HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/14/2007 - STAFF REPORTS - 2.J. CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT#1
Environmental Review Services and Technical Studies for
Palm Mountain Resort, Project No. 5.1162-PD-342
THIS CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT(herein "Agreement"), is made and entered
into this , 2007, by and between the CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, a
municipal corporation,(herein"City")and LSA ASSOCIATES,INC.(herein"Contractor"). (The term
Contractor includes professionals performing in a consulting capacity.) The parties hereto agree as
follows:
1.0 SERVICES OF CONTRACTOR
1.1 Scope of Services. In compliance with all terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Contractor shall provide those services specified in the"Project Understanding and
Scope of Services"attached hereto as Exhibit"A"and incorporated herein by this reference,which
services may be referred to herein as the"services"or"work"hereunder. As a material inducement
to the City entering into this Agreement, Contractor represents and warrants that Contractor is a
provider of first class work and services and Contractor is experienced in performing the work and
services contemplated herein and, in light of such status and experience, Contractor covenants that
it shall follow the highest professional standards in performing the work and services required
hereunder and that all materials will be of good quality, fit for the purpose intended. For purposes'
of this Agreement, the phrase "highest professional standards",shall mean those standards of
practice recognized by one or more first-class firms performing similar work under similar
circumstances.
1.2 Contractor's Proposal. The Scope of Service shall include the Contractor's
proposal or bid which shall be incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth herein.
In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of such proposal and this Agreement,the terms
of this Agreement shall govern.
1.3 Compliance with Law. All services rendered hereunder shall be provided in
accordance with all ordinances, resolutions, statutes, rules, and regulations of the City and any
Federal, State or local governmental agency having jurisdiction in effect at the time service is
rendered.
1.4 Licenses, Permits. Fees and Assessments. Contractor shall obtain at its sole
cost and expense such licenses, permits and approvals as may be required by law for the
performance of the services required by this Agreement Contractor shall have the sole obligation to
pay for any fees, assessments, and taxes, plus applicable penalties and interest, which may be
imposed by law and arise from or are necessary for the Contractor's performance of the services
required by this Agreement, and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless City against any such
fees,assessments, taxes penalties or interest levied,assessed or imposed against City hereunder_
1.5 Familiarity with Work. By executing this Contract, Contractor warrants that
Contractor(a)has thoroughly investigated and considered the scope of services to be performed,
(b) has carefully considered how the services should be performed, and (c)fully understands the
facilities,difficulties and restrictions attending performance of the services under this Agreement. If
the services involve work upon any site, Contractor warrants that Contractor has or will investigate
the site and is or will be fully acquainted with the conditions there existing, prior to commencement
of services hereunder. Should the Contractor discover any latent or unknown conditions,which will
materially affect the performance of the services hereunder,Contractor shall immediately inform the
City of such fact and shall not proceed except at Contractor's risk until written instructions are
received from the Contract Officer.
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1.6 Care of Work. The Contractor shall adopt reasonable methods during the life of
the Agreement to furnish continuous protection to the work, and the equipment, materials, papers,
documents,plans, studies and/orother components thereof to prevent losses or damages, and shall
be responsible for all such damages, to persons or property, until acceptance of the work by City,
except such losses or damages as may be caused by City's own negligence.
1.7 Further Responsibilities of Parties. Both parties agree to use reasonable care
and diligence to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement. Both parties agree to act
in good faith to execute all instruments, prepare all documents and take all actions as may be
reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement. Unless hereafter specified,
neither party shall be responsible for the service of the other.
1.8 Additional Services. City shall have the right at any time during the performance
of the services,without invalidating this Agreement,to order extra work beyond that specified in the
Scope of Services or make changes by altering, adding to or deducting from said work. No such
extra work may be undertaken unless a written order is first given by the Contract Officer to the
Contractor, incorporating therein any adjustment in (i) the Contract Sum, and/or (ii) the time to
perform this Agreement, which said adjustments are subject to the written approval of the
Contractor. Any increase in compensation of up to ten percent(10%)of the Contract Sum may be
approved by the Contract Officer as may be needed to perform any extra work. Any greater
increases, taken either separately or cumulatively must be approved by the City Council. It is
expressly understood by Contractor that the provisions of this Section shall not apply to services
specifically set forth in the Scope of Services or reasonably contemplated therein, regardless of
whether the time or materials required to complete any work or service identified in the Scope of
Work exceeds any time or material amounts or estimates provided therein..
1.9 Special Requirements. Additional terms and conditions of this Agreement, if any,
which are made a part hereof are set forth in the"Special Requirements'attached hereto as Exhibit
"B" and incorporated herein by this reference. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of
Exhibit"B" and any other provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of Exhibit "B"shall govern.
1.10 Responsible to City.. Contractor acknowledges and agrees that the work and
services the Contractor will produce for the City, including any initial study, screen check draft
environmental impact report, draft environmental impact report, and final environmental impact
report,will be prepared in strict and full compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and
the Environmental Quality Act Guidelines(collectively,the"Law"). Contractor further acknowledges
and agrees that, consistent with the requirements of the Law, all documents that Contractor
prepares must reflect the independent judgment of the City. All work performed and all work product
produced shall be subject to review, revision, and approval of the Contract Officer and the final
environmental impact report,including the draft environmental impact report,comments thereto,and
all related responses to comments, will be subject to approval by the City Council. In addition,
Contractor shall not meet with or discuss the work, services, or the contents of any work product
with the applicant or a representative of the applicant without the express approval of the Contract
Officer nor shall the Contractor take direction from the applicant or the applicant's representative.
2.0 COMPENSATION
2.1 Contract Sum. For the services rendered pursuant to this Agreement, the
Contractor shall be compensated in accordance with the "Schedule of Compensation" attached
hereto as Exhibit "D" and incorporated herein by this reference, but not exceeding the maximum
contract amount of FOURTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($14,500.00) herein "Contract Sum"), except as provided in Section 1.8. The method of
compensation may include: (i) a lump sum payment upon completion, (ii)payment in accordance
with the percentage of completion of the services, (iii)payment for time and materials based upon
the Contractor's rates as specified in the Schedule of Compensation,but not exceeding the Contract
Sum or (iv) such other methods as may be specified in the Schedule of Compensation.
Compensation may include reimbursement for actual and necessary expenditures for reproduction
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costs,telephone expense, transportation expense approved by the Contract Officer in advance, and
no other expenses and only if specified in the Schedule of Compensation_ The Contract Sum shall
include the attendance of Contractor at all project meetings reasonably deemed necessary by the
City, Contractor shall not be entitled to any additional compensation for attending said meetings.
Contractor hereby acknowledges that it accepts the risk that the services to be provided pursuantto
the Scope of Services may be more costly or time consuming than Contractor anticipates, that
Contractor shall not be entitled to additional compensation therefore, and the provisions of Section
1.8 shall not be applicable for such services.
THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF CITY'S OBLIGATION UNDER THIS SECTION 2A IS
THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED HEREIN. IF THE CITY'S MAXIMUM OBLIGATION IS REACHED
BEFORE THE CONTRACTOR'S SERVICES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE COMPLETED,
CONTRACTOR WILL NEVERTHELESS COMPLETE THE SERVICES WITHOUT LIABILITY ON
THE CITY'S PART FOR FURTHER PAYMENT BEYOND THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT.
2.2 Method of Payment. Unless some other method of payment is specified in the
Schedule of Compensation, in any month in which Contractor wishes to receive payment, no later
than the first (1st) working day of such month, Contractor shall submit to the City in the form
approved by the City's Director of Finance, an invoice for services rendered with supporting
documents for reimbursable expenses prior to the date of the invoice. Except as provided in
Section 7.3, City shall pay Contractor for all expenses stated thereon which are approved by City
pursuant to this Agreement no later than the last working day of the month.
3.0 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
3.1 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance of this Agreement.
3.2 Schedule of Performance. Contractor shall commence the services pursuant to
this Agreement upon receipt of a written notice to proceed and shall perform all services within the
time period(s) established in the"Schedule of Performance"attached hereto as Exhibit"C", if any,
and incorporated herein by this reference. When requested by the Contractor, extensions to the
time period(s)specified in the Schedule of Performance may be approved in writing by the Contract
Officer, but not exceeding (Refer to Exhibit"C").
3.3 Force Maieure. The time period(s)specified in the Schedule of Performance for
performance of the services rendered pursuant to this Agreementshall be extended because of any
delays due to unforeseeable causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the
Contractor, including, but not restricted to, acts of God or of the public enemy, unusually severe
weather, fires, earthquakes, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, riots, strikes, freight
embargoes, wars, litigation, and/or acts of any governmental agency, including the City, if the
Contractor shall within ten(10)days of the commencement of such delay notify the Contract Officer
in writing of the causes of the delay. The Contract Officer shall ascertain the facts and the extent of
delay, and extend the time for performing the services for the period of the enforced delaywhen and
if in the judgment of the Contract Officer such delay is justified. The Contract Officer's determination
shall be final and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement. In no event shall Contractor be
entitled to recover damages against the City for any delay in the performance of this Agreement,
however caused, Contractor's sole remedy being extension of the Agreement pursuant to this
Section.
3.4 Term. Unless earlier terminated in accordance with Section 7.8 of this
Agreement,this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until completion of the services but
not exceeding one (1) year from the date hereof, except as otherwise provided in the Schedule of
Performance (Exhibit"C")_
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4.0 COORDINATION OF WORK
4.1 Representative of Contractor. The following principals of Contractor are hereby
designated as being the principals and representatives of Contractor authorized to act in its behalf
with respect to the work specified herein and make all decisions in connection therewith:
Mr. Lyn Calerdine, Principal in Charge
Mr. Grant Wilson, AICP, Senior Planner and Project Manager
Mr. George Foscardo, AICP, Senior Planner
LSA ASSOCIATES, INC.
760-416-2075 Phone-- 760-416-3065 Fax
E-Mail: Lyn.Calerdine@lsa-assoc.com
It is expressly understood that the experience, knowledge, capability and reputation of the
foregoing principals were a substantial inducement for City to enter into this Agreement. Therefore,
the foregoing principals shall be responsible during the term of this Agreement for directing all
activities of Contractor and devoting sufficient time to personally supervise the services hereunder.
For purposes of this Agreement, the foregoing principals may not be replaced nor may their
responsibilities be substantially reduced by Contractor without the express written approval of City.
4.2 Contract Officer. The Contract Officer shall be such person as may be
designated by the City Manager of City. It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to assure that the
Contract Officer is kept informed of the progress of the performance of the services and the
Contractor shall refer any decisions which must be made by City to the Contract Officer. Unless
otherwise specified herein, any approval of City required hereunder shall mean the approval of the
Contract Officer. The Contract Officer shall have authority to sign all documents on behalf of the
City required hereunder to carry out the terms of this Agreement.
4.3 Prohibition Against Subcontracting or Assignment. The experience,knowledge,
capability and reputation of Contractor, its principals and employees were a substantial inducement
for the City to enter into this Agreement. Therefore, Contractor shall not contract with any other
entity to perform in whole or in part the services required hereunder without the express written
approval of the City. In addition, neither this Agreement nor any interest herein maybe transferred,
assigned, conveyed, hypothecated or encumbered voluntarily or by operation of law,whether for the
benefit of creditors or otherwise, without the prior written approval of City. Transfers restricted
hereunder shall include the transfer to any person or group of persons acting in Concert of more
than twenty five percent (25%) of the present ownership and/or control of Contractor, taking all
transfers into account on a cumulative basis. In the event of any such unapproved transfer,
including any bankruptcy proceeding, this Agreement shall be void. No approved transfer shall
release the Contractor or any surety of Contractor of any liability hereunder without the express
consent of City.
The City's policy is to encourage the awarding of subcontracts to persons or entities
with offices located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Palm Springs and, if none are
available, to persons or entities with offices located in the Coachella Valley("Local Subcontractors").
Contractor hereby agrees to use good faith efforts to award subcontracts to Local Subcontractors, if
Local Subcontractors are qualified to perform the work required. In requesting for the City to
consent to a subcontract with a person or entity that is not a Local Subcontractor, the Contractor
shall submit evidence to the City that such good faith efforts have been made or that no Local
Subcontractors are qualified to perform the work. Said good faith efforts may be evidenced by
placing advertisements inviting proposals or by sending requests for proposals to selected Local
Subcontractors. The City may consider Contractor's efforts in determining whether it will consent to
a particular subcontractor. Contractor shall keep evidence of such good faith efforts and copies of
all contracts and subcontracts hereunder for the period specified in Section 6.2.
4A Independent Contractor. Neither the City nor any of its employees shall have any
control over the manner, mode or means by which Contractor, its agents or employees, perform the
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services required herein, except as provided in Section 1.10 or otherwise set forth in this
Agreement. City shall have no voice in the selection, discharge, supervision or control of
Contractor's employees,servants, representatives or agents,or in fixing their number, compensation
or hours of service. Contractor shall perform all services required herein as an independent
contractor of City and shall remain at all times as to City a wholly independent contractor with only
such obligations as are consistent with that role_ Contractor shall not at any time or in any manner
represent that it or any of its agents or employees are agents or employees of City. City shall not in
any way or for any purpose become or be deemed to be a partner of Contractor in its business or
otherwise or a joint venturer or a member of any joint enterprise with Contractor.
5.0 INSURANCE, INDEMNIFICATION AND BONDS
5.1 Insurance. The Contractor shall procure and maintain, at its sole cost and
expense, in a form and content satisfactory to City, during the entire term of this Agreement
including any extension thereof, the following policies of insurance:
(a) Commercial General Liability Insurance. A policy of commercial general liability
insurance written on a per occurrence basis with a combined single limit of a least $1,000,000
bodily injury and property damage including coverages for contractual liability, personal injury,
independent contractors, broad form property damage, products and completed operations. The
Commercial General Liability Policy shall name the City of Palm Springs as an additional insured in
accordance with standard ISO additional insured endorsement farm CG2010(1185)or equivalent
language. The Commercial General Liability Insurance shall name the City, its officers,employees
and agents as additional insured.
(b) Worker's Compensation Insurance. A policyof workers'compensation insurance
in an amount which fully complies with the statutory requirements of the State of California and
which includes $1,000,000 employer's liability.
(c) Business Automobile Insurance. A policy of business automobile liability
insurance written on a per occurrence basis with a single limit liability in the amount of$1,000,000
bodily injury and property damage, Said policy shall include coverage for owned, non-owned,
leased and hired cars.
(d) Additional Insurance. Additional limits and coverages, which may include
professional liability insurance, will be specified in Exhibit"B".
All of the above policies of insurance shall be primary insurance_ (Reference Section 5.4
regarding sufficiency.) The insurer shall waive all rights of subrogation and contribution it may have
against the City, its officers, employees and agents,and their respective insurers. In the event any
of said policies of insurance are canceled, the Contractor shall, priorto the cancellation date,submit
new evidence of insurance in conformance with this Section 5.1 to the Contract Officer. No work or
services under this Agreement shall commence until the Contractor has provided the City with
Certificates of Insurance, endorsements or appropriate insurance binders evidencing the above
insurance coverages and said Certificates of Insurance, endorsements,or binders are approved by
the City.
The contractor agrees that the provisions of this Section 5.1 shall not be construed as
limiting in any way the extent to which the Contractor may be held responsible for the payment of
damages to any persons or property resulting from the Contractor's activities or the activities of any
person or person for which the Contractor is otherwise responsible.
In the event the Contractor subcontracts any portion of the work in compliance with Section
4.3 of this Agreement the contract between the Contractor and such subcontractor shall require the
subcontractor to-maintain the same polices of insurance that the Contractor is required to maintain
pursuant to this Section.
5.2 Indemnification. Contractor agrees to indemnify the City,its officers,agents and
employees against, and will hold and save them and each of them harmless from, any and all
actions, suits, claims, damages to persons or property, losses, costs, penalties, obligations,errors,
omissions or liabilities,(herein"claims or liabilities")that may be asserted or claimed by any person,
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firm or entity arising out of or in connection with the negligent performance of the work, operations or
activities of Contractor, its agents, employees, subcontractors, or invitees, provided for herein, or
arising from the negligent acts or omissions of Contractor hereunder, or arising from Contractor's
negligent performance of or failure to perform any term, provision, covenant or condition of this
Agreement, but excluding such claims or liabilities arising from the sole negligence or willful
misconduct of the City, its officers, agents or employees, who are directly responsible to the City,
and in connection therewith.-
(a) Contractor will defend any action or actions filed in connection with any of said
claims or liabilities and will pay all costs and expenses, including legal costs and attorneys' fees
incurred in connection therewith;
(b) Contractor will promptly pay any judgment rendered against the City, its officers,
agents or employees for any such claims or liabilities arising out of or in connection with the
negligent performance of or failure to perform such work, operations or activities of Contractor
hereunder, and Contractor agrees to save and hold the City, its officers, agents, and employees
harmless therefrom;
(c) In the event the City, its officers, agents or employees is made a party to any action
or proceeding filed or prosecuted against Contractor for such damages or other claims arising out of
or in connection with the negligent performance of or failure to perform the work, operation or
activities of Contractor hereunder, Contractor agrees to pay to the City, its officers, agents or
employees,any and all costs and expenses incurred by the City, its officers,agents or employees in
such action or proceeding, including but not limited to, legal costs and attorneys'fees.
5.3 Performance Bond. Concurrently with execution of this Agreement, Contractor
shall deliver to City a performance bond in the sum of the amount of this Agreement, in the form
provided by the City Clerk, which secures the faithful performance of this Agreement, unless such
requirement is waived by the Contract Officer. The bond shall contain the original notarized
signature of an authorized officer of the surety and affixed thereto shall be a certified and current
copy of his power of attorney. The bond shall be unconditional and remain in force during the entire
term of the Agreement and shall be null and void only if the Contractor promptly and faithfully
performs all terms and conditions of this Agreement.
5.4 Sufficiency of Insurer or5urety. Insurance or bonds required by this Agreement
shall be satisfactory only if issued by companies qualified to do business in California, rated "B"or
better in the most recent edition of Best Rating Guide, The Key Rating Guide or in the Federal
Register, unless such requirements are waived by the City Manager or designee of the City("City
Manager")due to unique circumstances. In the event the City Manager determines that the work or
services to be performed under this Agreement creates an increased or decreased risk of loss to the
City, the Contractor agrees that the minimum limits of the insurance policies and the performance
bond required by this Section 5 may be changed accordingly upon receipt of written notice from the
City Manager or designee; provided that the Contractor shall have the right to appeal a
determination of increased coverage by the City Manager to the City Council of City within ten (10)
days of receipt of notice from the City Manager.
6.0 REPORTS AND RECORDS
6.1 Reports. Contractor shall periodically prepare and submit to the Contract Officer
such reports concerning the performance of the services required by this Agreement as the Contract
Officer shall require. Contractor hereby acknowledges that the City is greatly concerned about the
cost of work and services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement. For this reason, Contractor
agrees that if Contractor becomes aware of any facts, circumstances, techniques, or events that
may orwill materially increase or decrease the cost of the work or services contemplated herein or,
if Contractor is providing design services, the cost of the project being designed, Contractor shall
promptly notify the Contract Officer of said fact, circumstance, technique or event and the estimated
increased or decreased cost related thereto and, if Contractor is providing design services, the
estimated increased or decreased cost estimate for the project being designed.
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6.2 Records. Contractor shall keep,and require subcontractors to keep,such books
and records as shall be necessary to perform the services required by this Agreement and enable
the Contract Officer to evaluate the performance of such services. The Contract Officer shall have
full and free access to such books and records at all times during normal business hours of City,
including the right to inspect, copy,audit and make records and transcripts from such records. Such
records shall be maintained for a period of three (3) years following completion of the services
hereunder, and the City shall have access to such records in the event any audit is required.
6.3 Ownership of Documents. All drawings, specifications, reports, records,
documents and other materials prepared by Contractor, its employees,subcontractors and agents in
the performance of this Agreement shall be the property of City and shall be delivered to City upon
request of the Contract Officer or upon the termination of this Agreement,and Contractorshall have
no claim for further employment or additional compensation as a result of the exercise by City of its
full rights of ownership of the documents and materials hereunder. Any use of such completed
documents for other projects and/or use of uncompleted documents without specific written
authorization by the Contractor will be at the City's sole risk and without liability to Contractor, and
the City shall indemnify the Contractor for all damages resulting therefrom. Contractor may retain
copies of such documents for its own use. Contractor shall have an unrestricted right to use the
concepts embodied therein. All subcontractors shall provide for assignment to City of any
documents or materials prepared by them, and in the event Contractor fails to secure such
assignment, Contractor shall indemnify City for all damages resulting therefrom.
6.4 Release of Documents. The drawings, specifications, reports, records,
documents and other materials prepared by Contractor in the performance of services under this
Agreement shall not be released publicly without the prior written approval of the Contract Officer.
7.0 ENFORCEMENT OF AGREEMENT
7.1 California Law. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted both as to
validity and to performance of the parties in accordance with the laws of the State of California_
Legal actions concerning any dispute, claim or matter arising out of or in relation to this Agreement
shall be instituted in the Superior Court of the County of Riverside, State of California, or any other
appropriate court in such county, and Contractor covenants and agrees to submit to the personal
jurisdiction of such court in the event of such action.
7.2 Disputes. In the event of any dispute arising under this Agreement, the injured
party shall notify the injuring party in writing of its contentions by submitting a claim therefore. The
injured party shall continue performing its obligations hereunder so long as the injuring party
commences to cure such default within ten (10) days of service of such notice and completes the
cure of such default within forty-five (45)days after service of the notice, or such longer period as
may be permitted by the injured party; provided that if the default is an immediate danger to the
health, safety and general welfare, such immediate action may be necessary. Compliance with the
provisions of this Section shall be a condition precedent to termination of this Agreement for cause
and to any legal action, and such compliance shall not be a waiver of any party's right to take legal
action in the event that the dispute is not cured, provided that nothing herein shall limit City's or the
Contractor's right to terminate this Agreement without cause pursuant to Section 7.8.
7.3 Retention of Funds. Contractor hereby authorizes City to deduct from any
amount payable to Contractor (whether or not arising out of this Agreement) (i) any amounts the
payment of which may be in dispute hereunder or which are necessary to compensate City for any
losses, costs, liabilities, or damages suffered by City, and (ii) all amounts for which City may be
liable to third parties, by reason of Contractor's acts or omissions in performing or failing to perform
Contractor's obligation under this Agreement. In the event that any claim is made by a third party,
the amount orvalidity of which is disputed by Contractor, or any indebtedness shall exist which shall
appear to be the basis for a claim of lien, City may withhold from any payment due, without liability
for interest because of such withholding, an amount sufficient to cover such claim. The failure of
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City to exercise such right to deduct or to withhold shall not, however, affect the obligations of the
Contractor to insure, indemnify, and protect City as elsewhere provided herein_
7.4 Waiver. No delay or omission in the exercise of any right or remedy by a non-
defaulting party on any default shall impair such right or remedy or be construed as a waiver_ A
partes consent to or approval of any act by the other party requiring the partys consent or approval
shall not be deemed to waive or render unnecessary the other parrys consent to or approval of any
subsequent act. Any waiver by either party of any default must be in writing and shall not be a
waiver of any other default concerning the same or any other provision of this Agreement.
7.5 Rights and-Remedies are Cumulative,. Except with respect to rights and
remedies expressly declared to be exclusive in this Agreement, the rights and remedies of the
parties are cumulative and the exercise by either party of one or more of such rights or remedies
shall not preclude the exercise by it, at the Same or different times, of any other rights or remedies
for the same default or any other default by the other party.
7.6 Legal Action. In addition to any other rights or remedies, either party may take
legal action, in law or in equity, to cure, correct or remedy any default, to recover damages for any
default,to compel specific performance of this Agreement,to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief,
or to obtain any other remedy consistent with the purposes of this Agreement.
7.7 Liquidated Damaqes. Since the determination of actual damages for any delay in
performance of this Agreement would be extremely difficult or impractical to determine in the event
of a breach of this Agreement,the Contractor and its sureties shall be liable for and shall pay to the
City the sum of(waived-see Exhibit"B")as liquidated damages for each working day of delay in
the performance of any service required hereunder, as specified in the Schedule of Performance
(Exhibit"D"). The City may withhold from any monies payable on account of services performed by
the Contractor any accrued liquidated damages.
7.8 Termination_Prior to Expiration of Term.This Section shall govern any termination
of this Agreement except as specifically provided in the following Section for termination for cause.
The City reserves the right to terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, upon
thirty(30)days'written notice to Contractor, except that where termination is due to the fault of the
Contractor, the period of notice may be such shorter time as may be determined by the Contract
Officer. In addition, the Contractor reserves the right to terminate this Agreement at any time upon,
with or without cause, upon sixty(60)days'written notice to City, except that where termination is
due to the fault of the City, the period of notice may be such shorter time as the Contractor may
determine. Upon receipt of any notice of termination, Contractor shall immediately cease all
services hereunder except such as may be specifically approved by the Contract Officer. Except
where the Contractor has initiated termination,the Contractor shall be entitled to compensation for
all services rendered prior to the effective date of the notice of termination and for any services
authorized by the Contract Officer thereafter in accordance with the Schedule of Compensation or
such as may be approved by the Contract Officer, except as provided in Section 7.3. In the event
the Contractor has initiated termination, the Contractor shall be entitled to compensation only forthe
reasonable value of the work product actually produced hereunder. In the event of termination
without cause pursuant to this Section, the terminating party need not provide the non-terminating
party with the opportunity to cure pursuant to Section 7.2_
7.9 Termination for Default of Contractor. If termination is due to the failure of the
Contractor to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement, City may, after compliance with the
provisions of Section 7.2, take over the work and prosecute the same to completion by contract or
otherwise, and the Contractor shall be liable to the extent that the total cost for completion of the
services required hereunder exceeds the compensation herein stipulated (provided that the City
shall use reasonable efforts to mitigate such damages), and City maywithhold any payments to the
Contractor for the purpose of set-off or partial payment of the amounts owed the City as previously
stated.
7.10 Attorneys' Fees. If either party to this Agreement is required to initiate or defend
or made a party to any action or proceeding in any way connected with this Agreement, the
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prevailing party in such action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief which may be granted,
whether legal or equitable, shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys fees. Attorney's fees shall
include attomey's fees on any appeal, and in addition a party entitled to attorney's fees shall be
entitled to all other reasonable costs for investigating such action, taking depositions and discovery
and all other necessary costs the court allows which are incurred in such litigation. All such fees
shall be deemed to have accrued on commencement of such action and shall be enforceable
whether or not such action is prosecuted to judgment.
8.0 CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES: NON-DISCRIMINATION
8.1 Non-liability of City_Officers and Employees. No officer or employee of the City
shall be personally liable to the Contractor, or any successor in interest, in the event of any default
or breach by the City or for any amount which may become due to the Contractororto its successor,
or for breach of any obligation of the terms of this Agreement.
8.2 Conflict of Interest. No officer or employee of the City shall have any financial
interest,direct or indirect,in this Agreement nor shall any such officer or employee participate in any
decision relating to the Agreement which effects his financial interest or the financial interest of any
corporation, partnership orassociation in which he is, directly or indirectly, interested, in violation of
any State statute or regulation. The Contractor warrants that it has not paid or given and will not pay
or give any third party any money or other consideration for obtaining this Agreement.
8.3 Covenant Against Discrimination. Contractor covenants that,by and for itself,its
heirs, executors, assigns, and all persons claiming under or through them, that there shall be no
discrimination against or segregation of, any person or group of persons on account of race, color,
creed, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, or ancestry in the performance of this Agreement.
Contractor shall take affirmative action to insure that applicants are employed and that employees
are treated during employment without regard to their race, color,creed, religion,sex,marital status,
national origin, or ancestry.
9.0 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
9A Notice. Any notice, demand, request, document, consent, approval, or
communication either party desires or is required to give to the other party or any other person shall
be in writing and either served personally or sent by prepaid, first-class mail, in the case of the City,
to the City Manager and to the attention of the Planning Services Director, CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, P.O. Box 2743, Palm Springs, California 92263.and in the case of the Contractor,to the
person at the address designated on the execution page of this Agreement. Either party may
change its address by notifying the other party of the change of address in writing. Notice shall be
deemed communicated at the time personally delivered or in seventy-two(72)hours from the time of
mailing if mailed as provided in this Section_
9.2 Interpretation. The terms of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with the meaning of the language used and shall not be construed for or against either party by
reason of the authorship of this Agreement or any other rule of construction which might otherwise
apply.
9.3 Integration; Amendment. It is understood that there are no oral agreements
between the parties hereto affecting this Agreement and this Agreement supersedes and cancels
any and all previous negotiations,arrangements, agreements and understandings, if any, between
the parties, and none shall be used to interpret this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended
at any time by the mutual consent of the parties by an instrument in writing.
9.4 SeverabilitV. In the event that any one or more of the phrases, sentences,
clauses, paragraphs, or sections contained in this Agreement shall be declared invalid or
unenforceable by a valid judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, sentences, clauses, paragraphs, or
sections of this Agreementwhich are hereby declared as severable and shall be interpreted to cant'
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out the intent of the parties hereunder unless the invalid provision is so material that its invalidity
deprives either party of the basic benefit of their bargain or renders this Agreement meaningless.
9.5 Corporate Authority_ The persons executing this Agreement on behalf of the
parties hereto warrant that(i)such party is duly organized and existing, (ii)they are duly authorized
to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of said party, (iii)by so executing this Agreement,
such party is formally bound to the provisions of this Agreement, and (iv) the entering into this
Agreement does not violate any provision of any other Agreement to which said party is bound.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the parties have executed and entered into this Agreement as of the date
first written above.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
ATTEST: a municipal corporation
By: By.
City Clerk David H. Ready
City Manager
APPROV TO FORM
By:
City Attorn
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EXHIBIT "A"
PROJECT UNDERSTANDING AND SCOPE OF SERVICES
Consultant agrees to perform the following Scope of Services for Environmental Review Services
and Technical Studies for the Palm Mountain Resort Project No. _1162-PD-342.
Project Understanding
The proposed project entails the demolition of certain structures at the Palm Mountain Resort
and Spa and the construction of new structures for the expansion of lodging and administration
functions associated with the resort on the 2.77-acre parcel between Belardo and Cahuilla
Roads south of Tahquitz Canyon Way. The project will involve the following improvements:
• Amend the General Plan to allow 70 hotel units per acre
• Re-zone the parcel to PDD Overlay(Planned Development over Central Business
District)
• Total room count of 194 in multiple buildings of two to three stories each (35 feet)
• Reduction of space dedicated to ancillary uses from 11,000 to 1,500 square feet
• Reduction of overall site coverage from 28% to 24%
City approvals of this project will include Architectural Review, Conceptual Site Plan approval or
equivalent, sign plan approval, PDD approval, and General Plan Amendment. In addition, the
City must approve the environmental document. The City may identify additional procedural
steps, as necessary.
DATA TO BE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT AND BY THE CITY
Data to be Provided by Applicant
Prior to commencing major work, the applicant must provide the City and LSA with a detailed
project description, including the following:
• Project location and parcel map
Existing site topography as available
• General Plan, General Plan Update, and General Plan EIR
Proposed project characteristics including conceptual site plan, description of building
improvements (square feet, number of stories, etc), outdoor improvements, —parking lots
with number of spaces, conceptual landscape plan, proposed sign program, proposed
modifications to existing buildings
• Proposed project entitlement actions: General Plan Amendment, site plan approval,
architectural approval, etc.
Prior to preparation of the environmental document, the applicant must provide the following
environmental technical studies, as may be required by the City; these reports need to be
reviewed and approved by the City Department with appropriate expertise:
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• Cultural Resources Study(if needed)
Biological Resources Study(if needed)
Traffic Study(to be prepared by Endo Engineering)
• Air Quality Study(it required)
Noise Study(if required)
Geotechnical Study(if needed)
Hydrology Study(if needed)
• Phase 1 Hazardous Materials Assessment (if needed)
LSA also can prepare, at additional fee, the cultural resources, biological resources, noise, and
air quality studies as necessary.
Notes on Technical Studies:
The City may determine that existing information prepared for the City's General Plan Update is
adequate to cover geotechnical and hydrology issues at a level adequate for CEQA approval.
Given the small scale of the project site, the City may determine that neither an air quality study
nor a noise study is required. Any noise study would focus on neighborhood compatibility. If
requested, LSA can provide a scope of work and budget to prepare any of items 1-5, listed
above; items 6-7, as required, must be prepared by an engineer with requisite qualifications.
Prior to the distribution of the environmental document and any meeting notices, the applicant
must provide the City/LSA with a list of property owners within 300 feet or other noticing area
established by the City.
Data to be Provided by the City
LSA assumes the City will provide the following information:
Approved project description
Approved technical studies
• Standard City mailing list
• Examples of City documents and formats
• Review and comment regarding LSA products
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LSA SCOPE OF SERVICES
Project Management, Coordination, and Administration.
LSA will perform project management duties for the environmental review component of the
project to assure a cost-efficient and quality process. The City will oversee the application
process and serve as the conduit of information between applicant and LSA where the technical
studies do not originate with LSA'. In particular, LSA will do the following:
• Manage project and track status; identify issues; coordinate resolution
• Prepare and maintain the project schedule
• Prepare the environmental initial study and make recommendations regarding the type of
environmental document to be required
• Prepare public notices as required and maintain the project distribution list. Note: this
scope assumes that any newspaper advertisements or mailings will be performed by the
City, except as noted below. If requested to perform this task, LSA can pay for such
advertisements or mailings with direct costs reimbursement.
• Prepare monthly project documentation and invoicing
LSA will take a proactive approach to ensure the timely resolution of issues. Note: this budget
assumes that the project will extend no longer than eight months_ If the project extends further,
then the budget for project management will require adjustment for additional meetings, monthly
documentation, etc. The budget assumes one presentation before the City Council, one
presentation before the Planning Commission, and one presentation before the Architectural
Review Committee. Attendance at additional meetings will be charged according to LSA's
standard hourly rates (attached)_
Time is of the Essence
LSA recognizes that lodging uses, with their associated transient occupancy taxes, are
extremely important to local government finances, and that time is of the essence in completing
this work_
Critical Focus on Technical Studies
Based upon our review of available data, LSA suggests that, early on, the City, the applicant and
LSA focus on identifying the requirements and scope of work for any additional technical studies,
as the critical path leads through these efforts. We suggest that City staff with applicable
expertise attend any such meeting in order to achieve consensus on the need for, scope, and
schedule of any such studies. In LSA's experience, the preparation of any traffic studies is the
pacing item in more than half the environmental documents the firm prepares.
Coordination with the City of Palm Springs
As necessary, LSA will prepare for and attend monthly project team meetings with the City and
applicant regarding planning and environmental processing of documents, resolution of issues,
strategy development, etc. LSA will coordinate with affected departments of the City via
attendance at meetings as well as direct contact. Concerns and issues expressed by agency
representatives will be documented to ensure that expressed concerns are recorded and
addressed. Furlhermore, the appropriate City departments, such as fire, police, building, and
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engineering, will provide LSA with pertinent conditions of approval for inclusion in the reports as
they move forward.
Preparation of Environmental Document
Working in consultation with the agencies and with technical studies provided by the applicant,
LSA will prepare an Initial Study per the City's CEQA guidelines. LSA's proposed budget is
based upon a Mitigated Negative Declaration.
LSA will prepare the required CEQA notices to notify required agencies and the general public
that an environmental document is being prepared. These notifications include a Notice of Intent
to Adopt a Negative Declaration or a Mitigated Negative Declaration (NOI) and a Notice of
Determination (NOD) of the lead agency s final action. LSA will coordinate circulation of the
document through the State Clearinghouse, if required. LSA also will coordinate the filing of the
NOD with the County of Riverside_ The budget assumes that the City or the applicant will pay the
requisite filing fee.
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EXHIBIT "B"
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
City hereby waives Section 5.3 as a requirement of this Agreement.
City hereby waives Section 7.7 as a requirement of this Agreement.
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EXHIBIT "C"
SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE
The following table shows typical durations of the primary steps listed above. Note that certain
LSA tasks are particularly subject to the critical path of tasks outside the firm's purview- For
example, completion of the Initial Study is subject to the availability of various technical studies.
CriticW Path Task Responsibiliy Time Length
1- Notice to proceed cityn/a
2. Meetingwith Cityand Applicant LSAT n/a
3. Issue Resolution: GPA Approach, All 1-2 weeks
Traffic Approach, Biological
Resources, Cultural Resources
4. Preparation of Traffic Impact Endo Engineering 2-3 weeks
Analysis
5. Preparation of Initial Study(after LSA 2-3 weeks
review and approval of all
technical studies
6. Lead Agency review Ci Cit 1-2 weeks
7. Prepare Distribution List LSA (with input From 1 week (in parallel
Cit and A Iicant with Ste 5 .
8. Revise Initial Study per City LSA 2 days
comments
9- Posting and circulation of Notice City 3-4 weeks (20 day
of Intent(NOI) minimum County
Clerkposting)
10. Architectural Review meeting City During IS/MND
review period
11- Planning Commission Staff LSA 3 weeks during
Report preparation, review, and IS/MND review period
revision
12. Planning Commission meeting City Per calendar
13. Preparation and recirculation of LSA One month
MND if necessary)
14- Preparation of City Council Staff LSA 2 weeks
Report, review, and revision
15. City Council meeting 4 City One month (for
scheduling)
16, Notice of Determination LSA 2 days
preparation, review, revision, and
circulation
A number of tasks can be accomplished concurrently- For example, staff report preparation and
review generally takes place during the period between scheduled hearings and, generally, can
be achieved within that span of time- The exception is when a project is of particular political
sensitivity, and reports require sequential review by such atypical staff as the City Attorney or
City Manager- The degree to which the project is sensitive to particular interests should come to
light early in the process, and a more solid schedule will become apparent-
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EXHIBIT "D"
SCHEDULE OF COMPENSATION & PROJECT COSTS
Contractor proposes to accomplish the following tasks on an hourly basis consistent with LSA's
standard billing rates.
TASK PROJECTS COSTS
Project Mana ement, Meetin Attendance and Administration $ 2,000.00
Initial Stud �w 10,000.00
Notice of Availability 500.00
Response to Comments/Revise MND 10 Hour Maximu-nnI 1,500.00
Notice of Determination 500.00
Total Estimated Budget $ 14 500.00
Note: This cost projection assumes that the City and/or applicant will pay all necessary filing
fees (e.g., Fish and Game fee at the time of filing of the Notice of Determination), and the City
will pay for any necessary public notices. The projection is based on a maximum of 10 hours to
prepare the response to any comments_
This Cost Projection will not be exceeded without the express approval of the City of Palm
Springs. LSA can conduct authorized additional tasks not included in the above scope of work
on a time and materials basis according to the attached rates on written notice by the City.
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9.
EXHIBIT "E"
LSA IN-HOUSE EXPENSES
Reproduction $0.10 er a e
Color Reproduction (8.5 x_ll)_ $1.00 per page
Color Re roduction j1.x 17) $3.00 per page
Milea e
Road $0.485 per mile
Off-Road $0.635 per mile
Facsimile $1.00 per page
CD Production $5.00 per CD
Plotting _ $5.00 per linear ft.
Diazo Printing $0.20 per sq. ft.
Film develo ing-billed separately as a direct cost $5.00 per roll
Disposable camera and film (developing billed separately as a $10.00 per camera
direct cost
Search of Specialized Data Bases $100.00 per in ui
GPS Unit $100.00 per day
Aerial Photos $200.00 per photol
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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT#2
FOR: Focused Entitlement and Contract Planning Services
for Palm Mountain Resort, Project No. 5.1162-PD-342
THIS CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT (herein "Agreement"), is made and entered
into this , 2007, by and between the CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, a
municipal corporation, (herein"City")and LSA ASSOCIATES, INC_(herein"Contractor"). (The term
Contractor includes professionals performing in a consulting capacity.) The parties hereto agree as
follows-
1.0 SERVICES OF CONTRACTOR
1.1 Scone of Services. In compliance with all terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Contractor shall provide those services specified in the "Scope of Services"
attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference, which services may be
referred to herein as the "services" or "work" hereunder, As a material inducement to the City
entering into this Agreement, Contractor represents and warrants that Contractor is a provider of
first class work and services and Contractor is experienced in performing the work and services
contemplated herein and, in light of such status and experience, Contractor covenants that it shall
follow the highest professional standards in performing the work and services required hereunder
and that all materials will be of good quality, fit for the purpose intended. For purposes of this
Agreement, the phrase "highest professional standards" shall mean those standards of practice
recognized by one or more first-class firms performing similar work under similar circumstances.
1.2 Contractor's Proposal. The Scope of Service shall include the Contractor's
proposal or bid which shall be incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth herein.
In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of such proposal and this Agreement, the
terms of this Agreement shall govern.
1.3 Compliance with Law. All services rendered hereunder shall be provided in
accordance with all ordinances, resolutions, statutes, rules, and regulations of the City and any
Federal, State or local governmental agency having jurisdiction in effect at the time service is
rendered.
1 A Licenses Permits. Fees and Assessments. Contractor shall obtain at its sole
cost and expense such licenses, permits and approvals as may be required by law for the
performance of the services required by this Agreement. Contractor shall have the sole obligation
to pay for any fees, assessments, and taxes, plus applicable penalties and interest,which may be
imposed by law and arise from or are necessary for the Contractor's performance of the services
required by this Agreement, and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless City against any such
fees,assessments,taxes penalties or interest levied,assessed or imposed against City hereunder.
1.5 Familiarity with Work. By executing this Contract, Contractor warrants that
Contractor(a) has thoroughly investigated and considered the scope of services to be performed,
(b) has carefully considered how the services should be performed, and (c) fully understands the
facilities, difficulties and restrictions attending performance of the services under this Agreement. If
the services involve work upon any site, Contractor warrants that Contractor has or will investigate
the site and is or will be fully acquainted with the conditions there existing, prior to commencement
of services hereunder. Should the Contractor discover any latent or unknown conditions,which will
materially affect the performance of the services hereunder,Contractor shall immediately inform the
City of such fact and shall not proceed except at Contractor's risk until written instructions are
received from the Contract Officer.
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1.6 Care of Work. The Contractor shall adopt reasonable methods during the life of
the Agreement to furnish continuous protection to the work,and the equipment, materials, papers,
documents, plans, studies and/or other components thereof to prevent losses or damages, and
shall be responsible for all such damages,to persons or property, until acceptance of the work by
City, except such losses or damages as may be caused by City's own negligence.
1.7 Further Responsibilities of Parties. Both parties agree to use reasonable care
and diligence to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement. Both parties agree to
act in good faith to execute all instruments, prepare all documents and take all actions as may be
reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement. Unless hereafter specified,
neither party shall be responsible for the service of the other.
1.8 Additional Services. City shall have the right at anytime during the performance
of the services,without invalidating this Agreement,to order extra work beyond that specified in the
Scope of Services or make changes by altering, adding to or deducting from said work. No such
extra work may be undertaken unless a written order is first given by the Contract Officer to the
Contractor, incorporating therein any adjustment in (i) the Contract Sum, and/or (ii) the time to
perform this Agreement, which said adjustments are subject to the written approval of the
Contractor. Any increase in compensation of up to ten percent(10%)of the Contract Sum may be
approved by the Contract Officer as may be needed to perform any extra work. Any greater
increases, taken either separately or cumulatively must be approved by the City Council. It is
expressly understood by Contractor that the provisions of this Section shall not apply to services
specifically set forth in the Scope of Services or reasonably contemplated therein, regardless of
whether the time or materials required to complete any work or service identified in the Scope of
Work exceeds any time or material amounts or estimates provided therein-
1.9 Special Requirements. Additional terms and conditions of this Agreement,if any,
which are made a part hereof are set forth in the"Special Requirements"attached hereto as Exhibit
"B" and incorporated herein by this reference. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of
Exhibit "B" and any other provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of Exhibit"B"shall govern.
1,10 Responsible to City. Contractor acknowledges and agrees that the work and
services the Contractor will produce for the City, including any initial study, screen check draft
environmental impact report, draft environmental impact report, and final environmental impact
report, will be prepared in strict and full compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act
and the Environmental Quality Act Guidelines (collectively, the "Law"). Contractor further
acknowledges and agrees that, consistent with the requirements of the Law, all documents that
Contractor prepares must reflect the independent judgment of the City. All work performed and all
work product produced shall be subject to review, revision,and approval of the Contract Officer and
the final environmental impact report, including the draft environmental impact report, comments
thereto, and all related responses to comments,will be subject to approval by the City Council. In
addition, Contractor shall not meet with or discuss the work, services, or the contents of any work
product with the applicant or a representative of the applicant without the express approval of the
Contract Officer nor shall the Contractor take direction from the applicant or the applicant's
representative.
2.0 COMPENSATION
2.1 Contract Sum. For the services rendered pursuant to this Agreement, the
Contractor shall be compensated in accordance with the "Schedule of Compensation" attached
hereto as Exhibit "C" and incorporated herein by this reference, but not exceeding the maximum
contract amount of TWENTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS($20,000.00)herein "Contract
Sum"), except as provided in Section 1.8. The method of compensation may include: (i) a lump
sum payment upon completion, (ii)payment in accordance with the percentage of completion of the
services, (iii) payment for time and materials based upon the Contractor's rates as specified in the
Schedule of Compensation, but not exceeding the Contract Sum or(iv)such other methods as may
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be specified in the Schedule of Compensation. Compensation may include reimbursement for
actual and necessary expenditures for reproduction costs, telephone expense, transportation
expense approved by the Contract Officer in advance, and no other expenses and only if specified
in the Schedule of Compensation. The Contract Sum shall include the attendance of Contractor at
all project meetings reasonably deemed necessary by the City; Contractor shall not be entitled to
any additional compensation for attending said meetings. Contractor hereby acknowledges that it
accepts the risk that the services to be provided pursuant to the Scope of Services may be more
costly or time consuming than Contractor anticipates, that Contractor shall not be entitled to
additional compensation therefore,and the provisions of Section 1.8 shall not be applicable for such
services.
THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF CITY'S OBLIGATION UNDER THIS SECTION 2.1 IS
THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED HEREIN. IF THE CITY'S MAXIMUM OBLIGATION IS REACHED
BEFORE THE CONTRACTOR'S SERVICES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE COMPLETED,
CONTRACTOR WILL NEVERTHELESS COMPLETE THE SERVICES WITHOUT LIABILITY ON
THE CITY'S PART FOR FURTHER PAYMENT BEYOND THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT.
2.2 Method of Payment. Unless some other method of payment is specified in the
Schedule of Compensation, in any month in which Contractor wishes to receive payment, no later
than the first (1st) working day of such month, Contractor shall submit to the City in the form
approved by the City's Director of Finance, an invoice for services rendered with supporting
documents for reimbursable expenses prior to the date of the invoice. Except as provided in
Section 7.3, City shall pay Contractor for all expenses stated thereon which are approved by City
pursuant to this Agreement no later than the last working day of the month.
3.0 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
3.1 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance of this Agreement.
3.2 Schedule of Performance. Contractor shall commence the services pursuant to
this Agreement upon receipt of a written notice to proceed and shall perform all services within the
time period(s)established in the"Schedule of Performance"attached hereto as Exhibit"D", if any,
and incorporated herein by this reference. When requested by the Contractor, extensions to the
time period(s)specified in the Schedule of Performance may be approved in writing by the Contract
Officer, but not exceeding (Refer to Exhibit "D" Highly Aggressive Schedule).
3.3 Force Majeure. The time period(s)specified in the Schedule of Performance for
performance of the services rendered pursuant to this Agreement shall be extended because of any
delays due to unforeseeable causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the
Contractor, including, but not restricted to, acts of God or of the public enemy, unusually severe
weather, fires, earthquakes, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, riots, strikes, freight
embargoes, wars, litigation, and/or acts of any governmental agency, including the City, if the
Contractor shall within ten (10)days of the commencement of such delay notify the Contract Officer
in writing of the causes of the delay. The Contract Officer shall ascertain the facts and the extent of
delay, and extend the time for performing the services for the period of the enforced delay when
and if in the judgment of the Contract Officer such delay is justified. The Contract Officer's
determination shall be final and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement. In no event shall
Contractor be entitled to recover damages against the City for any delay in the performance of this
Agreement, however caused, Contractor's sole remedy being extension of the Agreement pursuant
to this Section.
3.4 Term. Unless earlier terminated in accordance with Section 7.8 of this
Agreement,this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until completion of the services but
not exceeding one (1)year from the date hereof, except as otherwise provided in the Schedule of
Performance (Exhibit "D").
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4.0 COORDINATION OF WORK
4.1 Representative of Contractor. The following principals of Contractor are hereby
designated as being the principals and representatives of Contractor authorized to act in its behalf
with respect to the work specified herein and make all decisions in connection therewith:
Mr. Lyn Calerdine, Principal in Charge
Mr. Grant Wilson, AICP, Senior Planner and Project Manager
Mr. George Foscardo, AICP, Senior Planner
LSA ASSOCIATES, INC.
760-416-2075 Phone 760-416-3065 Fax
E-Mail: Lyn.Calerdine@lsa-assoc.com
It is expressly understood that the experience, knowledge, capability and reputation of the
foregoing principals were a substantial inducement for City to enter into this Agreement. Therefore,
the foregoing principals shall be responsible during the term of this Agreement for directing all
activities of Contractor and devoting sufficient time to personally supervise the services hereunder.
For purposes of this Agreement, the foregoing principals may not be replaced nor may their
responsibilities be substantially reduced by Contractor without the express written approval of City.
4.2 Contract Officer. The Contract Officer shall be such person as may be
designated by the City Manager of City. It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to assure that the
Contract Officer is kept informed of the progress of the performance of the services and the
Contractor shall refer any decisions which must be made by City to the Contract Officer. Unless
otherwise specified herein, any approval of City required hereundershall mean the approval of the
Contract Officer. The Contract Officer shall have authority to sign all documents on behalf of the
City required hereunder to carry out the terms of this Agreement.
4.3 Prohibition Against Subcontracting orAssignmenT. The experience, knowledge,
capability and reputation of Contractor, its principals and employees were a substantial inducement
for the City to enter into this Agreement. Therefore, Contractor shall not contract with any other
entity to perform in whole or in part the services required hereunder without the express written
approval of the City. In addition, neither this Agreement nor any interest herein may be transferred,
assigned, conveyed, hypothecated or encumbered voluntarily or by operation of law, whether for
the benefit of creditors or otherwise,without the prior written approval of City. Transfers restricted
hereunder shall include the transfer to any person or group of persons acting in concert of more
than twenty five percent (25%) of the present ownership and/or control of Contractor, taking all
transfers into account on a cumulative basis. In the event of any such unapproved transfer,
including any bankruptcy proceeding, this Agreement shall be void. No approved transfer shall
release the Contractor or any surety of Contractor of any liability hereunder without the express
consent of City.
The City's policy is to encourage the awarding of subcontracts to persons or entities
with offices located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Palm Springs and, if none are
available, to persons or entities with offices located in the Coachella Valley ("Local
Subcontractors"). Contractor hereby agrees to use good faith efforts to award subcontracts to Local
Subcontractors, if Local Subcontractors are qualified to perform the work required. In requesting for
the City to consent to a subcontract with a person or entity that is not a Local Subcontractor, the
Contractor shall submit evidence to the City that such good faith efforts have been made orthat no
Local Subcontractors are qualified to perform the work. Said good faith efforts may be evidenced
by placing advertisements inviting proposals or by sending requests for proposals to selected Local
Subcontractors. The City may consider Contractor's efforts in determining whether it will consent to
a particular subcontractor. Contractor shall keep evidence of such good faith efforts and copies of
all contracts and subcontracts hereunder for the period specified in Section 62.
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4.4 Independent Contractor. Neither the City nor any of its employees shall have any
control over the manner, mode or means by which Contractor, its agents or employees, perform the
services required herein, except as provided in Section 1.10 or otherwise set forth in this
Agreement. City shall have no voice in the selection, discharge, supervision or control of
Contractor's employees, servants, representatives or agents, or in fixing their number,
compensation or hours of service. Contractor shall perform all services required herein as an
independent contractor of City and shall remain at all times as to City a wholly independent
contractor with only such obligations as are consistent with that role. Contractor shall not at any
time or in any manner represent that it or any of its agents or employees are agents or employees
of City. City shall not in any way or for any purpose become or be deemed to be a partner of
Contractor in its business or otherwise or a joint venturer or a member of any joint enterprise with
Contractor.
5.0 INSURANCE, INDEMNIFICATION AND BONDS
5.1 Insurance. The Contractor shall procure and maintain, at its sole cost and
expense, in a form and content satisfactory to City, during the entire term of this Agreement
including any extension thereof, the following policies of insurance,
(a) Commercial General Liability Insurance. A policy of commercial general liability
insurance written on a per occurrence basis with a combined single limit of a least $1,000,000
bodily injury and property damage including coverages for contractual liability, personal injury,
independent contractors, broad form property damage, products and completed operations. The
Commercial General Liability Policy shall name the City of Palm Springs as an additional insured in
accordance with standard ISO additional insured endorsement form CG20101185 or equivalent
language. The Commercial General Liability Insurance shall name the City, its officers,employees
and agents as additional insured.
(b) Worker's Compensation Insurance. A policy of workers'compensation insurance
in an amount which fully complies with the statutory requirements of the State of California and
which includes $1,000,000 employer's liability.
(c) Business Automobile Insurance. A policy of business automobile liability
insurance written on a per occurrence basis with a single limit liability in the amount of$1,000,000
bodily injury and property damage, Said policy shall include coverage for owned, non-owned,
leased and hired cars-
(d) Additional Insurance. Additional limits and coverages, which may include
professional liability insurance, will be specified in Exhibit "B".
All of the above policies of insurance shall be primary insurance. (Reference Section 5.4
regarding sufficiency.) The insurer shall waive all rights of subrogation and contribution it may have
against the City, its officers, employees and agents, and their respective insurers. In the event any
of said policies of insurance are canceled,the Contractor shall, priorto the cancellation date,submit
new evidence of insurance in conformance with this Section 5.1 to the Contract Officer. No work or
services under this Agreement shall commence until the Contractor has provided the City with
Certificates of Insurance, endorsements or appropriate insurance binders evidencing the above
insurance coverages and said Certificates of Insurance, endorsements,or binders are approved by
the City.
The contractor agrees that the provisions of this Section 5.1 shall not be construed as
limiting in any way the extent to which the Contractor may be held responsible for the payment of
damages to any persons or property resulting from the Contractor's activities orthe activities of any
person or person for which the Contractor is otherwise responsible_
In the event the Contractor subcontracts any portion of the work in compliance with Section
4.3 of this Agreement the contract between the Contractor and such subcontractor shall require the
subcontractor to maintain the same polices of insurance that the Contractor is required to maintain
pursuant to this Section.
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5.2 Indemnification. Contractor agrees to indemnify the City, its officers,agents and
employees against, and will hold and save them and each of them harmless from, any and all
actions, suits, claims, damages to persons or property, losses, costs, penalties,obligations, errors,
omissions or liabilities,(herein"claims or liabilities")that may be asserted or claimed by any person,
firm or entity arising out of or in connection with the negligent performance of the work, operations
or activities of Contractor, its agents,employees,subcontractors, or invitees,provided for herein,or
arising from the negligent acts or omissions of Contractor hereunder, or arising from Contractor's
negligent performance of or failure to perform any term, provision, covenant or condition of this
Agreement, but excluding such claims or liabilities arising from the sole negligence or willful
misconduct of the City, its officers, agents or employees, who are directly responsible to the City,
and in connection therewith:
(a) Contractor will defend any action or actions filed in connection with any of said
claims or liabilities and will pay all costs and expenses, including legal costs and attorneys' fees
incurred in connection therewith;
(b) Contractor will promptly pay any judgment rendered against the City, its officers,
agents or employees for any such claims or liabilities arising out of or in connection with the
negligent performance of or failure to perform such work, operations or activities of Contractor
hereunder; and Contractor agrees to save and hold the City, its officers, agents, and employees
harmless therefrom;
(c) In the event the City, its officers, agents or employees is made a party to any
action or proceeding filed or prosecuted against Contractor for such damages or other claims
arising out of or in connection with the negligent performance of or failure to perform the work,
operation or activities of Contractor hereunder, Contractor agrees to pay to the City, its officers,
agents or employees, any and all costs and expenses incurred by the City, its officers, agents or
employees in such action or proceeding,including but not limited to, legal costs and attorneys'fees.
5.3 Performance Bond. Concurrently with execution of this Agreement, Contractor
shall deliver to City a performance bond in the sum of the amount of this Agreement, in the form
provided by the City Clerk, which secures the faithful performance of this Agreement, unless such
requirement is waived by the Contract Officer. The bond shall contain the original notarized
signature of an authorized officer of the surety and affixed thereto shall be a certified and current
copy of his power of attorney. The band shall be unconditional and remain in force during the entire
term of the Agreement and shall be null and void only if the Contractor promptly and faithfully
performs all terms and conditions of this Agreement.
5.4 Suffiiciencyof Insurer or Sur ety. Insurance or bonds required by this Agreement
shall be satisfactory only if issued by companies qualified to do business in California, rated "B"or
better in the most recent edition of Best Rating Guide, The Key Rating Guide or in the Federal
Register, unless such requirements are waived by the City Manager or designee of the City("City
Manager")due to unique circumstances. In the event the City Manager determines that the work or
services to be performed under this Agreement creates an increased or decreased risk of loss to
the City, the Contractor agrees that the minimum limits of the insurance policies and the
performance bond required by this Section 5 may be changed accordingly upon receipt of written
notice from the City Manager or designee; provided that the Contractor shall have the right to
appeal a determination of increased coverage by the City Managerto the City Council of City within
ten (10) days of receipt of notice from the City Manager.
6.0 REPORTS AND RECORDS
6.1 Reports. Contractor shall periodically prepare and submit to the Contract Officer
such reports concerning the performance of the services required by this Agreement as the
Contract Officer shall require. Contractor hereby acknowledges that the City is greatly concerned
about the cost of work and services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement. For this reason,
Contractor agrees that if Contractor becomes aware of any facts, circumstances, techniques, or
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events that may or will materially increase or decrease the cost of the work or services
contemplated herein or, if Contractor is providing design services, the cost of the project being
designed, Contractor shall promptly notify the Contract Officer of said fact, circumstance,technique
or event and the estimated increased or decreased cost related thereto and, if Contractor is
providing design services,the estimated increased or decreased cost estimate for the project being
designed.
6.2 Records. Contractor shall keep, and require subcontractors to keep,such books
and records as shall be necessary to perform the services required by this Agreement and enable
the Contract Officer to evaluate the performance of such services. The Contract Officer shall have
full and free access to such books and records at all times during normal business hours of City,
including the right to inspect, copy, audit and make records and transcripts from such records.
Such records shall be maintained for a period of three(3)years following completion of the services
hereunder, and the City shall have access to such records in the event any audit is required.
6.3 Ownership of Documents. All drawings, specifications, reports, records,
documents and other materials prepared by Contractor, its employees,subcontractors and agents
in the performance of this Agreement shall be the property of City and shall be delivered to City
upon request of the Contract Officer or upon the termination of this Agreement, and Contractor shall
have no claim for further employment or additional compensation as a result of the exercise by City
of its full rights of ownership of the documents and materials hereunder. Any use of such
completed documents for other projects and/or use of uncompleted documents without specific
written authorization by the Contractor will be at the City's sole risk and without liability to
Contractor, and the City shall indemnify the Contractor for all damages resulting therefrom.
Contractor may retain copies of such documents for its own use. Contractor shall have an
unrestricted right to use the concepts embodied therein. All subcontractors shall provide for
assignment to City of any documents or materials prepared by them, and in the event Contractor
fails to secure such assignment, Contractor shall indemnify City for all damages resulting therefrom.
6.4 Release of Documents. The drawings, specifications, reports, records,
documents and other materials prepared by Contractor in the performance of services under this
Agreement shall not be released publicly without the prior written approval of the Contract Officer.
7.0 ENFORCEMENT OF AGREEMENT
7.1 California Law. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted both as to
validity and to performance of the parties in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
Legal actions concerning any dispute, claim or matter arising out of or in relation to this Agreement
shall be instituted in the Superior Court of the County of Riverside, State of California,or any other
appropriate court in such county, and Contractor covenants and agrees to submit to the personal
jurisdiction of such court in the event of such action.
72 Disputes. In the event of any dispute arising under this Agreement, the injured
party shall notify the injuring party in writing of its contentions by submitting a claim therefore. The
injured party shall continue performing its obligations hereunder so long as the injuring party
commences to cure such default within ten (10)days of service of such notice and completes the
cure of such default within forty-five (45) days after service of the notice, or such longer period as
may be permitted by the injured party, provided that if the default is an immediate danger to the
health,safety and general welfare, such immediate action may be necessary. Compliance with the
provisions of this Section shall be a condition precedent to termination of this Agreement for cause
and to any legal action, and such compliance shall not be a waiver of any party'.$ right to take legal
action in the event that the dispute is not cured, provided that nothing herein shall limit City's or the
Contractor's right to terminate this Agreement without cause pursuant to Section 7.8.
7.3 Retention of Funds. Contractor hereby authorizes City to deduct from any
amount payable to Contractor (whether or not arising out of this Agreement) (i) any amounts the
payment of which may be in dispute hereunder or which are necessary to compensate City for any
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losses, costs, liabilities, or damages suffered by City, and (ii) all amounts for which City may be
liable to third parties, by reason of Contractor's acts or omissions in performing or failing to perform
Contractor's obligation under this Agreement. In the event that any claim is made by a third party,
the amount or validity of which is disputed by Contractor, or any indebtedness shall exist which
shall appear to be the basis for a claim of lien, City may withhold from any payment due, without
liability for interest because of such withholding, an amount sufficient to cover such claim. The
failure of City to exercise such right to deduct or to withhold shall not, however, affect the
obligations of the Contractor to insure, indemnify, and protect City as elsewhere provided herein.
7.4 Waiver. No delay or omission in the exercise of any right or remedy by a non-
defaulting party on any default shall impair such right or remedy or be construed as a waiver. A
party's consent to or approval of any act by the other party requiring the party's consent or approval
shall not be deemed to waive or render unnecessary the other party's consent to or approval of any
subsequent act. Any waiver by either parry of any default must be in writing and shall not be a
waiver of any other default concerning the same or any other provision of this Agreement.
7.5 Bights and Remedies are Cumulative. Except with respect to rights and
remedies expressly declared to be exclusive in this Agreement, the rights and remedies of the
parties are cumulative and the exercise by either parry of one or more of such rights or remedies
shall not preclude the exercise by it, at the same or different times, of any other rights or remedies
for the same default or any other default by the other party.
7.6 Legal Action, In addition to any other rights or remedies, either parry may take
legal action, in law or in equity,to cure, correct or remedy any default, to recover damages for any
default,to compel specific performance of this Agreement,to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief,
or to obtain any other remedy consistent with the purposes of this Agreement.
7.7 Liquidated Damages. Since the determination of actual damages for any delay
in performance of this Agreement would be extremely difficult or impractical to determine in the
event of a breach of this Agreement,the Contractor and its sureties shall be liable for and shall pay
to the City the sum of(waived—see Exhibit "B") as liquidated damages for each working day of
delay in the performance of any service required hereunder, as specified in the Schedule of
Performance(Exhibit"D"). The City may withhold from any monies payable on account of services
performed by the Contractor any accrued liquidated damages.
7.8 Termination Prior to Expiration of Term. This Section shall govern any
termination of this Agreement except as specifically provided in the following Section fortermination
for cause. The City reserves the right to terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without
cause,upon thirty(30)days'written notice to Contractor, except that where termination is due to the
fault of the Contractor,the period of notice may be such shorter time as may be determined by the
Contract Officer. In addition, the Contractor reserves the right to terminate this Agreement at any
time upon, with or without cause, upon sixty (60) days' written notice to City, except that where
termination is due to the fault of the City, the period of notice may be such shorter time as the
Contractor may determine. Upon receipt of any notice of termination, Contractor shall immediately
cease all services hereunder except such as may be specifically approved by the Contract Officer.
Except where the Contractor has initiated termination, the Contractor shall be entitled to
compensation for all services rendered prior to the effective date of the notice of termination and for
any services authorized by the Contract Officer thereafter in accordance with the Schedule of
Compensation or such as may be approved by the Contract Officer, except as provided in Section
7.3. In the event the Contractor has initiated termination, the Contractor shall be entitled to
compensation only for'the reasonable value of the work product actually produced hereunder. In
the event of termination without cause pursuant to this Section, the terminating party need not
provide the non-terminating party with the opportunity to cure pursuant to Section 7.2.
7.9 Termination for Default of Contractor. If termination is due to the failure of the
Contractor to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement, City may, after compliance with the
provisions of Section 7.2, take over the work and prosecute the same to completion by contract or
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otherwise, and the Contractor shall be liable to the extent that the total cost for completion of the
services required hereunder exceeds the compensation herein stipulated (provided that the City
shall use reasonable efforts to mitigate such damages), and City may withhold any payments to the
Contractor for the purpose of set-off or partial payment of the amounts owed the City as previously
stated.
7.10 Attorneys' Fees. If either party to this Agreement is required to initiate or defend
or made a party to any action or proceeding in any way connected with this Agreement, the
prevailing party in such action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief which may be granted,
whether legal or equitable, shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees. Attorney's fees shall
include attorney's fees on any appeal: and in addition a party entitled to attorney's fees shall be
entitled to all other reasonable costs for investigating such action,taking depositions and discovery
and all other necessary costs the court allows which are incurred in such litigation. All such fees
shall be deemed to have accrued on commencement of such action and shall be enforceable
whether or not such action is prosecuted to judgment.
8.0 CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES: NON-DISCRIMINATION
8.1 Non-liability of Cily Officers and Employees. No officer or employee of the City
shall be personally liable to the Contractor, or any successor in interest, in the event of any default
or breach by the City or for any amount which may become due to the Contractor or to its
successor, or for breach of any obligation of the terms of this Agreement.
8.2 Conflict of Interest. No officer or employee of the City shall have any financial
interest, direct or indirect, in this Agreement nor shall any such officer or employee participate in
any decision relating to the Agreement which effects his financial interest or the financial interest of
any corporation, partnership or association in which he is, directly or indirectly, interested, in
violation of any State statute or regulation. The Contractor warrants that it has not paid or given
and will not pay or give any third party any money or other consideration for obtaining this
Agreement.
8.3 Covenant Against Discrimination. Contractor covenants that, by and for itself,its
heirs, executors, assigns, and all persons claiming under or through them, that there shall be no
discrimination against or segregation of, any person or group of persons on account of race, color,
creed, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, or ancestry in the performance of this
Agreement. Contractor shall take affirmative action to insure that applicants are employed and that
employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, sex,
marital status, national origin, or ancestry.
9.0 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
9.1 Notice. Any notice, demand, request, document, consent, approval, or
communication either party desires or is required to give to the other party or any other person shall
be in writing and either served personally or sent by prepaid, first-class mail, in the case of the City,
to the City Manager and to the attention of the Planning Services Director, CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, P.O. Box 2743, Palm Springs, California 92263,and in the case of the Contractor,to the
person at the address designated on the execution page of this Agreement. Either party may
change its address by notifying the other party of the change of address in writing. Notice shall be
deemed communicated at the time personally delivered or in seventy-two(72) hours from the time
of mailing if mailed as provided in this Section.
9.2 Interpretation- The terms of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with the meaning of the language used and shall not be construed for or against either party by
reason of the authorship of this Agreement or any other rule of construction which might otherwise
apply,
9.3 Intearatiom Amendment. It is understood that there are no oral agreements
between the parties hereto affecting this Agreement and this Agreement supersedes and cancels
any and all previous negotiations, arrangements, agreements and understandings, if any, between
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the parties, and none shall be used to interpret this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended
at any time by the mutual consent of the parties by an instrument in writing.
9.4 Severability- In the event that any one or more of the phrases, sentences,
clauses, paragraphs, or sections contained in this Agreement shall be declared invalid or
unenforceable by a valid judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction,such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, sentences, clauses, paragraphs, or
sections of this Agreement which are hereby declared as severable and shall be interpreted to carry
out the intent of the parties hereunder unless the invalid provision is so material that its invalidity
deprives either party of the basic benefit of their bargain or renders this Agreement meaningless.
9.5 Corporate Authority- The persons executing this Agreement on behalf of the
parties hereto warrant that(i)such party is duly organized and existing, (ii)they are duly authorized
to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of said party, (iii) by so executing this Agreement,
such party is formally bound to the provisions of this Agreement, and (iv) the entering into this
Agreement does not violate any provision of any other Agreement to which said party is bound.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the parties have executed and entered into this Agreement as of the date
first written above.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
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City Manager
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EXHIBIT "A"
PROJECT UNDERSTANDING AND SCOPE OF SERVICES
Consultant agrees to perform the following Scope of Services for Focused Entitlement and Contract
Planning Services for the Palm Mountain Resort Project 5.1162-PD-342,
Project Understanding
The proposed project entails the demolition of certain structures at the Palm Mountain Resort
and Spa and the construction of new structures for the expansion of lodging and administration
functions associated with the resort on the 2.77-acre parcel between Belardo and Cahuilla
Roads south of Tahquitz Canyon Way. The project will involve the following improvements:
• Amend the General Plan to allow 70 hotel units per acre
• Re-zone the parcel to PDD Overlay (Planned Development over Central Business
District)
• Total room count of 194 in multiple buildings of two to three stories each (35 feet)
• Reduction of space dedicated to ancillary uses from 11,000 to 1,500 square feet
• Reduction of overall site coverage from 28% to 24%
City approvals of this project will include Architectural Review, Conceptual Site Plan approval or
equivalent, sign plan approval, PDD approval, and General Plan Amendment. In addition, the
City must approve the environmental document. The City may identify additional procedural
steps, as necessary.
Data to be Provided by Applicant
Prior to commencing major work, the applicant must provide the City and LSA with a detailed
project description, including the following:
• Project location and parcel map
• Existing site topography as available
• Proposed project characteristics including conceptual site plan, description of building
improvements (square feet, number of stories, etc), outdoor improvements, parking lots with
number of spaces, conceptual landscape plan, proposed sign program, proposed
modifications to existing buildings
Proposed project entitlement actions: General Plan Amendment, site plan approval,
architectural approval, etc.
Data to be provided by the City
We assume that the City will provide LSA with the following information:
• Approved project description
• Approved technical studies
City standard mailing list
• Examples of City documents and formats
• Review and comment regarding LSA products
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LSA SCOPE OF SERVICES
Project Management, Coordination, and Administration
LSA will perform project management duties for the planning component of the project to assure
a cost efficient and quality process. The City will oversee the application process and serve as
the conduit of information between applicant and LSA. In particular, LSA will do the following:
• Manage the project and track status: identify issues; coordinate resolution
• Prepare and maintain project schedule
• Prepare public notices as required and maintain the project distribution list. Note: this scope
assumes that any newspaper advertisements or mailings will be performed by the City,
except as noted below. If requested to perform this task, LSA can pay for such
advertisements or mailings with direct costs reimbursement.
• Prepare draft and final project staff reports for the Architectural Advisory Committee,
Planning Commission, and the City Council
• Prepare monthly project documentation and invoicing
LSA will take a proactive approach to ensure the timely resolution of issues. Note: this budget
assumes that the project will extend no longer than five months. If the project extends further,
then the budget for project management will require adjustment for additional meetings, monthly
documentation, etc. The budget assumes one presentation before the City Council, potentially
two presentations before the Planning Commission, and potentially two presentations before the
Architectural Review Committee. Attendance at additional meetings will be charged according to
LSA's standard hourly rates (attached).
Time is of the Essence
LSA recognizes that lodging uses, with their associated transient occupancy taxes, are
extremely important to local government finances, and that time is of the essence in completing
this work.
Critical Focus on Technical Studies
Based upon our review of available data, LSA suggests that, early on, the City, the applicant
and LSA focus on identifying the requirement and the scope of work for any additional technical
studies, as the critical path leads through these efforts. We suggest that City staff with
applicable expertise attend any such meeting in order to reach consensus on the need for,
scope, and schedule of any such studies.
Coordination with City of Palm Springs
As necessary, LSA will prepare for and attend monthly project team meetings with the City and
applicant regarding planning and environmental processing of documents, resolution of issues,
strategy development, etc. LSA will coordinate with affected departments of the City via
attendance at meetings as well as direct contact. Concerns and issues expressed by agency
representatives will be documented to ensure that expressed concerns are recorded and
addressed. Furthermore, the appropriate City departments, such as Fire, Police, Building, and
Engineering, will provide LSA with pertinent conditions of approval for inclusion in the reports as
they move forward.
Generate Staff Reports
LSA will prepare the Planning Commission and City Council staff reports per City standards and
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format. The City will provide LSA with sample documents to use in ensuring adherence to those
formats. LSA understands that the Architectural Review Committee does not require a staff
report.
The staff reports will include several components:
Project Description
Analysis of project in light of General Plan and Zoning Ordinance including applicable
findings and architectural guidelines
A recommendation for certification of the environmental review, a recommendation for
approval/denial (with approval subject to review by Planning Director if requested)
A recommendation for conditions of approval (if applicable)
Comments received from the Public and the Planning Commission, with responses as
appropriate
Findings of Fact for approval or denial
Amended Recommendations and Findings as directed by the Planning Commission if
appropriate
Resolutions and Ordinances as required
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EXHIBIT "B"
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
City hereby waives Section 5.3 as a requirement of this Agreement.
City hereby waives Section 7.7 as a requirement of this Agreement_
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EXHIBIT "C"
SCHEDULE OF COMPENSATION
Client agrees to compensate Consultant for such services as shown below.
Consultant shall complete the work outlined above in accordance with the fees schedule identified
below and shall invoice Client on a monthly basis on the percentage of completion.
Consultant proposes to accomplish these tasks on an hourly basis consistent with the billing rates.
The following summarizes the proposed tasks described above_
BUDGET SUMMARY
LSA proposes to accomplish these tasks on an hourly basis consistent with the firm's standard
billing rates. Following is a summary of the proposed tasks described above:
Task I Estimated Bud et
Project mans ement, meeting attendance and administration 1 $ 8,00000
Architectural Committee meeting(s) 2,500.00
Planning Commission staff report and meeting 6,000.00
-City Council staff re olt and meetin 3,500.00
Total estimated budget $ 20,000.00
Note, This budget assumes that the City and/or applicant will pay all necessary filing fees (e.g.,
Fish and Game fee at the time of filing of the Notice of Determination), and the City will pay for
any necessary public notices.
This budget will not be exceeded without the express approval of the City of Palm Springs. LSA
can conduct authorized additional tasks not included in the above scope of work on a time and
materials basis according to the attached rates.
LSA IN-HOUSE DIRECT EXPENSES Unit Cost
Reproduction $0.1D per age
Color Reproduction (8.5 x 11) $1.00 per a e
Color Reproduction (11 x 17) $3.00 per a e
Mileage
Road $0.485 per mile
Off-Road $0.635 per mile
Facsimile 4 $1.00 er page
CD Production $5.00 per CD
Plotting $5.00 per linear ft.
Diazo Printing $0.20 er s . ft.
Film developing billed separately as a direct cost $5.00 per roll
Disposable camera and film (developing billed separately as a $10.00 per camera
direct cost
Search of 5 ecialized Data gases $100,00 per inquiry
GPS Unit _ _ $100.00 er da
Aerial Photos $200.00 per hoto
Supporting documents for all reimbursables with be provided with invoices and
shall not exceed$2,000.00.
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EXHIBIT "D"
SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE
The following table shows typical durations of the primary steps listed above. Note that certain
LSA tasks are particularly subject to the critical path of tasks outside the firm's purview. For
example, completion of the Initial Study is subject to the availability of various technical studies.
Critical Path Task Res onsibili Time Length
1. Notice to proceed City n/a
2. Meeting with City and Applicant LSA n/a
3. Issue Resolution: GPA Approach, Traffic All 1-2 weeks
Approach, Biological Resources, Cultural
Resources
4. Preparation of Traffic Impact Analysis LSA 2-3 weeks
5. Preparation of Initial Study (after review and LSA 2-3 weeks
approval of all technical studies
6. Lead Agency w Ci revie Cit 1-2 weeks
7. Prepare Distribution List LSA (with input from 1 week (in parallel
City and Applicant) with Ste 5).
8. Revise Initial Study per Ci comments LSA 2 days
9 Posting and circulation of Notice of Intent City 3-4 weeks (20 day
(NOO minimum County
Clerkposting)
10. Architectural Review meeting City During IS/MND
review period
11. Planning Commission Staff Report LSA 3 weeks during
preparation, review, and revision ISA review
eriod
12. Planning Commission meeting City Per calendar
13. Preparation and recirculation of MND (if LSA One month
necessary)
14, Preparation of City Council Staff Report, LSA 2 weeks
review, and revision
15. City Council meeting City One month (for
scheduling)
16. Architectural Review Meeting (post- City One month
entitlement
17. Planning Commission Meeting (post- City One month
entitlement
A number of tasks can be accomplished concurrently. For example, staff report preparation and
review generally takes place during the period between scheduled hearings and, generally, can
be achieved within that span of time. The exception is when a project is of particular political
sensitivity, and reports require sequential review by such atypical staff as the City Attorney or
City Manager. The degree to which the project is sensitive to particular interests should come
to light early in the process, and a more solid schedule will become apparent.
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