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Professional Services Agr PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT . . ",I.. THIS AGREEMENT, executed III three (3) copIes on the d2? day of June, 2001, by and between the City of Salina, Kansas (hereinafter referred to as "City", which term shall be construed to include any officer, representative, or elected official of the City having authority to represent or act for it, in relation to any part of the subject of this Contract), and Transportation Consultants, Inc. [TCI], with offices located at 8302 Dunwoody Place, Suite 352, Atlanta, Georgia 30350; (hereinafter referred to as "Consultant"). WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, the City has a division of services performing Fleet Management which provides maintenance and management of the City's automotive vehicles utilized by various departments; and, WHEREAS, the City desires to engage the Consultant to conduct a fleet management analysis in the City; and, WHEREAS, the Consultant is agreeable to conducting fleet management tasks under conditions and for fees satisfactory to the City, NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Contract is to state the terms and conditions under which Consultant shall perform professional services as hereinafter set forth in Phase 1. The City shall furnish the Consultant with all available necessary information, data, and materials pertinent to the execution of this agreement. The City shall cooperate with the Consultant in carrying out the work herein, and shall provide adequate staff for liaison with the Consultant. 2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. Consultant shall perform and carry out in a good and professional manner, all the services as set forth below and in the Consultant's Proposal to Conduct a Fleet Management Analysis for Salina, Kansas, dated April 24, 2001 attached as Exhibit "A" and made a part of this Contract for all purposes, the terms of this Contract shall be final and binding: a. Consultant shall, at such time and in such form as the City may require, furnish such periodic reports concerning the status of the project, such statements, certificates, approvals, and copies of proposed and executed plans and claims and other information relative to the project as may be requested by the Client. b. Consultant shall furnish the City upon request, with copies of all documents and other materials prepared in relation with or as a part of the project. Transportation Consultants, Inc. Page 1 . c. Consultant shall commence, carry on, and complete the project with all practicable dispatch, in a sound economical and efficient manner, in accordance with the provision of this agreement and all applicable laws. In accomplishing this project the Consultant shall take such steps as are appropriate to ensure that the work is properly coordinated with related work being carried on for the City. 3. PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES. Consultant and its employees, agents, or associates shall perform all the services under this Contract. Consultant shall be fully qualified to perform the services described in Section 2. 4. TERM. The contract shall be for an initial term commencing upon execution of the contract. Services to be performed under this contract shall commence within ninety (90) calendar days following execution of this agreement. 5. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES. In consideration of the professional services to be performed by Consultant for services actually performed, a fee not to exceed $7,500 Dollars, which sum represents the fee for all services enumerated above, including but not limited to expenses, data entry, travel, telephone and system support and Consultant agrees to complete the project and all services provided herein for said sum. Payments to Consultant shall be in the amount shown by periodic invoices, billings or other documentation submitted and shall be subject to the approval of an authorized City official. 6. CHANGE IN SERVICES. City through its authorized official may request, from time to time, changes in the scope of the services of the Consultant to be performed hereunder. Such changes, which are mutually agreed upon by and between the City and the Consultant, shall be incorporated in written amendment(s) to this agreement. 7. CONFIDENTIAL WORK. No reports, information, project evaluation, project designs, date or any other documentation developed by, given to, prepared by or assembled by Consultant under this Contract shall be disclosed or made available to any individual or organization by Consultant without the express prior written approval of an authorized City official. 8. OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS. Upon acceptance or approval by the City, all reports, information and other data, given to, prepared or assembled by the Consultant under this Contract, and any other related documents or items shall become the sole property of City and shall be delivered to City, without restriction on future use. Consultant may make copies of any and all documents for its files. By execution of this Contract and in consideration of the fee for services to be paid under the Contract, Consultant hereby conveys, transfers and assigns to City all right under the Federal Copyright Act of 1976 (or any successor copyright statute), as amended, all common law copyrights and all other intellectual property rights acknowledged by law in the project designs and other project data developed under this Contract. Transportation Consultants, Inc. Page 2 9. INDEMNITY. Consultant agrees to indemnify and hold City, its officers, agents and employees, harmless against any and all claims, lawsuits, judgements, costs and expenses for personal injury (including death), property damage or other harm for which recovery of damages is sought, suffered by any person or persons that may arise out of or be occasioned by Consultant's breach of any of the terms or provisions of this Contract, or by any negligent act or omission of Consultant, its officers, agents, associates, employees or separate contractors, and in the event of joint and concurrent negligence of both the Consultant and City, responsibility and indemnity, if any, shall be apportioned comparatively in accordance with the laws of the State of Kansas, without, however, waiving any governmental immunity availability to the City under Kansas law and without waiving any defenses of the parties hereto and not intended to create or grant any rights, contractual or otherwise, to any other person or entity. 10. RIGHT OF REVIEW OR AUDIT. City may review any and all of the services performed by Consultant under this Contract. City is hereby granted the right to audit, at City's election, all of Consultant's records and billings relating to the performance of this Contract. Consultant agrees to retain such records for a minimum of three (3) years following completion of this Contract, except records that are subject to audit findings shall be retained for three years after such findings have been resolved. 11. CONVENANT AGAINST CONTINGENT FEE. Consultant warrants that it has not employed or retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for the Consultant, to solicit or secure this Contract, and that it has not paid or agreed to pay any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for the Consultant, any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, gifts, or any other consideration, contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this Contract. For breach or violation of this warranty, the City shall have the right to annul this Contract without liability. 12. NONDISCRIMINATION. As a condition of this Contract, Consultant covenants that Consultant will take all necessary actions to ensure that, in connection with any work under this Contract, Consultant, his associates and subcontractors, will not discriminate in the treatment of employment of any individual or groups of individuals on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, or handicap unrelated to job performance, either directly, indirectly or through contractual or other arrangements. Consultant shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, '42, U.S.c.A. ~~12101-12213, as amended. In this regard, Consultant shall keep, retain and safeguard all records relating to this Contract or work performed hereunder for a minimum period of three (3) years from final Contract completion, with full access allowed to authorized representatives of the City of Salina, upon request, for purposes of evaluating compliance with this and other provisions of the Contract. Transportation Consultants, Inc. Page 3 .. 13. CONTRACT PERSONAL. This Contract provides for personal or Protessional services, and the Consultant shall not assign this Contract, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of City. 14. TERMINATION. The City may terminate this Contract upon thirty (30) days written notice to Consultant with the understanding that all services being performed under this Contract shall cease upon the data specified in such notice. Consultant shall not be entitled to lost or anticipated profits should City choose to exercise its option to terminate. Consultant shall invoice City for all services completed and shall be compensated in accordance with the terms of this Contract for all services performed by Consultant prior to the date specified in such notice. 15. NOTICES. All notices, communications and reports required or permitted under this Contract shall be personally delivered or mailed to the respective addresses shown below, unless and until either party is otherwise notified in writing by the other party, at the fOllowing addresses. Mailed notices shall be deemed communicated as of five days after mailing. If intended for Consultant, to: Transportation Consultants, Inc. Stephen W. Burnett, Sr. Vice Pres. 8302 Dunwoody Place Suite 352 Atlanta, Georgia 30350 (404) 250-0100 Fax (404) 250-0253 tci@transpconsult.com If intended for City, to: Page 4 16. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR In performing Services under this Contract. the relationship between City and Consultant is that of independent contractor, and City and Consultant by the execution of this Contract does not change its independent status. Consultant shall exercise independent judgment in performing its duties under this Contract and is solely responsible for setting working hours, scheduling or prioritizing the work flow and determining how the work is to be performed. No term or provision of this contract or act of Consultant in the performance of this Contract shall be construed as making Consultant or any of its employees eligible for the fringe benefits, such as sick or annual leave benefits, Transportation Consultants, Inc. 4 retirement, insurance, worker's compensation and unemployment compensation coverages, which City provides its employees. 17. APPLICABLE LAWS. This Contract is made subject to the provisions of the Charter and ordinances of City, as amended, and all applicable State and federal laws. 18. GOVERNING LAW. This Contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws and court decisions of the State of Kansas. 19. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Contract embodies the complete agreement of the parties hereto, superseding all oral or written previous and contemporary agreements between the parties and relating to matters in this Contract, and except as otherwise provided herein cannot be modified without written agreement of the parties to be attached to and made a part of this Contract. The failure of either party to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or limitation of that party's right to subsequently enforce and compel strict compliance with every provision of this Agreement. Thus done and signed in the presence of the undersigned competent witnesses on the day of , 2001 at Witness~ ~ a>:~~ Transportation Consultants, Inc. ,_fr/ !:.J iJ~ Stephen W. Burnett, Senior Vice President Thus do~ and signed in the presence of the undersigned competent witnesses on the a.") day of ~ t.A ~ , 2001. ~tness: (-" 'Jl"'~ ~b .J ~ l' rL ", e if Cit Salina ~. Transportation Consultants, Inc. Page 5