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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgr 2001-02-01 (Brian Patric Neary) TOWN OF TIBURON TIBURON, CALIFORNIA OWNER-CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT ZELINSKY PARK PROJECT THIS OWNER-CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into this ~ of R~...()m~1 '_,2001, by and between the TOWN OF TIBURON, a municipal corporation, 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, CA 94920, ("Owner"), and BRIAN PATRICK NEARY, doing business as NEARY LANDSCAPING, Post Office Box 4306, San Rafael, CA 94913 (" Contractor"). In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, Contractor and Owner hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I CONSTRUCTION PROJECT Owner is in the process of constructing improvements known as Zelinsky Park, which improvements are more particularly described in the drawings and specifications (revised) by Ralph Alexander & Associates ("Project"), dated August 9, 2000. Said drawings and specifications are attached as Exhibit A. The Project Site is as identified on Exhibit A ("Site"). The Contractor shall do all the work and furnish all the labor, services and materials necessary to complete the Project, with the exclusions described in the Contractor's Proposal attached as Exhibit B ("Work"). The Contractor shall complete the Project in a good, workmanlike and substantial manner, to the satisfaction of Owner and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. ARTICLE II CONTRACT SUM Contractor's compensation under this Agreement shall be known as the "Contract Sum." The Contract Sum shall be $45,900 (forty-five thousand nine hundred dollars) as full compensation for the Work. All payments shall be subject to the General Conditions, set forth in Exhibit C. ARTICLE III TIME FOR PERFORMANCE Contractor shall commence performance of the Work on a date to be specified by Owner to Contractor to proceed ("Notice to Proceed"). Contractor shall diligently proceed with performance of the Work and agrees to achieve Completion of the entire Work by 120 calendar days after receiving the Notice to Proceed ("Scheduled Completion Date"). ARTICLE IV EXHIBITS This Contract includes the following Exhibits, which are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference: Exhibit A The Project Exhibit B Contractor's Proposal Zelinsky Park, Neary Landscaping. doc 1 Exhibit C General Conditions IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands the day and year frrst herein above written. TOWN OF TIBURON APPROVED AS TO FORM: /--- By Alex McIntyre, Town ager , Town Attorney ! \ "-.--. :~N~Z~~EARY' NEARY LANDSCAPING Its . Contractor's License No.7 - 440 Expiration Date: 10/31/02 Zelinsky Park, Neary Landscaping. doc 2 Exhibit A THE PROJECT [Attach drawings and specifications (revised) by Ralph Alexander & Associates ("Project"), dated August 9, 2000] Zelinsky Park, Neary Landscaping. doc 3 EXHIBIT B CONTRACTOR'S PROPOSAL Zelinsky Park, Neary Landscaping. doc 4 \PROPOSAL \ Neary Landscape P.O. BOX 4306 San Rafael, CA 94913 \(415) 492-1444 ! CA #755440 Proposal Submitted To: Phone: 388-8777 Date: 11128/00 \Town of Tiburon C/O Ralph Alexander and Assoc. \Job Name Location: Zalinsky Park We Propose hereby to furnish material and labor-complete in accordance with specifications below, for the sum of IPLEASE SEE BELOW ----------------------------------------------------------------d>llars ($0.00) Monthly progress payments All material is guaranteed to be as specified. All work to he completed in a workmanlike manner according to standard practices. Any alteration or deviation from specifications below involving extra costs will be executed only upon written orders, and will become an extra charge over and above the estimate. All agreements contingent upon strikes, accidents or delays beyond our control. Owner to carry fire, earthquake and other necessary insurance. Our workers are fully covered by Workmen's Compensation Insurance. Note: This proposal may be withdrawn by us if not accepted within 30 days. Authorized Signature: ~~ Date: II/zF/ozJ I Furnish and install as per Ralph Alexander revised dlWgs and specifications dated 8/9/00. -Remove exotic and invasive plants *--DELETED Cost -Paving (AC path repairs, additional AC, concrete steps at turf) Cost $8,750 -Grading! Topsoil- (remove,6" existing soils to accomadate new topsoil (6") at turf area. Includes using existing soils to fill areas lower than 6") Cost $8,950 -Site Furnishings-DELETED Cost -Planting (planting, lawn, soil prep., includes amending existing soils at outer perimeter planting areas. Cost $17,400 -Irrigation Cost $9,600 -Site clean-up and maintenance Cost $1 200 T otaI $ 45,900 Note: -Excludes bonds, meters, permits, fees. Based on amending existing soils at outer perimeter plant areas. - Import soil limited to 6" depth at turfarea (approx. 250 c.y.), Decomposed granite paths deleted. EXHIBIT C GENERAL CONDITIONS ARTICLE 1 IN GENERAL 1.1 DEFINITIONS 1.1.1 "Superintendent" shall mean the Owner's Superintendent of Public Works or his designee. 1.1.2 "Owner" shall mean the Town of Tiburon, and its officials, agents and employees. 1.1.3 UContractor" shall mean Marshall Foster Masonry Contractor, Inc. and its officials, agents, and employees. 1.1.4 "Day" shall mean calendar day unless specifically designated otherwise. 1.1.5 "Excusable Delay" shall mean an actual delay in the performance of the Work by Contractor caused by events to the extent that such events are not reasonable foreseeable and are beyond the reasonable control of Contractor, such as fire, flood, earthquake or unusually and unforeseeably severe and abnormal weather conditions, war, embargo, or sabotage. 1.2 CONTRACT CONDITIONS The Contractor shall carefully study this Contract and shall at once report in writing to the Owner any error, inconsistency, omission or lack of coordination that may be discovered. Any discrepancies between this Contract and conditions of the Site, or in the layout given by stakes, points or instructions, discovered by the Contractor shall be promptly brought to the attention of the Owner. 1.3 PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK 1.3.1 The Owner shall at all times have access to the Work. 1.3.2 At the time the contract is awarded, all contractors and subcontractors shall be properly licensed in 'accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code. At the commencement of work, all contractors and subcontractors shall have obtained business licenses from the Town of Tiburon. 1.3.3 Unless otherwise provided in this Contract, the Contractor shall provide, pay for and be responsible for all labor and materials necessary for the proper execution of the Work. The Contractor shall supervise and direct the Work, using the best skill and attention necessary for a contractor experienced and expert in this type of construction. The Contractor shall employ only persons skilled in the task assigned to them and only machinery and equipment of suitable capacity to the task, and operated by an experienced operator. The Contractor shall be responsible to the Owner for the acts and omissions of the Contractor's employees, subcontractors and their agents and employees. Notwithstanding the forgoing, nothing in this Contract shall be interpreted to make the Contractor an agent of the Owner. 1.3.4 The Contractor shall promptly correct all Work rejected by the Owner as defective or as failing to conform to this Contract. The Contractor shall bear all costs of correcting such Work. If the Contractor does not, within seven (7) days after receipt of written notice from the Owner, Zelinsky Park, Neary Landscaping. doc 5 commence and diligently complete correction of any deficient or nonconforming Work, the Owner may, without prejudice to any other remedy the Owner may have, correct such deficiencies. The Owner shall be entitled to a credit for the cost of such correction against the Contract Sum. 1.3.5 The Owner reserves the right to perform work related to the Project with the Owner's own forces, and to award separate contracts in connection with other portions of the Project or other work on the Site. The Owner and the Contractor shall provide for the coordination of the work. The Contractor shall afford the Owner and separate contractors reasonable opportunity for the introduction and storage of their materials and equipment and the execution of their work, and shall connect and coordinate the Work with theirs as required by this Contract. 1.4 INDEMNIFICA TION Contractor shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Owner from any claims or damages, including attorneys fees, arising from Contractor's performance of this Agreement, with the exception of those claims or damages arising from the active negligence of Owner. In the event that the Owner's active negligence accounts for only a percentage of the liability involve, the obligation of Contractor will be for that portion or percentage of liability not attributable to the active negligence of Owner. 1.5 USE OF SUBCONTRACTS AND OTHER CONTRACTS FOR THE WORK Contractor shall comply with the California Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, Cal. Pub. Contr. Code S9 4104 - 4114.1 in the use and substitution of subcontractors. 1.6 CHANGE ORDERS 1.6.1 A Change Order is a written order to the Contractor signed by the Owner and authorizing a change in the Work and/or an adjustment in the Contract Sum and/or the Contract Time. The Contract Sum and the Scheduled Completion Date may be changed only by specific Change Order. Adjustments of Contract Time, Work or Sum may be issued without notice to Sureties, and absence of such notice shall not relieve the Sureties of any responsibilities. 1.6.2 The Owner, without invalidating the Contract, may order changes in the Work within the general scope of the Contract Change Order. The cost or credit to the Owner resulting from a change in the work shall be determined, at the Owner's option, by mutual agreement between the Owner and Contractor, or on the basis of time and material actually and properly incurred, plus a twenty percentage fee for profit and overhead. 1.7 TERMINA TION OF THE CONTRACT 1.7.1 If the Contractor becomes bankrupt or insolvent or is guilty of a substantial violation of a provision of this Contract, and fails within seven (7) days after receipt of notice to commence and continue correction of such default with diligence and promptness, the Owner may, without prejudice to any other remedy the Owner may have, terminate the employment of the Contractor and take possession of the Site and of all materials and equipment thereon owned by the Contractor as necessary to complete the Work. 1.7.2 The Owner may terminate the performance of the Work in whole or in part, whenever the Owner determines that such termination is in the best interests of the Owner. Any such termination shall be effected by delivery to the Contractor of a notice of termination specifying the extent to which the performance of the Work is terminated, and the date upon which termination becomes effective. Upon such termination for convenience, Contractor shall stop all Work and be Zelinsky Park, Neary Landscaping. doc 6 entitled to reimbursement for its reasonable actual costs for Work performed under this Contract plus a fee of twenty percent profit; however in no event shall such reimbursement exceed the Contract Sum. In determining the reasonable cost, Owner shall receive a credit for the cost of materials to be retained by the Contractor, amounts realized by the sale of materials, other savings realized by the Contractor because of the termination of the Work and for defective or incomplete Work not corrected. ARTICLE 2 PAYMENTS AND COMPLETION 2.1 PAYMENTS 2.1.1 The Contract Sum is stated in the Agreement and, including authorized adjustments thereto, is the total amount payable by the Owner to the Contractor for the performance of the Work under this Contract. 2.1.2 The Contractor shall submit monthly invoices for Work completed, for the review and approval of the Superintendent of Public Works. Within 30 days of receipt of each invoice, the Owner shall either approve the Work covered by the invoice or advise Contractor of the specific deficiencies that must be corrected prior to approval. Upon approval of the Work covered by the invoice, Owner pay shall ninety percent (90%) of the amount due. Retained percentages are for the sole protection and benefit of the Owner and no other person, frrm or corporation shall be entitled to receive any part thereof. Contractor shall have the option of substituting acceptable securities for the ten percent (10%) retention, as provided by Public Contract Code 9 22300. 2.1.3 No payment shall constitute an acceptance of any Work not in accordance with this Contract. The Contractor warrants that title to all components of the Work will pass to the Owner either by incorporation in the construction or upon receipt of payment by the Contractor, whichever occurs first, free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests or encumbrances of any kind. 2.1.4 The Owner may withhold payment in whole or in part if the Contractor fails to perform its contractual obligations to the extent necessary to protect the Owner from damage, injury or loss. Without limiting the foregoing, Owner may without payment as necessary to correct defective Work not remedied; defend from existing or likely third-party claims, remedy the failure or likely failure of payments to subcontractors, or for labor, materials or equipment; or damage to the Owner or another contractor. 2.1.5 The Contractor following receipt of payment by the Owner shall promptly pay each subcontractor, out of the amount paid to the Contractor on account of such subcontractor's Work, the amount to which said subcontractor is entitled. The Contractor shall, by an appropriate agreement with each subcontractor, require each subcontractor to make payments to their sub-subcontractors in similar manner. The Owner shall have no obligation to payor to see to the payment of any monies to any subcontractor or sub-subcontractor. 2.2 FINAL PAYMENT 2.2.1 When the Superintendent of Public Works determines that the Project is substantially complete, he shall issue a Certificate of Substantial Completion. The Certificate of Substantial Completion shall include a punch list of items that must be completed before the fmal completion of the Project, including dates by which the Contractor must complete such items. Zelinsky Park, Neary Landscaping. doc 7 2.2.2 Upon Final Completion of the Work, Owner shall pay Contractor the fmal payment and any remaining retainage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a dispute between Contractor and the Owner, the Owner may withhold from the [mal payment an amount not to exceed 150% of the disputed amount. No payment shall be construed to be an approval or acceptance of any defect in Work or improper materials. 2.2.3 Prior to final payment, if requested by Owner, Contractor shall submit a written certification that all payrolls, bills for materials and equipment, and other indebtedness connected with the Work for which the Owner or the Owner's property might in any way be responsible, have been paid or otherwise satisfied, and if required by the Owner, other data establishing payment or satisfaction of all such obligations to Owner's satisfaction. 2.2.4 Acceptance by the Contractor of fmal payment shall be and shall operate as a release to Owner of and from any and all other claims, causes of action, damages or liabilities, whether or not known or suspected, which Contractor ever had or claims to have had relating to this Contract or the performance of the Work. No payment, however, fmal or otherwise, shall operate to release the Contractor or his sureties from any obligations under this contract for the Contractor's bond for faithful performance and Contractor's payment bond. 2.3 DELA YS AND EXTENSIONS 2.3.1 The Scheduled Completion Date shall not be extended except to the extent that the Contractor is actually prevented from completing the Work before the Scheduled Completion Date because of an Excusable Delay. 2.3.2 In the event that Contractor is actually delayed on the performance of the Work by any Excusable Delay and because of said Delay is unable to complete the work by the Scheduled Completion Date, Contractor's sole remedy shall be an extension of time for a period equal to the length of such Excusable Delay. In no event shall it be entitled to a monetary payment over and beyond the Contract Sum. Actual delays in activities that do not prevent the Contractor from completing the work by the Scheduled Completion Date will not constitute an "Excusable Delay" nor be a basis for changing the Scheduled Completion Date. ARTICLE 3 WORK MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES 3.1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND PUBLIC CONVENIENCE 3.1.1 The Contractor shall be responsible for initiating, maintaining and supervising all safety precautions and programs in connection with the Work. This duty shall extend, without limitation, to the safety of all employees on the Work and all other persons who may be affected thereby; all the Work and all materials and equipment to be incorporated therein; other property at the Site or adjacent thereto, and the work of the Owner or other separate contractors. Without limiting the foregoing, Contractor, not Owner, shall remain fully responsible for the disposition and the exposure to persons of materials, whether or not hazardous. Contractor remains fully responsible for the handling of and the removal of products and systems and shall take necessary measures to protect employees, subcontractors, general public, design consultants and others. 3.1.2 The Contractor shall so conduct his operations as to offer the least possible obstruction and inconvenience to the public. The Contractor shall provide for the convenience of abutting owners along the right-of-way as far as practicable. No material or equipment shall be stored where it will interfere with the free and safe passage of public traffic. Zelinsky Park, Neary Landscaping. doc 8 3.2 SITE MANAGEMENT AND CLEAN UP The Contractor shall confine operations at the Site t9 areas permitted by law, ordinances, permits and this Contract, and shall not unreasonably encumber the Site with any materials or equipment. The Contractor shall keep the Site free from accumulation of waste material or rubbish caused by his operations under the Contract. At completion of the Work, the Contractor shall remove from and about the Project such waste and rubbish, and the Contractor's tools, construction machinery, equipment, surplus materials and other property. ARTICLE 4 INSURANCE 4.1 CONTRACTOR'S LIABILITY INSURANCE Contractor shall provide and maintain insurance as set forth in this Article on behalf of the Owner. 4.1.1 Commercial General Liability Insurance (primaI)') shall be provided on ISO-CGL form No. CG 00 01 11 85 or 88. Policy limits shall be no less than one million dollars per occurrence for all coverages and two million dollars general aggregate. Owner and its employees and agents shall be added as additional insured using ISO form CG 7057 (03-96). Coverage shall apply on a primaI)', non-contributing basis in relation to any other insurance or self-insurance, primary or excess, available to Owner or any employee or agent of Owner. Coverage shall not be limited to the vicarious liability or supervisory role of any additional insured. Coverage shall contain no contractors' limitation endorsement. There shall be no endorsement or modification limiting the scope of coverage for liability arising from pollution, explosion, collapse, underground property damage or employment-related practices. 4.1.2 Business Auto Coverage shall be written on ISO Business Auto Coverage from CA 00 01 06 92 including symbol 1 (Any Auto). Limits shall be no less than one million dollars per accident. This policy shall be scheduled as underlying insurance to any umbrella policy required above for a total limit of no less than five million dollars each accident. 4.1.3 Workers' CompensationlEmployer's Liability shall provide workers' compensation statutory benefits as required by law. Employer's liability limits shall be no less than one million dollars per accident Or disease. Employer's liability coverage shall be scheduled under any umbrella policy described above. Unless otherwise agreed, this policy shall be endorsed to waive any right of subrogation as respects the Owner. 4.1.4 Contractor and Owner further agree as follows: .1 All insurance coverage and limits provided pursuant to this Contract shall apply to the full extent of the policies involved, available or applicable. Requirements of specific coverage features or limits contained in this Section are not intended as a limitation on coverage, limits or other requirements, or a waiver of any coverage normally provided by any insurance. Specific reference to a given coverage feature is for purposes of clarification only and is not intended by any party to be all inclusive, or to the exclusion of other coverage, or a waiver of any type. .2 Unless otherwise approved by Owner, Contractor's insurance shall be written by insurers authorized to do business in the State of California and with a minimum "Best's" Insurance Guide rating of "A:VII." Self-insurance will not be considered to comply with these insurance specifications. Zelinsky Park, Neary Landscaping. doc 9 .3 Contractor shall provide evidence of the insurance required herein, satisfactory to Owner, consisting of certificate(s) of insurance evidencing all of the coverages required and an additional insured endorsement to Contractor's general liability and umbrella liability policies using ISO form CG 7057 (03-96) prior to commencing work under this Contract. Certificate( s) are to reflect that the insurer will provide 30 days notice of any cancellation of coverage. Contractor agrees to require its insurer to modify such certificates to delete any exculpatory wording stating that failure of the insurer to mail written notice of cancellation imposes no obligation, and to delete the word "endeavor" with regard to any notice provisions. .4 Contractor shall require all subcontractors or other parties hired for this project to purchase and maintain insurance of the type specified above naming as additional insureds all parties to this Contract. Contractor shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that such coverage is provided as required here. .5 Contractor shall provide immediate notice to Owner of any claim or loss against Contractor that includes Owner as a defendant. Owner assumes no obligation or liability by such notice, but has the right (but not the duty) to monitor the handling or any such claim or claims if they are likely to involve Owner. .6 In the event of any loss that is not insured due to the failure of Contractor to comply with these requirements, Contractor shall be personally responsible for any an all losses, claims, suits, damages, defense obligations and liability of any kind attributed to Owner as a result of such failure. .7 Contractor shall not attempt to avoid its defense and indemnity obligations to Owner by using as a defense Contractor's statutory immunity under workers' compensation and similar statutes. .8 Contractor shall ensure that coverage provided to meet these requirements is applicable separately to each insured and that there will be no cross liability exclusions that preclude coverage for suits between Contractor and Owner or between Owner and any other insured or Named Insured under the policy, or between Owner and any party associated with Owner. 4.2 OTHER INSURANCE PROVISIONS The policies are to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provisions: 4.2.1 General Liability and Automobile Liability Coverages .1 The Owner is to be covered as insureds as respects: liability arising out of activities performed by or on behalf of the Contractor; products and completed operations of the Contractor; premises owned, leased or used by the Contractor; or automobiles owned, leased, hired or borrowed by the Contractor. The coverage shall contain no special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to the OwneI< .2 The Contractor's insurance coverage shall be primary insurance as respects the Owner. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the Owner shall be excess of the Contractor's insurance and shall not contribute with it. .3 Any failure to comply with reporting provisions of the policies shall not affect coverage provided to the Owner. Zelinsky Park, Neary Landscaping. doc 10 .4 Coverage shall state that the Contractor's insurance shall apply separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought, except with respect to the limits of the insurer's liability. 4.2.2 Each insurance policy required by this clause shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall not be suspended, voided, canceled, reduced in coverage or in limits except after thirty (30) days' prior written notice by has been given to the Owner. 4.3 SUBCONTRACTORS Contractor shall include all subcontractors as insureds under its policies or shall obtain separate certificates and endorsements for each subcontractor. ARTICLE 5 PREY AILING WAGE REOUIREMENTS 5.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 5.1.1 The Contractor shall forfeit as penalty to the Owner $25.00 for each calendar day or portion thereof, for each workman paid less than the stipulated prevailing rates for such work or craft in which such workman is employed for any work done under the Contract by him or by any subcontractor under him, in violation of the provisions of the Labor Code of the State of California, and in particular, Section 1770 to 1780 thereof, inclusive. The general rate of prevailing wages is on file in the Owner's offices. 5.1.2 The holidays upon which such rates shall be paid shall be all holidays recognized in the collective bargaining agreement applicable to the particular craft, classification or type of workman employed on the Project. The difference between such stipulated prevailing wage rates and the amount paid to each workman for each calendar day or portion thereof for which each workman was paid less than the stipulated prevailing wage rate shall be paid to each workman by the Contractor pursuant to the requirements of Section 1775 of the Labor Code of the State of California. 5.1.3 The Owner will not recognize any claim for additional compensation because of the payment by the Contractor of any wage rate in excess of the prevailing wage rate set forth in the Contract. 5.1.4 Notwithstanding any other provision of the Contract to the contrary, the general prevailing rate of wages in this locality for each craft, classification, or type of workman needed to execute the Contract for the Work (which rate includes employer payments for health and welfare, vacation, pension, travel time, and subsistence pay as provided for in Section 1773.8 of the Labor Code of the State of California, apprenticeship or other training programs authorized by Section 3093 of the Labor Code, and similar purposes) applicable to the work to be done for straight time, overtime, Saturday, Sunday and holiday work is that ascertained by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California and determined by the Town, which said rates are made a part hereof, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth. The holiday wage rate listed shall be applicable to all holidays recognized in the collective bargaining agreement of the particular craft, classification or type of workman employed on the Project. Zelinsky Park, Neary Landscaping. doc 11 5.1.5 Attention is directed to the provisions of Section 1777.5 and 1777.6 of the California Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor or any subcontractor. The Contractor and any subcontractor shall comply with the requirements of Section 1777.5 and 1777.6 in the employment of apprentices. Information relative to apprenticeship standards, wage schedules, and other requirements may be obtained from the Director of Industrial Relations, ex-officio the Administrator of Apprenticeship Standards and its branch offices. 5.1.6 The Contractor shall make such travel and subsistence payments to each workman needed to execute the Work as are established in the applicable collective bargaining agreements filed in accordance with Section 1773.8 of the California Labor Code. 5.1.7 The Contractor and each subcontractor shall keep an accurate payroll record showing the name, address, social security number, work classification, straight time and overtime hours worked each day and week and the actual per diem wages paid to each journeyman, apprentice, worker or other employee employed by the Contractor or subcontractor in connection with the Work. The payroll records shall be kept in accordance with the provisions of Section 1776 of the California Labor Code and Contractor and each subcontractor shall otherwise comply with all requirements of such Section 1776. 5.2 HOURS OF LABOR The Contractor shall forfeit to the Owner, as a penalty, the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each workman employed in the execution of the Contract for each calendar day during which such laborer, workman or mechanic is required or permitted to labor more than eight (8) hours in violation of the provisions of Sections 1810 to 1816, inclusive, of the Labor Code of the State of California. ARTICLE 6 DISPUTE RESOLUTION 6.1 MEDIATION Any Claim arising out of or related to the Contract shall be subject to mediation as a condition precedent to arbitration or the institution of legal or equitable proceedings by either party. Unless the parties mutually agree otherwise, mediation shall be in accordance with the Construction Industry Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association currently in effect. The parties shall share the mediator's fee and any filing fees equally. The mediation shall be held in the place where the Project is located, unless the parties mutually agree to another location. Agreements reached in mediation shall be enforceable as settlement agreements in any court having jurisdiction thereof. 6.2 ARBITRA TION Claims not resolved by mediation shall be decided by arbitration which, unless the parties mutually agree otherwise, shall be in accordance with the Construction Industry Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association currently in effect. A demand for arbitration shall be made within 30 days after the Claim has arisen, and in no event shall it be made after the date when institution of legal or equitable proceedings based on such Claim would be barred by the applicable statute of limitations. The party filing a notice of demand for arbitration must assert in the demand all Claims then known to that party on which arbitration any party may demand under this Agreement. The award rendered by the arbitrator or arbitrators shall be fmal, and judgment may be entered upon it in accordance with applicable law in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Zelinsky Park, Neary Landscaping. doc 12 ARTICLE 7 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 7.1 GOVERNING LAW 7.1.1 The Contract shall be governed by the law of the place where the Project is located. The Contractor shall conform to and abide by all local, state and federal building, sanitary, health and safety laws, rules, and regulations, including all Town ordinances and regulations. 7.1.2 All Contractors and subcontractors employed upon the Work shall and will be required to conform to the provisions of the Labor Code of the State of California, and shall also comply with all rules, regulations and Labor Laws of the federal government and the various acts amendatory and supplementary thereto, and all other laws, ordinances and legal requirements. Without limiting the foregoing, Contractor, will comply with applicable provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code, which requires every employer to be insured against liability for Worker's Compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that Code. 7.2 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS The Owner and the Contractor, respectively, bind themselves, their partners, successors and assigns to this Contract. Neither party to the Contract shall assign the Contract or sublet it as a whole without the written consent of the other. 7.3 RIGHTS AND REMEDIES The duties and obligations imposed by this Contract and the rights and remedies available thereunder shall be in addition to, and not a limitation of, any duties, obligations, rights and remedies otherwise imposed or available by law. No action or failure to act by the Owner shall constitute a waiver of any right or duty afforded any of them under the Contract, nor shall any such action or failure to act constitute an approval of or acquiescence in any breach thereunder, except as may be specifically agreed in writing. 7.4 PENAL TY FOR COLLUSION If, at any time, it is determined by the Town that the person, frrm or corporation to whom the Contract has been awarded has, in presenting any bid or bids, colluded with any other party or parties, then the Contract shall be null and void, and the Contractor and his sureties shall be liable for loss or damage which the Owner may suffer thereby, and the Owner may advertise for new bids for said work. 7.5 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Contractor shall comply with the provisions of Section 1735 of the Labor Code of the State of California, which provides as follows: "No discrimination shall be made in the employment of persons upon public works because of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, or sex of such persons except as provided in Section 12940 of the Government Code, and every contractor for public works violating this section is subject to all the penalties imposed for a violation of this chapter." END OF GENERAL CONDITIONS Zelinsky Park, Neary Landscaping. doc 13 Colonial American Casualty and Surety COlnpany LABOR & MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND AlA 311 Equivalent PREMIUM: INCLUDED Bond No. 08548971 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES~NTS that: BRIAN PATRICK NEARY dba: ~ NEf\Ry."LANDSCAPING - - .-. -- - -...-. .-- - -.- .- -- - - -"-"--'--" -.-- - ns Pl'in~ipal, hcr~in~ftcr called Prilleipalt and Colonial AlnCricElrl Casualty and ~urctyCompany a c(HforatlOl\ organlzctl under the laws of the State of Marylnnd, as Surely, hcrcmaftcr called Surety, are hel and firmly bound unto TOWN OF TIBURON ._0.- _._.._ -'- - -" - --" -....-- - -- ---. --- - -.--....-- .- .- .-. __ .._" - ___ __0' ___0. us Obligee, hereinafter called Owner, for the use and benefit of claimanls as hereinbelow defined, in th~ amount of FORTY FIVE THOUSAND NINE ffiJNDRED & OO/loO--D()llar~ ($45,900.00 )7 for the payment whereof Principalanu Surely bind themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, Sll<.:ccssors and assig.ns, jointly nad scvernlly, fim1ty by these presents. WHEREAS, Principal has by written ~grecment dated 1/22/01 (dated no later than this bond) entered into a contract with Owner for -.- ___0 -- . .. ~ELIN$KY ~AR.J< _PROJECT .i.IMPROV.EME~SJ_. _. _ _ _ _ _ -- _..... --- .. .-. ..-..-- .--. ..-..-.....- - _0__- _ _,.__ ___ .__ _..... .-.- .-..- - .- -- ..-- .- .- .- - __ - _"._" - .-1 _"0_ - total contract amount being $45,900.00 in accordance with Dr~wings and Specjfication~ prepared by RALPH ALEXANDER & ASSOCIATES - ...-' --. ...-- ..... --.-..- .- _.'._ ..._0._ _" ._0_ _ _0,__.0'0._" which con(raCL is by reference made a palt hereof, and is hcreinnl\er referred to as the Contract. NOW, THRRE~\ORE, THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION is such that, if Principal shall promptly m4lkc paYI111.'nt to all claimnrlls as hereinafter derincd, for all IClbur and material used or reasonably rcqtlired for llse in the h~rform~ncc of the Contract, then this obligation shall be void; othcrwise it shall rem~in in full force Clnd effect, subject, owevcr, to the following conditions: 1. A claimant is defined as one having a direct contmct with lhe Principal or with a Subcontraclor of the Principal for labor, materi~l, or both, used or rea.f.jonubly required for uso in thc performance of the Contract, tabor and m:'ltel'iat being construed 10 include that part of water, gac;, power, light, heat7 oil, gasoline. telephnnc scrvice or rentnl of equipment directly applicnblc to the Contract. 2. Tho above named Principal and Surety hereby jointly and severally ngrce with the Owner thm cvery clt~imElnt as hercin defined, who has not been paid in full beforc the cxpiralloll of a period of nincty (90) days nficl' the date on which the la5t of such claimant's work or lilbor was done or perform~d. or n1nterials were furnished by such clnimant, may S'lll.~ on th}s bond for the use ()f s,uch claimant, prosecute the Stlilto fi?al ju~gclllcnt for such ~U1n or sums ns may be jUl;tly due clmmant, and have execution thereon. The Owner shall not be hahle ior the p<Jymcnt 01 Zlny costs or expenses of illlY such suit. ~t1/J-- Page 1 of 2 3. No suit or action shall be commenced hereunder by any claimant: n) Unles~ claimant, (.1ther than one having a direct contract with the Principal, shall have civen written notice to any two of the following: the Principal, the Owner, or the Surety above named. within ninety (90) days nftcr such claimant did or I?erformed the last of {he work or labor, or fumishcd the last of the matcrials for which said claim is made, stalins WIth substantial accuracy the amount claimed and the nn11lC of the party to whom the matcrial~ were furnished, or for whom the work or Jabor was done or performed. Such notice shall bc served by mailing the Same by registered mail or certified mail, postnge prepaid, in an envelope addressed It) the Principal, Owner Or Surety, at any place where an office is regularly maintained for the transactions of business) or served in any manner in which 1cgfll proce~s may be scrved In the state in which the aforesaid project is Iocateu, save that sllch service need not be maLic by a public oflicer. b) After the expiration of One (1) year following the date on which Principal ceased Work on said Contract, it being undcrstoou, however, that if <<ny llmit~tion embodied in this bond is prohibited by nny law conlrolling the con~trtlction hereof such limitation shall be deemed to be amendl:d so as to be equal 10 the minimum period <)f limitation pemlittcd by such law. c) Other than in a state court of compcteotjurisdiction in and for the COUrlty or other political subdivision of the state in which the Project, Or any p~lt thereof, is situated, or in the Unit~d States District Court for the district in which the Project, or any part. thereof: is situmed, and not elsewhere. 4. Th~ Clmount of this boad sn<<lI he reuuced by and to the extent of any payment or payments made in good faith hereunder, inclusive of the payment by Surety of Mechanics' liens which may be Ciled of record against ~uid improvement, wlu.:lher or not claim for tne amount of such lien be presented under and against this bonu. Signed and sealed this 22ND day of JANUARY ,~2001 BRIAN PATRICK NEARY dba: NEARY LANDSCAPING (Principal) (Seal) (Witness) By: (Tille) American Casually and Surety Compan~ /1/JU.e/ K. /u. / (Witness) (A tlorney-in-F act) &4?-J A?-- 6 ~p-~ ~ /f77. ~ J-J/6( ?UfJ/ ( Pa~c 2 of 2 C.ALlFOR.N1A ALL-Pu:RPOSE ACKNOVILEDGEMENT State of CALIFORNIA County of SONOMA On. 1/22/01 before me, KELLY HERMAN . OATE HALE. nn.e OF OFACSR- E.G.. JANe DOE, NOTARY PUBUC persoD2Uly appeared BONNIE K. FRYMIRE .------------------------------------~- ~(S) OF SIGNER(:5) lXiJ personally known to me - OR - 0 proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person~ whose namet99 ~ subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that balsh~ executed the same in bi!!b.er/;t~authori.zed capacita~)yJ and that by ~JherPt~ si.gnaturef$ on the instrument the person~ or the entity upon .beha1f of . wbich the personAA ac~ executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official. seal II ik \ . . ). - .. "". '), /'. '\ (( (( --/' I ./ (. I /VA j/l SIGNATURE OF NOr AAY OPTIONAL Though the data below is not required by law, it may prove valuable to persons relying on . the document and prevent fraudulent reattachment of this fonn. CAPACITY C~IMED BY SIGNER DESCRlPTION OF ATIACHED DOCUMENT o INDJVIDUAL o CORPOAATE LABOR & MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND nTLE OR 1YPE OF DOCUMENT nn..E{s).. o PARTNER(S) 0 LlM1TED o GENERAL TWO ~ A TIORNEY -IN-FACT o TRUSTEE(S) NUMBER OF PAGES o GUARDIAN/CONSERVATOR O"OTHER: . 1/22/01 DATE OF DOCUMENT SIGNER IS REPRESENTING: NAJ.aE OF ~:S) ORENm"(tE=Tf COLONIAL AHERICAN CASUALTY AND SURE1Y CONPANY n/ a SIGNER(S) OTIiER 1HAN N,AJ.,.{ED ABOVE EXTRACT FROM BY-LAWS OF COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY "'Article VI, Section 2. The Chairman of the Board, or the President, or any Executive Vice-President, or any of the Senior Vice-Presidents or Vice-Presidents specially authorized so to do by the Board of Directors or by the Executive Committee, shall have power, by and with the concurrence of the Secretary or anyone of the Assistant Secretaries, to appoint Resident Vice-Presidents, Assistant Vice-Presidents and Attorneys-in-Fact as the business of the Company may require, or to authorize any person or persons to execute on behalf of the Company any bonds, undertaking, recognizances, stipulations, policies, contracts, agreements, deeds, and releases and assignments of judgements, decrees, mortgages and instruments in the nature ofmortgages,...and to affix the seal of the Company thereto." CERTIFICA TE I, the undersigned, Assistant Secretary of the COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, do hereby certify that the original Power of Attorney of which the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy, is in full force and effect on the date of this certificate; and I do further certify that the Vice-President who executed the said Power of Attorney was one of the additional Vice-Presidents specially authorized by the Board of Directors to appoint any Attorney-in-Fact as provided in Article VI, Section 2, of the By-Laws of the COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY. This Power of Attorney and Certificate may be signed by facsimile under and by authority of the following resolution of the Board of Directors of the COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY at a meeting duly called and held on the 5th day of May, 1994. RESOL VED: "That the facsimile or mechanically reproduced seal of the company and facsimile or mechanically reproduced signature of any Vice-President, Secretary, or Assistant Secretary of the Company, whether made heretofore or hereafter, wherever appearing upon a certified copy of any power of attorney issued by the Company, shall be valid and binding upon the Company with the same force and effect as though manually affixed." IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the corporate seal of the said Company, this 22ND day of JANUARY , 2001 ~"G/: ~ Assistant Secretary I ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT r-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-., · State of CalifOrni~1 j rrJ } ss · t County of / /~;f (. t · ---.'.. .) /'(' ~.T,j(fi. ! On r-ejhru~)~ 100/. before. me, . j~f /~/II-(NOT Yl~1Al ( o,f! t personall y appe ed j) ^ (1t.1/ f.1/ U ( K, IV t-A f!. ( t SIGNER(S) / . . t D personally known to me - OR- ~ proved to me on the basis of satisfactory t . evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) . t is/are subscribed to the within instrument and t . acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed . t the same In his/her/their authorized t . capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their . t ,I _DIANE CRANE IACDPI .~ signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), t Comm. # 1286660 . ffi ~ -. NOT ARY PU~LlC.CALlFORNIA ~ or the entity upon behalf of which the . t t Mann County ... person(s) acted, executed the instrument. ~ ' My Comm. Expires Dec. 8, 2004 ~ . . t t WITNESS my hand and official seal. . . t 7 zf:iA t . . t J / jV~ ~-c~i t . ' vNOTARY'S SIGNATURE . t t . OPTIONAL INFORMATION . ~ The information below is not required by law. However, it could prevent fraudulent attachment of this acknowl- t . edgment to an unauthorized document. . CAPACITY CLAIMED BY SIGNER (PRINCIPAL) DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT t D INDIVIDUAL /~t;vV I ~24 tdJ M CORPORJlh bFFlCIi~ /iAc(j4cf TITLE OR TYf!l~ DOCUMENT I5tit(~ ' tITLE(S) ~ D PARTNER(S) / D ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OZ D TR USTEE(S) NUMBER OF PAGES D GUARDIAN/CONSERVATOR D OTHER: 1- ) ) - 0 / DATE OF DOCUMENT SIG NER IS REPRESENTING: NAME OF PER ONeS) OR ENTITY(IES) n ~ /Y /7 ~~ () Ie ? //f't--- (- OTHER L U I J ~ .~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. AP A 1/94 VALLEY -S IERRA, 800- 362- 3 369 I Colonial American Casualty and Surety COlnpany PERFORMANCE BOND AlA 311 Equivalent PREMIUM: $1,147.50 Bond No. 08548971 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESR PRESENTS that: BRIAN PATRICK NEARY dba: NEARY LAND~CAPI~R as Principal, hercina ter en cd Contracto1', nnd Colonial Alncrlcan Casualty ant! Surety COlllPL111Y n cOfP.orution duly organized \mdcr the laws of the State of Maryhmd. ns Surety, hcreinuftcr called Surety, are held and firmly bound l.1nlO TOWN OF TIBURON as Obligee, hereinafter caJled Owncr, in the amount of FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED & 00/100 --- Dollars ( $45,900.00 ), for the paymcnt whereof Contractor and Surety bind themselv~s, their heirs, executors, adl1linistrstl)rs, successors and llssigns, jointlytlll' sevel'alJy by these presents, WIIEREAS, Contractor hal.i by written agreement dated 1/22/01 (dated no later tnan this bond) entered into n contract witl Owner for ZELINSKY PARK PROJECT (IMPROVEMENTS) telal contract nmount being $45,900.00 anti in accordance with Drawings and Specifications prepared by RALPH ALEXANDER & ASSOCIATES whkh conlract is by reference made a pnrt hereof, and is hereinafter referre<.l to a~ the C01ltr;lct. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THIS ODLIGATION is such that, if Contractor shall prorT)ptly tmd faithfully perf{)rm snid C01\tract, then this obligation shall be null and void; otherwise it shall remuin in fut 1 force and effect. The Surcty hereby waives notice of any allcrmion or extension of time made by the Owner. Whenever Contractor shall be, nnd declared by Owner to be in defa.ult and terminaled under the Contract, the Owner having p~rrormct.l Owner's obligations thereunder, the Surely may promptly remedy the default, or shall promptly I. Complele the Contract in accord~nco with its tCnllS and conditions, or 2. Obtnln a bid or bids for completing the Contract in accordance with its terms and conditions and upon detcml ination by Surety of the lowest responsible bidder, or, if the Owner elects, upon detcnninatiotl by the Owner and thc Surety jointly of the lowest responsiblc bidder, a1'ran~e for a. contract between such bidder and Owner, and make available as Work progresses (even tho~lgh lh~re should be a defaulr or a succession of defaults under the contract or contracts of completion arranged unuer thil) paragraph) sufficient funds to pay the c!ost of completIon less the balance of the con Ll1lct price; but not cxceetiing, inchld ing oth~r costs and damages for which the Surety may be liable hcreunucl', the amount set forth in the first paragraph hereof. The terl11 "balance of thc contract price," a~ used. in thkparagraph, shall mean the total amount payable by Owner to Contractor un dcr the Contract and any amendments thercto, less the am01.lnt properly paid by Owner to Contractor. Any suit undel' this bond must be instituted before the expiration of two (2) years {three (3) years for projects 111 North CaroHn~} from n- liMe on which final payment under the Contract falls due. Nn right of action ~h(ll1 accruc on this bond to or for lhe use of any person or corporation other than the Owner named hcr~in Or the heirs, executors, adminisrrMors or successors ofth~ OWner. Signed and sealed this 22NDday of JANUARY I 100c 2001 BRIAN PATRICK NEARYdba: NEARY LANDSCAPING (Wirnc!\s) D/l'rinCiP.I~:>1 / ~ (Seal) (Tille) Colo American :.SU'lt~urety Compa~y (Witness) By: lu1U-e/, Y"}~ ~ t d. ~ BONNIE K. FRYMIRE (^ tto rncy.inwF~ct) ~ / ~~A r ~~d~r- "'Y1 v0~6u/ \- CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOW'LEDGEMENT State of CALIFORNIA County of SONOMA On. 1/22/01 bef ore me, KELLY HERMAN . O,A. TS HALE. nn..e OF OFF=1CSR. E.G.. JANE DOE. NOT MY PVBUC personally appeared BONNIE K. FRYMIRE .------------------------------------~- HA.J,.lS(:l) OF SIGNeR{~) ~ personally known to me - OR - 0 proved to me on the basis of satisfacrory evidence to be the person~ whose nameOO ~ subscribed to the within instrument and . acknowledged to me that helsh~ executed the same in hUther/;t~authori.zed capaci~~)y, and that by ~JherPt~ signatu.re~ on the instrument the person~ or the entity upon .behaJf of . which the personE&} ac~ executed the instrument WIT.NESS my hand and official. seal ~ ~.. {0-. JQ/Lrv c",,~ , SIGw.TUrtE OF NOTARY OPTIONAL Though the data below is not required by lawt it may prove valuable to petSOns relying On . the document and prevent fraudulent reattachment of this fo~ CAPACI1Y CLA.tMED BY SIGNER DESCRIPTION OF ATIACHED DOCUMENT o INDIVIDUAL o CORPORATE PERFORMANCE BOND TITLE OR lYPE OF DOCUMENT nn.E(s).. o PARTNER(S) o LIMiTED o GENERAL ONE ~ ATTORNEY-IN-FACT NUMBER OF PAGES o TRUSTEE(S) o GUARDIAN/CONSERVATOR O'OTHER: . 1/22/01 DATE OF DOCUMENT SIGNER IS REPRESENTING: N.AJ.le OF PeRsoN(S) ORENT1it1ES)Y n/a COLONIAL AHERICAN CASUALTY A!\ID SURETY CONPANY SIGNER(S) 011-lER THAN NAMED ABOVE ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT r-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.' · State of California .. . /. J J} · , ,11 A te (IV 55, , i On . 2M I before me, /.:) /4;[1;: Ck.1;t1c Iffda i i 13 ~ /4.{1 11 / !-I (!<TARY) .i?/f41 Y i , SIGNER(S) I' . . , 0 personally known to me - OR- IX proved to me on the basis of satisfactory , . evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) . , is/are subscribed to the within instrument and , i acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed ,. , the same In his/her/their authorized · l . . ..... E CRANE IACOPI ( capacity(ies), and that by his/herltheir · , _ ~Ol~~mm,' 1286660 III signature( s) on the instrument the person( s), , . U) .-. NOTARYPU~L1C.CALlFORNIA - or the entity upon behalf of which the · , Malin County ... , 1 M,Comm.Expire. Dee,8.2D04 I person(s) acted, executed the instrument. , . . I WITNESS myhand and~fficial seal., I ! ;2&~' ! , , · OPTIONAL INFORMATION · ., 1be information below is not required by law. However, it could prevent fraudulent attachment of this acknowl- , . edgment to an unauthorized document. · , CAPACITY CLAIMED BY SIGNER (PRINCIPAL) DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT , . . , D INDIVIDUAL , D CORPOR'l'E OFFIC.E~ ^ 6rJw.. er(. I r ( it! u( pcf' I TITLE(S) D PARTNER(S) D ATTORNEY-IN-FACT / D TRUSTEE(S) NUMBER OF PAGES D GUARDIAN/CONSERVATOR D OTHER: ;-)}-Ol DATE OF DOCUMENT SIGNER IS REPRESENTING: NAME OPiiSON'S) OR ENTlTy,IES) . / ~ ( 2-v;). !... 2ft d J..i: c J 7 ~ OTIlER L/ / .J .~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. APA 1/94 VALLEY-SIERRA,8oo-362-3369