14-175 Fehr and Peers, Consultant Services for the Stevens Creek Corridor Master Plan Transportation StudyOFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
CITY HALL
10300 TORRE AVENUE • CUPERTINO, CA 95014-3255
TELEPHONE: (408) 777-3223 • FAX: (408) 777-3366
WEBSITE: www.cupertino.org
CUPERTINO
December 19, 2014
Fehr and Peers
Attention: Ian Barnes
160 West Santa Clara Street Suite 675
San Jose, CA 95113
Re: Agreement for consultant services.
Enclosed for your records is a fully executed original copy of the agreement with the City
of Cupertino. If you have any questions, please contact the Public Works Department at
(408) 777-3354.
Sincerely,
Andrea Sanders
Senior Office Assistant
City Clerk's Office
Enclosure
cc: Public Works
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CUPERTINO AND FEHR AND
PEERS FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR THE STEVENS CREEK
CORRIDOR MASTER PLAN TRANSPORTATION STUDY
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THIS AGREEMENT, for reference dated October 1, 2014, is by and
between CITY OF CUPERTINO, a municipal corporation (hereinafter referred to
as "City"), and Fehr and Peers, a partnership, whose address is 160 West Santa
Clara Street, Suite 675, San Jose, California 95113 (hereinafter referred to as
"Consultant"), 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 Constitution and the statutes of the State
of California and the Cupertino Municipal Code.
B. Consultant is specially trained, experienced and competent to
perform the special services which will be required by this Agreement; and
C. Consultant possesses the skill, experience, ability, background,
certification and knowledge to provide the services described in this Agreement
on the terms and conditions described herein.
D. City and Consultant desire to enter into an agreement for
upon the terms and conditions herein.
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 date this agreement is
executed and shall terminate on December 31, 2015, unless terminated earlier as
set forth herein.
2. SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED:
Consultant shall perform each and every service set forth in Exhibit "A".
titled "Scope of Services" which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by
this reference.
3. SCHEDULE OF PERFOMRANCE:
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The Services of Consultant are to be completed according to the schedule
set out in Exhibit B, titled "Schedule of Performance ", which is attached hereto
and incorporated herein by this reference.
4. COMPENSATION TO CONSULTANT:
The maximum compensation to be paid to Consultant under this
agreement shall not exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000). The rate of
payment is set out in Exhibit C, titled "Compensation", which is attached hereto
and incorporated herein.
Consultant shall furnish to City a detailed statement of the work performed for
compensation during the term of this Agreement. Consultant may submit
monthly invoices for interim progress payments during the course of each phase,
clearly stating as a minimum the total Contract amount, amount paid to date,
percent complete and amount due.
5. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE:
Consultant and City agree that time is of the essence regarding the
performance of this Agreement.
6. STANDARD OF CARE:
Consultant agrees to perform all services hereunder in a manner
commensurate with the prevailing standards of like professionals in the San
Francisco Bay Area and agrees that all services shall be performed by qualified
and experienced personnel who are not employed by the City nor have any
contractual relationship with City.
7. INDEPENDENT PARTIES:
City and Consultant intend ' that the relationship between them created by
this Agreement is that of employer -independent contractor. 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 express terms of this
Agreement. No civil service status or other right of employment will be acquired
by virtue of Consultant's services. None of the benefits provided by City to its
employees, including but not limited to, unemployment insurance, workers'
compensation plans, vacation and sick leave are available from City to
Consultant, its employees or agents. Deductions shall not be made for any state
or federal taxes, FICA payments, PERS payments, or other purposes normally
associated with an employer-employee relationship from any fees due
Consultant. Payments of the above items, if required, are the responsibility of
Consultant.
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8. IMMIGRATION REFORM AND CONTROL ACT (IBCA):
Consultant assumes any and all responsibility for verifying the identity
and employment authorization of all of his/her employees performing work
hereunder, pursuant to all applicable IRCA or other federal or state rules and
regulations. Consultant shall indemnify and hold City harmless from and
against any loss, damage, liability, costs or expenses arising from any
noncompliance of this provision by Consultant.
9. NON-DISCRIMINATION:
Consistent with City's policy that harassment and discrimination are
unacceptable employer/employee conduct, Consultant agrees that harassment or
discrimination directed toward a job applicant, a City employee, or a citizen by
Consultant or Consultant's employee or subcontractor on the basis of race,
religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, handicap, disability, marital
status, pregnancy, sex, age, or sexual orientation will not be tolerated.
Consultant agrees that any and all violations of this provision shall constitute a
material breach of this Agreement.
10. PROTECT COORDINATION
CITY: Director of Recreation and Community Services shall be
representative of City for all purposes under this Agreement. Carol Atwood is
hereby designated as the Director of Recreation and Community Services
designee and Project Manager, and shall supervise the progress and execution of
this Agreement.
CONSULTANT: Consultant shall assign a single Consultant Project
Manager to have overall responsibility for the progress and execution of this
Agreement for Consultant. Should circumstances or conditions subsequent to
the execution of the Agreement require a substitute Consultant Project Manager
for any reason, the Consultant Project Manager designee shall be subject to the
prior written acceptance and approval of the City Project Manager. The
designated Consultant Project Manager shall be Ian Barnes, P.E.
11. HOLD HARMLESS:
Indemnification:
A. Claims for Professional Liability. Where the law establishes a standard
of care for Consultant's professional services, and to the extent the
Consultant breaches or fails to meet such established standard of care, or
is alleged to have breached or failed to meet such standard of care,
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services performed in connection with the Agreement, indemnify, defend,
and hold harmless the City and its officers, officials, agents, employees
and volunteers from and against any and all liability, claims, actions,
causes of action or demands whatsoever against any of them, including
any injury to or death of any person or damage to property or other
liability of any nature, that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the
negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of Consultant or
Consultant's employees, officers, officials, agents or independent
contractors. Such costs and expenses shall include reasonable attorneys'
fees of counsel of City's choice, expert fees and all other costs and fees of
litigation. Consultant shall not be obligated under this Agreement to
indemnify City to the extent that the damage is caused by the active and
sole negligence or willful misconduct of City, its agents or employees.
B. Claims for Other Liability. Consultant shall, to the fullest extent
allowed by law, with respect to all services performed in connection with
the Agreement indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City and its
officers, officials, agents, employees and volunteers from and against any
and all liability, claims, actions, causes of action or demands whatsoever
against any of them, including any injury to or death of any person or
damage to property or other liability of any nature, that arise out of,
pertain to, or relate to the performance of this Agreement by Consultant
or Consultant's employees, officers, officials, agents or independent
contractors. Such costs and expenses shall include reasonable attorneys'
fees of counsel of City's choice, expert fees and all other costs and fees of
litigation.
12. INSURANCE:
On or before the commencement of the term of this Agreement,
Consultant shall furnish City with certificates showing the type, amount, class of
operations covered, effective dates and dates of expiration of insurance coverage
in compliance with paragraphs 12A, B, C, D and E. Such certificates, which do
not limit Consultant's indemnification, shall also contain substantially the
following statement: "Should any of the above insurance covered by this
certificate be canceled or coverage reduced before the expiration date thereof, the
insurer affording coverage shall provide thirty (30) days' advance written notice
to the City of Cupertino by certified mail, Attention: City Manager." It is agreed
that Consultant shall maintain in force at all times during the performance of this
Agreement all appropriate coverage of insurance required by this Agreement
with an insurance company that is acceptable to City and licensed to do
insurance business in the State of California. Endorsements naming the City as
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additional insured shall be submitted with the insurance certificates.
A. COVERAGE:
Consultant shall maintain the following insurance coverage:
(1) Workers' Compensation:
Statutory coverage as required by the State of California.
(2) Liability:
Commercial general liability coverage in the following
minimum limits:
Bodily Injury: $500,000
each occurrence
$1,000,000
aggregate - all other
Property Damage: $100,000 each occurrence
$250,000 aggregate
If submitted, combined single limit policy with aggregate
limits in the amounts of $1,000,000 will be considered
equivalent to the required minimum limits shown above.
(3) Automotive:
Comprehensive automotive liability coverage in the
following minimum limits:
Bodily Injury: $500,000 each occurrence
Property Damage: $100,000 each occurrence
or
Combined Single Limit: $500,000 each occurrence
(4) Professional Liability:
Professional liability insurance which includes coverage for
the professional acts, errors and omissions of Consultant in
the amount of at least $1,000,000.
B. SUBROGATION WAIVER:
Consultant agrees that in the event of loss due to any of the perils for
which he/she has agreed to provide comprehensive general and automotive
liability insurance, Consultant shall look solely to his/her insurance for recovery.
Consultant hereby grants to City, on behalf of any insurer providing
comprehensive general and automotive liability insurance to either Consultant or
City with respect to the services of Consultant herein, a waiver of any right to
subrogation which any such insurer of said Consultant may acquire against City
by virtue of the payment of any loss under such insurance.
C. FAILURE TO SECURE:
If Consultant at any time during the term hereof should fail to secure or
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maintain the foregoing insurance, City shall be permitted to obtain such
insurance in the Consultant's name or as an agent of the Consultant and shall be
compensated by the Consultant for the costs of the insurance premiums at the
maximum rate permitted by law and computed from the date written notice is
received that the premiums have not been paid.
D. ADDITIONAL INSURED:
City, its City Council, boards and commissions, officers, employees and
volunteers shall be named as an additional insured under all insurance coverage,
except any professional liability insurance, required by this Agreement. The
naming of an additional insured shall not affect any recovery to which such
additional insured would be entitled under this policy if not named as such
additional insured. An additional insured named herein shall not be held liable
for any premium, deductible portion of any loss, or expense of any nature on this
policy or any extension thereof. Any other insurance held by an additional
insured shall not be required to contribute anything toward any loss or expense
covered by the insurance provided by this policy.
E. SUFFICIENCY OF INSURANCE:
The insurance limits required by City are not represented as being
sufficient to protect Consultant. Consultant is advised to confer with
Consultant's insurance broker to determine adequate coverage for Consultant.
13. CONFLICT OF INTEREST:
Consultant warrants that it is not a conflict of interest for Consultant to
perform the services required by this Agreement. Consultant may be required to
fill out a conflict of interest form if the services provided under this Agreement
require Consultant to make certain governmental decisions or serve in a staff
capacity as defined in Title 2, Division 6, Section 18700 of the California Code of
Regulations.
14. PROHIBITION AGAINST TRANSFERS:
Consultant shall not assign, sublease, hypothecate, or transfer this
Agreement, or any interest therein, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or
otherwise, without prior written consent of City. Any attempt to do so without
said consent shall be null and void, and any assignee, sub -lessee, hypothecate or
transferee shall acquire no right or interest by reason of such attempted
assignment, hypothecation or transfer. However, claims for money by
Consultant from City under this Agreement may be assigned to a bank, trust
company or other financial institution without prior written consent. Written
notice of such assignment shall be promptly furnished to City by Consultant.
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 venture or syndicate member or cotenant, if Consultant is a partnership
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or joint venture or syndicate or co -tenancy, which shall result in changing the
control of Consultant, shall be construed as an assignment of this Agreement.
Control means fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power of the
corporation.
15. SUBCONTRACTOR APPROVAL:
Unless prior written consent from City is obtained, only those people and
subcontractors whose names are included in this Agreement shall be used in the
performance of this Agreement.
In the event that Consultant employs subcontractors, such subcontractors
shall be required to furnish proof of workers' compensation insurance and shall
also be required to carry general, automobile and professional liability insurance
in reasonable conformity to the insurance carried by Consultant. In addition,
any work or services subcontracted hereunder shall be subject to each provision
of this Agreement.
16. PERMITS AND LICENSES:
Consultant, at his/her sole expense, shall obtain and maintain during the
term of this Agreement, all appropriate permits, certificates and licenses
including, but not limited to, a City Business License, that may be required in
connection with the performance of services hereunder.
17. REPORTS:
A. Each and every report, draft, work product, map, record and other
document, hereinafter collectively referred to as "Report", reproduced, prepared
or caused to be prepared by Consultant pursuant to or in connection with this
Agreement, shall be the exclusive property of City. Consultant shall not
copyright any Report required by this Agreement and shall execute appropriate
documents to assign to City the copyright to Reports created pursuant to this
Agreement. Any Report, information and data acquired or required by this
Agreement shall become the property of City, and all publication rights are
reserved to City. Consultant may retain a copy of any report furnished to the
City pursuant to this Agreement.
B. All Reports prepared by Consultant may be used by City in
execution or implementation of:
(1) The original Project for which Consultant was hired;
(2) Completion of the original Project by others;
(3) Subsequent additions to the original project; and/or
(4) Other City projects as appropriate.
C. Consultant shall, at such time and in such form as City may
require, furnish reports concerning the status of services required under this
Agreement.
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D. All Reports required to be provided by this Agreement shall be
printed on recycled paper. All Reports shall be copied on both sides of the paper
except for one original, which shall be single sided.
E. No Report, information or other data given to or prepared or
assembled by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement shall be made available to
any individual or organization by Consultant without prior approval by City.
F. Electronic and hard copies of Consultant's work product shall
constitute the Project deliverables. Plans to be in CAD and PDF formats, and
other documents to be in Microsoft Word and PDF formats. City holds
Consultant harmless for any modifications to the documents.
G. Consultant shall not be liable or responsible for any use, reuse, or
modification of, or derivation from, any part of its Report made without
Consultant's written consent, other than for purposes contemplated by
Consultant's scope of work in this Agreement.
18. RECORDS:
Consultant shall maintain complete and accurate records with respect to
sales, costs, expenses, receipts and other such information required by City that
relate to the performance of services under this Agreement.
Consultant shall maintain adequate records of services provided in
sufficient detail to permit an evaluation of services. All such records shall be
maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
shall be clearly identified and readily accessible. Consultant shall provide free
access to such books and records to the representatives of City or its designees at
all proper times, and gives City the right to examine and audit same, and to
make transcripts there from as necessary, and to allow inspection of all work,
data, documents, proceedings and activities related to this Agreement. Such
records, together with supporting documents, shall be kept separate from other
documents and records and shall be maintained for a period of three (3) years
after receipt of final payment.
If supplemental examination or audit of the records is necessary due to
concerns raised by City's preliminary examination or audit of records, and the
City's supplemental examination or audit of the records discloses a failure to
adhere to appropriate internal financial controls, or other breach of contract or
failure to act in good faith, then Consultant shall reimburse City for all
reasonable costs and expenses associated with the supplemental examination or
audit.
19. NOTICES:
All notices, demands, requests or approvals to be given under this
Agreement shall be given in writing and conclusively shall be deemed served
when delivered personally or on the second business day after the deposit
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thereof in the United States Mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified,
addressed as hereinafter
provided.
All notices, demands, requests, or approvals from Consultant to City shall
be addressed to City at:
City of Cupertino
10300 Torre Ave.
Cupertino CA 95014
Attention: Carol Atwood
All notices, demands, requests, or approvals from City to Consultant shall
be addressed to Consultant at:
Ian Barnes, P.E.
Senior Transportation Engineer
160 West Santa Clara Street Suite 675
San Jose, CA 95113
20. TERMINATION:
In the event Consultant fails or refuses to perform any of the provisions
hereof at the time and in the manner required hereunder, Consultant shall be
deemed in default in the performance of this Agreement. If such default is not
cured within the time specified after receipt by Consultant from City of written
notice of default (which in any event shall not be less than ten days), specifying
the nature of such default and the steps necessary to cure such default, City may
terminate the Agreement forthwith by giving to the Consultant written notice
thereof.
City shall have the option, at its sole discretion and without cause, of
terminating this Agreement by giving seven (7) days' prior written notice to
Consultant as provided herein. Upon termination of this Agreement, each party
shall pay to the other party that portion of compensation specified in this
Agreement that is earned and unpaid prior to the effective date of termination.
In the event of termination, Consultant shall deliver to City, copies of all
reports, documents, and other work performed by Consultant under this
Agreement.
21. COMPLIANCES:
Consultant shall comply with all state or federal laws and all ordinances,
rules and regulations enacted or issued by City.
22. CONFLICT OF LAW:
This Agreement shall be interpreted under, and enforced by the laws of
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the State of California excepting any choice of law rules which may direct the
application of laws of another jurisdiction. The Agreement and obligations of the
parties are subject to all valid laws, orders, rules, and regulations of the
authorities having jurisdiction over this Agreement (or the successors of those
authorities.)
Any suits brought pursuant to this Agreement shall be filed with the
courts of the County of Santa Clara, State of California.
23. ADVERTISEMENT:
Consultant shall not post, exhibit, display or allow to be posted, exhibited,
displayed any signs, advertising, show bills, lithographs, posters or cards of any
kind pertaining to the services performed under this Agreement unless prior
written approval has been secured from City to do otherwise.
24. WAIVER:
A waiver by City 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.
25. 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
hereof. Any modification of this Agreement will be effective only by written
execution signed by both City and Consultant.
26. GIFTS:
A. Consultant is familiar with City's prohibition against the acceptance of
any gift by a City officer or designated employee, which prohibition is found in
City Administrative Procedures.
B. Consultant agrees not to offer any City officer or designated employee any
gift prohibited by the Administrative Procedures.
C. The offer or giving of any prohibited gift shall constitute a material breach
of this Agreement by Consultant. In addition to any other remedies, City may
have in law or equity, City may terminate this Agreement for such breach as
provided in Section 19 of this Agreement.
27. INSERTED PROVISIONS:
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Each provision and clause required by law to be inserted into the
Agreement shall be deemed to be enacted herein, and the Agreement shall be
read and enforced as though each were included herein. If through mistake or
otherwise, any such provision is not inserted or is not correctly inserted, the
Agreement shall be amended to make such insertion on application by either
party.
28. CAPTIONS:
The captions in this Agreement are for convenience only, are not a part of
the Agreement and in no way affect, limit or amplify the terms or provisions of
this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused the Agreement to be
executed.
CONSULTANT CITY OF CUPERTINO
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Carol A. Atwood, Director of Recreation
and Community Services
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EXHIBIT A
SCOPE OF SERVICES
The CONSULTANT will provide Additional Counts and Field Observation for the
Stevens Creek Corridor Master Plan in, but not limited to, the following programs:
Task 1: Additional Counts at Study Intersections/Project Area Driveways
The original intersection counts were conducted for the evening commute period
between 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM. Lincoln Elementary School, Kennedy Middle School, and
Monta Vista High School generally release students between 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM, so
the counts may have missed the true afternoon/evening peak hour if it occurred during
the peak school traffic times. Also, with schools in session and Blackberry Farm Park
open, the peak traffic period at the study intersections may have changed. Therefore, we
will collect traffic counts from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the following locations (similar to
our original work):
- Byrne Avenue/McClellan Road
- Orange Avenue -Mann Drive/Stevens Creek Boulevard
- Phar Lap Drive -Golf Course driveway/Stevens Creek Boulevard
- McClellan Ranch driveway/McClellan Road
Since the school morning peak hour falls during the regular morning commute period,
our current traffic count data will reflect the morning peak hour (either school, commute
or a combination of the two) and no morning counts have been included as part of this
task.
We will also collect one (1) 72 -hour midweek tube count along San Fernando Avenue
east of Byrne Avenue to establish the trip generation rate for the Blackberry Farm Park
when school is in normal session. The turning movement counts at Phar Lap Drive -Golf
Course driveway/Stevens Creek Boulevard and McClellan Ranch driveway/McClellan
Road will also be used to establish afternoon school peak and confirm afternoon/evening
commute peak trip rates for the existing site.
Task 2: Update Field Observations
The City has indicated that our field observations taken in July 2014 may not reflect
existing roadway operations because school was not in session. We will conduct new
morning peak hour (based on a peak hour from the morning counts of 8:00 AM - 9:00
AM), school afternoon peak period (2:00 PM - 4:00 PM), and commute peak hour (based
on a peak hour from the afternoon counts of (5:00 PM - 6:00 PM) field observations. We
will perform field observations of the project site, surrounding neighborhoods and
intersections noted in Task 1 to establish data on current traffic patterns, queuing and
safety issues. We will also recalculate the sight distance requirement for the McClellan
Ranch driveway/McClellan Road intersection to account for the downgrade along
McClellan Road and pavement condition.
Task 3: Update Afternoon Peak Hour Analysis and Existing Conditions Memorandum
Based on the count data from Task 1, we will perform additional analysis for Existing
Conditions for the school afternoon peak hour. We will update our commute afternoon
peak hour analysis for the new count data in Task 1. The TRAFFIX software package
will be used to analyze the intersections. No analysis for the Existing with Project,
Future Year without Project, or Future Year with Project scenarios will be performed as
part of this add-on. We will document the updated analysis and field observations in
our Existing Conditions memorandum.
EXHIBIT B
SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE
TASK/SERVICE AMOUNT OF TIME
Timeframe or Dates
Task/Service Amount of time Timeframe or Dates
Task 1: Additional Counts
4 weeks
December 31, 2014
at Study
Intersections/Project Area
Driveways
Task 2: Update Field
4 weeks
December 31, 2014
Observations
Task 3: Update Afternoon
4 weeks
December 31, 2014
Peak Hour Analysis and
Existing Conditions
Memorandum