AGREEMENT
BETWEEN CITY OF FRESNO AND
FRESNO ARTS COUNCIL, INC.
This AGREEMENT (Agreement) is made and entered into, effective _____________, by and between the CITY OF FRESNO, A California municipal corporation (City), and Fresno Arts Council, Inc. (FAC), a California 501(c)3 public corporation.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Clean Califor nia Local Grant Program wa s created to beautify and clean up local streets and roads, tr ibal lands, parks, pathways, transit centers, and other public spaces. The program is pa rt of the nearly $1. 1 billion Clean California initiative that aims to assist the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) with addressing the continuous trash generation that overwhelms California’s public spaces; and WHEREAS, in February 2022, the City of Fresno (City) applied for funding for the Downtown Fresno Neighborhood Beautification and Cleanup Project and were awarded $5 million for the project; and
WHEREAS, Transportation Art includes gr aphic or sculptural artwork, either freestanding or placed upon a required engin eered transportation f eature located on CALTRANS’ right-of-way (such as a noise barrier, retaining wall, bridge, bridge abutment, bridge rail, or slope paving) that expresses uni que attributes of a community’s history, resources, or character; and
WHEREAS, the project is located in the Anthony, Webster, and Hidalgo neighborhoods and includes Transportation Art which will consist of large murals on columns and abutment slopes at four freeway interchanges and a mural installation at the Romain Community Center; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined the need fo r certain Art related services to complete the Transportation Art included in the project, and FAC has agreed to provide the same in accordance with the terms and conditions contained herein; and
WHEREAS, for the consideration hereinafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which the parties by their signatures below affirm, the parties do mutually agree as follows; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement will be administe red for the City by its Public Works Director (Director) or designee.
TERMS
The foregoing recitals are incorporated herein for all purposes as if fully set forth.
1. SERVICES AND PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE. FAC shall perform the services set forth in Exhibit A, Scope of Services , Performance Schedule, and Compensation (the
“Services”), in accordance with the performance schedule established therein, including public outreach and community input for the designs of the murals. FAC shall also include in the Call to Artists that the selected artist shall execute a waiver of moral rights to the public arts on a form acceptable to the City.
2. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. FAC is an independent contractor and is not in a joint venture, partnership, principal-agen t, or employer-employee relationship with the City. As such, FAC shall be solely respon sible for the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures utilized in the performance of the Services, and shall have sole direction and control over it s employees, agents, servants, and lower-tier subcontractors.
FAC, consistent with its status as an independent contractor, shall not hold itself out as, or claim to be, an officer, agent, representative, or employee of the City, or allow its personnel to do so.
3. TERM. This Agreement shall be effective from the date first set forth above and shall continue in full force and effect through the earlier of complete rendition of the services hereunder or June 14, 2024, subject to any ear lier termination in accordance with this Agreement. The Services of FAC as described in Exhibit A are to commence upon the City’s issuance of a written “Notice to Proceed.”
4. COMPENSATION. FAC shall perform the Services for the fixed price/lump sum amount of FIVE-HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX-THO USAND AND TWO-HUNDRED-TWENTY- TWO DOLLARS ($536,222).
5. INVOICES. FAC shall submit its invoice to the City promptly upon completion of all Services and obligations under the Contract.
For services satisfactorily rendered in accor dance with the terms of this Agreement, and upon receipt of and approval of the invoices by the City, the City agrees to compensate FAC with a lump sum payment of TEN-THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000) for a Call for Artists, which includes, but is not limited to administration and processing. The remaining funds for the completed murals should not exceed an amount of TEN-THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000) upon completion of services as described herein. The total value of the agreement shall not exceed FIVE-HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX-T HOUSAND AND TWO-HUNDRED- TWENTY-TWO DOLLARS ($536,222).
6. PAYMENT. Contingent upon FAC’s submittal of a proper invoice and supporting documentation, City shall pay those undisp uted amounts due and owing within the normal course of City business.
7. INSURANCE. City and FAC shall adhere to the insurance requirements provided in EXHIBIT B. City and FAC shall maintain insu rance at their own cost and expense for the duration of this Contract. FAC does not prov ide insurance and will be held harmless in any subsequent contracts or subcont racts that the City may enter into as a result of this agreement.
8. INDEMNIFICATION.
To the furthest extent allowed by law, FA C shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend
CITY, State of California, and each of thei r officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers from any and all loss, liability, fines, penalties, forfeitures, costs and damages (whether in contract, tort or strict liability, including but not limited to personal injury, death at any time and property damage) incurred by CITY, State of CA , FAC or any other person, and from any and all claims, demands and actions in law or equity (including reasonable attorney's fees, lit igation expenses and cost to enforce this agreement), arising or alleged to have aris en directly or indirectly out of performance of this Agreement. FAC'S obligations under the preceding sentence shall apply regardless of whether CITY, State of California, or any of their officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers are negligent, but shall not apply to any loss, liability, fines, penalties, forfeitures, costs or damages caused solely by the gross negligence, or caused by the willful misconduct, of CITY, Stat e of California, or any of their officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers.
If FAC should subcontract all or any porti on of the work to be performed under this Agreement, FAC shall require each subcontractor to indemnify, hold harmless and defend CITY, State of California, and each of thei r officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers in accordance with the terms of the preceding paragraph.
This section shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.
9. NOTICES. All required notices sha ll be given in writing, signed by the party giving notice, and delivered to the following addresses.
City of Fresno
1626 E Street
Fresno, CA 93706
[email protected]
Attention: Mark Standriff
Project Liaison/Program Admin
Fresno Arts Council, Inc.
1245 Van Ness
Fresno, CA 93721
[email protected]
Attention: Lilia G. Chavez
Executive Director
10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Contract, consisting of this document, Exhibit A and, Exhibit B represents the entire and integrat ed agreement between City of Fresno and the Fresno Arts Council and supersedes and r eplaces all prior and contemporaneous inducements, understandings, agreements, arrangements, negotiations, and representations, whether writte n or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Contract may not be modified e xcept in writing, by an am endment signed by the parties hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement at Fresno, California, on the day and year first above written.
CITY OF FRESNO,
A California municipal corporation
By:
Georgeanne White
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ANDREW JANZ
By:
Heather Thomas Date
Deputy City Attorney
ATTEST:
TODD STERMER, CMC
City Clerk
By:
Deputy
FRESNO ARTS COUNCIL,
a California 501(c)3 public corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
(If corporation or LLC., Board Chair,
Pres. or Vice Pres.)
By:
Name:
Title:
(If corporation or LLC., CFO, Treasurer,
Secretary or Assistant Secretary)
Addresses:
City of Fresno
Attention: Mark Standriff, Project
Liaison/Program Admin
1626 E Street
Fresno, CA 93706
Phone: (559) 621-8626
E-mail: [email protected]
Fresno Arts Council, Inc.
Attention: Lilia G. Chavez, Executive
Director
1245 Van Ness
Fresno, CA 93721
Phone: [area code and #]
E-mail: [email protected]
Attachments:
1. Exhibit A - Scope of Services and Performance Schedule
2. Exhibit B - Insurance Requirements
EXHIBIT A
SCOPE OF SERVICES AND PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Agreement between
City of Fresno (City) and Fresno Arts Council, Inc. (FAC)
FAC shall perform the following Services and shall complete the Services according to the following schedule:
Subcontract selected Artis t/s by September 1, 2023
Projects: Select and subcontract with up to three (3) artists to install eight (8) murals at five (5) separate locations including a 1,300 square foot mural at the Romain Community Center for a total of 7,300 square feet of murals as follows:
1. Within Caltrans’ right-of-way on one (1) abutment slope along SR-180 at Blackstone Avenue.
2. Within Caltrans’ right-of-way on one (1) abutment slope along SR-180 at Abby Street.
3. Within Caltrans’ right-of-way on one (1 ) abutment slope along SR-180 at Fresno Street.
4. Within Caltrans’ right-of-way on one (1 ) abutment slope and on three (3) columns along SR-180 at First Street.
5. On the north wall of t he Romain Community Center.
Each of the projects identified above will follow the tasks noted below.
Task 1: Request for Proposals
a) FAC shall prepare t he Call to Artists.
b) FAC shall identify a lis t of artists to receive the Call to Artists. c) FAC shall coordinate and fa cilitate a pre-proposal meeting with the City of Fresno.
Task 2: Community Outreach/Input
a) FAC shall coordinate with B eautify Fresno and Council District 7 to schedule up to three (3) community meetings to obtain input from resi dents on artistic themes or concepts for the abutment slopes and columns along SR-180. b) FAC shall coordinate with Beautify Fresno and the City of Fresno PARCS Department to schedule up to three (3) meetings with youth who attend programming at Romain Park to create an artistic concept for the mural on the community center reflective of the youth voice.
c) Coordination of all community outreach meet ings refers to identifying a location for the meeting, facilitating the meeting, and preparing a record of the meeting. d) FAC shall provide outreach materials to inform residents in the Anthony, Webster, and Hidalgo neighborhoods about the community meetings.
Task 2: Art Selection Committee Formation
a) FAC shall, in conjunction wit h the City, identify three (3) to 7 people to serve on the Art Selection Committee.
b) FAC shall contact and obtai n commitments from at least three (3) members to serve on the Art Selection Committee.
Task 3: Art Selection Meetings
a) FAC shall coordinate up to four (4) meetings for the se lection of art. Coordination refers to scheduling meetings to meet members’ availability, identifying a location for the meeting, facilitating the meeting, and preparing a record of the meeting. b) The four (4) meetings are expected to consist of the following general agendas:
Meeting 1: Orientation to the project (project background; development and or review of the Call to Artist)
Meeting 2: Review of proposals received from artists; select up to three (3) artists for more refined proposals.
Meeting 3: Presentations from finalists; select artist(s) Meeting 4: Contingen cy meeting if necessary
Task 4: Subcontract
a) FAC shall subcontract with the selected artist/s as an agent of City to provide artist payment for the project.
Task 5: Oversight of Traffic Control
a) FAC shall contract with a Traffic Control Consultant to determine the Traffic Control requirements for the installation.
b) FAC shall acquire and pay for the recommended Traffic Control measures. c) FAC shall maintain Traffic Control throughout the time required for installation of the 8 murals.
Deliverables:
Art Selection Committee
Community outreach
Coordination and facilitation of up to f our (4) Art Selection Committee meetings Scope of Work for Public Art Call to Artists
Coordinate and facilitate a pre-proposal meeting
Subcontract selected Artist/s
Due: Work to be completed by June 14, 2024. FAC shall submit a final invoice to the City by June 17, 2024.
EXHIBIT B
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
Agreement between
City of Fresno (City) and Fresno Arts Council, Inc. (FAC)
MINIMUM SCOPE OF INSURANCE
(a) Throughout the life of this Agreement, FAC shall pay for and maintain in full force and effect all insurance as required in Exhibi t B with an insurance company(ies) either (i) admitted by the California Insurance Co mmissioner to do business in the State of California and rated no less than “A-VII” in the Best’s Insurance Rating Guide, or (ii) as may be authorized in writing by CITY'S Risk Manager or his/her designee at any time and in his/her sole discretion. The required policies of insu rance as stated herein shall maintain limits of liability of not less than t hose amounts stated therein. However, the insurance limits available to CITY, State of Calif ornia, and their officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers as additional insureds, shall be the greater of the minimum limits specified therein or the full limit of any insurance proceeds to the named insured.
(b) If at any time during the life of the Agr eement or any extension, FAC or any of its subcontractors fail to maintain any required insurance in full force and effect, all services and work under this Agreement shall be discontinued immediately, and all payments due or that become due to FAC shall be withheld unt il notice is received by CITY that the required insurance has been rest ored to full force and effect and that the premiums therefore have been paid for a period satisfactory to CITY. Any failure to maintain the required insurance shall be sufficient cause fo r CITY to terminate this Agreement. No action taken by CITY pursuant to this sect ion shall in any way relieve FAC of its responsibilities under this Agreement. T he phrase “fail to maintain any required insurance” shall include, without limitation, notification received by CITY that an insurer has commenced proceedings, or has had proceedings commenced against it, indicating that the insurer is insolvent.
(c) The fact that insurance is obtained by FAC shall not be deemed to release or diminish the liability of FAC, including, without limitation, liability under the indemnity provisions of this Agreement. The duty to indemnify CITY shall apply to all claims and liability regardless of whether any insurance policies are applicable. The policy limits do not act as a limitation upon the amount of indemnification to be provided by FAC. Approval or purchase of any insurance contracts or policie s shall in no way relieve from liability nor limit the liability of FAC, v endors, suppliers, invitees, c ontractors, sub-contractors, subcontractors, or anyone employed directly or indirectly by any of them.
Coverage shall be at least as broad as:
1. The most current version of Insu rance Services Office (ISO) Commercial General Liability Coverage Form CG 00 01, providing liability coverage arising out of your business operations. The Commercial General Liability policy shall be written on an occurrence form and shall provide coverage for “bodily injury,” “property damage” and “personal and adv ertising injury” with coverage for premises and operations (includi ng the use of owned and non-owned equipment), products and completed ope rations, and contractual liability (including, without limitation, indemnity obligations under the Agreement) with limits of liability not le ss than those set forth under “Minimum Limits of Insurance.”
2. The most current version of ISO *Commercial Auto Coverage Form CA 00 01, providing liability coverage arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of automobiles in the course of your business operations. The Automobile Policy shall be written on an occurrence form and shall provide coverage for all owned, hired, and non-owned automobiles or other licensed vehicles (Code 1- Any Auto).
3. Workers’ Compensation insurance as required by the Stat e of California and Employer’s Liability Insurance.
MINIMUM LIMITS OF INSURANCE
FAC shall procure and maintain fo r the duration of the contrac t, and for 5 years thereafter, insurance with limits of liability not less than those set forth below. However, insurance limits available to CITY, State of Ca lifornia, and their officers, offi cials, employees, agents and volunteers as additional insureds, shall be the greater of the minimum limits specified herein or the full limit of any insurance proceeds available to the named insured:
1. COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY
(i) $1,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage; (ii) $1,000,000 per occurrence fo r personal and advertising injury; (iii) $2,000,000 aggregate for products and completed operations; and, (iv) $2,000,000 general aggregate applying separately to the work performed under the Agreement.
2. COMMERCIAL AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY
$1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage.
3. Workers’ Compensation Insurance as required by the State of California with statutory limits and EMPLOYER’S LIABILITY with limits of liability not less than:
(i) $1,000,000 each accident for bodily injury;
(ii) $1,000,000 diseas e each employee; and,
(iii) $1,000,000 disease policy limit.
4. UMBRELLA OR EXCESS INSURANCE
(i) $5,000,000 per occurrence/aggregate
DEDUCTIBLES AND SELF-INSURED RETENTIONS
FAC shall be responsible for payment of any deductibles contained in any insurance policy(ies) required herein and FAC shall also be responsible for payment of any self-insured retentions. Any self-insured retentions must be declared on the Certificate of Insurance, and approved by, the CITY’S Risk Manager or his/her designee. At the option of the CITY’S Risk Manager or his/her designee, either:
(i) The insurer shall reduce or eliminate su ch self-insured retentions as respects CITY, State of California, and their office rs, officials, employees, agents and volunteers; or
(ii) FAC shall provide a fi nancial guarantee, satisfactory to CITY’S Risk Manager or his/her designee, guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claim admini stration and defense expenses. At no time shall CITY be responsible for the payment of any deductibles or self-insured retentions.
OTHER INSURANCE PROVISIONS/ENDORSEMENTS
(i) All policies of insurance required herein shall be endorsed to provide that the coverage shall not be cancelled, non-renewed, reduced in coverage or in limits except after thirty (30) calendar days written notice has been given to CITY, except ten (10) days for nonpayment of premium. FAC is also responsible for providing written notice to the CITY under the same terms and conditions.
Upon issuance by the insurer, broker, or agent of a notice of cancellation, non- renewal, or reduction in coverage or in limits, FAC shall furnish CITY with a new certificate and applicable endorsements for such policy(ies). In the event any policy is due to expire during the work to be performed for CITY, FAC shall provide a new certificate, and applicable endorsements, evidencing renewal of such policy not less than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the expiration date of the expiring policy.
(ii) The Commercial General and Automob ile Liability insurance policies shall be written on an occurrence form.
(iii) The Commercial General, Automobile, and Excess Liability insurance policies shall be endorsed to name Cit y, its officers, official s, agents, employees and volunteers as an additional insured. FA C shall establish additional insured status for the City and for all ongoi ng and completed operations under the Commercial General Liability policy by use of ISO Forms or an executed manuscript insurance company endorsem ent providing additional insured status. The Commercial General endor sements must be as broad as that contained in ISO Forms: GC 20 10 11 85 or both CG 20 10 & CG 20 37. (iv) The Commercial General, Automobile, and Excess Liability insurance shall contain, or be endorsed to contain, that the FACS’ insurance shall be primary to and require no contribution from the City and State of CA. These coverages shall contain no special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to CITY, State of California, and their office rs, officials, employees, agents and volunteers. If FAC maintains higher limits of liability than the minimums shown above, City and State of CA requires and shall be entitled to coverage for the higher limits of liability maintained by FAC.
(v) Should any of these policies provide t hat the defense costs are paid within the Limits of Liability, thereby reducing the available limits by defense costs, then the requirement for the Limits of Liability of these polices will be twice the above stated limits.
(vi) The Workers’ Compensation insuranc e policy shall contain, or be endorsed to contain, a waiver of subr ogation as to CITY, State of CA, and their officers, officials, agents, employees and volunteers.
(vii) The Commercial General and Automobi le Liability insurance policies shall contain, or be endorsed to c ontain, a waiver of subrogation as to CITY, State of CA, and their officers, officials, agents, employees and volunteers.
PROVIDING OF DOCUMENTS - FAC shall furnish CITY with all certif icate(s) and applicable endorsements effecting coverage required herein. All certificates and applicable endorsements are to be received and approved by the CITY’S Risk Manager or his/her designee prior to CITY’S execution of the Agreement and before work commences. All non-ISO endorsements amending policy coverage shall be executed by a licensed and authoriz ed agent or broker. Upon request of CITY, FAC shall immediately furnish CITY with a complete copy of any insurance policy required under this Agreement, incl uding all endorsements, with said copy certified by the underwriter to be a true and corre ct copy of the orig inal policy. This requirement shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement. All subcontractors working under the direction of FAC shall also be required to provide all documents noted herein.
SUBCONTRACTORS ‐ If FAC subcontracts any or all of the services to be performed under this Agreement, FAC will be solely responsible for ensuring that it’s subcontractors maintain insurance coverage as required herein.