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AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into on January 21, 2020 by and between TOWN OF LOS
GATOS, a California municipal corporation, ("Town") and Nichols Consulting Engineers,
Consultant"), whose address is 501 Canal Blvd., Suite 1, Richmond, CA 94804. This Agreement is
made with reference to the following facts.
I. RECITALS
1.1 The Town desires to engage Consultant to provide engineering/planning services for the
Town's Stormwater Master Plan.
1.2 The Consultant represents and affirms that it is willing to perform the desired work
pursuant to this Agreement.
1.3 Consultant warrants it possesses the distinct professional skills, qualifications, experience,
and resources necessary to timely perform the services described in this Agreement.
Consultant acknowledges Town has relied upon these warranties to retain Consultant.
II. AGREEMENTS
2.1 Scope of Services. Consultant shall provide services as described in that certain Proposal
sent to the Town, which is hereby incorporated by reference and attached as Exhibit A.
2.2 Term and Time of Performance. This contract will remain in effect from date of execution
to June 30, 2022. Consultant shall perform the services described in this agreement as
listed in Exhibit A.
2.3 Compliance with Laws. The Consultant shall apply the reasonable standard of care to comply
with all applicable laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations of governing federal, state and local
laws. Consultant represents and warrants to Town that it has all licenses, permits, qualifications
and approvals of whatsoever nature which are legally required for Consultant to practice its
profession. Consultant shall maintain a Town of Los Gatos business license pursuant to Chapter 14
of the Code of the Town of Los Gatos.
2.4 Sole Responsibility. Consultant shall be responsible for employing or engaging all persons
necessary to perform the services under this Agreement.
2.5 Information/Report Handling. All documents furnished to Consultant by the Town and all
reports and supportive data prepared by the Consultant under this Agreement are the
Town's property and shall be delivered to the Town upon the completion of Consultant's
services or at the Town's written request. All reports, information, data, and exhibits
prepared or assembled by Consultant in connection with the performance of its services
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pursuant to this Agreement are confidential until released by the Town to the public, and
the Consultant shall not make any of the these documents or information available to any
individual or organization not employed by the Consultant or the Town without the
written consent of the Town before such release. The Town acknowledges that the
reports to be prepared by the Consultant pursuant to this Agreement are for the purpose
of evaluating a defined project, and Town's use of the information contained in the reports
prepared by the Consultant in connection with other projects shall be solely at Town's risk,
unless Consultant expressly consents to such use in writing. Town further agrees that it
will not appropriate any methodology or technique of Consultant which is and has been
confirmed in writing by Consultant to be a trade secret of Consultant.
2.6 Compensation. Compensation for Consultant's professional services shall not exceed /
199,985, inclusive of all costs. Payment shall be based upon Town approval of each task.
2.7 Billing. Billing shall be monthly by invoice within thirty (30) days of the rendering of the
service and shall be accompanied by a detailed explanation of the work performed by
whom at what rate and on what date. Also, plans, specifications, documents or other
pertinent materials shall be submitted for Town review, even if only in partial or draft
form.
Payment shall be net thirty (30) days. All invoices and statements to the Town shall be
addressed as follows:
Invoices:
Town of Los Gatos
Attn: Accounts Payable
P.O. Box 655
Los Gatos, CA 95031-0655
2.8 Availability of Records. Consultant shall maintain the records supporting this billing for not
less than three years following completion of the work under this Agreement. Consultant
shall make these records available to authorized personnel of the Town at the Consultant's
offices during business hours upon written request of the Town.
2.9 Assignability and Subcontracting. The services to be performed under this Agreement are
unique and personal to the Consultant. No portion of these services shall be assigned or
subcontracted without the written consent of the Town.
2.10 Independent Contractor. It is understood that the Consultant, in the performance of the
work and services agreed to be performed, shall act as and be an independent contractor
and not an agent or employee of the Town. As an independent contractor he/she shall not
obtain any rights to retirement benefits or other benefits which accrue to Town
employee(s). With prior written consent, the Consultant may perform some obligations
under this Agreement by subcontracting but may not delegate ultimate responsibility for
performance or assign or transfer interests under this Agreement. Consultant agrees to
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testify in any litigation brought regarding the subject of the work to be performed under
this Agreement. Consultant shall be compensated for its costs and expenses in preparing
for, traveling to, and testifying in such matters at its then current hourly rates of
compensation, unless such litigation is brought by Consultant or is based on allegations of
Consultant's negligent performance or wrongdoing.
2.11 Conflict of Interest. Consultant understands that its professional responsibilities are solely
to the Town. The Consultant has and shall not obtain any holding or interest within the
Town of Los Gatos. Consultant has no business holdings or agreements with any individual
member of the Staff or management of the Town or its representatives nor shall it enter
into any such holdings or agreements. In addition, Consultant warrants that it does not
presently and shall not acquire any direct or indirect interest adverse to those of the Town
in the subject of this Agreement, and it shall immediately disassociate itself from such an
interest, should it discover it has done so and shall, at the Town's sole discretion, divest
itself of such interest. Consultant shall not knowingly and shall take reasonable steps to
ensure that it does not employ a person having such an interest in this performance of this
Agreement. If after employment of a person, Consultant discovers it has employed a
person with a direct or indirect interest that would conflict with its performance of this
Agreement, Consultant shall promptly notify Town of this employment relationship, and
shall, at the Town's sole discretion, sever any such employment relationship.
2.12 Equal Employment Opportunity. Consultant warrants that it is an equal opportunity
employer and shall comply with applicable regulations governing equal employment
opportunity. Neither Consultant nor its subcontractors do and neither shall discriminate
against persons employed or seeking employment with them on the basis of age, sex,
color, race, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, physical or mental disability,
national origin, religion, or medical condition, unless based upon a bona fide occupational
qualification pursuant to the California Fair Employment & Housing Act.
III. INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION
3.1 Minimum Scope of Insurance:
Consultant agrees to have and maintain, for the duration of the contract,
General Liability insurance policies insuring him/her and his/her firm to an
amount not less than: one million dollars ($1,000,000) combined single
limit per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage.
Consultant agrees to have and maintain for the duration of the contract, an
Automobile Liability insurance policy ensuring him/her and his/her staff to
an amount not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) combined single
limit per accident for bodily injury and property damage.
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iii. Consultant shall provide to the Town all certificates of insurance, with
original endorsements effecting coverage. Consultant agrees that all
certificates and endorsements are to be received and approved by the
Town before work commences.
iv. Consultant agrees to have and maintain, for the duration of the contract,
professional liability insurance in amounts not less than $1,000,000 which is
sufficient to insure Consultant for professional errors or omissions in the
performance of the particular scope of work under this agreement.
General Liability:
The Town, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers are to be covered
as insured as respects: liability arising out of activities performed by or on
behalf of the Consultant; products and completed operations of Consultant,
premises owned or used by the Consultant. This requirement does not
apply to the professional liability insurance required for professional errors
and omissions.
ii. The Consultant's insurance coverage shall be primary insurance as respects
the Town, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers. Any insurance or
self -insurances maintained by the Town, its officers, officials, employees or
volunteers shall be excess of the Consultant's insurance and shall not
contribute with it.
iii. Any failure to comply with reporting provisions of the policies shall not
affect coverage provided to the Town, its officers, officials, employees or
volunteers.
iv. The Consultant's insurance shall apply separately to each insured against
whom a claim is made or suit is brought, except with respect to the limits of
the insurer's liability.
3.2 All Coverages. Each insurance policy required in this item shall be endorsed to state that
coverage shall not be suspended, voided, cancelled, reduced in coverage or in limits except
after thirty (30) days' prior written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, has
been given to the Town. Current certification of such insurance shall be kept on file at all
times during the term of this agreement with the Town Clerk.
3.3 Workers' Compensation. In addition to these policies, Consultant shall have and maintain
Workers' Compensation insurance as required by California law and shall provide evidence
of such policy to the Town before beginning services under this Agreement. Further,
Consultant shall ensure that all subcontractors employed by Consultant provide the
required Workers' Compensation insurance for their respective employees.
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3.4 Indemnification. The Consultant shall save, keep, hold harmless and indemnify and defend
the Town its officers, agent, employees and volunteers from all damages, liabilities,
penalties, costs, or expenses in law or equity that may at any time arise or be set up
because of damages to property or personal injury received by reason of, or in the course
of performing work to the extent cause by a willful or negligent act or omissions of the
Consultant, or any of the Consultant's officers, employees, or agents or any subconsultant.
In no event shall the cost to defend charged to the Consultant exceed the Consultants
proportionate percentage of fault.
IV. GENERALTERMS
4.1 Waiver. No failure on the part of either party to exercise any right or remedy hereunder
shall operate as a waiver of any other right or remedy that party may have hereunder, nor
does waiver of a breach or default under this Agreement constitute a continuing waiver of
a subsequent breach of the same or any other provision of this Agreement.
4.2 Governing Law. This Agreement, regardless of where executed, shall be governed by and
construed to the laws of the State of California. Venue for any action regarding this
Agreement shall be in the Superior Court of the County of Santa Clara.
4.3 Termination of Agreement. The Town and the Consultant shall have the right to terminate
this agreement with or without cause by giving not less than fifteen days (15) written
notice of termination. In the event of termination, the Consultant shall deliver to the
Town all plans, files, documents, reports, performed to date by the Consultant. In the
event of such termination, Town shall pay Consultant an amount that bears the same ratio
to the maximum contract price as the work delivered to the Town bears to completed
services contemplated under this Agreement, unless such termination is made for cause,
in which event, compensation, if any, shall be adjusted in light of the particular facts and
circumstances involved in such termination.
4.4 Amendment. No modification, waiver, mutual termination, or amendment of this
Agreement is effective unless made in writing and signed by the Town and the Consultant.
4.5 Disputes. In any dispute over any aspect of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, including costs of appeal.
4.6 Notices. Any notice required to be given shall be deemed to be duly and properly given if
mailed postage prepaid, and addressed to:
Town of Los Gatos Nichols Consulting
Attn: Town Clerk 501 Canal Blvd., Suite 1
110 E. Main Street Richmond, CA 94804
Los Gatos, CA 95030
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or personally delivered to Consultant to such address or such other address as Consultant
designates in writing to Town.
4.7 Order of Precedence. In the event of any conflict, contradiction, or ambiguity between the
terms and conditions of this Agreement in respect of the Products or Services and any
attachments to this Agreement, then the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall
prevail over attachments or other writings.
4.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including all Exhibits, constitutes the complete and
exclusive statement of the Agreement between the Town and Consultant. No terms,
conditions, understandings or agreements purporting to modify or vary this Agreement,
unless hereafter made in writing and signed by the party to be bound, shall be binding on
either party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Town and Consultant have executed this Agreement.
Town of Los Gatos by:
A/li%
Laurel revetti, Town Manager
Recommended by:
Matt Morley, Director
P rks and Public
Works
Approved as to Form:
Lai r
Robert Schultz, T w \Attorney
Attest:
Shelley N eis`CM`(fTTo Clerk
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Consultant, by:
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Initiating Department: PPW
AGREEMENT ROUTING SHEET
FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY)
Contact Name/Phone: M. 4orley/L. Petersen x5773
Agreement Title: Agreement for Consultant Services
Term of Agreement: From upon execution iN1 eo,0 To 6/30/22
Date Approved By
Council: 1 /21 /20 Item or Resolution #:
Vendor Name: Nichols Consulting Engineers
Vendor Email: ajadkowski@ncenet.com Vendor Phone:
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Vendor#: 2829
510-215-3620
Vendor Contact:
Business License #:
t YlGotrII23'Expiration Date:
Insurance (IHH) #: IHH:19.318 Expiration Date: 5/17/20
Insurance waiver requested (a completed Release of Liability is attached)
Please Select:
This is a standard agreement form that has not been altered.
nAlterations have been made to the following paragraph(s)/section(s):
Vendor Agreement Sole Source
F BONDSINCLUDED
of Originals J--
See attachment. Town Attorney approved
Amount of Agreement: NTE $199,985 / Program and Account #: 411-816-0413-82303
Funds Budgeted Not enough money in line item, will be absorbed
Budget adjustment requested in Town Council staff report Mid -year adjustment requested
Routing Action(s) Date Completed Signature
1. Assign Agreement# 30. 0/G
1. Clerk 2. Verify attachments included/labeled
3. Verify no automatic renewals without defined termination date
4. Verify Insurance
1. Confirm Fiscal Impact twdoet Apry(
2. Confirm contract amount agrees wit ounal oval2. Finance p
3. Verify Purchasing Policy Compliance (Bids/Sole Source/Bus Purpo
4. Check Payment Terms NEE ;D
3. Attorney
1. Approve Insurance Waiver
2. Review and Sign Agreement
4. Assistant Town
Manager
1. Review Agreement
2. Follow Departments ifupwith needed
5. Town Manager 11. Review and Sign Agreement
1. Scan to Laserfche and file agreement
6. Clerk 2. Laserfiche will email department pdf of signed agreement (Department
sends agreement to vendor)
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Agreement Narrative:
AGREEMENT ROUTING SHEET
FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY)
If your agreement has gone before the Town Council for approval, please reference that fact and include a very
brief description of the purpose of the agreement. Identify bids/business purpose for vendor selection/RFP/Sole
Source. If hourly rate please identify how cost was determined. If your agreement has not gone to the Town
Council for approval, include a discussion of the purpose of the agreement, how the Town's purchasing
procedures were followed, and any special instructions.
Please insert
narrative
here:
The 2019/20-2023/24 CIP Budget includes funds for consultant development of a
Town -wide Stormwater Master Plan. This master plan will provide the Town with the
necessary tools and capital improvement projects to address flood management and
water quality within the Town's drainage system.
The Town advertised a request for proposals for consultant services for the Stormwater
Master Plan on 8/27/19 and received four proposals on the due date of 9/30/19.
Proposals were received from NCE, WEMF, BKF and Schaaf and Wheeler. Following
the interviews, NCE was deemed the most qualified to complete the work.
As required by the public contracts code, the Town negotiated a scope and cost for the
project with NCE. The total cost for the work will be $199,985.
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17 List Exhibits/Attachments with Title(s)-
Exhibit A: Proposal
Copy of insurance certificates or Release of Liability
Originals of bonds issued for contract
First page of Town Council report
Scope of work aligns to Council Report and contractor proposal/exhibits
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Date Project Awarded:
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Standard Agreement
NCE has reviewed the Town's agreement for consultant services provided. After careful consideration, we would
appreciate the opportunity to discuss the changes noted below. The proposed indemnification changes are
requested to meet the requirements of SB496.
Agreement Article Number, Name: Article 2.3, Compliance with Laws
Proposed Change: The Consultant shall apply the reasonable standard of care to complywith all applicable laws, Commented [1151]: Accept codes,
ordinances, and regulations of governing federal, state and local laws. Consultant represents and warrants to
Town that it has all licenses, permits, qualifications and approvals of whatsoever nature which are legally required for
Consultant to practice its profession. Consultant shall maintain a Town of Los Gatos business license pursuant to
Chapter 14 of the Code of the Town of Los Gatos. Reason
for Change: This addition is requested because there should be a measurable and reasonable standard of care
applied to all the work provided by a professional complying with the common law standard. Agreement
Article Number, Name: Article 3.4, Indemnification Proposed
Change: The Consultant shall save, keep, hold harmless and indemnify and reimburse the apportioned costst
defend the Town its officers, agent, employees and volunteers from all pure'conomi damages, liabilities, penalties,
costs, or expenses in law or equity that may at anytime arise or beset up because of damages to property or
personal injury received by reason of, or in the course of performing work wh th may he eEeaslaRed byto the extent
caused by a willful or negligent act or omissions of the Consultant, or any of the Consultant's officers, employees,
or agents or any subconsultant. In no event shall the cost to defend charged to the Consultant exceed Reason
for Change: The addition of "reimburse the apportioned costs to" is requested to reflect the requirements of
California case law due to the Crawford and CH2MHill decisions that required the engineer to defend upfront for all
causes of action even if they weren't found liable, the language is needed to clarify an equitable apportionment of
the costs specifically due to the contractor's negligence. Professional liability insurance will reimburse the costs attributable
to the contractor's negligence, but does not pay for defense upfront. In addition, CA SB496 limits the duty
to defend" to the comparative fault of the professional in private and public contracts and is required to be in
effect after 1/1/2018 amending CA Civil Code 2782.8(a). The
addition of "pure economic' is requested because the Consultant should only be responsible for the pure economic
damages as those are the only ones that could be reasonably estimated or foreseen, which appropriately apportions
risk. The
removal of "which may be occasioned by" and replacement with "to the extent caused by" is requested because the
Consultant should only be responsible for those claims that have been proven to be a result of their negligence or
willful misconduct per CA SB496 that requires comparative fault and is required to be in effect after 1/1/2018 amending
CA Civil Code 2782.8(a). The
addition of "In no event shall the cost to defend charged to the Consultant exceed the Consultants proportionate
percentage of fault" is requested to add language required by CA SB496 that requires comparative fault
and is required to be in effect after 1/1/2018 amending CA Civil Code 2782.8(a). Agreement
Article Number, Name: Article 4.6, Disputes Commented [
R52]: Do Not A[upt Commented [
RRa]: Do Not Atc pt Commented [
R54]: Acept Commented [
RSS A<upt Proposed
Change: In any dispute over any aspect of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to - reasonable
attorney's fees, including costs of appeal. TOWN and CONSULTANT agree that they shall first submit any and
all unsettled claims, counterclaims, disputes, and other matters in question between them arising out of or relating
to this Agreement to mediation in accordance with the Construction Industry Mediation Rules of the American
Arbitration Association, effective as of the date of this agreement. Commented [Rse]: oo gotAccept Reason
for Change: This change is requested to provide a fair and efficient mechanism for resolving any disputes. NCE
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS MEETING DATE: 01/21/2020
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COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT ITEM NO: 8
DATE: January 16, 2020
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Authorize the Following Actions for PPW Project No. 816-0413, Stormwater
Master Plan:
a. Approve an Agreement for Consultant Services with NCE Consultants for
Development of a Town Stormwater Master Plan in a not to exceed
amount of $200,000, and
b. Approve an Expenditure Budget Adjustment — in the amount of $30,000
from the Town's available Storm Drain Funds.
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the following actions for PPW Project No. 816-0413, Stormwater Master Plan:
a. Approve an agreement for consultant services with NCE Consultants for development of a
Town Stormwater Master Plan (Attachment 1) in a not to exceed amount of $200,000, and
b. Approve an expenditure budget adjustment in the amount of of $30,000 from the Town's
available Storm Drain Funds.
BACKGROUND:
The Town's 2019/20-2023/24 Capital Improvement Program calls for development of a Town -
wide Stormwater Master Plan. The project development, through a consultant, would provide
the Town with the necessary planning tools and identified capital improvement projects to
address stormwater infrastructure management within the Town.
The goal of the project is to manage stormwater runoff proactively to protect water quality and
minimize impacts of localized downstream flooding by identifying infrastructure improvements
for collection, conveyance, and treatment of stormwater runoff. The plan would prioritize and
provide an implementation plan for the stormwater infrastructure improvements.
PREPARED BY: Lisa Petersen
Assistant Parks and Public Works Director/Town Engineer
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, Finance Director, and Director
of Parks and Public Works
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 • (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
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SUBJECT: Authorize the Following Actions for PPW Project No. 816-0413, Stormwater
Master Plan:
a. Approve an Agreement for Consultant Services with NCE Consultants for
Development of a Town Stormwater Master Plan in a not to exceed amount of
200,000
b. Approve a Budget Transfer of $30,000 from the Town's Storm Drain Funds to
the Project
DATE: January 16, 2020
DISCUSSION:
PPW issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for development of a Stormwater Master Plan on
August 27, 2019. The RFP was sent out to consultants on the Town's on -call engineering list
and several additional firms specializing in stormwater planning. The RFP was also advertised
on the Town's RFP/RFQ webpage. Proposals were due to PPW by September 30, 2019.
On the RFP due date, the Town received proposals from three firms:
BKF Consultants
Schaaf and Wheeler
NCE Consultants
A Town consultant selection committee, which included the Town's consultant project
manager, was formed to review the proposals. After review of the proposals by the committee,
all three firms were deemed qualified and were invited for an in -person interview with the
selection committee.
Following the interviews, NCE Consultants was deemed the most qualified to complete the
work by the Town selection committee. NCE presented a team that had extensive experience
in the field and had successfully worked on numerous similar projects in the area. Additionally,
reference checks from other cities provided back-up for the team's past work excellence.
As required by the State Public Contracts Code, following selection of NCE as the most qualified
consultant, PPW staff negotiated both the scope and cost with them for development of the
Stormwater Master Plan. The final fee negotiated was within the cost allocation listed in the
Request for Proposals. The total negotiated fee for the project is just under $200,000.
CONCLUSION:
Authorize the following actions for PPW Project No. 816-0413, Stormwater Master Plan:
a. Approve an Agreement for Services with NCE Consultants for development of a Town
Stormwater Master Plan (Attachment 1) in a not to exceed amount of $200,000, and
b. Approve a budget transfer of $30,000 from the Town's Storm Drain Funds to the project.
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SUBJECT: Authorize the Following Actions for PPW Project No. 816-0413, Stormwater
Master Plan:
a. Approve an Agreement for Consultant Services with NCE Consultants for
Development of a Town Stormwater Master Plan in a not to exceed amount of
200,000
b. Approve a Budget Transfer of $30,000 from the Town's Storm Drain Funds to
the Project
DATE: January 16, 2020
This has been coordinated with the Town's Finance Department and Town Attorney's Office.
FISCAL IMPACT:
An expenditure budget adjustment in the amount of $30,000 is requested from the Town's
Storm Drain Funds.
Stormwater Master Plan
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Budget Costs
GFAR 180,000
Requested Expenditure Budget Adjustment from
available Storm Drain Funds 30,000
Total Budget 210,000
NCE Consultants Contract 1 $ 200,000
Total Expenditures 200,000
Remaining Balance 10,000
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
This is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required.
Attachment:
1. Agreement for Consultant Services.