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HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.019-22 RESOLUTION 019 (Series of 2022) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, APPROVING A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ASPEN AND MOUNTAIN ROLL-OFFS, INC. AND 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 city wide waste and recycling services, between the City of Aspen and Mountain Roll- Offs, Inc. (d/b/a Mountain Waste & Recycling), 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 city wide waste and recycling services, between the City of Aspen and Mountain Roll-Offs, Inc. (d/b/a Mountain Waste & Recycling) 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 22 day of February 2022. 7YVk, 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, February 22, 2022. _11'qu Nicole Henning, City Clerk DocuSign Envelope ID:E20F4D91-6824-464B-A2B6-lD4B6ACA1014 CITY OF ASPEN STANDARD FORM OF AGREEMENT CITY OFA,SPEN TRASH AND RECYCLING SERVICES City of Aspen Contract No.:2021-273. AGREEMENT made this 1 day of March, in the year 2022. BETWEEN the City: Contract Amount: The City of Aspen c/o Liz Chapman 427 Rio Grande Place Total shall not exceed: $ 845,730* Aspen,Colorado 81611 *for 5-year contract and excluding on call Phone: (970)429-1831 services If this Agreement requires the City to pay And the Contractor: an amount of money in excess of $50,000.00 it shall not be deemed valid Mountain Roll-Offs,Inc.dba until it has been approved by the City Mountain Waste&Recycling Council of the City of Aspen. c/o Douglas Goldsmith City Council Approval: 1058 County Road 100 PO BOX 999 Date: Carbondale,CO 81623 Phone:970-963-3435 Resolution No.: For the Following Project: City Wide Waste and Recycling Services Exhibits appended and made a part of this Agreement: Exhibit A: Scope of Work. Exhibit 13: Fee Schedule. The City and Contractor agree as set forth below. Agreement Professional Services Page 0 DocuSign Envelope ID:E20F4D91-6824-464B-A2B6-lD4B6ACA1014 1. Scope of Work. Contractor shall perform in a competent and professional manner the Scope of Work as set forth at Exhibit A attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein.The City hereby grants the exclusive right and privilege to Contractor to perform all of the services at the locations set forth in Exhibit A. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary: (a) Contractor shall have no obligation to collect any material which is or contains, or which Contractor reasonably believes to be or contain,radioactive,volatile,corrosive,highly flammable,explosive, biomedical, infectious,biohazardous,toxic or hazardous material as defined by applicable federal, state or local laws or regulations ("Excluded Waste"); (b) if Contractor finds what reasonably appears to be discarded Excluded Waste, Contractor shall promptly notify the City and the producer of the Excluded Waste, if the producer can be readily identified; and (c) title to and liability for any Excluded Waste shall remain with the producer of the Excluded Waste, even if Contractor inadvertently collects or disposes of such Excluded Waste. 2. Completion. Contractor shall commence Work immediately upon receipt of a written Notice to Proceed from the City and complete all phases of the Scope of Work as expeditiously as is consistent with professional skill and care and the orderly progress of the Work in a timely manner.The parties anticipate that all Work pursuant to this Agreement shall be completed no later than March 1 2027. Upon request of the City, Contractor shall submit, for the City's approval, a schedule for the perfor- mance of Contractor's services which shall be adjusted as required as the project proceeds,and which shall include allowances for periods of time required by the City's project engineer for review and approval of submissions and for approvals of authorities having jurisdiction over the project. This schedule, when approved by the City, shall not, except for reasonable cause, be exceeded by the Contractor. 3. Payment. In consideration of the work performed, City shall pay Contractor on a time and expense basis for all work performed. The ley rates for work performed by Contractor shall not eeea t4ie a hourly fates se be governed by the payment structures set forth at Exhibit A and/or Exhibit B appended hereto.Except as otherwise mutually agreed to by the parties the payments made to Contractor shall not initially exceed the amount set forth above. Contractor shall submit, in timely fashion,invoices for work performed.The City shall review such invoices and,if they are considered incorrect or untimely, the City shall review the matter with Contractor within ten days from receipt of the Contractor's bill. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Contractor may pass through and the City shall pay to Contractor any documented increases in disposal fees, increases in Contractor's costs due to changes in local, state or federal rules, ordinances or regulations applicable to Contractor's operations or the services provided hereunder,and any increases in and newly imposed taxes, fees or other governmental charges assessed against or passed through to Contractor(other than income or real property taxes). 4. Non-Assi ang bilit_y. Both parties recognize that this Agreement is one for personal services and cannot be transferred,assigned,or sublet by either party without prior written consent of the other, unless such assignment by Contractor is to an affiliated entity or subsidiary of Contractor. Sub- Contracting,if authorized,shall not relieve the Contractor of any of the responsibilities or obligations under this Agreement.Contractor shall be and remain solely responsible to the City for the acts,errors, omissions or neglect of any subcontractors' officers, agents and employees, each of whom shall,for this purpose be deemed to be an agent or employee of the Contractor to the extent of the subcontract. Agreement Professional Services Page 1 DocuSign Envelope ID:E20F4D9l-6824-464B-A2B6-1D4B6ACA1014 The City shall not be obligated to pay or be liable for payment of any sums due which may be due to any sub-contractor. 5. Termination of Procurement. The sale contemplated by this Agreement may be canceled by the City prior to acceptance by the City whenever for any reason and in its sole discretion the City shall determine that such cancellation is in its best interests and convenience. 6. Termination of Contractor Services. If either party shall be in breach of any provision of this Agreement,either party may suspend its performance hereunder until such breach has been cured or terminate this Agreement;provided,however,that no termination of this Agreement by either party shall be effective until the non-breaching party has given written notice of such breach to the breaching party and the breaching party has failed to cure such breach within thirty(30) days after receipt of such notice. Upon any such failure to cure, the non-breaching party may terminate this Agreement by giving the breaching party written notice of such termination, which shall become effective upon receipt of such notice. The Centraeter- er-the Cit�,may terminate the TRAS14 AND RECYCLING Sefyi— --ent ef this Agreement, without speei6,ing the reasen ther-efer-, by No fees shall be earned after the effective date of the termination.44pen any tefillifieAiefi,all fifiished er- unfinished deeuments, data, sWdies, suFveYs, drawings, maps, medels, phetegfaphs, rvpeFts e ether-fflatefial prepared by the Pr-efessienal per-stiant to this Agr-eement shall beeeme the pr-epefty ef the Eity-Notwithstanding the above, Contractor shall not be relieved of any liability to the City for damages sustained by the City by virtue of any breach of this Contractor purposes of set-off until such time as the exact amount of damages due the City from the Contractor may be determined. 7. Independent Contractor Status. It is expressly acknowledged and understood by the parties that nothing contained in this agreement shall result in,or be construed as establishing an employment relationship. Contractor shall be,and shall perform as,an independent Contractor who agrees to use his or her best efforts to provide the said services on behalf of the City. No agent, employee, or servant of Contractor shall be, or shall be deemed to be,the employee, agent or servant of the City. City is interested only in the results obtained under this contract. The manner and means of conducting the work are under the sole control of Contractor. None of the benefits provided by City to its employees including, but not limited to, workers' compensation insurance and unemployment insurance, are available from City to the employees, agents or servants of Contractor. Contractor shall be solely and entirely responsible for its acts and for the acts of Contractor's agents,employees, servants and subcontractors during the performance of this contract. Contractor shall indemnify City against all liability and loss in connection with,and shall assume full responsibility for payment of all federal, state and local taxes or contributions imposed or required under unemployment insurance, social security and income tax law,with respect to Contractor and/or Contractor's employees engaged in the performance of the services agreed to herein. 8. Indemnification. Contractor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers, employees, insurers,and self-insurance pool,from and against all liability, claims, and demands,on account of injury, loss, or damage, including without limitation claims arising from bodily injury, personal injury, sickness, disease, death, property loss or damage, or any other loss of any kind whatsoever, which arise out of or are in any manner connected with this contract, but only to the extent and for an amount represented by the degree or percentage such injury, loss, or damage is caused by the i „hole , in.aFt by o is elaimed to be. sed i whole e in„art by,the, .F,4 Contractor effer, mistake, negligence, or, willful misconduct, of Hof the Contractor, any subcontractor of the Contractor, or any officer, employee, Agreement Professional Services Page 2 DocuSign Envelope ID:E20F4D91-6824-464B-A2B6-lD4B6ACA1014 representative, or agent of the Contractor or of any subcontractor of the Contractor, or which arises out of any workmen's compensation claim of any employee of the Contractor or of any employee of any subcontractor of the Contractor. The Contractor agrees to investigate,handle,respond to,and to provide defense for and defend against, any such liability, claims or demands at the sole expense of the Contractor,or at the option of the City,agrees to pay the City or reimburse the City for the defense costs incurred by the City in connection with,any such liability,claims,or demands.If it is determined by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that such injury,loss,or damage was caused in whole or in part by the act, omission, or other fault of the City, its officers, or its employees, the City shall reimburse the Contractor for the portion of the judgment attributable to such act,omission, or other fault of the City, its officers,or employees. 9. Contractor's Insurance. (a) Contractor agrees to procure and maintain,at its own expense,a policy or policies of insurance sufficient to insure against all liability, claims, demands, and other obligations assumed by the Contractor pursuant to Section 8 above. Such insurance shall be in addition to any other insurance requirements imposed by this contract or by law.The Contractor shall not be relieved of any liability, claims, demands, or other obligations assumed pursuant to Section 8 above by reason of its failure to procure or maintain insurance, or by reason of its failure to procure or maintain insurance in sufficient amounts, duration, or types. The policy requirements herein may be satisfied through a combination of primary and umbrella/excess liability coverage. (b) Contractor shall procure and maintain, and shall cause any subcontractor of the Contractor to procure and maintain, the minimum insurance coverages listed below. Such coverages shall be procured and maintained with forms and insurance acceptable to the City. All coverages shall be continuously maintained to cover all liability, claims, demands, and other obligations assumed by the Contractor pursuant to Section 8 above. In the case of any claims-made policy, the necessary retroactive dates and extended reporting periods shall be procured to maintain such continuous coverage. (i) Worker's Compensation insurance to cover obligations imposed by applicable laws for any employee engaged in the performance of work under this contract, and Employers' Liability insurance with minimum limits of ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) for each accident, ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) disease-policy limit,and ONE MILLION DOLLARS($1,000,000.00)disease-each employee. Evidence of qualified self-insured status may be substituted for the Worker's Compensation requirements of this paragraph. (ii) Commercial General Liability insurance with minimum combined single limits of TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($2,000,000.00)each occurrence and THREE MILLION DOLLARS ($3,000,000.00) aggregate. The policy shall be applicable to all premises and operations.The policy shall include coverage for bodily injury,broad form property damage (including completed operations), personal injury(ineluding products, and completed operations. Agreement Professional Services Page 3 DocuSign Envelope ID:E20F4D91-6824-464B-A286-lD4B6ACA1014 fer > eellapse, and undergeund hazards. The peliey shall eent (iii) Comprehensive Automobile Liability insurance with minimum combined single limits for bodily injury and property damage of not less than ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) each occurrence and ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) aggregate with respect to each Contractor's owned, hired and non- owned vehicles assigned to or used in performance of the Scope of Work. The-peliey shall eentain a severability of interests provisien. if the Gentraeter- has no owned (iv) (RESERVED)Pr-&ft&9Mna!Liabih4),instir-anee with the minimum limits of ONE A 41 i iON DOLLARS T A D S ($1 nnn nnm each elai..... and TWO T G i ION DOLLARS A D S e 000,000)aggregate. (c) The policy or policies required above shall be endorsed to include the City and the City's officers and employees as additional insureds. , but only to the extent such liabilities have been assumed by Contractor in this Agreement.Every policy required above shall be primary insurance, and any insurance carried by the City, its officers or employees, or carried by or provided through any insurance pool of the City, shall be excess and not contributory insurance to that provided by Contractor. No additional insured endorsement to the policy required above shall contain any exclusion for bodily injury or property damage arising from completed operations. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for any deductible losses under any policy required above. (d) The certificate of insurance provided to the City shall be completed by the Contractor's insurance agent as evidence that policies providing the required coverages, conditions, and minimum limits are in full force and effect, and shall be reviewed and approved by the City prior to commencement of the contract.No other form of certificate shall be used.The certifi- cate shall identify this eentraet a shall provide that the coverages afforded under the policies shall not be canceled, terminated or materially changed until at least thirty (30) days prior written notice has been given to the City. (e) Failure on the part of the Contractor to procure or maintain policies providing the required coverages,conditions,and minimum limits shall constitute a material breach of contract upon which City may immediately terminate this contract,or at its discretion City may procure or renew any such policy or any extended reporting period thereto and may pay any and all premiums in connection therewith, and all monies so paid by City shall be repaid by Contractor to City upon demand,or City may offset the cost of the premiums against monies due to Contractor from City. (0 (RESERVED) City r-esen,es the right te request and r-eeeive a eei4ified eep),ef an),pelie), and any endersement thefete-. (g) The parties hereto understand and agree that City is relying on, and does not waive or intend to waive by any provision of this contract, the monetary limitations (presently $350,000.00 per person and $990,000 per occurrence) or any other rights, immunities, and protections provided by the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act,Section 24-10-101 et seq., Agreement Professional Services Page 4 DocuSign Envelope ID:E20F4D91-6824-464B-A2B6-lD4B6ACA1014 C.R.S., as from time to time amended, or otherwise available to City, its officers, or its employees. 10. City's Insurance. The parties hereto understand that the City is a member of the Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency (CIRSA) and as such participates in the CIRSA Proper- ty/Casualty Pool. Copies of the CIRSA policies and manual are kept at the City of Aspen Risk Management Department and are available to Contractor for inspection during normal business hours. City makes no representations whatsoever with respect to specific coverages offered by CIRSA.City shall provide Contractor reasonable notice of any changes in its membership or participation in CIRSA. 11. Completeness of Agreement. It is expressly agreed that this agreement contains the entire undertaking of the parties relevant to the subject matter thereof and there are no verbal or written representations, agreements, warranties or promises pertaining to the project matter thereof not expressly incorporated in this writing. 12. Notice. Any written notices as called for herein may be hand delivered or mailed by certified mail return receipt requested to the respective persons and/or addresses listed above. 13. Non-Discrimination. No discrimination because of race, color, creed, sex, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation,family responsibility,national origin,ancestry,handicap,or religion shall be made in the employment of persons to perform services under this contract. Contractor agrees to meet all of the requirements of City's municipal code, Section 15.04.570, pertaining to non- discrimination in employment. 14. Waiver. The waiver by the City of any term,covenant,or condition hereof shall not operate as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other term.No term,covenant,or condition of this Agreement can be waived except by the written consent of the City, and forbearance or indulgence by the City in any regard whatsoever shall not constitute a waiver of any term,covenant, or condition to be performed by Contractor to which the same may apply and, until complete performance by Contractor of said term, covenant or condition, the City shall be entitled to invoke any remedy available to it under this Agreement or by law despite any such forbearance or indulgence. 15. Execution of Agreement by City. This Agreement shall be binding upon all parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,this Agreement shall not be binding upon the City unless duly executed by the Mayor of the City of Aspen (or a duly authorized official in his absence) following a Motion or Resolution of the Council of the City of Aspen authorizing the Mayor(or a duly authorized official in his absence)to execute the same. 16. Worker Without Authorization prohibited—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 Agreement Professional Services Page 5 DocuSign Envelope ID:E20F4D91-6824-464B-A2B6-lD4B6ACA1014 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. 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. Agreement Professional Services Page 6 DocuSign Envelope ID:E20F4D91-6824-464B-A2B6-1D4B6ACA1014 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. 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. Warranties Against Contingent Fees, Gratuities,Kickbacks and Conflicts of Interest. (a) Contractor warrants that no person or selling agency has been employed or retained to solicit or secure this Contract upon an agreement or understanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee, excepting bona fide employees or bona fide established commercial or selling agencies maintained by the Contractor for the purpose of securing business. (b) Contractor agrees not to give any employee of the City a gratuity or any offer of employment in connection with any decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, preparation of any part of a program requirement or a purchase request, influencing the content of any specification or procurement standard, rendering advice, investigation, auditing, or in any other advisory capacity in any proceeding or application, request for ruling, determination, claim or controversy, or other particular matter, pertaining to this Agreement, or to any solicitation or proposal therefore. Agreement Professional Services Page 7 DocuSign Envelope ID:E20F4D9l-6824-464B-A2B6-1 D4B6ACA1014 (c) Contractor represents that no official,officer,employee or representative of the City during the term of this Agreement has or one (1) year thereafter shall have any interest, direct or indirect, in this Agreement or the proceeds thereof, except those that may have been disclosed at the time City Council approved the execution of this Agreement. (d) In addition to other remedies it may have for breach of the prohibitions against contingent fees, gratuities, kickbacks and conflict of interest, the City shall have the right to: 1. Cancel this Purchase Agreement without any liability by the City; 2. Debar or suspend the offending parties from being a Contractor, contractor or subcontractor under City contracts; 3. Deduct from the contract price or consideration, or otherwise recover,the value of anything transferred or received by the Contractor;and 4. Recover such value from the offending parties. 18. Fund Availability. Financial obligations of the City payable after the current fiscal year are contingent upon funds for that purpose being appropriated, budgeted and otherwise made available. If this Agreement contemplates the City utilizing state or federal funds to meet its obligations herein, this Agreement shall be contingent upon the availability of those funds for payment pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. 19. General Terms. (a) 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. (b) 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. (c) The parties acknowledge and understand that there are no conditions or limitations to this understanding except those as contained herein at the time of the execution hereof and that after execution no alteration,change or modification shall be made except upon a writing signed by the parties. (d) This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado as from time to time in effect. Venue is agreed to be exclusively in the courts of Pitkin County,Colorado. 20. Electronic Signatures and Electronic Records 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. Agreement Professional Services Page 8 DocuSign Envelope ID:E20F4D91-6824-464B-A2B6-lD4B6ACA1014 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. 20. Successors and Assigns. 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, employee, successors, assigns and legal representatives. Neither the City nor the Contractor shall have the right to assign, transfer or sublet its interest or obligations hereunder without the written consent of the other party. 21. Third Parties. 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 Contractor or City may assign this Agreement in accordance with the specific written permission, any right to claim damages or to bring any suit, action or other proceeding against either the City or Contractor because of any breach hereof or because of any of the terms, covenants, agreements or conditions herein contained. 22. Attorney's Fees. In the event that legal action is necessary to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement,the prevailing party shall be entitled to its costs and reasonable attorney's fees. 23. Waiver of Presumption. This Agreement was negotiated and reviewed 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 the Agreement. 24. Force Majeure. Except for the payment of amounts owed hereunder, neither party hereto shall be liable for its failure to perform or delay in its performance hereunder due to contingencies beyond its reasonable control including, but not limited to, strikes, riots, compliance with laws or governmental orders, epidemics, pandemics, inability to access a container, fires, inclement weather and acts of God, and such failure shall not constitute a breach under this Agreement. 23. lntegr-atien andAfedifiegAien. auther-ity to enter inte an Agreement or- to medib, the terms of the Agr-eefiient en behalf ef the Agreement Professional Services Page 9 DocuSign Envelope ID:E20F4D91-6824-464B-A2B6-1D4B6ACA1014 by the pat4ies her-eta-. Damage to Pavement. Except in the case of Contractor's negligence or willful misconduct, Contractor shall not be liable for any damages to pavement, curbing, or other driving surface resulting from the weight of its trucks and equipment. 26. errtat rye The—undefsigned—repr-esen* —e€—C—entmeter, as an to the Gity to exeeute this AgFeement, r-epr-esents that he/she is an auther-ized representative ef Gentmeter-fer-the purposes of e�Eeeufing this Agr-eement and that he/she has fW and eemplete auther-ity to enter into this Agreement fer the teFms and eenditiens speeified herein. Contractor's Equipment. Any equipment furnished hereunder by Contractor shall remain the property of Contractor; however, the City shall have care, custody and control of the equipment while at the service locations. The City shall not overload or permit to be overloaded (by weight or volume), move or alter the equipment, and shall use the equipment only for its proper and intended purpose. The City must provide unobstructed access to the equipment on the scheduled collection day. The word "equipment" as used in this Agreement shall mean all containers used for the storage of non-hazardous solid waste.Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that a container becomes lost, unsightly, unsanitary,broken,or unserviceable because of the acts or omissions of the City(excluding normal wear and tear),the City will be charged for the resulting repairs or replacement and such amounts will be paid to Contractor upon demand. 27. Certification Re ag rding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion. Contractor certifies, by acceptance of this Agreement,that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from participation in any transaction with a Federal or State department or agency. It further certifies that prior to submitting its Bid that it did include this clause without modification in all lower tier transactions, solicitations, proposals, contracts and subcontracts. In the event that Contractor or any lower tier participant was unable to certify to the statement, an explanation was attached to the Bid and was determined by the City to be satisfactory to the City. 28. Inturation and Modification. This written Agreement along with all Contract Documents shall constitute the contract between the parties and supersedes or incorporates any prior written and oral agreements of the parties. In addition, Contractor understands that no City official or employee, other than the Mayor and City Council acting as a body at a council meeting, has authority to enter into an Agreement or to modify the terms of the Agreement on behalf of the City. Any such Agreement or modification to this Agreement must be in writing and be executed by the parties hereto. 29. Authorized Representative. The undersigned representative of Contractor, as an inducement to the City to execute this Agreement, represents that he/she is an authorized representative of Contractor for the purposes of executing this Agreement and that he/she has full and complete authority to enter into this Agreement for the terms and conditions specified herein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the parties hereto have executed,or caused to be executed by their duly authorized officials, this Agreement of which shall be deemed an original on the date first written above. CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO: Contractor: Agreement Professional Services Page 10 DocuSign Envelope ID:E20F4D91-6824-464B-A2B6-lD4B6ACA1014 L seusy ed by: D-US p Ad br. [Signature] �— [Signature] By: Sara Ott By: Doug Goldsmith [Name] [Name] City Manager sales Manager Title: Title: Date: 3/1/2022 1 2:41:37 PM PST Date: 2/10/2022 1 9:35:42 AM PST Approve as to Form: oeeost".e br• City Attorney General Conditions and Special Conditions can be found on City of Aspen Website. https: //www. cityofaspen.com/497/Purchasing Agreement Professional Services Page 11 DocuSign Envelope ID:E20F4D91-6824-464B-A2B6-lD4B6ACA1014 EXHIBIT A Contractor SERVICES AGREEMENT See Bid RFP for details of scope Fixed rates for first year total: $159,297 *Excluding on call services Estimated 5 year rate with max CPI of 3%: Yr1 Yr2 Yr3 Yr4 Yr5 Per Month 13,274.76 13,673.00 14,083.19 14,505.69 14,940.86 12 12 12 12 12 CPI 1 1 1.03 1 1.03 1.03 1.03 Total: 159,297 164,076 168,998 174,068 179,290 845,730 The contract will be for a period of 5 years beginning March 1,2022 and ending March 1 2027.The City will allow for an annual price increase between 0%-3%based on the current years CPI- Transportation,beginning March 1 2023. 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CO OW 0000M-M Pk.DW. 585 ~ L— TrNh i5%4-A&42Whon Pricing For Services Not Specified In The Agreement Extra Pick-up/Trash Dumpster Extra Pick-up/Recycling Container Container Size Cost per Extra Lift Container Size -Material Cost per Extra Lift 96 gallon $35.00 96 gallon Recycling $35.00 2 Yard Container $55.00 2 Yard Container Cardcoard $55.00 3 Yard Container $80.00 3 Yard Container Cardcoard $80.00 4 Yard Container $105.00 4 Yard Container Cardcoard $105.00 6 Yard Container $160.00 6 Yard Container Cardcoard $160.00 Agreement Professional Services Page 12 DocuSign Envelope ID:E20F4D91-6824-464B-A2B6-lD4B6ACA1014 EXHIBIT B Contractor SERVICES AGREEMENT Fee Schedule see attached excel sheet Agreement Professional Services Page 13