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EXHIBIT 3 <br />CONSULTANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA AND GK & ASSOCIATES FOR ON -CALL ENGINEERING, <br />TECHNICAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF SUPPORT SERVICES <br />THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into on this 6th day of August, 2024 by and between <br />EC & AM Associates Inc. dba GK & Associates, ("Consultant"), and the City of Santa <br />Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution and <br />laws of the State of California ("City"). <br />RECITALS <br />A. The City desires to retain a Consultant for on -call engineering, technical, and <br />administrative staff support services <br />B. Consultant represents that Consultant is able and willing to provide such services to the <br />City. <br />C. In undertaking the performance of this Agreement, Consultant represents that it is <br />knowledgeable in its field and that any services performed by Consultant under this <br />Agreement will be performed in compliance with such standards as may reasonably be <br />expected from a professional consulting firm in the field. <br />NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and respective promises, and subject to the <br />terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: <br />1. SCOPE OF SERVICES <br />Consultant shall perform during the term of this Agreement, the tasks and obligations <br />including all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidental customary work required to fully <br />and adequately complete the services described and set forth in Scope of Work - Exhibit A, <br />attached hereto and incorporated by reference. <br />2. COMPENSATION <br />a. City neither warrants nor guarantees any minimum or maximum compensation to <br />Consultant under this Agreement. Consultant shall be paid only for actual services <br />performed under this Agreement at the rates and charges identified in Exhibit B. <br />Consultant is one of five (5) Consultants selected to provide Engineering, Technical, and <br />Administrative Staff Support Services on an as needed basis under RFP 24-001. The total <br />compensation for services provided by all Consultants selected under RFP No. 24-001 is a <br />collective amount not to exceed two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000.00) <br />during the term of the Agreement, including any extension periods. <br />b. Payment by City shall be made within forty-five (45) days following receipt of proper <br />invoice evidencing work performed, subject to City accounting procedures. City and <br />Consultant agree that all payments due and owing under this Agreement shall be made <br />through Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfers. Consultant agrees to execute the <br />1 <br />