consultant shall defend and indemnify City, its agents, officers, representatives
and employees against any and all liability, including costs, for infringement or alleged
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infringement of any United States' letters patent, trademark, or copyright, including costs,
contained in Consultant's Documents provided under this Agreement.
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Consultant shall keep records and invoices in connection with the Services to be
performed under this Agreement. Consultant shall maintain complete and accurate
records with respect to the costs incurred under this Agreement and any Services,
expenditures and disbursements charged to City, for a minimum period of three (3) years,
or for any longer period required by law, from the date of final payment to Consultant
under this Agreement. All such records and invoices shall be clearly identifiable.
Consultant shall allow a representative of City to examine, audit and make transcripts or
copies of such records and invoices during regular business hours. Consultant shall allow
inspection of all Work, data, Documents, proceedings and activities related to the
Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the date of final payment to Consultant
under this Agreement.
22. WITHHOLDINGS
City may withhold payment to Consultant of any disputed sums until satisfaction of
the dispute with respect to such payment. Such withholding shall not be deemed to
constitute a failure to pay according to the terms of this Agreement. Consultant shall not
discontinue Work as a result of such withholding. Consultant shall have an immediate
right to appeal to the City Manager or designee with respect to such disputed sums.
Consultant shall be entitled to receive interest on any withheld sums at the rate of return
that City earned on its investments during the time period, from the date of withholding of
any amounts found to have been improperly withheld.
23. ERRORS AND OMISSIONS
In the event of errors or omissions that are due to the negligence or professional
inexperience of Consultant which result in expense to City greater than what would have
resulted if there were not errors or omissions in the Work accomplished by Consultant,
the additional design, construction and/or restoration expense shall be borne by
Consultant. Nothing in this Section is intended to limit City's rights under the law or any
other sections of this Agreement.
24. CITY'S RIGHT TO EMPLOY OTHER CONSULTANTS
City reserves the right to employ other Consultants in connection with the Project.
25. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
25.1 Consultant or its employees may be subject to the provisions of the
California Political Reform Act of 1974 (the "Act"), which (1) requires such persons to
disclose any financial interest that may foreseeably be materially affected by the Work
performed under this Agreement, and (2) prohibits such persons from making, or
participating in making, decisions that will foreseeably financially affect such interest.
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25.2 If subject to the Act, Consultant shall conform to all requirements of the Act.
Failure to do so constitutes a material breach and is grounds for immediate termination
of this Agreement by City. Consultant shall indemnify and hold harmless City for any and
all claims for damages resulting from Consultant's violation of this Section.
26. NOTICES
26.1 All notices, demands, requests or approvals, including any change in
mailing address, to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be given in writing,
and conclusively shall be deemed served when delivered personally, or on the third
business day after the deposit thereof in the United States mail, postage prepaid, first-
class mail, addressed as hereinafter provided.
26.2 All notices, demands, requests or approvals from Consultant to City shall
be addressed to City at:
Attn: Public Works Director
Public Works Department
City of Newport Beach
100 Civic Center Drive
PO Box 1768
Newport Beach, CA 92658
26.3 All notices, demands, requests or approvals from City to Consultant shall
be addressed to Consultant at:
Attn: Jon T. Moore, P.E.
Noble Consultants, Incorporated
2201 Dupont Drive, Suite 830
Irvine, CA, 92612
27. CLAIMS
Unless a shorter time is specified elsewhere in this Agreement, before making its
final request for payment under this Agreement, Consultant shall submit to City, in writing,
all claims for compensation under or arising out of this Agreement. Consultant's
acceptance of the final payment shall constitute a waiver of all claims for compensation
under or arising out of this Agreement except those previously made in writing and
identified by Consultant in writing as unsettled at the time of its final request for payment.
Consultant and City expressly agree that in addition to any claims filing requirements set
forth in the Agreement, Consultant shall be required to file any claim Consultant may have
against City in strict conformance with the Government Claims Act (Government Code
sections 900 et seq.).
28. TERMINATION
28.1 In the event that either party fails or refuses to perform any of the provisions
of this Agreement at the time and in the manner required, that party shall be deemed in
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default in the performance of this Agreement. If such default is not cured within a period
of two (2) calendar days, or if more than two (2) calendar days are reasonably required
to cure the default and the defaulting party fails to give adequate assurance of due
performance within two (2) calendar days after receipt of written notice of default,
specifying the nature of such default and the steps necessary to cure such default, and
thereafter diligently take steps to cure the default, the non -defaulting party may terminate
the Agreement forthwith by giving to the defaulting party written notice thereof.
28.2 Notwithstanding the above provisions, City shall have the right, at its sole
and absolute discretion and without cause, of terminating this Agreement at any time by
giving no less than seven (7) calendar days' prior written notice to Consultant. In the
event of termination under this Section, City shall pay Consultant for Services
satisfactorily performed and costs incurred up to the effective date of termination for which
Consultant has not been previously paid. On the effective date of termination, Consultant
shall deliver to City all reports, Documents and other information developed or
accumulated in the performance of this Agreement, whether in draft or final form.
29. PREVAILING WAGES
If any of the Work contemplated under the Agreement is considered a "public
work", pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Labor Code of the State of California,
including but not limited to Section 1720 et seq., not less than the general prevailing rate
of per diem wages including legal holidays and overtime Work for each craft or type of
workman shall be paid to all workmen employed on such. In accordance with the
California Labor Code (Sections 1770 et seq.), the Director of Industrial Relations has
ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which the Work
is to be performed for each craft, classification, or type of workman or mechanic needed
to execute the Agreement. A copy of said determination is available by calling the
prevailing wage hotline number (415) 703-4774, and requesting one from the Department
of Industrial Relations. The Contractor is required to obtain the wage determinations from
the Department of Industrial Relations and post at the job site the prevailing rate or per
diem wages. It shall be the obligation of the Contractor or any subcontractor under
him/her to comply with all State of California labor laws, rules and regulations and the
parties agree that the City shall not be liable for any violation thereof.
30. STANDARD PROVISIONS
30.1 Recitals. City and Consultant acknowledge that the above Recitals are true
and correct and are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
30.2 Compliance with all Laws. Consultant shall, at its own cost and expense,
comply with all statutes, ordinances, regulations and requirements of all governmental
entities, including federal, state, county or municipal, whether now in force or hereinafter
enacted. In addition, all Work prepared by Consultant shall conform to applicable City,
county, state and federal laws, rules, regulations and permit requirements and be subject
to approval of the Project Administrator and City.
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30.3 Waiver. A waiver by either party of any breach, of any term, covenant or
condition contained herein shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach
of the same or any other term, covenant or condition contained herein, whether of the
same or a different character.
30.4 Integrated Contract. This Agreement represents the full and complete
understanding of every kind or nature whatsoever between the parties hereto, and all
preliminary negotiations and agreements of whatsoever kind or nature are merged herein.
No verbal agreement or implied covenant shall be held to vary the provisions herein.
30.5 Conflicts or Inconsistencies. In the event there are any conflicts or
inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Scope of Services or any other
attachments attached hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.
30.6 Interpretation. The terms of this Agreement shall be construed in
accordance with the meaning of the language used and shall not be construed for or
against either party by reason of the authorship of the Agreement or any other rule of
construction which might otherwise apply.
30.7 Amendments. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by a
written document executed by both Consultant and City and approved as to form by the
City Attorney.
30.8 Severability. If any term or portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid,
illegal, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining
provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
30.9 Controlling Law and Venue. The laws of the State of California shall govern
this Agreement and all matters relating to it and any action brought relating to this
Agreement shall be adjudicated in a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of
Orange, State of California.
30.10 Equal Opportunity Employment. Consultant represents that it is an equal
opportunity employer and it shall not discriminate against any subcontractor, employee
or applicant for employment because race, religious creed, color, national origin,
ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation,
age or any other impermissible basis under law.
30.11 No Attorneys' Fees. In the event of any dispute or legal action arising under
this Agreement, the prevailing party shall not be entitled to attorneys' fees.
30.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall
constitute one (1) and the same instrument_
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
on the dates written below.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Date:_(6
By:
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City Attorney ---J
ATTEST:
Date:
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Leilani I_ Brown
City Clerk
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH,
a California municipal corporation
Date:
By:
Marshall "Duffy" Duffield
Mayor
CONSULTANT: Noble Consultants, Inc.,
a California corporation
Date:
By:
Ronald M. Noble
President
Date-
ate:
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By:
Robert
Robert F. Hall
Chief Financial Officer
[END OF SIGNATURES]
Attachments: Exhibit A — Scope of Services
Exhibit B — Schedule of Billing Rates
Exhibit C — Insurance Requirements
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EXHIBIT A
SCOPE OF SERVICES
Consultant shall perform the following Services on an on-call/as-needed basis:
■ Assist in the design and permitting of docks, piers, wharfs for public facilities,
with attention to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other regulatory
requirements.
■ Assist in the design and permitting of dredging projects in small, confined
channels, or larger main channels.
■ Assist in the design and permitting of bulkheads for public facilities and City -
owned property.
• Provide project management services. Projects may include, but are not
limited to, larger dock/bulkhead construction projects, permitting programs, and
organizing public outreach campaigns.
■ Conduct studies to support the implementation and reopening of the Total
Maximum Daily Load's in Newport Harbor with particular focus on copper,
including but not limited to the following types of studies: Storm Water Pollutant
Loading and Load Reductions, Best Management Practices (BMP)
effectiveness, Sediment Quality Objectives Parts 1 and 2, Benthic, Toxicity,
Fish Tissue, and Bioaccumulation, in accordance with applicable Quality
Assurance Control and Standards.
■ Develop and implement various sediment and/or water quality sampling plans
within Newport Harbor for dredging, dock construction, storm water runoff
studies and other harbor -related projects.
■ Conduct Caulerpa/eelgrass surveys, or manage implementation of these
studies.
■ Conduct water monitoring and reporting in support of various harbor projects.
■ Prepare dredged material Sampling and Analysis Plans (SAPs), in support of
permitting activities with regulatory agencies including the Dredged Material
Management Team (DMMT), the Army Corps of Engineers, the State Water
Board, California Coastal Commission and all other regulatory agencies.
■ Conduct field collection of marine sediments and marine test organisms as
required supporting chemical and biological testing during a typical permitting
project (usually dredging).
■ Conduct chemical biological and toxicity testing/analyses of bulk sediments
and marine test organisms as required to support chemical and biological
testing during a typical permitting project (usually dredging).
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Prepare an Initial Study should any characteristics of work contained in a Letter
Proposal be determined by City to have a potential for significant environmental
effects under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). However,
Consultant shall not prepare a negative declaration (including a mitigated
negative declaration) or an environmental impact report (EIR).
■ Perform grain size analyses of sediments.
■ Prepare record drawings.
■ Present projects, findings, and information, among other things, at various
public meetings including to the City Council, Harbor Commission, various ad
hoc committee meetings and other outreach events.
■ Perform other marine engineering and/or harbor -related professional services.
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EXHIBIT B
SCHEDULE OF BILLING RATES
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NOBLE �%M=16
2201 Dupont Drive #830
Irvine, CA 92612
(949) 752-1530 Fax (949) 752-8381
Ronald M. Noble, P.E., President
SCHEDULE OF CHARGES
Labor* (per /lour)
Senior Principal Engineer
$280
Construction Cost Estimator
$135
Principal Engineer
234
Senior Survey Engineer
135
Senior Associate Engineer
206
Staff Engineer III
132
Associate Engineer
192
Staff Engineer 11
128
Associate Economist
192
Staff Engineer I
115
Senior Structural Engineer II
178
Surveyorll
110
Precision Depth Sounder
75 per day
Surveyor I
98
Senior Structural Engineer 1
166
Senior Construction Inspector
106
Senior Engineer 11
178
CADD Designer/Operator
106
Senior Engineer I
166
Assistant Engineer
102
Structural Engineer
156
Construction inspector
98
Project Engineer II
146
Technician
84
Project Engineer I
136
Word Processing 1 Clerical
76
Construction Manager
142
* Depositions, mediations, arbitrations,
and court appearance
labor is two times the rate shown and billed in
112 -day increments.
Reimbursable Expenses**
In-house
Survey Vessel
$300 per day
CADD Plots
$2.00 per page
RTK-DGPS Surveying
375 per day
Imagenex Profiling Sonar
375 per day
Locus DGPS Surveying
275 per day
Imagenex Side Scan Sonar
375 per day
DGPS Navigation System
375 per day
Sparker Sub -bottom Profiler
400 per day
Gyro
25 per day
Uniboom Sub -bottom Profiler
350 per day
Motion Compensator
200 per day
3.5 Tuned Transducer System
250 per day
Precision Depth Sounder
75 per day
Marine Magnetometer
200 per day
Tide Gage
75 per day
Underwater Video System
125 per day
Theodolite/Total Station
150 per day
Truck
100 per day
Radios
15 per day
Generator
50 per day
Photocopying
0.30 per page
Inspector Boat
100 per day
Color Photocopy (8-112x11)
1.00 per page
Automobile
1.00 per mile
Color Photocopy (I Ix17)
1.25 per page
Out -of -Pocket
Travel, Subconsultants, Printing, Communication, etc. - Cost plus 15%
** In-house at scheduled rate plus 15%. Out-of-pocket at cost plus 15%.
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EXHIBIT C
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS — PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
1. Provision of Insurance. Without limiting Consultant's indemnification of City, and
prior to commencement of Work, Consultant shall obtain, provide and maintain at
its own expense during the term of this Agreement, policies of insurance of the
type and amounts described below and in a form satisfactory to City. Consultant
agrees to provide insurance in accordance with requirements set forth here. If
Consultant uses existing coverage to comply and that coverage does not meet
these requirements, Consultant agrees to amend, supplement or endorse the
existing coverage.
2. Acceptable Insurers. All insurance policies shall be issued by an insurance
company currently authorized by the Insurance Commissioner to transact
business of insurance in the State of California, with an assigned policyholders'
Rating of A- (or higher) and Financial Size Category Class VII (or larger) in
accordance with the latest edition of Best's Key Rating Guide, unless otherwise
approved by the City's Risk Manager.
3. Coveraqe Requirements.
A. Workers' Compensation Insurance. Consultant shall maintain Workers'
Compensation Insurance, statutory limits, and Employer's Liability
Insurance with limits of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) each
accident for bodily injury by accident and each employee for bodily injury by
disease in accordance with the laws of the State of California, Section 3700
of the Labor Code.
Consultant shall submit to City, along with the certificate of insurance, a
Waiver of Subrogation endorsement in favor of City, its City Council, boards
and commissions, officers, agents, volunteers, employees and any person
or entity owning or otherwise in legal control of the property upon which
Consultant performs the Project and/or Services contemplated by this
Agreement.
B. General Liability Insurance. Consultant shall maintain commercial general
liability insurance, and if necessary umbrella liability insurance, with
coverage at least as broad as provided by Insurance Services Office form
CG 00 01, in an amount not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per
occurrence, two million dollars ($2,000,000) general aggregate. The policy
shall cover liability arising from premises, operations, personal and
advertising injury, and liability assumed under an insured contract (including
the tort liability of another assumed in a business contract).
C. Automobile Liability Insurance. Consultant shall maintain automobile
insurance at least as broad as Insurance Services Office form CA 00 01
covering bodily injury and property damage for all activities of Consultant
arising out of or in connection with Work to be performed under this
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Agreement, including coverage for any owned, hired, non -owned or rented
vehicles, in an amount not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000)
combined single limit each accident.
D. Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions) Insurance. Consultant shall
maintain professional liability insurance that covers the Services to be
performed in connection with this Agreement, in the minimum amount of
one million dollars ($1,000,000) per claim and two million dollars
($2,000,000) in the aggregate. Any policy inception date, continuity date,
or retroactive date must be before the Effective Date of this Agreement and
Consultant agrees to maintain continuous coverage through a period no
less than three years after completion of the Services required by this
Agreement.
4. Other Insurance Requirements. The policies are to contain, or be endorsed to
contain, the following provisions:
A. Waiver of Subrogation. All insurance coverage maintained or procured
pursuant to this Agreement shall be endorsed to waive subrogation against
City, its City Council, boards and commissions, officers, agents, volunteers,
employees and any person or entity owning or otherwise in legal control of
the property upon which Consultant performs the Project and/or Services
contemplated by this Agreement or shall specifically allow Consultant or
others providing insurance evidence in compliance with these requirements
to waive their right of recovery prior to a loss. Consultant hereby waives its
own right of recovery against City, and shall require similar written express
waivers from each of its subconsultants.
B. Additional Insured Status. All liability policies including general liability,
excess liability, pollution liability, and automobile liability, if required, but not
including professional liability, shall provide or be endorsed to provide that
City, its City Council, boards and commissions, officers, agents, volunteers,
employees and any person or entity owning or otherwise in legal control of
the property upon which Consultant performs the Project and/or Services
contemplated by this Agreement shall be included as insureds under such
policies.
C. Primary and Non Contributory. All liability coverage shall apply on a primary
basis and shall not require contribution from any insurance or self-insurance
maintained by City.
D. Notice of Cancellation. All policies shall provide City with thirty (30)
calendar days' notice of cancellation (except for nonpayment for which ten
(10) calendar days' notice is required) or nonrenewal of coverage for each
required coverage.
5. Additional Agreements Between the Parties. The parties hereby agree to the
following.-
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A. Evidence of Insurance. Consultant shall provide certificates of insurance to
City as evidence of the insurance coverage required herein, along with a
waiver of subrogation endorsement for workers' compensation and other
endorsements as specified herein for each coverage. Insurance certificates
and endorsement must be approved by City's Risk Manager prior to
commencement of performance. Current certification of insurance shall be
kept on file with City at all times during the term of this Agreement. City
reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required
insurance policies, at any time.
B. City's Right to Revise Requirements. City reserves the right at any time
during the term of the Agreement to change the amounts and types of
insurance required by giving Consultant sixty (60) calendar days' advance
written notice of such change. If such change results in substantial
additional cost to Consultant, City and Consultant may renegotiate
Consultant's compensation.
C. Enforcement of Agreement Provisions. Consultant acknowledges and
agrees that any actual or alleged failure on the part of City to inform
Consultant of non-compliance with any requirement imposes no additional
obligations on City nor does it waive any rights hereunder.
D. Requirements not Limiting. Requirements of specific coverage features or
limits contained in this Section are not intended as a limitation on coverage,
limits or other requirements, or a waiver of any coverage normally provided
by any insurance. Specific reference to a given coverage feature is for
purposes of clarification only as it pertains to a given issue and is not
intended by any party or insured to be all inclusive, or to the exclusion of
other coverage, or a waiver of any type. If the Consultant maintains higher
limits than the minimums shown above, the City requires and shall be
entitled to coverage for higher limits maintained by the Consultant. Any
available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of
insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.
E. Self-insured Retentions. Any self-insured retentions must be declared to
and approved by City. City reserves the right to require that self-insured
retentions be eliminated, lowered, or replaced by a deductible. Self-
insurance will not be considered to comply with these requirements unless
approved by City.
F. City Remedies for Non -Compliance. If Consultant or any subconsultant fails
to provide and maintain insurance as required herein, then City shall have
the right but not the obligation, to purchase such insurance, to terminate this
Agreement, or to suspend Consultant's right to proceed until proper
evidence of insurance is provided. Any amounts paid by City shall, at City's
sole option, be deducted from amounts payable to Consultant or reimbursed
by Consultant upon demand.
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G. Timely Notice of Claims. Consultant shall give City prompt and timely notice
of claims made or suits instituted that arise out of or result from Consultant's
performance under this Agreement, and that involve or may involve
coverage under any of the required liability policies. City assumes no
obligation or liability by such notice, but has the right (but not the duty) to
monitor the handling of any such claim or claims if they are likely to involve
City.
H. Consultant's Insurance. Consultant shall also procure and maintain, at its
own cost and expense, any additional kinds of insurance, which in its own
judgment may be necessary for its proper protection and prosecution of the
Work.
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