HomeMy WebLinkAbout21-70 Agreement Timber Line Electric SCADA Water Supply System 05-26-2021RESOLUTION NO. 21-70
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF FIRESTONE,
COLORADO, APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE TOWN OF FIRESTONE AND TIMBER LINE ELECTRIC AND CONTROL CORP
FOR SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION SERVICES FOR THE
TOWNS WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
WHEREAS, Timber Line Electric and Control Corp ("Timber Line") is under contract
with the Town of Firestone ("Town") for design services regarding the repair and replacement of
the Town's water supply system's existing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition ("SCADA")
system and upgrades to the SCADA to address the Town's raw water supply and potable water
delivery systems; and
WHEREAS, Timber Line is an industry leader in the field and provides SCADA services
for the area's water districts and uniquely offers installation and twenty-four hour support services;
and
WHEREAS staff has negotiated a support and service agreement with Timber Line to assist
the Town's Public Works Department with the operations, maintenance, upgrade and expansion
of the Town's SCADA system; and
WHEREAS staff recommends approval by the Board of Trustees of the proposed
Professional Services Agreement with Timber Line for SCADA service and support.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
TOWN OF FIRESTONE, COLORADO:
The Professional Services Agreement between the Town of Firestone and Timber Line
Electric and Control Services for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition support and services
for the Towns water supply system is approved in substantially the same form as the copy
attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement and the Mayor is authorized to execute the
Agreement on behalf of the Town.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED thisOl„Q day of � , 2021.
AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
THIS AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (the "Agreement") is made and
entered into this 267hday of May 2021 (the "Effective Date"), by and between the
TOWN OF FIRESTONE, a Colorado municipal corporation with an address of 151 Grant Avenue,
P.O. Box 100, Firestone, Colorado 80520 (the "Town"), and Timber Line Electric and Control
Corp., an independent contractor with a principal place of business at 17591 Highway 8 (PO Box
793), Morrison, CO 80465 (Contractor") (each a "Party" and collectively the "Parties")
WHEREAS, the Town requires professional services; and
WHEREAS, Contractor has held itself out to the Town as having the requisite expertise and
experience to perform the required professional services.
NOW, THEREFORE, for the consideration hereinafter set forth, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
I. SCOPE OF SERVICES
A. Contractor shall furnish all labor and materials required for the complete and prompt
execution and performance of all duties, obligations, and responsibilities which are described or
reasonably implied from the Scope of Services set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference and known as: SCADA SYSTEM SERVICE AND SUPPORT
W2020-9532.01
B. A change in the Scope of Services shall not be effective unless authorized as an
amendment to this Agreement. If Contractor proceeds without such written authorization, Contractor
shall be deemed to have waived any claim for additional compensation, including a claim based on
the theory of unjust enrichment, quantum merit or implied contract. Except as expressly provided
herein, no agent, employee, or representative of the Town is authorized to modify any term of this
Agreement, either directly or implied by a course of action.
II. TERM AND TERMINATION
A. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date, and shall continue until
terminated as provided herein.
B. Either Party may terminate this Agreement upon 30 days advance written notice.
The Town shall pay Contractor for all work previously authorized and completed prior to the date of
termination. If, however, Contractor has substantially or materially breached this Agreement, the
Town shall have any remedy or right of set-off available at law and equity.
II. COMPENSATION
In consideration for the completion of the Scope of Services by Contractor, the Town shall
pay Contractor on an hourly rate plus expenses and materials basis for work authorized and
directed by the Town. The amount shall include all fees, costs and expenses incurred by Contractor,
and no additional amounts shall be paid by the Town for such fees, costs and expenses. Contractor
may submit periodic invoices, which shall be paid by the Town within 30 days of receipt. Contractors
rates and charges are attached as Exhibit B, which may be updated annually without formal
amendment to this Agreement.
VII. INSURANCE
A. Contractor agrees to procure and maintain, at its own cost, a policy or policies of
insurance sufficient to insure against all liability, claims, demands, and other obligations assumed by
Contractor pursuant to this Agreement. At a minimum, Contractor shall procure and maintain, and
shall cause any subcontractor to procure and maintain, the insurance coverages listed below, with
forms and insurers acceptable to the Town.
1. Worker's Compensation insurance as required by law.
2. Commercial General Liability insurance with minimum combined single limits of
$1,000,000 each occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate. The policy shall be
applicable to all premises and operations, and shall include coverage for bodily injury, broad
form property damage, personal injury (including coverage for contractual and employee
acts), blanket contractual, products, and completed operations. The policy shall contain a
severability of interests provision, and shall include the Town and the Town's officers,
employees, and contractors as additional insureds. No additional insured endorsement shall
contain any exclusion for bodily injury or property damage arising from completed
operations.
3, Professional liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 each claim and
$2,000,000 general aggregate.
B. Such insurance shall be in addition to any other insurance requirements imposed
by law. The coverages afforded under the policies shall not be canceled, terminated or materially
changed without at least 30 days prior written notice to the Town. In the case of any claims -made
policy, the necessary retroactive dates and extended reporting periods shall be procured to maintain
such continuous coverage. Any insurance carried by the Town, its officers, its employees or its
contractors shall be excess and not contributory insurance to that provided by Contractor. Contractor
shall be solely responsible for any deductible losses under any policy.
C. Contractor shall provide to the Town a certificate of insurance as evidence that the
required policies are in full force and effect. The certificate shall identify this Agreement.
VIII. INDEMNIFICATION
A, Contractor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Town and its officers, insurers,
volunteers, representative, agents, employees, heirs and assigns from and against all claims, liability,
damages, losses, expenses and demands, including attorney fees, on account of injury, loss, or
damage, including without limitation claims arising from bodily injury, personal injury, sickness,
disease, death, property loss or damage, or any other loss of any kind whatsoever, which arise out
of or are in any manner connected with this Agreement if such injury, loss, or damage is caused in
whole or in part by, the act, omission, error, professional error, mistake, negligence, or other fault of
Contractor, any subcontractor of Contractor, or any officer, employee, representative, or agent of
Contractor, or which arise out of a worker's compensation claim of any employee of Contractor or of
any employee of any subcontractor of Contractor. Contractor's liability under this indemnification
provision shall be to the fullest extent of, but shall not exceed, that amount represented by the degree
or percentage of negligence or fault attributable to Contractor, any subcontractor of Contractor, or any
officer, employee, representative, or agent of Contractor or of any subcontractor of Contractor.
B. If Contractor is providing architectural, engineering, surveying or other design services
under this Agreement, the extent of Contractors obligation to indemnify and hold harmless the Town
may be determined only after Contractor's liability or fault has been determined by adjudication,
alternative dispute resolution or otherwise resolved by mutual agreement between the Parties, as
provided by C.R.S. § 13-50.5-102(8)(c).
IX. ILLEGAL ALIENS
A. Certification. By entering into this Agreement, Contractor hereby ceres that, at
the time of this certification, it does not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien who will
perform work under this Agreement and that Contractor will participate in either the E-Verify Program
administered by the United States Department of Homeland Security and Social Security
Administration or the Department Program administered by the Colorado Department of Labor and
Employment to confirm the employment eligibility of all employees who are newly hired to perform
work under this Agreement.
B. Prohibited Acts. Contractor shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal
alien to perform work under this Agreement, or enter into a contract with a subcontractor that fails to
certify to Contractor that the subcontractor shall not knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien
to perform work under this Agreement.
C. Verification.
1. If Contractor has employees, Contractor has confirmed the employment eligibility of
all employees who are newly hired to perform work under this Agreement through
participation in either the E-Verify Program or the Department Program.
2. Contractor shall not use the E-Verify Program or Department Program procedures
to undertake pre -employment screening of job applicants while this Agreement is being
performed.
3. If Contractor obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing work under
this Agreement knowingly employs or contracts with an illegal alien who is performing work
under this Agreement, Contractor shall: notify the subcontractor and the Town within 3 days
that Contractor has actual knowledge that the subcontractor is employing or contracting with
an illegal alien who is performing work under this Agreement; and terminate the subcontract
with the subcontractor if within 3 days of receiving the notice required pursuant to subsection
1 hereof, the subcontractor does not stop employing or contracting with the illegal alien who
is performing work under this Agreement; except that Contractor shall not terminate the
subcontract if during such 3 days the subcontractor provides information to establish that
the subcontractor has not knowingly employed or contracted with an illegal alien who is
performing work under this Agreement.
D. Duty to Comply with Investigations. Contractor shall comply with any reasonable
request by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment made in the course of an investigation
conducted pursuant to C.R.S. § 8-17.5-102(5)(a) to ensure that Contractor is complying with the terms
of this Agreement.
E. Affidavits. If Contractor does not have employees, Contractor shall sign the No
Employee Affidavit" attached hereto. If Contractor wishes to verify the lawful presence of newly hired
employees who perform work under the Agreement via the Department Program, Contractor shall
sign the "Department Program Affidavit" attached hereto.
X. MISCELLANEOUS
A. Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Colorado, and any legal action concerning the provisions hereof shall be brought in Weld
County, Colorado,
B. No Waiver. Delays in enforcement or the waiver of any one or more defaults or
breaches of this Agreement by the Town shall not constitute a waiver of any of the other terms or
obligation of this Agreement.
C. Integration. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties,
superseding all prior oral or written communications.
D. Third Parties. There are no intended third -party beneficiaries to this Agreement.
E. Notice. Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be deemed
sufficient when directly presented or sent pre -paid, first class United States Mail to the Party at the
address set forth on the first page of this Agreement.
F. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be unlawful or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions hereof shall
remain in full force and effect.
G. Modification. This Agreement may only be modified upon written agreement of the
Parties.
H. Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations of the
Parties shall be assigned by either Party without the written consent of the other.
I. Governmental Immunity. The Town and its officers, attorneys and employees, are
relying on, and do not waive or intend to waive by any provision of this Agreement, the monetary
limitations or any other rights, immunities or protections provided by the Colorado Governmental
Immunity Act, C.R.S. § 24-10-101, et seq., as amended, or otherwise available to the Town and its
officers, attorneys or employees.
J. Rights and Remedies. The rights and remedies of the Town under this Agreement
are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law. The expiration of this Agreement
shall in no way limit the Town's legal or equitable remedies, or the period in which such remedies
may be asserted, for work negligently or defectively performed.
K. Subject to Annual Appropriation. Consistent with Article X, § 20 of the Colorado
Constitution, any financial obligation of the Town not performed during the current fiscal year is
subject to annual appropriation, shall extend only to monies currently appropriated, and shall not
constitute a mandatory charge, requirement, debt or liability beyond the current fiscal year:
L. Representative Authority. Each person signing MIS Agreementrepresents and warrants
that he or she is duly authorized and has the legal capacityto execute the Agreement.
1N WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreementas ofMe Effective pate,
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DEPARTMENT PROGRAM AFFIDAVIT
Ta be campteted only if Contractor participates in the epartrrment of Labor Lawful Presence Verification Program
I.e '�Kae�a —L<- as a public contractor under contract with the Town of
Firestone (the "Town"), hereby affirm that:
1. I have examined or will examine the legal wor(< status of all employees who are
newly hired for employment to perform work under this public contract for services ("Agreement"}
with the Town within 20 days after such hiring date;
2, i have retained or will retain file copies of ail documents required by 8 U.S.C. §
1324a, which verify the employment eligibility and identity of newly hired employees who perform
work underthis Agreement; and
3. I have nat and will not alter orfalsify the identification documents far my newly hired
employees who perform work underthis Agreement
Signature Date
STATE OF COLORADO )
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The foregoing instrument was subscribed, sworn to (or affirmed) before me this 24 day of
My commission expires: -J � Z � �2�
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SCOPE OF SERVICES
Town owns and operates a SCADA system with its water supply and distribution system for
purposes of remote monitoring of system operations and performance. The Town does not
currently have expertise to perform preventative maintenance, software updates, or hardware
replacement for the system. Contractor has familiarity with the Town system and planned system
expansions. The Contractor shall provide the following general services specific to the SCADA
system:
• Contractor will be available to the Town as an on -call trouble shooting and service
resource. Contractor will respond to calls for service as expeditiously as possible, and
shall make an effort to respond immediately in the event of an emergency involving the
Towns potable water distribution system.
• Contractor will work with Town to develop a schedule of routine system checks. These will
include, but not be limited to, checking the operation of the SCADA system as a whole,
making sure software is functioning and is updated when needed, checking system
hardware components, repairing or replacing defective parts, and troubleshooting system
issues.
• Contractor will work with Town to develop annual operations and service budgets that will
be inclusive of Contractors time, software replacement or upgrade costs, and hardware
repair or replacement costs. Contractor will apprise Town of changing standards and
practices and advise Town on improvements or modifications needed to maintain a current
system.
• Contractor will assist Town in development and implementation of cybersecurity systems
and practices to protect the SCADA data and function.
• Contractor will review designs and submittals of SCADA components to be procured and
installed as part of the water system improvements or expansion projects.
• Contractor will integrate new SCADA components that are procured and installed as part
of the water system improvements or expansion projects.
• Contractor will develop designs and perform installations for new water supply or
distribution improvements as directed by the Town when needed. Town and Contractor
will work to develop those project specific scopes and contractor will then prepare an
appropriate budget for the project. The Town will determine if those projects will be
completed under this Service and Support contract or if that work will be performed under
separate contract.
EXHIBIT B
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Timber Line Electric & Control Corporation
Servic a 4as tabWon •GoOtat ion
17591 Hvy 9, Box 793, Morrison, CO 60465
Phone301.697.0440 Fax 303.697.0450
Service and Design Rates
Effective: January 17 2021
Service Rates
Rate
Emergency Rates
Emergency Rates
Mileage
Remote or Field
Per Hour
Weekdays
Sunday and
Portal to
4:30 pm to 7 am, and
Holidays
Portal
Saturday,
or less than 24-hour
notice
on weekdays
SCADA Technician
Field Service Technician
$ 147
$230/Hour
$ 284/Hour
.68/Mile
Electrician
Design Service Rates
Consulting Engineering
& Design Services
$ 160
.68/Mile
Drafting Services
(AutoCAD)
$ 110
.68/Mile
* Overtime service rates apply to any hours over 8 per day.
�k Minimum charges may apply. One hour minimum labor rate charged after first 15
minutes.
* Mobilization within two weeks of Notice to Proceed.
* Emergency on -call service technicians are available 24/7/365.
* All service and equipment are provided with a standard 1-year warranty. Warranty
extensions may be available upon request, depending on the service or equipment provided.