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AMENDMENT NO. ONE TO CONTRACT NO. C24190163
BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AND
MUSSON THEATRICAL, INC.
This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to Contract No. C24190163 (the “Contract” as defined below) is entered into as of September 11, 2024, by and between the CITY OF PALO ALTO, a California chartered municipal corporation (“CITY”), and MUSSON THEATRICAL, INC._, a California corporation, located at 890 Walsh Ave. Santa Clara, CA. 95050 (“CONTRACTOR”). CITY and CONTRACTOR are referred to collectively as the “Parties” in this Amendment.
R E C I T A L S
A. The Contract (as defined below) was entered into by and between the Parties hereto for the provision of services to retrofit of the stage rigging system at the Lucie Stern Community Theatre_, as detailed therein.
B. The Parties now wish to amend the Contract in order to Extend the term of the agreement for an additional 6 (six) months from August 2, 2024, to March 2, 2025.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, terms, conditions, and provisions of this Amendment, the Parties agree:
SECTION 1. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to this Amendment:
a. Contract. The term “Contract” shall mean Contract No.C24190163 between CONSULTANT and CITY, dated August 2, 2024.
b. Other Terms. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Contract.
SECTION 2. Section 2. TERM of the Contract is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The term of this Agreement shall be from the date of its full execution through March 2, 2025, unless terminated earlier pursuant to section 19 of this Agreement.” SECTION 3. Legal Effect. Except as modified by this Amendment, all other provisions of the Contract, including any exhibits thereto, shall remain in full force and effect.
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SECTION 4. Incorporation of Recitals . The recitals set forth above are terms of this Amendment and are fully incorporated herein by this reference. (SIGNATURE BLOCK FOLLOWS ON THE NEXT PAGE.)
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SIGNATURES OF THE PARTIES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have by their duly authorized representatives executed this Amendment effective as of the date first above written.
CITY OF PALO ALTO
Contracts Administrator
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney or designee
MUSSON THEATRICAL, INC.
Officer 1
By:
Name:
Title:
Attachments: NONE
Appendix for General Services Agmt 1 February 8, 2017
Appendix A:
Claims for Public Contract Code Section 9204 Public Works Projects The provisions of this this Appendix are provided in compliance with Public Contract Code Section 9204; they provide the exclusive procedures for any claims related to the Services performed under this Agreement.
1. Claim Definition.
or certified mail with return receipt requested, for one or more of the following:
(A) A time extension, including, without limitation, for relief from damages or penalties for delay assessed by the City.
(B) Payment by the City of money or damages arising from the Services performed by, or on behalf of, the Contractor pursuant to the Agreement and payment for which is not otherwise expressly provided or to which the Contractor is not otherwise entitled. (C) Payment of an amount that is disputed by the City.
2. Claim Process .
(A) Timing. Any Claim must be submitted to City in compliance with the requirements of this Appendix no later than fourteen (14) days following the event or occurrence giving rise to the Claim.
This time requirement is mandatory; failure to submit a Claim within fourteen (14) days will result in its being deemed waived.
(B) Submission.
submitted pursuant to this Appendix, and must include reasonable documentation substantiating the Claim. The Claim must clearly identify and describe the dispute, including relevant references to applicable portions of the Agreement, and a chronology of relevant events. Any Claim for additional payment must include a complete, itemized breakdown of all labor, materials, taxes, insurance, and subcontract, or other costs. Substantiating documentation such as payroll records, receipts, invoices, or the like, must be submitted in support of each claimed cost. Any Claim for an extension of time or delay costs must be substantiated with schedule analysis and narrative depicting and explaining claimed time impacts.
(C) Review. Upon receipt of a Claim in compliance with this Appendix, the City shall conduct a reasonable review of the Claim and, within a period not to exceed 45 days from receipt, shall provide the Contractor a written statement identifying what portion of the Claim is disputed and what portion is undisputed. Upon receipt of a Claim, the City and Contractor may, by mutual agreement, extend the time period provided in this paragraph 2.
(D) If City Council Approval Required. If the City needs approval from the City Council to provide the Contractor a written statement identifying the disputed portion and the undisputed portion of the Claim, and the City Council does not meet within the 45 days or within the mutually agreed to extension of time following receipt of a Claim sent by registered mail or certified mail, return receipt requested, the City shall have up to three days following the next duly publicly noticed meeting of the City Council after the 45-day period, or extension, expires to provide the Contractor a written statement identifying the disputed portion and the undisputed portion.
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(E) Payment. Any payment due on an undisputed portion of the Claim shall be processed and made within 60 days after the City issues its written statement. If the City fails to issue a written statement, paragraph 3, below, shall apply.
3. Disputed Claims
(A) Meet and Confer. If the Contractor disputes the City's written response, or if the City fails to respond to a Claim submitted pursuant to this Appendix within the time prescribed, the Contractor may demand in writing an informal conference to meet and confer for settlement of the issues in dispute.
Upon receipt of a demand in writing sent by registered mail or certified mail, return receipt requested, the City shall schedule a meet and confer conference within 30 days for settlement of the dispute.
Within 10 business days following the conclusion of the meet and confer conference, if the Claim or any portion of the Claim remains in dispute, the City shall provide the Contractor a written statement identifying the portion of the Claim that remains in dispute and the portion that is undisputed. Any payment due on an undisputed portion of the Claim shall be processed and made within 60 days after the City issues its written statement.
(B) Mediation. Any remaining disputed portion of the Claim, as identified by the Contractor in writing, shall be submitted to nonbinding mediation, with the City and the Contractor sharing the associated costs equally. The City and Contractor shall mutually agree to a mediator within 10 business days after the disputed portion of the Claim has been identified in writing by the Contractor. If the parties cannot agree upon a mediator, each party shall select a mediator and those mediators shall select a qualified neutral third party to mediate the disputed portion of the Claim. Each party shall bear the fees and costs charged by its respective mediator in connection with the selection of the neutral mediator. If mediation is unsuccessful, the parts of the Claim remaining in dispute shall be subject to any other remedies authorized by the Agreement and laws.
(i) For purposes of this paragraph 3.B, mediation includes any nonbinding process, including, but not limited to, neutral evaluation or a dispute review board, in which an independent third party or board assists the parties in dispute resolution through negotiation or by issuance of an evaluation. Any mediation utilized shall conform to the timeframes in this section. (ii) Unless otherwise agreed to by the City and the Contractor in writing, the mediation conducted pursuant to this section shall excuse any further obligation, if any, under Public Contract Code Section 20104.4 to mediate after litigation has been commenced.
4. City
. Failure by the City to respond to a Claim from the Contractor within the time periods described in this Appendix or to otherwise meet the time requirements of this Appendix shall result in the Claim being deemed rejected in its entirety. A Claim that is denied by reason of the City's failure to have responded to a Claim, or its failure to otherwise meet the time requirements of this Appendix, shall not constitute an adverse finding with regard to the merits of the Claim or the responsibility or qualifications of the Contractor.
5. Interest . Amounts not paid in a timely manner as required by this section shall bear interest at seven (7) percent per annum.
6. Approved Subcontractor Claims . If an approved subcontractor or a lower tier subcontractor lacks legal standing to assert a Claim against the City because privity of contract does not exist, the Contractor may present to the City a Claim on behalf of a subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor. A subcontractor may request in writing, either on his or her own behalf or on behalf of a lower tier Appendix for General Services Agmt 3 February 8, 2017
subcontractor, that the Contractor present a Claim for work which was performed by the subcontractor or by a lower tier subcontractor on behalf of the subcontractor. The subcontractor requesting that the Claim be presented to the City shall furnish reasonable documentation to support the Claim. Within 45 days of receipt of this written request, the Contractor shall notify the subcontractor in writing as to whether the Contractor presented the claim to the City and, if the Contractor did not present the claim, provide the subcontractor with a statement of the reasons for not having done so.
7. Waiver of Provisions . A waiver of the rights granted by Public Contract Code Section 9204 is void and contrary to public policy, provided, however, that (1) upon receipt of a Claim, the parties may mutually agree to waive, in writing, mediation and proceed directly to the commencement of a civil action or binding arbitration, as applicable; and (2) the City may prescribe reasonable change order, claim, and dispute resolution procedures and requirements in addition to the provisions of Public Contract Code Section 9204, so long as the contractual provisions do not conflict with or otherwise impair the timeframes and procedures set forth in this section.