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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-02-13; City Council; 16051; Agreement For Phase 3 Of Internet Web Sitewp 0) iif 2 . . p 2 d If 8 CITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL AB# j L,&j TITLE: AGREEMENT TO CONSTRUCT PHASE 3 OF THE MTG. .k&Z?!, CITY OF CARLSBAD INTERNET WEB SITE DEPT. IT RECOMMENDED ACTION: ‘q CITY MGR Adopt Resolution No. 2@/-,39 approving an Agreement with Queen K Advertising in the amount of $45,274 for the construction of Phase 3 of the City of Carlsbad Internet Web Site. ITEM EXPLANATION: On April 14, 1999, the City Council approved an Agreement with Queen K Advertising to design and construct Phase 1 of the City’s Internet web site. On September 28, 1999, Phase 1 of the City of Carlsbad site, www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us, was completed and launched for the public. This first phase was a comprehensive “snapshot” of the services the City offers the community, providing a multitude of static information pages. The original Request For Proposal included three phases of the City’s web site development; however, the original agreement only encompassed Phase 1. Since the contractor has gained knowledge about the city’s project, and since the initial proposal included all three phases, the Purchasing Officer has waived the requirements of Section 3.28.150 of the Municipal Code. The second phase is now complete, with many new pages as well as changing information such as calendars, schedules, employment opportunities, public hearing notices, and meeting agendas. Since much of the Phase 2 information needs to be continuously updated, the required staff resources and web tools were also put in place to meet the challenge of maintaining a site that is current. Phase 3 is now planned to incorporate more comprehensive city information (What’s New page, and many more pages for Community Development and Public Works), as well as interactive components, such as employment application forms, where people will fill out the City’s employment application on line and submit it electronically. Business license applications is also planned as an interactive component with plans to accept credit card payments, for the City’s first experience with e-commerce. (This business license website component will be handled separately.) It is anticipated that Phase 3 will be completed this fiscal year. FISCAL IMPACT: Queen K Advertising’s original bid for all three phases of the project was $71,080 ($38,460 for Ph ase 1, $28,550 for Phase 2 and $4,070 for Phase 3). Once work began and we progressed through Phase 1, staff reached a better understanding of our desired content and the technologies available to deliver that information. As a result, it became clear that our initial requests for Phase 2 and Phase 3 work were substantially underestimated. PAGE 2 OFAGENDA BILL NO. /(J,&\ Therefore, staff (with the assistance of Queen K) re-evaluated the desired content for Phase 3. This current quote from Queen K for Phase 3 work is in the amount of $45,274. The difference is a result of the revised numbers of pages, graphics, revisions, and most importantly, the increase in technical programming time for the Administrative interface utilities needed for staff to continually update information to keep the site current. Funds are available in the Information Technology Department’s FY 2000-01 budget. Exhibit: 1. Resolution No. ‘@I” approving an agreement with Queen K Advertising for the Purpose of Constructing Phase 3 of the City of Carlsbad Internet Web Site (with attached agreement). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 2o01-39 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH QUEEN K ADVERTISING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING PHASE 3 OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD’S INTERNET WEB SITE. WHEREAS, Council approved the agreement with Queen K on January 4, 2000 for Phase 2 of a three-phase project designed to create a presence for the City on the web; and WHEREAS, Phase 1 and 2 of the City’s Internet Web Site are complete and the City is desirous of expanding their presence and continuing with Phase 3; and WHEREAS, the cost of the construction of Phase 3 of the Web Site will be approximately $45,274; and WHEREAS, funds are available in the FY 2000-01 Information Technology Department budget; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true. 2. That the Agreement with Queen K Advertising attached hereto is hereby approved, and the Mayor is authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of the City. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the ,2001, by the 13th day of Februarv following vote, to wit: AYES: co until Members Lewis, Kulchin, Finnila, Nygaard and Hal NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: A THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the February 22, 2001 by and between the CITY OF CARLSBAD, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as “City”, and Queen K, Inc., a corporation, hereinafter referred to as “Contractor.” RECITALS City requires the services of an Internet Web Site Design Contractor to provide the necessary Internet Web Site Design and Construction services for preparation of the City of Carlsbad Municipal Web Site (www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us); and Contractor possesses the necessary skills and qualifications to provide the services required by the City; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these recitals and the mutual covenants contained herein, City and Contractor agree as follows: 1. CONTRACTOR’S OBLIGATIONS Contractor will design and construct Phase 3 of the Internet Web Site for the City of Carlsbad “www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us“, per the attached Exhibit A. Specifically, Queen K will provide the following services: l Queen K will implement new pages and/or functionality based on customer requests. (Phase Ill) l Queen K will implement changes to pages and/or functionality based on customer requests. l Queen K will implement changes to art elements, which require graphical design. rev. 1 l/8/00 -1 - 2. . . . Queen K will implement changes to file and directory structures to support Site Development. In this case, the City of Carlsbad will be notified of file and directory changes. Queen K will perform site indexing for searches. Queen K will provide appropriate documentation to describe the design specifications, functionality, directory structure, and any other information required to support future maintenance by the City of Carlsbad. Queen K will provide appropriate commenting within both the HTML and CGI code to describe functionality and change history. CITY OBLIGATIONS The City shall: provide information to Contractor on a timely basis. review work submitted by the Contractor for acceptability. provide direction for the Contractor when requested and as otherwise needed. monitor the City’s Web Site for performance, accessibility, and overall esthetics. initiate the requests for DNS services as needed. provide file and/or directory maintenance based on Site Monitoring. In this case Queen K will be notified prior to any maintenance for verification that the City’s Web Site will not be adversely affected. initiate the requests for upgrades as needed. In this case Queen K will be notified prior to any upgrades for verification that the City’s Web Site will not be adversely affected. initiate the requests for back-ups as needed. initiate the requests for server restores as needed. In this case Queen K will be notified prior to any restore for verification that the City’s Web Site will not be adversely affected. rev. 1118100 -2 - . . . . . 3. establish policies and procedures for back-up requirement, including the internal back-up definitions. provide requirements input, testing support, and approvals for new pages and/or functionality provide by Queen K. provide maintenance to those areas released by Queen K. Limited to HTML code and corresponding link maintenance that does not impact the overall esthetics or functionality of the site. provide appropriate commenting within the HTML code to describe functionality and change history. develop and implement security protocols that will provide the reporting for determining access to the site. PROGRESS AND COMPLETION The work under this contract will begin within one week of the effective date of the agreement. Completion of work will be on or before June 30, 2001. Extensions of time may be granted if requested by the Contractor and agreed to in writing by Lee Rautenkranz, Information Technology Director. The Information Technology Director will give allowance for documented and substantiated unforeseeable and unavoidable delays not caused by a lack of foresight on the part of the Contractor, or delays caused by City inaction or other agencies’ lack of timely action. 4. FEES TO BE PAID TO CONTRACTOR Creation of the City Web Site is a three phase project. Phases 1 and 2 have been completed by the Contractor per separate Agreements. This Agreement covers Phase 3, as itemized in Exhibit A, in the amount of $45,274. rev. 11/8/00 -3 - No other compensation for services will be allowed except those items covered by supplemental agreements per Paragraph 8, “Changes in Work.” The City reserves the right to withhold a ten percent (10%) retention until the project has been accepted by City. Payments for services for Phase 3 will be paid as follows: 1”’ Payment due upon commencement of work in the amount of . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . .$15,091.33. 2nd Payment due upon receipt of invoice on April 15, 2001 in the amount of..... . . . $15,091.33. 3rd Payment due on receipt of invoice upon completion of job in the amount of . . . ..$15.091.34. Grand Total $45,274.00 In addition, due to the dynamic nature of the web and city operations, the City may require additional services during Phase 3. If any additional services are requested, Contractor will provide City with a written proposal for each requested project which may be accepted or rejected by City. If accepted by City in writing, and upon completion of the project, Contractor shall submit an invoice to City for approval. Total cost of additional services shall not exceed $25,000. When preparing a proposal for any additional services requested, contractor shall use the following hourly rates: Hourly rate for design work and HTML $65.00 Hourly rate for programming, including javascript and cgi scripts $100.00 5. DURATION OF CONTRACT This agreement shall extend for a period of one year from date thereof. The -4 - rev. 11/8/00 contract may be extended by the City Manager for one additional one (1) year period or part thereof, based upon a review of satisfactory performance and the City’s needs. The parties shall prepare extensions in writing indicating effective date and length of the extended contract. 6. PAYMENT OF FEES Payment of approved items on the invoice shall be mailed to the Contractor within 30 days of receipt of the invoice. 7. FINAL SUBMISSIONS Final submission of each phase will occur when the new pages are posted for the public to view. 6. CHANGES IN WORK If, in the course of the contract, changes seem merited by the Contractor or the City, and informal consultations with the other party indicate that a change in the conditions of the contract is warranted, the Contractor or the City may request a change in contract. Such changes shall be processed by the City in the following manner: A letter outlining the required changes shall be forwarded to the City by Contractor to inform them of the proposed changes along with a statement of estimated changes in charges or time schedule. A Standard Amendment to Agreement shall be prepared by the City and approved by the City according to the procedures described in Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 3.28.172. Such Amendment to Agreement shall not render ineffective or invalidate unaffected portions of the agreement. 9. COVENANTS AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES rev. 11/8/00 -5 - The Contractor warrants that their firm has not employed or retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working for the Contractor, to solicit or secure this agreement, and that Contractor has not paid or agreed to pay any company or person, other than a bona fide employee, any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, gift, or any other consideration contingent upon, or resulting from, the award or making of this agreement. For breach or violation of this warranty, the City shall have the right to annul this agreement without liability, or, in its discretion, to deduct from the agreement price or consideration, or otherwise recover, the full amount of such fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fees, gift, or contingent fee. 10. NONDISCRIMINATION CLAUSE The Contractor shall comply with the state and federal laws regarding nondiscrimination. 11. TERMINATION OF CONTRACT In the event of the Contractor’s failure to prosecute, deliver, or perform the work as provided for in this contract, the City Manager may terminate this contract for nonperformance by notifying the Contractor by certified mail of the termination of the Contractor. The Contractor, thereupon, has five (5) working days to deliver said documents owned by the City and all work in progress to the Information Technology Director. The Information Technology Director shall make a determination of fact based upon the documents delivered to City of the percentage of work which the Contractor has performed which is usable and of worth to the City in having the contract completed. Based upon that finding as reported to the City Manager, the Manager shall determine -6 - rev. 11/8/00 the final payment of the contract. This agreement may be terminated by either party upon tendering thirty (30) days written notice to the other party. In the event of such suspension or termination, upon request of the City, the Contractor shall assemble the work product and put same in order for proper filing and closing and deliver said product to City. In the event of termination, the Contractor shall be paid for work performed to the termination date; however, the total shall not exceed the lump sum fee payable under paragraph 4. The City Manager shall make the final determination as to the portions of tasks completed and the compensation to be made. 12. CLAIMS AND LAWSUITS The Contractor agrees that any contract claim submitted to the City must be asserted as part of the contract process as set forth in this agreement and not in anticipation of litigation or in conjunction with litigation. The Contractor acknowledges that if a false claim is submitted to the City, it may be considered fraud and the Contractor may be subject to criminal prosecution. The Contractor acknowledges that California Government Code sections 12650 et seq., the False Claims Act, provides for civil penalties where a person knowingly submits a false claim to a public entity. These provisions include false claims made with deliberate ignorance of the false information or in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of information. If the City of Carlsbad seeks to recover penalties pursuant to the False Claims Act, it is entitled to recover its litigation -7 - rev. 11/8/00 costs, including attorney’s fees. The Contractor acknowledges that the filing of a false claim may subject the Contractor to an administrative debarment proceeding wherein the Contractor may be prevented to act as a Contractor on any public work or improvement for a period of up to five years. The Contractor acknowledges debarment by another jurisdiction is grounds for the City of Carlsbad to disqualify the Contractor from the selection process. b@- &Initial) The provisions of Carlsbad Municipal Code sections 3.32.025, 3.32.026, 3.32.027 and 3.32.028 pertaining to false claims are incorporated herein by reference. a= . (Initial) 13. JURISDICTION 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. 14. STATUS OF THE CONTRACTOR The Contractor shall perform the services provided for herein in Contractor’s own way as an independent Contractor and in pursuit of Contractor’s independent calling, and not as an employee of the City. Contractor shall be under control of the City only as to the result to be accomplished, but shall consult with the City as provided for in the request for proposal. The persons used by the Contractor to provide services under this agreement shall not be considered employees of the City for any purposes whatsoever. The Contractor is an independent Contractor of the City. The payment made to the Contractor pursuant to the contract shall be the full and complete compensation to which -8 - rev. 11/8/00 the Contractor is entitled. The City shall not make any federal or state tax withholdings on behalf of the Contractor or its employees or subcontractors. The City shall not be required to pay any workers’ compensation insurance or unemployment contributions on behalf of the Contractor or its employees or subcontractors. The Contractor agrees to indemnify the City within 30 days for any tax, retirement contribution, social security, overtime payment, unemployment payment or workers’ compensation payment which the City may be required to make on behalf of the Contractor or any employee or subcontractor of the Contractor for work done under this agreement or such indemnification amount may be deducted by the City from any balance owing to the Contractor. The Contractor shall be aware of the requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and shall comply with those requirements, including, but not limited to, verifying the eligibility for employment of all agents, employees, subcontractors and Consultants that are included in this agreement. 15. CONFORMITY TO LEGAL REQUIREMENTS The Contractor shall cause all drawings and specifications to conform to all applicable requirements of law: federal, state and local. Contractor shall provide all necessary supporting documents, to be filed with any agencies whose approval is necessary. 16. OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS All plans, programming work (using html, cgi, java, etc), designs, graphics, sketches, drawings, and specifications as herein required are the property of the City, -9 - rev. 11/8/00 whether the work for which they are made be executed or not. In the event this contract is terminated, all documents, plans, programming work (using html, cgi, java, etc), designs, graphics, sketches, drawings, and specifications shall be delivered forthwith to the City. Contractor shall have the right to make one (1) copy of the plans for its records. 17. REPRODUCTION RIGHTS The Contractor agrees that all copyrights, which arise from creation of the work pursuant to this contract, shall be vested in City and hereby agrees to relinquish all claims to such copyrights in favor of City. 18. HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT Contractor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Carlsbad and its officers, officials, employees and volunteers from and against all claims, damages, losses and expenses including attorneys fees arising out of the performance of the work described herein caused by any willful misconduct, or negligent act, or omission of the contractor, any subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable. 19. ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT The Contractor shall not assign this contract or any part thereof or any monies due thereunder without the prior written consent of the City. 20. SUBCONTRACTING If the Contractor shall subcontract any of the work to be performed under this contract by the Contractor, Contractor shall be fully responsible to the City for the acts and omissions of Contractor’s subcontractor and of the persons either directly or -10 - rev. 11/8/00 indirectly employed by the subcontractor, as Contractor is for the acts and omissions of persons directly employed by Contractor. Nothing contained in this contract shall create any contractual relationship between any subcontractor of Contractor and the City. The Contractor shall bind every subcontractor and every subcontractor of a subcontractor by the terms of this contract applicable to Contractor’s work unless specifically noted to the contrary in the subcontract in question approved in writing by the City. 21. PROHIBITED INTEREST No official of the City who is authorized in such capacity on behalf of the City to negotiate, make, accept, or approve, or take part in negotiating, making, accepting, or approving of this agreement, shall become directly or indirectly interested personally in this contract or in any part thereof. No officer or employee of the City who is authorized in such capacity and on behalf of the City to exercise any executive, supervisory, or similar functions in connection with the performance of this contract shall become directly or indirectly interested personally in this contract or any part thereof. 22. VERBAL AGREEMENT OR CONVERSATION No verbal agreement or conversation with any officer, agent, or employee of the City, either before, during or after the execution of this contract, shall affect or modify any of the terms or obligations herein contained nor entitle the Contractor to any additional payment whatsoever under the terms of this contract. 23. SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS rev. 11/8/00 -11 - Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 17, “Hold Harmless Agreement,” all terms, conditions, and provisions hereof shall inure to and shall bind each of the parties hereto, and each of their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns. 24. EFFECTIVE DATE This agreement shall be effective on and from the day and year first written above. 25. CONFLICT OF INTEREST The City has determined, using the guidelines of the Political Reform Act and the City’s conflict of interest code, that the Contractor will not be required to file a conflict of interest statement as a requirement of this agreement. However, Contractor hereby acknowledges that Contractor has the legal responsibility for complying with the Political Reform Act and nothing in this agreement releases Contractor from this responsibility. 26. INSURANCE The Contractor shall obtain and maintain for the duration of the contract and any and all amendments insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property which may arise out of or in connection with performance of the work hereunder by the Contractor, his agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors. Said insurance shall be obtained from an insurance carrier admitted and authorized to do business in the State of California. The insurance carrier is required to have a current Best’s Key Rating of not less than “A-:V” and shall meet the City’s policy for insurance as stated in Resolution No. 91-403. A. Coveraaes and Limits. rev. 11/8/00 -12 - Contractor shall maintain the types of coverages and minimum limits indicated herein, unless a lower amount is approved by the City Attorney or City Manager: 1. Comprehensive General Liability Insurance. $1 ,OOO,OOO combined single-limit per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage. If the submitted policies contain aggregate limits, general aggregate limits shall apply separately to the work under this contract or the general aggregate shall be twice the required per occurrence limit. 2. Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability. Workers’ Compensation limits as required by the Labor Code of the State of California and Employer’s Liability limits of $l,OOO,OOO per accident for bodily injury. 3. Professional Liability. Errors and omissions liability appropriate to the contractor’s profession with limits of not less than $500,000 per claim. Coverage shall be maintained for a period of five years following the date of completion of the work. B. Additional Provisions. Contractor shall ensure that the policies of insurance required under this agreement contain, or are endorsed to contain, the following provisions. 1. The City shall be named as an additional insured on all policies excluding Workers’ Compensation and Professional Liability. 2. The Contractor shall furnish certificates of insurance to the City before commencement of work. rev. 11/8/00 -13 - 3. The Contractor shall obtain occurrence coverage, excluding Professional Liability which shall be written as claims-made coverage. 4. This insurance shall be in force during the life of the agreement and any extension thereof and shall not be canceled without 30 days prior written notice to the City sent by certified mail. 5. If the Contractor fails to maintain any of the insurance coverages required herein, then the City will have the option to declare the Contractor in breach, or may purchase replacement insurance or pay the premiums that are due on existing policies in order that the required coverages may be maintained. The Contractor is responsible for any payments made by the City to obtain or maintain such insurance and the City may collect the same from the Contractor or deduct the amount paid from any sums due the Contractor under this agreement. 27. RESPONSIBLE PARTIES The name of the persons who are authorized to give written notices or to receive written notice on behalf of the City and on behalf of the Contractor in connection with the foregoing are as follows: For City: Title Information Technology Director Name Lee Rautenkranz Address 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 For Contractor: Title Name Address Partner Kerrie Cecil 2171 India Street San Diego, CA 92101 -14 - rev. 11/8/00 28. BUSINESS LICENSE Contractor shall obtain and maintain a City of Carlsbad Business License for the duration of the contract. 29. ENTIRE AGREEMENT This agreement, together with any other written document referred to or contemplated herein, embody the entire agreement and understanding between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. Neither this agreement nor any provision hereof may be amended, modified, waived or discharged except by an instrument in writing executed by the party against which enforcement of such amendment, waiver or discharge is sought. Executed by Contractor this 17 -I4 day of w , 2001. CONTRACTOR: -(&z&!Lq ha --- CITY OF CARLSBAD, a municipal Game of Contractor) - (sign here) @@gz 5. cw1/ - ---- (print name/title) ATTEST: /’ . 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