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LETTER OF AGREEMENT
This letter will serve as an agreement between Aquatic Inspections, a Corporation (Contractor)
and the Carlsbad Municipal Water District (District). The Contractor will provide all equipment,
material and labor necessary to repair Ellery Reservoir, per the Contractor's proposal dated
November 7, 2009 and the District specifications, for a sum not to exceed Four Thousand Nine
Hundred Seventy Five dollars ($4,975.00). This work is to be completed within Ninety (90)
calendar days after issuance of a Purchase Order.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
1. City of Carlsbad Business License
2. The Contractor shall assume the defense of, pay all expenses of defense, and indemnify and
hold harmless the City of Carlsbad and the District, and its agents, officers and employees,
from all claims, loss, damage, injury and liability of every kind, nature and description, directly
or indirectly arising from or in connection with the performance of this Contract or work; or
from any failure or alleged failure of the contractor to comply with any applicable law, rules or
regulations including those relating to safety and health; except for loss or damage which was
caused solely by the active negligence of the District; and from any and all claims, loss,
damage, injury and liability, howsoever the same may be caused, resulting directly or
indirectly from the nature of the work covered by this Contract, unless the loss or damage was
caused solely by the active negligence of the District. The expenses of defense include all
costs and expenses, including attorney's fees for litigation, arbitration, or other dispute
resolution method.
3. Contractor shall furnish policies of general liability insurance, automobile liability insurance
and a combined policy of workers compensation and employer's liability in an insurable
amount of not less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) each, unless a lower
amount is approved by the City Attorney or the City Manager. Said policies shall name the
City of Carlsbad and the District as a co-insured or additional insured. Insurance is to be
placed with insurers that have (1) a rating in the most recent Best's Key Rating guide of at
least A-:V, and (2) are admitted and authorized to transact the business of insurance in the
State of California by the Insurance Commissioner. Proof of all such insurance shall be given
by filing certificates of insurance with contracting department prior to the signing of the
contract by the District.
4. The Contractor shall be aware of and comply with all Federal, State, County and City
Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations, including Workers Compensation laws (Division 4,
California Labor Code) and the "Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986" (8USC,
Sections 1101 through 1525), to include but not limited to, verifying the eligibility for
employment of all agents, employees, subcontractors and consultants that are included in this
Contract.
5. The Contractor may be subject to civil penalties for the filing of false claims as set forth in the
California False Claims Act, Government Code sections 12650, et seq.. and Carlsbad
Municipal Code Sections 3.32.025, etseq V^-*>. init VV—4nit
6. The Contractor hereby acknowledges that debarment by another jurisdiction is grounds for
the District to disqualify the Contractor from participating in contract bidding, j^jnit (\/2>nit
7. The Contractor agrees and hereby stipulates that the proper venue and jurisdiction for
resolution of any disputes between the parties arising out of this agreement is San Diego
County, California.
8. The general prevailing rate of wages, for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the
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contract, shall be those as determined by the Director of Industrial Relations pursuant to the
Section 1770, 1773 and 1773.1 of the California Labor Code. Pursuant to Section 1773.2 of
the California Labor code, a current copy of applicable wage rates is on file in the office of the
City Engineer. The contractor to whom the contract is awarded shall not pay less than the
said specified prevailing rates of wages to all workers employed by him or her in the execution
of the contract.
TO INDICATE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, PLEASE SIGN IN THE SPACE BELOW
AND RETURN TO:
Jase Warner Water Operations 5950 El Camino Real
(Project Mgr) (Department) (Address)
Aquatic Inspections. Inc.
(Name of Contractor)
By:
Carlsbad. CA 92008
(Contractor's License Number)
(Sign Here}-—'(Print and Title)
(E-mail Address)
By:
(Print Name and Title)
Department Head Date
If required by CMWD, proper notarial acknowledgment of execution by contractor must be
attached,
If a Corporation. Agreement must be signed by one corporate officer from each of the following
two groups.
'Group A:
Chairman,
President, or
Vice-President
"Group B:
Secretary,
Assistant Secretary,
CFOor
Assistant Treasurer
Otherwise, the corporation must attach a resolution certified by the secretary or assistant
secretary under corporate seal empowering the officer(s) signing to bind the corporation.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney
BY:
Revised 02/11/02
REPAIR PROPOSAL
AQUATIC INSPECTIONS, INC.
132 N. El Camino Real Ste. 165
Encinitas, CA 92024
(760)753-4812 or robert@aquaticinspections.com
Proposal Submitted To:
City of Carlsbad November 7, 2009
5950 El Camino Real Carlsbad, California 92008 (760)438-2722
(760)431-1601 Fax
Facility Description and Location:
Ellery Reservoir 5MG (1931 diameter) steel potable water storage facility
The reservoir is located in Carlsbad, CA.
AQUATIC INSPECTIONS, INC. hereby submits the following proposal subject to the
conditions which follow:
All coating defects documented during the recent inspection of Ellery Reservoir on the
floor, shell, baseplates, columns and manways will be addressed with a two part epoxy
patching material (Aquatapoxy A-7) that has NSF 61 approval for application in potable
water storage facilities. Only coating blisters that have ruptured will be addressed with
the patching material. After the coating repairs we will provide the City of Carlsbad with
an edited, narrated DVD documenting the repairs. All repairs can be conducted with
the reservoir full and in service. All diving will be conducted utilizing a minimum of a
three man dive team as per Federal OSHA 1910 Subpart T-Commercial Diving
Operations. All diving will also be conducted as per AWWA C652 (2002). Liability and
Workers Compensation Certificates will be provided upon request.
WE HEREBY PROPOSE to furnish all labor and materials complete in accordance with
the above specifications , for the sum of:
Four Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Five ($4,975,00) Dollars *
This proposal is valid for sixty days. All services provided by Aquatic Inspections, Inc.
are guaranteed.
* This proposal is based upon paying Prevailing Wages as determined by the Director
of Industrial Relations. Please reference the enclosed Prevailing Wages Rate Sheet.
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Aquatic Inspections, Inc.
City of Carlsbad Repair Proposal
ACCEPTED: The above prices, specifications and conditions are satisfactory and are
hereby accepted. Aquatic Inspections, Inc. is authorized to do the work as specified.
Aquatic Inspections, Inc. Date
City of Carlsbad Date