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HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.009-22RESOLUTION # 009 (Series of 2022) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, APPROVING A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ASPEN AND THE ASPEN DIGGER, INC. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAID CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO. WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the City Council a contract for the construction of waterline infrastructure on Hunter Creek Rd., between the City of Aspen and The Aspen Digger, Inc., a true and accurate copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A"; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, That the City Council of the City of Aspen hereby approves that Contract for construction of waterline infrastructure on Hunter Creek Rd., between the City of Aspen and The Aspen Digger, Inc., a copy of which is annexed hereto and incorporated herein, and does hereby authorize the City Manager to execute said agreement on behalf of the City of Aspen. INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Aspen on the 25' day of January, 2022. 74�& Torre, Mayor I, Nicole Henning, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at a meeting held, January 25`h, 2022. Nicole Henni4 City Clerk DocuSign Envelope ID: EBCD6A6E-8731-4DBB-B3B1-7AD3871581F4 IIIi a"oFASM CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into on January 11th, 2022, by and between the CITY OF ASPEN, Colorado, hereinafter called the "City", and THE ASPEN DIGGER, INC., hereinafter called the "Contractor". WHEREAS, the City has caused to be prepared, in accordance with the law, specifications and other Contract Documents for the work herein described, and has approved and adopted said documents, and has caused to be published, in the manner and for the time required by law, an advertisement, for the project: 2021-219:Red Mountain Water System Improvements, and, WHEREAS, the Contractor, in response to such advertisement, or in response to direct invitation, has submitted to the City, in the manner and at the time specified, a sealed Bid in accordance with the terms of said Invitation for Bids; and, WHEREAS, the City, in the manner prescribed by law, has publicly opened, examined, and canvassed the Bids submitted in response to the published Invitation for Bids therefore, and as a result of such canvass has determined and declared the Contractor to be the lowest responsible and responsive bidder for the said Work and has duly awarded to the Contractor a Contract for Construction therefore, for the sum or sums set forth herein; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the payments and Contract for Construction herein mentioned: 1. The Contractor shall commence and complete the construction of the Work as fully described in the Contract Documents. 2. The Contractor shall furnish all of the materials, supplies, tools, equipment, labor and other services necessary for the construction and completion of the Work described herein. 3. The Contractor shall commence the work required by the Contract Documents within seven (7) consecutive calendar days after the date of "Notice to Proceed" and will complete the same by the date and time indicated in the Special Conditions unless the time is extended in accordance with appropriate provisions in the Contract Documents. 4. The Contractor agrees to perform all of the Work described in the Contract Documents and comply with the terms therein for a sum not to exceed TWO HUNDRED NINETY SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FOUR AND 65/100 ($296,504.65) DOLLARS or as shown on the BID proposal. 5. The term "Contract Documents" means and includes the documents listed in the City of Aspen General Conditions to Contracts for Construction (version GC97-2) and in the CC1-971.doc DocuSign Envelope ID: EBCD6A6E-8731-4DBB-B3B1-7AD3871581F4 Special Conditions. The Contract Documents are included herein by this reference and made a part hereof as if fully set forth here. 6. The City shall pay to the Contractor in the manner and at such time as set forth in the General Conditions, unless modified by the Special Conditions, such amounts as required by the Documents. 7. This Contract for Construction shall be binding upon all parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Contract Documents, this Contract for Construction shall be subject to the City of Aspen Procurement Code, Title 4 of the Municipal Code, including the approval requirements of Section 4-08-040. This agreement shall not be binding upon the City unless duly executed by the City Manager or the Mayor of the City of Aspen (or a duly authorized official in his/her absence) following a resolution of the Council of the City of Aspen authorizing the Mayor or City Manager (or a duly authorized official in his/her absence) to execute the same. 8. This agreement and all of the covenants hereof shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the City and the Contractor respectively and their agents, representatives, employees. Successors, assigns, and legal representatives. Neither the City nor the Contractor shall have the right to assign, transfer or sublet his or her interest or obligations hereunder without the written consent of the other party. 9. This agreement does not and shall not be deemed or construed to confer upon or grant to any third party or parties, except to parties to whom the Contractor or the City may assign this Contract for Construction in accordance with the specific written consent, any rights to claim damages or to bring suit, action or other proceeding against either the City or the Contractor because of any breach hereof or because of any of the terms, covenants, agreements or conditions herein contained. 10. No waiver of default by either party of any terms, covenants or conditions hereof to be performed, kept and observed by the other party shall be construed, or operate as, a waiver of any subsequent default of any of the terms, covenants or conditions herein contained, to be performed, kept and observed by the other party. 11. The parties agree that this Contract for Construction was made in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado and shall be so construed. Venue is agreed to be kept exclusively in the courts of Pitkin County, Colorado. 12. In the event that legal action is necessary to enforce any of the provisions of this Contract for Construction, the prevailing party shall be entitled to its costs and reasonable attorney's fees. 13. This Contract for Construction was reviewed and accepted through the mutual efforts of the parties hereto, and the parties agree that no construction shall be made or presumption shall arise for or against either party based on any alleged unequal status of the parties in the negotiation, review or drafting of this Contract for Construction. 14. The undersigned representative of the Contractor, as an inducement to the City to execute this Contract for Construction, represents that he/she is an authorized CC1-971.doc Page 2 ..CC' DocuSign Envelope ID: EBCD6A6E-8731-4DBB-B3B1-7AD3871581F4 representative of the Contractor for the purposes of executing this Contract for Construction and that he/she has full and complete authority to enter into this Contract for Construction for the terms and conditions specified herein. 15. This Agreement and any amendments hereto may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on the Parties, notwithstanding the possible event that all Parties may not have signed the same counterpart. Furthermore, each Party consents to the use of electronic signatures by either Party. The Scope of Work, and any other documents requiring a signature hereunder, may be signed electronically in the manner agreed to by the Parties. The Parties agree not to deny the legal effect or enforceability of the Agreement solely because it is in electronic form or because an electronic record was used in its formation. The Parties agree not to object to the admissibility of the Agreement in the form of an electronic record, or a paper copy of an electronic documents, or a paper copy of a document bearing an electronic signature, on the ground that it is an electronic record or electronic signature or that it is not in its original form or is not an original. 16. Worker Without Authorization — CRS §8-17.5-101 & §24-76.5-101 Purpose. During the 2021 Colorado legislative session, the legislature passed House Bill 21- 1075 that amended current CRS §8-17.5-102 (1), (2)(a), (2)(b) introductory portion, and (2)(b)(III) as it relates to the employment of and contracting with a "worker without authorization" which is defined as an individual who is unable to provide evidence that the individual is authorized by the federal government to work in the United States. As amended, the current law prohibits all state agencies and political subdivisions, including the Owner, from knowingly hiring a worker without authorization to perform work under a contract, or to knowingly contract with a Consultant who knowingly hires with a worker without authorization to perform work under the contract. The law also requires that all contracts for services include certain specific language as set forth in the statutes. The following terms and conditions have been designed to comply with the requirements of this new law. Definitions. The following terms are defined by this reference are incorporated herein and in any contract for services entered into with the Owner. .1 "E-verify program" means the electronic employment verification program created in Public Law 208, 104th Congress, as amended, and expanded in Public Law 156, 108th Congress, as amended, that is jointly administered by the United States Department of Homeland Security and the social security Administration, or its successor program. .2 "Department program" means the employment verification program established pursuant to Section 8-17.5-102(5)(c). 3 "Public Contract for Services" means this Agreement. .4 "Services" means the furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a Consultant or a subconsultant not involving the delivery of a specific end product other than reports that are merely incidental to the required performance. CC1-971.doc ?age 3 DocuSign Envelope ID EBCD6A6E-8731-4DBB-B3B1-7AD3871581F4 .5 "Worker without authorization" means an individual who is unable to provide evidence that the individual is authorized by the federal government to work in the United States By signing this document, Consultant certifies and represents that at this time: 1. Consultant shall confirm the employment eligibility of all employees who are newly hired for employment to perform work under the public contract for services; and 2. Consultant has participated or attempted to participate in either the e verify program or the department program in order to verify that new employees are not workers without authorization. Consultant hereby confirms that: 1. Consultant shall not knowingly employ or contract with a worker without authorization to perform work under the Public Contract for Services. 2. Consultant shall not enter into a contract with a subconsultant that fails to certify to the Consultant that the subconsultant shall not knowingly employ or contract with a worker without authorization to perform work under the Public Contract for Services. 3. Consultant has confirmed the employment eligibility of all employees who are newly hired for employment to perform work under the public contract for services through participation in either the e-verify program or the department program. 4. Consultant shall not use the either the e-verify program or the department program procedures to undertake pre -employment screening of job applicants while the Public Contract for Services is being performed. If Consultant obtains actual knowledge that a subconsultant performing work under the Public Contract for Services knowingly employs or contracts with a worker without authorization, Consultant shall: 1. Notify such subconsultant and the Owner within three days that Consultant has actual knowledge that the subconsultant is employing or subcontracting with a worker without authorization: and 2. Terminate the subcontract with the subconsultant if within three days of receiving the notice required pursuant to this section the subconsultant does not stop employing or contracting with the worker without authorization; except that Consultant shall not terminate the Public Contract for Services with the subconsultant if during such three days the subconsultant provides information to establish that the subconsultant has not knowingly employed or contracted with a worker without authorization. Consultant shall comply with any reasonable request by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment made in the course of an investigation that the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment undertakes or is undertaking pursuant to the authority established in Subsection 8- 17.5-102 (5), C.R.S. CC1-971.doc Page 4 DocuSign Envelope ID. EBCD6A6E-8731-4DBB-B3B1-7AD3871581F4 If Consultant violates any provision of the Public Contract for Services pertaining to the duties imposed by Subsection 8-17.5-102, C.R.S. the Owner may terminate this Agreement. If this Agreement is so terminated, Consultant shall be liable for actual damages to the Owner arising out of Consultant's violation of Subsection 8-17.5-102, C.R.S. It is agreed that neither this agreement nor any of its terms, provisions, conditions, representations or covenants can be modified, changed, terminated or amended, waived, superseded or extended except by appropriate written instrument fully executed by the parties. If any of the provisions of this agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable it shall not affect or impair the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision. 17. Contractor shall comply with any reasonable request by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment made in the course of an investigation that the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment undertakes or is undertaking pursuant to the authority established in Subsection 8-17.5-102 (5), C.R.S. 18. If Contractor violates any provision of the Public Contract for Services pertaining to the duties imposed by Subsection 8-17.5-102, C.R.S. the City of Aspen may terminate the Public Contract for Services. If the Public Contract for Services is so terminated, Contractor shall be liable for actual and consequential damages to the City of Aspen arising out of Contractor's violation of Subsection 8-17.5-102, C.R.S. 19. This Agreement and any amendments hereto may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on the Parties, notwithstanding the possible event that all Parties may not have signed the same counterpart. Furthermore, each Party consents to the use of electronic signatures by either Party. The Scope of Work, and any other documents requiring a signature hereunder, may be signed electronically in the manner agreed to by the Parties. The Parties agree not to deny the legal effect or enforceability of the Agreement solely because it is in electronic form or because an electronic record was used in its formation. The Parties agree not to object to the admissibility of the Agreement in the form of an electronic record, or a paper copy of an electronic documents, or a paper copy of a document bearing an electronic signature, on the grounds that it is an electronic record or electronic signature or that it is not in its original form or is not an original. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties agree hereto have executed this Contract for Construction on the date first above written. CC1-971.doc Page 5 "cc1 DocuSign Envelope ID: EBCD6A6E-8731-4DBB-B3B1-7AD3871581F4 ATTESTED BY: V"Nz STOKE SEtREr►rRy-TR SKRF�t APPROVED AS TO FORM: By: City Attorney COP CITY OF AS ,°CN?IC -fADO �tA.tn.t, �OSft,V' By zsoaar.�ccaar Title: Acting City Manager IG(,rA, INS By: 1611,/ STOGIE _ Title: I D General Conditions for Constriction Contracts and Special Conditions can be found on City of Aspen Website. littps:/ wNvw.cityofasi)en.com/497/Purchasing Note: Certification of Incorporation shall be executed if Contractor is a Corporation. If a partnership, the Contract shall be signed by a Principal and indicate title. CC1-971.doc Page 6 'CC1