Laserfiche WebLink
CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT INTEGRATED WATER <br />MASTER PLAN (IRCDUS PROJECT ID 00.23.547) <br />THIS AGREEMENT for PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ("Agreement"), entered into as of this <br />24th day of September 2024 by and between Indian River County, a political subdivision of the <br />State of Florida ("County"), and HDR Engineering, Inc., ("Consultant"): <br />BACKGROUND RECITALS: <br />A. In accordance with the Consultants' Competitive Negotiations Act, Section 287.055, <br />Florida Statutes, the County solicited, evaluated and developed ranking of firms to develop an <br />Integrated Water Master Plan ("IWMP") for its water, wastewater, and reuse utility systems <br />("Project"), based on statement of qualifications received in response to Request for <br />Qualifications 2024039• <br />B. As a result of its response, the County has selected Consultant to provide the professional <br />Services as more fully set forth in the Statement of Work, attached as "Exhibit A" to this <br />Agreement and made a part hereof by reference. <br />C. The Consultant is willing and able to perform the Services for the County on the terms <br />and conditions set forth below; and <br />D. The County and the Consultant wish to enter into this Agreement for the Consultant's <br />Services for the Project. <br />NOW THEREFORE, in recognition and consideration of the above Recitals, which are not <br />merely prefatory, but are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein and form <br />part of the consideration, terms and conditions of this Agreement, and in accordance with the <br />mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and <br />sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: <br />1. GENERAL. <br />1.1 The Background Recitals are true and correct and form a material part of this <br />Agreement. <br />1.2 Professional services provided by the Consultant for the County will include <br />those identified in Exhibit A. The parties agree that the task and/or subtasks provided in Exhibit <br />B are the basis to be used for billing purposes and that method of Consultant's compensation is <br />set forth in section 5. Consultant's services will be performed in a timely, efficient, cost effective <br />manner. In the performance of professional services, the Consultant will use that degree of care <br />and skill ordinarily exercised by other similar professionals in the field under similar conditions <br />in similar localities ("standard of care"). The Consultant will use due care in performing its <br />services and will have due regard for acceptable engineering design standards and principles. <br />Consultant's standard of care shall not be altered by the application, interpretation, or <br />construction of any other provision of this Agreement. <br />1.3 Additional services which would increase, decrease or which are otherwise <br />outside the scope of Services or level of effort contemplated by the Exhibit(s) shall be Services <br />for which the Consultant must obtain the prior written approval of the County as provided by <br />this Agreement. All terms for the performance of such Services must be agreed upon in a <br />