2019-20 Central Communications - STVRP Answering ServiceRevised May 2017
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Chris Escobedo, Community Resources Director
FROM: Anthony Moreno, Public Safety Analyst
DATE: January 28, 2019
RE: Agreement with Central Communications
Attached for your signature is an agreement with Central Communications to provide telephone
answering services for the Short-Term Vacation Rental (STVR) program.
Please sign the attached agreement(s) and return to the City Clerk for processing and
distribution.
Requesting department shall check and attach the items below as appropriate:
_X_ Contract payments will be charged to account number: 101-6001-60103
_X_ Amount of Agreement, Amendment, Change Order, etc.: $2,500.00
N/A A Conflict of Interest Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests from Consultant(s) is attached with
_____ no reportable interests in LQ or ____ reportable interests
_X_ A Conflict of Interest Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests is not required because this Consultant
does not meet the definition in FPPC regulation 18701(2).
Authority to execute this agreement is based upon:
N/A Approved by the City Council on _______
_X_ Department Director’s signature authority provided under Resolution No. 2018-014 for budgeted
expenditures of $15,000 or less.
_X_ Initial to certify that 2 written informal bids or proposals were pursued, and considered in selection
The following required documents are attached to the agreement:
_X_ Insurance certificates as required by the agreement (approved by Risk Manager on _____________)
N/A Performance bonds as required by the agreement (originals)
_X_ City of La Quinta Business License number ________________________
N/A A requisition for a Purchase Order has been prepared (amounts over $5,000)
N/A A copy of this Cover Memo has been emailed to Finance
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AGREEMENT FOR CONTRACT SERVICES
THIS AGREEMENT FOR CONTRACT SERVICES (the “Agreement”) is made
and entered into by and between the CITY OF LA QUINTA, (“City”), a California
municipal corporation, and Central Communications, an S Corporation
(“Contracting Party”). The parties hereto agree as follows:
1. SERVICES OF CONTRACTING PARTY.
1.1 Scope of Services. In compliance with all terms and conditions of
this Agreement, Contracting Party shall provide those services related to
telephone answering services for Short Term Vacation Rental (STVR) program,
as specified in the “Scope of Services” attached hereto as “Exhibit A” and
incorporated herein by this reference (the “Services”). Contracting Party
represents and warrants that Contracting Party is a provider of first-class work
and/or services and Contracting Party is experienced in performing the
Services contemplated herein and, in light of such status and experience,
Contracting Party covenants that it shall follow industry standards in
performing the Services required hereunder, and that all materials, if any, will
be of good quality, fit for the purpose intended. For purposes of this
Agreement, the phrase “industry standards” shall mean those standards of
practice recognized by one or more first-class firms performing similar
services under similar circumstances.
1.2 Compliance with Law. All Services rendered hereunder shall be
provided in accordance with all ordinances, resolutions, statutes, rules,
regulations, and laws of the City and any Federal, State, or local governmental
agency of competent jurisdiction.
1.3 Wage and Hour Compliance, Contracting Party shall comply with
applicable Federal, State, and local wage and hour laws.
1.4 Licenses, Permits, Fees and Assessments. Except as otherwise
specified herein, Contracting Party shall obtain at its sole cost and expense
such licenses, permits, and approvals as may be required by law for the
performance of the Services required by this Agreement, including a City of
La Quinta business license. Contracting Party and its employees, agents, and
subcontractors shall, at their sole cost and expense, keep in effect at all times
during the term of this Agreement any licenses, permits, and approvals that
are legally required for the performance of the Services required by this
Agreement. Contracting Party shall have the sole obligation to pay for any
fees, assessments, and taxes, plus applicable penalties and interest, which
may be imposed by law and arise from or are necessary for the performance
of the Services required by this Agreement, and shall indemnify, defend (with
counsel selected by City), and hold City, its elected officials, officers,
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employees, and agents, free and harmless against any such fees,
assessments, taxes, penalties, or interest levied, assessed, or imposed
against City hereunder. Contracting Party shall be responsible for all
subcontractors’ compliance with this Section.
1.5 Familiarity with Work. By executing this Agreement, Contracting
Party warrants that (a) it has thoroughly investigated and considered the
Services to be performed, (b) it has investigated the site where the Services
are to be performed, if any, and fully acquainted itself with the conditions
there existing, (c) it has carefully considered how the Services should be
performed, and (d) it fully understands the facilities, difficulties, and
restrictions attending performance of the Services under this Agreement.
Should Contracting Party discover any latent or unknown conditions materially
differing from those inherent in the Services or as represented by City,
Contracting Party shall immediately inform City of such fact and shall not
proceed except at Contracting Party’s risk until written instructions are
received from the Contract Officer, otherwise known as the Community
Resources Director or assigned designee (as defined in Section 4.2 hereof).
1.6 Standard of Care. Contracting Party acknowledges and
understands that the Services contracted for under this Agreement require
specialized skills and abilities and that, consistent with this understanding,
Contracting Party’s work will be held to an industry standard of quality and
workmanship. Consistent with Section 1.5 hereinabove, Contracting Party
represents to City that it holds the necessary skills and abilities to satisfy the
industry standard of quality as set forth in this Agreement. Contracting Party
shall adopt reasonable methods during the life of this Agreement to furnish
continuous protection to the Services performed by Contracting Party, and the
equipment, materials, papers, and other components thereof to prevent losses
or damages, and shall be responsible for all such damages, to persons or
property, until acceptance of the Services by City, except such losses or
damages as may be caused by City’s own negligence. The performance of
Services by Contracting Party shall not relieve Contracting Party from any
obligation to correct any incomplete, inaccurate, or defective work at no
further cost to City, when such inaccuracies are due to the negligence of
Contracting Party.
1.7 Additional Services. In accordance with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, Contracting Party shall perform services in addition to
those specified in the Scope of Services (“Additional Services”) only when
directed to do so by the Contract Officer, otherwise known as the Community
Resources Director or assigned designee, provided that Contracting Party shall
not be required to perform any Additional Services without compensation.
Contracting Party shall not perform any Additional Services until receiving
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prior written authorization (in the form of a written change order if Contracting
Party is a contractor performing the Services) from the Contract Officer,
otherwise known as the Community Resources Director or assigned designee,
incorporating therein any adjustment in (i) the Contract Sum, and/or (ii) the
time to perform this Agreement, which said adjustments are subject to the
written approval of Contracting Party. It is expressly understood by
Contracting Party that the provisions of this Section shall not apply to the
Services specifically set forth in the Scope of Services or reasonably
contemplated therein. It is specifically understood and agreed that oral
requests and/or approvals of Additional Services shall be barred and are
unenforceable. Failure of Contracting Party to secure the Contract Officer’s,
otherwise known as the Community Resources Director or assigned designee’s
written authorization for Additional Services shall constitute a waiver of any
and all right to adjustment of the Contract Sum or time to perform this
Agreement, whether by way of compensation, restitution, quantum meruit, or
the like, for Additional Services provided without the appropriate authorization
from the Contract Officer, otherwise known as the Community Resources
Director or assigned designee. Compensation for properly authorized
Additional Services shall be made in accordance with Section 2.3 of this
Agreement.
1.8 Special Requirements. Additional terms and conditions of this
Agreement, if any, which are made a part hereof are set forth in “Exhibit D”
(the “Special Requirements”), which is incorporated herein by this reference
and expressly made a part hereof. In the event of a conflict between the
provisions of the Special Requirements and any other provisions of this
Agreement, the provisions of the Special Requirements shall govern.
2. COMPENSATION.
2.1 Contract Sum. For the Services rendered pursuant to this
Agreement, Contracting Party shall be compensated in accordance with
“Exhibit B” (the “Schedule of Compensation”) in a total amount not to exceed
Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) (the “Contract Sum”), except
as provided in Section 1.7. The method of compensation set forth in the
Schedule of Compensation may include a lump sum payment upon
completion, payment in accordance with the percentage of completion of the
Services, payment for time and materials based upon Contracting Party’s rate
schedule, but not exceeding the Contract Sum, or such other reasonable
methods as may be specified in the Schedule of Compensation. The Contract
Sum shall include the attendance of Contracting Party at all project meetings
reasonably deemed necessary by City; Contracting Party shall not be entitled
to any additional compensation for attending said meetings. Compensation
may include reimbursement for actual and necessary expenditures for
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reproduction costs, transportation expense, telephone expense, and similar
costs and expenses when and if specified in the Schedule of Compensation.
Regardless of the method of compensation set forth in the Schedule of
Compensation, Contracting Party’s overall compensation shall not exceed the
Contract Sum, except as provided in Section 1.7 of this Agreement.
2.2 Method of Billing & Payment. Any month in which Contracting
Party wishes to receive payment, Contracting Party shall submit to City no
later than the tenth (10th) working day of such month, in the form approved
by City’s Finance Director, an invoice for Services rendered prior to the date
of the invoice. Such invoice shall (1) describe in detail the Services provided,
including time and materials, and (2) specify each staff member who has
provided Services and the number of hours assigned to each such staff
member. Such invoice shall contain a certification by a principal member of
Contracting Party specifying that the payment requested is for Services
performed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon approval in
writing by the Contract Officer, otherwise known as the Community Resources
Director or assigned designee, and subject to retention pursuant to
Section 8.3, City will pay Contracting Party for all items stated thereon which
are approved by City pursuant to this Agreement no later than thirty (30) days
after invoices are received by the City’s Finance Department.
2.3 Compensation for Additional Services. Additional Services
approved in advance by the Contract Officer, otherwise known as the
Community Resources Director or assigned designee, pursuant to Section 1.7
of this Agreement shall be paid for in an amount agreed to in writing by both
City and Contracting Party in advance of the Additional Services being
rendered by Contracting Party. Any compensation for Additional Services
amounting to five percent (5%) or less of the Contract Sum may be approved
by the Contract Officer, otherwise known as the Community Resources
Director or assigned designee. Any greater amount of compensation for
Additional Services must be approved by the La Quinta City Council, the City
Manager, or Department Director, depending upon City laws, regulations,
rules and procedures concerning public contracting. Under no circumstances
shall Contracting Party receive compensation for any Additional Services
unless prior written approval for the Additional Services is obtained from the
Contract Officer, otherwise known as the Community Resources Director or
assigned designee, pursuant to Section 1.7 of this Agreement.
3. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE.
3.1 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance of
this Agreement. If the Services not completed in accordance with the
Schedule of Performance, as set forth in Section 3.2 and “Exhibit C”, it is
understood that the City will suffer damage.
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3.2 Schedule of Performance. All Services rendered pursuant to this
Agreement shall be performed diligently and within the time period
established in “Exhibit C” (the “Schedule of Performance”). Extensions to the
time period specified in the Schedule of Performance may be approved in
writing by the Contract Officer, otherwise known as the Community Resources
Director or assigned designee.
3.3 Force Majeure. The time period specified in the Schedule of
Performance for performance of the Services rendered pursuant to this
Agreement shall be extended because of any delays due to unforeseeable
causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of Contracting
Party, including, but not restricted to, acts of God or of the public enemy,
fires, earthquakes, floods, epidemic, quarantine restrictions, riots, strikes,
freight embargoes, acts of any governmental agency other than City, and
unusually severe weather, if Contracting Party shall within ten (10) days of
the commencement of such delay notify the Contract Officer, otherwise known
as the Community Resources Director or assigned designee, in writing of the
causes of the delay. The Contract Officer, otherwise known as the Community
Resources Director or assigned designee, shall ascertain the facts and the
extent of delay, and extend the time for performing the Services for the period
of the forced delay when and if in the Contract Officer’s judgment such delay
is justified, and the Contract Officer’s determination, otherwise known as the
Community Resources Director or assigned designee, shall be final and
conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement. Extensions to time period in
the Schedule of Performance which are determined by the Contract Officer,
otherwise known as the Community Resources Director or assigned designee,
to be justified pursuant to this Section shall not entitle the Contracting Party
to additional compensation in excess of the Contract Sum.
3.4 Term. Unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions
in Article 8.0 of this Agreement, the term of this agreement shall commence
on February 1, 2019, and terminate on January 31, 2020 (“Initial Term”). This
Agreement may be extended for two (2) additional year(s) upon mutual
agreement by both parties (“Extended Term”).
4. COORDINATION OF WORK.
4.1 Representative of Contracting Party. The following principals of
Contracting Party (“Principals”) are hereby designated as being the principals
and representatives of Contracting Party authorized to act in its behalf with
respect to the Services specified herein and make all decisions in connection
therewith:
(a)Don Thaler, Senior Vice President- Sales
Tel No. (866) 462-6336
E-mail: Dthaler@mapcommunications.com
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b)Pearl Alonzo, General Mgr.
Tel No. (800) 786-9079
Email:palonzo@centralcomm.com
It is expressly understood that the experience, knowledge, capability,
and reputation of the foregoing Principals were a substantial inducement for
City to enter into this Agreement. Therefore, the foregoing Principals shall be
responsible during the term of this Agreement for directing all activities of
Contracting Party and devoting sufficient time to personally supervise the
Services hereunder. For purposes of this Agreement, the foregoing Principals
may not be changed by Contracting Party and no other personnel may be
assigned to perform the Services required hereunder without the express
written approval of City.
4.2 Contract Officer. The “Contract Officer”, otherwise known as the
Community Resources Director or assigned designee may be designated in
writing by the City Manager of the City. It shall be Contracting Party’s
responsibility to assure that the Contract Officer, otherwise known as the
Community Resources Director or assigned designee, is kept informed of the
progress of the performance of the Services, and Contracting Party shall refer
any decisions, that must be made by City to the Contract Officer, otherwise
known as the Community Resources Director or assigned designee. Unless
otherwise specified herein, any approval of City required hereunder shall mean
the approval of the Contract Officer, otherwise known as the Community
Resources Director or assigned designee. The Contract Officer, otherwise
known as the Community Resources Director or assigned designee, shall have
authority to sign all documents on behalf of City required hereunder to carry
out the terms of this Agreement.
4.3 Prohibition Against Subcontracting or Assignment. The
experience, knowledge, capability, and reputation of Contracting Party, its
principals, and its employees were a substantial inducement for City to enter
into this Agreement. Except as set forth in this Agreement, Contracting Party
shall not contract or subcontract with any other entity to perform in whole or
in part the Services required hereunder without the express written approval
of City. In addition, neither this Agreement nor any interest herein may be
transferred, assigned, conveyed, hypothecated, or encumbered, voluntarily or
by operation of law, without the prior written approval of City. Transfers
restricted hereunder shall include the transfer to any person or group of
persons acting in concert of more than twenty five percent (25%) of the
present ownership and/or control of Contracting Party, taking all transfers into
account on a cumulative basis. Any attempted or purported assignment or
contracting or subcontracting by Contracting Party without City’s express
written approval shall be null, void, and of no effect. No approved transfer
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written approval shall be null, void, and of no effect. No approved transfer
shall release Contracting Party of any liability hereunder without the express
consent of City.
4.4 Independent Contractor. Neither City nor any of its employees
shall have any control over the manner, mode, or means by which Contracting
Party, its agents, or its employees, perform the Services required herein,
except as otherwise set forth herein. City shall have no voice in the selection,
discharge, supervision, or control of Contracting Party’s employees, servants,
representatives, or agents, or in fixing their number or hours of service.
Contracting Party shall perform all Services required herein as an independent
contractor of City and shall remain at all times as to City a wholly independent
contractor with only such obligations as are consistent with that role.
Contracting Party shall not at any time or in any manner represent that it or
any of its agents or employees are agents or employees of City. City shall not
in any way or for any purpose become or be deemed to be a partner of
Contracting Party in its business or otherwise or a joint venture or a member
of any joint enterprise with Contracting Party. Contracting Party shall have
no power to incur any debt, obligation, or liability on behalf of City.
Contracting Party shall not at any time or in any manner represent that it or
any of its agents or employees are agents or employees of City. Except for
the Contract Sum paid to Contracting Party as provided in this Agreement,
City shall not pay salaries, wages, or other compensation to Contracting Party
for performing the Services hereunder for City. City shall not be liable for
compensation or indemnification to Contracting Party for injury or sickness
arising out of performing the Services hereunder. Notwithstanding any other
City, state, or federal policy, rule, regulation, law, or ordinance to the
contrary, Contracting Party and any of its employees, agents, and
subcontractors providing services under this Agreement shall not qualify for
or become entitled to any compensation, benefit, or any incident of
employment by City, including but not limited to eligibility to enroll in the
California Public Employees Retirement System (“PERS”) as an employee of
City and entitlement to any contribution to be paid by City for employer
contributions and/or employee contributions for PERS benefits. Contracting
Party agrees to pay all required taxes on amounts paid to Contracting Party
under this Agreement, and to indemnify and hold City harmless from any and
all taxes, assessments, penalties, and interest asserted against City by reason
of the independent contractor relationship created by this Agreement.
Contracting Party shall fully comply with the workers’ compensation laws
regarding Contracting Party and Contracting Party’s employees. Contracting
Party further agrees to indemnify and hold City harmless from any failure of
Contracting Party to comply with applicable workers’ compensation laws. City
shall have the right to offset against the amount of any payment due to
Contracting Party under this Agreement any amount due to City from
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Contracting Party as a result of Contracting Party’s failure to promptly pay to
City any reimbursement or indemnification arising under this Section.
4.5 Identity of Persons Performing Work. Contracting Party
represents that it employs or will employ at its own expense all personnel
required for the satisfactory performance of any and all of the Services set
forth herein. Contracting Party represents that the Services required herein
will be performed by Contracting Party or under its direct supervision, and
that all personnel engaged in such work shall be fully qualified and shall be
authorized and permitted under applicable State and local law to perform such
tasks and services.
4.6 City Cooperation. City shall provide Contracting Party with any
plans, publications, reports, statistics, records, or other data or information
pertinent to the Services to be performed hereunder which are reasonably
available to Contracting Party only from or through action by City.
5. INSURANCE.
5.1 Insurance. Prior to the beginning of any Services under this
Agreement and throughout the duration of the term of this Agreement,
Contracting Party shall procure and maintain, at its sole cost and expense,
and submit concurrently with its execution of this Agreement, policies of
insurance as set forth in “Exhibit E” (the “Insurance Requirements”) which is
incorporated herein by this reference and expressly made a part hereof.
5.2 Proof of Insurance. Contracting Party shall provide Certificate of
Insurance to Agency along with all required endorsements. Certificate of
Insurance and endorsements must be approved by Agency’s Risk Manager
prior to commencement of performance.
6. INDEMNIFICATION.
6.1 Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law,
Contracting Party shall indemnify, protect, defend (with counsel selected by
City), and hold harmless City and any and all of its officers, employees,
agents, and volunteers as set forth in “Exhibit F” (“Indemnification”) which is
incorporated herein by this reference and expressly made a part hereof.
7. RECORDS AND REPORTS.
7.1 Reports. Contracting Party shall periodically prepare and submit
to the Contract Officer, otherwise known as the Community Resources
Director or assigned designee, such reports concerning Contracting Party’s
performance of the Services required by this Agreement as the Contract
Officer, otherwise known as the Community Resources Director or assigned
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designee, shall require. Contracting Party hereby acknowledges that City is
greatly concerned about the cost of the Services to be performed pursuant to
this Agreement. For this reason, Contracting Party agrees that if Contracting
Party becomes aware of any facts, circumstances, techniques, or events that
may or will materially increase or decrease the cost of the Services
contemplated herein or, if Contracting Party is providing design services, the
cost of the project being designed, Contracting Party shall promptly notify the
Contract Officer, otherwise known as the Community Resources Director or
assigned designee, of said fact, circumstance, technique, or event and the
estimated increased or decreased cost related thereto and, if Contracting
Party is providing design services, the estimated increased or decreased cost
estimate for the project being designed.
7.2 Records. Contracting Party shall keep, and require any
subcontractors to keep, such ledgers, books of accounts, invoices, vouchers,
canceled checks, reports (including but not limited to payroll reports), studies,
or other documents relating to the disbursements charged to City and the
Services performed hereunder (the “Books and Records”), as shall be
necessary to perform the Services required by this Agreement and enable the
Contract Officer, otherwise known as the Community Resources Director or
assigned designee, to evaluate the performance of such Services. Any and all
such Books and Records shall be maintained in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles and shall be complete and detailed. The
Contract Officer, otherwise known as the Community Resources Director or
assigned designee, shall have full and free access to such Books and Records
at all times during normal business hours of City, including the right to inspect,
copy, audit, and make records and transcripts from such Books and Records.
Such Books and Records shall be maintained for a period of three (3) years
following completion of the Services hereunder, and City shall have access to
such Books and Records in the event any audit is required. In the event of
dissolution of Contracting Party’s business, custody of the Books and Records
may be given to City, and access shall be provided by Contracting Party’s
successor in interest. Under California Government Code Section 8546.7, if
the amount of public funds expended under this Agreement exceeds Ten
Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), this Agreement shall be subject to the
examination and audit of the State Auditor, at the request of City or as part
of any audit of City, for a period of three (3) years after final payment under
this Agreement.
7.3 Ownership of Documents. All drawings, specifications, maps,
designs, photographs, studies, surveys, data, notes, computer files, reports,
records, documents, and other materials plans, drawings, estimates, test
data, survey results, models, renderings, and other documents or works of
authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, including but not
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limited to, physical drawings, digital renderings, or data stored digitally,
magnetically, or in any other medium prepared or caused to be prepared by
Contracting Party, its employees, subcontractors, and agents in the
performance of this Agreement (the “Documents and Materials”) shall be the
property of City and shall be delivered to City upon request of the Contract
Officer, otherwise known as the Community Resources Director or assigned
designee, or upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, and
Contracting Party shall have no claim for further employment or additional
compensation as a result of the exercise by City of its full rights of ownership
use, reuse, or assignment of the Documents and Materials hereunder. Any
use, reuse or assignment of such completed Documents and Materials for
other projects and/or use of uncompleted documents without specific written
authorization by Contracting Party will be at City’s sole risk and without
liability to Contracting Party, and Contracting Party’s guarantee and
warranties shall not extend to such use, revise, or assignment. Contracting
Party may retain copies of such Documents and Materials for its own use.
Contracting Party shall have an unrestricted right to use the concepts
embodied therein. All subcontractors shall provide for assignment to City of
any Documents and Materials prepared by them, and in the event Contracting
Party fails to secure such assignment, Contracting Party shall indemnify City
for all damages resulting therefrom.
7.4 In the event City or any person, firm, or corporation authorized
by City reuses said Documents and Materials without written verification or
adaptation by Contracting Party for the specific purpose intended and causes
to be made or makes any changes or alterations in said Documents and
Materials, City hereby releases, discharges, and exonerates Contracting Party
from liability resulting from said change. The provisions of this clause shall
survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement and shall thereafter
remain in full force and effect.
7.5 Licensing of Intellectual Property. This Agreement creates a non-
exclusive and perpetual license for City to copy, use, modify, reuse, or
sublicense any and all copyrights, designs, rights of reproduction, and other
intellectual property embodied in the Documents and Materials. Contracting
Party shall require all subcontractors, if any, to agree in writing that City is
granted a non-exclusive and perpetual license for the Documents and
Materials the subcontractor prepares under this Agreement. Contracting Party
represents and warrants that Contracting Party has the legal right to license
any and all of the Documents and Materials. Contracting Party makes no such
representation and warranty in regard to the Documents and Materials which
were prepared by design professionals other than Contracting Party or
provided to Contracting Party by City. City shall not be limited in any way in
its use of the Documents and Materials at any time, provided that any such
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use not within the purposes intended by this Agreement shall be at City’s sole
risk.
7.6 Release of Documents. The Documents and Materials shall not be
released publicly without the prior written approval of the Contract Officer,
otherwise known as the Community Resources Director or assigned designee,
or as required by law. Contracting Party shall not disclose to any other entity
or person any information regarding the activities of City, except as required
by law or as authorized by City.
7.7 Confidential or Personal Identifying Information. Contracting
Party covenants that all City data, data lists, trade secrets, documents with
personal identifying information, documents that are not public records, draft
documents, discussion notes, or other information, if any, developed or
received by Contracting Party or provided for performance of this Agreement
are deemed confidential and shall not be disclosed by Contracting Party to any
person or entity without prior written authorization by City or unless required
by law. City shall grant authorization for disclosure if required by any lawful
administrative or legal proceeding, court order, or similar directive with the
force of law. All City data, data lists, trade secrets, documents with personal
identifying information, documents that are not public records, draft
documents, discussions, or other information shall be returned to City upon
the termination or expiration of this Agreement. Contracting Party’s covenant
under this section shall survive the termination or expiration of this
Agreement.
8. ENFORCEMENT OF AGREEMENT.
8.1 California Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed,
and governed both as to validity and to performance of the parties in
accordance with the laws of the State of California. Legal actions concerning
any dispute, claim, or matter arising out of or in relation to this Agreement
shall be instituted in the Superior Court of the County of Riverside, State of
California, or any other appropriate court in such county, and Contracting
Party covenants and agrees to submit to the personal jurisdiction of such court
in the event of such action.
8.2 Disputes. In the event of any dispute arising under this
Agreement, the injured party shall notify the injuring party in writing of its
contentions by submitting a claim therefore. The injured party shall continue
performing its obligations hereunder so long as the injuring party commences
to cure such default within ten (10) days of service of such notice and
completes the cure of such default within forty-five (45) days after service of
the notice, or such longer period as may be permitted by the Contract Officer,
otherwise known as the Community Resources Director or assigned designee;
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provided that if the default is an immediate danger to the health, safety, or
general welfare, City may take such immediate action as City deems
warranted. Compliance with the provisions of this Section shall be a condition
precedent to termination of this Agreement for cause and to any legal action,
and such compliance shall not be a waiver of any party’s right to take legal
action in the event that the dispute is not cured, provided that nothing herein
shall limit City’s right to terminate this Agreement without cause pursuant to
this Article 8.0. During the period of time that Contracting Party is in default,
City shall hold all invoices and shall, when the default is cured, proceed with
payment on the invoices. In the alternative, City may, in its sole discretion,
elect to pay some or all of the outstanding invoices during any period of
default.
8.3 Retention of Funds. City may withhold from any monies payable
to Contracting Party sufficient funds to compensate City for any losses, costs,
liabilities, or damages it reasonably believes were suffered by City due to the
default of Contracting Party in the performance of the Services required by
this Agreement.
8.4 Waiver. No delay or omission in the exercise of any right or
remedy of a non-defaulting party on any default shall impair such right or
remedy or be construed as a waiver. City’s consent or approval of any act by
Contracting Party requiring City’s consent or approval shall not be deemed to
waive or render unnecessary City’s consent to or approval of any subsequent
act of Contracting Party. Any waiver by either party of any default must be in
writing and shall not be a waiver of any other default concerning the same or
any other provision of this Agreement.
8.5 Rights and Remedies are Cumulative. Except with respect to
rights and remedies expressly declared to be exclusive in this Agreement, the
rights and remedies of the parties are cumulative and the exercise by either
party of one or more of such rights or remedies shall not preclude the exercise
by it, at the same or different times, of any other rights or remedies for the
same default or any other default by the other party.
8.6 Legal Action. In addition to any other rights or remedies, either
party may take legal action, at law or at equity, to cure, correct, or remedy
any default, to recover damages for any default, to compel specific
performance of this Agreement, to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief, or
to obtain any other remedy consistent with the purposes of this Agreement.
8.7 Termination Prior To Expiration of Term. This Section shall govern
any termination of this Agreement, except as specifically provided in the
following Section for termination for cause. City reserves the right to
terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, upon thirty
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(30) days’ written notice to Contracting Party. Upon receipt of any notice of
termination, Contracting Party shall immediately cease all Services hereunder
except such as may be specifically approved by the Contract Officer, otherwise
known as the Community Resources Director or assigned designee.
Contracting Party shall be entitled to compensation for all Services rendered
prior to receipt of the notice of termination and for any Services authorized by
the Contract Officer, otherwise known as the Community Resources Director
or assigned designee, thereafter in accordance with the Schedule of
Compensation or such as may be approved by the Contract Officer, otherwise
known as the Community Resources Director or assigned designee, except
amounts held as a retention pursuant to this Agreement.
8.8 Termination for Default of Contracting Party. If termination is due
to the failure of Contracting Party to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement,
Contracting Party shall vacate any City-owned property which Contracting
Party is permitted to occupy hereunder and City may, after compliance with
the provisions of Section 8.2, take over the Services and prosecute the same
to completion by contract or otherwise, and Contracting Party shall be liable
to the extent that the total cost for completion of the Services required
hereunder exceeds the compensation herein stipulated (provided that City
shall use reasonable efforts to mitigate such damages), and City may withhold
any payments to Contracting Party for the purpose of setoff or partial payment
of the amounts owed City.
8.9 Attorneys’ Fees. If either party to this Agreement is required to
initiate or defend or made a party to any action or proceeding in any way
connected with this Agreement, the prevailing party in such action or
proceeding, in addition to any other relief which may be granted, whether
legal or equitable, shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees; provided,
however, that the attorneys’ fees awarded pursuant to this Section shall not
exceed the hourly rate paid by City for legal services multiplied by the
reasonable number of hours spent by the prevailing party in the conduct of
the litigation. Attorneys’ fees shall include attorneys’ fees on any appeal, and
in addition a party entitled to attorneys’ fees shall be entitled to all other
reasonable costs for investigating such action, taking depositions and
discovery, and all other necessary costs the court allows which are incurred in
such litigation. All such fees shall be deemed to have accrued on
commencement of such action and shall be enforceable whether or not such
action is prosecuted to judgment. The court may set such fees in the same
action or in a separate action brought for that purpose.
9. CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; NONDISCRIMINATION.
9.1 Non-liability of City Officers and Employees. No officer, official,
employee, agent, representative, or volunteer of City shall be personally liable
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to Contracting Party, or any successor in interest, in the event or any default
or breach by City or for any amount which may become due to Contracting
Party or to its successor, or for breach of any obligation of the terms of this
Agreement.
9.2 Conflict of Interest. Contracting Party covenants that neither it,
nor any officer or principal of it, has or shall acquire any interest, directly or
indirectly, which would conflict in any manner with the interests of City or
which would in any way hinder Contracting Party’s performance of the
Services under this Agreement. Contracting Party further covenants that in
the performance of this Agreement, no person having any such interest shall
be employed by it as an officer, employee, agent, or subcontractor without
the express written consent of the Contract Officer, otherwise known as the
Community Resources Director or assigned designee. Contracting Party
agrees to at all times avoid conflicts of interest or the appearance of any
conflicts of interest with the interests of City in the performance of this
Agreement.
No officer or employee of City shall have any financial interest, direct
or indirect, in this Agreement nor shall any such officer or employee
participate in any decision relating to this Agreement which effects his financial
interest or the financial interest of any corporation, partnership or association
in which he is, directly or indirectly, interested, in violation of any State statute
or regulation. Contracting Party warrants that it has not paid or given and will
not pay or give any third party any money or other consideration for obtaining
this Agreement.
9.3 Covenant against Discrimination. Contracting Party covenants
that, by and for itself, its heirs, executors, assigns, and all persons claiming
under or through them, that there shall be no discrimination against or
segregation of, any person or group of persons on account of any
impermissible classification including, but not limited to, race, color, creed,
religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry in
the performance of this Agreement. Contracting Party shall take affirmative
action to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated
during employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, sex,
marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry.
10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
10.1 Notice. Any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, or
communication either party desires or is required to give the other party or
any other person shall be in writing and either served personally or sent by
prepaid, first-class mail to the address set forth below. Either party may
change its address by notifying the other party of the change of address in
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writing. Notice shall be deemed communicated forty-eight (48) hours from
the time of mailing if mailed as provided in this Section.
To City:
CITY OF LA QUINTA
Attention: Kevin Meredith
78-495 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, California 92253
To Contracting Party:
CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS
Don Thaler, Senior V.P.- Sales
11830 Pierce St., Ste.100
Riverside, CA 92505
10.2 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 this Agreement or
any other rule of construction which might otherwise apply.
10.3 Section Headings and Subheadings. The section headings and
subheadings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience only
and shall not limit or otherwise affect the terms of this Agreement.
10.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall
constitute one and the same instrument
10.5 Integrated Agreement. This Agreement including the exhibits
hereto is the entire, complete, and exclusive expression of the understanding
of the parties. It is understood that there are no oral agreements between
the parties hereto affecting this Agreement and this Agreement supersedes
and cancels any and all previous negotiations, arrangements, agreements,
and understandings, if any, between the parties, and none shall be used to
interpret this Agreement.
10.6 Amendment. No amendment to or modification of this Agreement
shall be valid unless made in writing and approved by Contracting Party and
by the City Council of City. The parties agree that this requirement for written
modifications cannot be waived and that any attempted waiver shall be void.
10.7 Severability. In the event that any one or more of the articles,
phrases, sentences, clauses, paragraphs, or sections contained in this
Agreement shall be declared invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect any of the remaining articles, phrases,
sentences, clauses, paragraphs, or sections of this Agreement which are
hereby declared as severable and shall be interpreted to carry out the intent
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invalidity deprives either party of the basic benefit of their bargain or renders
this Agreement meaningless.
10.8 Unfair Business Practices Claims. In entering into this Agreement,
Contracting Party offers and agrees to assign to City all rights, title, and
interest in and to all causes of action it may have under Section 4 of the
Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. § 15) or under the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2,
(commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and
Professions Code), arising from purchases of goods, services, or materials
related to this Agreement. This assignment shall be made and become
effective at the time City renders final payment to Contracting Party without
further acknowledgment of the parties.
10.9 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. With the exception of the specific
provisions set forth in this Agreement, there are no intended third-party
beneficiaries under this Agreement and no such other third parties shall have
any rights or obligations hereunder.
10.10Authority. The persons executing this Agreement on behalf of
each of the parties hereto represent and warrant that (i) such party is duly
organized and existing, (ii) they are duly authorized to execute and deliver
this Agreement on behalf of said party, (iii) by so executing this Agreement,
such party is formally bound to the provisions of this Agreement, and (iv) that
entering into this Agreement does not violate any provision of any other
Agreement to which said party is bound. This Agreement shall be binding
upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns of the
parties.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
Exhibit A
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Exhibit A
Scope of Services
Contracting Party will provide 24-hour live answering service for the City’s
STVR program. The Contracting Party agrees to utilize the script (Attachment
1), incident report (Attachment 2), the flow chart (Attachment 3), and STVR
contact roster (Attachment 4).
Exhibit “A” includes:
Attachment 1: Script to use when addressing reported complaints of
excessive noise, parking issues, excessive occupancy, trash and debris, etc.
Attachment 2: Incident Reporting used for logging reporting party
information, incident details, actions taken, and a resolution section.
Attachment 3: Flow Chart illustrates the series of actions for call handling.
Attachment 4: STVR Contact Roster (Example) is a list of licensed STVR
property contact information.
GREETING:
"You have reached the anonymous Short-Term Rental Hotline for the
City of La Quinta. If this is an emergency, please hang-up and dial
911. This Hotline is for reporting code violations specifically related to
Short Term Rentals. Code Compliance officers typically do not contact
the reporting party once the case has been assigned, unless additional
information is needed to thoroughly investigate a potential violation.
The reporting party's information will be kept confidential during our
investigation of the violation, unless required to be released by court
order.
SUBMIT A NEW REPORT:
I am going to be filling out a detailed report on the incident that you
would like to submit. Please keep in mind that I am typing this
information as you are giving it to me so I may need to interrupt at times
for clarification.
1. May I have the complete address for the Short-Term Rental you are
reporting?
(Address number, street, city, state & ZIP)
2A. Is this location an apartment building? Yes, No or Unknown
.
2. Which type of incident are you reporting? Drop down list.
Excessive Noise, Garbage, Drug Abuse, Trespassing, Violence, or Other?
If “other”. In one or 2 words, what is the issue you are reporting?
3. Now, please give me the details of the incident you would like to report.
4. Is this occurring now and are you currently observing the potential violation?
5. Has this incident been reported to the police, fire or EMS? Yes, No
If Yes:
a. Which agency did you report the incident to?
b. When was it reported?
c. When did the first responders arrive? (date & time)
6. If additional information is needed to thoroughly investigate the potential
violation that you are reporting, your input would be valuable. Your name
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and contact information will be kept confidential during the Code
Compliance investigation of the violation, unless required to be released
by court order. Any contact will be made via your preferred method of
communications. Would you be willing to assist further if needed?
Yes, No
If Yes, may I have your name and how we can reach you? (Name, Phone,
Email)
If No: Thank you for reporting this issue to the Short-Term Vacation Rental
Hotline. We are going to contact the Local Contact on file with the City and
advise them of the issue. They are required to respond and resolve the
issue within 45 minutes. If they do not respond to us within the timeframe
we will contact the La Quinta Police Department and report the issue.
If the issue does not cease in the next 60 minutes, please call the hotline
back and let us know. It the issue or another issue reoccurs please call the
hotline back to let us know.
7.Would you like to leave any additional comments?
Thank you for calling. Your report will be forwarded to the City of La
Quinta Code Compliance Department for further investigation and your
name and contact information will be included in the report. If Code
Compliance has further questions, a representative will contact you.
Your Report will be tracked by the Short-Term Vacation Rental address.
Thank you, Goodbye.
www.centralcomm.com
800.786.9079
E-mail: sales@centralcomm.com
11830 Pierce Street, Suite 100 • Riverside, California 92505 • Fax: 951.352.3227
Call Center Services
EXHIBIT “A-2”
Incident Reporting
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800.786.9079
E-mail: sales@centralcomm.com
11830 Pierce Street, Suite 100 • Riverside, California 92505 • Fax: 951.352.3227
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Exhibit B
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Exhibit B
Schedule of Compensation
With the exception of compensation for Additional Services, provided for
in Section 2.3 of this Agreement, the maximum total compensation to be paid
to Contracting Party under this Agreement is not to exceed Two Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) (“Contract Sum”). The Contract Sum shall be
paid to Contracting Party in installment payments made on a monthly basis
and in an amount identified in Contracting Party’s schedule of compensation
attached hereto for the work tasks performed and properly invoiced by
Contracting Party in conformance with Section 2.2 of this Agreement.
Fee Schedule
Account set-up fees: one-time of = $125.00; and a recurring monthly charge
of $5.00 x 12 = $60.00 annually for telecom fee to issue City a call forwarding
number.
Service Plan chosen includes 100 minutes per billing cycle; minutes exceeded
are @ $0.99 per minute, with a Base Rate of $158.00 per month.
Exhibit C
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Exhibit C
Schedule of Performance
Contracting Party shall complete all services identified in the Scope of
Services, Exhibit A of this Agreement, in accordance with the project
Exhibit D
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Exhibit D
Special Requirements
None
Exhibit E
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Exhibit E
Insurance Requirements
E.1 Insurance. Prior to the beginning of and throughout the duration of
this Agreement, the following policies shall be maintained and kept in full force
and effect providing insurance with minimum limits as indicated below and
issued by insurers with A.M. Best ratings of no less than A-VI:
Commercial General Liability (at least as broad as ISO CG 0001)
$1,000,000 (per occurrence)
$2,000,000 (general aggregate)
Must include the following endorsements:
General Liability Additional Insured
General Liability Primary and Non-contributory
Workers’ Compensation
(per statutory requirements)
Must include the following endorsements:
Workers Compensation with Waiver of Subrogation
Workers Compensation Declaration of Sole Proprietor if applicable
Contracting Party shall procure and maintain, at its cost, and submit
concurrently with its execution of this Agreement, Commercial General
Liability insurance against all claims for injuries against persons or damages
to property resulting from Contracting Party’s acts or omissions rising out of
or related to Contracting Party’s performance under this Agreement. The
insurance policy shall contain a severability of interest clause providing that
the coverage shall be primary for losses arising out of Contracting Party’s
performance hereunder and neither City nor its insurers shall be required to
contribute to any such loss. An endorsement evidencing the foregoing and
naming the City and its officers and employees as additional insured (on the
Commercial General Liability policy only) must be submitted concurrently with
the execution of this Agreement and approved by City prior to commencement
of the services hereunder.
Contracting Party shall carry automobile liability insurance of
$1,000,000 per accident against all claims for injuries against persons or
damages to property arising out of the use of any automobile by Contracting
Party, its officers, any person directly or indirectly employed by Contracting
Party, any subcontractor or agent, or anyone for whose acts any of them may
be liable, arising directly or indirectly out of or related to Contracting Party’s
performance under this Agreement. If Contracting Party or Contracting
Party’s employees will use personal autos in any way on this project,
Contracting Party shall provide evidence of personal auto liability coverage for
Exhibit E
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each such person. The term “automobile” includes, but is not limited to, a
land motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer designed for travel on public roads.
The automobile insurance policy shall contain a severability of interest clause
providing that coverage shall be primary for losses arising out of Contracting
Party’s performance hereunder and neither City nor its insurers shall be
required to contribute to such loss.
Professional Liability or Errors and Omissions Insurance as
appropriate shall be written on a policy form coverage specifically designed to
protect against acts, errors or omissions of the Contracting Party and “Covered
Professional Services” as designated in the policy must specifically include
work performed under this agreement. The policy limit shall be no less than
$1,000,000 per claim and in the aggregate. The policy must “pay on behalf
of” the insured and must include a provision establishing the insurer’s duty to
defend. The policy retroactive date shall be on or before the effective date of
this agreement.
Contracting Party shall carry Workers’ Compensation Insurance in
accordance with State Worker’s Compensation laws with employer’s liability
limits no less than $1,000,000 per accident or disease.
Contracting Party shall provide written notice to City within ten
(10) working days if: (1) any of the required insurance policies is terminated;
(2) the limits of any of the required polices are reduced; or (3) the deductible
or self-insured retention is increased. In the event any of said policies of
insurance are cancelled, Contracting Party shall, prior to the cancellation date,
submit new evidence of insurance in conformance with this Exhibit to the
Contract Officer. The procuring of such insurance or the delivery of policies
or certificates evidencing the same shall not be construed as a limitation of
Contracting Party’s obligation to indemnify City, its officers, employees,
contractors, subcontractors, or agents.
E.2 Remedies. In addition to any other remedies City may have if
Contracting Party fails to provide or maintain any insurance policies or policy
endorsements to the extent and within the time herein required, City may, at
its sole option:
a. Obtain such insurance and deduct and retain the amount of the
premiums for such insurance from any sums due under this Agreement.
b. Order Contracting Party to stop work under this Agreement
and/or withhold any payment(s) which become due to Contracting Party
hereunder until Contracting Party demonstrates compliance with the
requirements hereof.
Exhibit E
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c. Terminate this Agreement.
Exercise of any of the above remedies, however, is an alternative to
any other remedies City may have. The above remedies are not the exclusive
remedies for Contracting Party’s failure to maintain or secure appropriate
policies or endorsements. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as
limiting in any way the extent to which Contracting Party may be held
responsible for payments of damages to persons or property resulting from
Contracting Party’s or its subcontractors’ performance of work under this
Agreement.
E.3 General Conditions Pertaining to Provisions of Insurance Coverage
by Contracting Party. Contracting Party and City agree to the following with
respect to insurance provided by Contracting Party:
1.Contracting Party agrees to have its insurer endorse the third
party general liability coverage required herein to include as additional
insureds City, its officials, employees, and agents, using standard ISO
endorsement No. CG 2010 with an edition prior to 1992. Contracting Party
also agrees to require all contractors, and subcontractors to do likewise.
2.No liability insurance coverage provided to comply with this
Agreement shall prohibit Contracting Party, or Contracting Party’s employees,
or agents, from waiving the right of subrogation prior to a loss. Contracting
Party agrees to waive subrogation rights against City regardless of the
applicability of any insurance proceeds, and to require all contractors and
subcontractors to do likewise.
3.All insurance coverage and limits provided by Contracting Party
and available or applicable to this Agreement are intended to apply to the full
extent of the policies. Nothing contained in this Agreement or any other
agreement relating to City or its operations limits the application of such
insurance coverage.
4.None of the coverages required herein will be in compliance with
these requirements if they include any limiting endorsement of any kind that
has not been first submitted to City and approved of in writing.
5.No liability policy shall contain any provision or definition that
would serve to eliminate so-called “third party action over” claims, including
any exclusion for bodily injury to an employee of the insured or of any
contractor or subcontractor.
6.All coverage types and limits required are subject to approval,
modification and additional requirements by the City, as the need arises.
Exhibit E
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Contracting Party shall not make any reductions in scope of coverage (e.g.
elimination of contractual liability or reduction of discovery period) that may
affect City’s protection without City’s prior written consent.
7.Proof of compliance with these insurance requirements, consisting
of certificates of insurance evidencing all the coverages required and an
additional insured endorsement to Contracting Party’s general liability policy,
shall be delivered to City at or prior to the execution of this Agreement. In
the event such proof of any insurance is not delivered as required, or in the
event such insurance is canceled at any time and no replacement coverage is
provided, City has the right, but not the duty, to obtain any insurance it deems
necessary to protect its interests under this or any other agreement and to
pay the premium. Any premium so paid by City shall be charged to and
promptly paid by Contracting Party or deducted from sums due Contracting
Party, at City option.
8.It is acknowledged by the parties of this agreement that all
insurance coverage required to be provided by Contracting Party or any
subcontractor, is intended to apply first and on a primary, non-contributing
basis in relation to any other insurance or self-insurance available to City.
9.Contracting Party agrees to ensure that subcontractors, and any
other party involved with the project that is brought onto or involved in the
project by Contracting Party, provide the same minimum insurance coverage
required of Contracting Party. Contracting Party agrees to monitor and review
all such coverage and assumes all responsibility for ensuring that such
coverage is provided in conformity with the requirements of this section.
Contracting Party agrees that upon request, all agreements with
subcontractors and others engaged in the project will be submitted to City for
review.
10.Contracting Party agrees not to self-insure or to use any self-
insured retentions or deductibles on any portion of the insurance required
herein (with the exception of professional liability coverage, if required) and
further agrees that it will not allow any contractor, subcontractor, Architect,
Engineer or other entity or person in any way involved in the performance of
work on the project contemplated by this agreement to self-insure its
obligations to City. If Contracting Party’s existing coverage includes a
deductible or self-insured retention, the deductible or self-insured retention
must be declared to the City. At that time the City shall review options with
the Contracting Party, which may include reduction or elimination of the
deductible or self-insured retention, substitution of other coverage, or other
solutions.
Exhibit E
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11.The City reserves the right at any time during the term of this
Agreement to change the amounts and types of insurance required by giving
the Contracting Party ninety (90) days advance written notice of such change.
If such change results in substantial additional cost to the Contracting Party,
the City will negotiate additional compensation proportional to the increased
benefit to City.
12.For purposes of applying insurance coverage only, this Agreement
will be deemed to have been executed immediately upon any party hereto
taking any steps that can be deemed to be in furtherance of or towards
performance of this Agreement.
13.Contracting Party acknowledges and agrees that any actual or
alleged failure on the part of City to inform Contracting Party of non-
compliance with any insurance requirement in no way imposes any additional
obligations on City nor does it waive any rights hereunder in this or any other
regard.
14.Contracting Party will renew the required coverage annually as
long as City, or its employees or agents face an exposure from operations of
any type pursuant to this agreement. This obligation applies whether the
agreement is canceled or terminated for any reason. Termination of this
obligation is not effective until City executes a written statement to that effect.
15.Contracting Party shall provide proof that policies of insurance
required herein expiring during the term of this Agreement have been renewed
or replaced with other policies providing at least the same coverage. Proof
that such coverage has been ordered shall be submitted prior to expiration.
A coverage binder or letter from Contracting Party’s insurance agent to this
effect is acceptable. A certificate of insurance and an additional insured
endorsement is required in these specifications applicable to the renewing or
new coverage must be provided to City within five (5) days of the expiration
of coverages.
16.The provisions of any workers’ compensation or similar act will not
limit the obligations of Contracting Party under this agreement. Contracting
Party expressly agrees not to use any statutory immunity defenses under such
laws with respect to City, its employees, officials, and agents.
17.Requirements of specific coverage features, or limits contained in
this section are not intended as limitations on coverage, limits or other
requirements nor as a waiver of any coverage normally provided by any given
policy. 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 limiting or all-inclusive.
Exhibit E
Page 6 of 6
18.These insurance requirements are intended to be separate and
distinct from any other provision in this Agreement and are intended by the
parties here to be interpreted as such.
19.The requirements in this Exhibit supersede all other sections and
provisions of this Agreement to the extent that any other section or provision
conflicts with or impairs the provisions of this Exhibit.
20.Contracting Party agrees to be responsible for ensuring that no
contract used by any party involved in any way with the project reserves the
right to charge City or Contracting Party for the cost of additional insurance
coverage required by this agreement. Any such provisions are to be deleted
with reference to City. It is not the intent of City to reimburse any third party
for the cost of complying with these requirements. There shall be no recourse
against City for payment of premiums or other amounts with respect thereto.
21.Contracting Party agrees to provide immediate notice to City of
any claim or loss against Contracting Party arising out of the work performed
under this agreement. 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.
Exhibit F
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Exhibit F
Indemnification
F.1 Indemnity for the Benefit of City.
a. Indemnification for Professional Liability. When the law
establishes a professional standard of care for Contracting Party’s Services, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, Contracting Party shall indemnify, protect,
defend (with counsel selected by City), and hold harmless City and any and
all of its officials, employees, and agents (“Indemnified Parties”) from and
against any and all claims, losses, liabilities of every kind, nature, and
description, damages, injury (including, without limitation, injury to or death
of an employee of Contracting Party or of any subcontractor), costs and
expenses of any kind, whether actual, alleged or threatened, including,
without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, court costs,
attorneys’ fees, litigation expenses, and fees of expert consultants or expert
witnesses incurred in connection therewith and costs of investigation, to the
extent same are caused in whole or in part by any negligent or wrongful act,
error or omission of Contracting Party, its officers, agents, employees or
subcontractors (or any entity or individual that Contracting Party shall bear
the legal liability thereof) in the performance of professional services under
this agreement. With respect to the design of public improvements, the
Contracting Party shall not be liable for any injuries or property damage
resulting from the reuse of the design at a location other than that specified
in Exhibit A without the written consent of the Contracting Party.
b. Indemnification for Other Than Professional Liability. Other
than in the performance of professional services and to the full extent
permitted by law, Contracting Party shall indemnify, defend (with counsel
selected by City), and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against
any liability (including liability for claims, suits, actions, arbitration
proceedings, administrative proceedings, regulatory proceedings, losses,
expenses or costs of any kind, whether actual, alleged or threatened,
including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, court
costs, attorneys’ fees, litigation expenses, and fees of expert consultants or
expert witnesses) incurred in connection therewith and costs of investigation,
where the same arise out of, are a consequence of, or are in any way
attributable to, in whole or in part, the performance of this Agreement by
Contracting Party or by any individual or entity for which Contracting Party is
legally liable, including but not limited to officers, agents, employees, or
subcontractors of Contracting Party.
c. Indemnity Provisions for Contracts Related to Construction
(Limitation on Indemnity). Without affecting the rights of City under any
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provision of this agreement, Contracting Party shall not be required to
indemnify and hold harmless City for liability attributable to the active
negligence of City, provided such active negligence is determined by
agreement between the parties or by the findings of a court of competent
jurisdiction. In instances where City is shown to have been actively negligent
and where City’s active negligence accounts for only a percentage of the
liability involved, the obligation of Contracting Party will be for that entire
portion or percentage of liability not attributable to the active negligence of
City.
d. Indemnification Provision for Design Professionals.
1. Applicability of this Section F.1(d). Notwithstanding
Section F.1(a) hereinabove, the following indemnification provision shall apply
to a Contracting Party who constitutes a “design professional” as the term is
defined in paragraph 3 below.
2. Scope of Indemnification. When the law establishes a
professional standard of care for Contracting Party’s Services, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, Contracting Party shall indemnify and hold harmless
City and any and all of its officials, employees, and agents (“Indemnified
Parties”) from and against any and all losses, liabilities of every kind, nature,
and description, damages, injury (including, without limitation, injury to or
death of an employee of Contracting Party or of any subcontractor), costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, incidental and consequential
damages, court costs, reimbursement of attorneys’ fees, litigation expenses,
and fees of expert consultants or expert witnesses incurred in connection
therewith and costs of investigation, to the extent same are caused by any
negligent or wrongful act, error or omission of Contracting Party, its officers,
agents, employees or subcontractors (or any entity or individual that
Contracting Party shall bear the legal liability thereof) in the performance of
professional services under this agreement. With respect to the design of
public improvements, the Contracting Party shall not be liable for any injuries
or property damage resulting from the reuse of the design at a location other
than that specified in Exhibit A without the written consent of the Contracting
Party.
3. Design Professional Defined. As used in this
Section F.1(d), the term “design professional” shall be limited to licensed
architects, registered professional engineers, licensed professional land
surveyors and landscape architects, all as defined under current law, and as
may be amended from time to time by Civil Code § 2782.8.
F.2 Obligation to Secure Indemnification Provisions. Contracting
Party agrees to obtain executed indemnity agreements with provisions
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identical to those set forth herein this Exhibit F, as applicable to the
Contracting Party, from each and every subcontractor or any other person or
entity involved by, for, with or on behalf of Contracting Party in the
performance of this Agreement. In the event Contracting Party fails to obtain
such indemnity obligations from others as required herein, Contracting Party
agrees to be fully responsible according to the terms of this Exhibit. Failure
of City to monitor compliance with these requirements imposes no additional
obligations on City and will in no way act as a waiver of any rights hereunder.
This obligation to indemnify and defend City as set forth in this Agreement are
binding on the successors, assigns or heirs of Contracting Party and shall
survive the termination of this Agreement.