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Home My WebLink AboutHABITAT RESTORATION SCIENCES, INC; 2010-07-22; PKRC493PUBLIC WORKS LETTER OF AGREEMENT Base Grade at Calavera trails, Repairs to Crossing, and Fill in Ruts and Rivulets along the Trails at Calavera (PKRC493) This letter will serve as an agreement between HRS Habitat Restoration Sciences, Inc., a habitat restoration company (Contractor) and the City of Carlsbad (City). The Contractor will provide all equipment, material and labor necessary to base grade Calavera trails, repairs to crossing, and fill in ruts and rivulets along the trails at Calavera per the Contractor's proposal dated June 28, 2010 and City specifications, for a sum not to exceed Four Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty dollars ($4,750). This work is to be completed within 21 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, 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 City; 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 City. 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 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 City. 4. The Contractor shall be aware of and comply with all Federal, State, County and City Statues, 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 shall be aware of and comply with California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region requirements. A. Contractor shall not allow any discharges from the construction site, which may have an adverse effect on receiving waters of the United States. Revised 9/28/00 Contractor shall not allow any groundwater extraction water to be discharged from construction site except in full compliance with the General Waste Discharge Requirements for Ground Water Extraction and Similar Discharges from Construction and Remediation Projects (Order No. 96-41) adopted by the Regional Board. Prior to submitting Bid, Contractor shall obtain a copy of said Order No. 96-41 and review all compliance requirements therein, including monitoring, testing, and reporting. B. In the event of conflict between the Contract and Permit requirements, the most stringent shall prevail. All permit requirements shall be satisfied by Contractor and accepted by all issuing agencies, and the Owner before project will be accepted and a Notice of Completion filed. C. Contractor shall, at his own expense, procure any additional permits, certificates, and licenses required of him by law for the execution of the work. He shall comply with all Federal, State and local laws, ordinances or rules and regulations relating to the performance of said work. E. The Contractor shall incorporate and comply with all applicable Best Management Practices (BMPs) during the completion of this agreement. All work must be in compliance with the most current San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) permit, Carlsbad Municipal code and the City of Carlsbad Jurisdictional Urban Runoff Management Plan (JURMP) incorporated herein by reference. F. The Contractor shall indicate in his submittals methods of compliance, equipment utilized to insure compliance, training of staff and experience in compliance with environmental regulations. If in the opinion of the project manager, the Contractor is not in compliance with this provision CITY reserves the right to implement BMP's to the maximum extent practical, and deduct payment due or back charge the Contractor for implementation with a 15% markup for administration and overhead. 6. 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 7. The Contractor hereby acknowledges that debarment(b_y^o€rfner jurisdiction is grounds for the_City of Carlsbad to disqualify the Contractor from participating in contract bidding. Init '" 8. 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. 9. The City of Carlsbad is a Charter City. Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 3.28.130 supersedes the provisions of the California Labor Code when the public work is not a statewide concern. Payment of prevailing wages is at contractor's discretion. - 2 - Revised 9/28/00 TO INDICATE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, PLEASE SIGN IN THE SPACE BELOW AND RETURN TO: Liz Ketabian Parks & Recreation 799 Pine Ave.. Ste. 200 Carlsbad. CA 92008 (Project Mgr) (Department) (Address) By (Name of Contractor)(Contractor's License Number) (Print Name and Title) (Print Name and Title) (E-mail Address) Department Head Date (Proper notarial acknowledgment of execution by Contractor must be attached. Chairman, president or vice-president and secretary, assistant secretary, CFO or assistant treasurer must sign for corporations. Otherwise, the corporation must attach a resolution certified by the secretary or assistant secretary under corporate seal empowering the officers) signing to bind the corporation.) APPROVED AS TO FORM: RONALD R. B, BY: ity Attorney y City Attorney - 3 -Revised 9/28/00 June 28, 2010 201000-HRS Liz Ketabian Park Planner/Trails Manager Parks and Recreation Department City of Carlsbad 799 Pine Avenue, Suite 200 Carlsbad, CA 92008 Subject: Proposal to Base Grade Calavera Trails Dear Ms. Ketabian: Habitat Restoration Sciences, Inc. (MRS) is pleased to submit this proposal to base grade Calavera trails to accept fill at a later date from the adjacent mitigation project. Also, repairs to the crossing and fill in ruts and rivulets along the trails at Calavera. Three Equipment operators will be used to run a 305 CAT excavator, 287 Loader and 2,500 Gallon Water Truck. HRS will also in stall 14 linear feet of 12" galvanized Corrugated Metal Pipe (CMP). The CMP material will be at no cost to the City of Carlsbad. HRS will also install 4 cubic yards of 50% > 12" Rip Rap. This proposal covers the costs for all labor, tools, and equipment. HRS anticipates this work will require on full day (8hrs). A breakdown of cost is listed below. 305 CAT Excavator $424/day 287 CAT Loader $425/day Water Truck $425/day 3 Operators (SllO/hr for 24 hr) $2,640.00 Materials (rip rap, filter fabric and pipe apron). $835.00 All fees will be fixed fee and invoiced monthly, up to and not to exceed total for this phase of the work of $4,750.00 total for this phase of the work would not be exceeded without client approval. Please review the scope of work and associated costs, as we feel we have addressed the services you have C-27 LIC #842661 650 Alpine Way (760) 479-42 10 office HRS.DUDEK.COM Esconcliclo, CA 92029 (760) 479-4190 fax Liz Ketabian Subject: Proposal to Base Grade Cahtvera Trails requested at this time. We would be happy to address any questions you might have regarding these proposed services. HXCLUS1ONS: This proposal does not include permit fees, water costs, water meter fees, hazardous materials removal, coring, boring, or breaking. If you have any questions regarding this scope of work, you can contact me at (760) 479-4210 or via email at mgirard@hrs.dudek.com. or my cell phone at (760) 519-7230. Sincerely, Habitat Restoration Sciences Mark Girard^President iHRS 209000-HRS February 2009