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HomeMy WebLinkAbout22-115 Raftelis Financial Consultants Professional Services 10-26-2022RESOLUTION NO.22-115 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF FIRESTONE, COLORADO, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF FIRESTONE AND RAFTELIS FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS, INC FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WHEREAS, the Town of Firestone ("Town") requires professional services to prepare a water rate study ("Project"); and WHEREAS, the Town published a request for qualifications for such services for the Project; and WHEREAS, the Town has evaluated the proposals submitted in response to the request for qualifications and finds that Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc is the most qualified for the professional services described in the request for qualifications; and WHEREAS, the Town finds that Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc has the expertise, qualifications, and experience to perform the work and duties required for the Project and desires to select Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc for the request for qualifications and to enter into an agreement with Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc to provide the Professional Services as described in the scope of services, attached to the Professional Services Agreement as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees finds and declares that it is in the best interest of the Town to award the request for qualifications to Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc as the most qualified, responsive proposal. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF FIRESTONE, COLORADO: The Professional Service Agreement between the Town of Firestone and Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc is approved in substantially the same form as the copy attached hereto and made a part of this Resolution, and the Mayor is authorized to execute the Agreement on behalf of the Town. INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED this&ay of OCJX)1X 2022. T T Mi una Gonzalez, Asst. Town Clerk APP VED RM: WilimmPwa—sarwn Attorney N % .. Drew Alan Peterson, Mayor sv,bld AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES �l THIS AGR E ENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (the "Agreement') is made and entered into this ZU day of , 2022 (the "Effective Date"), by and between the TOWN OF FIRESTONE, a Colorado municipal corporation with an address of 9950 Park Avenue, Firestone, Colorado 80504 (the 'Town"), and RAFTELIS FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS, INC., an independent Consultant with a principal place of business at 5619 DTC Pkwy #850, Greenwood Village, Colorado, 80111 ("Consultant ") (each a "Party" and collectively the "Parties"). WHEREAS, the Town requires professional services; and WHEREAS, Consultant 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. Consultant 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 Water Rate Study (W2022.9546) B. A change in the Scope of Services shall not be effective unless authorized as an amendment to this Agreement. If Consultant proceeds without such written authorization, Consultant 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 Consultant completes the Scope of Services to the satisfaction of the Town, or until terminated as provided herein. B. Either Party may terminate this Agreement upon 30 days advance written notice. The Town shall pay Consultant for all work previously authorized and completed prior to the date of termination. If, however, Consultant has substantially or materially breached this Agreement, the Town shall have any remedy or right of set-off available at law and equity. III. COMPENSATION In consideration for the completion of the Scope of Services by Consultant, the Town shall pay Consultant an amount not to exceed $90,330.00. This amount shall include all fees, costs and expenses incurred by Consultant, and no additional amounts shall be paid by the Town for such fees, costs and expenses. Consultant may submit periodic invoices, which shall be paid by the Town within 30 days of receipt. IV. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY A. Consultant hereby warrants that it is qualified to assume the responsibilities and render the services described herein and has all requisite corporate authority and professional licenses in good standing, required by law. The work performed by Consultant shall be in accordance with generally accepted professional practices and the level of competency presently maintained by other practicing professional firms in the same or similar type of work in the applicable community. The work and services to be performed by Consultant hereunder shall be done in compliance with applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. B. The Town's review, approval or acceptance of, or payment for any services shall not be construed to operate as a waiver of any rights under this Agreement or of any cause of action arising out of the performance of this Agreement. C. Because the Town has hired Consultant for its professional expertise, Consultant agrees not to employ Sub -Consultants to perform any work except as expressly set forth in the Scope of Services. V. OWNERSHIP Any materials, items, and work specified in the Scope of Services, and any and all related documentation and materials provided or developed by Consultant shall be exclusively owned by the Town. Consultant expressly acknowledges and agrees that all work performed under the Scope of Services constitutes a "work made for hire." To the extent, if at all, that it does not constitute a "work made for hire," Consultant hereby transfers, sells, and assigns to the Town all of its right, title, and interest in such work. The Town may, with respect to all or any portion of such work, use, publish, display, reproduce, distribute, destroy, alter, retouch, modify, adapt, translate, or change such work without providing notice to or receiving consent from Consultant. If the Town reuses or makes any modification to Consultant's designs, documents or work product without the prior written authorization of Consultant, the Town agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to release the Consultant, its officers, directors, employees and sub -consultants from all claims and causes of action arising from such uses, and shall indemnify and hold them harmless from all costs and expenses, including the cost of defense, related to claims and causes of action to the extent such costs and expenses arise from the Town's modification or reuse of the documents. The Town expressly acknowledges and agrees that the documents and data to be provided by Consultant under the Agreement may contain certain design details, features and concepts from the Consultant's own practice detail library, which collectively may form portions of the design for the Project, but which separately, are, and shall remain, the sole and exclusive property of Consultant. Nothing herein shall be construed as a limitation on the Consultant's right to re -use such component design details, features and concepts on other projects, in other contexts or for other clients. VI. INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT Consultant is an independent Consultant. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, all personnel assigned by Consultant to perform work under the terms of this Agreement shall be, and remain at all times, employees or agents of Consultant for all purposes. Consultant shall make no representation that it is a Town employee for any purposes. VII. INSURANCE A. Consultant 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 Consultant pursuant to this Agreement. At a minimum, Consultant shall procure and maintain, and shall cause any Sub - Consultant to procure and maintain, the insurance coverages listed below, with forms and insurers acceptable to the Town. 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 Consultants 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 Consultants shall be excess and not contributory insurance to that provided by Consultant. Consultant shall be solely responsible for any deductible losses under any policy. C. Consultant 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. Vill. INDEMNIFICATION A. Consultant 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 Consultant, any Sub -Consultant of Consultant, or any officer, employee, representative, or agent of Consultant, or which arise out of a worker's compensation claim of any employee of Consultant or of any employee of any Sub -Consultant of Consultant. Consultant'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 Consultant, any Sub -Consultant of Consultant, or any officer, employee, representative, or agent of Consultant or of any Sub -Consultant of Consultant. B. If Consultant is providing architectural, engineering, surveying or other design services under this Agreement, the extent of Consultant's obligation to indemnify and hold harmless the Town may be determined only after Consultant'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. WORKER WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION A. Certification. By entering into this Agreement, Consultant hereby certifies that, at the time of this certification, it does not knowingly employ or contract with a worker without authorization, as that term is defined in C.R.S. § 8-17.5-101(9), as amended, who will perform work under this Agreement and that Consultant 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. Consultant shall not knowingly employ or contract with a worker without authorization, as that term is defined in C.R.S. § 8-17.5-101(9), as amended, to perform work under this Agreement, or enter into a contract with a Sub -Consultant that fails to certify to Consultant that the Sub - Consultant shall not knowingly employ or contract with a worker without authorization, as that term is defined in C.R.S. § 8-17.5-101(9), as amended, to perform work under this Agreement. C. Verification 1. If Consultant has employees, Consultant 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. Consultant 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 Consultant obtains actual knowledge that a Sub -Consultant performing work under this Agreement knowingly employs or contracts with a worker without authorization, as that term is defined in C.R.S. § 8-17.5-101(9), as amended, who is performing work under this Agreement, Consultant shall: notify the Sub -Consultant and the Town within 3 days that Consultant has actual knowledge that the Sub -Consultant is employing or contracting with a worker without authorization, as that term is defined in C.R.S. § 8-17.5-101(9), as amended, who is performing work under this Agreement; and terminate the subcontract with the Sub -Consultant if within 3 days of receiving the notice required pursuant to subsection 3 hereof, the Sub -Consultant does not stop employing or contracting with the worker without authorization who is performing work under this Agreement; except that Consultant shall not terminate the subcontract if during such 3 days the Sub -Consultant provides information to establish that the Sub -Consultant has not knowingly employed or contracted with a worker without authorization, as that term is defined in C.R.S. § 8-17.5-101(9), as amended, who is performing work under this Agreement. D. Duty to Comply with Investigations. Consultant 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 Consultant is complying with the terms of this Agreement. 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. Consistentwith 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 this Agreement represents and warrants that he or she is duly authorized and has the legal capacity to execute the Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date TOWN FIREST tE, COLORADO Drew Peterson, Mayor 0ATT ST: i� �g10 NF una Gonzalez, Asst. Town Clerk 1% j' '• o �a APPR VED AS T Will am ayashi, n Attorney 0 RAFTELIS FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS, INC EXHIBIT A SCOPE OF SERVICES