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AGREEMENT
(Construction Contract Over $25,000)
THIS AGREEMENT, dated for identification , 2023, is made and entered into between the CITY OF
T&S Construction Co., Inc. 6100 Hedge Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95829
The City and Contractor hereby mutually agree as follows:
1. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
items, which are hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth in full in this Agreement:
Notice to Contractors
Proposal Form submitted by the Contractor
Instructions to Bidders
Subcontractor and Local Business Enterprise Participation Form Drug-Free Workplace Policy and Affidavit
Construction and Demolition (C&D) Debris Recycling Requirements Insurance Certification
Federal or State funding requirements (if applicable)
Local Business Enterprise (LBE) Requirements
Requirements of the Non-Discrimination in Employee Benefits Code Ban-The-Box Requirements
Addenda, if any
This Agreement
Standard Specifications
Special Provisions
Plans and Technical Specifications
The drawings and other data and all developments thereof prepared by City pursuant to the Contract
Any modifications of any of the foregoing made or approved by City, including but not limited to duly authorized change orders
refer to the Standard Specifications for Public Construction of the City of Sacramento approved by the Sacramento City Council on November 10, 2020 (Resolution No. 2020-0354), and any subsequent amendments thereto approved by the Sacramento City Council or the Sacramento City Manager. Work called for in any one Contract Document and not mentioned in another is to be performed and executed as if mentioned in all Contract Documents. The table of contents, titles and headings contained in the Contract Documents are provided solely to facilitate reference to various provisions of the Contract Documents and in no way affect or limit the interpretation of the provisions to which they refer.
2. DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, all words and phrases defined in the Standard Specifications shall have the same meaning and intent in this Agreement.
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3. AGREEMENT CONTROLS
In the event of a conflict between any of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the terms and conditions set forth in other Contract Documents, the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement shall prevail, except that the provisions of any duly authorized change order shall prevail over any conflicting provisions of this Agreement.
4. SCOPE OF CONTRACT
Contractor agrees to furnish all tools, equipment, apparatus, facilities, labor, material and transportation necessary to perform and complete in a good and workmanlike manner to the satisfaction of City, all the Work called for in the Contract Documents entitled:
SUMP 151 OUTFALL REPLACEMENT (PN:W14130609)
Including the Work called for in the following alternative bid items described in the Proposal Form:
__________________________________________________________________________
Contractor agrees to perform such Work in the manner designated in and in strict conformity with the Contract Documents.
5. CONTRACT AMOUNT AND PAYMENTS
City agrees to pay and Contractor agrees to accept, as complete payment for the above Work, in accordance with the schedule and procedures set forth in the Contract Documents and subject to deductions, withholdings and additions as specified in the Contract Documents, a total sum that shall n
to deductions, withholdings and additions as specified in the Contract Documents, payment for individual items of the Work shall be computed as follows:
A. For
B. For items of the Work for which a unit price is specified in Contracto Contractor shall be paid the sum computed at such unit price, or computed at a different price if such different price is determined by City in accordance with the Standard Specifications, based on the actual amount of each such item performed and/or furnished and incorporated in the Work; provided that in no event shall the total sum for a unit price unless authorized by Change Order.
6. PROGRESS PAYMENTS
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Contract, City shall cause payments to be made upon demand of Contractor as follows:
A. On or about the first of the month, the Engineer shall present to the Contractor a statement showing the amount of labor and materials incorporated in the Work through the twentieth (20) calendar day of the preceding month. After both Contractor and Engineer approve the Form approved by City Attorney 1-11-17
City shall issue a certificate for ninety-five (95) percent of the amount it shall find to be due, subject to any deductions or withholdings authorized or required under the Contract or any applicable Laws or Regulations.
B. No inaccuracy or error in said monthly estimates shall operate to release Contractor from damages arising from such Work or from enforcement of each and every provision of the Contract Documents, and City shall have the right subsequently to correct any error made in any estimate for payment.
C. Contractor shall not be paid for any defective or improper Work.
D. The remaining five (5) percent of the value of the Work performed under the Contract, if unencumbered and subject to any deductions or withholdings authorized or required under the Contract or any applicable Laws or Regulations, shall be released not later than sixty (60) days after completion and final acceptance of the Work by City.
Acceptance by Contractor of the final payment shall constitute a waiver of all claims against the City arising under the Contract Documents, except for disputed claims in stated amounts that the Contractor specifically reserves in writing, but only to the extent that the Contractor has complied with all procedures and requirements applicable to the presentation and processing of such claim(s) under the Contract Documents. Contractor shall be entitled to substitute securities for retention or to direct that payments of retention be made into escrow, as provided in Public Contract Code Section 22300, upon execution of the
Escrow Agreement for Security
Deposits in Lieu of Retention.
E. The parties agree that, for purposes of the timely progress payment requirements specified in Public Contract Code Section 20104.50, the date that the City receives a statement jointly approved by the Contractor and the Engineer as provided above shall be deemed to constitute the date that City receives an undisputed and properly submitted payment request from the Contractor. Progress payments not made within 30 days after this date may be subject to payment of interest as provided in Public Contract Code Section 20104.50.
F. This Contract is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations, as specified in California Labor Code section 1771.4.
7. RETENTION OF SUMS CHARGED AGAINST CONTRACTOR
When, under the provisions of this Contract or any applicable Laws or Regulations, City is authorized or required to withhold, deduct or charge any sum of money against Contractor, City may deduct and retain the amount of such charge from the amount of the next succeeding progress estimate(s), or from any other moneys due or that may become due Contractor from City. If, on completion or termination of the Contract, sums due Contractor are insufficient to pay City's charges, City shall have the right to recover the balance from Contractor or its Sureties.
8. COMMENCEMENT AND PROSECUTION OF WORK
Contractor shall commence the Work not later than fifteen (15) working days after the date of the written Notice to Proceed from City to Contractor and shall diligently prosecute the Work to final -site
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including, but not limited to, site clearance, grading, dredging, land filling and the fabrications, erection, or installation of the Work. The Notice to Proceed shall be issued within fifteen (15) calendar days following execution of the Agreement by the City and the filing by Contractor of the required Bonds and proof of insurance, provided that the Engineer may delay issuance of the the site of the Work are unsuitable for commencement of the Work. After the Notice to Proceed is issued, the continuous prosecution of Work by Contractor shall be subject only to Excusable Delays as defined in this Agreement.
9. TIME OF COMPLETION
The entire Work shall be brought to completion in the manner provided for in the Contract Documents on or before __230 (two hundred thirty)____working days from the date of the Notice accordance with the Contract Documents.
Failure to complete the entire Work by the Completion Date and in the manner provided for in the Contract Documents shall subject Contractor to liquidated damages as provided in this Agreement.
Time is and shall be of the essence in the performance of the Contract and the Work.
10. PAYMENTS DO NOT IMPLY ACCEPTANCE OF WORK
The payment of any progress payment, or the acceptance thereof by Contractor, shall not constitute acceptance of the Work or any portion thereof and shall in no way reduce the liability of Contractor to replace unsatisfactory work or material, whether or not the unsatisfactory character of such work or material was apparent or detected at the time such payment was made.
11. ACCEPTANCE NOT RELEASE
Contractor shall correct immediately any defective or imperfect work or materials that may be discovered before final acceptance of the entire Work, whether or not such defect or imperfection was previously noticed or identified by the City. The inspection of the Work, or any part thereof, shall not relieve Contractor of any of its obligations to perform satisfactory work as herein specified.
Failure or neglect on the part of City or any of its officers, employees or authorized agents to discover, identify, condemn or reject defective or imperfect work or materials shall not be construed to imply an acceptance of such work or materials, if such defect or imperfection becomes evident at any time prior to final acceptance of the entire Work, nor shall such failure or recovering damages or such a sum of money as may be required to repair or rebuild the defective or imperfect work or materials whenever City may discover the same, subject only to any statutes of limitation that may apply to any such claim.
12. CITY'S RIGHT TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THE WORK IN WHOLE OR IN PART
The City shall have the right at any time to enter upon the Work and perform work not covered by this Contract, or to occupy and use a portion of the Work, prior to the date of the final acceptance of the Work as a whole, without in any way relieving Contractor of any obligations under this Contract.
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13. NO WAIVER OF REMEDIES
Neither the inspection by City, its officers, employees or agents, nor any certificate or other approval for the payment of money, nor any payment for, nor acceptance of the whole or any part of the Work by City, nor any extensions of time, nor any position taken by City, its officers, employees or its agents shall operate as a waiver of any provision of the Contract Documents nor of any power herein reserved to City or any right to damages herein provided, nor shall any waiver of any breach of this Agreement be held to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. All remedies provided in the Contract Documents shall be taken and construed as cumulative; in addition to each and every other remedy herein provided, the City shall have any and all equitable and legal remedies that it would in any case have.
14. WARRANTY
Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Contract Documents, and excepting only items of routine maintenance, ordinary wear and tear and unusual abuse or neglect by City, Contractor warrants and guarantees all Work executed and all supplies, materials and devices of whatsoever nature incorporated in or attached to the Work, or otherwise provided as a part of the Work pursuant to the Contract, to be absolutely free of all defects of workmanship and materials for a period of one year after final acceptance of the entire Work by the City. Contractor shall repair or replace all work or material, together with any other work or material that may be displaced or damaged in so doing, that may prove defective in workmanship or material within this one year warranty period without expense or charge of any nature whatsoever to City.
In the event that Contractor shall fail to comply with the conditions of the foregoing warranty within ten (10) days after being notified of the defect in writing, City shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, to repair, or obtain the repair of, the defect and Contractor shall pay to City on demand all costs and expense of such repair. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that any defect in workmanship or material covered by the foregoing warranty results in a condition that constitutes an immediate hazard to public health or safety, or any property interest, or any person, City shall have the right to immediately repair, or cause to be repaired, such defect, and Contractor shall pay to City on demand all costs and expense of such repair. The foregoing statement relating to hazards to health, safety or property shall be deemed to include both temporary and permanent repairs that may be required as determined in the sole discretion and judgment of City.
other product warranties to the City, prior to completion and final acceptance of the Work by City.
under this Section 14, and the Contractor and its Surety shall be jointly and severally liable for these obligations.
15. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IF WORK NOT COMPLETED ON TIME
A. The actual fact of the occurrence of damages and the actual amount of the damages that City would suffer if the entire Work, and/or any specified portion thereof, were not completed within the time(s) specified herein are dependent upon many circumstances and Form approved by City Attorney 1-11-17
conditions that could prevail in various combinations, and for this reason, it is impracticable and extremely difficult to fix the actual damages. Damages that City would suffer in the event of such delay include: loss of the use of the project; expenses of prolonged assignment to the project of an architectural and/or engineering staff; prolonged costs of administration, inspection, and supervision; increased operational expenses and/or impaired operation of other facilities dependent upon completion of the project; and the loss and inconvenience suffered by the public within the City of Sacramento by reason of the delay in the completion of the project or portion thereof. Accordingly, the parties agree, and by execution of this Agreement, Contractor acknowledges that it understands and efforts at the time of entering into the Contract to estimate the damages that may be incurred by City and the public due to the
and/or any specified portion thereof, and shall be presumed to be the amount of damages sustained by the failure of Contractor to complete the entire Work and/or any specified portion thereof within the time(s) specified herein.
B. Contractor shall pay liquidated damages to City for failure to complete the entire Work by the Completion Date (as extended in accordance with the Contract Documents, if applicable) in the amount of __One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500)____ for each calendar day after the Completion Date (as extended in accordance with the Contract Documents, if applicable), continuing to the time at which the entire Work is completed.
Such amount is the actual cash value agreed upon by the City and Contractor as the loss to City and the public resulting from Contractor's default.
The parties agree, and by execution of this Agreement, Contractor acknowledges that it understands and agrees, that the foregoing provisions provide for the imposition of liquidated damages from the Completion Date (as extended in accordance with the Contract Documents, if applicable) until the date of completion of the entire Work as determined by the Engineer in accordance with Section 8-4 of the Standard Specifications, whether or not the Work or any portion thereof is claimed or determined to be substantially complete prior to such date of completion.
C. In the event Contractor shall become liable for liquidated damages, City, in addition to all other remedies provided by law, shall have the right to withhold any and all payments that otherwise would be or become due Contractor until the liability of Contractor under this section is finally determined. City shall have the right to use and apply such payments, in whole or in part, to reimburse City for all liquidated damages due or to become due to City.
Any remaining balance of such payments shall be paid to Contractor only after discharge in full of all liability incurred by Contractor under this section or otherwise under any provision of the Contract Documents or any applicable Law or Regulation. If the sum so retained by City is not sufficient to discharge all such liabilities of Contractor, Contractor shall continue to remain liable to City until all such liabilities are satisfied in full. No failure by City to withhold any payment as specified above shall in any manner be construed to constitute a liabilities.
16. INDEMNITY AND HOLD HARMLESS
A. Contractor shall defend, hold harmless and indemnify the City, its officers, employees, and agents, and each and every one of them, from and against any and all actions, Form approved by City Attorney 1-11-17
damages, costs, liabilities, claims, demands, losses, judgments, penalties, costs and expenses of every type and description, whether arising on or off the site of the Work, attorneys or outside attorneys and any fees and expenses incurred in enforcing this Liabilities arising from personal injury or death, damage to personal, real or intellectual property or the environment, contractual or other economic damages, or regulatory penalties, arising out of or in any way connected with performance of or failure to perform the Work by the Contractor, any subcontractor or agent, anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable, whether or not (i) such Liabilities are caused in part by a party indemnified hereunder, or (ii) such Liabilities are litigated, settled or reduced to judgment; provided that the foregoing indemnity does not apply to liability for damages for death or bodily injury to persons, injury to property, or other loss, damage or expense to the extent arising from (i) the sole negligence or willful misconduct of, or defects in design furnished by, City, its agents, servants, or independent contractors who are directly responsible to City, or (ii) the active negligence of City.
B. The existence or acceptance by City of any of the insurance policies or coverages described in this Agreement shall not affect or limit any of Section 16, nor shall the limits of such insurance limit the liability of Contractor hereunder. The provisions of this Section 16 shall survive any expiration or termination of the Contract.
17. CONTRACTOR SHALL ASSUME RISKS
Until the completion and final acceptance by City of all Work under this Contract, the Work shall be under Contractor's responsible care and charge, and Contractor, at no cost to City, shall rebuild, repair, restore and make good all injuries, damages, re-erections, and repairs occasioned or rendered necessary by accidental causes of any nature, to all or any portions of the Work.
18. GENERAL LIABILITY OF CONTRACTOR
Except as otherwise herein expressly stipulated, Contractor shall perform all the Work and furnish all the labor, materials, tools, equipment, apparatus, facilities, transportation, power and light, and appliances, necessary or proper for performing and completing the Work herein required in the manner and within the time herein specified. The mention of any specific duty or liability of Contractor shall not be construed as a limitation or restriction of any general liability or duty of Contractor, and any reference to any specific duty or liability shall be construed to be solely for the purpose of explanation.
19. INSURANCE
During the entire term of the Contract, Contractor shall maintain the insurance coverage described in this Section 19.
Full compensation for all premiums that Contractor is required to pay for the insurance coverage described herein shall be included in the compensation specified for the Work performed by Contractor under this Contract. No additional compensation will be provided for
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evidencing the insurance required. Copies of policies shall be delivered to the City on demand. Certificates of insurance shall be signed by an authorized representative of the insurance carrier.
(2) For all insurance policy renewals during the term of this Contract, Contractor shall send insurance certificates reflecting the policy renewals directly to:
City of Sacramento
c/o EXIGIS LLC
P.O. Box 947
Murrieta, CA 92564
Insurance certificates also may be faxed to (888) 355-3599, or e-mailed to:
[email protected]
(3) The City may withdraw its offer of contract or cancel this Contract if the certificates of insurance and endorsements required have not been provided prior to execution of this Contract. The City may withhold payments to Contractor or cancel the Contract if the insurance is canceled or Contractor otherwise ceases to be insured as required herein.
F. Subcontractors
Contractor shall require and verify that all subcontractors maintain insurance coverage that meets the minimum scope and limits of insurance coverage specified in subsection A, above.
20. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BONDS OR INSURANCE
If, at any time during the performance of this Contract, Contractor fails to maintain any item of the bonds and/or insurance required under the Contract in full force and effect, Contractor shall immediately suspend all work under the Contract and notify City in writing of such failure. After such notice is provided, or if City discovers such failure and notifies Contractor, the City thereafter may withhold all Contract payments due or that become due until notice is received by City that such bonds and/or insurance have been restored in full force and effect and that the premiums therefor have been paid for a period satisfactory to the Division of Risk Management. Contractor shall not resume work until notified by City to do so, and the City shall have no responsibility or liability for any costs incurred by Contractor as a result of such suspension of Work.
In addition to the foregoing, any failure to maintain any item of the required bonds and/or insurance at any time during the performance of this Contract will be sufficient cause for termination of the Contract by City.
The Contractor shall be solely responsible for, and shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers, employees and agents against and from, any and all damages, claims, losses, actions, costs or other expenses of any kind incurred by any party as a direct or indirect result of any suspension of Work or termination of the Contract under the provisions of this Section.
21. EXCUSABLE DELAYS
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For the purpose of these Contract Documents, the term "Excusable Delay" shall mean, and is limited to, delay caused directly by: acts of God; acts of a public enemy; fires; inclement weather as determined by the Engineer; riots; insurrections; epidemics; quarantine restrictions; strikes; lockouts; sitdowns; acts of a governmental agency; priorities or privileges established for the manufacture, assemble, or allotment of materials necessary in the Work by order, decree or otherwise of the United States or by any department, bureau, commission, committee, agent, or administrator of any legally constituted public authority; changes in the Work ordered by City insofar as they necessarily require additional time in which to complete the Work; the prevention of Contractor from commencing or prosecuting the Work because of the acts of others, excepting Contractor's subcontractors or suppliers; or the prevention of Contractor from commencing or prosecuting the Work because of a Citywide failure of public utility service.
The term "Excusable Delay" shall specifically not include: (i) any delay that could have been avoided by the exercise of care, prudence, foresight and diligence on the part of Contractor; (ii) any delay in the prosecution of any part of the Work that does not constitute a Controlling Operation, whether or not such delay is unavoidable; (iii) any reasonable delay resulting from time required by City for review of any Contractor submittals and for the making of surveys, measurements and inspection; and, (iv) any delay arising from an interruption in the prosecution of the Work on account of reasonable interference by other Contractors employed by City that does not necessarily prevent the completion of the entire Work within the time specified.
Excusable Delays, if any, shall operate only to extend the Completion Date (not in excess of the period of such delay as determined by City) and shall not under any circumstances increase the amount City is required to pay Contractor except as otherwise provided in these Contract Documents.
22. CONTRACTOR TO SERVE NOTICE OF DELAYS
Whenever Contractor foresees any delay in the prosecution of the Work, and in any event as soon as possible (not to exceed a period of ten (10) calendar days) after the initial occurrence of any delay that Contractor regards as or may later claim to be an Excusable Delay, the Contractor shall notify the Engineer in writing of such delay and its cause, in order that the Engineer: (i) may take immediate steps to prevent if possible the occurrence or continuance of the delay; or (ii) if this cannot be done, may determine whether the delay is to be considered excusable, how long it continues, and to what extent the prosecution and completion of the Work are delayed thereby.
Said written notice shall constitute an application for an extension of time only if the notice requests such an extension and sets forth the Contractor's estimate of the additional time required together with a full description of the cause of the delay relied upon.
After the completion of any part or whole of the Work, the Engineer, in estimating the amount due Contractor, will assume that any and all delays that may have occurred in its prosecution and completion were not Excusable Delays, except for such delays for which the Contractor has provided timely written notice as required herein, and that the Engineer has found to be excusable.
Contractor shall not be entitled to claim Excusable Delay for any delay for which the Contractor failed to provide such timely written notice.
23. EXTENSION OF TIME
If the Contractor complies with Section 22, above, and the Engineer finds a delay claimed by the Contractor to be an Excusable Delay, the Contractor shall be allowed an extension of time to Form approved by City Attorney 1-11-17
complete the Work that is proportional to the period of Excusable Delay determined by the Engineer, subject to the approval by City of a change order granting such time extension. During a duly authorized extension for an Excusable Delay, City shall not charge liquidated damages against the Contractor for such delay.
If the City extends the time to complete the Work as provided herein, such extension shall in no way release any warranty or guarantee given by Contractor pursuant to the provisions of the Contract Documents, nor shall such extension of time relieve or release the sureties of the Bonds provided pursuant to the Contract Documents. By executing such Bonds, the Sureties shall be deemed to have expressly agreed to any such extension of time. The granting of any extension of time as provided herein shall in no way operate as a waiver on the part of City of its rights under this Contract, excepting only extension of the Completion Date for such period of Excusable Delay as may be determined by the Engineer and approved by a duly authorized change order.
24. NO PAYMENT FOR DELAYS
No damages or compensation of any kind shall be paid to Contractor or any subcontractor because of delays in the progress of the Work whether or not such delays qualify for extension of time under this Agreement; except that this provision shall not preclude the recovery of damages for a delay caused by the City that is unreasonable under the circumstances and that is not within the contemplation of the parties, provided that the Contractor timely submits all such written notice(s) and fully complies with such other procedures as may be specified in the Contract Documents or any Laws or Regulations for Contractor to claim damages for such delay.
25. CHANGES IN THE WORK
Changes in the Work authorized or directed in accordance with the Contract Documents and extensions of time of completion made necessary by reason thereof shall not in any way release any warranty or guarantee given by Contractor pursuant to the provisions of the Contract Documents, nor shall such changes in the Work relieve or release the Sureties on Bonds provided pursuant to the Contract Documents. By executing such Bonds, the Sureties shall be deemed to have expressly agreed to any such change in Work and to any extension of time made by reason thereof.
26. TERMINATION AFTER COMPLETION DATE
In addition to any other rights City may have, if any services or work required under the Contract (including but not limited to punch list items) are not completed as of the Completion Date (as adjusted by any extensions of time for Excusable Delays granted pursuant to the Contract Documents), City may terminate the Contract at any time after the Completion Date ( as adjusted by any extensions of time for Excusable Delays granted pursuant to the Contract Documents), by providing a written notice to Contractor specifying the date of termination. Such notice also may specify conditions or requirements that Contractor must meet to avoid termination of the Contract on such date. If Contractor fails to fulfill all such conditions and requirements by such termination date, or, if no such conditions or requirements are specified, Contractor shall cease rendering services and performing work on such termination date, and shall not be entitled to receive any compensation for services rendered or work performed after such termination date. In the event of such termination, Contractor shall remain liable to City for liquidated damages incurred for any period of time prior to the termination date.
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In addition to any other charges, withholdings or deductions authorized under the Contract or any Laws or Regulations, if City terminates the Contract pursuant to this section, City may withhold and deduct from any payment and/or retention funds otherwise due Contractor any sum necessary to pay the City's cost of completing or correcting, or contracting for the completion or correction of, any services or work under the Contract that are not completed to the satisfaction of the City or that otherwise are deficient or require correction as of such termination date, including but not costs incurred to complete or correct such services or work, i overhead costs. If the amount of payment(s) and/or retention funds otherwise due the Contractor are insufficient to pay such costs, City shall have the right to recover the balance of such costs from the Contractor and/or its Surety(ies).
27. TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE
Upon written notice to the Contractor, the City may at any time, without cause and without prejudice to any other right or remedy of the City, elect to terminate the Contract for the convenience of City. In such case, the Contractor shall be paid (without duplication of any items, and after deduction and/or withholding of any amounts authorized to be deducted or withheld by the Contract Documents or any Laws or Regulations):
A. For Work executed in accordance with the Contract Documents prior to the effective date of termination and determined to be acceptable by the Engineer, including fair and reasonable sums for overhead and profit on such Work;
B. For reasonable claims, costs, losses, and damages incurred in settlement of terminated contracts with subcontractors, suppliers, and others; and
C. For reasonable expenses directly attributable to termination.
Contractor shall not be paid for any loss of anticipated profits or revenue for any Work not performed prior to termination, nor for any economic loss arising out of or resulting from such 14 of this Agreement shall apply, and Contractor shall remain responsible for all obligations related to such warranty, with respect to all portions of the Work performed prior to the effective date of the termination for convenience pursuant to this section. The City shall be entitled to have any or all remaining Work performed by other contractors or by any other means at any time after the effective date of a termination for convenience pursuant to this section.
28. TERMINATION FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT
If Contractor abandons the Work under this Contract, or if the Contract or any portion of the Contract is sublet or assigned without the consent of the City, or if the Engineer determines in the t in respect to the rate of progress of
the Work are not being fulfilled or any part thereof is unnecessarily delayed, or if Contractor violates or breaches, or fails to execute in good faith, any of the terms or conditions of the Contract, or if Contractor refuses or fails to supply enough properly skilled labor or materials or refuses or fails to make prompt payment to subcontractors for material or labor, or if Contractor disregards any Laws or Regulations or proper instruction or orders of the Engineer, then, notwithstanding any Form approved by City Attorney 1-11-17
provision to the contrary herein, the City may give Contractor and its Sureties written notification to immediately correct the situation or the Contract shall be terminated.
In the event that such notice is given, and, in the event such situation is not corrected, or arrangements for correction satisfactory to the City are not made, within ten (10) calendar days from the date of such notice or within such other period of time as may be specified by the City in the notice, the Contract shall upon the expiration of said period cease and terminate. In the event of any such termination, City may take over the Work and prosecute the Work to completion, or otherwise, and the Contractor and its Sureties shall be liable to City for any cost occasioned City thereby, as hereinafter set forth.
In the event City completes the Work, or causes the Work to be completed, no payment of any kind shall be made to Contractor until the Work is complete. The cost of completing the Work, including but not limited to, extra costs of project administration and management incurred by City, both direct or indirect, shall be deducted from any sum then due, or that becomes due, to Contractor from City. If sums due to Contractor from City are less than the cost of completing the Work, Contractor and its Sureties shall pay City a sum equal to this difference on demand. In the event City completes the Work, and there is a sum remaining due to Contractor after City deducts the costs of completing the Work, then City shall pay such sum to Contractor. The Contractor and hereunder.
No act by City before the Work is finally accepted, including, but not limited to, exercise of other rights under the Contract, actions at law or in equity, extensions of time, payments, assessments of liquidated damages, occupation or acceptance of any part of the Work, waiver of any prior breach of the Contract or failure to take action pursuant to this section upon the happening of any right to act pursuant to this Section upon any subsequent event, occurrence or failure by Contractor to fulfill the terms and conditions of the Contract. The rights of City to terminate the Contract pursuant to this Section and pursuant to Sections 26 and 27 are cumulative and are in addition to all other rights of City pursuant to the Contract and at law or in equity.
29. CONTRACTOR BANKRUPT
If Contractor should commence any bankruptcy proceeding, or if Contractor is adjudged a bankrupt, or if Contractor makes any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or if a receiver is appointed on account of Contractor's insolvency, then the City may, without prejudice to any other right or remedy, terminate the Contract and complete the work by giving notice as provided in Section 28 above.
30. If the City terminates the Contract pursuant to Section 28 or Section 29 above:
A.
a party to the
in the Contract Documents, to complete and provide a one-year warranty of the entire Work, pay liquidated damages and indemnify, defend and hold harmless City, up to the full amount of the performance bond.
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B.
materials performed or provided in connection with the Work or any portion thereof, up to the full amount of the payment bond.
31. ACCOUNTING RECORDS OF CONTRACTOR
During performance of the Contract and for a period of three (3) years after completing the entire Work, Contractor shall maintain all accounting and financial records related to the Contract and performance of the Work in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices, and shall keep and make such records available for inspection and audit by representatives of the City upon reasonable written notice.
32. USE TAX REQUIREMENTS
During the performance of this Agreement, CONTRACTOR, for itself, its assignees and successors in interest, agrees as follows:
A. Use Tax Direct Payment Permit: For all leases and purchases of materials, equipment, supplies, or other tangible personal property used to perform the Agreement and shipped from outside California, the Contractor and any subcontractors leasing or purchasing such materials, equipment, supplies or other tangible personal property shall obtain a Use Tax Direct Payment Permit from the California State Board of
B. Sellers Permit: For any construction contract and any construction subcontract in the amount of $5,000,000 or more, Contractor and the subcontractor(s) shall obtain sellers permits from the SBE and shall register the jobsite as the place of business for the purpose of allocating local sales and use tax to the City. Contractor and its subcontractors shall remit the self-accrued use tax to the SBE, and shall provide a copy of each remittance to the City.
C. The above provisions shall apply in all instances unless prohibited by the funding source for the Agreement.
33. NON-DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
This Agreement may be subject to the requirements of Sacramento City Code Chapter 3.54, Non-Discrimination in Employee Benefits by City Contractors. The Contract Documents include a summary of the requirements of Sacramento City Code Chapter 3.54, entitle of the Non-
acknowledges and represents that Contractor has read and understands these requirements and agrees to fully comply with all applicable requirements of Sacramento City Code Chapter
3.54. If requested by City, Contractor agrees to promptly provide such documents and Contractor of Sacramento City Code Chapter 3.54 constitutes a material breach of this Form approved by City Attorney 1-11-17
Agreement, for which the City may terminate the Agreement and pursue all available legal and equitable remedies.
34. CONSIDERING CRIMINAL CONVICTION INFORMATION IN THE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION
PROCESS
This Agreement may be subject to the requirements of Sacramento City Code Chapter 3.62, Procedures for Considering Criminal Conviction Information in the Employment Application Process. The Contract Documents include a summary of the requirements of Sacramento City -The-
Contractor acknowledges and represents that Contractor has read and understands these requirements and agrees to fully comply with all applicable requirements of Sacramento City Code Chapter 3.62. If requested by City, Contractor agrees to promptly provide such violation by Contractor of Sacramento City Code Chapter 3.62 constitutes a material breach of this Agreement, for which the City may terminate the Agreement and pursue all available legal and equitable remedies. Contractor agrees to require its subcontractors to fully comply with all applicable requirements of Sacramento City Code Chapter 3.62, and include these requirements in all subcontracts covered by Sacramento City Code Chapter 3.62.
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO THE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AND TRAINING AGREEMENT
CITY OF SACRAMENTO
This Amendment No. 1 to the August 21, 2018, Community Workforce and is made at Sacramento, California, by and between the
City of Sacramento and the Sacramento-Sierra Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, and the labor organizations that are signatory to this Amendment No. 1, is effective August 25, 2020.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article XX of the Agreement ( Term ), the City and representatives of Sacramento-Sierra Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, and Operating Engineers Local #3 have met and conferred regarding the Citys experience with street seal projects covered by the Agreement, and have determined that it would improve the operation of the Agreement if street seal projects were excluded from the Agreement for the remaining term of the Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Trades Council has also requested that the City agree to revisions to update Article 7 of the Agreement (
Union Security ) concerning employee
representation.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties have agreed to revise the Agreement as follows:
1. Section 2.3 of the Agreement (Exclusions from Covered Work) is amended to add the following section 2.3.11:
2.3.11 The Agreement does not apply to any street seal work, including slurry seal, chip seal, or cape seal work, or any street seal component of a Project that is otherwise covered by the Agreement. The parties agree to meet and confer again regarding the City s experience with
street seal projects six to twelve months before the expiration of the CWTA.
2. Section 7.2 of the Agreement is amended and replaced as follows:
7.2 Employees are not required to become or remain union members as a condition of performing Covered Work under this Agreement. Employers shall make and transmit all deductions for union dues, fees, and assessments that have been authorized in writing by employees who elect to become union members in accordance with the applicable Master Agreement. Nothing in this Section 7.2 is intended to supersede the requirements of applicable Master Agreements as to those Employers otherwise signatory to such Master Agreements and as to the employees of those Employers who are performing Covered Work.
3. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LOCAL HIRE AND COMMUNITY WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM
INTRODUCTION
The City of Sacramento has established a Local Hire and Community Workforce Training Program (“Local Hire Program”) to facilitate the employment of residents from the City of Sacramento, as well as the County of Sacramento and nine other nearby counties (the “Local Area”), on the City's capital improvement projects and to develop increased numbers of local skilled construction workers to meet the requirements of the regional construction economy.
APPLICATION
The Local Hire Program applies to the City’s capital improvement projects where the cost of the integrated construction project is $1,000,000 or more.
DEFINITIONS
A “Covered Project” means a City construction project with a total cost of $1,000,000 or more.
The “Local Area” includes Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, El Dorado, Amador, San Joaquin, Sutter, Yuba, Nevada, and Sierra counties, in the following order of priority:
Priority 1: Residents of the City of Sacramento
Priority 2: Residents of Sacramento County, outside the City of Sacramento Priority 3: Residents of the Counties of Amador, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, San Joaquin, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba counties
A “Priority Apprentice” means an individual who is enrolled in a State of California approved Joint Apprentice Training Program, and who is a Resident of a Targeted Zip Code and meets one or more of the criteria maintained and enforced by the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (“SETA”), including:
1. Veteran;
2. Prior offender;
3. Public assistance recipient;
4. Foster youth;
5. Homeless individual; or
6. Woman.
Determination of an individual’s qualifications as a Priority Apprentice shall be made by SETA based on documentation provided by the employee including: utility bills, including water, telephone, electricity, etc.; government issued documents, including driver’s license, court order, etc.; bank statement; documentation from an insurance company; mortgage statement or residential lease/rental agreement; or, in the case of homeless individuals, a letter from a non-profit or other organization granting benefits or providing services to the individual. If necessary, SETA shall follow-up with visits or a phone call to verify information. “Resident” means an individual who resides in the Local Area permanently. To demonstrate that an employee is a Resident of the Local Area, the employee shall provide the following documentation with a qualifying zip code: utility bills, including water, telephone, electricity, etc.; government issued documents, including driver’s license, court order, etc.; bank statement; documentation from an insurance company; a mortgage statement or residential lease/rental agreement; or, in the case of homeless individuals, a letter from a non-profit or other organization granting benefits or providing services to the individual. If necessary, SETA shall follow-up with visits or a phone call to verify information.
A “Targeted Zip Code” means one of the following economically disadvantaged zip codes:
95652, 95660, 95811, 95814, 95815, 95817, 95820, 95823, 95824, 95832, 95838.
LOCAL HIRE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Contractor and subcontractors hired to construct a Covered Project shall utilize workers, including Priority Apprentices and Student Interns, from the Local Area, as set forth below.
Total Workforce Goal
50% of the total workforce hours shall be worked by Residents the Local Area in the following priority:
1. Priority 1: Residents of the City of Sacramento.
2. Priority 2: Residents of Sacramento County outside the City of Sacramento.
3. Priority 3: Residents of the counties of Amador, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, San Joaquin, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba.
Priority Apprentice Goal
20% of the total apprentice hours for the Covered Project, on a craft by craft basis, shall be worked by Priority Apprentices. Contractors will utilize the normal hiring hall procedures to reach this goal.
Student Internship Goals
All Contractors awarded construction contracts shall make a good faith effort to provide paid internship opportunities to eligible students. Such opportunities may include engineering, design, and/or construction management work associated with the implementation or administration of a Covered Project or another project.
RECORDS AND DEMONSTRATING DILIGENT EFFORTS OF CONTRACTOR Each contractor shall attend scheduled pre-job meetings and shall submit written workforce projections and projected work hours on a craft-by-craft basis. Within seven calendar days after receiving a notice to proceed, the Contractor shall meet with the City to present its plan for reaching the Total Workforce, Priority Apprentice, and Student Internship Goals.
Each contractor shall demonstrate its ongoing, diligent effort to satisfy the Total Workforce, Priority Apprentice, and Student Internship Goals by submitting monthly reports to the City identifying: i) journey-level workers that are Local Area Residents (including a listing with name, craft, and zip code of each worker); (ii) apprentices that satisfy the Priority Apprentice criteria, including a breakdown of apprentices that reside within the Targeted Zip Codes and a breakdown of the other Priority Apprentice criteria satisfied (reflecting the name, craft, zip code, and other qualifying criteria met for each apprentice); and iii) student interns that are Local Area Residents. Along with the monthly reports, each contractor shall submit certified weekly payrolls to the City to demonstrate the total hours worked on the project.
If the union hiring hall cannot, upon the request of the contractor or subcontractor, dispatch Local Area Residents or Priority Apprentices to the project, the contractor or subcontractor shall promptly notify the City.
In the event contractor’s monthly reports do not demonstrate progress toward achieving the Total Workforce, Priority Apprentice, and Student Internship Goals, or demonstrate contractor’s ongoing, diligent effort to do so, the City and the contractor shall meet and confer to identify necessary actions to resolve the issue and ensure a diligent effort to achieve the Total Workforce and Priority Apprentice Goals moving forward. If the contractor demonstrates that sufficient Priority Apprentices residing within the Targeted Zip Codes are unavailable, the City may prioritize apprentices that otherwise satisfy one of the criteria of Priority Apprentices who Reside in the Local Area.
The contractor shall maintain employment and payroll records of workers for three years after receiving final payment from the City. Such records shall show the name and address of worker, and the total number of hours worked.
No later than 30 days after completion of the project, a final report shall be prepared, certified correct by the contractor’s authorized representative, and furnished to the City. The contractor shall provide such other information, records, reports, certification, or other documents as may be required by the City, to determine compliance with any provision of the Local Hire Program.
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