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HomeMy WebLinkAbout115-01 RESOLUTION• • • RESOLUTION NO. 115-01 A RESOLUTION APPROVING ADDENDUM NO. 1 TO CONTINUING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BLACK AND AND VEATCH CORPORATION WHICH INCREASES THEIR AUTHORIZED FEE BY $20,000.00 FOR CONTINUING SERVICES BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas approves Addendum No. 1 to the Continuing Services Agreement between the City of Fayetteville and Black and Veatch Corporation authorizing an increase of $20,000.00 in its fee for continuing services and authorizes the Mayor to execute said Addendum PASSD and APPROVED this the 21st day of August, 2001. 0 � ' V � By: o APPROVED: ATTEST: By: Yy��< . feather Woodruff, City NAME OF FILE: CROSS REFERENCE: • Resolution No. 115-01 • 08/21/01 Resolution No. 115-01 Addendum No. 1 to Continuing Services Agreement with Black and Veatch Corporation Attachment A Attachment B 08/08/01 Departmental Correspondence to Mayor Dan Coody & City Council from Ted Webber, Admin. Services Director, regarding continuation of rate analysis services -Wastewater System Improvement Project 08/21/01 Staff Review Form NOTES: • 1 ,&2'.diol ADDENDUM NO. 1 To CONTINUING SERVICES AGREEMENT Between City of Fayetteville and Black & Veatch Corporation In accordance with the Agreement effective March 14, 2001 between City of Fayetteville, Arkansas (Client) and Black & Veatch Corporation (Consultant), Consultant agreed to perform consulting services as requested by Client. Services to date include: • Analyses related to determination of the impact of additional debt service on existing sewer rates; • Meeting in Fayetteville May 23, 2001 with representatives of the City, representatives of Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, and City's engineering consultants; • Preparation and submittal of material related to EPA User Charge requirements, and meeting in Little Rock July 12, 2001 with Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality to discuss compliance of sewer rates; • Preparation of material related to sewer rate methodology and impact of alternative financing scenarios for Public Meeting in Fayetteville July 26, 2001, and attendance at that meeting. The authorized fee in the original Agreement has been expended as a result of the above activities In anticipation of requests by Client to conduct additional services of a similar nature, Consultant requests that the authorized fee under the Continuing Services Agreement be increased by $20,000. Work performed by Consultant under this Addendum No. 1 will only be undertaken at the request of Client. City of Fayetteville, Arkansas (CLIENT) Black & Veatch Corporation (CONSULTANT) By: PA`s•(&1 Date: August 8, 2001 • • at •SULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT . This Agreement, effective March 14. 2001, is between City of Fayetteville, Arkansas (CLIENT) and BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION (CONSULTANT). CONSULTANT shall perform the services described in attached Exhibit A --Scope of Services (Services) and shall be paid in accordance with attached Exhibit B --Compensation. 1. CONSULTANT warrants that it shall perform the Services in accordance with the standards of care and diligence normally practiced by recognized consulting firms in performing services of a similar nature. No other warranty, express or implied, is included in this Agreement or in any drawing, specification, report, or opinion produced pursuant to this Agreement. 2. CONSULTANT shall maintain in force, during the period that the Services are performed. workers' compensation insurance in accordance with the laws of the states having jurisdiction over CONSULTANT's employees who are engaged in the Services and employer's liability insurance with a limit of $100,000 each occurrence. CONSULTANT also shall maintain commercial general liability and automobile liability insurance policies, each with combined single limits of $1.000.000 per occurrence, and professional liability insurance with an aggregate limit of $1,000,000. 3. CONSULTANT shall indemnify CLIENT against any and all claims, demands and causes of action for bodily injury to or death of persons or for damage to or destruction of property resulting solely from any and all negligent physical acts of CONSULTANT while at CLIENTs facility. 4. In performance of the Services, it is understood that CONSULTANT may be supplied with certain information and/or data by CLIENT and/or others, and that CONSULTANT will rely on such information. It is agreed that the accuracy of such information is not within CONSULTANT's control and CONSULTANT shall not be liable for its accuracy, nor for its verification, except to the extent that such verification is expressly a par of CONSULTANT's Scope of Services. 5. CONSULTANT shall retain its rights in its standard drawing details, designs, specifications, databases. computer software, models and any other proprietary property. Rights to intellectual property developed, utilized, or modified in the performance of the Services shall remain the property of the CONSULTANT. 6. CLIENT may, with or without cause, terminate the Services at any time upon ten working days written notice to CONSULTANT. In such case, CONSULTANT shall be paid costs incurred and fees earned to the date of termination and through demobilization and neither party shall be entitled to any other compensation or damages from the other. 7. CLIENT may audit and inspect CONSULTANTS records and accounts covering reimbursable costs for a period of six months following the completion of CONSULTANTs Services. The purpose of any such audit shall be only for verification of such costs. CONSULTANT shall not be required to keep records of or provide access to those of its costs expressed as fixed rates, a lump sum, or as a percentage of other costs. 8. CONSULTANTS opinions, estimates, projections, and forecasts of current and future costs, revenues, other levels of any son, and events shall be made on the basis of available information and CONSULTANTs expertise and qualifications as a professional. CONSULTANT does not warrant or guarantee that its opinions, estimates, projections or forecasts of current and future levels and events will not vary from CLIENT's estimates or forecasts or from actual outcomes. 9. The parties agree to look solely to each other with respect to performance of this Agreement. CONSULTANT may subcontract portions of the Services to its successor, related or affiliated entities. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give any rights or benefits to anyone other than CLIENT and CONSULTANT. Except for CLIENTS obligation to make payments, neither party shall be in default hereunder to the extent such default is caused by a cause or circumstance beyond such party's reasonable control. 10. Neither party shall be responsible or held liable to the other party for special, indirect, incidental, punitive, exemplary, or consequential damages, including, but not limited to, loss of profit, loss of investment, loss of product, or business interruption. CONSULTANT's total aggregate liability under this Agreement for any reason whatsoever shall not exceed the compensation received by CONSULTANT under this Agreement, and CLIENT agrees to release, defend, indemnify, and hold CONSULTANT harmless from and against any and all further liability in excess thereof arising in any manner from the Services. In the event such provision is determined to exceed the maximum scope allowed by law, said provision shall be interpreted and enforced so as to preserve the indemnity, release or limitation to the maximum extent allowable. The warranties, obligations, liabilities and remedies of the parties, as provided herein, are exclusive and in lieu of any others available at law, equity or otherwise. Indemnifications against, releases from, and limitations of liability and waivers of subrogation shall apply notwithstanding the fault, negligence (whether active, passive, joint or concurrent), strict liability or other theory of legal liability of the party indemnified, released or whose liability is limited and shall be effective to, and only to, the maximum extent allowable by law. This Agreement and the attached Exhibits constitute the entire Agreement. No other representations of any kind, oral or otherwise, shall have any effect. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of Missouri, without giving effect to the principles thereof relating to conflicts of law. Li,)- UI cayellc Vll le, illKallsa l,a..11::•A, By: Date: 3/i (7 7 v1ri99 LIaCn oz'caLcI• LulpuraLIuIl lCONSULTANi) By: Date: )1/41:114(91 t • ATTACHMENT A CONTINUING SERVICES Scope of Services • Black & Veatch will conduct an analysis to estimate the impact of capital expenditures on the bills of sewer customers of the City of Fayetteville. The purpose of the analysis is to illustrate the impact of funding the proposed Wastewater Treatment Plant with revenue bonds. It is anticipated the analysis will include the following steps: • Estimate billable sewer volumes by customer classification based on information provided by the City. • Determine the amount of additional annual debt service that can be incurred under existing sewer rates while maintaining the minimum required debt service coverage. It is understood for purposes of this analysis that annual debt service will not exceed $7,500,000. This portion of the analysis will be based on revenue and expense information for 2000 to b3 provided by the City. • Determine the percentage increase in sewer sales revenues under existing rates required for each additional $1,000,000 in annual revenue bond debt service. • Develop a spreadsheet to compute the increase in sewer bills per million dollars of revenue bond debt service. The spreadsheet will include various levels of billable sewage volumes for residential and commercial customers both inside and outside the City, and the wholesale customer. • The analysis will be completed and submitted to the City by March 23, 2001, assuming required basic data is received by Black & Veatch by March 16, 2001 2. Black & Veatch will perform additional consulting services as requested by the City. Such services may include, but are not limited to, additional financial analyses and development of financing plans or rate structures, engineering and financial feasibility studies for the issuance of revenue bonds, meetings or presentations, and other related studies and services. ATTACHMENT B CONTINUING SERVICES Compensation Charges for services provided under this Continuing Services Agreement will be invoiced at the following standard rates: Hourly Billing Rates $/Hour Director 193.00 Senior Consultant 158.00 Consultant 140.00 Associate 103.00 Plus direct out-of-pocket expenses at cost. Charges will be invoiced to Client at the end of each of Consultant's standard monthly accounting periods based upon the above fee schedule and the direct time and expense charges to the project during the preceding accounting period. All invoices are due upon receipt and if not paid within 30 days will accrue interest at the lessor of 1-1/2 percent per month or the maximum rate allowed by law. The fee for completion of analyses described in Item 1 of Attachment A is estimated at $2300. If Item 1 can be completed for less than this amount, the City Rill be billed only for the time and expenses incurred. Total fees under this Continuing Services Agreement shall not exceed $20,000. FAYETTEV1tLE THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE • TO: Mayor Dan Coody and City Council FROM: Ted Webber, Administrative Services Direct DATE: August 8, 2001 SUBJECT: Continuation of Rate Analysis Services - Wastewater System Improvement Project Staff is requesting City Council's approval of a change order increasing the contracting authority with Black & Veatch for Black & Veatch to perform rate analysis and other continuing services to the City for the Water & Sewer System for 2001. The services would primarily be in conjunction with the City's Wastewater System Improvements Project. The City entered into an agreement with Black & Veatch in March, 2001 for rate analysis services necessary for the Wastewater System Improvements project. Staff has been advised that the original contract amount has been used and additional contracting authority will be needed for future analysis services. Staff estimates that an additional $20,000.00 will be sufficient to provide the services needed through the completion of the financing agreements for the Wastewater System Improvement Project. De; Cor • a XX AGENDA REQUEST CONTRACT REVIEW GRANT REVIEW STAFF REVIEW FORM • RECEIVED AUG 0 9 2001 CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE For the Fayetteville City Council meeting of August 21, 2001 FROM: Ted Webber Name Admin Services Admin Services Division Department ACTION REQUIRED: A resolution authorizing additional continuing services from Black & Veatch for Black & Veatch to provide continuing system rate analysis services for the City in conjunction with the Wastewater System Improvements Project. The authorization requested is not to exceed $20,000.00 and will be paid from the project budget. COST TO CITY: NTE $20,000.00 Cost of this Request Wastewater System 561,915.00 Improvements Category/Project Budget Category/Project Name 5400-5700-5314.00 524,168.00 Account Number Funds Used To Date Program Name 98047 37,747.00 Water & Sewer Project Number BUDGET REVIEW: ue"t Manager Remaining Balance Fund X— Budgeted Item Budget Adjustment Attached Administrative Services Director CONTRACT/GRANT/LEASE REVIEW: Ca Accounting Manager Ci :y A.torney FAciel (/8/r $ Igtfdl GRANTING AGENCY: akt.a4 SI 401 Int rnal Ayfditor Date ADA Coordinator Date Purchasing Officer Date Grant Coordinator Date STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of agreement. Division Head artment Director Ad fi $ rative Servi es Director yor Date Date Cross Reference New Item: Yes No Prev Ord/Res #: Orig Contract Date: Orig Contract Number: s F