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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-070As '2 0•c20/ f g'd?0 a.)aa/y�I Agreement THIS AGREEMENT is by and between INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida organized and existing under the Laws of the State of Florida, (hereinafter called OWNER) and Summit Construction of Vero Beach, LLC (hereinafter called CONTRACTOR). OWNER and CONTRACTOR, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, agree as follows: ARTICLE 1- WORK 1.01 CONTRACTOR shall complete all Work as specified or indicated in the Contract Documents. The Work is generally described as follows: Power washing, stripping and removal of existing coatings and painting of walls, floors and skids in the Process Room. ARTICLE 2 - THE PROJECT 2.01 The Project for which the Work under the Contract Documents may be the whole or only a part is generally described as follows: Project Name. South County RO Plant Process Room Restoration Bid Number: 2014036 Project Address: 1550 9th Street SW Vero Beach, FL 32962 ARTICLE 3 - CONTRACT TIMES 3.01 Time of the Essence A. All time limits for Milestones, if any, Substantial Completion, and completion and readiness for final payment as stated in the specifications are of the essence of the Contract. 3.02 Days to Achieve Substantial Completion, Final Completion and Final Payment A. The Work will be completed and ready for final payment on or before the 90th day after the Notice to Proceed has been issued. ARTICLE 4 - CONTRACT PRICE 4.01 OWNER shall pay CONTRACTOR for completion of the Work an amount in current funds equal to the sum of the amounts determined pursuant to paragraph 4.01.A and summarized in paragraph 4.01.B, below: A. For all Work, at the prices stated in CONTRACTOR's Bid, attached hereto as an exhibit. B. THE CONTRACT SUM subject to additions and deductions provided in the Contract Documents: Numerical Amount: $ 78,800.00 Written Amount: Seventy-eight thousand eight hundred dollars ARTICLE 5 - PAYMENT PROCEDURES 5.01 Progress Payments. A. The OWNER shall make progress payments to the CONTRACTOR on the basis of the approved partial payment request as recommended by ENGINEER in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Prompt Payment Act, Florida Statutes section 218.70 et. seq. The OWNER shall retain ten percent (10%) of the payment amounts due to the CONTRACTOR until fifty percent (50%) completion of the work. After fifty percent (50%) completion of the work is attained as certified to OWNER by ENGINEER in writing, OWNER shall retain five percent (5%) of the payment amount due to CONTRACTOR until final completion and acceptance of all work to be performed by CONTRACTOR under the Contract Documents. Pursuant to Florida Statutes section 218.735(8)(b), fifty percent (50%) completion means the point at which the County as OWNER has expended fifty percent (50%) of the total cost of the construction services work purchased under the Bid and Specification Documents together with all costs associated with existing change orders and other additions or modifications to the construction services work provided under the Contract Documents. 5.02 Pay Requests. A. Each request for a progress payment shall contain the CONTRACTOR'S certification. Alt progress payments will be on the basis of progress of the work measured by the schedule of values established, or in the case of unit price work based on the number of units completed. After fifty percent (50%) completion, and pursuant to Florida Statutes section 218.735(8)(d), the CONTRACTOR may submit a pay request to the County as OWNER for up to one half (1/2) of the retainage held by the County as OWNER, and the County as OWNER shall promptly make payment to the CONTRACTOR unless such amounts are the subject of a good faith dispute; the subject of a claim pursuant to Florida Statutes section 255.05(2005) or otherwise the subject of a claim or demand by the County as OWNER or the CONTRACTOR. The CONTRACTOR acknowledges that where such retainage is attributable to the labor, services or materials supplied by one or more subcontractors or suppliers, the Contractor shall timely remit payment of such retainage to those subcontractors and suppliers Pursuant to Florida Statutes section 218 735(8)(c)(2005), CONTRACTOR further acknowledges and agrees that: 1) the County as OWNER shall receive immediate written notice of all decisions made by CONTRACTOR to withhold retainage on any subcontractor at greater than five percent (5%) after fifty percent (50%) completion; and 2) CONTRACTOR will not seek release from the County as OWNER of the withheld retainage until the final pay request. 5.03 Paragraphs 5.01 and 5.02 do not apply to construction services work purchased by the County as OWNER which are paid for, in whole or in part, with federal funds and are subject to federal grantor laws and regulations or requirements that are contrary to any provision of the Local Government Prompt Payment Act. In such event, payment and retainage provisions shall be governed by the applicable grant requirements and guidelines. 5.04 Acceptance of Final Payment as Release. A. The acceptance by the CONTRACTOR of final payment shall be and shall operate as a release to the OWNER from all claims and all liability to the CONTRACTOR other than claims in stated amounts as may be specifically excepted by the CONTRACTOR for all things done or furnished in connection with the work under this Agreement and for every act and neglect of the OWNER and others relating to or arising out of the work. Any payment, however, final or otherwise, shall not release the CONTRACTOR or its sureties from any obligations under this Agreement, the Invitation to Bid or the Public Construction Bond. ARTICLE 6 - INDEMNIFICATION 6.01 CONTRACTOR shall indemnify and hold harmless the OWNER, and its officers and employees, from liabilities, damages, losses and costs, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney's fees to the extent caused by the negligence, recklessness, or intentional wrongful misconduct of the CONTRACTOR and persons employed or utilized by the CONTRACTOR in the performance of the construction contract. ARTICLE 7 - CONTRACTOR'S REPRESENTATIONS 7.01 In order to induce OWNER to enter into this Agreement CONTRACTOR makes the following representations: A. CONTRACTOR has examined and carefully studied the Contract Documents and the other related data identified in the Invitation to Bid documents. B. CONTRACTOR has visited the Site and become familiar with and is satisfied as to the general, local, and Site conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work. C. CONTRACTOR is familiar with and is satisfied as to all federal, state, and local Laws and Regulations that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work. D. CONTRACTOR has obtained and carefully studied (or assumes responsibility for having done so) all additional or supplementary examinations, investigations, explorations tests, studies and data concerning conditions (surface, subsurface and Underground Facilities) at or contiguous to the Site which may affect cost, progress, or performance of the Work or which relate to any aspect of the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction to be employed by CONTRACTOR, including applying the specific means, methods, techniques sequences, and procedures of construction, if any, expressly required by the Contract Documents to be employed by CONTRACTOR, and safety precautions and programs incident thereto. E. CONTRACTOR does not consider that any further examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, or data are necessary for the performance of the Work at the Contract Price, within the Contract Times, and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Contract Documents. F. CONTRACTOR is aware of the general nature of work to be performed by OWNER and others at the Site that relates to the Work as indicated in the Contract Documents. G. CONTRACTOR has correlated the information known to CONTRACTOR, information and observations obtained from visits to the Site, reports and drawings identified in the Contract Documents, and all additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, and data with the Contract Documents. H. CONTRACTOR has given OWNER written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies that CONTRACTOR has discovered in the Contract Documents, and the written resolution thereof by OWNER is acceptable to CONTRACTOR. I. The Contract Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for performance and furnishing of the Work. ARTICLE 8 - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS 8.01 Contents A. The Contract Documents consist of the following: 1. This Agreement (pages 1 to 7 , inclusive); 2. Notice to Proceed 3. Certificate of Liability Insurance 4. Invitation to Bid 2014036 5. Addenda (numbers 1 to 1 , inclusive); 6. CONTRACTOR'S Bid Form (pages 11 to 12 of 25 inclusive); 7. Bid Bond (2 pages inclusive); 8. Affidavit of Compliance (page 13 of 25 ); 9. Sworn Statement Under Section 105.08, Indian River County Code, on Disclosure of Relationships (pages 14 to 15 of 25, inclusive); 10. The following which may be delivered or issued on or after the Effective Date of the Agreement and are not attached hereto: a) Written Amendments; b) Work Change Directives; c) Change Order(s). 11. Contractor's Application for Payment (pages 1 to 5 , inclusive); 12. Contractor's Final Certificate of the Work (Pages 1 to 2 , inclusive) ARTICLE 9 - MISCELLANEOUS 9.01 Terms A. Terms used in this Agreement will have the meanings indicated in the Invitation to Bid. 9.02 Assignment of Contract A. No assignment by a party hereto of any rights under or interests in the Contract will be binding on another party hereto without the written consent of the party sought to be bound; and, specifically but without limitation, moneys that may become due and moneys that are due may n ot be assigned without such consent (except to the extent that the effect of this restriction may be limited by law) and unless specifically stated to the contrary in any written consent to an assignment, no assignment will release or discharge the assignor from any duty or responsibility u nder the Contract Documents 9.03 Successors and Assigns A. OWNER and CONTRACTOR each binds itself, its partners, successors, assigns, and legal representativesto the other party hereto, its partners, successors, assigns, and legal representatives in respect to all covenants, agreements, and obligations contained in the Contract Documents. 9.04 Severability A. Any provision or part of the Contract Documents held to be void or unenforceable under any Law o r Regulation shall be deemed stricken, and all remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and binding upon OWNER and CONTRACTOR, who agree that the Contract Documents shall be reformed to replace such stricken provision or part thereof with a valid and enforceable provision that comes as close as possible to expressing the intention of the stricken provision. 9.05 Venue A. This Contract shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida. Venue for any lawsuit brought by either party against the other party or otherwise arising out of this Contract shall be in Indian River County, Florida, or in the event of a federal jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. 9.06 Public Records Compliance A. Indian River County is a public agency subject to Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. The Contractor shall comply with Florida's Public Records Law. Specifically, the Contractor shall: (1) Keep and maintain public records that ordinarily and necessarily would be required by the County in order to perform the service. (2) Provide the public with access to public records on the same terms and conditions that the County would provide the records and at a cost that does not exceed the cost provided in chapter 119 or as otherwise provided by law. (3) Ensure that public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements are not disclosed except as authorized by law. (4) Meet all requirements for retaining public records and transfer, at no cost, to the County all public records in possession of the Contractor upon termination of the Agreement and destroy any duplicate public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements. All records stored electronically must be provided to the County in a format that is compatible with the information technology systems of the County. B. Failure of the Contractor to comply with these requirements shall be a material breach of this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, OWNER and CONTRACTOR have signed this Agreement in duplicate. One counterpart each has been delivered to OWNER and CONTRACTOR. All portions of the Contract Documents have been signed or identified by OWNER and CONTRACTOR or on their behalf. This Agreement will be effective on May 20 , 2014 (the date the Contract is approved by the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners, which is the Effective Date of the Agreement). OWNER: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY By: Peter D. O'Bryan, Chairman By: Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator APPROVED AS TO FORM AND By: EGAL SUFFICIENCY: Dylan Reingold, County Attorney Jeffrey R. Smith, Clerk of Court and Comptroller Attest: 126•11.4.j Deputy Clerk (SEAL) Designated Representative: Name. Michael Vernon Title: Chief Operator South County RO Plant 1550 9th Street SW Vero Beach, FL 32962 (772) 770-5068 Facsimile: (772) 770-5271 CONTRACTOR: ✓ AIrv\ IMi T 0,0v1411) -Cl -i By: a (Contractor) (CORPORATE SEAL) Attest Vero&acL, Address for giving notices: 2834 4=LIci y &f0-1/4 �I_ 32�c�0 License No. C PJ 2-5 90'1.5 (Where applicable) Agent for service of process: • Designated Representative: Name. cbraa��a�n Title: DLL) v er Address: 2As 3-4 + 1t skA- e-Eb r VCAO I6 ac* T -l— 3iScoo Phone: 71-2_ :4 -clic y • Z09 Facsimile: Z -4-ej t/ 2 De; (If CONTRACTOR is a corporation or a partnership, attach evidence of authority to sign.)