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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5M CONTRACTING, INC.INSURANCE ON FILE WORK MAY PROCEED UNTIL INSURANCE EXPIRES (',714A l- CLERK OF COUNCIL DATE: N-2023-105 oOAA)Z AGREEMENT WITH 5M CONTRACTING, INC., TO PROVIDE ASBESTOS ABATEMENT AND REMEDIATION SERVICES AT 419 FRANKLIN STREET e� THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into on this 12th day of April, 2023 by and between 5M Contracting, Inc., a California corporation ("Contractor"), and the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of ® California ("City"). a RECITALS Q A. The City desires to retain a contractor having special skill and knowledge in the field of asbestos abatement and remediation. B. Contractor represents that Contractor is able and willing to provide such services to the City. C. In undertaking the performance of this Agreement, Contractor represents that it is knowledgeable in its field and that any services performed by Contractor under this Agreement will be performed in compliance with such standards as may reasonably be expected from a professional consulting firm in the field. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and respective promises, and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: 1. SCOPE OF SERVICES Contractor shall perform during the term of this Agreement, the tasks and obligations including all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidental customary work required to fully and adequately complete the abatement and remediation services described and set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated by reference. 2. COMPENSATION a. City agrees to pay, and Contractor agrees to accept as total payment for its services for City, the rates and charges identified in Exhibit A. The total amount to be expended during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed Forty -Nine Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($49,500.00). b. Payment by City shall be made within forty-five (45) days following receipt of proper invoice evidencing work performed, subject to City accounting procedures. c. Payment need not be made for work which fails to meet the standards of performance set forth in the Recitals which may reasonably be expected by City. 3. TERM This Agreement shall commence on the date first written above and expire on June 30, #19793v4 Page 1 of 2023, unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 15, below. 4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Contractor shall, during the entire tern of this Agreement, be construed to be an independent Contractor and not an employee of the City. This Agreement is not intended nor shall it be construed to create an employer -employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or to allow the City to exercise discretion or control over the professional manner in which Contractor performs the services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be provided by Contractor shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and regulations governing such services. Contractor shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's social security taxes, unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to employees and shall be responsible for all applicable withholding taxes. 5. OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS This Agreement creates a non-exclusive and perpetual license for City to copy, use, modify, reuse, or sublicense any and all copyrights, designs, and other intellectual property embodied in plans, specifications, studies, drawings, estimates, and other documents or works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, including but not limited to, physical drawings or data magnetically or otherwise recorded on computer diskettes, which are prepared or caused to be prepared by Contractor under this Agreement ("Documents & Data"). Contractor shall require all subcontractors to agree in writing that City is granted a non-exclusive and perpetual license for any Documents & Data the subcontractor prepares under this Agreement. Contractor represents and warrants that Contractor has the legal right to license any and all Documents & Data. Contractor makes no such representation and warranty in regard to Documents & Data which were provided to Contractor by the City. City shall not be limited in any way in its use of the Documents and Data at any time, provided that any such use not within the purposes intended by this Agreement shall be at City's sole risk. 6. INSURANCE Prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, Contractor shall procure and maintain for the duration of the contract insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property that may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work hereunder and the results of that work by Contractor, their agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors. a. Minimum Scope and Limit of Insurance (1) Commercial General Liability (CGL): Insurance Services Office Form CG 00 01 covering CGL on an "occurrence" basis, including products and completed operations, property damage, bodily injury and personal & advertising injury with limits no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. If a general aggregate limit applies, either the general aggregatelimit shall apply separately to this project/location (ISO CG 25 03 or 25 04) or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit. #19793v4 Page 2 of 9 (2) Automobile Liability: ISO Form Number CA 00 01 covering any auto (Code 1), or if Contractor has no owned autos, hired, (Code 8) and non -owned autos (Code 9), with a limit no less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage. (3) Workers' Compensation: as required by the State of California, with Statutory Limits, and Employer's Liability Insurance with limit of no less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury or disease. (4) Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions): Insurance appropriate to the Contractor's profession, with a limit no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence or claim, $2,000,000 aggregate. (5) Broader Coverage: if Contractor maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimums shown above, the City requires and shall be entitled to the broader coverage and/or the higher limits maintained by Contractor. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City. b. Other Insurance Provisions (1) Additional Insured Status: The City, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers are to be covered as additional insureds on the COL policy with respect to liability arising out of work or operations performed by or on behalf of Contractor including materials, parts, or equipment famished in connectionwith such work or operations. General liability coverage can be provided in the form of an endorsement to Contractor's insurance (at least as broad as ISO Form CG 20 10 1185 or ifnotavailable, through the addition of both CG 20 10, CG 20 26, CG 20 33, or CO 20 38; and CG 20 37 if a later edition is used). (2) Primary Coverage: For any claims related to this contract, Contractor's insurance coverage shall be primary coverage at least as broad as ISO CG 20 0104 13 as respects the City, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers. Any insurance or self- insurance maintained by the City, its officers, officials, employees, or volunteers shall be excess of Contractor's insurance and shall not contribute with it. (3) Notice of Cancellation: Each insurance policy required above shall provide that coverage shall not be canceled, except with notice to the City. (4) Waiver of Subrogation: Contractor hereby grants to City a waiver of any right to subrogation that any insurer of said Contractor may acquire against the City by virtue of the payment of any loss under such insurance. Contractor agrees to obtain any endorsement that may be necessary to affect this waiver of subrogation, but this provision applies regardless of whether or not the City has received a waiver of subrogation endorsement from the insurer. #19793v4 Page 3 of 9 (5) Self -Insured Retentions: Self -insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the City. The City may require the Contractor to purchase coverage with a lower retention or provide proof of ability to pay losses and related investigations, claim administration, and defense expenses within the retention. The policy language shall provide, or be endorsed to provide, that the self -insured retention may be satisfied by either the named insured or City. (6) Acceptability of Insurers: hisurance is to be placed with insurers authorized to conduct business in the state with a current A.M. Best's rating of no less than A:VII, unless otherwise acceptable to the City. (7) Claims Made Policies: If any of the required policies provide claims -made coverage: The Retroactive Date must be shown, and must be before the date of the contract or the beginning of contract work. ii. Insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least five (5) years after completion of the contract of work. iii. if coverage is canceled or non -renewed, and not replaced with another clainis- made policy form with a Retroactive Date prior to the contract effective date, Contractor must purchase "extended reporting" coverage for a minimum offive (5) years after completion of work. (8) Verification of Coverage: Contractor shall famish the City with original Certificates of Insurance including all required amendatory endorsements (or copies of the applicable policy languge effecting coverage requiredby this clause) and a copy of the Declarations and Endorsement Page of the CGL policy listing allpolicv endorsements to City before work begins. However, failure to obtain the required documents prior to the work beginning shall not waive Contractor's obligation to provide them. The Cityreserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies,including endorsements required by these specifications, at any time, (9) Subcontractors: Contractor shall require and verify that all subcontractors maintain insurance meeting all the requirements stated herein, and Contractor shall ensure that City is an additional insured on insurance required from subcontractors. (10) Special Risks or Circumstances: City reserves the right to modify these requirements, including limits, based on the nature of therisk, prior experience, insurer, coverage, or other special circumstances. 7. INDEMNIFICATION Contractor agrees to defend, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers, agents, employees, contractors, special counsel, and representatives from liability: (1) for personal #19793v4 Page 4 of 9 injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief arising out of claims for personal injury, including death, and claims for property damage, which may arise from the negligent operations of the Contractor, its subcontractors, agents, employees, or other persons acting on its behalf which relates to the services described in section 1 of this Agreement; and (2) from any claim that personal injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief is due by reason of the terms of or effects arising from this Agreement. This indemnity and hold harmless agreement applies to all claims for damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, by reason of the events referred to in this Section or by reason of the terms of, or effects, arising from this Agreement. The Contractor further agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and pay all costs for the defense of the City, including fees and costs for special counsel to be selected by the City, regarding any action by a third patty challenging the validity of this Agreement, or asserting that personal injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief due to personal or property rights arises by reason of the terms of, or effects arising from this Agreement. City may make all reasonable decisions with respect to its representation in any legal proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent Contractor's services are subject to Civil Code Section 2782.8, the above indemnity shall be limited, to the extent required by Civil Code Section 2782.8, to claims that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Contractor. 8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEMNIFICATION Contractor shall defend and indemnify the City, its officers, agents, representatives, and employees against any and all liability, including costs, for infringement of any United States' letters patent, trademark, or copyright infringement, including costs, contained in the work product or documents provided by Contractor to the City pursuant to this Agreement. 9. RECORDS Contractor shall keep records and invoices in connection with the work to be performed under this Agreement. Contractor shall maintain complete and accurate records with respect to the costs incurred under this Agreement and any services, expenditures, and disbursements charged to the City for a minimum period of three (3) years, or for any longer period required by law, from the date of final payment to Contractor under this Agreement. All such records and invoices shall be clearly identifiable. Contractor shall allow a representative of the City to examine, audit, and make transcripts or copies of such records and any other documents created pursuant to this Agreement during regular business hours. Contractor shall allow inspection of all work, data, documents, proceedings, and activities related to this Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the date of final payment to Contractor under this Agreement. 10. CONFIDENTIALITY If Contractor receives from the City information which due to the nature of such information is reasonably understood to be confidential and/or proprietary, Contractor agrees that it shall not use or disclose such information except in the performance of this Agreement, and further agrees to exercise the same degree of care it uses to protect its own information of like importance, but in no event less than reasonable care. "Confidential Information" shall include all Page 5 of 9 #19793v4 nonpublic information. Confidential information includes not only written information, but also information transferred orally, visually, electronically, or by other means. Confidential information disclosed to either party by any subsidiary and/or agent of the other party is covered by this Agreement. The foregoing obligations of non-use and nondisclosure shall not apply to any information that (a) has been disclosed in publicly available sources; (b) is, through no fault of the Contractor disclosed in a publicly available source; (c) is in rightful possession of the Contractor without an obligation of confidentiality; (d) is required to be disclosed by operation of law; or (e) is independently developed by the Contractor without reference to information disclosed by the City. 11. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE Contractor covenants that it presently has no interests and shall not have interests, direct or indirect, which would conflict in any manner with performance of services specified under this Agreement. 12. NON-DISCRIMINATION Contractor shall not discriminate because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender, medical conditions, genetic information, or military and veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, or disability, as defined and prohibited by applicable law, in the recruitment, selection, teaching, training, utilization, promotion, termination or other employment related activities or any services provided under this Agreement. Contractor affirms that it is an equal opportunity employer and shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. 13. EXCLUSIVITY AND AMENDMENT This Agreement represents the complete and exclusive statement between the City and Contractor, and supersedes any and all other agreements, oral or written, between the parties. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any attachments hereto, the terns of this Agreement shall prevail. This Agreement may not be modified except by written instrument signed by the City and by an authorized representative of Contractor. The parties agree that any terms or conditions of any purchase order or other instrument that are inconsistent with, or in addition to, the terms and conditions hereof, shall not bind or obligate Contractor or the City. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, which is not embodied herein. 14. ASSIGNMENT Inasmuch as this Agreement is intended to secure the specialized services of Contractor, Contractor may not assign, transfer, delegate, or subcontract any interest herein without the prior written consent of the City and any such assignment, transfer, delegation or subcontract without the City's prior written consent shall be considered null and void. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit the City's ability to have any of the services which are the subject to this Page 6 of 9 #19793v4 Agreement performed by City personnel or by other Contractors retained by City. 15. TERMINATION This Agreement may be terminated by the City upon thirty (30) days written notice of termination. In such event, Contractor shall be entitled to receive and the City shall pay Contractor compensation for all services performed by Contractor prior to receipt of such notice of termination, subject to the following conditions: a. As a condition of such payment, the Executive Director may require Contractor to deliver to the City all work product(s) completed as of such date, and in such case such work product shall be the property of the City unless prohibited by law, and Contractor consents to the City's use thereof for such purposes as the City deems appropriate. b. Payment need not be made for work which fails to meet the standard of performance specified in the Recitals of this Agreement. 16. WAIVER No waiver of breach, failure of any condition, or any right or remedy contained in or granted by the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the party waiving the breach, failure, right or remedy. No waiver of any breach, failure or right, or remedy shall be deemed a waiver of any other breach, failure, right or remedy, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless the writing so specifies. 17. JURISDICTION -VENUE This Agreement has been executed and delivered in the State of California and the validity, interpretation, performance, and enforcement of any of the clauses of this Agreement shall be determined and governed by the laws of the State of California. Both parties further agree that Orange County, California, shall be the venue for any action or proceeding that may be brought or arise out of, in connection with or by reason of this Agreement. 18. PROFESSIONAL LICENSES Contractor shall, throughout the term of this Agreement, maintain all necessary licenses, permits, approvals, waivers, and exemptions necessary for the provision of the services hereunder and required by the laws and regulations of the United States, the State of California, the City of Santa Ana and all other governmental agencies. Contractor shall notify the City immediately and in writing of its inability to obtain or maintain such permits, licenses, approvals, waivers, and exemptions. Said inability shall be cause for termination of this Agreement. 19. NOTICE Any notice, tender, demand, delivery, or other communication pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be properly given if delivered in person or mailed by #19793v4 Page 7 of 9 first class or certified mail, postage prepaid, or sent by fax or other telegraphic communication in the manner provided in this Section, to the following persons: To City: Cleric of the City Council City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) P.O. Box 1988 Santa Ana, CA 92702-1988 Fax: 714- 647-6956 With courtesy copies to: Executive Director, Public Works Agency City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-21) P.O. Box 1988 Santa Ana, California 92702 Fax:714-647-5635 To Contractor: 5M Contracting Company 2681 Dow Avenue, Suite C-1 Tustin, CA 92780-7230 Fax: 714-730-6760 A party may change its address by giving notice in writing to the other party. Thereafter, any communication shall be addressed and transmitted to the new address. If sent by mail, communication shall be effective or deemed to have been given three (3) days after it has been deposited in the United States mail, duly registered or certified, with postage prepaid, and addressed as set forth above. If sent by fax, communication shall be effective or deemed to have been given twenty-four (24) hours after the time set forth on the transmission report issued by the transmitting facsimile machine, addressed as set forth above. For purposes of calculating these time frames, weekends, federal, state, County or City holidays shall be excluded. 20. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS a. Each undersigned represents and warrants that its signature herein below has the power, authority and right to bind their respective parties to each of the terms of this Agreement, and shall indemnify City fully, including reasonable costs and attorney's fees, for any injuries or damages to City in the event that such authority or power is not, in fact, held by the signatory or is withdrawn. b. The Agreement is the final and complete agreement and any prior or contemporaneous agreements for similar services between the parties is superseded by this Agreement. This shall not apply where the Parties are currently engaged and Contractor is providing services not contemplated by this Agreement. 419793v4 Page 8 of 9 c. All Exhibits referenced herein and attached hereto shall be incorporated as if fully set forth in the body of this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the date and year first above written. ennife . all aty Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: SONIA R. CARVALHO City Attorney By: Bran on Satvatierra Deputy City Attorney RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL: a- : M44. abit Saba Executive Director Public Works Agency CITY OF SANTA ANA IGTR—gne Yidge City Manager CONTRACTOR: } By Title: Ae"I1-I-411 Page 9 of 9 #19793v4 EXHIBIT A Client City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Ccnter Plaza Santa Ana, CA 9270 Attu: Arne Cvek A CALIFORNIA COMPANY Remediation Specialists Estimate Estimate #: 5M23-247 Date: 4/6/2023 Project: 419 Franklin St Scope of Work: Qty Cost Total 5M Contracting, Inc. and associates is pleased to provide abatement for your project at 419 Franklin Street in Santa Ana, CA. ACM (not to exceed): - Transile Shingles (6,950st) - Mastic (2,500st) The following are normal inclusions (abatement): AGENCY NOTIFICATION: - AQMD notification - osha notification CONTAINMENT: -establish control of properties (caution/asbestes tape) -create individual containments -establish negative air as needed -provide electricity and water -decontamination units (with shover facilities) FINAL CLEANING and WASTE: -final cleaning for visual clearance -waste bag -out -waste packaging -manifesting -disposal and transportation DOCUMENTATION: -5M Contracting report of final work -manifesting of waste -assemble owner response for "hazardous waste" Abatement: 1 45,500.00 45,500.00 Third Party Survey 1 1,500.00 1,500.00 Bond 5% 1 2,500.00 2,500,00 subject to me tollowing stipulations: Abatement: Client will provide all necessary water and power unless otherwise provided above. Client will facilitate our work by removing all furniture and other items subject to damage or blocking access. Client will provide any necessary EPA numbers for disposal ofhamnious waste. We will comply with all applicable regulatory requirements and provide all necessary agency notifications, We will not be liable for incidental damages caused to finishes by the work. Some staples and tape residue will be considered "incidental damage'. All work will be completed in a workmanlike manner according to standard practices, All abatement workers will be trained and certified to remove asbestos andtor lead, Customer Signature 2681 Dow Avenue, Suite C-I * Tustin, CA 92780-7230 * 714-730-6760 * 714- 730-1697 Fax Page 1 Client: City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 9270 Attn: Arne Cvek CALIFORNIA COMPANY Remediation Specialists Estimate Estimate #: 5M23-247 Date: 4/4/2023 Project: 419 Franklin St Scope of Work: Qty Cost Total This is a Prevailing Wage project Ron McDaniel ronQSmcontracting.org Cslb # 962390 Dosh# 894 SBE# 2003806 Our 5M DIR# 1000002286 $49,500.00 Subject to the following stipulations: Abatement: Client will provide all necessary water and power unless otherwise provided above. Client will facilitate our work by removing all furniture and other items subject to damage or blocking access. Client will provide any necessary EPA numbers for disposal ofhaseudous waste. We will comply with all applicable regulatory requirements and provide all necessary agency notifications. We will not be liable for incidental damages caused to finishes by the work. Some staples and tape residue will be considered "incidental damage". All work will be completed in a workmanlike manner according to standard practices. All abatement workers will be trained and certified to remove asbestos and/or lead. Customer Signature 2681 Dow Avenue, Suite C-I * Tustin, CA 92780-7230 * 714-730-6760 * 714- 730-1697 Fax Page 2 Rodriguez, Teresa From: City of Santa Ana <certificate-request@ctrax.jdidata.com> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2023 10:04 AM To: Kade@5MContracting.org; Cvek, Arne; Christine.torrance@usi.com; Ortiz, Michael; Rodriguez, Teresa Subject: Internal Notice of Compliance __ _.__. ___ ._ _ _- x NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE CITY STAFF: PRINT THIS PAGE AND INCLUDE WITH AGREEMENT TO THE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Contractor 5M Contracting Inc Name: Project TBD (044) Number: Project Agreement With 5M Contracting, Inc., To Provide Asbestos Abatement Name: And Remediation Services At 419 Franklin Street The Certificate of Insurance (COI) submitted indicates that the coverages are in compliance with the insurance requirements. No further action is required at this time. The compliant coverage(s) are: TYPE OF INSURANCE AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY GENERAL LIABILITY PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY WORKERS COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY Thank you, City of Santa Ana POLICY EXPIRATION COI DATE NUMBER DATE EF1CA00046231 01/01/2024 04/06/2023 EF1ML00168231 01/01/2024 04/06/2023 EFlMLOO168231 01/01/2024 04/06/2023 9330685 01/01/2024 04/06/2023 FILE NAME �li1111=02 Contracting_GL,AL, WC_Exp_01- 01-2024.pdf Certificate Of Insurance For City of Santa Ana.pdf _COI 5M Contracti ng_G L,AL, W C_Exp_Ol- 01-2024.pdf Certificate Of Insurance For City of Santa Ana.pdf t Risk Management Division in partnership with CTrax Plus Services Team 4/20/2023 1:04 PM