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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2013-R0253 - Contract - Netservices LLC - Litter Fence - 08_08_2013Resolution No. 2013—RO253 August 8, 2013 Item No. 5.15 RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: THAT the Mayor of the City of Lubbock is hereby authorized and directed to execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock, Contract No. 11371 for installation of litter fence and additional netting panels at the West Texas Regional Disposal Facility - Phase 4, by and between the City of Lubbock and NetServices, LLC, of Tulalip, Washington, and related documents. Said Contract is attached hereto and incorporated in this resolution as if fully set forth herein and shall be included in the minutes of the City Council. Passed by the City Council on August_ 8, 2013 �i GLEN C. RO SON, MAYOR ATTEST: R(-be ca Garza, City Serrecy APPROVED AS TO CONTE T Scott Snider, Assistant City Manager Community Services APPROVED AS TO FORM: orney vw:ccdocs'RES.Contract-NetServices July 12, 2013 BID SUBMITTAL FORM UNIT PRICE BID CONTRACT DATE: % -7 d ?,o /3tl ITB 13-11371-TL — Installation of Litter Fence and Additional Netting Panels at West Texas Region Disposal Facility (WTRDF) — Phase 4 Bid of It%/v 7rS�'/z //��iL> S , L. L C (hereinafter called Bidder) To the Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Lubbock, Texas (hereinafter called Owner) Ladies and Gentlemen: The Bidder, in compliance with your Invitation to Bid for the construction of Installation of Litter Fence and Additional Netting Panels at West Texas Region Disposal Facility (WTRDF) — Phase 4, having carefully examined the plans, specifications, instructions to bidders, notice to bidders and all other related contract documents and the site of the intended work, and being familiar with all of the conditions surrounding the construction of the intended project including the availability of materials and labor, hereby intends to furnish all labor, materials, and supplies; and to construct the project in accordance with the plans, specifications and contract documents, within the time set forth therein and at the price stated below. The bidder binds himself on acceptance of his bid to execute a contract and any required bonds, according to the accompanying forms, for performing and completing the said work within the time stated and for the prices stated below. ITEM DESCRIPTION ESTIMATED UNIT OF UNIT EXTENDED NO. QUANTITY MEASURE PRICE AMOUNT 1 Provide all labor, equipment, and materials to 1,000 LF $ construct a new litter fence netting system at the West Texas Region Disposal Facility at Abernathy, TX. The litter fence will be a total of 1,000 LF y 30' high constructed on steel poles. The new netting system must match the existing netting system exactly in order to maintain the integrity of the original design scheme, per specifications. 2 Pricing for additional 250 LF of netting system 250 LF (v and installation asspecified above. 3 Pricing for additional 30 ft wide x 25 ft tall panels 25 EA of netting only, per specifications (to be installed 300.0 7� Too bv Citv staff as needed to repair existing fencing). 4 Pricing for additional 90 ft wide x 25 ft tall panels 25 EA of netting only, per specifications (to be installed pgY-0 ZZ/ 3Sp by City staff as needed to repair existing fencing). 5 Pricing for additional snaps per specifications 3,000 EA 1,2vu yp TOTAL BASE BID (ITEMS 1 -5) 17 der's Initials Bidder hereby agrees to commence the work on the above project on a date to be specified in a written "Notice to Proceed" of the Owner and to substantially complete the project within 30 WORKING DAYS thereafter as stipulated in the specifications and other contract documents. Bidder hereby further agrees to pay to Owner as liquidated damages the sum of $ 25 for each consecutive calendar day in excess of the time set forth herein above for completion of this project, all as more fully set forth in the general conditions of the contract documents. Bidder understands and agrees that this bid submittal shall be completed and submitted in accordance with instruction number 28 of the General Instructions to Bidders. Bidder understands that the Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any formality in the bidding. The Bidder agrees that this bid shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of SEVENTY (70) calendar days after the scheduled closing time for receiving bids. The undersigned Bidder hereby declares that he has visited the site of the work and has carefully examined the plans, specifications and contract documents pertaining to the work covered by this bid, and he further agrees to commence work on or before the date specified in the written notice to proceed, and to substantially complete the work on which he has bid; as provided in the contract documents. Bidders are required, whether or not a payment or performance bond is required, to submit a cashier's check or certified check issued by a bank satisfactory to the City of Lubbock, or a bid bond from a reliable surety company, payable without recourse to the order of the City of Lubbock in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid submitted as a guarantee that bidder will enter into a contract, obtain all required insurance policies, and execute all necessary bonds (if required) within ten (10) business days after notice of award of the contract to him Bidder's Initials 19 Enclosed with this bid is a Cashier's Check or C rtified Check for Dollars ($ - ) or a Bid Bond in the sum of S-6 4/' 12zb Dollars ($ , which it is agreed shall be collected and retained by the Owner as liquidated damages in the event the bid is accepted by the Owner and the undersigned fails to execute the necessary contract documents, insurance certificates, and the required bond (if any) with the Owner within ten (10) business days after the date of receipt of written notification of acceptance of said bid; otherwise, said check or bond shall be returned to the undersigned upon demand. Bidder understands and agrees that the contract to be executed by Bidder shall be bound and include all contract documents made available to him for his inspection in accordance with the Notice to Bidders. Pursuant to Texas Local Government Code 252.043(a), a competitive sealed bid that has been opened may not be changed for the purpose of correcting an error in the bid price. THEREFORE, ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE BID PRICE MUST BE MADE ON THE BID SUBMITTAL FORM PRIOR TO BID OPENING. (Seal if Bidder is a Corporation) �T EST: Secretary Bidder acknowledges receipt of the following addenda: Date:y / /b k 2 / Authorized Signature DAr4 N Uo ►� (Printed or Typed Name) Company 0 yZ- nlZ Address rUL 4 z�r P City County , �%YZ'1 / State Zip Code Telephone: 760 - % —/ q Fax: 76 o - 61'/ — / -i Addenda No. Date FEDERAL TAX ID or SOCIAL SECURITY No. Addenda No. Date 5--7 — / � � S-d -7F Addenda No. Date Addenda No. Date EMAIL: J✓tu✓!f 1 G' I1�tS2s'V '► ce11nS, eo.ti MIWBE Firm: Woman Black American I I Native American Hispanic American Asian Pacific American I I Other (Specify) 19 BOND CHECK Al BEST RATING LICEN�N TEXAS DAT BY: CONTRACT AWARD DATE�CJ CITY OF LUBBOCK SPECIFICATIONS FOR Installation of Litter Fence and Additional Netting Panels at West Texas Region Disposal Facility (WTRDF) - Phase 4 ITB 13-11371-TL CONTRACT 11371 Plans & Specifications can be viewed online and downloaded from WWW.BIDSYNC.COM at no cost. Zot-3- FZo;t,S.3 1 �§w4#'?o' tyof � lubb`ock ifX1 CONTRACT PREPARED BY: PURCHASING AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT OFFICE 1 BOND CHECK BEST RATING _ LICENSED IN TEXAS DATE BY: CONTRACT AWARD DATE CITY OF LUBBOCK SPECIFICATIONS FOR Installation of Litter Fence and Additional Netting Panels at West Texas Region Disposal Facility (WTRDF) - Phase 4 ITB 13-11371-TL CONTRACT 11371 Plans & Specifications can be viewed online and downloaded from WWW.BIDSYNC.COM at no cost. iibVock FXAS CONTRACT PREPARED BY: PURCHASING AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT OFFICE 1 Page Intentionally Left Blank Contractor Checklist Before submitting your bid, please ensure you have completed and included the following documents in the order they are listed. The contractor is only to submit (1) one original unbound copy of every item listed. I. Carefully read and understand the plans and specifications and properly complete the BID SUBMITTAL FORM. Bid submittal form MUST be completed in blue or black ink or by typewriter. Signatures must be original, in blue or black ink, and by hand. The bidder binds himself on acceptance of his bid to execute a contract and any required bonds, according to the accompanying forms, for performing and completing the said work within the time stated and for the prices stated below. In case of a discrepancy between the Unit Price and the Extended Total for a Bid item, the Unit Price will be taken." Include corporate seal and Secretary's signature. Identify addenda received (if any). Include firm's FEDERAL TAX ID number or Owner's SOCIAL SECURITY number. 2. V Include BID BOND or CASHIER'S OR CERTIFIED CHECK as your bid surety. Failure to / provide a bid surety WILL result in automatic rejection of your bid. 3. V Complete and sign the CITY OF LUBBOCK INSURANCE REQUIREMENT AFFIDAVIT. Contractor's signature must be original. 4. Clearly mark the bid number, title, due date and time and your company name and address on the / outside of the envelope or container. 5. V Ensure your bid is RECEIVED by the City of Lubbock Purchasing and Contract Management ` Office prior to the deadline. Late bids will not be accepted. 6.y Complete and sign the SAFETY RECORD QUESTIONNAIRE. All "YES" responses must be explained in detail and submitted with Bid. 7. Complete and sign the SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT CERTIFICATION. Include firm's / FEDERAL TAX ID number or Owner's SOCIAL SECURITY number. V 8. Complete and submit the LI5T OF SUB -CONTRACTORS. 9. v/ Complete and submit the FINAL LIST OF SUB -CONTRACTORS. FAILURE TO PROVIDE ANY OF THE ABOVE MAY RESULT IN YOUR BID BEING DEEMED NON -RESPONSIVE AND, THEREFORE, NOT FURTHER EVALUATED. PLEASE INCLUDE THIS COMPLETED PAGE AS THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR BID SUBMITTAL. rf, 6;,- RV i 11Z<1 (Type or Print Company Name) INDEX Paae Intentionally Left Blank 1. NOTICE TO BIDDERS 2. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 3. BID SUBMITTAL — (must be submitted by published due date & time) 3-1. UNIT PRICE BID SUBMITTAL FORM 3-2. CITY OF LUBBOCK INSURANCE REQUIREMENT AFFIDAVIT 3-3. SAFETY RECORD QUESTIONNAIRE 3-4. SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT CERTIFICATION 4. LIST OF SUB -CONTRACTORS 5. PAYMENT BOND 6. PERFORMANCE BOND 7. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE 8. CONTRACT 9. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT 10. DAVIS BACON WAGE DETERMINATIONS 11. SPECIAL CONDITIONS (IF APPLICABLE) 12. SPECIFICATIONS 3 Page Intentionally Left Blank NOTICE TO BIDDERS ITB 13-11371-TL Sealed bids addressed to Marta Alvarez, Director of Purchasing and Contract Management, City of Lubbock, Texas, will be received in the office of the Purchasing and Contract Management Office, City Hall, 1625 13th Street, Room 204, Lubbock, Texas, 79401, until 2:00 p.m. on July 9, 2013, or as changed by the issuance of formal addenda to all planholders, to furnish all labor and materials and perform all work for the construction of the following described project: Installation of Litter Fence and Additional NettingPanels at West Texas Region Disposal Facility (WTRDF) - Phase 4 After the expiration of the time and date above fast written, said sealed bids will be opened in the office of the Purchasing and Contract Management Office and publicly read aloud. It is the sole responsibility of ffi the bidder to ensure that his bid is actually in the office of the Purchasing and Contract Management Office for the City of Lubbock, before the expiration of the date above first written. Bids are due at 2:00 p.m. on July 9, 20139 and the City of Lubbock City Council will consider the bids on July 25, 2013, at the City Hall, 1625 13th Street, Lubbock, Texas, or as soon thereafter as may be reasonably convenient, subject to the right to reject any or all bids and waive any formalities. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond in accordance with Chapter 2253, Government Code, in the amount of 100% of the total contract price in the event that said contract price exceeds $100,000 and the successful bidder will be required to furnish a payment bond in accordance with Chapter 2253, Government Code, in the amount of 100% of the total contract price in the event that said contract price exceeds $50,000. Said statutory bonds should be issued by a company carrying a current Best Rating of "A" or better. THE BONDS MUST BE IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND MUST BE DATED THE SAME DATE THAT THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED. The estimated budget for this project is $174,000. Bidders are required, whether or not a payment or performance bond is required, to submit a cashier's or certified check issued by a bank satisfactory to the City of Lubbock, or a bid bond from a reliable surety company, payable without recourse to the order of the City of Lubbock in an amount not less than 5% of the total amount of the bid submitted as a guarantee that bidder will enter into a contract and execute all necessary bonds (if required) within ten (10) business days after notice of award of the contract to him. FAILURE OF THE BIDDER TO INCLUDE BID SECURITY WITH THE BID SUBMITTAL SHALL CONSTITUTE A NONRESPONSIVE BID AND RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF THE BID SUBMITTAL. It shall -be each -bidder's sole responsibility to inspect the site of the work and to inform himself regardirrg all local conditions under which the work is to be done. It shall be understood and agreed that all such factors have been thoroughly investigated and considered in the preparation of the bid submitted. There will be a non -mandatory pre -bid conference on June 27, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at 1625 13« Street Room 204, Lubbock, Texas. t p Copies of plans and specifications may be obtained at bidder's expense from the City of Lubbock Purchasing and Contract Management office. Plans and specifications can be viewed online and downloaded from WWW.BIDSYNC.COM at no cost. In the event of a large file sixze, please be patient t when downloading or viewing. BUSINESSES WITHOUT INTERNET ACCESS may use computers. available at most public libraries. Attention of each bidder is particularly called to the schedule of general prevailing rate of per diem wages included in the contract documents on file in the office of the Purchasing and Contract Management Office of the City of Lubbock, which document is specifically referred to in this Notice to Bidders. Each bidder's attention is further directed to Texas Government Code, Chapter 2258, Prevailing Wage Rates, and the requirements contained therein concerning the above wage scale and payment by the contractor of the prevailing rates of wages as heretofore established by owner in said wage scale. The City of Lubbock hereby notifies bidders that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority and women business enterprises shall be afforded equal opportunities to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, a disability, or national origin in consideration for an award. The City of Lubbock does not discriminate against persons with disabilities. City of Lubbock pre -bid meetings and bid openings are available to all persons regardless of disability. If you require special assistance, please contact the Purchasing and Contract Management Office at (806) 775-2572 or write to Post Office Box 2000, Lubbock, Texas 79457 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. CITY OF LUBBOCK .Marta ACvarez DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT „4 V GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 1 BID DELIVERY, TIME & DATE l.J 1.1 The City of Lubbock is seeking written and sealed competitive bids to furnish Installation of Litter Fence and Additional Netting Panels at West Texas Region Disposal Facility (WTRDF) - Phase 4 per the attached specifications and contract documents. Sealed bids will be received no later than f 2:00 p.m., on July 9, 2013 at the office listed below. Any bid received after the date and hour specified will be rejected and returned unopened to the bidder. Each bid and supporting documentation must be in a sealed envelope or container plainly labeled in the lower left-hand corner: "ITB13-11371-TL, Installation of Litter Fence and Additional Netting Panels at West Texas Region Disposal Facility (WTRDF) — Phase 4 ” and the bid opening date and time. Bidders must also include their company name and address on the outside of the envelope or container. Bids must be addressed to: Marta Alvarez, Director of Purchasing -.- City of Lubbock 1625 13th Street, Room 204 Lubbock, Texas 79401 e �s 1.2 Bidders are responsible for making certain bids are delivered to the Purchasing and Contract Management Office. Mailing of a bid does not ensure that the bid will be delivered on time or delivered at all. If bidder does not hand deliver bid, we suggest that he/she use some sort of delivery service that provides a receipt. 1.3 Bids will be accepted in person, by United States Mail, by United Parcel Service, or by private courier service. No bids will be accepted by oral communication, telephone, electronic mail, telegraphic transmission, or telefacsimile transmission. THE CITY WILL NOT ACCEPT FAX BIDS. 1.4 The City of Lubbock reserves the right to postpone the date and time for opening bids through an addendum. 2 PRE -BID MEETING 2.1 For the purpose of familiarizing bidders with the requirements, answering questions, and issuing addenda as needed for the clarification of the Invitation to Bid (ITB) documents, a non -mandatory pre -bid meetine will be held at 10:00 a.m. on June 27, 2013 at 1625 13'h Street Room 204, Lubbock, Texas. All persons attending the meeting will be asked to identify themselves and the prospective bidder they represent. 2.2 It is the bidder's responsibility to attend the pre -bid meeting though the meeting is not mandatory. The City will not be responsible for providing information discussed at the pre -bid meeting to bidders who do not attend the pre -bid meeting. 3 ADDENDA & MODIFICATIONS 3.1 Any changes, additions, or clarifications to the ITB are made by ADDENDA information available over the Internet at www.bidsync.com. We strongly suggest that you check for any addenda a minimum of forty- eight hours in advance of the response deadline. BUSINESSES WITHOUT INTERNET ACCESS may use computers available at most public libraries. 3.2 Any bidder in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the specifications or other documents may request an interpretation thereof from the Purchasing and Contract Management Office. At the request of the bidder, or in the event the Purchasing and Contract Management Office deems the interpretation to be substantive, the interpretation will be made by written addendum issued by the Purchasing and Contract Management Office. Such addenda issued by the Purchasing and Contract Management Office will be available over the Internet at www.bidsvnc.com and will become part of the bid package having the same binding effect as provisions of the original ITB. NO VERBAL EXPLANATIONS OR INTERPRETATIONS WILL BE BINDING. In order to have a request for interpretation considered, the request must be submitted in writing and must be received by the City of Lubbock Purchasing and Contract Management Office no later than five (5) calendar days before the bid closing date. 3.3 All addenda, amendments, and interpretations of this solicitation shall be in writing. The City of Lubbock shall not be legally bound by any amendment or interpretation that is not in writing. Only information supplied by the City of Lubbock Purchasing and Contract Management Office in writing or in this ITB should be used in preparing bid responses. All contacts that a bidder may have had before or after receipt of this ITB y' with any individuals, employees, or representatives of the City and any information that may have been read in any news media or seen or heard in any communication facility regarding this bid should be disregarded in , preparing responses. 3.4 The City does not assume responsibility for the receipt of any addendum sent to bidders. 4 EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS 4.1 Each bidder shall carefully examine all ITB documents and thoroughly familiarize itself with all requirements before submitting a bid to ensure that their bid meets the intent of these specifications. 4.2 Before submitting a bid, each bidder shall be responsible for making all investigations and examinations that are necessary to ascertain conditions and requirements affecting the requirements of this Invitation to Bid. Failure to make such investigations and examinations shall not relieve the bidder from obligation to comply, in every detail, with all provisions and requirements of the Invitation to Bid. 4.3 Notices of any discrepancies or omissions in these plans, specifications, or contract documents, shall be given to the Purchasing and Contract Management Office and a clarification obtained before the bids are received, and if no such notice is received by the Purchasing and Contract Management Office prior to the opening of bids, then it shall be deemed that the bidder fully understands the work to be included and has provided sufficient sums in its bid to complete the work in accordance with these plans and specifications. If bidder does not notify Purchasing and Contract Management Office before j bidding of any discrepancies or omissions, then it shall be deemed for all purposes that the plans and specifications are sufficient and adequate for completion of the project. It is further agreed that any request for clarification must be submitted no later than five (5) calendar days prior to the bid closing date. 5 BID PREPARATION COSTS 5.1 Issuance of this ITB does not commit the City of Lubbock, in any way, to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a bid. 5.2 The issuance of this ITB does not obligate the City of Lubbock to enter into contract for any services or equipment. 5.3 All costs related to the preparation and submission of a bid shall be paid by the bidder. 6 TRADE SECRETS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND THE TEXAS PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT 6.1 If you consider any portion of your bid to be privileged or confidential by statute or judicial decision, including trade secrets and commercial or financial information, clearly identify those portions. 6.2 The City of Lubbock will honor your notations of trade secrets and confidential information and decline to release such information initially, but please note that the final determination of whether a particular portion of your bid is in fact a trade secret or commercial or financial information that may be withheld from public inspection will be made by the Texas Attorney General or a court of competent jurisdiction. In the event a public information request is received for a portion of your bid that you have marked as being confidential information, you will be notified of such request and you will be required to justify your legal position in writing to the Texas Attorney General pursuant to Section 552.305 of the Government Code. In the event that it is determined by opinion or order of the Texas Attorney General or a court of competent jurisdiction that such information is in fact not privileged and confidential under Section 552.110 of the Government Code and Section 252.049 of the Local Government Code, then such information will be made available to the requester. 6.3 Marking your entire bid CONFIDENTIAL/PROPRIETARY is not in conformance with the Texas Open Records Act. 7 ��3 .` 7 LICENSES PERMITS TAXES The price or prices for the work shall include full compensation for all taxes, pennits, etc. that the bidder is or may be required to pay. UTILIZATION OF LOCAL BUSINESS RESOURCES Prospective bidders are strongly encouraged to explore and implement methods for the utilization of local resources, and to outline in their bid submittal how they would utilize local resources. 9 CONFLICT OF INTEREST 9.1 The bidder shall not offer or accept gifts or anything of value nor enter into any business arrangement with any employee, official or agent of the City of Lubbock. 9.2 By signing and executing this bid, the bidder certifies and represents to the City the bidder has not offered, conferred or agreed to confer any pecuniary benefit or other thing of value for the receipt of special treatment, 17 advantage, information, recipient's decision, opinion, recommendation, vote or any other exercise of discretion concerning this bid. 10 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS 10.1 All work covered by the contract shall be done in accordance with contract documents described in the General Conditions. 10.2 All bidders shall be thoroughly familiar with all of the requirements set forth on the contract documents _t for the construction of this project and shall be responsible for the satisfactory completion of all work �( contemplated by said contract documents. 11 PLANS FOR USE BY BIDDERS It is the intent of the City of Lubbock that all parries with an interest in submitting a bid on the project covered by 1_ the contract documents be given a reasonable opportunity to examine the documents and prepare a bid without charge or forfeiture of deposit. The contract documents may be examined without charge as noted in the Notice to Bidders. 12 BIDDER INQUIRIES AND CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS 12.1 It is the intent and purpose of the City of Lubbock that this request permit competitive bids. It shall be ll the bidder's responsibility to advise the Purchasing and Contract Management Office if any language, E..a requirements, etc., or any combinations thereof, inadvertently restricts or limits the requirements stated in this ITB to a single source. Such notification must be submitted in writing and must be received by the City of Lubbock Purchasing and Contract Management Office no later than five (5) calendar days before the bid closing date. A review of such notifications will be made. 12.2 .NO BIDDER -SHALL REQUEST ANY- INFORMATION VERBALLY. ALL REQUESTS FOR. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR CIARIFICATION CONCERNING THIS INVITATION` TO _ BID (ITB) MUST BE SUBMITTED. IN WRITING NO LATER THAN FIVE .(5) CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE BID CLOSING DATEAND ADDRESSED TO „ . Tiffmi Lennon, Buyer City of Lubbock Purchasing and Contract Management Office 1625 13"' Street, Room 204 Lubbock, Texas 79401 Fax: 806-775-2164 Email: tslennon@mylubbock.us Bidsync: www.bidsync.com 8 TIME AND ORDER FOR COMPLETION 13.1 The construction covered by the contract documents shall be substantially completed within 30 (Thirty) working days from the date specified in the Notice to Proceed issued by the City of Lubbock to the successful bidder. 13.2 The Contractor will be permitted to prosecute the work in the order of his own choosing, provided, however, the City reserves the right to require the Contractor to submit a progress schedule of the work contemplated by the contract documents. In the event the City requires a progress schedule to be submitted, and it is determined by the City that the progress of the work is not in accordance with the progress schedule so submitted, the City may direct the Contractor to take such action as the City deems necessary to ensure completion of the project within the time specified. 9 PAYMENT All payments due to Contractor shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the General Conditions of the contract documents. 10 AFFIDAVITS OF BILLS PAID The City of Lubbock reserves the right, prior to final acceptance of this project to require the Contractor to execute an affidavit that all bills for labor, materials and incidentals incurred in the construction of the improvements contemplated by the contract documents have been paid in full and that there are no claims pending, of which the Contractor has been notified. 11 MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP The intent of these contract documents is that only materials and workmanship of the best quality and grade will be fumished. The fact that the specifications may fail to be sufficiently complete in some detail will not relieve the Contractor of full responsibility for providing materials of high quality and for protecting them adequately until incorporated into the project. The presence or absence of a representative of the City on the site will not relieve the Contractor of full responsibility of complying with this provision. The specifications for materials and methods set forth in the contract documents provide minimum standards of quality, which the Owner believes necessary to procure a satisfactory project. 12 GUARANTEES 17.1 All equipment and materials incorporated in the project and all construction shall be guaranteed against defective materials and workmanship. Prior to final acceptance, the Contractor shall furnish to the Owner, a written general guarantee which shall provide that the Contractor shall remedy any defects in the work, and pay for any and all damages of any nature whatsoever resulting in such defects, when such defects appear within ONE year from date of final acceptance of the work as a result of defective materials or workmanship, at no cost to the Owner (City of Lubbock). 17.2 Notwithstanding any provisions contained in the contractual agreement, the Contractor represents and warrants fault -free performance and fault -free result in the processing date and date -related data (including, but not limited to calculating, comparing and sequencing) of all hardware, software and firmware products delivered and services provided under this Contract, individually or in combination, as the case may be from the effective date of this Contract. Also, the Contractor warrants calculations will be recognized and accommodated and will not, in any way, result in hardware, software or firmware failure. The City of Lubbock, at its sole option, may require the Contractor, at any time, to demonstrate the procedures it intends to follow in order to comply with all the obligations contained herein. 17.3 The obligations contained herein apply to products and services provided by the Contractor, its sub- contractor or any third party involved in the creation or development of the products and services to be delivered to the City of Lubbock under this Contract. Failure to comply with any of the obligations contained herein, may result in the City of Lubbock availing itself of any of its rights under the law and under this Contract including, but not limited to, its right pertaining to termination or default. 17.4 The warranties contained herein are separate and discrete from any other warranties specified in this Contract, and are not subject to any disclaimer of warranty, implied or expressed, or limitation to the ra Contractor's liability which may be specified in this Contract, its appendices, its schedules, its annexes or any document incorporated in this Contract by reference. 13 PLANS FOR THE CONTRACTOR The contractor will, upon written request, be fiunished up to five sets of plans and specifications and related contract documents for use during construction. Plans and specifications for use during construction will only be furnished directly to the Contractor. The Contractor shall then distribute copies of plans and specifications to suppliers, subcontractors or others, as required for proper prosecution of the work contemplated by the Contractor. 14 PROTECTION OF THE WORK The Contractor shall be responsible for the care, preservation, conservation, and protection of all materials, supplies, machinery, equipment, tools, apparatus, accessories, facilities, and all means of construction, and any and all parts of the work whether the Contractor has been paid, partially paid, or not paid for such work, until the date the City issues its certificate of completion to Contractor. The City reserves the right, after the bids have been opened and before the contract has been awarded, to require of a bidder the following information: (a) The experience record of the bidder showing completed jobs of a similar nature to the one covered by the intended contract and all work in progress with bond amounts and percentage completed. (b) A sworn statement of the current financial condition of the bidder. (c) Equipment schedule. 20 TEXAS STATE SALES TAX 20.1 This contract is issued by an organization which qualifies for exemption provisions pursuant to provisions of Article 20.04 of the Texas Limited Sales, Excise and Use Tax Act. 20.2 The Contractor must obtain a limited sales, excise and use tax permit which shall enable him to buy the materials to be incorporated into the work without paying the tax at the time of purchase. 21 PROTECTION OF SUBSURFACE LINES AND STRUCTURES It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to prosecute the work contemplated by the contract documents in such a way as to exercise due care to locate and prevent damage to all underground pipelines, utility lines, conduits or other underground structures which might or could be damaged by Contractor during the construction of the project contemplated by these contract documents. The City of Lubbock agrees that it will furnish Contractor the location of all such underground lines and utilities of which it has knowledge. However, such fact shall not relieve the Contractor of his responsibilities aforementioned. All such underground lines or structures cut or damaged by Contractor during the prosecution of the work contemplated by this contract shall be repaired immediately by Contractor to the satisfaction of the City of Lubbock, Texas, at Contractor's expense. 22 BARRICADES AND SAFETY MEASURES The contractor shall, at his own expense, furnish and erect such barricades, fences, lights and danger signals, and shall take such other precautionary measures for the protection of persons, property and the work as may be necessary. The Contractor will be held responsible for all damage to the work due to failure of barricades, signs, and lights to protect it, and when damage is incurred, the damaged portion shall be immediately removed and replaced by Contractor at his own cost and expense. The Contractor's responsibility for maintenance of barricades, signs, and lights shall not cease until the date of issuance to Contractor of City's certificate of acceptance of the project. 23 EXPLOSIVES 23.1 The use of explosives will not be permitted unless written permission to do so is obtained by the r Contractor from the City. hi all cases where written permission is obtained for the use of explosives, the Contractor shall assume full responsibility for all damage, which may occur as a direct or indirect result F of the blasting. In addition, in all cases where explosives are authorized to be used, the Contractor shall use utmost care so as not to endanger life or property and the Contractor shall fiuther use only such l_ methods as are currently utilized by persons, firms, or corporations engaged in similar type of construction activity. 23.2 Explosive materials shall not be stored or kept at the construction site by the Contractor. 23.3 In all cases where explosives are to be used during the construction of the project contemplated by this contract, it shall be the duty of the Contractor to notify each utility company having structures (above or below the ground) in proximity to the site of the work of Contractor's intention to use explosives, and such notice shall be given sufficiently in advance to enable the companies to take such steps as they may deem necessary to protect their property from injury. Such notice, however, shall not relieve the Contractor of responsibility for any damage resulting from his blasting operations. 24 CONTRACTOR'S REPRESENTATIVE The successful bidder shall be required to have a responsible local representative available at all times while the work is in progress under this contract. The successful bidder shall be required to furnish the name, address and telephone number where such local representative may be reached during the time that the work contemplated by this contract is in progress. 25 INSURANCE 25.1 The Contractor shall not commence work under this contract until he has obtained all insurance as required in the General Conditions of the contract documents, from an underwriter authorized to do business in the State of Texas and satisfactory to the City. Proof of coverage shall be furnished to the City and written notice of cancellation or any material change will be provided ten (10) days in advance of cancellation or change. All policies shall contain an agreement on the part of the insurer waiving the right to subrogation. The Contractor shall procure and carry at his sole cost and expense through the life of this contract, insurance protection as hereinafter specified. Coverage in excess of that specified herein also shall be acceptable. Such insurance shall be carried with an insurance company authorized to transact business in the State of Texas and shall cover all operations in connection with this contract, whether performed by the Contractor or a subcontractor, or separate policies shall be provided covering the operation of each subcontractor. A certificate of insurance specifying each and all coverages shall be submitted before contract execution. 25.2 PROOF OF COVERAGE SHALL BE FURNISHED TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK IN THE FORM OF A CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE ALONG WITH A COPY OF THE ADDITIONAL INSURED ENDORSEMENT. THE INSURANCE CERTIFICATES FURNISHED SHALL NAME THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AS AN ADDITIONAL INSURED TO ON AUTO/GENERAL LIABILITY ON A PRIMARYAND NON CONTRIBUTORY BASIS TO INCLUDE PRODUCT- COMP/OP AND PROVIDE A WAIVER OF SUBROGATION IN FAVOR OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AS REQUIRED BELOW, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A STATEMENT FROM THE CONTRACTOR TO THE EFFECT THAT NO WORK ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT SHALL BE SUBCONTRACTED. IT SHALL BE THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE TO THE OWNER ALL PROOF OF COVERAGE INSURANCE DOCUMENTS INCLUDING WORKERS COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR EACH SUBCONTRACTOR. THE ADDITIONAL INSURED ENDORSEMENT SHALL INCLUDE PRODUCTS AND COMPLETE OPERATIONS. 26 LABOR AND WORKING HOURS 26.1 Attention of each bidder is particularly called to the schedule of general prevailing rate of per diem wages included in these contract documents. The wage rate that must be paid on this project shall not be less t than specified in the schedule of general prevailing rates of per diem wages as above mentioned. The bidders' attention is further directed to the requirements of Texas Government Code, Chapter 2258, Prevailing Wage Rates providing for the payment of the wage schedules above mentioned and the t bidder's obligations thereunder. The inclusion of the schedule of general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the contract documents does not release the Contractor from compliance with any wage law that 11 �� . s may be applicable. Construction work under the contract requiring an inspector shall not be perfonn on weekends or holidays unless the following conditions exist: 26.1.1 The project being constructed is essential to the City of Lubbock's ability to provide the necessary service to its citizens. 26.1.2 Delays in construction are due to factors outside the control of the Contractor. The Contractor is approaching the penalty provisions of the contract and Contractor can show he has made a diligent effort to complete the contract within the allotted time. 26.2 Before construction work requiring an inspector is to be performed on Sunday or holidays, the Contractor must notify the Owner's Representative not less than three full working days prior to the weekend or holiday he desires to do work and obtain written permission from the Owner's Representative to do such work. The final decision on whether to allow construction work requiring an inspector on Sunday or holidays will be made by the Owner's Representative. 26.3 In any event, if a condition should occur or arise at the site of this project or from the work being done under this contract which is hazardous or dangerous to property or life, the Contractor shall immediately commence work, regardless of the day of the week or the time of day, to correct or alleviate such condition so that it is no longer dangerous to property or life. 27 PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEES AND FILING OF PAYROLLS The contractor and each of his subcontractors shall pay each of his employees engaged in work on the project under this contract in full (less mandatory legal deductions) in cash, or by check readily cashable without discount, not less often than once each week. The Contractor and each of his subcontractors shall keep a record showing the name and occupation of each worker employed by the Contractor or subcontractor in the construction of the public work and the actual per diem wages paid to each worker. This record shall be open at all reasonable hours to inspection by the officers and agents of the City. The Contractor must classify employees according to one of the classifications set forth in the schedule of general prevailing rate of per diem wages, which schedule is included in the contract documents. The Contractor shall forfeit as a penalty to the City of Lubbock on whose behalf this contract is made, sixty dollars ($60) for each laborer, workman, or mechanic employed for each calendar day, or portion thereof, such laborer, workman or mechanic is paid less than the wages assigned to his particular classification as set forth in the schedule of general prevailing rate of per diem wages included in these contract documents. 28 PROVISIONS CONCERNING ESCALATION CLAUSES Bids submitted containing any conditions which provide for changes in the stated bid price due to increases or decreases in the cost of materials, labor or other items required for the project will be rejected and returned to the bidder without being considered. 29 PREPARATION FOR BID 29.1 The bidder shall submit his bid on forms furnished by the City, and all blank spaces in the form shall be correctly filled in, stating the price in numerals for which he intends to do the work contemplated or furnish the materials required. Such prices shall be written in ink, distinctly and legibly, or typewritten. In case of discrepancy between the unit price and the extended total for a bid item, the unit price will be taken. A bid that has been opened may not be changed for the purpose of correcting an error in the bid price. l_ e 29.2 If the bid is submitted by an individual, his name must be signed by him or his duly authorized agent. If a bid is submitted by a firm, association, or partnership, the name and address of each member must be i given and the bid signed by a member of the firm, association or partnership, or person duly authorized. If the bid is submitted by a company or corporation, the company or corporate name and business address must be given, and the bid signed by an official or duly authorized agent. Powers of attorney authorizing -- agents or others to sign bids must be properly certified and must be in writing and submitted with the bid. The bid shall be executed in ink. 12 i' 30 31 29.3 Each bid shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed as specified in the Notice to Bidders, and endorsed on the outside of the envelope in the following manner: 29.3.1 Bidder's name 29.3.2 Bid for 13-11371-TL, Installation of Litter Fence and Additional Netting Panels at West Texas Region Disposal Facility (WTRDF) — Phase 4 submittals may be withdrawn and ; resubmitted at any time before the time set for opening of the bids, but no bid may be withdrawn rvm or altered thereafter. 29.4 Pursuant to Texas Local Government Code 252.043(g), a competitive sealed bid that has been opened may not be changed for the purpose of correcting an error in the bid price. THEREFORE, ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE BID PRICE MUST BE MADE ON THE BID SUBMITTAL FORM PRIOR TO BID OPENING. BOUND COPY OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Bidder understands and agrees that the contract to be executed by bidder shall be bound and will include the following: (a) Notice to Bidders. (b) General Instructions to Bidders. (c) Bidder's Submittal. (d) Statutory Bonds (if required). (e) Contract Agreement. (f) General Conditions. (g) Special Conditions (if any). (h) Specifications. W Insurance Certificates for Contractor and all Sub -Contractors. 0) All other documents made available to bidder for his inspection in accordance with the Notice to Bidders. If Plans and Specifications are too bulky or cumbersome to be physically bound, they are to be considered incorporated by reference into the aforementioned contract documents. OUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS The bidder may be required before the award of any contract to show to the complete satisfaction of the City of Lubbock that it has the necessary facilities, ability, and financial resources to provide the service specified therein in a satisfactory manner. The bidder may also be required to give a past history and references in order to satisfy the City of Lubbock about the bidder's qualifications. The City of Lubbock may make reasonable investigations deemed necessary and proper to determine the ability of the bidder to perform the work, and the bidder shall furnish to the City of Lubbock all information for this purpose that may be requested. The bidder's bid may be deemed not to meet specifications or the bid may be rejected if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, the bidder fails to satisfy the City of Lubbock that the bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the contract and to complete the work described therein. Evaluation of the bidder's qualifications shall include: (a) The ability, capacity, skill, and financial resources to perform the work or provide the service required. (b) The ability of the bidder to perform the work or provide the service promptly or within the time specified, without delay or interference. (c) The character, integrity, reputation, judgment, experience, and efficiency of the bidder. (d) The quality of performance of previous contracts or services. (e) The safety record of the Contractor and proposed Sub -Contractors _ Before contract award, the recommended contractor for this project may be required to show that he has experience with similar projects that require the Contractor to plan his work efforts and equipment needs with City of Lubbock specifications in mind. Demonstration of experience shall include a complete list of ALL similar municipal and similar non -municipal current and completed projects for the past three (3) years for review. This list shall include the names of supervisors and type of equipment used to perform work on these projects. In 13 1_ addition, the Contractor may be required to provide the name(s) of supervisor(s) that will be used to perform work on this project in compliance with City of Lubbock specifications herein. 32 BID AWARD 32.1 The City of Lubbock reserves the right to reject any or all bids, reject any particular item on a bid, and to waive immaterial formalities and to accept the offer most advantageous to the City of Lubbock in its sole discretion. Unless otherwise specified herein, the City shall award the bid based on the total bid for Bid ` Items 1 through 5-plus the sum of any Alternate Bids or Options the City may select. 32.2 All bids are evaluated for compliance with specifications before the bid price is considered. Response to specifications is primary in determining the best low bid. Failure to comply with the specifications may result in disqualification of the bid. 32.3 In case of tie bids, preference will be given to local bidders. Consistent and continued tie bidding may be cause for rejection of bids by the City of Lubbock and/or investigation by the Attorney General to determine possible Anti -Trust violations. 32.4 Before the City may award a bid to a nonresident bidder, the nonresident bidder's bid must be lower than lowest bid submitted by a responsible Texas bidder by the same margin or amount that a Texas bidder would be required to underbid the nonresident bidder in the nonresident bidders' home state. 32.5 Any contract made, or purchase order issued, as a result of this Invitation to Bid, shall be entered into the State of Texas and under the laws of the State of Texas. In connection with the performance of work, the Bidder agrees to comply with the Fair Labor Standard Act, Equal Opportunity Employment Act, and all other applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, regulations, and executive orders to the extent that the same may be applicable. 32.6 NO INDIVIDUAL OF ANY USING DEPARTMENT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO LEGALLY AND/OR FINANCIALLY COMMIT THE CITY TO ANY CONTRACT, AGREEMENT OR i PURCHASE ORDER FOR GOODS OR SERVICES, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY SANCTIONED BY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS INVITATION TO BID. j 32.7 The estimated budget for this project is $174,000. 33 ANTI -LOBBYING PROVISION 33.1 DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE BID CLOSE DATE AND THE CONTRACT AWARD, BIDDERS, INCLUDING THEIR AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES, SHALL NOT DIRECTLY DISCUSS OR PROMOTE THEIR BID WITH ANY MEMBER OF THE LUBBOCK CITY COUNCIL OR CITY STAFF EXCEPT IN THE COURSE OF CITY - SPONSORED INQUIRIES, BRIEFINGS, INTERVIEWS, OR PRESENTATIONS, UNLESS REQUESTED BY THE CITY. 33.2 This provision is not meant to preclude bidders from discussing other matters with City Council members or City staff. This policy is intended to create a level playing field for all potential bidders, assure that contract decisions are made in public, and to protect the integrity of the bid process. Violation of this provision may result in rejection of the bidder's bid. 14 9 9 34 PREVAILING WAGE RATES 34.1 Bidders are required to comply with Texas Government Code, Chapter 2258, Prevailing Wage Rates, with respect to the payment of prevailing wage rates for the construction of a public work, including a building, highway, road, excavation, and repair work or other project development or improvement, paid for in whole or in part from public funds, without regard to whether the work is done under public supervision or direction. A worker is employed on a public work if the worker is employed by the contractor or any subcontractor in the execution of the contract for the project 34.2 A worker employed on a public work by or on behalf of the. City of Lubbock shall be paid not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for the work of a similar character in the locality in which the work is performed, and not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for legal holiday and overtime work. 34.3 The State of Texas has adopted the Federal Davis -Bacon wage rates for use in Texas pursuant to and in accordance with the Texas Government Code, Section 2258.022. Bidders may access the U. S. Department of Labor web site at the following web address to obtain the rates to be used in Lubbock County: http://www.wdol.gov/dba.aspx 34.4 It shall be the responsibility of the successful bidder to obtain the proper wage rates from the web site for the type of work defined in the bid specifications. 34.5 A contractor or subcontractor who violates Texas Government Code Section 2258.023 shall pay to the City of Lubbock sixty dollars ($60) for each worker employed for each calendar day or part of the day that the worker is paid less than the wage rates stipulated in the contract. 15 BID SUBMITTAL FORM 16 Page Intentionally Left Blank BID SUBMITTAL FORM UNIT PRICE BID CONTRACT DATE: 01 2—v ITB 13-11371-TL — Installation of Litter Fence and Additional Netting Panels at West Texas Region Disposal Facility (WTRDF) — Phase 4 Bid of b1%/v TS�2 // (�S , Z- L C (hereinafter called Bidder) To the Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Lubbock, Texas (hereinafter called Owner) Ladies and Gentlemen: The Bidder, in compliance with your Invitation to Bid for the construction of Installation of Litter Fence and Additional Netting Panels at West Texas Region Disposal Facility (WTRDF) — Phase 4, having carefully examined the plans, specifications, instructions to bidders, notice to bidders and all other related contract documents and the site of the intended work, and being familiar with all of the conditions surrounding the construction of the intended project including the availability of materials and labor, hereby intends to furnish all labor, materials, and supplies; and to construct the project in accordance with the plans, specifications and contract documents, within the time set forth therein and at the price stated below. The bidder binds himself on acceptance of his bid to execute a contract and any required bonds, according to the accompanying forms, for performing and completing the said work within the time stated and for the prices stated below. ITEM DESCRIPTION ESTIMATED UNIT OF UNIT EXTENDED NO. UANTITY MEASURE PRICE AMOUNT 1 Provide all labor, equipment, and materials to 1,000 LF �S , $ ��. Z�vo construct a new litter fence netting system at the 20 West Texas Region Disposal Facility at Abernathy, TX. The litter fence will be a total of 1,000 LF y 30' high constructed on steel poles. The new netting system must match the existing netting system exactly in order to maintain the integrity of the original design scheme, per specifications. 2 Pricing for additional 250 LF of netting system 250 LF and installation asspecified above. 3 Pricing for additional 30 ft wide x 25 ft tall panels 25 EA of netting only, per specifications (to be installed 300.0 by City staff as needed to repair existing fencing). 4 Pricing for additional 90 ft wide x 25 ft tall panels 25 EA of netting only, per specifications (to be installed by City staff as needed to repair existing fencing). 5 Pricing for additional snaps per specifications 3,000 EA 7,v u TOTAL BASE BID (ITEMS t -5) S /3Z/ '7S-0 ._ t 7 F t ��der's Initials Bidder hereby agrees to commence the work on the above project on a date to be specified in a written "Notice to Proceed" of the Owner and to substantially complete the project within 30 WORKING DAYS thereafter as stipulated in the specifications and other contract documents. Bidder hereby further ggrces to pay to Owner as liquidated damages the sum of S 25 for each consecutive calendar day in excess of the time set forth herein above for completion of this project, all as more fully set forth in the general conditions of the contract documents. , Bidder understands and agrees that this bid submittal shall be completed and submitted in accordance with instruction number 28 of the General Instructions to Bidders. Bidder understands that the Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any formality in the bidding. The Bidder agrees that this bid shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of SEVENTY (70) calendar days after the scheduled closing time for receiving bids. The undersigned Bidder hereby declares that he has visited the site of the work and has carefully examined the plans, specifications and contract documents pertaining to the work covered by this bid, and he further agrees to commence work on or before the date specified in the written notice to proceed, and to substantially complete the work on which he has bid; as provided in the contract documents. Bidders are required, whether or not a payment or performance bond is required, to submit a cashier's check or certified check issued by a bank satisfactory to the City of Lubbock, or a bid bond from a reliable surety company, payable without recourse to the order of the City of Lubbock in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid submitted as a guarantee that bidder will enter into a contract, obtain all required insurance policies, and j execute all necessary bonds (if required) within ten (10) business days after notice of award of the contract to him Bidder's Initials Is Enclosed with this bid is a Cashier's Check or Ttifled Check for Dollars ($ --- ) or a Bid Bond in the sumof SOi' a L_,,1� Dollars ), which it is agreed shall be collected and retained by the Owner as liquidated damages in the event the bid is accepted by the Owner and the undersigned fails to execute the necessary contract documents, insurance certificates, and the required bond (if any) with the Owner within ten (10) business days after the date of receipt of written notification of acceptance of said bid; otherwise, said check or bond shall be returned to the undersigned upon demand. Bidder understands and agrees that the contract to be executed by Bidder shall be bound and include all contract documents made available to him for his inspection in accordance with the Notice to Bidders. Pursuant to Texas Local Government Code 252.043(a), a competitive sealed bid that has been opened may not be changed for the purpose of correcting an error in the bid price. THEREFORE, ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE BID PRICE MUST BE MADE ON THE BID SUBMITTAL FORM PRIOR TO BID OPENING. (Seal if Bidder is a Corporation) FTEST: Secretary Bidder acknowledges receipt of the following addenda: Date: U Authorized Signature C>A ,4 N Ur• (Printed or Typed Name) r6 2 V. 6t; Compan,,y �71(y oA V49�- Address City, wA Coun 9'2~7 State Zip Code Telephone: -760 - -/ -/ 9 Fax: 76 o - 6J'/ - / �1--- Addenda No. Date FEDERAL TAX ID or SOCIAL SECURITY No. Addenda No. Date 5--2 r/ 19 S0.7-F Addenda No. Date Addenda No. Date EMAIL: J✓gU ✓1 /1 MIWBE Firm: Woman Black American Native American Hispanic American I I Asian Pacific American Other (Specify) 19 Paize Intentionally Left Blank i 1 THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS Bond Number TX-002 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we NETServices, LLC 1301011th Ave. NE, Tulalip, WA 98271 as Principal, hereinafter called the Principal, and Farmington Casualty Company c/o CB&MS of WA., Inc., PO Box 75715, Seattle, WA 98175 a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of CT as Surety, hereinafter called the Surety, are held and firmly bound unto City of Lubbock 162513th Street, Lubbock, TX 79401 as Obligee, hereinafter called the Obligee, in the sum of " 5.00% of the total amount bid ** Dollars ($ 5.00% of bid), for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, the said Principal and the said Surety bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. WHEREAS, the Principal has submitted a bid for Project No. ITB 13-11371-TL Contract 11371 Installation of Litter Fence and Additional Netting Panels at West Texas Region Disposal Facility - Phase &bbock,TX NOW, THEREFORE, if the Obligee shall accept the bid of the Principal and the Principal shall enter into a Contract with the Obligee in accordance with the terms of such bid, and give such bond or bonds as may be specified in the bidding or Contract Documents with good and sufficient surety for the faithful performance of such Contract and for the prompt payment of labor and material fumished in the prosecution thereof, or in the event of the failure of the Principal to enter such Contract and give such bond or bonds, if the Principal shall pay to the Obligee the difference not to exceed the penalty hereof between the amount specified in said bid and such larger amount for which the Obligee may in good faith contract with another party to perform the Work covered by said bid, then this obligation shall be null and void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect. Signed and sealed this Witness [1 Witness 9th day of July, 2013 NETServices, LLC Principal By (Seal) Farmington Casual om an Surety By ¢,yC (Seal Nichol B_ Fix, Attorney in Fact AIA DOCUMENT A310 BID BOND AIA FEBRUARY 1970 ED. THE AMERICAN INSITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, 17a5 NEW YORKAVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. b WARNING: THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IS INVALID WITHOUT THE RED BORDER' POWER OF ATTORNEY ¢ TRAVELERS J Farmington Casualty Company St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Company 'Travelers Casualty and Surety Company Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company St. Paul Guardian Insurance Company Attorney -In Fact No. 221 140 Certificate No. 005327528 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That Farmington Casualty Company, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, St. Paul Guardian Insurance Company, St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company are corporations duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut, that Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Company is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Iowa, and that Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc., is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin (herein collectively called the "Companies"), and that the Companies do hereby make, constitute and appoint Christine V. Felicetty, N. B. Fix, R. A. Fix, Myung S. Fix, and Chris A. Fix of the City of Seattle , State of Washington , their true and lawful Attomey(s)-in-Fact, each in their separate capacity if more than one is named above, to sign, execute, seal and acknowledge any and all bonds, recognizances, conditional undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof on behalf of the Companies in their business of guaranteeing the fidelity of persons, guaranteeing the performance of contracts and executing or guaranteeing bonds and undertakings required or permitted'in any actions or proceedings allowed by law. IN WITNF�S WHEREOF, the Compt�n�ehave caused this instrument,to be signed and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed, this loth day of anuary LUU 33 Farmington Casualty Company St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance' Company; _; ''� 'Travelers Casualty and Surety Company Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance`Underwriters, Inc. 'Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company St. Patti Guardian Insurance Company O /.SU,1� tY� vF\RE 6 \*N.,�Nfv ^.� INS4q h,•tY ANR 0 6 i f^ :'^ z: to a ruwrwao, < tunrrgrmt < 1•y � FN ./ N' �tnr+ct vf........ a f v . .. 'aa �y a* ♦ � ,�` ! a� A� fp..... `h r ��'t►i AtN State of Connecticut City of Hartford ss. By: 'dw6e Robert L. Raney, Fenior Vice President 10th January 2013 On this the day of before me personally appeared Robert L. Raney, who acknowledged himself to be the Senior Vice President of Farmington Casualty Company, Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Company, Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc., St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, St. Paul Guardian Insurance Company, St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, and that he, as such, being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by signing on behalf of the corporations by himself as a duly authorized officer. ,ej.7 In Witness Whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal. OTAN My Commission expires the 30th day of June, 2016. `t�t1 cam► e . �,.,�m�' Marie C. Tetreault, Notary Public 58440-8-12 Printed in U.S.A. CITY OF LUBBOCK INSURANCE REQUIREMENT AFFIDAVIT To Be Completed by Bidder Must be submitted with Bid I, the undersigned Bidder, certify that the insurance requirements contained in this bid document have been reviewed by me and my Insurance Agent/Broker. If I am awarded this contract by the City of Lubbock, I will be able to, within ten (10) business days after being notified of such award by the City of Lubbock, furnish a valid insurance certificate to the City meeting all of the requirements defined in this bid. Contractor (Original Signature) Contractor (Print) CONTRACTOR'S BUSINESS NAME: ly' r�� iL 1/T-GfLL (Print or Type) CONTRACTOR'S FIRM ADDRESS: a 01 D // A V,9' lv,6 7--L,Q A 4-�Z: NOTE TO CONTRACTOR If the time requirement specified above is not met, the City has the right to reject this bid and award the contract to another contractor. If you have any questions concerning these requirements, please contact the Director of Purchasing & Contract Management Office for the City of Lubbock at (806) 775-2572. BID 13-11371-TL, Installation of Litter Fence and Additional Netting Panels at West Texas Region Disposal Facility (WTRDF) — Phase 4 Page Intentionally Left Blank SAFETY RECORD QUESTIONNAIRE _ The City of Lubbock City Council desires to avail itself of the benefits of Section 252.0435 of the Local Government Code, and consider the safety records of potential contractors prior to awarding bids on City contracts. Pursuant to Section 252.0435 of the Local Government Code, City of Lubbock has adopted the following written definition and criteria for accurately determining the safety record of a bidder prior to awarding bids on City contracts. The definition and criteria for determining the safety record of a bidder for this consideration shall be: The City of Lubbock shall consider the safety record of the bidders in determining the responsibility thereof. The City may consider any incidents involving worker safety or safety of the citizens of the City of Lubbock, be it related or caused by environmental, mechanical, operational, supervision or any other cause or factor. Specifically, the City may consider, among other things: a. Complaints to, or final orders entered by, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), against the bidder for violations of OSHA regulations within the past three (3) years. b. Citations (as defined below) from an Environmental Protection Agency (as defined below) for violations within the past five (5) years. Environmental Protection Agencies include, but are not necessarily limited to, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) (predecessor to the TCEQ), the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), the Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB), agencies of local governments responsible for enforcing environmental protection or worker safety related laws or regulations, and similar regulatory agencies of other states of the United States. Citations include notices of violation, notices of enforcement, suspension/revocations of state or federal licenses or registrations, fines assessed, pending criminal complaints, indictments, or convictions, administrative orders, draft orders, final orders, and judicial final judgments. C. Convictions of a criminal offense within the past ten (10) years, which resulted from bodily harm or death. d. Any other safety related matter deemed by the City Council to be material in determining the responsibility of the bidder and his or her ability to perform the services or goods required by the bid documents in a safe environment, both for the workers and other employees of bidder and the citizens of the City of Lubbock. In order to obtain proper information from bidders so that City of Lubbock may consider the safety records of potential contractors prior to awarding bids on City contracts, City of Lubbock requires that bidders answer the following three (3) questions and submit them with their bids: UESTION ONE Has the bidder, or the firm, corporation, partnership, or institution represented by the bidder, or anyone acting for such firm, corporation, partnership or institution, received citations for violations of OSHA within the past three (3) years? YES NO L// If the bidder has indicated YES for question number one above, the bidder must provide to City of Lubbock, with its bid submission, the following information with respect to each such citation: Date of offense, location of establishment inspected, category of offense, final disposition of offense, if any, and penalty assessed. (.� Biddcr's Initials QUESTION TWO Has the bidder, or the firm, corporation, partnership, or institution represented by the bidder, or anyone acting for such firm, corporation, partnership or institution, received citations for violations of environmental protection laws or regulations, of any kind or type, within the past five years? Citations include notice of violation, notice of enforcement, suspension/revocations of state or federal licenses, or registrations, fines assessed, pending criminal complaints, indictments, or convictions, administrative orders, draft orders, final orders, and judicial final judgments. YES NO V If the bidder has indicated YES for question number two above, the bidder must provide to City of Lubbock, with its bid submission, the following information with respect to each such conviction: Date of offense or occurrence, location where offense occurred, type of offense, final disposition of offense, if any, and penalty assessed. QUESTION THREE Has the bidder, or the firm, corporation, partnership, or institution represented by bidder, or anyone acting for such firm, corporation, partnership, or institution, ever been convicted, within the past ten (10) years, of a criminal offense which resulted from serious bodily injury or death? t YES NO V If the bidder has indicated YES for question number three above, the bidder must provide to City of Lubbock, with its bid submission, the following information with respect to each such conviction: Date of offense, location where offense occurred, type of offense, final disposition of offense, in any, and penalty assessed. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THE STATE OF TEXAS/ W /Ar COUNTY OF LUBBOCK l f Nv H ,1jerH I certify that I have made no willful misrepresentations in this Questionnaire nor have I withheld information in my statements and answers to questions. I am aware that the information given by me in this questionnaire shall be investigated, with my full permission, and that any misrepresentations or omissions may cause my bid to be rejected. Signature M,414PGFN (r m &41,?4QL Title SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT CERTIFICATION Federal Law (A-102 Common Rule and OMB Circular A-110) prohibits non-Fedcral entities from contracting with or making sub -awards under covered transactions to parties that are suspended or debarred or whose principals are suspended or debarred. Covered transactions include procurement contracts for goods or services equal to or in excess of $50,000 and all non -procurement transactions (e.g., sub -awards to sub -recipients). Contractors receiving individual awards of $50,000 or more and all sub -recipients must certify that their organization and its principals are not suspended or debarred by a Federal agency. Before an award of $50,000 or more can be made to your firm, you must certify that your organization and its principals are not suspended or debarred by a Federal agency. I, the undersigned agent for the firm named below, certify that neither this firm nor its principals are suspended or debarred by a Federal agency. COMPANY NAME: %�l/� TS'��2 V .LEL L G FEDERAL TAX ID or SOCIAL SECURITY No. S`71! 9507 JO Signature of Company Official: t Printed name of company official signing above: DA 1J N Date Signed: Zy / Page Intentionally Left Blank LIST OF SUB -CONTRACTORS Paize Intentionally Left Blank it BID 13-1137t-rL, Installation or Litter Fence and Additional Netting; Panels at WesaTexas Region Disposal facility (WTRDF•) — Phase 4 t,ts,r OF SU13 CONTRACTORS tMinority Olviled Company Name Location Services Provided Yes No Cl 2. 4 GgAo-J ;. a Ga 4. 5 • G. i� u 7. 0 u 8. ca ra 9. C7 � 10. rs rn 11. 12. 13. ❑ u 14. �� Q 15. u Cl 16. a Cl C(lulpally Address - �.._..._._....._..� �._. ',' _ _ �• _,i`f G Hsi. r�f� City, Cotinly Stale Zip Code 'rcichhonc:. �i. - .. Ly— / --_/_ Fax: !�.6 G� 'ruis FORM SHALL BE COiN'll"L +TED AND RETURNED ALONG watI YOUR PROPOSAL IF NO SUB --CONTRACTORS WILL BE USED PLEASE INDICATE SO 9 Page Intentionally Left Blank I . 2, 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. '10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15). 16. BID 1.3-11371-I'L, Installation of Litter Eence and Additional Netting Panels at West Texas Region Disposal Facility (WTRDF) — Phase 4 LIST OF SUB CON,rRACTORS Company Name Location Services Provided A-4- 6gA"az- 001111mily Address city, County slllle Zip C'Odc 'weplione- kix: Nlillority Owned Yes No a Cl 0 F-1 0 El D 0 Cl Cl 0 11 [A D rl nuS FORM SH ALL 13E COMPLETED AND RETURNED ALONG . WITH YOUR PROPOSAL IF NO SUB —CONTRACTORS WILL BE, USED PLEASE INDICATE SO Page Intentionally Left Blank PAYMENT BOND Page Intentionally Left Blank BOND NUMBER: 105 971 216 STATUTORY PAYMENT BOND PURSUANT TO SECTION 2253.021(a) OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE (CONTRACTS MORE THAN $50,000) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that NETServices, LLC (hereinafter called the Principal(s), as Principal(s) and Farmington Casualty Company (hereinafter called the Surety(s), as Surety(s), are held and firmly bound unto the City of Lubbock (hereinafter called the Obligee), in the amount of One Hundred Thirty Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($132,750) km\Tul money of the United States for the payment whereof, the said Principal and Surety bind themselves, and their heirs, administrators, executors, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. WHEREAS, the Principal has entered into a certain written contract with the Obliguee, dated the 8"' day of August, 2013, to ITB 13-11371-TL Installation of Litter Fence and Additional Netting Panels at West 1'esas Region Disposal Facility (WTRDF) Phase 4 and said Principal under the law is required before commencing the wort: provided for in said contract to execute a bond in the amount of said contract which contract is hereby referred to and made a part hereof as fully and to the same extent as if copied at length herein. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that if the said Principal shall pay 4all claimants supplying labor and material to him or a subcontractor in the prosecution of the work provided for in said contract, then, this obligation shall be void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this bond is executed pursuant to the provisions of Section 2253.021(a) of the Texas Government Code, and all liabilities on this bond shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of said Article to the same extent as if it were copied at length herein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Principal (s) and Surety (s) have signed and sealed this instrument this 16th day of August 2013. Farmington Casualty Company Surety * By: (Title Nl-c-fiolas B. Fix, Attorney in Fact NETServices, LLC (Contractor Name) By: (Signature) MAIJP4,Tr1 C- t- E r,,P41X.--- (Title) 1 The undersigned surety company represents that it is duly qualified to do business in Texas, and hereby designates n/a an agent resident in Lubbock County to whom any requisite notices may be delivered and on whom service of process may be had in matters arising out of such suretyship. Contact: Mr. Nicholas B. Fix Farmington Casualty Company c/o CB&MS OF WA., INC. PO Box 75715 Surety Seattle, WA 98175 -14, e . d; -/;? PH: 206-361-9693 E-Mail: info@cbmsofwa.com Approved as to form: 17 City of L d ock By: City Attorney By: Nicholas B. Fix, (Title) Attorney in Fact * Note: If signed by an officer of the Surety Company there must be on file a certified extract from the by-laws showin�� that this person has authority to sign such obligation. If signed by an Attorney in Fact, we must have copy of power of attorney for our files. WARNING: THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IS INVALID WITHOUT THE RED BORDER ® , AIW POWER OF ATTORNEY TRAVELERSJ Farmington Casualty Company St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Company Travelers Casualty and Surety Company Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company St. Paul Guardian Insurance Company Attorney -In Fact No. 221140 Certificate No. 005327630 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That Farmington Casualty Company, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, St. Paul Guardian Insurance Company, St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company are corporations duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut, that Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Company is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Iowa, and that Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc., is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin (herein collectively called the "Companies"), and that the Companies do hereby make, constitute and appoint Christine V. Felicetty, N. B. Fix, R. A. Fix, Myung S. Fix, and Chris A. Fix of the City of Seattle , State of Washington , their true and lawful Attomey(s)-in-Fact, each in their separate capacity if more than one is named above, to sign, execute, seal and acknowledge any and all bonds, recognizances, conditional undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof on behalf of the Companies in their business of guaranteeing the fidelity of persons, guaranteeing the performance of contracts and executing or guaranteeing bonds and undertakings required or permitted in any actions or proceedings allowed by law. z IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Companies have caused this instrumenLto be signed and thoit,corporate seals to be hereto affixed, this 1 Oth day of January 2013 Farmington Casualty Company St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company Fidelity and Guaranty'rance Compan), ; ' Travelers Casualty and Surety Company Fidelity and Guaranty Insuearite Underwriters, Inc. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company St. Paul Guardian Insurance Company r p�6U,,��L 7T••• J�,IREa� 0����M:G9 JQ'i.IMdUgq bJ,,�tr A,yOs IrRWf1y �Y� O • �y�,,� G P r�piPORA,•f ?' 'P wP 9 �,19 ti 2 0 19%J m a t �. HMTFOFm,taRtFONI cqW' State of Connecticut City of Hartford ss. By: '44de Robert L. Raney, Kim Vice President On this the 10th day of January 2013 before me personally appeared Robert L. Raney, who acknowledged himself to be the Senior Vice President of Farmington Casualty Company, Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Company, Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc., St. Paul Fire and Marine insurance Company, St. Paul Guardian Insurance Company, St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, and that he, as such, being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by signing on behalf of the corporations by himself as a duly authorized officer. p.TlT In Witness Whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal. My Commission expires the 30th day of June, 2016. pUet.�o Marie C. Tetreault, Notary Public 58440-8-12 Printed in U.S.A. WARNING: THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY BORDER e This Power of Attorney is granted under and by the authority of the following resolutions adopted by the Boards of Directors of Farmington Casualty Company, Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Company, Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc., St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, St. Paul Guardian Insurance Company, St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, which resolutions are now in full force and effect, reading as follows: RESOLVED, that the Chairman, the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, any Second Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any Assistant Secretary may appoint Attorneys -in -Fact and Agents to act for and on behalf of the Company and may give such appointee such authority as his or her certificate of authority may prescribe to sign with the Company's name and seal with the Company's seal bonds, recognizances, contracts of indemnity, and other writings obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking, and any of said officers or the Board of Directors at any time may remove any such appointee and revoke the power given him or her; and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairman, the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President or any Vice President may delegate all or any part of the foregoing authority to one or more officers or employees of this Company, provided that each such delegation is in writing and a copy thereof is Filed in the office of the Secretary; and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that any bond, recognizance, contract of indemnity, or writing obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking shall be valid and binding upon the Company when (a) signed by the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President or any Vice President, any Second Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any Assistant Secretary and duly attested and sealed with the Company's seal by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary; or (b) duly executed (under seal, if required) by one or more Attorneys -in -Fact and Agents pursuant to the power prescribed in his or her certificate or their certificates of authority or by one or more Company officers pursuant to a written delegation of authority; and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that the signature of each of the following officers: President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, any Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any Power of Attorney or to any certificate relating thereto appointing Resident Vice Presidents, Resident Assistant Secretaries or Attomeys-in-Fact for purposes only of executing and attesting bonds and undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, and any such Power of Attorney or certificate bearing such facsimile signature or facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company and any such power so executed and certified by such facsimile signature and facsimile seal shall be valid and binding on the Company in the future with respect to any bond or understanding to which it is attached. I, Kevin E. Hughes, the undersigned, Assistant Secretary, of Farmington Casualty Company, Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Company, Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc., St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, St. Paul Guardian Insurance Company, St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, and United9tates Fidelity, and Guaranty Company do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Power of Attorney executed by said Companies, which is irr fiill force arid`effect and has not been revoked. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the. seals of said Companies this 16 th day of AU9U S t 2013 Kevin E. Hughes, Assistant Sec tary 11� i0 n 9a 9D rW'f0OJH•n�N7'T/�ADry�R •, `'g "• r bf AMa dIN To verify the authenticity of this Power of Attorney, call 1-800-421-3880 or contact us at www.travelersbond.com. Please refer to the Attorney -In -Fact number, the above -named individuals and the details of the bond to which the power is attached. STATUTORY PAYMENT BOND PURSUANT TO SECTION 2253.021(a) OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE (CONTRACTS MORE THAN $50,000) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Principal(s), as Principal(s), and (hereinafter called the (hereinafter called the Surety(s), as Surety(s), are held and firmly bound unto the City of Lubbock (hereinafter called the Obligee), in the amount of One Hundred Thirty Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars $132 750 lawful money of the United States for the payment whereof, the said Principal and Surety bind themselves, and their heirs, administrators, executors, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. WHEREAS, the Principal has entered into a certain written contract with the Obligee, dated the 8th day of August, 2013, to NetServices, LLC and said Principal under the law is required before commencing the work provided for in said contract to execute a bond in the amount of said contract which contract is hereby referred to and made a part hereof as fully and to the same extent as if copied at length herein. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that if the said Principal shall pay all claimants supplying labor and material to him or a subcontractor in the prosecution of the work provided for in said contract, then, this obligation shall be void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this bond is executed pursuant to the provisions of Section 2253.021(a) of the Texas Government Code, and all liabilities on this bond shall be determined in accordance with the provisions �1 of said Article to the same extent as if it were copied at length herein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Principal (s) and Surety (s) have signed and sealed this instrument this day of 2013. Surety (Company Name) *By: By: _ (Title) (Printed Name) { (Signature) (Title) The undersigned surety company represents that it is duly qualified to do business in Texas, and hereby designates an agent resident in Lubbock County to whom any requisite notices may be delivered and on whom service of process may be had in matters arising out of such suretyship. Surety * By: (Title) Approved as to form: City of Lubbock By: City Attorney * Note: If signed by an Office of the Surety Company there must be on file a certified extract from the by-laws showing that this person has authority to sign such obligation. If signed by an Attorney in Fact, we must have copy of power of attorney for our files. 6 PERFORMANCE BOND Page Intentionally Left Blank BOND NUMBER: 105 971 216 STATUTORY PREFORMACE BOND PURSUANT TO SECTION 2253.021(a) OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE (CONTRACTS MORE THAN $100,000) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that NETServices, LLC (hereinafter called the Principal(s), as Principal(s) and Farmington Casualty Company (Hereinafter called the Surety(s), as Surety(s), are held and firmly bound unto the City of Lubbock (hereinafter called the Obligee), in the amount of One Hundred Thirty Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($132,750) lawful money of the United States for the payment whereof, the said Principal and Surety bind themselves, and their heirs, administrators, executors, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. WHEREAS, the Principal has entered into a certain written contract with the Obligee, dated the 81h day of August, 2013, to ITB 13-11371-TL, Installation of Litter Fence and Additional Netting Panels at West Texas Region Disposal Facility (WTRDF) Phase 4 and said Principal under the law is required before commencing, the wort: provided for in said contract to execute a bond in the amount of said contract which contract is hereby referred to and made a part hereof as fully and to the same extent as if copied at length herein. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that if the said Principal shall pay all claimants supplying labor and material to him or a subcontractor in the prosecution of the work provided for in said contract, then, this obligation shall be void; otherwise to remain in frill force and effect; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this bond is executed pursuant to the provisions of Section 2253.021(a) of the Texas Government Code, and all liabilities on this bond shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of said Article to the same extent as if it were copied at length herein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Principal (s) and Surety (s) have signed and sealed this instrument this 16 th day of August 2013. Farmington Casualty Company Surety * By:4� (Titl icholas B. Attorney in Fact NETServices, LLC (Contractor Name) By: /'---�-----'—,--- C_((Signature) MA-N pc--�G- t4 6115e(c` Title) The undersigned surety company represents that it is duly qualified to do business in Texas, and hereby designates n/a an agent resident in Lubbock County to whom any requisite notices may be delivered and on whom service of process may be had in matters arising out of such suretyship. Contact: Mr. Nicholas B. Fix Farmington Casualty Surety Company c/o CB&MS OF WA., INC. S PO Box 75715 ty Seattle, WA 98175 PH: 206-361-9693 E—Mail: info@cbmsofwa.com Approved as to form: City ;r4 By: City Attorney �401 Nicholas B. Fix, (Title) Attorney in Fact Note: If signed by an officer of the Surety Company there must be on file a certified extract from the by-laws showing that this person has authority to sign such obligation. If signed by an Attorney in Fact, we must have copy of power of attorney for our files. STATUTORY PERFORMANCE BOND PURSUANT TO SECTION 2253.021(a) OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE (CONTRACTS MORE THAN $100,000) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that (hereinafter called the Principal(s), as Principal(s), and (hereinafter called the Surety(s), as Surety(s), are held and firmly bound unto the City of Lubbock (hereinafter called the Obligee), in the amount of One Hundred Thirty Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($132,750) lawful money of the United States for the payment whereof, the said Principal and Surety bind themselves, and their heirs, administrators, executors, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. WHEREAS, the Principal has entered into a certain written contract with the Obligee, dated the 8th day of August, 2013, to NetServices, LLC and said principal under the law is required before commencing the work provided for in said contract to execute a bond in the amount of said contract which contract is hereby referred to and made a part hereof as fully and to the same extent as if copied at length herein. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that if the said Principal shall faithfully perform the work in accordance with the plans, specifications and contract documents, then this obligation shall be void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this bond is executed pursuant to the provisions of Section 2253.021(a) of the Texas Government Code, and all liabilities on this bond shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of said article to the same extent as if it were copied at length herein. {F E IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Principal (s) and Surety (s) have signed and sealed this instrument this _ day of 32013. Surety (Company Name) .. * By: By: (Title) (Printed Name) (Signature) (Title) The undersigned surety company represents that it is duly qualified to do business in Texas, and hereby designates an agent resident in Lubbock County to whom any requisite notices may be delivered and on whom service of process may be had in matters arising out of such suretyship. Surety *By: (Title) Approved as to Form City of Lubbock By: City Attorney * Note: If signed by an Office of the Surety Company, there must be on file a certified extract from the by-laws showing that this person has authority to sign such obligation. If signed by an Attorney in Fact, we must have copy of power of attorney for our files. 3 CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE Page Intentionally Left Blank NETSLLC-01 LMORGAN A�oRo- CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE DATD/YYYY) 8/13/213/2013 THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED AS A MATTER OF INFORMATION ONLY AND CONFERS NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT AFFIRMATIVELY OR NEGATIVELY AMEND, EXTEND OR ALTER THE COVERAGE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES BELOW. THIS CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE ISSUING INSURER(S), AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OR PRODUCER, AND THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. IMPORTANT: If the certificate holder is an ADDITIONAL INSURED, the policy(ies) must be endorsed. If SUBROGATION IS WAIVED, subject to the terms and conditions of the policy, certain policies may require an endorsement. A statement on this certificate does not confer rights to the certificate holder in lieu of such endorsement(s). PRODUCER Marysville Office Insurance, Inc. PO Box 289 1375 State Avenue Marysville, WA 98270 CONTANAME: Laura Morgan PHONE C N Ell: 360 653-3737 ac No ; 360 659-0532 E.MAPayneWest AD RIES3: INSURERS AFFORDING COVERAGE NAIC N INSURER A: Hartford Casualty Insurance Co INSURED Ohio Casualty Insurance Netservices, LLC -INSURERS: INSURER C : The Hartford Casualty Co Netservices US Inc 13010 11th Ave NE INSURER D INSURER E : Tulalip, WA 98271 INSURER F : COVERAGES CERTIFICATE NUMBER: REVISION NUMBER: THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE POLICIES OF INSURANCE LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE INSURED NAMED ABOVE FOR THE POLICY PERIOD INDICATED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REQUIREMENT, TERM OR CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE ISSUED OR MAY PERTAIN, THE INSURANCE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS, EXCLUSIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH POLICIES. LIMITS SHOWN MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS. ILTR TYPE OF INSURANCE ADDLSUBR POLICY NUMBER MM/DDY EFF MM/DD EXP LIMITS GENERAL LIABILITY EACH OCCURRENCE $ 1,000,00 DAMAGE TO RENTED - PREMISES Ea occurrence $ 300,00 A X COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY X X 52SBATL1701 5/14/2013 5/14/2014 CLAIMS -MADE 41 OCCUR MED EXP (Any one person) $ 10,00 PERSONAL 8 ADV INJURY $ 1,000,00 GENERAL AGGREGATE $ 2,000,00 GEN'L AGGREGATE LIMIT APPLIES PER: PRODUCTS - COMP/OP AGG $ 2,000,00 STOP GAP $ 1,000,000 POLICY X PRO- LOC AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY COMBINED SINGLE LIMIT Ea accident 1 000,00 r BODILY INJURY (Per person) $ B X ANY AUTO X X BA053478454 1/3/2013 1/3/2014 ALL OWNED SCHEDULEDAUTOS AUTOS X HIRED AUTOS X NON -OWNED AUTOS BODILY INJURY (Per accident) $ PROPERTY DAMAGE PER ACCIDENT $ X UMBRELLA LIAB OCCUR EACH OCCURRENCE $ 4,000,00 AGGREGATE $ C EXCESS UAB CLAIMS -MADE 52SBATL1701 5/14/2013 5/14/2014 DED I I RETENTION $ $ WORKERS COMPENSATION WC 3TATU- OTN- AND EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY Y I N ANY PROPRIETORIPARTNER/EXECUTIVE [--] OFFICER/MEMBER EXCLUDED? NIA E.L. EACH ACCIDENT $ (Mandatory in NH) E.L. DISEASE - EA EMPLOYE $ If yes, describe under DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS below E.L. DISEASE - POLICY LIMIT $ B Equipment Floater BM053478454 1/3/2013 1/3/2014 Leased/Rented Equip 250,000 DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS / LOCATIONS I VEHICLES (Attach ACORD 101, Additional Remarks Schedule, If more apace Is required) BID 13-11371-TL, Insallation of Litter Fence and Additional Netting Panels at West Texas Region Disposal Facility (WTRDF) - Phase 4 City of Lubbock, its officers, agents and employees are named as primary additional Insureds on General Liability policies, with respects to ITB 13-113710TL, Endorsement #SS0008 04/05, as their interest may appear in work performed by the insured on their behalf. Coverage is Primary and Non -Contributing. Waiver of Subrogation and Completed Operations applies per form SS0008 04105. Per Project Aggregate applies per form SSO433 04/05. Umbrella follows form with General Liability. Auto Policy Waiver of Subrogation applies per Form CA8810 01/10. CERTIFICATE HOLDER GANCELLAFION City of Lubbock c/o City of Lubbock Purchasing Dept 1625 13th St, Ste 204 Lubbock, TX 79401 SHOULD ANY OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED POLICIES BE CANCELLED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE THEREOF, NOTICE WILL BE DELIVERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY PROVISIONS. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE C*yam ©1988-2010 ACORD CORPORATION. All rights reserved. ACORD 25 (2010105) The ACORD name and logo are registered marks of ACORD THIS ENDORSEMENT CHANGES THE POLICY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. AMENDMENT - AGGREGATE LIMITS (PER PROJECT) This endorsement modifies insurance provided under the following: BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM A. Section D. LIABILITY AND MEDICAL EXPENSES LIMITS OF INSURANCE is amended as follows: 1. The General Aggregate Limit under Section D. LIABILITY AND MEDICAL EXPENSES LIMIT OF INSURANCE applies separately to each of your "projects". 2. The limits shown in the Declarations for Liability and Medical Expenses, Damage To Premises Rented To You and Medical Expenses continue to apply. 3. When coverage for liability arising out of the "products -completed operations hazard" is provided, any payments for damages because of "bodily injury" or "property damage" included in the "products -completed operations hazard" will reduce the Products -Completed Operations Aggregate Limit, and not reduce the General Aggregate Limit. 4. If the applicable "project" has been abandoned, delayed, or abandoned and then restarted, or if the authorized contracting parties deviate from plans, blueprints, designs, specifications or timetables, the "project" will still be deemed to be the same "project'. 5. The provisions of Section D. LIABILITY AND MEDICAL EXPENSES LIMIT OF INSURANCE not otherwise modified by this endorsement shall continue to apply as stipulated. B. Additional Definitions The following definition is added to Section G. LIABILITY AND MEDICAL EXPENSES DEFINITIONS: 1. "Project" means "your work" at location(s) away from premises owned or rented to you. Form SS 04 33 04 05 Page 1 of 1 © 2005, The Hartford BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM Form SS 00 08 04 05 © 2005, The Hartford QUICK REFERENCE BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM READ YOUR POLICY CAREFULLY BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM Beginning on Page A. COVERAGES 1 Business Liability 1 Medical Expenses 2 Coverage Extension - Supplementary Payments 2 B. EXCLUSIONS 3 C. WHO IS AN INSURED 10 D. LIABILITY AND MEDICAL EXPENSES LIMITS OF INSURANCE 14 E. LIABILITY AND MEDICAL EXPENSES GENERAL CONDITIONS 15 1. Bankruptcy 15 2. Duties In The Event Of Occurrence, Offense, Claim Or Suit 15 3. Financial Responsibility Laws 16 4. Legal Action Against Us 16 5. Separation Of Insureds 16 6. Representations 16 7. Other Insurance 16 8. Transfer Of Rights Of Recovery Against Others To Us 17 F. OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL INSURED COVERAGES 18 Additional Insureds 18 G. LIABILITY AND MEDICAL EXPENSES DEFINITIONS 20 Form SS 00 08 04 05 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM Various provisions in this policy restrict coverage. Read the entire policy carefully to determine rights, duties and what is and is not covered. Throughout this policy the words "you" and "your" refer to the Named Insured shown in the Declarations. The words "we", It and "our" refer to the stock insurance company member of The Hartford providing this insurance. The word "insured" means any person or organization qualifying as such under Section C. - Who Is An Insured. Other words and phrases that appear in quotation marks have special meaning. Refer to Section G. - Liability And Medical Expenses Definitions. A. COVERAGES 1. BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE (BODILY INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL AND ADVERTISING INJURY) Insuring Agreement a. We will pay those sums that the insured becomes legally obligated to pay as damages because of "bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" to which this insurance applies. We will have the right and duty to defend the insured against any "suit" seeking those damages. However, we will have no duty to defend the insured against any "suit" seeking damages for "bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" to which this insurance does not apply. We may, at our discretion, investigate any "occurrence" or offense and settle any claim or "suit" that may result. But: (1) The amount we will pay for damages is limited as described in Section D. - Liability And Medical Expenses Limits Of Insurance; and (2) Our right and duty to defend ends when we have used up the applicable limit of insurance in the payment of judgments, settlements or medical expenses to which this insurance applies. No other obligation or liability to pay sums or perform acts or services is covered unless explicitly provided for under Coverage Extension - Supplementary Payments. b. This insurance applies: (1) To "bodily injury" and damage" only if: "property (a) The "bodily injury" or "property damage" is caused by an "occurrence" that takes place in the "coverage territory'; (b) The "bodily injury" or "property damage" occurs during the policy period; and (c) Prior to the policy period, no insured listed under Paragraph 1. of Section C. — Who Is An Insured and no "employee" authorized by you to give or receive notice of an "occurrence" or claim, knew that the "bodily injury" or "property damage" had occurred, in whole or in part. If such a listed insured or authorized "employee" knew, prior to the policy period, that the "bodily injury" or "property damage" occurred, then any continuation, change or resumption of such "bodily injury" or "property damage" during or after the policy period will be deemed to have been known prior to the policy period. (2) To "personal and advertising injury" caused by an offense arising out of your business, but only if the offense was committed in the "coverage territory" during the policy period. c. "Bodily injury" or "property damage" will be deemed to have been known to have occurred at the earliest time when any insured listed under Paragraph 1. of Section C. — Who Is An Insured or any "employee" authorized by you to give or receive notice of an "occurrence" or claim: (1) Reports all, or any part, of the "bodily injury" or "property damage" to us or any other insurer; Form SS 00 08 04 05 Page 1 of 24 © 2005, The Hartford BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM (2) Receives a written or verbal demand or claim for damages because of the "bodily injury" or "property damage"; or (3) Becomes aware by any other means that "bodily injury" or "property damage" has occurred or has begun to occur. d. Damages because of "bodily injury" include damages claimed by any person or organization for care, loss of services or death resulting at any time from the "bodily injury". e. Incidental Medical Malpractice (1) "Bodily injury" arising out of the rendering of or failure to render professional health care services as a physician, dentist, nurse, emergency medical technician or paramedic shall be deemed to be caused by an "occurrence", but only if: (a) The physician, dentist, nurse, emergency medical technician or paramedic is employed by you to provide such services; and (b) You are not engaged in the business or occupation of providing such services. (2) For the purpose of determining the limits of insurance for incidental medical malpractice, any act or omission together with all related acts or omissions in the furnishing of these services to any one person will be considered one "occurrence". 2. MEDICAL EXPENSES Insuring Agreement a. We will pay medical expenses as described below for "bodily injury" caused by an accident: (1) On premises you own or rent; (2) On ways next to premises you own or rent; or (3) Because of your operations; provided that: (1) The accident takes place in the "coverage territory" and during the policy period; (2) The expenses are incurred and reported to us within three years of the date of the accident; and (3) The injured person submits to examination, at our expense, by physicians of our choice as often as we reasonably require. b. We will make these payments regardless of fault. These payments will not exceed the applicable limit of insurance. We will pay reasonable expenses for: (1) First aid administered at the time of an accident; (2) Necessary medical, surgical, x-ray and dental services, including prosthetic devices; and (3) Necessary ambulance, hospital, professional nursing and funeral services. 3. COVERAGE EXTENSION - SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENTS a. We will pay, with respect to any claim or "suit" we investigate or settle, or any "suit" against an insured we defend: (1) All expenses we incur. (2) Up to $1,000 for the cost of bail bonds required because of accidents or traffic law violations arising out of the use of any vehicle to which Business Liability Coverage for "bodily injury" applies. We do not have to furnish these bonds. (3) The cost of appeal bonds or bonds to release attachments, but only for bond amounts within the applicable limit of insurance. We do not have to furnish these bonds. (4) All reasonable expenses incurred by the insured at our request to assist us in the investigation or defense of the claim or "suit", including actual loss of eamings up to $500 a day because of time off from work. (5) All costs taxed against the insured in the "suit". (6) Prejudgment interest awarded against the insured on that part of the judgment we pay. If we make an offer to pay the applicable limit of insurance, we will not pay any prejudgment interest based on that period of time after the offer. (7) All interest on the full amount of any judgment that accrues after entry of the judgment and before we have paid, offered to pay, or deposited in court the part of the judgment that is within the applicable limit of insurance. Any amounts paid under (1) through (7) above will not reduce the limits of insurance. Page 2 of 24 Form SS 00 08 04 05 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM b. If we defend an insured against a "suit" and an indemnitee of the insured is also named as a party to the "suit", we will defend that indemnitee if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The "suit" against the indemnitee seeks damages for which the insured has assumed the liability of the indemnitee in a contract or agreement that is an "insured contract"; (2) This insurance applies to such liability assumed by the insured; (3) The obligation to defend, or the cost of the defense of, that indemnitee, has also been assumed by the insured in the same "insured contract"; (4) The allegations in the "suit" and the information we know about the "occurrence" are such that no conflict appears to exist between the interests of the insured and the interest of the indemnitee; (5) The indemnitee and the insured ask us to conduct and control the defense of that indemnitee against such "suit" and agree that we can assign the same counsel to defend the insured and the indemnitee; and (6) The indemnitee: (a) Agrees in writing to: (i) Cooperate with us in the investigation, settlement or defense of the "suit'; (ii) Immediately send us copies of any demands, notices, summonses or legal papers received in connection with the "suit'; (III) Notify any other insurer whose coverage is available to the indemnitee; and (iv) Cooperate with us with respect to coordinating other applicable insurance available to the indemnitee; and (b) Provides us with written authorization to: (i) Obtain records and other information related to the "suit"; and (ii) Conduct and control the defense of the indemnitee in such "suit". So long as the above conditions are met, attorneys' fees incurred by us in the defense of that indemnitee, necessary litigation expenses incurred by us and necessary litigation expenses incurred by the indemnitee at our request will be paid as Supplementary Payments. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 1.b.(b) of Section B. — Exclusions, such payments will not be deemed to be damages for "bodily injury" and "property damage" and will not reduce the Limits of Insurance. Our obligation to defend an insured's indemnitee and to pay for attorneys' fees and necessary litigation expenses as Supplementary Payments ends when: (1) We have used up the applicable limit of insurance in the payment of judgments or settlements; or (2) The conditions set forth above, or the terms of the agreement described in Paragraph (6) above, are no longer met. B. EXCLUSIONS 1. Applicable To Business Liability Coverage This insurance does not apply to: a. Expected Or Intended Injury (1) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" expected or intended from the standpoint of the insured. This exclusion does not apply to "bodily injury" or "property damage" resulting from the use of reasonable force to protect persons or property; or (2) "Personal and advertising injury" arising out of an offense committed by, at the direction of or with the consent or acquiescence of the insured with the expectation of inflicting "personal and advertising injury". b. Contractual Liability (1) "Bodily injury" or "property damage"; or (2) "Personal and advertising injury" for which the insured is obligated to pay damages by reason of the assumption of liability in a contract or agreement. This exclusion does not apply to liability for damages because of: (a) "Bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" that the insured would have in the absence of the contract or agreement; or Form SS 00 08 04 05 Page 3 of 24 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM (b) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" assumed in a contract or agreement that is an "insured contract", provided the "bodily injury' or "property damage" occurs subsequent to the execution of the contract or agreement. Solely for the purpose of liability assumed in an "insured contract", reasonable attorneys' fees and necessary litigation expenses incurred by or for a party other than an insured are deemed to be damages because of "bodily injury" or "property damage" provided: (i) Liability to such party for, or for the cost of, that party's defense has also been assumed in the same "insured contract", and (ii) Such attorneys' fees and litigation expenses are for defense of that party against a civil or alternative dispute resolution proceeding in which damages to which this insurance applies are alleged. c. Liquor Liability "Bodily injury" or "property damage" for which any insured may be held liable by reason of: (1) Causing or contributing to the intoxication of any person; (2) The furnishing of alcoholic beverages to a person under the legal drinking age or under the influence of alcohol; or (3) Any statute, ordinance or regulation relating to the sale, gift, distribution or use of alcoholic beverages. This exclusion applies only if you are in the business of manufacturing, distributing, selling, serving or furnishing alcoholic beverages. d. Workers' Compensation And Similar Laws Any obligation of the insured under a workers' compensation, disability benefits or unemployment compensation law or any similar law. e. Employer's Liability "Bodily injury" to: (1) An "employee" of the insured arising out of and in the course of: (a) Employment by the insured; or (b) Performing duties related to the conduct of the insured's business, or (2) The spouse, child, parent, brother or sister of that "employee" as a consequence of (1) above. This exclusion applies: (1) Whether the insured may be liable as an employer or in any other capacity; and (2) To any obligation to share damages with or repay someone else who must pay damages because of the injury. This exclusion does not apply to liability assumed by the insured under an "insured contract". f. Pollution (1) "Bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" arising out of the actual, alleged or threatened discharge, dispersal, seepage, migration, release or escape of "pollutants": (a) At or from any premises, site or location which is or was at any time owned or occupied by, or rented or loaned to any insured. However, this subparagraph does not apply to: (i) "Bodily injury" if sustained within a building and caused by smoke, fumes, vapor or soot produced by or originating from equipment that is used to heat, cool or dehumidify the building, or equipment that is used to heat water for personal use, by the building's occupants or their guests; (ii) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" for which you may be held liable, if you are a contractor and the owner or lessee of such premises, site or location has been added to your policy as an additional insured with respect to your ongoing operations performed for that additional insured at that premises, site or location and such premises, site or location is not and never was owned or occupied by, or rented or loaned to, any insured, other than that additional insured; or Page 4 of 24 Form SS 00 08 04 05 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM (iii) "Bodily injury" or "property released as part of the damage" arising out of heat, operations being performed smoke or fumes from a by such insured, contractor or "hostile fire"; subcontractor; (b) At or from any premises, site or (ii) "Bodily injury" or "property location which is or was at any damage" sustained within a time used by or for any insured or building and caused by the others for the handling, storage, release of gases, fumes or disposal, processing or treatment vapors from materials brought of waste; into that building in connection (c) Which are or were at any time with operations being performed transported, handled, stored, by you or on your behalf by a treated, disposed of, or processed contractor or subcontractor; or as waste by or for: (ili) "Bodily injury" or "property (1) Any insured; or damage" arising out of heat, (il) Any person or organization for smoke or fumes from a"hostile fire"; or whom you may be legally responsible; (e) At or from any premises, site or location on which any insured or any (d) At or from any premises, site or contractors or subcontractors location on which any insured or working directly or indirectly on any any contractors or subcontractors insured's behalf are performing working directly or indirectly on operations if the operations are to any insured's behalf are test for, monitor, clean up, remove, performing operations if the contain, treat, detoxify or neutralize, "pollutants" are brought on or to or in any way respond to, or assess the premises, site or location in the effects of, the connection with such operations by such insured, contractor or (2) Any loss, cost or expense arising out subcontractor. However, this of any: subparagraph does not apply to: (a) Request, demand, order or statutory (i) "Bodily injury" or "property or regulatory requirement that any damage" arising out of the insured or others test for, monitor, escape of fuels, lubricants or clean up, remove, contain, treat, other operating fluids which are detoxify or neutralize, or in any way needed to perform the normal respond to, or assess the effects of, electrical, hydraulic or "pollutants"; or mechanical functions (b) Claim or suit by or on behalf of a necessary for the operation of governmental authority for "mobile equipment" or its parts, damages because of testing for, if such fuels, lubricants or other monitoring, cleaning up, removing, operating fluids escape from a containing, treating, detoxifying or vehicle part designed to hold, neutralizing, or in any way store or receive them. This responding to, or assessing the exception does not apply if the effects of, "pollutants". "bodily injury" or "property However, this paragraph does not damage" arises out of the apply to liability for damages because intentional discharge, dispersal of "property damage" that the insured or release of the fuels, would have in the absence of such lubricants or other operating request, demand, order or statutory or fluids, or if such fuels, regulatory requirement, or such claim lubricants or other operating or "suit" by or on behalf of a fluids are brought on or to the governmental authority. premises, site or location with the intent that they be discharged, dispersed or Form SS 00 08 04 05 Page 5 of 24 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM g. Aircraft, Auto Or Watercraft "Bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of the ownership, maintenance, use or entrustment to others of any aircraft, "auto" or watercraft owned or operated by or rented or loaned to any insured. Use includes operation and "loading or unloading". This exclusion applies even if the claims against any insured allege negligence or other wrongdoing in the supervision, hiring, employment, training or monitoring of others by that insured, if the "occurrence" which caused the "bodily injury" or "property damage" involved the ownership, maintenance, use or entrustment to others of any aircraft, "auto" or watercraft that is owned or operated by or rented or loaned to any insured. This exclusion does not apply to: (1) A watercraft while ashore on premises you own or rent; (2) A watercraft you do not own that is: (a) Less than 51 feet long; and (b) Not being used to carry persons for a charge; (3) Parking an "auto" on, or on the ways next to, premises you own or rent, provided the "auto" is not owned by or rented or loaned to you or the insured; (4) Liability assumed under any "insured contract" for the ownership, maintenance or use of aircraft or watercraft; (5) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of the operation of any of the equipment listed in Paragraph f.(2) or f.(3) of the definition of "mobile equipment"; or (6) An aircraft that is not owned by any insured and is hired, chartered or loaned with a paid crew. However, this exception does not apply if the insured has any other insurance for such "bodily injury" or "property damage", whether the other insurance is primary, excess, contingent or on any other basis. h. Mobile Equipment "Bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of: (1) The transportation of "mobile equipment' by an "auto" owned or operated by or rented or loaned to any insured; or (2) The use of "mobile equipment' in, or while in practice or preparation for, a prearranged racing, speed or demolition contest or in any stunting activity. I. War "Bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury", however caused, arising, directly or indirectly, out of: (1) War, including undeclared or civil war; (2) Warlike action by a military force, including action in hindering or defending against an actual or expected attack, by any government, sovereign or other authority using military personnel or other agents; or (3) Insurrection, rebellion, revolution, usurped power, or action taken by governmental authority in hindering or defending against any of these. J. Professional Services "Bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" arising out of the rendering of or failure to render any professional service. This includes but is not limited to: (1) Legal, accounting or advertising services; (2) Preparing, approving, or failing to prepare or approve maps, shop drawings, opinions, reports, surveys, field orders, change orders, designs or drawings and specifications; (3) Supervisory, inspection, architectural or engineering activities; (4) Medical, surgical, dental, x-ray or nursing services treatment, advice or instruction; (5) Any health or therapeutic service treatment, advice or instruction; (6) Any service, treatment, advice or instruction for the purpose of appearance or skin enhancement, hair removal or replacement or personal grooming; (7) Optical or hearing aid services including the prescribing, preparation, fitting, demonstration or distribution of ophthalmic lenses and similar products or hearing aid devices; Page 6 of 24 Form SS 00 08 04 05 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM (8) Optometry or optometric services including but not limited to examination of the eyes and the prescribing, preparation, fitting,demonstration or distribution of ophthalmic lenses and similar products; (9) Any: (a) Body piercing (not including ear piercing); (b) Tattooing, including but not limited to the insertion of pigments into or under the skin; and (c) Similar services; (10) Services in the practice of pharmacy; and (11) Computer consulting, design or programming services, including web site design. Paragraphs (4) and (5) of this exclusion do not apply to the Incidental Medical Malpractice coverage afforded under Paragraph 1.e. in Section A. - Coverages. k. Damage To Property "Property damage" to: (1) Property you own, rent or occupy, including any costs or expenses incurred by you, or any other person, organization or entity, for repair, replacement, enhancement, restoration or maintenance of such property for any reason, including prevention of injury to a person or damage to another's property; (2) Premises you sell, give away or abandon, if the "property damage" arises out of any part of those premises; (3) Property loaned to you; (4) Personal property in the care, custody or control of the insured; (5) That particular part of real property on which you or any contractors or subcontractors working directly or indirectly on your behalf are performing operations, if the "property damage" arises out of those operations; or (6) That particular part of any property that must be restored, repaired or replaced because "your work" was incorrectly performed on it. Paragraphs (1), (3) and (4) of this exclusion do not apply to "property damage" (other than damage by fire) to premises, including the contents of such premises, rented to you for a period of 7 or fewer consecutive days. A separate Limit of Insurance applies to Damage To Premises Rented To You as described in Section D. - Limits Of Insurance. Paragraph (2) of this exclusion does not apply if the premises are "your work" and were never occupied, rented or held for rental by you. Paragraphs (3) and (4) of this exclusion do not apply to the use of elevators. Paragraphs (3), (4), (5) and (6) of this exclusion do not apply to liability assumed under a sidetrack agreement. Paragraphs (3) and (4) of this exclusion do not apply to "property damage" to borrowed equipment while not being used to perform operations at a job site. Paragraph (6) of this exclusion does not apply to "property damage" included in the "products -completed operations hazard". I. Damage To Your Product "Property damage" to "your product' arising out of it or any part of it. m. Damage To Your Work "Property damage" to "your work" arising out of it or any part of it and included in the "products -completed operations hazard". This exclusion does not apply if the damaged work or the work out of which the damage arises was performed on your behalf by a subcontractor. n. Damage To Impaired Property Or Property Not Physically Injured "Property damage" to "impaired property" or property that has not been physically injured, arising out of: (1) A defect, deficiency, inadequacy or dangerous condition in "your product" or "your work'; or (2) A delay or failure by you or anyone acting on your behalf to perform a contract or agreement in accordance with its terms. This exclusion does not apply to the loss of use of other property arising out of sudden and accidental physical injury to "your product" or "your work" after it has been put to its intended use. Form SS 00 08 04 05 Page 7 of 24 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM o. Recall Of Products, Work Or. Impaired (c) Title of any literary or artistic work; Property (8) Arising out of an offense committed by Damages claimed for any loss, cost or an insured whose business is: expense incurred by you or others for the (a) Advertising, broadcasting, loss of use, withdrawal, recall, inspection, publishing or telecasting; repair, replacement, adjustment, removal (b) Designing or determining content or disposal of: of web sites for others; or (1) "Your product"; (c) An Internet search, access, (2) "Your work'; or content or service provider. (3) "Impaired property"; However, this exclusion does not if such product, work or property is apply to Paragraphs a., b. and c. withdrawn or recalled from the market or under the definition of "personal and from use by any person or organization advertising injury" in Section G. — because of a known or suspected defect, Liability And Medical Expenses deficiency, inadequacy or dangerous Definitions. condition in it. For the purposes of this exclusion, p. Personal And Advertising Injury placing an "advertisement" for or "Personal and advertising injury": linking to others on your web site, by itself, is not considered the business (1) Arising out of oral, written or electronic of advertising, broadcasting, publication of material, if done by or at publishing or telecasting; the direction of the insured with knowledge of its falsity; (9) Arising out of an electronic chat room (2) Arising out of oral, written or electronic or bulletin board the insured hosts, publication of material whose first owns, or over which the insured exercises control; publication took place before the beginning of the policy period; (10) Arising out of the unauthorized use of another's name or product in your e-mail (3) Arising out of a criminal act committed address, domain name or metatags, orany by or at the direction of the insured; other similar tactics to mislead (4) Arising out of any breach of contract, another's potential customers; except an implied contract to use (11) Arising out of the violation of a another's "advertising idea" in your person,s right of privacy created by "advertisement"; any state or federal act. (5) Arising out of the failure of goods, However, this exclusion does not products or services to conform with apply to liability for damages that the any statement of quality or insured would have in the absence of performance made in your such state or federal act; "advertisement"; (12) Arising out of: (6) Arising out of the wrong description of the price of goods, products or services; (a) An "advertisement" for others on your web site; (7) Arising out of any violation of any intellectual property rights such as (b) Placing a link to a web site of copyright, patent, trademark, trade others on your web site; name, trade secret, service mark or (c) Content from a web site of others other designation of origin or displayed within a frame or border authenticity. on your web site. Content includes However, this exclusion does not information, code, sounds, text, apply to infringement, in your graphics or images; or "advertisement", of (d) Computer code, software or (a) Copyright; programming used to enable: (b) Slogan, unless the slogan is also (i) Your web site; or a trademark, trade name, service (ii) The presentation or functionality mark or other designation of origin of an "advertisement" or other or authenticity; or content on your web site; Page 8 of 24 Form SS 00 08 04 05 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM (13) Arising out of a violation of any anti- (a) May be awarded or incurred by trust law; reason of any claim or suit (14) Arising out of the fluctuation in price or alleging actual or threatened injury value of any stocks, bonds or other or damage of any nature or kind to securities; or persons or property which would not have occurred in whole or in (15) Arising out of discrimination or part but for the "asbestos hazard"; humiliation committed by or at the direction of any "executive officer", (b) Arise out of any request, demand, director, stockholder, partner or order or statutory or regulatory member of the insured. requirement that any insured or others test for, monitor, clean up, q. Electronic Data remove, encapsulate, contain, Damages arising out of the loss of, loss of treat, detoxify or neutralize or in use of, damage to, corruption of, inability any way respond to or assess the to access, or inability to manipulate effects of an "asbestos hazard"; or "electronic data". (c) Arise out of any claim or suit for r. Employment -Related Practices damages because of testing for, "Bodily injury" or "personal and advertising monitoring, cleaning up, removing, injury" to: encapsulating, containing, treating, (1) A person arising out of any: detoxifying or neutralizing or in any way responding to or assessing the (a) Refusal to employ that person; effects of an "asbestos hazard". (b) Termination of that person's t. Violation Of Statutes That Govern E- employment; or Mails, Fax, Phone Calls Or Other (c) Employment -related practices, Methods Of Sending Material Or policies, acts or omissions, such as Information coercion, demotion, evaluation, "Bodily injury", "property damage", or reassignment, discipline, "personal and advertising injury" arising defamation, harassment, humiliation directly or indirectly out of any action or or discrimination directed at that omission that violates or is alleged to person; or violate: (2) The spouse, child, parent, brother or (1) The Telephone Consumer Protection sister of that person as a Act (TCPA), including any amendment consequence of "bodily injury" or of or addition to such law; personal and advertising injuryto the (2) The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, including person at whom any of the any amendment of or addition to such employment -related practices law; or described in Paragraphs (a), (b), or (c) above is directed. (3) Any statute, ordinance or regulation, This exclusion applies: other than the TCPA or CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, that prohibits or limits the (1) Whether the insured may be liable as sending, transmitting, communicating or an employer or in any other capacity; distribution of material or information. and Damage To Premises Rented To You — (2) To any obligation to share damages Exception For Damage By Fire, Lightning with or repay someone else who must or Explosion pay damages because of the injury. Exclusions c. through h. and k. through o. do s. Asbestos not apply to damage by fire, lightning or (1) "Bodily injury", "property damage" or explosion to premises rented to you or "personal and advertising injury" temporarily occupied by you with permission of arising out of the "asbestos hazard". the owner. A separate Limit of Insurance (2) Any damages, judgments, settlements, applies to this coverage as described in loss, costs or expenses that: Section D. - Liability And Medical Expenses Limits Of Insurance. Form SS 00 08 04 05 Page 9 of 24 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM 2. Applicable To Medical Expenses Coverage We will not pay expenses for "bodily injury": a. Any Insured To any insured, except "volunteer workers". b. Hired Person To a person hired to do work for or on behalf of any insured or a tenant of any insured. c. Injury On Normally Occupied Premises To a person injured on that part of premises you own or rent that the person normally occupies. d. Workers' Compensation And Similar Laws To a person, whether or not an "employee" of any insured, if benefits for the "bodily injury" are payable or must be provided under a workers' compensation or disability benefits law or a similar law. e. Athletics Activities To a person injured while practicing, instructing or participating in any physical exercises or games, sports or athletic contests. f. Products -Completed Operations Hazard Included with the "products -completed operations hazard". g. Business Liability Exclusions Excluded under Business Liability Coverage. C. WHO IS AN INSURED 1. If you are designated in the Declarations as: a. An individual, you and your spouse are insureds, but only with respect to the conduct of a business of which you are the sole owner. b. A partnership or joint venture, you are an insured. Your members, your partners, and their spouses are also insureds, but only with respect to the conduct of your business. c. A limited liability company, you are an insured. Your members are also insureds, but only with respect to the conduct of your business. Your managers are insureds, but only with respect to their duties as your managers. d. An organization other than a partnership, joint venture or limited liability company, you are an insured. Your "executive officers" and directors are insureds, but only with respect to their duties as your officers or directors. Your stockholders are also insureds, but only with respect to their liability as stockholders. e. A trust, you are an insured. Your trustees are also insureds, but only with respect to their duties as trustees. 2. Each of the following is also an insured: a. Employees And Volunteer Workers Your "volunteer workers" only while performing duties related to the conduct of your business, or your "employees", other than either your "executive officers" (if you are an organization other than a partnership, joint venture or limited liability company) or your managers (if you are a limited liability company), but only for acts within the scope of their employment by you or while performing duties related to the conduct of your business. However, none of these "employees" or "volunteer workers" are insureds for: (1) "Bodily injury" or "personal and advertising injury": (a) To you, to your partners or members (if you are a partnership or joint venture), to your members (if you are a limited liability company), or to a co -"employee" while in the course of his or her employment or performing duties related to the conduct of your business, or to your other "volunteer workers" while performing duties related to the conduct of your business; (b) To the spouse, child, parent, brother or sister of that co - "employee" or that "volunteer worker" as a consequence of Paragraph (1)(a) above; (c) For which there is any obligation to share damages with or repay someone else who must pay damages because of the injury described in Paragraphs (1)(a) or (b) above; or (d) Arising out of his or her providing or failing to provide professional health care services. If you are not in the business of providing professional health care services, Paragraph (d) does not apply to any nurse, emergency medical technician or paramedic employed by you to provide such services. (2) "Property damage" to property: (a) Owned, occupied or used by, Page 10 of 24 Form SS 00 08 04 05 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM (b) Rented to, in the care, custody or control of, or over which physical control is being exercised for any purpose by you, any of your "employees", "volunteer workers", any partner or member (if you are a partnership or joint venture), or any member (if you are a limited liability company). b. Real Estate Manager Any person (other than your "employee" or "volunteer worker"), or any organization while acting as your real estate manager. c. Temporary Custodians Of Your Property Any person or organization having proper temporary custody of your property if you die, but only: (1) With respect to liability arising out of the maintenance or use of that property; and (2) Until your legal representative has been appointed. d. Legal Representative If You Die Your legal representative if you die, but only with respect to duties as such. That representative will have all your rights and duties under this insurance. e. Unnamed Subsidiary Any subsidiary and subsidiary thereof, of yours which is a legally incorporated entity of which you own a financial interest of more than 50% of the voting stock on the effective date of this Coverage Part. The insurance afforded herein for any subsidiary not shown in the Declarations as a named insured does not apply to injury or damage with respect to which an insured under this insurance is also an insured under another policy or would be an insured under such policy but for its termination or upon the exhaustion of its limits of insurance. 3. Newly Acquired Or Formed Organization Any organization you newly acquire or form, other than a partnership, joint venture or limited liability company, and over which you maintain financial interest of more than 50% of the voting stock, will qualify as a Named Insured if there is no other similar insurance available to that organization. However: a. Coverage under this provision is afforded only until the 180th day after you acquire or form the organization or the end of the policy period, whichever is earlier; and b. Coverage under this provision does not apply to: (1) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" that occurred; or (2) "Personal and advertising injury" arising out of an offense committed before you acquired or formed the organization. 4. Operator Of Mobile Equipment With respect to "mobile equipment" registered in your name under any motor vehicle registration law, any person is an insured while driving such equipment along a public highway with your permission. Any other person or organization responsible for the conduct of such person is also an insured, but only with respect to liability arising out of the operation of the equipment, and only if no other insurance of any kind is available to that person or organization for this liability. However, no person or organization is an insured with respect to: a. "Bodily injury" to a co -"employee" of the person driving the equipment; or b. "Property damage" to property owned by, rented to, in the charge of or occupied by you or the employer of any person who is an insured under this provision. 5. Operator of Nonowned Watercraft With respect to watercraft you do not own that is less than 51 feet long and is not being used to cant' persons for a charge, any person is an insured while operating such watercraft with your permission. Any other person or organization responsible for the conduct of such person is also an insured, but only with respect to liability arising out of the operation of the watercraft, and only if no other insurance of any kind is available to that person or organization for this liability. However, no person or organization is an insured with respect to: a. "Bodily injury" to a co -"employee" of the person operating the watercraft; or b. "Property damage" to property owned by, rented to, in the charge of or occupied by you or the employer of any person who is an insured under this provision. 6. Additional Insureds When Required By Written Contract, Written Agreement Or Permit The person(s) or organization(s) identified in Paragraphs a, through f. below are additional insureds when you have agreed, in a written Form SS 00 08 04 05 Page 11 of 24 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM contract, written agreement or because of a permit issued by a state or political subdivision, that such person or organization be added as an additional insured on your policy, provided the injury or damage occurs subsequent to the execution of the contract or agreement, or the issuance of the permit. A person or organization is an additional insured under this provision only for that period of time required by the contract, agreement or permit. However, no such person or organization is an additional insured under this provision if such person or organization is included as an additional insured by an endorsement issued by us and made a part of this Coverage Part, including all persons or organizations added as additional insureds under the specific additional insured coverage grants in Section F. — Optional Additional Insured Coverages. a. Vendors Any person(s) or organization(s) (referred to below as vendor), but only with respect to "bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of "your products" which are distributed or sold in the regular course of the vendor's business and only if this Coverage Part provides coverage for "bodily injury" or "property damage" included within the "products -completed operations hazard". (1) The insurance afforded to the vendor is subject to the following additional exclusions: This insurance does not apply to: (a) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" for which the vendor is obligated to pay damages by reason of the assumption of liability in a contract or agreement. This exclusion does not apply to liability for damages that the vendor would have in the absence of the contract or agreement; (e) Any failure to make such inspections, adjustments, tests or servicing as the vendor has agreed to make or normally undertakes to make in the usual course of business, in connection with the distribution or sale of the products; (f) Demonstration, installation, servicing or repair operations, except such operations performed at the vendor's premises in connection with the sale of the product; (g) Products which, after distribution or sale by you, have been labeled or relabeled or used as a container, part or ingredient of any other thing or substance by or for the vendor; or (h) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of the sole negligence of the vendor for its own acts or omissions or those of its employees or anyone else acting on its behalf. However, this exclusion does not apply to: (1) The exceptions contained in Subparagraphs (d) or (f); or (ii) Such inspections, adjustments, tests or servicing as the vendor has agreed to make or normally undertakes to make in the usual course of business, in connection with the distribution or sale of the products. (2) This insurance does not apply to any insured person or organization from whom you have acquired such products, or any ingredient, part or container, entering into, accompanying or containing such products. b. Lessors Of Equipment (b) Any express warranty (1) Any person or organization from unauthorized by you; whom you lease equipment; but only with respect to their liability for "bodily (c) Any physical or chemical change injury", "property damage" or in the product made intentionally "personal and advertising injury" by the vendor; caused, in whole or in part, by your (d) Repackaging, except when maintenance, operation or use of unpacked solely for the purpose of equipment leased to you by such inspection, demonstration, testing, person or organization. or the substitution of parts under instructions from the manufacturer, and then repackaged in the original container; Page 12 of 24 Form SS 00 08 04 05 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM (2) With respect to the insurance afforded to these additional insureds, this insurance does not apply to any "occurrence" which takes place after you cease to lease that equipment. c. Lessors Of Land Or Premises (1) Any person or organization from whom you lease land or premises, but only with respect to liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of that part of the land or premises leased to you. (2) With respect to the insurance afforded to these additional insureds, this insurance does not apply to: (a) Any 'occurrence" which takes place after you cease to lease that land or be a tenant in that premises; or (b) Structural alterations, new construction or demolition operations performed by or on behalf of such person or organization. d. Architects, Engineers Or Surveyors (1) Any architect, engineer, or surveyor, but only with respect to liability for "bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" caused, in whole or in part, by your acts or omissions or the acts or omissions of those acting on your behalf. (a) In connection with your premises; or (b) In the performance of your ongoing operations performed by you or on your behalf. (2) With respect to the insurance afforded to these additional insureds, the following additional exclusion applies: This insurance does not apply to "bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" arising out of the rendering of or the failure to render any professional services by or for you, including: (a) The preparing, approving, or failure to prepare or approve, maps, shop drawings, opinions, reports, surveys, field orders, change orders, designs or drawings and specifications; or (b) Supervisory, inspection, architectural or engineering activities. e. Permits Issued By State Or Political Subdivisions (1) Any state or political subdivision, but only with respect to operations performed by you or on your behalf for which the state or political subdivision has issued a permit. (2) With respect to the insurance afforded to these additional insureds, this insurance does not apply to: (a) "Bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" arising out of operations performed for the state or municipality; or (b) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" included within the "products - completed operations hazard". f. Any Other Party (1) Any other person or organization who is not an insured under Paragraphs a. through e. above, but only with respect to liability for "bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" caused, in whole or in part, by your acts or omissions or the acts or omissions of those acting on your behalf: (a) In the performance of your ongoing operations; (b) In connection with your premises owned by or rented to you; or (c) In connection with "your work" and included within the "products - completed operations hazard", but only if (i) The written contract or written agreement requires you to provide such coverage to such additional insured; and (ii) This Coverage Part provides coverage for "bodily injury" or "property damage" included within the "products - completed operations hazard". (2) With respect to the insurance afforded to these additional insureds, this insurance does not apply to: "Bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" arising out of the rendering of, or the failure to render, any professional architectural, engineering or surveying services, including: Form SS 00 08 04 05 Page 13 of 24 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM (a) The preparing, approving, or failure to prepare or approve, maps, shop drawings, opinions, reports, surveys, field orders, change orders, designs or drawings and specifications; or (b) Supervisory, inspection, architectural or engineering activities. The limits of insurance that apply to additional insureds are described in Section D. — Limits Of Insurance. How this insurance applies when other insurance is available to an additional insured is described in the Other Insurance Condition in Section E. — Liability And Medical Expenses General Conditions. No person or organization is an insured with respect to the conduct of any current or past partnership, joint venture or limited liability company that is not shown as a Named Insured in the Declarations. D. LIABILITY AND MEDICAL EXPENSES LIMITS OF INSURANCE 1. The Most We Will Pay The Limits of Insurance shown in the Declarations and the rules below fix the most we will pay regardless of the number of: a. Insureds; b. Claims made or "suits" brought; or c. Persons or organizations making claims or bringing "suits". 2. Aggregate Limits The most we will pay for: a. Damages because of "bodily injury" and "property damage" included in the "products -completed operations hazard" is the Products -Completed Operations Aggregate Limit shown in the Declarations. b. Damages because of all other "bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury", including medical expenses, is the General Aggregate Limit shown in the Declarations. This General Aggregate Limit applies separately to each of your "locations" owned by or rented to you. "Location" means premises involving the same or connecting lots, or premises whose connection is interrupted only by a street, roadway or right-of-way of a railroad. This General Aggregate limit does not apply to "property damage" to premises while rented to you or temporarily occupied by you with permission of the owner, arising out of fire, lightning or explosion. 3. Each Occurrence Limit Subject to 2.a. or 2.b above, whichever applies, the most we will pay for the sum of all damages because of all "bodily injury", "property damage" and medical expenses arising out of any one "occurrence" is the Liability and Medical Expenses Limit shown in the Declarations. The most we will pay for all medical expenses because of "bodily injury" sustained by any one person is the Medical Expenses Limit shown in the Declarations. 4. Personal And Advertising Injury Limit Subject to 2.b. above, the most we will pay for the sum of all damages because of all "personal and advertising injury" sustained by any one person or organization is the Personal and Advertising Injury Limit shown in the Declarations. S. Damage To Premises Rented To You Limit The Damage To Premises Rented To You Limit is the most we will pay under Business Liability Coverage for damages because of "property damage" to any one premises, while rented to you, or in the case of damage by fire, lightning or explosion, while rented to you or temporarily occupied by you with permission of the owner. In the case of damage by fire, lightning or explosion, the Damage to Premises Rented To You Limit applies to all damage proximately caused by the same event, whether such damage results from fire, lightning or explosion or any combination of these. 6. How Limits Apply To Additional Insureds The most we will pay on behalf of a person or organization who is an additional insured under this Coverage Part is the lesser of: a. The limits of insurance specified in a written contract, written agreement or permit issued by a state or political subdivision; or b. The Limits of Insurance shown in the Declarations. Such amount shall be a part of and not in addition to the Limits of Insurance shown in the Declarations and described in this Section. Page 14 of 24 Form SS 00 08 04 05 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM If more than one limit of insurance under this policy and any endorsements attached thereto applies to any claim or "suit", the most we will pay under this policy and the endorsements is the single highest limit of liability of all coverages applicable to such claim or "suit". However, this paragraph does not apply to the Medical Expenses limit set forth in Paragraph 3. above. The Limits of Insurance of this Coverage Part apply separately to each consecutive annual period and to any remaining period of less than 12 months, starting with the beginning of the policy period shown in the Declarations, unless the policy period is extended after issuance for an additional period of less than 12 months. In that case, the additional period will be deemed part of the last preceding period for purposes of determining the Limits of Insurance. E. LIABILITY AND MEDICAL EXPENSES GENERAL CONDITIONS 1. Bankruptcy Bankruptcy or insolvency of the insured or of the insured's estate will not relieve us of our obligations under this Coverage Part. 2. Duties In The Event Of Occurrence, Offense, Claim Or Suit a. Notice Of Occurrence Or Offense You or any additional insured must see to it that we are notified as soon as practicable of an "occurrence" or an offense which may result in a claim. To the extent possible, notice should include: (1) How, when and where the "occurrence" or offense took place; (2) The names and addresses of any injured persons and witnesses; and (3) The nature and location of any injury or damage arising out of the "occurrence" or offense. b. Notice Of Claim If a claim is made or "suit" is brought against any insured, you or any additional insured must: (1) Immediately record the specifics of the claim or "suit" and the date received; and (2) Notify us as soon as practicable. You or any additional insured must see to it that we receive a written notice of the claim or "suit" as soon as practicable. c. Assistance And Cooperation Of The Insured You and any other involved insured must: (1) Immediately send us copies of any demands, notices, summonses or legal papers received in connection with the claim or "suit"; (2) Authorize us to obtain records and other information; (3) Cooperate with us in the investigation, settlement of the claim or defense against the "suit"; and (4) Assist us, upon our request, in the enforcement of any right against any person or organization that may be liable to the insured because of injury or damage to which this insurance may also apply. d. Obligations At The Insured's Own Cost No insured will, except at that insured's own cost, voluntarily make a payment, assume any obligation, or incur any expense, other than for first aid, without our consent. e. Additional Insured's Other Insurance If we cover a claim or "suit" under this Coverage Part that may also be covered by other insurance available to an additional insured, such additional insured must submit such claim or "suit" to the other insurer for defense and indemnity. However, this provision does not apply to the extent that you have agreed in a written contract, written agreement or permit that this insurance is primary and non-contributory with the additional insured's own insurance. f. Knowledge Of An Occurrence, Offense, Claim Or Suit Paragraphs a. and b. apply to you or to any additional insured only when such "occurrence", offense, claim or "suit" is known to: (1) You or any additional insured that is an individual; (2) Any partner, if you or an additional insured is a partnership; (3) Any manager, if you or an additional insured is a limited liability company; (4) Any "executive officer" or insurance manager, if you or an additional insured is a corporation; (5) Any trustee, if you or an additional insured is a trust; or (6) Any elected or appointed official, if you or an additional insured is a political subdivision or public entity. Form SS 00 08 04 05 Page 15 of 24 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM This Paragraph f. applies separately to (3) We have issued this policy in reliance you and any additional insured. upon your representations. 3. Financial Responsibility Laws b. Unintentional Failure To Disclose a. When this policy is certified as proof of Hazards financial responsibility for the future under If unintentionally you should fail to disclose the provisions of any motor vehicle all hazards relating to the conduct of your financial responsibility law, the insurance business at the inception date of this provided by the policy for "bodily injury" Coverage Part, we shall not deny any liability and "property damage" liability will coverage under this Coverage Part comply with the provisions of the law to because of such failure. the extent of the coverage and limits of 7, Other Insurance insurance required by that law. b. With respect to mobile equipment to If other valid and collectible insurance is which this insurance applies, we will available for a loss we cover under this Coverage Part, our obligations are limited as provide any liability, uninsured motorists, follows: underinsured motorists, no-fault or other coverage required by any motor vehicle a. Primary Insurance law. We will provide the required limits for This insurance is primary except when b. those coverages. below applies. If other insurance is also 4. Legal Action Against Us primary, we will share with all that other No person or organization has a right under insurance by the method described in c. this Coverage Form: below. a. To join us as a party or otherwise bring us b. Excess Insurance into a "suit" asking for damages from an This insurance is excess over any of the insured; or other insurance, whether primary, excess, b. To sue us on this Coverage Form unless contingent or on any other basis: all of its terms have been fully complied (1) Your Work with. That is Fire, Extended Coverage, A person or organization may sue us to recover Builder's Risk, Installation Risk or on an agreed settlement or on a final judgment similar coverage for "your work"; against an insured; but we will not be liable for (2) Premises Rented To You damages that are not payable under the terms of That is fire, lightning or explosion this insurance or that are in excess of the insurance for premises rented to you applicable limit of insurance. An agreed or temporarily occupied by you with settlement means a settlement and release of permission of the owner; liability signed by us, the insured and the claimant or the claimant's legal representative. (3) Tenant Liability 5. Separation Of Insureds That is insurance purchased by you to Except with respect to the Limits of Insurance, cover your liability as a tenant for "property and any rights or duties specifically assigned damage" to premises rented in this policy to the first Named Insured, this to you or temporarily occupied by you insurance applies: with permission of the owner; a. As if each Named Insured were the only (4) Aircraft, Auto Or Watercraft Named Insured; and If the loss arises out of the maintenance b. Separately to each insured against whom or use of aircraft, "autos" or watercraft to a claim is made or "suit" is brought. the extent not subject to Exclusion g. of Section A. — Coverages. 6. Representations (5) Property Damage To Borrowed a. When You Accept This Policy Equipment Or Use Of Elevators By accepting this policy, you agree: If the loss arises out of "property (1) The statements in the Declarations damage" to borrowed equipment or are accurate and complete; the use of elevators to the extent not (2) Those statements are based upon subject to Exclusion k. of Section A. — representations you made to us; and Coverages. Page 16 of 24 Form SS 00 08 04 05 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM (6) When You Are Added As An Additional Insured To Other Insurance That is other insurance available to you covering liability for damages arising out of the premises or operations, or products and completed operations, for which you have been added as an additional insured by that insurance; or (7) When You Add Others As An Additional Insured To This Insurance That is other insurance available to an additional insured. However, the following provisions apply to other insurance available to any person or organization who is an additional insured under this Coverage Part: (a) Primary Insurance When Required By Contract This insurance is primary if you have agreed in a written contract, written agreement or permit that this insurance be primary. If other insurance is also primary, we will share with all that other insurance by the method described in c. below. (b) Primary And Non -Contributory To Other Insurance When Required By Contract If you have agreed in a written contract, written agreement or permit that this insurance is primary and non-contributory with the additional insured's own insurance, this insurance is primary and we will not seek contribution from that other insurance. Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to other insurance to which the additional insured has been added as an additional insured. When this insurance is excess, we will have no duty under this Coverage Part to defend the insured against any "suit" if any other insurer has a duty to defend the insured against that "suit". If no other insurer defends, we will undertake to do so, but we will be entitled to the insured's rights against all those other insurers. When this insurance is excess over other insurance, we will pay only our share of the amount of the loss, if any, that exceeds the sum of: (1) The total amount that all such other insurance would pay for the loss in the absence of this insurance; and (2) The total of all deductible and self - insured amounts under all that other insurance. We will share the remaining loss, if any, with any other insurance that is not described in this Excess Insurance provision and was not bought specifically to apply in excess of the Limits of Insurance shown in the Declarations of this Coverage Part. c. Method Of Sharing If all the other insurance permits contribution by equal shares, we will follow this method also. Under this approach, each insurer contributes equal amounts until it has paid its applicable limit of insurance or none of the loss remains, whichever comes first. If any of the other insurance does not permit contribution by equal shares, we will contribute by limits. Under this method, each insurer's share is based on the ratio of its applicable limit of insurance to the total applicable limits of insurance of all insurers. 8. Transfer Of Rights Of Recovery Against Others To Us a. Transfer Of Rights Of Recovery If the insured has rights to recover all or part of any payment, including Supplementary Payments, we have made under this Coverage Part, those rights are transferred to us. The insured must do nothing after loss to impair them. At our request, the insured will bring "suit" or transfer those rights to us and help us enforce them. This condition does not apply to Medical Expenses Coverage. b. Waiver Of Rights Of Recovery (Waiver Of Subrogation) If the insured has waived any rights of recovery against any person or organization for all or part of any payment, including Supplementary Payments, we have made under this Coverage Part, we also waive that right, provided the insured waived their rights of recovery against such person or organization in a contract, agreement or permit that was executed prior to the injury or damage. Form SS 00 08 04 05 Page 17 of 24 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM F. OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL INSURED COVERAGES If listed or shown as applicable in the Declarations, one or more of the following Optional Additional Insured Coverages also apply. When any of these Optional Additional Insured Coverages apply, Paragraph 6. (Additional Insureds When Required by Written Contract, Written Agreement or Permit) of Section C., Who Is An Insured, does not apply to the person or organization shown in the Declarations. These coverages are subject to the terms and conditions applicable to Business Liability Coverage in this policy, except as provided below: 1. Additional Insured - Designated Person Or Organization WHO IS AN INSURED under Section C. is amended to include as an additional insured the person(s) or organization(s) shown in the Declarations, but only with respect to liability for "bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" caused, in whole or in part, by your acts or omissions or the acts or omissions of those acting on your behalf: a. In the performance of your ongoing operations; or b. In connection with your premises owned by or rented to you. 2. Additional Insured - Managers Or Lessors Of Premises a. WHO IS AN INSURED under Section C. is amended to include as an additional insured the person(s) or organization(s) shown in the Declarations as an Additional Insured - Designated Person Or Organization; but only with respect to liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of that part of the premises leased to you and shown in the Declarations. b. With respect to the insurance afforded to these additional insureds, the following additional exclusions apply: This insurance does not apply to: (1) Any 'occurrence" which takes place after you cease to be a tenant in that premises; or (2) Structural alterations, new construction or demolition operations performed by or on behalf of such person or organization. 3. Additional Insured - Grantor Of Franchise WHO IS AN INSURED under Section C. is amended to include as an additional insured the person(s) or organization(s) shown in the Declarations as an Additional Insured - Grantor Of Franchise, but only with respect to their liability as grantor of franchise to you. 4. Additional Insured - Lessor Of Leased Equipment a. WHO IS AN INSURED under Section C. is amended to include as an additional insured the person(s) or organization(s) shown in the Declarations as an Additional Insured — Lessor of Leased Equipment, but only with respect to liability for "bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" caused, in whole or in part, by your maintenance, operation or use of equipment leased to you by such person(s) or organization(s). b. With respect to the insurance afforded to these additional insureds, this insurance does not apply to any 'occurrence" which takes place after you cease to lease that equipment. 5. Additional Insured - Owners Or Other Interests From Whom Land Has Been Leased a. WHO IS AN INSURED under Section C. is amended to include as an additional insured the person(s) or organization(s) shown in the Declarations as an Additional Insured — Owners Or Other Interests From Whom Land Has Been Leased, but only with respect to liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of that part of the land leased to you and shown in the Declarations. b. With respect to the insurance afforded to these additional insureds, the following additional exclusions apply: This insurance does not apply to: (1) Any 'occurrence" that takes place after you cease to lease that land; or (2) Structural alterations, new construction or demolition operations performed by or on behalf of such person or organization. 6. Additional Insured - State Or Political Subdivision — Permits a. WHO IS AN INSURED under Section C. is amended to include as an additional insured the state or political subdivision shown in the Declarations as an Additional Page 18 of 24 Form SS 00 08 04 05 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM Insured — State Or Political Subdivision - Permits, but only with respect to operations performed by you or on your behalf for which the state or political subdivision has issued a permit. b. With respect to the insurance afforded to these additional insureds, the following additional exclusions apply: This insurance does not apply to: (1) "Bodily injury", "property damage" or "personal and advertising injury" arising out of operations performed for the state or municipality; or (2) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" included in the "product -completed operations" hazard. 7. Additional Insured — Vendors a. WHO IS AN INSURED under Section C. is amended to include as an additional insured the person(s) or organization(s) (referred to below as vendor) shown in the Declarations as an Additional Insured - Vendor, but only with respect to "bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of "your products" which are distributed or sold in the regular course of the vendor's business and only if this Coverage Part provides coverage for "bodily injury" or "property damage" included within the "products -completed operations hazard". b. The insurance afforded to the vendor is subject to the following additional exclusions: (1) This insurance does not apply to: (a) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" for which the vendor is obligated to pay damages by reason of the assumption of liability in a contract or agreement. This exclusion does not apply to liability for damages that the vendor would have in the absence of the contract or agreement; (b) Any express warranty unauthorized by you; (c) Any physical or chemical change in the product made intentionally by the vendor; (d) Repackaging, unless unpacked solely for the purpose of inspection, demonstration, testing, or the substitution of parts under instructions from the manufacturer, and then repackaged in the original container, (e) Any failure to make such inspections, adjustments, tests or servicing as the vendor has agreed to make or normally undertakes to make in the usual course of business, in connection with the distribution or sale of the products; (f) Demonstration, installation, servicing or repair operations, except such operations performed at the vendor's premises in connection with the sale of the product; (g) Products which, after distribution or sale by you, have been labeled or relabeled or used as a container, part or ingredient of any other thing or substance by or for the vendor; or (h) "Bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of the sole negligence of the vendor for its own acts or omissions or those of its employees or anyone else acting on its behalf. However, this exclusion does not apply to: (i) The exceptions contained in Subparagraphs (d) or (f); or (ii) Such inspections, adjustments, tests or servicing as the vendor has agreed to make or normally undertakes to make in the usual course of business, in connection with the distribution or sale of the products. (2) This insurance does not apply to any insured person or organization from whom you have acquired such products, or any ingredient, part or container, entering into, accompanying or containing such products. 8. Additional Insured — Controlling Interest WHO IS AN INSURED under Section C. is amended to include as an additional insured the person(s) or organization(s) shown in the Declarations as an Additional Insured — Controlling Interest, but only with respect to their liability arising out of: a. Their financial control of you; or b. Premises they own, maintain or control while you lease or occupy these premises. Form SS 00 08 04 05 Page 19 of 24 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM This insurance does not apply to structural The limits of insurance that apply to additional alterations, new construction and demolition insureds are described in Section D. — Limits Of operations performed by or for that person or Insurance. organization. How this insurance applies when other insurance 9. Additional Insured — Owners, Lessees Or is available to an additional insured is described in Contractors — Scheduled Person Or the Other Insurance Condition in Section E. — Organization Liability And Medical Expenses General a. WHO IS AN INSURED under Section C. is Conditions. amended to include as an additional G. LIABILITY AND MEDICAL EXPENSES insured the person(s) or organization(s) DEFINITIONS shown in the Declarations as an Additional Insured — Owner, Lessees Or Contractors, 1• "Advertisement" means the widespread public but only with respect to liability for "bodily dissemination of information or images that injury", "property damage" or "personal has the purpose of inducing the sale of goods, and advertising injury" caused, in whole or products or services through: in part, by your acts or omissions or the a. (1) Radio; acts or omissions of those acting on your (2) Television; behalf: (3) Billboard; (1) In the performance of your ongoing (4) Magazine; operations for the additional insured(s); or (5) Newspaper; (2) In connection with "your work" b. The Internet, but only that part of a web performed for that additional insured site that is about goods, products or and included within the "products- services for the purposes of inducing the completed operations hazard", but sale of goods, products or services; or only if this Coverage Part provides c. Any other publication that is given coverage for "bodily injury" or widespread public distribution. "property damage" included within the However, "advertisement" does not include: products -completed operations a. The design, printed material, information hazard". or images contained in, on or upon the b. With respect to the insurance afforded to packaging or labeling of any goods or these additional insureds, this insurance products; or does not apply to "bodily injury", "property b. An interactive conversation between or damage" or "personal an advertising among persons through a computer network. injury" arising out of the rendering of, or the failure to render, any professional 2. "Advertising idea" means any idea for an architectural, engineering or surveying "advertisement". services, including: 3. "Asbestos hazard" means an exposure or (1) The preparing, approving, or failure to threat of exposure to the actual or alleged prepare or approve, maps, shop properties of asbestos and includes the mere drawings, opinions, reports, surveys, presence of asbestos in any form. field orders, change orders, designs or 4. "Auto" means a land motor vehicle, trailer or drawings and specifications; or semi -trailer designed for travel on public (2) Supervisory, inspection, architectural roads, including any attached machinery or or engineering activities. equipment. But "auto" does not include 10. Additional Insured — Co -Owner Of Insured "mobile equipment". Premises 5. "Bodily injury" means physical: WHO IS AN INSURED under Section C. is a. Injury; amended to include as an additional insured b. Sickness; or the person(s) or Organization(s) shown in the c. Disease Declarations as an Additional Insured — Co - Owner Of Insured Premises, but only with sustained by a person and, if arising out of the respect to their liability as co-owner of the above, mental anguish or death at any time. premises shown in the Declarations. 6. "Coverage territory" means: Page 20 of 24 Form SS 00 08 04 05 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM a. The United States of America (including its territories and possessions), Puerto Rico and Canada; b. International waters or airspace, but only if the injury or damage occurs in the course of travel or transportation between any places included in a. above; c. All other parts of the world if the injury or damage arises out of: (1) Goods or products made or sold by you in the territory described in a. above; (2) The activities of a person whose home is in the territory described in a. above, but is away for a short time on your business; or (3) "Personal and advertising injury" offenses that take place through the Internet or similar electronic means of communication provided the insured's responsibility to pay damages is determined in the United States of America (including its territories and possessions), Puerto Rico or Canada, in a "suit" on the merits according to the substantive law in such territory, or in a settlement we agree to. 7. "Electronic data" means information, facts or programs: a. Stored as or on; b. Created or used on; or c. Transmitted to or from computer software, including systems and applications software, hard or floppy disks, CD-ROMS, tapes, drives, cells, data processing devices or any other media which are used with electronically controlled equipment. 8. "Employee" includes a "leased worker". "Employee" does not include a "temporary worker". 9. "Executive officer" means a person holding any of the officer positions created by your charter, constitution, by-laws or any other similar governing document. 10. "Hostile fire" means one which becomes uncontrollable or breaks out from where it was intended to be. 11. "Impaired property" means tangible property, other than "your product" or "your work", that cannot be used or is less useful because: a. It incorporates "your product' or "your work" that is known or thought to be defective, deficient, inadequate or dangerous; or b. You have failed to fulfill the terms of a contract or agreement; if such property can be restored to use by: a. The repair, replacement, adjustment or removal of "your product" or "your work'; or b. Your fulfilling the terms of the contract or agreement. 12. "Insured contract" means: A contract for a lease of premises. However, that portion of the contract for a lease of premises that indemnifies any person or organization for damage by fire, lightning or explosion to premises while rented to you or temporarily occupied by you with permission of the owner is subject to the Damage To Premises Rented To You limit described in Section D. — Liability and Medical Expenses Limits of Insurance. b. A sidetrack agreement; c. Any easement or license agreement, including an easement or license agreement in connection with construction or demolition operations on or within 50 feet of a railroad; d. Any obligation, as required by ordinance, to indemnify a municipality, except in connection with work for a municipality; e. An elevator maintenance agreement; or f. That part of any other contract or agreement pertaining to your business (including an indemnification of a municipality in connection with work performed for a municipality) under which you assume the tort liability of another party to pay for "bodily injury" or "property damage" to a third person or organization, provided the "bodily injury" or "property damage" is caused, in whole or in part, by you or by those acting on your behalf. Tort liability means a liability that would be imposed by law in the absence of any contract or agreement. Paragraph f. includes that part of any contract or agreement that indemnifies a railroad for "bodily injury" or "property damage" arising out of construction or demolition operations within 50 feet of any railroad property and affecting any railroad bridge or trestle, tracks, road -beds, tunnel, underpass or crossing. However, Paragraph f. does not include that part of any contract or agreement: Form SS 00 08 04 05 Page 21 of 24 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM (1) That indemnifies an architect, (1) Power cranes, shovels, loaders, engineer or surveyor for injury or diggers or drills; or damage arising out of: (2) Road construction or resurfacing (a) Preparing, approving or failing to equipment such as graders, scrapers prepare or approve maps, shop or rollers; drawings, opinions, reports, e. Vehicles not described in a., b., c., or d. surveys, field orders, change above that are not self-propelled and are orders, designs or drawings and maintained primarily to provide mobility to specifications; or permanently attached equipment of the (b) Giving directions or instructions, following types: or failing to give them, if that is the (1) Air compressors, pumps and primary cause of the injury or generators, including spraying, damage; or welding, building cleaning, (2) Under which the insured, if an geophysical exploration, lighting and architect, engineer or surveyor, well servicing equipment; or assumes liability for an injury or (2) Cherry pickers and similar devices damage arising out of the insured's used to raise or lower workers; rendering or failure to render professional services, including those f. Vehicles not described in a., b., c., or d. listed in (1) above and supervisory, above maintained primarily for purposes inspection, architectural or other than the transportation of persons or engineering activities. cargo. 13. "Leased worker" means a person leased to However, self-propelled vehicles with the you by a labor leasing firm under an following types of permanently attached agreement between you and the labor leasing equipment are not "mobile equipment" but firm, to perform duties related to the conduct of will be considered "autos": your business. "Leased worker" does not (1) Equipment, of at least 1,000 pounds include a "temporary worker". gross vehicle weight, designed 14. "Loading or unloading" means the handling of primarily for: property: (a) Snow removal; a. After it is moved from the place where it is (b) Road maintenance, but not accepted for movement into or onto an construction or resurfacing; or aircraft, watercraft or "auto"; (c) Street cleaning; b. While it is in or on an aircraft, watercraft or (2) Cherry pickers and similar devices "auto'; or mounted on automobile or truck c. While it is being moved from an aircraft, chassis and used to raise or lower watercraft or "auto" to the place where it is workers; and finally delivered; (3) Air compressors, pumps and but "loading or unloading" does not include the generators, including spraying, movement of property by means of a mechanical welding, building cleaning, device, other than a hand truck, that is not geophysical exploration, lighting and attached to the aircraft, watercraft or "auto". well servicing equipment. 15. "Mobile equipment" means any of the following 16. "Occurrence" means an accident, including types of land vehicles, including any attached continuous or repeated exposure to substantially machinery or equipment: the same general harmful conditions. a. Bulldozers, farm machinery, forklifts and 17. "Personal and advertising injury" means injury, other vehicles designed for use principally including consequential "bodily injury", arising off public roads; out of one or more of the following offenses: b. Vehicles maintained for use solely on or a. False arrest, detention or imprisonment; next to premises you own or rent; b. Malicious prosecution; c. Vehicles that travel on crawler treads; d. Vehicles, whether self-propelled or not, on which are permanently mounted: Page 22 of 24 Form SS 00 08 04 05 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM c. The wrongful eviction from, wrongful entry Work that may need service, maintenance, into, or invasion of the right of private correction, repair or replacement, but occupancy of a room, dwelling or which is otherwise complete, will be premises that the person occupies, treated as completed. committed by or on behalf of its owner, The "bodily injury" or "property damage" landlord or lessor; must occur away from premises you own d. Oral, written or electronic publication of or rent, unless your business includes the material that slanders or libels a person or selling, handling or distribution of "your organization or disparages a person's or product" for consumption on premises you organization's goods, products or services; own or rent. e. Oral, written or electronic publication of b. Does not include "bodily injury" or material that violates a person's right of "property damage" arising out of: privacy; (1) The transportation of property, unless f. Copying, in your "advertisement", a the injury or damage arises out of a person's or organization's "advertising condition in or on a vehicle not owned idea" or style of "advertisement"; or operated by you, and that condition g. Infringement of copyright, slogan, or title of was created by the "loading or any literary or artistic work, in your unloading" of that vehicle by any "advertisement"; or insured; or h. Discrimination or humiliation that results in (2) The existence of tools, uninstalled injury to the feelings or reputation of a equipment or abandoned or unused natural person. materials. 18. "Pollutants" means any solid, liquid, gaseous or 20. "Property damage" means: thermal irritant or contaminant, including smoke, a. Physical injury to tangible property, vapor, soot, fumes, acids, alkalis, chemicals and including all resulting loss of use of that waste. Waste includes materials to be recycled, property. All such loss of use shall be reconditioned or reclaimed. deemed to occur at the time of the 19. "Products -completed operations hazard"; physical injury that caused it; or a. Includes all "bodily injury" and "property b. Loss of use of tangible property that is not damage" occurring away from premises physically injured. All such loss of use you own or rent and arising out of "your shall be deemed to occur at the time of product" or "your work" except: "occurrence" that caused it. (1) Products that are still in your physical As used in this definition, "electronic data" is possession; or not tangible property. (2) Work that has not yet been completed 21. "Suit" means a civil proceeding in which or abandoned. However, "your work" damages because of "bodily injury", "property will be deemed to be completed at the damage" or "personal and advertising injury" earliest of the following times: to which this insurance applies are alleged. (a) When ail of the work called for in "Suit" includes: your contract has been completed. a. An arbitration proceeding in which such (b) When all of the work to be done at damages are claimed and to which the the job site has been completed if insured must submit or does submit with your contract calls for work at our consent; or more than one job site. b. Any other alternative dispute resolution (c) When that part of the work done at proceeding in which such damages are a job site has been put to its claimed and to which the insured submits intended use by any person or with our consent. organization other than another 22. "Temporary worker" means a person who is contractor or subcontractor furnished to you to substitute for a permanent working on the same project. "employee" on leave or to meet seasonal or short-term workload conditions. 23. "Volunteer worker" means a person who: a. Is not your "employee'; Form SS 00 08 04 05 Page 23 of 24 BUSINESS LIABILITY COVERAGE FORM b. Donates his or her work; c. Acts at the direction of and within the scope of duties determined by you; and d. Is not paid a fee, salary or other compensation by you or anyone else for their work performed for you. 24. "Your product": a. Means: (1) Any goods or products, other than real property, manufactured, sold, handled, distributed or disposed of by: (a) You; (b) Others trading under your name; or (c) A person or organization whose business or assets you have acquired; and (2) Containers (other than vehicles), materials, parts or equipment furnished in connection with such goods or products. b. Includes: (1) Warranties or representations made at any time with respect to the fitness, quality, durability, performance or use of "your product"; and (2) The providing of or failure to provide warnings or instructions. c. Does not include vending machines or other property rented to or located for the use of others but not sold. 25. "Your work": a. Means: (1) Work or operations performed by you or on your behalf; and (2) Materials, parts or equipment furnished in connection with such work or operations. b. Includes: (1) Warranties or representations made at any time with respect to the fitness, quality, durability, performance or use of "your work'; and (2) The providing of or failure to provide warnings or instructions. Page 24 of 24 Form SS 00 08 04 05 Verify Workers' Comp Premium Status - Employer Liability Certificate Page 1 of 1 Washington State Department of Labor and Industries Department of Labor and Industries Employer Liability Certificate Date: 08/13/2013 UBI #: 602 348 794 Legal Business Name: NETSERVICES LLC Account #: 054,462-01 'Doing Business As' Name: NETSERVICES Employer Liability Certificate Estimated Workers Reported: Quarter 2 of Year 2013 "1 to 3 Workers" (See Description Below) Workers' Comp Premium Status: Account is current. Firm has voluntarily reported and paid their premiums. Licensed Contractor? License: Expire Date: Yes NETSEL*964CP 2/17/2014 Account Representative: T1 / FEARAED FEROZE (360)902-4797 - Email: FERH235@lni.wa.gov What does "Estimated Workers Reported" mean? Estimated workers reported represents the number of full time position requiring at least 480 hours of work per calendar quarter. A single 480 hour position may be filled by one person, or several part time workers. Industrial Insurance Information Employers report and pay premiums each quarter based on hours of employee work already performed, and are liable for premiums found later to be due. Industrial insurance accounts have no policy periods, cancellation dates, limitations of coverage or waiver of subrogation (See RCW 51.12.050 and 51.16.190). tittlti�•//f?�Hrrii�tttz,+��tSvti/14ii/rW,;/Q��+Ta;fnAfi+ttadAir9Anr1n,,;,fTAi-n4AAA') IA;-Ar-f-m,,,+1Un"*rr 4/iamn11 CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE TO: CITY OF LUBBOCK DATE: P.O. BOX 2000, Room 204 LUBBOCK, TX 79457 TYPE OF PROJECT: THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT (Name and Address of Insured) is, at the date of this certificate, insured by this Company with respect to the business operations hereinafter described, for the typed of insurance and in accordance with the provisions of the standard policies used by this company, the further hereinafter described. Exceptions to standard policy noted hereon. TYPE OF INSURANCE POLICY NUMBER EFFECTIVE EFFECTIVE LIMITS DATE DATE GENERAL LIABILITY ❑ Commercial General Liability General Aggregate $ ❑ Claims Made Products-Comp/Op AGG $ ❑ Occurrence Personal & Adv. Injury $ ❑ Owner's & Contractors Protective Each Occurrence $ ❑ Fire Damage (Any one Fire) $ Med Exp (Any one Person) $ AUTOMOTIVE LIABILITY ❑ Any Auto Combined Single Limit $ ❑ All Owned Autos Bodily Injury (Per Person) $ ❑ Scheduled Autos Bodily Injury (Per Accident) $ ❑ Hired Autos Property Damage $ ❑ Non -Owned Autos GARAGE LIABILITY ❑ Any Auto Auto Only - Each Accident $ ❑ Other than Auto Only: Each Accident $ Aggregate $ ❑ BUILDER'S RISK ❑ 100% of the Total Contract Price $ ❑ INSTALLATION FLOATER $ EXCESS LIABILITY ❑ Umbrella Form Each Occurrence $ Aggregate $ ❑ Other Than Umbrella Form $ WORKERS COMPENSA TION AND EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY The Proprietor/ ❑ Included Statutory Limits Partners/Executive ❑ Excluded Each Accident $ Offices are: Disease Policy Limit $ Disease -Each Employee $ OTHER The above policies either in the body thereof or by appropriate endorsement provide that they may not be changed or canceled by the insurer in less than the legal time required after the insured has received written notice of such change or cancellation, or in case there is no legal requirement, in less than five days in advance of cancellation. FIVE COPIES OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE (Name of Insurer) MUST BE SENT TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK l_ I Title: The Insurance Certificates Furnished shall name the City of Lubbock as Additional Insured on Auto /General Liability and provide a Waiver of Subrogation in favor of the City of Lubbock. IT SHALL BE THE CONTRACTOR'S. THE ADDITIONAL INSURED ENDORSEMENT SHALL INCLUDE PRODUCTS AND COMPLETE OPERATIONS. i Page Intentionally Left Blank CONTRACTORCHECKLIST A CONTRACTOR SHALL: (1) provide coverage for its employees providing services on a project, for the duration of the project based on proper reporting of classification codes and payroll amounts and filling of any coverage agreements; (2) provide a certificate of coverage showing workers' compensation coverage to the governmental entity prior to beginning work on the project; (3) provide the governmental entity, prior to the end of the coverage period, a new certificate of coverage showing extension of coverage, if the coverage period shown on the contractor's current certificate of coverage ends during the duration of the project; (4) obtain from each person providing services on a project, and provide to the governmental entity: (A) a certificate of coverage, prior to that person beginning work on the project, so the governmental entity will have on file certificates of coverage showing coverage for all persons providing services on the project; and (B) no later than seven days after receipt by the contractor, a new certificate of coverage showing extension of coverage, if the coverage period shown on the current certificate of coverage ends during the duration of the project; (5) retain all required certificates of coverage on file for the duration of the project and for one year thereafter; (6) notify the governmental entity in writing by certified mail or personal delivery, within ten (10) days after the contractor knew or should have known, of any change that materially affects the provision of coverage of any person providing services on the project; (7) post a notice on each project site informing all persons providing services on the project that they are required to be covered, and stating how a person may verify current coverage and report failure to provide coverage. This notice does not satisfy other posting requirements imposed by the Act or other commission rules. This notice must be printed in at least 19-point normal type, and shall be in both English and Spanish and any other language conunon to the worker population. The text for the notices shall be the following text provided by the commission on the sample notice, without any additional words or changes: PROOF OF COVERAGE SHALL BE FURNISHED TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK IN THE FORM OF A CERFICATE OF INSURANCE ALONG WITH A COPY OF THE ADDITIONAL INSURED ENDORSEMENT. THE INSURANCE CERTIFICATES FURNISHED SHALL NAME THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AS A ADDITIONAL INSURED ON AUTO/GENERAL LIABILITY ON A PRIMARY AND NON CONTRIBUTORY BASIS TO INCLUDE PRODUCT-COMP/OP AND PROVIDE A WAIVER OF SUBROGATION IN FAVOR OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AS REQUIRED BELOW, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A STATEMENT FROM THE CONTRACTOR TO THE EFFECT THAT NO WORK ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT SHALL BE SUBCONTRACTED. IT SHALL BE THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE TO THE OWNER ALL PROOF OF COVERAGE INSURANCE DOCUMENTS INCLUDING WORKER'S COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR EACH SUBCONTRACTOR. THE ADDITIONAL INSURED ENDORSEMENT SHALL INCLUDE PRODUCTS AND COMPLETE OPERATIONS. REQUIRED WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE "The law requires that each person working on this site or providing services related to this construction project must (see reverse) be covered by workers' compensation insurance. This includes persons providing, hauling, or delivering equipment and materials, or providing labor or transportation or other service related to the project, regardless of the identity of their employer or status as an employee." "Call the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission at 512-305-7238 to receive information on the legal requirement for coverage, to verify whether your employer has provided the required coverage, or to report an employer's failure to provide coverage." and (8) contractually require each person with whom it contracts to provide services on a project, to: (A) provide coverage based on proper reporting of classification codes and payroll amounts and filing of any coverage agreements for all of its employees providing services on the project, for the duration of the project; (B) provide a certificate of coverage to the contractor prior to that person beginning work on the project; (C) include in all contracts to provide services on the project the language in subsection (e) (3) of this rule; (D) provide the contractor, prior to the end of the coverage period, a new certificate of coverage showing extension of coverage, if the coverage period shown on the current certificate of coverage ends during the duration of the project; (E) obtain from each other person with whom it contracts, and provide to the contractor: (i) a certificate of coverage, prior to the other person beginning work on the project; and (ii) prior to the end of the coverage period, a new certificate of coverage showing extension of the coverage period, if the coverage period shown on the current certificate of coverage ends during the duration of the project; (F) retain all required certificates of coverage on file for the duration of the project and for one year thereafter; (G) notify the governmental entity in writing by certified mail or personal delivery, within (ten) 10 days after the person knew or should have known, of any change that materially affects the provision of coverage of any person providing services on the project; and (H) contractually require each other person with whom it contracts, to perform as required by paragraphs (A) - (H), with the certificate of coverage to be provided to the person for whom they are providing services. t CONTRACT Page Intentionally Left Blank 1 0 [I II CONTRACT STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LUBBOCK THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 8th day of August, 2013, by and between the City of Lubbock, County of Lubbock, State of Texas, acting by and through the Mayor, City of Lubbock, thereunto authorized to do so, hereinafter referred to as OWNER, and NetServices, LLC of the City of Tulalip, County of Snohomish and the State of Washington hereinafter termed CONTRACTOR. WITNESSETH: That for and in consideration of the payments and agreements hereinafter mentioned, to be made and performed by the OWNER and under the conditions expressed in the bond bearing even date herewith (if any) the CONTRACTOR hereby agrees with OWNER to commence and complete the construction of certain improvements described as follows: BID 13-11371-TL, Installation of Litter Fence and Additional Netting Panels at West Texas Region Disposal Facility (WTRDF) — Phase 4 and all extra work in connection therewith, under the terms as stated in the contract documents and at his (or their) own proper cost and expense to furnish all materials, supplies, machinery, equipment, tools, superintendence, labor, insurance and other accessories and services necessary to complete the said construction in accordance with the contract documents as defined in the General Conditions of Agreement. NetServices, LLC's bid dated July 9, 2013 is incorporated into and made a part of this agreement. The CONTRACTOR hereby agrees to commence work within ten days after the date written notice to do so shall have been given to him and to substantially complete same within the time specified in the contract documents. The OWNER agrees to pay the CONTRACTOR in current funds for the performance of the contract in accordance with the bid submitted therefore, subject to additions and deductions, as provided in the contract documents and to make payment on account thereof as provided therein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to these presents have executed this agreement in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas in the year and day first above written. CONTRACTOR: By: PRINTED NAME: DAJ NUP TITLE: MAIVA 4: r-iG 04�r- COMPLETE ADDRESS: Company IJjz i ��lt-G�j GL Address 1, , /o [ /i Ar/- tJ1i City, State, Zip 7—MjA (n!-4 !f�,Z ATTEST: Corporate Secretary CITY OF LUB , T S (OWNER): By: GlerAoberts i, Mayor ATTEST: Reb ca Garza, City !ED AS TO aste Disposal Manager Snider, Assistant City Manager APP V A TO FORM: City Attorney Page Intentionally Left Blank 1 GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT [.I Page Intentionally Left Blank GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT t I. OWNER Whenever the word Owner, or First Party, are used in this contract, it shall be understood as referring to the City of Lubbock Texas. 2. CONTRACTOR Whenever the word Contractor, or Second Party, is used, it shall be understood to mean the person, persons, co- partnership or corporation, to wit Net_Services, LLC who has agreed to perform the work embraced in this contract, or their legal representative. 3. OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE Whenever the word Owner's Representative or representative is used in this contract, it shall be understood as referring to, City of Lubbock, or its representative Catrennia Williamson, Solid Waste Disposal Manaller, so designated who shall inspect constructions; or to such other representatives, supervisors, architects, engineers, or inspectors as may be authorized by said Owner to act in any particular manner under this agreement. Engineers, supervisors or inspectors shall act for the Owner under the direction of Owner's Representative, but shall not directly supervise the Contractor or persons acting on behalf of the Contractor. 4. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS The contract's documents shall consist of the Notice to Bidders, General Instructions to Bidders, Bid, Signed Agreement, Statutory Bonds (if required), General Conditions of the Agreement, Special Conditions of the Agreement (if any), Specifications, Plans, Insurance Certificates, and all other documents made available to Bidder for inspection in accordance with the Notice to Bidders. The above described materials are sometimes referred to herein as the "contract" or "contract documents". 5. INTERPRETATION OF PHRASES Whenever the words "Directed," "Permitted," "Designated," "Required," "Considered Necessary," "Prescribed," or words of like import are used, it shall be understood that the direction, requirement, permission, order, designation or prescription of the Owner's Representative is intended; and similarly, the words "Approved," "Acceptable," "Satisfactory," or words of like import shall mean approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Owner's Representative. 6. SUBCONTRACTOR The term Subcontractor, as employed herein, includes only those having a direct contract with the Contractor for performance of work on the project contemplated by these contract documents. Owner shall have no responsibility to any Subcontractor employed by Contractor for performance of work on the project contemplated by these contract documents, but said Subcontractors shall look exclusively to Contractor for any payments due Subcontractor. The City reserves the right to approve or disapprove the selection of any subcontractor(s). 7. WRITTEN NOTICE IJ Written notice shall be deemed to have been dulyserved if delivered in person to the individual or to a member of the firm or to an Office of the corporation for whom it is intended, or if delivered at or sent certified mail to the last business address known to the party who gives the notice. 8. CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES ' Unless otherwise stipulated, the Contractor shall provide and pay for all materials, supplies, machinery, equipment, tools, superintendence, labor, insurance, and all water, light, power, fuel, transportation and all other facilities necessary for the execution and completion of the work covered by the contract documents. Unless otherwise specified, all materials shall be new and both workmanship and materials shall be of a good quality. The Contractor shall, if required, furnish satisfactory evidence as to the kind and quality of materials. Materials or work described in words which so applied have well known, technical or trade meaning shall be held to refer such recognized standards. All work shall be done and all materials furnished in strict conformity with the contract documents. 9. SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED The term "Substantially Completed" is meant that the structure or project contemplated by the contract documents has been made suitable for use or occupancy or the facility is in a condition to serve its intended purpose, but still may require minor miscellaneous work and adjustment. 10. LAYOUT Except as specifically provided herein, the Contractor shall be responsible for laying out all work and shall accomplish this work in a manner acceptable to the Owner's Representative. The Owner's Representative shall check the Contractor's layout of all major structures and any other layout work done by the Contractor at Contractor's request, but this check does not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility of correctly locating all work in accordance with the Plans and Specifications. 11. KEEPING OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ACCESSIBLE The Contractor shall be furnished copies of all Plans and Specifications without expense to Contractor and Contractor shall keep one copy of same consistently accessible on the job site. 12. RIGHT OF ENTRY The Owner's Representative may make periodic visits to the site to observe the progress or quality of the executed work and to determine, in general, if the work is proceeding in accordance with the contract documents. Owner's Representative shall not be required to make exhaustive or continuous onsite inspections to check the quality or quantity of the work, nor shall Owner's Representative be responsible for the construction means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures, or the safety precautions incident thereto. Notwithstanding the Owner's Representative's rights of entry hereunder, the Owner's Representative shall not be responsible for the Contractor's failure to perform the work in accordance with the Contract Documents. 13. LINES AND GRADES All lines and grades shall be furnished whenever Owner's Representative deems said lines and grades are necessary for the commencement of the work contemplated by these contract documents or the completion of the work contemplated by these contract documents. Whenever necessary, Contractor shall suspend its work in order to permit Owner's Representative to comply with this requirement, but such suspension shall be as brief as practical and Contractor shall be allowed no extra compensation therefore. The Contractor shall give the Owner's Representative arnple notice of the time and place where lines and grades are needed. All stakes, marks, etc., shall be carefully preserved by the Contractor, and in case of careless destruction or removal by Contractor, its Subcontractors, or its employees, such stakes, marks, etc., shall be replaced by the Owner's Representative at Contractor's expense. I _, 1 14. OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE'S AUTHORITY AND DUTY Unless otherwise specified, it is mutually agreed between the parties to this Agreement that the Owner's Representative has the authority to review all work included herein. The Owner's Representative has the authority to stop the work whenever such stoppage may be necessary to ensure the proper execution of the contract. The Owner's Representative shall, in all cases, determine the amounts and quantities of the several kinds of work which are to be paid for under the contract documents, and shall determine all questions in relation to said work and the construction thereof, and shall, in all cases, decide every question which may arise relative to the execution of this contract on the part of said Contractor. The decision of the Owner's Representative shall be conclusive in the absence of written objection to same delivered to Owner's Representative within fifteen (15) calendar days of any decision or direction by Owner's Representative. In the absence of timely written objection by Contractor, as provided herein, any and all objection or objections shall be deemed waived. 15. SUPERINTENDENCE AND INSPECTION It is agreed by the Contractor that the Owner's Representative shall be and is hereby authorized to appoint from time to time such subordinate engineers, supervisors, or inspectors as the said Owner's Representative may deem proper to inspect the materials furnished and the work done under this Agreement, and to see that said material is furnished and said work is done in accordance with the specifications therefore. The Contractor shall furnish all reasonable aid and assistance required by the subordinate engineers, supervisors or inspectors for the proper inspection and examination of the work. The Contractor shall regard and obey the directions and instructions of any subordinate engineers, supervisors or inspectors so appointed, when such directions and instructions are consistent with the obligations of this Agreement and accompanying plans and specifications provided, however, should the Contractor object to any orders by any subordinate engineer, supervisor or inspector, the Contractor may within fifteen (15) calendar days make written appeal to the Owner's Representative for its decision. In the absence of timely written objection by Contractor, as provided herein, any and all objection or objections shall be deemed waived. 16. CONTRACTOR'S DUTY AND SUPERINTENDENCE The Contractor shall give personal attention to the faithful prosecution and completion of this contract and shall keep on the work, during its progress, a competent superintendent and any necessary assistants, all satisfactory to Owner's Representative. The superintendent shall represent the Contractor in its absence and all directions given to superintendent shall be binding as if given to the Contractor. It is expressly agreed that adequate supervision by competent and reasonable representatives of the Contractor is essential to the proper performance of the work and lack of such supervision shall be grounds for suspending operations of the Contractor. The work, from its commencement to completion, shall be under the exclusive charge and control of the Contractor and all risk in connection therewith shall be borne by the Contractor. The Owner or Owner's Representatives shall not be responsible for the acts or omissions of the Contractor, or any subcontractors, or any of Contractor's agents or employees, or any other persons performing any of the work. 17. CONTRACTOR'S UNDERSTANDING It is understood and agreed that the Contractor has, by careful examination, satisfied itself as to the nature and location of the work, the confirmation of the ground, the character, quality and quantity of materials to be vencountered, the character of equipment and facilities needed preliminary to and during the prosecution of the work, and the general and local conditions, and all other matters which in any way affect the work under the contract documents. No oral agreement or conversation with any Office, agent, or employee of the Owner, or Owner's Representative either before or after the execution of this contract, shall affect or modify any of the terms or obligations herein contained. Subject to the rights of Owner as set forth in Paragraph 23 hereof, all modifications and/or amendments to the contract documents, shall be in writing, and executed by Owner's Representative and Contractor. �_` z Unless otherwise specified herein, all loss, expense or damage to Contractor arising out of the nature of the work to be done, or from the action of the elements, or from any unforeseen circumstance and the prosecution of the work, shall be sustained and borne by the Contractor at its own cost and expense. 18. CHARACTER OF WORKERS The Contractor agrees to employ only orderly and competent workers, skillful in the performance in the type of work required under this contract, to do the work; and agrees that whenever the Owner's Representative shall inform Contractor in writing that any man or men on the work, are, in Owner's Representative's sole opinion, incompetent, unfaithful, disorderly, or otherwise unacceptable to Owner or Owner's Representative, such man or men shall be discharged from the work and shall not again be employed on the work without the Owner's Representative's written consent. 19. CONSTRUCTION PLANT The Contractor shall provide all labor, tools, equipment, machinery and materials necessary in the prosecution and completion of this contract where it is not otherwise specifically provided that Owner shall furnish same, and it is also understood that Owner shall not be held responsible for the care, preservation, conservation, or protection of any materials, tools, equipment or machinery or any part of the work until it is finally completed and accepted. The building of structures for the housing of men or equipment are permitted only at such places as the Owner's Representative shall consent or direct, and the sanitary conditions of the grounds in or about such structure shall at all times be maintained in a manner satisfactory to the Owner's Representative. 20. SANITATION Necessary sanitary conveniences for the use of laborers on the work site, properly secluded from public observation, shall be constructed and maintained by the Contractor in such manner and at such points as shall be approved by the Owner's Representative and their use shall be strictly enforced. 21. OBSERVATION AND TESTING The Owner or Owner's Representative shall have the right at all times to observe and test the work. Contractor shall make necessary arrangements and provide proper facilities and access for such observation and testing at any location wherever such work is in preparation or progress. Contractor shall ascertain the scope of any observation that may be contemplated by Owner or Owner's Representative and shall give ample notice as to the time each part of the work shall be ready for such observation. Owner or Owner's Representative may reject any such work found to be defective or not in accordance with the contract documents, regardless of the stage of its completion or the time or place of discovery of such errors and regardless of whether Owner's Representative has previously accepted the work through oversight or otherwise. If any such work should be covered without approval or consent of the Owner, it must, if requested by Owner or Owner's Representative, be uncovered for examination at Contractor's expense. In the event that any part of the work is being fabricated or manufactured at a location where it is not convenient for Owner or Owner's Representative to make observations of such work or require testing of said work, then in such event Owner or Owner's Representative may require Contractor to furnish Owner or Owner's Representative certificates of inspection, testing or approval made by persons competent to perform such tasks at the location where that part of the work is being manufactured or fabricated. All such tests shall be in accordance with the methods prescribed by the American Society for Testing and Materials or such other applicable organization as may be required by law or the contract documents. If any such work which is required to be inspected, tested, or approved is covered up without written approval or , consent of the Owner or Owner's Representative, it must, if requested by the Owner or Owner's Representative, be uncovered for observation and testing at the Contractor's expense. The cost of all such inspections, tests and approvals shall be borne by the Contractor unless otherwise provided herein. Any work which fails to meet the requirements of any such tests, inspections or approvals, and any work which meets the requirements of any such ' 4 1' !P tests or approvals but does not meet the requirements of the contract documents shall be considered defective, and shall be corrected at the Contractor's expense. Neither observations by the Owner or Owner's Representative, nor inspections, tests, or approvals made by Owner, Owner's Representative, or other persons authorized under the contract documents to make such inspections, tests, or approvals shall relieve the Contractor from its obligation to perform the work in accordance with the requirements of the contract documents. 22. DEFECTS AND THEIR REMEDIES It is expressly agreed that if the work or any part thereof, or any material brought on the site of the work for use in the work or selected for the same, shall be deemed by the Owner or Owner's Representative as unsuitable or not in conformity with plans, specifications and/or contract documents, the Contractor shall, after receipt of written notice thereof from the Owner's Representative, forthwith remove such material and rebuild or otherwise remedy such work so that it shall be in full accordance with the contract documents. It is further agreed that any remedial action contemplated as hereinabove set forth shall be at Contractor's expense. 23. CHANGES AND ALTERATIONS The Contractor further agrees that the Owner may make such changes and alterations as the Owner may see fit, in the line, grade, form dimensions, plans or materials for the work herein contemplated, or any part thereof, either before or after the beginning of the construction, without affecting the validity of this contract and the accompanying bond. If such changes or alterations diminish the quantity of the work to be done, they shall not constitute the basis for a claim for damages, or anticipated profits on the work that may be dispensed with. If they increase the amount of work, and the increased work can fairly be classified under the specifications, such increase shall be paid according to the quantity actually done and at the unit price established for such work under this contract; otherwise such additional work shall be paid for as provided under Extra Work. In case the Owner shall make such changes or alterations as shall make useless any work already done or material already furnished or used in said work, then the Owner shall recompense the Contractor for any material or labor so used, and for actual expenses incurred in preparation for the work as originally planned. 24. EXTRA WORK The tenn "extra work" as used in this contract shall be understood to mean and include all work that may be required by the Owner or Owner's Representative to be done by the Contractor to accomplish any change, alteration or addition to the work as shown on the plans and specifications or contract documents and not covered by Contractor's bid, except as provided under Changes and Alterations herein. It is agreed that the Contractor shall perform all extra work under the direction of the Owner's Representative when presented with a written work order signed by the Owner's Representative; subject, however, to the right of the Contractor to require written confirmation of such extra work order by the Owner. It is also agreed that the compensation to be paid to the Contractor for performing said extra work shall be determined by the following methods: Method (A) - By agreed unit prices; or Method (B) - By agreed lump sum; or Method (C) - If neither Method (A) or Method (B) be agreed upon before the extra work is commenced, then the Contractor shall be paid the lesser of the following: (1) actual field cost of the extra work, plus fifteen (15%) percent; or (2) the amount that would have been charged by a reasonable and prudent Contractor as a reasonable and necessary cost for performance of the extra work. F In the event said extra work be performed and paid for under Method (C)(1), then the provisions of this paragraph shall apply and the "actual field cost" is hereby defined to include the cost of all workmen, such as foremen, timekeepers, mechanics and laborers, materials, supplies, teams, trucks, rentals on machinery and equipment, for the time actually employed or used on such extra work, plus actual transportation charges necessarily incurred, together with all expenses incurred directly on account of such extra work, including Social Security, Old Age Benefits, Maintenance Bonds, Public Liability and Property Damage and Workers' Compensation and all other insurances as may be required by law or ordinances or directed by the Owner or Owner's Representative, or by them agreed to. Owner's Representative may direct the form in which accounts of the actual field cost shall be kept and records of these accounts shall be made available to the Owner's Representative. The Owner's Representative may also specify in writing, before the work commences, the method of doing the work and the type and kind of machinery and equipment to be used; otherwise, these matters shall be determined by the Contractor. Unless otherwise agreed upon, the prices for the use of machinery and equipment shall be detennined by using 100%, unless otherwise specified, of the latest Schedule of Equipment and Ownership Expenses adopted by the Associated General Contractors of America. Where practical, the terms and prices for the use of machinery and equipment shall be incorporated in the written extra work order. The fifteen percent (15%) of the actual field cost to be paid to Contractor shall cover and compensate Contractor for its profit, overhead, general superintendence and field office expense, and all other elements of cost and expense not embraced within the actual field cost as herein defined, save that where the Contractor's Camp or Field Office must be maintained primarily on account of such Extra Work, then the cost to maintain and operate the same shall be included in the "actual field cost." No claim for extra work of any kind shall be allowed unless ordered in writing by Owner's Representative. In case any orders or instructions appear to the Contractor to involve extra work for which Contractor should receive compensation or an adjustment in the construction time, Contractor shall prior to commencement of such extra work, make written request to the Owner's Representative for a written order authorizing such extra work. Should a difference of opinion arise as to what does or does not constitute extra work or as to the payment therefore, and the Owner's Representative insists upon its performance, the Contractor shall proceed with the work after making written request for written order and shall keep adequate and accurate account of the actual field cost thereof, as provided under Method (C) (1). If Contractor does not notify Owner's Representative before the commencement of any extra work, any claim for payment due to alleged extra work shall be deemed waived. DISCREPANCIES AND OMISSIONS It is further agreed that it is the intent of the contract documents that all work described in the bid, the specifications, plans and other contract documents, is to be done for the prices quoted by the Contractor and that such price shall include all appurtenances necessary to complete the work in accordance with the intent of these contract documents as interpreted by Owner's Representative. Notices of any discrepancies or omissions in these plans, specifications, or contract documents, shall be given to the Owners' Representative and a clarification obtained before the bids are received, and if no such notice is received by the Owner's Representative prior to the opening of bids, then it shall be deemed that the Contractor fully understands the work to be included and has provided sufficient sums in its bid to complete the work in accordance with these plans and specifications. If Contractor does not notify Owner's Representative before bidding of any discrepancies or omissions, then it shall be deemed for all purposes that the plans and specifications are sufficient and adequate for completion of the project. It is further agreed that any request for clarification must be submitted no later than five (5) calendar days prior to the opening of bids. 26. RIGHT OF OWNER TO MODIFY METHODS AND EQUIPMENT If at any time the methods or equipment used by the Contractor are found to be inadequate to secure the quality of work with the rate of progress required under this contract, the Owner or Owner's Representative may order the Contractor in writing to increase their safety or improve their character and efficiency and the Contractor shall comply with such order. If, at any time, the working force of the Contractor is inadequate for securing the progress herein specified, the Contractor shall, if so ordered in writing, increase its force or equipment, or both, to such an extent as to give reasonable assurance of compliance with the schedule of progress. j 27. PROTECTION AGAINST ACCIDENT TO EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC AND GENERAL INDEMNITY The Contractor shall take out and procure a policy or policies of Workers' Compensation Insurance with an insurance company licensed to transact business in the State of Texas, which policy shall comply with the Workers' Compensation laws of the State of Texas. The Contractor shall at all times exercise reasonable precaution for the safety of employees and others on or near the work and shall comply with all applicable provisions of federal, state and municipal laws and building and construction codes. All machinery and equipment and other physical hazards shall be guarded in accordance with the "Manual of Accident Prevention in Construction" of Associated General Contractors of America, except where incompatible with federal, state or municipal laws or regulations. The Contractor, its sureties and insurance carriers shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Owner and all of its Offices, agents and employees against any all losses, costs, damages, expenses, liabilities, claims and/or causes of action, whether known or unknown, fixed, actual, accrued or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees and expenses, in connection with, incident to, related to, or arising out of, the Contractor's or any subcontractor's, agent's or employee's, in any manner whatsoever, omission, execution and/or supervision of this contract, and the project which is the subject matter of this contract. The safety precautions taken shall be the sole responsibility of the Contractor, in its sole discretion as an Independent Contractor; inclusion of this paragraph in the Agreement, as well as any notice which may be given by the Owners or the Owner's Representative concerning omissions under this paragraph as the work progresses, are intended as reminders to the Contractor of its duty and shall not be construed as any assumption of duty to supervise safety precautions by either the Contractor or any of its subcontractors. 28. CONTRACTOR'S INSURANCE The Contractor shall not commence work under this contract until he has obtained all insurance as required in the General Conditions of the contract documents, from an underwriter authorized to do business in the State of Texas and satisfactory to the City. Proof of coverage shall be furnished to the City and written notice of cancellation or any material change shall be provided ten (10) calendar days in advance of cancellation or change. All policies of insurance, required herein, including policies of insurance required to be provided by Contractor and its subcontractors, shall contain a waiver of any and all of the insurer's or payor's, in the event of self- insurance, rights to subrogation that any such insurer or payor, in the event of self-insurance, may acquire by virtue of payment of any loss under such insurance or self-insurance. All certificates of insurance submitted to the City in conformity with the provisions hereof shall establish such waiver. The Contractor shall procure and carry at its sole cost and expense through the life of this contract, insurance protection as hereinafter specified. Coverage in excess of that specified herein also shall be acceptable. Such insurance shall be carried with an insurance company authorized to transact business in the State of Texas and shall cover all operations in connection with this contract, whether performed by the Contractor or a subcontractor, or separate policies shall be provided covering the operation of each subcontractor. A certificate of insurance specifying each and all coverage's shall be submitted prior to contract execution. PROOF OF COVERAGE SHALL BE FURNISHED TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK IN THE FORM OF A CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE. THE INSURANCE CERTIFICATES FURNISHED SHALL NAME THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AS ADDITIONAL INSURED ON AUTO/GENERAL LIABILITY ON A PRIMARY AND NON-CONTRIBUTORY BASIS TO INCLUDE PRODUCTS OF COMPLETE OPERATIONS. PROVIDE A WAIVER OF SUBROGATION IN FAVOR OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A STATEMENT FROM THE CONTRACTOR TO THE EFFECT THAT NO WORK ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT SHALL BE SUBCONTRACTED. IT SHALL BE THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE TO THE OWNER ALL PROOF OF COVERAGE INSURANCE DOCUMENTS INCLUDING WORKERS COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR EACH SUBCONTRACTOR. COPIES OF THE ENDORSEMENTS ARE REQUIRED. 7 A. Commercial General Liability Insurance (Primary Additional Insured and Waiver of Subrogation required) The contractor shall have Comprehensive General Liability Insurance with limits of $1000,000 Combined Single Limit in the aggregate and per occurrence to include: Products & Completed Operations Hazard Contractual Liability Personal Injury & Advertising Injury B. Owner's and Contractor's Protective Liability Insurance. For bodily injuries, including accidental death and or property damage, - NOT REQUIRED. C. Comprehensive Automobile Liability Insurance (Waiver of Subrogation Required) The Contractor shall have Comprehensive Automobile Liability Insurance with limits of not less than; Bodily Injury/Property Damage, $1,000,000 Combined Single Limit, to include all owned and non -owned cars including: Employers Non -ownership Liability Hired and Non -owned Vehicles. D. Builder's Risk Insurance/Installation Floater Insurance - NOT REQUIRED. E. Umbrella Liability Insurance - NOT REQUIRED. F. Worker's Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance (Waiver of Subrogation required) Worker's Compensation Insurance covering all employees whether employed by the Contractor or any Subcontractor on the job with Employers Liability of at least $500,000. 1. Definitions: Certificate of coverage ("certificate") - A copy of a certificate of insurance, a certificate of authority to self -insure issued by the commission, or a coverage agreement (TWCC-81, TWCC- 82, TWCC-83, or TWCC-84), showing statutory workers' compensation insurance coverage for the person's or entity's employees providing services on a project, for the duration of the project. Duration of the project - includes the time from the beginning of the work on the project until the Contractor's/person's work on the project has been completed and accepted by the governmental entity. Persons providing services on the project ("subcontractor" in Section 406.096, Texas Labor Code) - includes all persons or entities performing all or part of the services the Contractor has undertaken to perform on the project, regardless of whether that person contracted directly with the Contractor and regardless of whether that person has employees. This includes, without limitation, independent contractors, subcontractors, leasing companies, motor carriers, owner - operators, employees of any such entity, or employees of any entity which furnishes persons to provide services on the project. "Services" include, without limitation, providing, hauling, or delivering equipment or materials, or providing labor, transportation, or other service related to a project. "Services" does not include activities unrelated to the project, such as food/beverage vendors, office supply deliveries, and delivery of portable toilets. 2. The Contractor shall provide coverage, based on proper reporting of classification codes and payroll amounts and filing of any coverage agreements, which meets the statutory requirements of Texas Labor Code, Section 401.011(44) for all employees of the contractor providing services , on the project, for the duration of the project. Q _ �l E 3. The Contractor must provide a certificate of coverage to the governmental entity prior to being awarded the contract. 4. 1f the coverage period shown on the Contractor's current certificate of coverage ends during the duration of the project, the Contractor must, prior to the end of the coverage period, file a new certificate of coverage with the governmental entity showing that coverage has been extended. S. The Contractor shall obtain from each person providing services on the project, and provide to the governmental entity: (a) a certificate of coverage, prior to that person beginning work on the project, so the governmental entity shall have on file certificates of coverage showing coverage for all persons providing services on the project; and (b) no later than seven days after receipt by the Contractor, a new certificate of coverage showing extension of coverage, if the coverage period shown on the current certificate of coverage ends during the duration of the project. The Contractor shall retain all required certificates of coverage for the duration of the project and for one year thereafter. 7. The Contractor shall notify the governmental entity in writing by certified mail or personal delivery, within 10 days after the Contractor knew or should have known, of any change that materially affects the provision of coverage of any person providing services on the project. 8. The Contractor shall post on each project site a notice, in the text, form and manner prescribed by the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission, informing all persons providing services on the project that they are required to be covered, and stating how a person may verify coverage and report lack of coverage. 9. The Contractor shall contractually require each person with whom it contracts to provide services on the project, to: (a) provide coverage, based on proper reporting of classification codes and payroll amounts and filing of any coverage agreements, which meets the statutory requirements of Texas Labor Code, Section 401.011(44) for all of its employees providing services on the project, for the duration of the project; (b) provide to the Contractor, prior to that person beginning work on the project, a certificate of coverage showing that coverage is being provided for all employees of the person providing services on the project, for the duration of the project; (c) provide the Contractor, prior to the end of the coverage period, a new certificate of coverage showing extension of coverage, if the coverage period shown on the current certificate of coverage ends during the duration of the project; (d) obtain from each other person with whom it contracts, and provide to the Contractor: (1) a certificate of coverage, prior to the other person beginning work on the project; and (2) a new certificate of coverage showing extension of coverage, prior to the end of the coverage period, if the coverage period shown on the current certificate of coverage ends during the duration of the project; G. i (e) retain all required certificates of coverage on file for the duration of the project and for one year thereafter; (f) notify the governmental entity in writing by certified mail or personal delivery, within 10 days after the person knew or should have known, of any change that materially affects the provision of coverage of any person providing services on the project; and (g) contractually require each person with whom it contracts to perform as required by paragraphs (a) - (g), with the certificates of coverage to be provided to the person for whom they are providing services. 10. By signing this contract or providing or causing to be provided a certificate of coverage, the Contractor is representing to the governmental entity that all employees of the Contractor who shall provide services on the project shall be covered by worker's compensation coverage for the duration of the project, that the coverage will be based on proper reporting of classification codes and payroll amounts, and that all coverage agreements will be filed with the appropriate insurance carrier or, in the case of a self -insured, with the commission's Division of Self -Insurance Regulation. Providing false or misleading information may subject the Contractor to administrative penalties, criminal penalties, civil penalties, or other civil actions. 11. The Contractor's failure to comply with any of these provisions is a breach of contract by the Contractor which entitles the governmental entity to declare the contract void if the Contractor does not remedy the breach within ten days after receipt of notice of breach from the governmental entity. Proof of Coverage Before work on this contract is commenced, each Contractor and subcontractor shall submit to the Owner for approval five Certificates of Insurance covering each insurance policy carried and offered as evidence of compliance with the above insurance requirements, signed by an authorized representative of the insurance company setting forth: (1) The name and address of the insured. (2) The location of the operations to which the insurance applies. (3) The name of the policy and type or types of insurance in force thereunder on the date borne by such certificate. (4) The expiration date of the policy and the limit or limits of liability thereunder on the date borne by such certificate. (5) A provision that the policy may be canceled only by mailing written notice to the named insured at the address shown in the bid specifications. (6) A provision that written notice shall be given to the City ten days prior to any change in or cancellation of the policies shown on the certificate. (7) The certificate or certificates shall be on the form (or identical copies thereof) contained in the job specifications. No substitute of nor amendment thereto will be acceptable. (8) If policy limits are paid, new policy must be secured for new coverage to complete project. (9) A Contractor shall: (a) provide coverage for its employees providing services on a project, for the duration of the i project based on proper reporting of classification codes and payroll amounts and filling of any coverage agreements; i 10 (b) provide a certificate of coverage showing workers' compensation coverage to the governmental entity prior to beginning work on the project; (c) provide the governmental entity, prior to the end of the coverage period, a new certificate of coverage showing extension of coverage, if the coverage period shown on the Contractor's current certificate of coverage ends during the duration of the project; (d) obtain from each person providing services on a project, and provide to the governmental entity: (i) a certificate of coverage, prior to that person beginning work on the project, so the governmental entity will have on file certificates of coverage showing coverage for all persons providing services on the project; and (ii) no later than seven days after receipt by the Contractor, a new certificate of coverage showing extension of coverage, if the coverage period shown on the current certificate of coverage ends during the duration of the project; (e) retain all required certificates of coverage on file for the duration of the project and for one year thereafter; (f) notify the governmental entity in writing by certified snail or personal delivery, within 10 days after the Contractor knew or should have known, of any change that materially affects the provision of coverage of any person providing services on the project; (g) post a notice on each project site informing all persons providing services on the project that they are required to be covered, and stating how a person may verify current coverage and report failure to provide coverage. This notice does not satisfy other posting requirements imposed by the Texas Worker's Compensation Act or other commission rules. This notice must be printed with a title in at least 30 point bold type and text in at least 19 point normal type, and shall be in both English and Spanish and any other language common to the worker population. The text for the notices shall be the following text provided by the commission on the sample notice, without any additional words or changes: REQUIRED WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE "The law requires that each person working on this site or providing services related to this construction project must be covered by workers' compensation insurance. This includes persons providing, hauling, or delivering equipment or materials, or providing labor or transportation: or other service related to the projec4 regardless of the identity of their employer or status as an employee. " "Call the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission at 800-372-7713 or 512-804- 4000 (www.tdi.state.tx.us} to receive information: of the legal requirements for coverage, to verify whether your employer has provided the required coverage, or to report an employer's failure to provide coverage, " and (h) contractually require each person with whom it contracts to provide services on a project, _ to: (i) provide coverage based on proper reporting of classification codes and payroll amounts and filing of any coverage agreements for all of its employees providing services on the project, for the duration of the project; (ii) provide a certificate of coverage to the Contractor prior to that person beginning work on the project; (iii) include in all contracts to provide services on the project the following language: 11 "By signing this contract or providing or causing to be provided a certificate of coverage, the person signing this contract is representing to the governmental entity that all employees of the person signing this contract who will provide services on the project will be covered by workers' compensation coverage for the duration of the project, that the coverage will be based on proper reprinting of classification codes and payroll amounts, and that all coverage agreements will be filed with the appropriate insurance carrier or, in the case of a self -insured, with the commission's Division of Self -Insurance Regulation. Providing false or misleading information may subject the Contractor to administrative penalties, criminal penalties, civil penalties, or other civil actions."; (iv) provide the Contractor, prior to the end of the coverage period, a new certificate of coverage showing extension of coverage, if the coverage period shown on the current certificate of coverage ends during the duration of the project; (v) obtain from each other person with whom it contracts, and provide to the Contractor: (1) a certificate of coverage, prior to the other person beginning work on the project; and (2) prior to the end of the coverage period, a new certificate of coverage showing extension of the coverage period, if the coverage period shown on the current certificate of coverage ends during the duration of the project; (vi) retain all required certificates of coverage on file for the duration of the project and for one year thereafter; (vii) notify the governmental entity in writing by certified mail or personal delivery, within 10 days after the person knew or should have known, of any change that materially affects the provision of coverage of any person providing services on the project; and (viii) contractually require each other person with whom it contracts, to perform as required by paragraphs (i)-(viii), with the certificate of coverage to be provided to the person for whom they are providing services. 29. DISABLED EMPLOYEES Contractors having more than fifteen (15) employees agree to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and agree not to discriminate against a qualified individual with a disability because of the disability of such individual in regard to job application procedures, the hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees, employee compensation, job training, and other tennis, conditions, and privileges of employment. 30. PROTECTION AGAINST CLAIMS OF SUBCONTRACTORS LABORERS MATERIALMEN AND FURNISHERS OF MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Without limiting, in any way, manner or form, the indemnity provided by Contractor in paragraph 27 hereof, the Contractor agrees that it will indemnify and save the Owner and all of its Offices, agents and employees, harmless against an and all claims liabilities losses damages, expenses and causes of action arising out of in an wa g Y g p g � Y Y, manner or form, the demands of subcontractors, laborers, workmen, mechanics, material men and furnishers of machinery and parts thereof, equipment, power tools, and supplies, incurred in the performance of this contract and the project which is the subject matter of this contract. When Owner so desires, the Contractor shall furnish 12 i__.1 t� _a satisfactory evidence that all obligations of the nature hereinabove designated have been paid, discharged or waived. 31. PROTECTION AGAINST ROYALTIES OR PATENT INVENTION The Contractor shall pay all royalties and license fees, and shall provide for the use of any design, device, material or process covered by letters patent or copyright by suitable legal agreement with the Patentee or owner thereof. Without limiting, in any way, manner or form, the indemnity provided by Contractor in paragraph 27 hereof, the Contractor shall defend all suits or claims for infringement of any patent or copyrights and shall indemnify and save the Owner, and all of its Offices, agents and employees harmless from any loss on account thereof, except that Owner shall defend all such suits and claims and shall be responsible for all such loss when a particular design, device, material or process or the product of a particular manufacturer or manufacturers is specified or required in these contract documents by Owner; provided, however, if choice of alternate design, device, material or process is allowed to the Contractor, then Contractor shall indemnify and save Owner, and all of its Offices, agents and employees harmless from any loss on account thereof. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the material or process specified or required by Owner and/or this contract is an infringement, the Contractor shall be responsible for such loss unless it gives written notice of such infringement to the Owner's Representative prior to bidding. 32. LAWS AND ORDINANCES The Contractor shall at all times observe and comply with all federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, which in any manner affect the contract or the work, and without limiting, in any way, manner or form, the indemnity provided by Contractor in paragraph 27 hereof, Contractor shall indemnify and save harmless the Owner, and all of its Offices, agents, and employees against any claims arising from the violation of any such laws, ordinances, and regulations, whether by the Contractor, its employees, or subcontractors. If the Contractor observes that the plans and specifications are at variance therewith, he shall notify the Owner's Representative in writing prior to bidding and any necessary changes shall be adjusted as provided in the contract for changes in the work. In the absence of timely written notification to Owner's Representative of such variance or variances within said time, any objection and/or assertion that the plans and specifications are at variance with any federal, state or local laws, ordinances or regulations shall be deemed waived. If the Contractor, its employees or subcontractors perform any work contrary to such laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, and without such notice to the Owner's Representative, Contractor shall bear all costs arising therefrom. The Owner is a municipal corporation of the State of Texas and the law from which it derives its powers, insofar as the same regulates the objects for which, or the manner in which, or the conditions under which the Owner may enter into contracts, shall be controlling, and shall be considered as part of this contract to the same effect as though embodied herein. 33. SUBCONTRACTING The Contractor agrees that it will retain personal control and will give its personal attention to the fulfillment of this contract. The Contractor further agrees that subletting of any portion or feature of the work, or materials required in the performance of this contract, shall not relieve the Contractor from its full obligations to the Owner, as provided by the contract documents. 34. TIME FOR SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES It is hereby understood and mutually agreed by and between the Contractor and the Owner, that the date of beginning and time for completion as specified in the contract documents, of work to be done hereunder are essential conditions of this contract; and it is further mutually understood and agreed that the work embraced in this contract shall be commenced as provided in the contract documents. If the Contractor should neglect, fail, or refuse to substantially complete the work within the time herein specified, then the Contractor does hereby agree as part of the consideration for the awarding of this contract, the Owner L 13 may withhold permanently from Contractor's total compensation, the sum of $ 25 (TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS) PER DAY, not as a penalty, but as liquidated damages for the breach of the contract as herein set forth for each and every working day that the Contractor shall be in default after the time stipulated for substantially completing the work. h It is expressly understood and agreed, by and between Contractor and the Owner, that the time for the substantial completion of the work described herein is reasonable time for the completion of the same, taking into consideration the average climatic range and conditions and usual industrial conditions prevailing in this locality. The amount is fixed and agreed upon by and between the Contractor and the Owner because the actual damages the Owner would sustain in such event would be difficult and/or impossible to estimate, however, the amount agreed upon herein is a reasonable forecast of the amount necessary to render just compensation to Owner, and is expressly agreed to be not disproportionate to actual damages as measured at time of breach. IT IS FURTHER AGREED AND UNDERSTOOD BETWEEN THE CONTRACTOR AND OWNER THAT TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE OF THIS CONTRACT. 35. TIME AND ORDER OF COMPLETION It is the meaning and intent of this contract, unless otherwise herein specifically provided, that the Contractor shall be allowed to prosecute its work at such time and sessions, in such order of precedence, and in such manner as shall be most conductive to economy of construction; provided, however, that the order and time of prosecution shall be such that the work shall be substantially completed as a whole and in part, in accordance with this contract, the plans and specifications, and within the time of completion designated in the bid; provided, also, that when the Owner is having other work done, either by contract or by its own force, the Owner's Representative may direct the time and manner of constructing work done under this contract so that conflicts will be avoided and the construction of the various works being done for the Owner shall be harmonized. The Contractor shall submit, at such times as may reasonably be requested by the Owner's Representative, schedules which shall show the order in which the Contractor intends to carry on the work, with dates at which the Contractor will start the several parts of the work and estimated dates of completion of the several parts. 36. TIME OF PERFORMANCE The Contractor agrees that it has submitted its bid in full recognition of the time required for the completion of this project, taking into consideration the average climatic range and industrial conditions prevailing in this locality, and has considered the liquidated damage provisions of paragraph 34 hereinabove set forth and expressly agrees that it shall not be entitled to, nor will it request, an extension of time on this contract, except when its work has been delayed by an act or neglect of the Owner, Owner's Representative, employees of the Owner or other contractors employed by the Owner, or by changes ordered in the work, or by strike, walkouts, acts of God or the public enemy, fire or flood. Any request for extension shall be in writing with the written request for same setting forth all justifications, in detail, for the request, and submitted to Owner's Representative within twenty (20) calendar days of the occurrence of the event causing said delay. A failure by Owner's Representative to affirmatively grant the extension no later than twenty (20) calendar days of written submission by Contractor shall be deemed a denial, and final. Further, in the absence of timely written notification of such delay and request for extension, as provided herein, any request for extension by Contractor shall be deemed waived. 37. HINDRANCE AND DELAYS In executing the contract, the Contractor agrees that in undertaking to complete the work within the time herein fixed, Contractor has taken into consideration and made allowances for all hindrances and delays incident to such work, whether growing out of delays due to unusual and unanticipated circumstances, difficulties or delays in securing material or workmen, or any other cause or occurrence. No charge shall be made by the Contractor for hindrance or delays from any cause during the progress of any part of the work embraced in this contract except where the work is stopped by order of the Owner or Owner's Representative for the Owner's convenience, in 14 which event, such expense as in the sole judgment of the Owner's Representative that is caused by such stoppage shall be paid by Owner to Contractor. 38. QUANTITIES AND MEASUREMENTS No extra or customary measurements of any kind will be allowed, but the actual measured or computed length, area, solid contents, number and weight only shall be considered, unless otherwise specifically provided. In the event this contract is let on a unit price basis, then Owner and Contractor agree that this contract, including the specifications, plans and other contract documents are intended to show clearly all work to be done and material to be furnished hereunder. Where the estimated quantities are shown, and only when same are expressly stated to be estimates, for the various classes of work to be done and material to be furnished under this contract, they are approximate and are to be used only as a basis for estimating the probable cost of the work and for comparing their bids offered for the work. In the event the amount of work to be done and materials to be furnished are expressly stated to be estimated, and only when same are expressly stated to be estimated, it is understood and agreed that the actual amount of work to be done and the materials to be furnished under this contract may differ somewhat from these estimates, and that where the basis for payment under this contract is the unit price method, payment shall be for the actual amount of work done and materials furnished on the project. 39. PROTECTION OF ADJOINING PROPERTY The Contractor shall take proper means to protect the adjacent or adjoining property or properties in any way encountered, which may be injured or seriously affected by any process of construction to be undertaken under this agreement, from any damage or injury by reason of said process of construction; and Contractor shall be liable for any and all claims for such damage on account of his failure to fully protect all adjacent property. Without limiting, in any way, manner and form, the indemnity provided by Contractor in paragraph 27 hereof, the Contractor agrees to indemnify, save and hold harinless the Owner, and any of its Offices, agents and employees, against any and all claims or damages due to any injury to any adjacent or adjoining property, related to, arising from or growing out of the performance of this contract. 40. PRICE FOR WORK In consideration of the furnishing of all necessary labor, equipment and material and the completion of all work by the Contractor, and on the delivery of all materials embraced in this contract in full conformity with the specifications and stipulations herein contained, the Owner agrees to pay the Contractor the price set forth in the bid proposal attached hereto, which has been made a part of this contract, and the Contractor hereby agrees to receive such price in full for furnishing all materials and all labor required for the aforesaid work, also, for all expenses incurred by Contractor and for well and truly performing the same and the whole thereof in the manner and according to this agreement, the attached specifications, plans, contract documents and requirements of Owner's Representative. 41. PAYMENTS No payments made or certificates given shall be considered as conclusive evidence of the performance of the contract, either wholly or in part, nor shall any certificate or payment be considered as acceptance of defective work. Contractor shall at any time requested during the progress of the work furnish the Owner or Owner's Representative with a verifying certificate showing the Contractor's total outstanding indebtedness in connection with the work. Before final payment is made, Contractor shall satisfy Owner, by affidavit or otherwise, that there are no outstanding liens against Owner's premises by reason of any work under the contract. Acceptance by Contractor of final payment of the contract price shall constitute a waiver of all claims against Owner, Owner's agents and employees, which have not theretofore been timely filed as provided in this contract. 42. PARTIAL PAYMENTS On or before the tenth day of each month, the Contractor shall submit to Owner's Representative an application r for partial payment or, if the Contractor does not submit such application, the Owner's Representative shall ... 15 determine the amount to be partially paid. Owner's Representative shall review said application for partial payment if submitted, and the progress of the work made by the Contractor and if found to be in order, shall prepare a certificate for partial payment showing as completely as practical the total value of the work done by the Contractor up to and including the last day of the preceding month. The determination of the partial payment by the Owner's Representative shall be in accordance with Paragraph 14 hereof. The Owner shall then pay the Contractor on or before the fifteenth day of the current month the total amount of the Owner's Representative's Certificate of Partial Payment, less 5% of the amount thereof, which 5% shall be retained until final payment, and further, less all previous payments and all further sums that may be retained by Owner under the terms of the contract documents. Any partial payment made hereunder shall not constitute a waiver by the Owner of any and all other rights to enforce the express terms of the contract documents, and all remedies provided therein, as to any and all work performed, to be performed and/or materials delivered hereunder, including, but limited to, work to which said partial payment is attributable. 43. SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION Contractor shall give Owner's Representative written notice of substantial completion. Within thirty-one (31) working days after the Contractor has given the Owner's Representative written notice that the work has been substantially completed, the Owner's Representative and/or the Owner shall inspect the work and within said time, if the work be found to be substantially completed in accordance with the contract documents, the Owner's Representative shall issue to the Owner and Contractor a certificate of substantial completion. Notwithstanding the issuance of a certificate of substantial completion, Contractor shall proceed with diligence to finally complete the work within the time provided in this contract. 44. FINAL COMPLETION AND PAYMENT The Contractor shall give written notice to Owner's Representative of final completion. Upon written notice of final completion, the Owner's Representative shall proceed to make final measurement to determine whether final completion has occurred. If the Owner's Representative determines final completion has occurred, Owner's Representative shall so certify to the Owner. Upon certification by Owner's Representative of final completion, Owner shall pay to the Contractor on or before the 31st working day after the date of certification of final completion, the balance due Contractor under the terms of this agreement. Neither the certification of final completion nor the final payinent, nor any provisions in the contract documents shall relieve the Contractor of the obligation for fulfillment of any warranty which may be required in the contract documents and/or any warranty or warranties implied by law or otherwise. 45. CORRECTION OF WORK Contractor shall promptly remove from Owner's premises all materials condemned by the Owner's Representative on account of failure to conform to the contract documents, whether actually incorporated in the work or not, and Contractor shall at its own expense promptly replace such condemned materials with other materials conforming to the requirements of the contract documents. Contractor shall also bear the expense of restoring all work of other contractors damaged by any such removal or replacement. If Contractor does not remove and replace any such condemned work within a reasonable time after a written notice by the Owner or the Owner's Representative, Owner may remove and replace it at Contractor's expense. Neither the final payment, nor certification of final completion or substantial completion, nor any provision in the contract documents shall relieve the Contractor of responsibility for faulty materials or workmanship, and Contractor shall remedy any defects due thereto and pay for any damage to other work resulting therefrom, which shall appear within a period of one (1) year from the date of certification of final completion by Owner's Representative. Z Q 46. PAYMENT WITHHELD The Owner or Owner's Representative may, on account of subsequently discovered evidence, withhold or nullify the whole or part of any certification to such extent as may be necessary to protect itself from loss on account of: (a) Defective work not remedied and/or work not performed. (b) Claims filed or reasonable evidence indicating possible filing of claims. (c) Damage to another contractor. When the above grounds are removed, or the Contractor provides a surety bond satisfactory to the Owner, in the amount withheld, payment shall be made for amounts withheld because of them. 47. CLAIM OR DISPUTE It is further agreed by both parties hereto that all questions of dispute or adjustment presented by the Contractor shall be in writing and filed with the Owner's Representative within fifteen (15) calendar days after the Owner's Representative has given any direction, order or instruction to which the Contractor desires to take exception. Timely written notice of dispute as provided in this contract of any decision by Owner's Representative or Owner shall be a condition precedent to the bringing and/or assertion of any action or claim by Contractor of any right under this Contract. If the matters set forth in the notice of dispute are not granted or otherwise responded to by Owner's Representative within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt of notice of dispute by Owner's Representative, said objections shall be deemed denied. Any decision by the Owner's Representative, or deemed denial by the Owner's Representative, shall be final and conclusive in the absence of fraud. It is further agreed that the acceptance by the Contractor of the final payment shall be a bar to any and all claims of the Contractor, and constitute a waiver of the right to assert any claim against Owner, Owner's agents and employees and Owner's Representative, by Contractor. 48. NON-COMPLIANCE AND/OR ABANDONMENT BY CONTRACTOR In case the Contractor should (1) abandon and fail or refuse to resume work within fifteen (15) calendar days after written notification from the Owner or the Owner's Representative, or (2) if the Contractor fails to comply with the written orders of the Owner's Representative, when such orders are consistent with this contract, then the Surety on the bond shall be notified in writing and directed to complete the work and a copy of said notice shall be delivered to the Contractor. In the event a bond is not required by law, or otherwise obtained by the Contractor, no further notice of such non-compliance to Contractor shall be required. After receiving said notice of abandonment or non-compliance , the Contractor shall not remove from the work any machinery, equipment, tools, materials or supplies then on the job, but the same, together with any materials and equipment under the contract for work, may be held for use on the work by the Owner or the Surety of the Contractor, or another contractor, in completion of the work; and the Contractor shall not receive any rental or credit therefore (except when used in connection with Extra Work, where credit shall be allowed as provided for under paragraph 24 of this contract); it being understood that the use of such equipment and materials will ultimately reduce the cost to complete the work and be reflected in the final settlement. In the event the Contractor, or Surety, whichever is applicable, should fail to commence compliance with the notice hereinbefore provided within ten (10) calendar days after service of such notice, and/or shall fail to proceed with diligence to complete the project as contemplated and in compliance with all terms and provisions of the contract documents, then the Owner may exercise any and all remedies available to it pursuant to law, contract, equity or otherwise, including, but not limited to, providing for completion of the work in either of the following elective manners: (a) The Owner may employ such force of men and use of machinery, equipment, tools, materials and supplies as said Owner may deem necessary to complete the work and charge the expense of such labor, machinery, equipment, tools, materials and supplies to said Contractor, and the expense so charged shall be deducted and paid by the Owner out of such moneys as may be due, or that may thereafter at any time t_. ; 17 l _.. become due to the Contractor under and by virtue of this Agreement. In case such expense is less than the sum which would have been payable under this contract, if the same had been completed by the Contractor, then said Contractor shall receive the difference. In case such expense is greater than the sum which would have been payable under this contract, if the same had been completed by said Contractor, then the Contractor and/or its Surety shall pay the amount of such excess to the Owner; or (b) The Owner, under sealed bids, after notice published as required by law, at least twice in a newspaper having a general circulation in the County of location of the work, may let the contract for the completion of the work under substantially the same terms and conditions which are provided in this contract. In case of any increase in cost to the Owner under the new contract as compared to what would have been the cost under this contract, such increase shall be charged to the Contractor and the Surety shall be and remain bound therefore. Should the cost to complete any such new contract prove to be less than that which would have been the cost to complete the work under this contract, the Contractor or his Surety shall be credited therewith. In the event the Owner's Representative elects to complete the work, as described above, when the work shall have been finally completed, the Contractor and his Surety shall be so notified and certification of completion as provided in paragraph 44 hereinabove set forth, shall be issued. A complete itemized statement of the contract accounts, certified to by Owner's Representative as being correct shall then be prepared and delivered to Contractor and his Surety, if applicable, whereon the Contractor or his Surety, or the Owner as the case may be, shall pay the balance due as reflected by said statement within 30 days after the date of certification of completion. In the event the statement of accounts shows that the cost to complete the work is less than that which would have been the cost to the Owner had the work been completed by the Contractor under the terms of this contract, or when the Contractor and/or his Surety, if applicable, shall pay the balance shown to be due by them to the Owner, then all machinery, equipment, tools, materials or supplies left on the site of the work shall be turned over to the Contractor and/or his Surety, if applicable. Should the cost to complete the work exceed the contract price, and the Contractor and/or his Surety, if applicable, fail to pay the amount due the Owner within the time designated hereinabove, and there remains any machinery, equipment, tools, materials or supplies on the site of the work, notice thereof, together with an itemized list of such equipment and materials shall be mailed to the Contractor and his Surety, if applicable, at the respective addresses designated in this contract; provided, however, that actual written notice given in any manner will satisfy this condition. After mailing, or other giving of such notice, such property shall be held at the risk of the Contractor and his Surety, if applicable, subject only to the duty of the Owner to exercise ordinary care to protect such property. After fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of said notice the Owner may sell such machinery, equipment, tools, materials or supplies and apply the net sum derived from such sale to the credit of the Contractor and his Surety, if applicable. Such sale may be made at either public or private sale, with or without notice, as the Owner may elect. The Owner shall release any machinery, equipment, tools, materials, or supplies that remain on the jobsite and belong to persons other than the Contractor or his Surety, if applicable, to their proper owners. The remedies provided to Owner by law, equity, contract, or otherwise, shall be cumulative, to the extent pennitted by law. It is expressly agreed and understood that the exercise by Owner of the remedies provided in this paragraph shall not constitute an election of remedies on the part of Owner, and Owner, irrespective of its exercise of remedies hereunder, shall be entitled to exercise concurrently or otherwise, any and all other remedies available to it, by law, equity, contract or otherwise, including but not limited to, liquidated damages, as provided in paragraph 34, hereinabove set forth. 49. LIMITATION ON CONTRACTOR'S REMEDY The remedies of Contractor hereunder shall be limited to, and Owner shall be liable only for, work actually i performed by Contractor and/or its subcontractors as set forth in the contract documents, and Owner shall not be liable for any consequential, punitive or indirect loss or damage that Contractor may suffer in connection with the l project which is the subject matter of this contract. 18 - a 50. BONDS The Contractor is required to furnish a performance bond in accordance with Chapter 2253, Government Code, in the amount of 100% of the total contract price in the event that said contract price exceeds $100,000 and the Contractor is required to furnish a payment bond in accordance with Chapter 2253, Government Code, in the amount of 100% of the total contract price in the event that said contract price exceeds $50,000. All bonds shall be submitted on forms supplied by the Owner, and executed by an approved Surety Company authorized to do business in the State of Texas. It is further agreed that this contract shall not be in effect until such bonds are so furnished. 51. SPECIAL, CONDITIONS In the event special conditions are contained herein as part of the contract documents and said special conditions conflict with any of the general conditions contained in this contract, then in such event the special conditions shall control. 52. LOSS OR EXPENSE DUE TO UNUSUAL OR UNANTICIPATED CIRCUMSTANCES Unless otherwise specified herein, all loss, expense or damage to the Contractor arising out of the nature of the work to be done, or from the action of the elements, or from any unforeseen circumstance or from unusual obstructions or difficulties, naturally occurring, man made or otherwise, which may be encountered in the prosecution of the work, shall be sustained and borne by the Contractor at his own cost and expense. 53. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Contractor is, and shall remain, an independent contractor with full, complete and exclusive power and authority to direct, supervise, and control its own employees and to determine the method of the performance of the work covered hereby. The fact that the Owner or Owner's Representative shall have the right to observe Contractor's work during Contractor's performance and to carry out the other prerogatives which are expressly reserved to and vested in the Owner or Owner's Representative hereunder, is not intended to and shall not at any time change or effect the status of the Contractor as an independent contractor with respect to either the Owner or Owner's Representative or to the Contractor's own employees or to any other person, firm, or corporation. 54. CLEANING UP The Contractor shall at all times keep the premises free from accumulation of debris caused by the work, and at the completion of the work Contractor shall remove all such debris and also its tools, scaffolding, and surplus materials and shall leave the work room clean or its equivalent. The work shall be left in good order and condition. In case of dispute Owner may remove the debris and charge the cost to the Contractor. 55. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND ASBESTOS Hazardous Substances (herein so called), as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C.S. §9601(14)) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as same may be amended from time to time, hydrocarbons or other petroleum products or byproducts and/or asbestos, in any form, shall not (i) be utilized, in any way, manner or form, in the construction of, or incorporation into, the Project; or (ii) be brought upon, placed, or located, by any party, on the Project site, or any other property of the City, without the written consent of the Owner's Representative. If Contractor believes that the utilization of a Hazardous Substance, hydrocarbons or other petroleum products or byproducts and/or asbestos is necessary in the construction of the Project, or that it is necessary to place and/or otherwise locate upon the site of the Project or other property of the City, a Hazardous Substance, hydrocarbons or other petroleum products or byproducts and/or asbestos, Contractor shall notify the Owner's Representative, and request consent therefrom, at least twenty (20) days prior to such action. Owner's Representative may grant or deny the request of Contractor and provide whatever requirements such consent, if granted, is conditioned upon, in its sole and absolute discretion. If 19 the request of Contractor is not granted, or otherwise not responded to, by Owner's Representative within five (5) days of the receipt of said request, said request shall be deemed to be denied. In the event Owner's Representative shall consent to the request of Contractor, Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that all personnel involved in the Project are (i) trained for the level of expertise required for proper performance of the actions contemplated by this Contract and, in particular, in all aspects of handling, storage, disposal and exposure of Hazardous Substances, hydrocarbons or other petroleum products or byproducts and/or asbestos; and (ii) are provided and utilize all protective equipment, including without limitation, personal protective gear, necessary to provide protection from exposure to Hazardous Substances, hydrocarbons or other petroleum products or byproducts and/or asbestos. Fill 56. NONAPPROPRIATION All funds for payment by the City under this contract are subject to the availability of an annual appropriation for this purpose by the City. In the event of non -appropriation of funds by the City Council of the City of Lubbock for the goods or services provided under the contract, the City will terminate the contract, without termination charge or other liability, on the last day of the then -current fiscal year or when the appropriation made for the then -current year for the goods or services covered by this contract is spent, whichever event occurs first. If at any time funds are not appropriated for the continuance of this contract, cancellation shall be accepted by the Seller on thirty (30) days prior written notice, but failure to give such notice shall be of no effect and the City shall not be obligated under this contract beyond the date of termination. 57. THE CITY RIGHT TO AUDIT At any time during the teen of this Contract and for a period of four (4) years thereafter the City or a duly authorized audit representative of the City, or the State of Texas, at its expense and at reasonable times, reserves the right to audit Contractor's records and books relevant to all services provided under this Contract. In the event such an audit by the City reveals any errors/overpayments by the City, Contractor shall refund the City the full amount of such overpayments within thirty (30) days of such audit findings, or the City, at its option, reserves the right to deduct such amounts owing the City from any payments due Contractor. 58. NON -ARBITRATION The City reserves the right to exercise any right or remedy available to it by law, contract, equity, or otherwise, including without limitation, the right to seek any and all forms of relief in a court of competent jurisdiction. Further, the City shall not be subject to any arbitration process prior to exercising its unrestricted right to seek judicial remedy. The remedies set forth herein are cumulative and not exclusive, and may be exercised concurrently. To the extent of any conflict between this provision and another provision in, or related to, this document, this provision shall control, 20 EXHIBIT A DAVIS BACON REQUIREMENTS Page Intentionally Left Blank LA General Decision Number: TX130007 01/04/2013 TX7 Superseded General Decision Number: TX20120007 State: Texas Construction Types: Heavy and Highway Counties: Armstrong, Carson, Crosby, Ector, Irion, Lubbock, Midland, Potter, Randall, Taylor and Tom Green Counties in Texas. HEAVY & HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Rates Fringes Rates Fringes Rates Fringes CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: TRUCK DRIVER FINISHER (Paving & Asphalt Distributer.$ 14.87 Lowboy -Float$ 14.46 Structures)...$ 13.55 Asphalt Paving Machine..$ 13.40 Single Axle.$ 12.74 Broom and Sweeper ... $ 11.21 ELECTRICIAN..$ 20.96 Crane, Lattice Boom 80 Single or Tandem Axle Tons or Less$ 16.82 Dump..$ 11.33 FORM BUILDER/FORM SETTER Crawler Tractor Operator$ 13.96 Tandem Axle Tractor Paving & Curb ... $ 12.36 Excavator, 50,000 lbs or with Structures..$ 13.52 less$ 13.46 Front End Loader Operator, Semi$ 12.49 LABORER Over 3 CY... $ 12.77 Asphalt Raker ... $ 12.28 Front End Loader, 3CY or WELDERS - Receive rate Flagger.$ 9.30 less$ 12.28 prescribed for craft Laborer, Common.$ 10.30 Loader/Backhoe..$ 14.18 performing Laborer, Utility$ 11.80 Mechanic$ 20.14 operation to which welding Work Zone Barricade Milling Machine.$ 15.54 is incidental Serviced 10.30 Motor Grader, Rough$ 16.15 Motor Grader, Fine..$ 17.49 Unlisted classifications Pavement Marking Machine$ 16.42 needed for work not Reclaimer/Pulverizer$ 12.85 included within Roller, Asphalt.$ 10.95 the scope of the Roller, Other ... $ 10.36 classifications listed may be Scraper.$ 10.61 added after Spreader Box$ 12.60 award only as provided in the labor standards contract Servicer.$ 13.98 clauses (29CFR 5.5 (a) (1) (ii)). Steel Worker (Reinforcing) ... $ 13.50 The body of each wage determination lists the classification cited type(s) of construction in the area covered by the wage and wage rates that have been found to be prevailing for the determination. The classifications are listed in alphabetical order of "identifiers" that indicate whether the particular rate is union or non -union. Union Identifiers An identifier enclosed in dotted lines beginning with characters other than "SU" denotes that the union classification and rate have found to be prevailing for that classification. Example: PLUM0198-005 07/01/2011. The first four letters , PLUM, indicate the international union and the four -digit number, 0198, that follows indicates the local union number or district council number where applicable, i.e., Plumbers Local 0198. The next number, 005 in the example, is an internal number used in processing the wage determination. The date, 07/01/2011, following these characters is the effective date of the most current negotiated rate/collective bargaining agreement which would be July 1, 2011 in the above example. Union prevailing wage rates will be updated to reflect any changes in the collective bargaining agreements governing the rates. 0000/9999: weighted union wage rates will be published annually each January. Non -Union Identifiers Classifications listed under an "SU" identifier were derived from survey data by computing average rates and are not union rates; however, the data used in computing these rates may include both union and non -union data. Example: SULA2004-007 5/13/2010. SU indicates the rates are not union majority rates, LA indicates the State of Louisiana; 2004 is the year of the survey; and 007 is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. A 1993 or later date, 5/13/2010, indicates the classifications and rates under that identifier were issued as a General Wage Determination on that date. Survey wage rates will remain in effect and will not change until a new survey is conducted. WAGE DETERMINATION APPEALS PROCESS 1.) Has there been an initial decision in the matter? This can be: * an existing published wage determination * a survey underlying a wage determination * a Wage and Hour Division letter setting forth a position on a wage determination matter * a conformance (additional classification and rate) ruling On survey related matters, initial contact, including requests for summaries of surveys, should be with the Wage and Hour Regional Office for the area in which the survey was conducted because those Regional Offices have responsibility for the Davis -Bacon survey program. If the response from this initial contact is not satisfactory, then the process described in 2.) and 3.) should be followed. With regard to any other matter not yet ripe for the formal process described here, initial contact should be with the Branch of Construction Wage Determinations. Write to: Branch of Construction Wage Determinations Wage and Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20210 2.) If the answer to the question in 1.) is yes, then an interested party (those affected by the action) can request review and reconsideration from the Wage and Hour Administrator (See 29 CFR Part 1.8 and 29 CFR Part 7). Write to: Wage and Hour Administrator U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20210 The request should be accompanied by a full statement of the interested party's position and by any information (wage payment data, project description, area practice material, etc.) that the requestor considers relevant to the issue. 3.) If the decision of the Administrator is not favorable, an interested party may appeal directly to the Administrative Review Board (formerly the Wage Appeals Board). Write to: Administrative Review Board U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20210 4.) All decisions by the Administrative Review Board are final. END OF GENERAL DECISION EXHIBIT B Prevailing Wage Rates Overtime Rate The rate for overtime (in excess of forty hours per week) shall be as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act. EXHIBIT C Prevailing Wage Rates Legal Holiday Rate The rate for legal holidays shall be as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act. Page Intentionally Left Blank SPECIFICATIONS Paize Intentionally Left Blank City of Lubbock, TX Specifications for Litter Fence and Installation For Items 1 and 2 on Bid Form Project Scope: Provide all labor, equipment, and materials to construct a new litter barrier netting system at the West Texas Region Disposal Facility (WTRDF) at Abernathy, TX. The litter fence will be a total of 1,000 LF by 30' high attached to steel poles. The new netting system must match the existing netting system exactl in order to maintain the integrity of the original design scheme. Any alternates to the materials, design, or scope listed herein must be preapproved by the owner at least seven calendar days prior to bid submittal date. Scope shall include a two-year installation warranty. Poles: WTRDF: Twenty-two round steel poles must be constructed from new, unused pipe. Poles spacing will be 50' O/C. One extra pole will be set to replace a wooden pole in a separate section of fence. Poles and foundations must be designed for 90 MPH winds, exposure C as per ASCE 7-05. The netting will be considered 25% solid for engineering calculations. Poles will have an outrigger at the top on a 450 angle towards the cell site. The outrigger will be 5' 3" long on the center line. (See attached drawing for pole and foundation specs.) Pole finish must be one coat of Zinc Chromate Iron Oxide Primer as provided by Stabler Paints and two coats of STACO #1841 black enamel weather resistant finish, or city approved equivalent coating. Color will be black. Netting: The netting will be considered 25% solid for engineering calculations. Netting will be Redden #970 polyester netting with average 173.9 lb. mesh breaking strength, 2 1/2" stretched mesh; 1" single bar measure, four needle raschel knotless construction, manufactured with UV treated yarn and additionally coated with a black resin dye and bonding treatment. Mesh break strength determined per ISO 1806. All sections of the netting component to be considered to a 3/8" braided black perimeter rope, minimum 3,500 lb. breaking strength. Additionally, net panels shall have internally constructed vertical and horizontal ropes of the same material. All rope locations on the net panels shall correspond to the as built net panel suspension and support cables constructed to pole structures. All net panels shall be custom fabricated to as built measurements of the pole/cable structure to provide a taut panel upon completion. Attachment of net and rope components shall be made with #48 braided polyester twine, minimum 375 lb. tensile strength, treated black. The attachment twine shall continually encompass the netting component and 1 _ be tied to the rope component via a clove and one half hitch knot +/- 6 inches on center, never to exceed 8 inches on center. Netting system shall be accompanied by a written six -year manufacturer's warranty, not pro -rated. Netting system is available from Redden Marine Supply, Inc. Vendor shall provide City of Lubbock with a copy of netting invoice to assure specified netting is being supplied for this project. Netting Component: —Redden Nets # 970 polyester netting; 1" mesh size —Long stitch knotless join �UV treated yarn with a resin dye and bonding treatment —173.9 lb Average single mesh break strength. s Attachment Twine / Hanging Twine: —#48 Braided polyester twine —375 lb. tensile strength —Dye treated black Perimeter Border & Ribline / Verticals: Braided synthetic cover t —Parallel synthetic core —3,500 lb. tensile strength All bidders must submit a sample of the netting they intend to use along with independent lab results using methodology ISO 1806 showing a minimum average mesh breaking strength of 173.9 lbs. for the sample submitted. Netting is to consist of a total of twenty panels, 50' wide x 30' tall. All attachment snaps will be 5/16" cadmium steel. Nickel or zinc coated snaps are unacceptable. Cable and Hardware: All vertical, horizontal, and guy cable must be 5/16" extra high strength seven strand galvanized steel with a capacity of 11,200 lbs. All horizontal cables must pass through a three bolt clamp at each pole unless it is being terminated at that pole. The three bolt clamps will be tightened down after the horizontal cables are tensioned and before the netting is hung. All cable terminations will be with 5/16" preformed cable grips. Thimble eye nuts are required for all horizontal terminations. Guy hooks must be used for down guy terminations. Wrapping; of cable around poles is unacceptable. All bolts will be 5/8" hot dipped galvanized steel with a minimum tensile strength of 13,550 lbs. All hardware; supporting bolts, washers, clamps, and other hardware must be considered "Pole Line Hardware" and conform to the specifications of one or more of the following: ANSI, ASTM, IEEE, NEMA. Labor: All labor, equipment, and shipping charges must be included. Clarifications: • Owner will be responsible for identifying and marking all underground utilities, drains, irrigation, etc. • Contractor must spread all soil spoils evenly around each pole location. • Any digging issues as a result of rock drilling, boring, blasting, casings, or soil stabilization, must be identified and the owner must be notified by the contractor of any additional expense prior the proceeding with work. • Contractor shall use extreme caution to prevent damage to the owner's property including turf, sidewalks, parking lots, roads, etc. • Any variances from specified products or design must receive approval seven days prior to bid submittal. • Include with the bid a list of five installations you have completed similar in size and scope to this project. Provide a brief explanation of each. All five must be steel pole installations. Two of the five must be at least five years old. Include contact information. • Project must be completed within 45 days of notice to proceed. Submittals: The apparent low bidder will be required to submit the following within ten days of notification: • A 5/16" cadmium steel attachment snap. • Proof that all hardware being used is considered "Pole Line Hardware" and will conform to the specification of one of the following organizations: ANSI, ASTM, IEEE, NEMA. • A sample of the 5/16" cable with specification sheet. • A 5/8" x 14" hot dipped galvanized steel bolt. • A 5/8" hot dipped galvanized thimble eye nut that must be used for all horizontal terminations. • A specification sheet on the 5/16" preformed cable grips. • A bill of sale indicating that the pipe used in the fabrication of the poles is new and unused. • Independent lab results indicating the material properties of the steel pipe used in pole fabrication. Results shall include pipe wall thickness and tensile strength. • Technical Data Sheets on the primer and final coats for the pole finish. • Pole and foundation calculations indicating that both meet the demand required for 90 MPH wind speed, Exposure C with the netting considered 25% solid. Soil should be considered to have a 200 lb. lateral bearing pressure. • Shop drawings showing an overhead view of pole layout, elevation drawings showing overall height and placement of horizontal cables and guy wires. Drawings must also show pole embedment depth and bore diameter and description of required backfill material. • A list of any subcontractors that will be used for the project. • A copy of the contractors written two year installation warranty. • A copy of the written six -year manufacturer's netting warranty. • A copy of netting invoice to assure specified netting is being supplied for this project. Failure to submit all of the above information within ten days of the request for them, will result in forfeiture of contract. Additive Alternates: Additive Alternate 1 Pricing for an additional 250 LF of fencing to match the above specifications. I Specifications for Litter Fence Netting and Hardware For Items 3 through 6 on bid Form Netting: The netting will be considered 25% solid. Netting will be Redden #970 polyester netting with average 173.9 lb. mesh breaking strength, 2 1/2" stretched mesh; 1" single bar measure, four needle raschel knotless construction, manufactured with LTV treated yarn and additionally coated with a black resin dye and bonding treatment. Mesh break strength determined per ISO 1806. All sections of the netting component to be attached to a 3/8" braided black perimeter rope, minimum 3,500 lb. breaking strength. Additionally, net panels shall have internally constructed vertical and horizontal ropes of the same material. Vertical ropes shall be placed on 30 feet centers and horizontal ropes will be placed midway (-12.5 feet from the horizontal edge) in the panels. Attachment of net and rope components shall be made with #48 braided polyester twine, minimum 375 lb. tensile strength, treated black. The attachment twine shall continually encompass the netting component and be tied to the rope component via a clove and one half hitch knot +/- 6 inches on center, never to exceed 8 inches on center. Netting system shall be accompanied by a six -year manufacturer's warranty, not pro -rated. Netting system is available from Redden Marine Supply, Inc. Netting Component: • —Redden Nets # 970 polyester netting; 1" mesh size • —Long stitch knotless join • —UV treated yam with a resin dye and bonding treatment • —173.9 lb Average single mesh break strength. Attachment Twine / Hanging Twine: —#48 Braided polyester twine —375 lb. Tensile strength —Dye treated black Perimeter Border & Midline / Verticals: Braided synthetic cover Parallel synthetic core —3,500 lb. Tensile strength Requested Panel Quantities and Dimensions: Plus or minus twenty-five (25) panels 30 feet wide x 25 feet tall Plus or minus twenty-five (25) panels 90 feet wide x 25 feet tall Snaps: All attachment snaps will be 5/16" cadmium steel and considered "Pole Line Hardware" conforming to the specifications of one of the following organizations: ANSI, ASTM, IEEE, NEMA. Nickel or zinc coated snaps are unacceptable. Requested Snap Quantity: 3,000 Shipping: All shipping must be included in pricing. Submittals: The apparent low bidder will be required to submit the following within ten days of notification: • A 5/16" cadmium steel attachment snap. • A copy of netting invoice to assure specified netting is being supplied for this project. • A copy of the six -year manufacturer's netting warranty. Failure to submit all of the above information will result in forfeiture of contract. Additive Alternates: Additive Alternate 1 Pricing for additional 30 feet wide x 25 feet tall panels of netting to match the above specifications. Additive Alternate 2 Pricing for additional 90 feet wide x 25 feet tall panels of netting to match the above specifications. Additive Alternate 3 Pricing for additional snaps to match the above specifications. Page Intentionally Left Blank 1 1