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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 06.u Date: Item No. AGREEMENT WITH BLACKSTONE CONTRACTORS, LLC FOR 2018 STORMWATER BASIN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS Proposed Action Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Move to approve Agreement with Blackstone Contractors, LLC for 2018 Stormwater Basin Improvement Projects. Overview The 2018 Stormwater Basin Improvement Projects include reconstructing and stabilizing existing stormwater management basins at the northwest corner of 175th Street and Jonquil Avenue and at 21881 Grenada Avenue. The stormwater management basins are experiencing slope erosion that are in need of maintenance. The City received four quotes for the 2018 Stormwater Basin Improvement Projects. The quotes ranged from a low quote of $29,295 submitted by Blackstone Contractors, LLC to a high quote of $69,966. The Engineer’s Estimate was $37,500. The attached Agreement provides the scope of work, cost and schedule for completing the projects. Primary Issues to Consider • Why is this project necessary? The project will stabilize eroded stormwater management basins slopes, improve water quality of surface waters and maximize the life of the public assets. • Construction is anticipated to begin in Fall 2018 and substantially complete by the end of this year. Supporting Information • Agreement Financial Impact: $ Budgeted: Y☒ N☐ Source: Related Documents: Envision Lakeville Community Values: Good Value for Public Services Notes: Report Completed by: Mac Cafferty, Environmental Resources Manager November 5, 2018 29,295 Utility Fund – Env. Res. 1 184651v1 FORM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF LAKEVILLE AND CONTRACTOR FOR NON-BID CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT THIS AGREEMENT made this _____ day of _____________, 2018, by and between the CITY OF LAKEVILLE, a Minnesota municipal corporation (“Owner” or “City”) and _________________, a ____________________ (“Contractor”). Owner and Contractor, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, agree as follows: 1. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. The following documents shall be referred to as the “Contract Documents”, all of which shall be taken together as a whole as the contract between the parties as if they were set verbatim and in full herein: A. This Agreement. B. Standard General Conditions of the Construction Contract, EJCDC C-700, 2013 Edition, as amended by City of Lakeville Supplementary Conditions to the General Conditions. C. Drawings (175th Street Pond Improvements and Grenada Ave Pond Improvements), prepared by Wenck Associates, Inc., dated 10/15/2018. D. MnDOT Standard Specifications for Construction, 2018 Edition. E. City of Lakeville Utility and Street Construction Standard Specifications, May, 2014. F. Contractor’s Quote. In the event of a conflict among the provisions of the Contract Documents, the order in which they are listed above shall control in resolving any such conflicts. Contract Document “A” has the first priority and Contract Document “F” has the last priority. 2. OBLIGATIONS OF THE CONTRACTOR. The Contractor shall provide the goods, services, and perform the work in accordance with the Contract Documents. Contractor shall not begin any work until the City has received the signed contract and has reviewed and approved the insurance certificates and has given the Contractor a written notice to proceed. 3. CONTRACT PRICE. Owner shall pay Contractor for completion of the Work, in accordance with the Contractor’s quote. 4. PAYMENT PROCEDURES. A. Contractor shall submit Applications for Payment. Applications for Payment will be processed by the City Engineer. All of the Contractor’s work and labor shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the City Engineer. If any materials or labor are rejected by the City Engineer as defective or unsuitable, then the materials shall be removed and replaced with other approved materials and the labor shall be done to the satisfaction and approval of the City Engineer at the Contractor’s sole cost and expense. 30 October Blackstone Contractors, LLC. Minnesota Company 2 184651v1 B. Progress Payments; Retainage. Owner shall make 95% progress payments on account of the Contract Price on the basis of Contractor’s Applications for Payment during performance of the Work. C. Payments to Subcontractors. (1) Prompt Payment to Subcontractors. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 471.25, Subd. 4a, the Contractor must pay any subcontractor within ten (10) days of the Contractor’s receipt of payment from the City for undisputed services provided by the subcontractor. The Contractor must pay interest of 1 ½ percent per month or any part of a month to the subcontractor on any undisputed amount not paid on time to the subcontractor. The minimum monthly interest penalty payment for an unpaid balance of $100.00 or more is $10.00. For an unpaid balance of less than $100.00, the Contractor shall pay the actual penalty due to the subcontractor. (2) Form IC-134 (attached) required from general contractor. Minn. Stat. § 290.92 requires that the City of Lakeville obtain a Withholding Affidavit for Contractors, Form IC-134, before making final payments to Contractors. This form needs to be submitted by the Contractor to the Minnesota Department of Revenue for approval. The form is used to receive certification from the state that the vendor has complied with the requirement to withhold and remit state withholding taxes for employee salaries paid. D. Final Payment. Upon final completion of the Work, Owner shall pay the remainder of the Contract Price as recommended by the City Engineer. Final completion of Work, including final restoration and establishment of permanent cover (“Restoration), occurs upon completion of all work under the Contract Documents as determined by the City Engineer. 5. COMPLETION DATE. All Work, except Restoration, must be completed by December 31, 2018, with Restoration to be completed by June 30, 2019. 6. CONTRACTOR’S REPRESENTATIONS. A. Contractor has examined and carefully studied the Contract Documents and other related data identified in the Contract Documents. B. Contractor has visited the Site and become familiar with and is satisfied as to the general, local, and Site conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work. 3 184651v1 C. Contractor is familiar with and is satisfied as to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work. D. Contractor has carefully studied all: (1) reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or contiguous to the Site and all drawings of physical conditions in or relating to existing surface or subsurface structures at or contiguous to the Site (except Underground Facilities) which have been identified in the General Conditions and (2) reports and drawings of a Hazardous Environmental Condition, if any, at the site. E. Contractor has obtained and carefully studied (or assumes responsibility for doing so) all additional or supplementary examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, and data concerning conditions (surface, subsurface, and Underground Facilities) at or contiguous to the Site which may affect cost, progress, or performance of the Work or which relate to any aspect of the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction to be employed by Contractor, including any specific means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction expressly required by the Bidding Documents, and safety precautions and programs incident thereto. F. Contractor does not consider that any further examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, or data are necessary for the performance of the Work at the Contract Price, within the Contract Times, and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Contract Documents. G. Contractor is aware of the general nature of work to be performed by Owner and others at the Site that relates to the Work as indicated in the Contract Documents. H. Contractor has correlated the information known to Contractor, information and observations obtained from visits to the Site, reports and drawings identified in the Contract Documents, and all additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, and data with the Contract Documents. I. The Contract Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for performance and furnishing of the Work. J. Subcontracts: (1) Unless otherwise specified in the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall, upon receipt of the executed Contract Documents, 4 184651v1 submit in writing to the Owner the names of the Subcontractors proposed for the work. Subcontractors may not be changed except at the request or with the consent of the Owner. (2) The Contractor is responsible to the Owner for the acts and omissions of the Contractor's subcontractors, and of their direct and indirect employees, to the same extent as the Contractor is responsible for the acts and omissions of the Contractor's employees. (3) The Contract Documents shall not be construed as creating any contractual relation between the Owner and any subcontractor. (4) The Contractor shall bind every subcontractor by the terms of the Contract Documents. 7. WORKER’S COMPENSATION. The Contractor shall obtain and maintain for the duration of this Contract, statutory Worker’s Compensation Insurance and Employer’s Liability Insurance as required under the laws of the State of Minnesota. 8. COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL LIABILITY. Contractor shall obtain the following minimum insurance coverage and maintain it at all times throughout the life of the Contract, with the City included as an additional name insured on a primary and noncontributory basis. The Contractor shall furnish the City a certificate of insurance satisfactory to the City evidencing the required coverage: Bodily Injury: $2,000,000 each occurrence $2,000,000 aggregate products and completed operations Property Damage: $2,000,000 each occurrence $2,000,000 aggregate Contractual Liability (identifying the contract): Bodily Injury: $2,000,000 each occurrence Property Damage: $2,000,000 each occurrence $2,000,000 aggregate Comprehensive Automobile Liability (owned, non-owned, hired): Bodily Injury: $2,000,000 each occurrence $2,000,000 each accident Property Damage: $2,000,000 each occurrence 5 184651v1 9. WARRANTY. The Contractor warrants all public utility work to be performed by it pursuant to this Agreement against poor material and faulty workmanship. The warranty period is one year after utilities are accepted by the City. The Contractor shall post a warranty bond in the amount of twenty-five percent (25%) of final certified costs of the utilities installed to secure the warranty. The bond must be furnished the City prior to final payment to the Contractor. The Contractor shall be held responsible for any and all defects in workmanship and materials which may develop in any part of the contracted service, and upon proper notification by the City shall immediately replace, without cost to the City, any such faulty work. 10. INDEMNITY. The Contractor agrees to indemnify and hold the City harmless from any claim made by third parties as a result of the services performed by it. In addition, the Contractor shall reimburse the City for any cost of reasonable attorney’s fees it may incur as a result of any such claims. 11. PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS. Performance and Payment Bonds are not required. 12. MISCELLANEOUS. A. Terms used in this Agreement have the meanings stated in the General Conditions. B. Owner and Contractor each binds itself, its partners, successors, assigns and legal representatives to the other party hereto, its partners, successors, assigns and legal representatives in respect to all covenants, agreements, and obligations contained in the Contract Documents. C. Any provision or part of the Contract Documents held to be void or unenforceable under any law or regulation shall be deemed stricken, and all remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and binding upon Owner and Contractor, who agree that the Contract Documents shall be reformed to replace such stricken provision or part thereof with a valid and enforceable provision that comes as close as possible to expressing the intention of the stricken provisions. D. Data Practices/Records. (1) All data created, collected, received, maintained or disseminated for any purpose in the course of this Contract is governed by the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minn. Stat. Ch. 13, any other applicable state statute, or any state rules adopted to implement the act, as well as federal regulations on data privacy. 6 184651v1 (2) All books, records, documents and accounting procedures and practices to the Contractor and its subcontractors, if any, relative to this Contract are subject to examination by the City. E. The Contractor shall not discriminate in the hiring of labor for the performance of any work under this contract or any subcontract hereunder or in selecting a material supplier or vendor on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, or national origin; and shall not discriminate against any persons who are citizens of the United States and who are qualified and available to perform the work on the Project. The Contractor and any subcontractor, material supplier, or vendor shall not in any manner discriminate against, or intimidate, or prevent the employment of any such person from performing work under this contract or any subcontract hereunder on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, or national origin. Any violation of this paragraph shall be a misdemeanor; and this contract may be canceled or terminated by the City, and all money due, or to become due, may be forfeited, for a second or any subsequent violation of the terms or conditions of this contract. F. Patented devices, materials and processes. If the Contract requires, or the Contractor desires, the use of any design, devise, material or process covered by letters, patent or copyright, trademark or trade name, the Contractor shall provide for such use by suitable legal agreement with the patentee or owner and a copy of said agreement shall be filed with the Owner. If no such agreement is made or filed as noted, the Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Owner from any and all claims for infringement by reason of the use of any such patented designed, device, material or process, or any trademark or trade name or copyright in connection with the Project agreed to be performed under the Contract, and shall indemnify and defend the Owner for any costs, liability, expenses and attorney's fees that result from any such infringement. G. Assignment. Neither party may assign, sublet, or transfer any interest or obligation in this Contract without the prior written consent of the other party, and then only upon such terms and conditions as both parties may agree to and set forth in writing. H. Waiver. In the particular event that either party shall at any time or times waive any breach of this Contract by the other, such waiver shall not constitute a waiver of any other or any succeeding breach of this Contract by either party, whether of the same or any other covenant, condition or obligation. I. Governing Law/Venue. The laws of the State of Minnesota govern the interpretation of this Contract. In the event of litigation, the exclusive venue shall be in the District Court of the State of Minnesota for Dakota County. CITY OF LAKEVILLE Blackstone Contractors, LLC. BY: BY: Douglas P. Anderson, Mayor Its: Vice President J. Severability. If any provision, term or condition of this Contract is found to be or become unenforceable or invalid, it shall not affect the remaining provisions, terms and conditions of this Contract, unless such invalid or unenforceable provision, term or condition renders this Contract impossible to perform. Such remaining terms and conditions of the Contract shall continue in full force and effect and shall continue to operate as the parties' entire contract. K. Entire Agreement. This Contract represents the entire agreement of the parties and is a final, complete and all inclusive statement of the terms thereof, and supersedes and terminates any prior agreement(s), understandings or written or verbal representations made between the parties with respect thereto. L. Permits and Licenses; Rights-of-Way and Easements. The Contractor shall give all notices necessary and incidental to the construction and completion of the Project. The City will obtain all necessary rights-of-way and easements. The Contractor shall not be entitled to any additional compensation for any construction delay resulting from the City's not timely obtaining rights-of-way or easements. M. If the work is delayed or the sequencing of work is altered because of the action or inaction of the Owner, the Contractor shall be allowed a time extension to complete the work but shall not be entitled to any other compensation. OWNER: CONTRACTOR: AND Charlene Friedges, City Clerk 184651vI 7