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Walker Parking Consultants/Engineers, Inc. X0/3- a�3aS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND WALKER PARKING CONSULTANTS/ENGINEERS, INC. TO CONDUCT A PARKING DEMAND ANALYSIS This Professional Services Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into this o day of �G vher , 2013, (Effective Date), between the CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida, having its principal offices at 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139 ("City"), and WALKER PARKING CONSULTANTS/ENGINEERS, INC., a limited liability company, whose address is 4904 Eisenhower Boulevard, Suite 150, Tampa, Florida 33634 (Consultant). SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS Agreement: This Agreement between the City and Consultant, including any exhibits and amendments thereto. City Manager: The Chief Administrative Officer of the City. Consultant: For the purposes of this Agreement, Consultant shall be deemed to be an independent contractor, and not an agent or employee of the City. Services: All services, work and actions by the Consultant performed or undertaken pursuant to the Agreement. Fee: Fixed amount paid to the Consultant to allow for its costs and margin of profit. Risk Manager: The Risk Manager of the City, with offices at 1700 Convention Center Drive, Third Floor, Miami Beach, Florida 33139: telephone number (305) 673-7000, Ext. 6435: and fax number (305) 673-7023. SECTION 2 SCOPE OF WORK (SERVICES) The scope of work to be performed by the Consultant is set forth in Exhibit "A," entitled "Scope of Work" (Services). SECTION 3 COMPENSATION 3.1 FIXED FEE Consultant shall be compensated for the Services performed herein on a fixed fee basis of One Hundred and Twenty-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($127,750). The fixed fee includes all expenses. 1 i 3.2 METHOD OF PAYMENT Payment shall be made monthly to the Consultant pursuant to invoices or other submissions by the Consultant which detail or represent the completion of the Services, or portions thereof, as set forth in Exhibit "A'. Specific milestones shall include the submission of an invoice documenting the completion of the proportion of the Services performed in each task. All submissions shall contain a statement that the items set forth therein are true and correct and in accordance with the Agreement. Payments shall be made within thirty (30) days of submission of the invoice or report to the City. SECTION 4 GENERAL PROVISIONS 4.1 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSULTANT With respect to the performance of the Services, the Consultant shall exercise that degree of skill, care, efficiency and diligence normally exercised by recognized professionals with respect to the performance of comparable Services. In its performance of the Services, the Consultant shall comply with all applicable laws and ordinances, including but not limited to, applicable regulations of the City, County, State, Federal Government, ADA, EEO Regulations and Guidelines. 4.2 PUBLIC ENTITY CRIMES State of Florida Form PUR 7068, Sworn Statement under Section 287.133(3)(a) Florida Statute on Public Entity Crimes as available with the office of the City Clerk shall be filed by Consultant. 4.3 PROJECT MANAGEMENT The Consultant shall appoint a qualified individual acceptable to the City to serve as Project Manager for the Services who shall be fully responsible for the day-to-day activities under this Agreement and who shall serve as the primary contact for the City's Project Coordinator. 4.4 DURATION AND EXTENT OF AGREEMENT The term of this Agreement shall be for a period not to exceed six (6) months from the date of execution of this Agreement (which shall be the Effective Date on page 1 hereof). 4.5 TIME OF COMPLETION The Services to be rendered by the Consultant shall be commenced upon receipt of a written Notice to Proceed from the City subsequent to the execution of this Agreement, and Consultant shall adhere to the estimated completion schedule as referenced by Exhibit "A" hereto. A reasonable extension of time may be granted in the event the work of the Consultant is delayed or prevented by the City or by any circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Consultant, including weather conditions or acts of God which render performance of the Consultant's duties impracticable. 4.6 NOTICE TO PROCEED Unless directed by the City otherwise, the Consultant shall proceed with work on the Services only upon issuance of a Notice to Proceed by the City. 2 4.7 OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT All documents prepared by the Consultant pursuant to this Agreement are related exclusively to the Services described herein, and are intended or represented for ownership by the City. Any re-use by Consultant or the other parties shall be approved in writing by the City. The City acknowledges that documents prepared by Consultant are instruments of professional service. Nevertheless, the documents prepared under this Agreement shall become the property of the City upon completion of the work and payment in full of all monies due to the Consultant. The City shall not reuse or make any modification to the documents without the prior written authorization of the Consultant. 4.8 INDEMNIFICATION Consultant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Miami Beach and its officers, and employees from and against actions, claims, liabilities, losses, and expenses, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees, for personal, economic or bodily injury, wrongful death, loss of or damage to property, at law or in equity, which may arise from the negligent acts, errors, or omissions of the Consultant, its employees, agents, sub-consultants, or any other person or entity acting under Consultant's control, in connection with the Consultant's performance of the Services pursuant to this Agreement; and to that extent, the Consultant shall pay all such claims and losses and shall pay all such costs and judgments which may issue from any lawsuit arising from such claims and losses, and shall pay all costs and reasonable attorneys' fees expended by the City in the defense of such claims and losses, including appeals. The parties agree that one percent (1%) of the total compensation to the Consultant for performance of the Services under this Agreement is the specific consideration from the City to the Consultant for the Consultant's Indemnity Agreement. The Consultant's obligation under this Subsection shall not include the obligation to indemnify the City of Miami Beach and its officers, employees and agents, from and against any actions or claims which arise or are alleged to have arisen from negligent acts or omissions or other wrongful conduct of the City and its officers, employees and agents. The parties each agree to give the other party prompt notice of any claim coming to its knowledge that in any way directly or indirectly affects the other party. 4.9 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS The Consultant shall not commence any work pursuant to this Agreement until all insurance required under this Subsection has been obtained and such insurance has been approved by the City's Risk Manager. The Consultant shall maintain and carry in full force during the term of this Agreement and/or throughout the duration of its work on the services, the following insurance: 1. Consultant General Liability in the amount of$1,000,000.00. A certified copy of the Consultant's (and any sub-consultants') Insurance Policy must be filed and approved by the Risk Manager prior to commencement. 2. Worker's Compensation & Employers Liability as required pursuant to Florida Statutes. 3 At least thirty (30) days prior to termination, cancellation or reduction in coverage in the policy must be given to the City's Risk Manager by the Consultant and his insurance company. The insurance must be furnished by insurance companies authorized to do business in the State of Florida and approved by the City's Risk Manager. Original certificates of insurance for the above coverage must be submitted to the City's Risk Manager for approval prior to any work commencing. These certificates will be kept on file in the office of the Risk Manager, 3rd Floor, City Hall. The Consultant is responsible for obtaining and submitting all insurance certificates for their consultants. All insurance policies must be issued by companies authorized to do business under the laws of the State of Florida. The companies must be rated no less than "B+" as to management and not less than "Class VI" as to strength by the latest edition of Best's Insurance Guide, published by A.M. Best Company, Oldwick, New Jersey, or its equivalent, subject to the approval of the City's Risk Manager. Compliance with the foregoing requirements shall not relieve the Consultant of the liabilities and obligations under this Subsection or under any other portion of this Agreement, and the City shall have the right to obtain from the Consultant specimen copies of the insurance policies in the event that submitted certificates of insurance are inadequate to ascertain compliance with required overage. 4.9.1 Endorsements All of Consultant's certificates, above, shall contain endorsements providing that written notice shall be given to the City at least thirty (30) days prior to termination, cancellation or reduction in coverage in the policy. 4.9.2 Certificates Unless directed by the City otherwise, the Consultant shall not commence the Services until the City has received and approved, in writing, certificates of insurance showing that the requirements of this Subsection (in its entirety) have been met and provided for. 4.10 FINAL ACCEPTANCE When the Services have been completed, the Consultant shall so advise the City in writing. Final Acceptance shall not constitute a waiver or abandonment of any rights or remedies available to the City under any other Section of this Agreement. 4.11 TERMINATION, SUSPENSION AND SANCTIONS 4.11.1 Termination for Cause If through any cause within the reasonable control of the Consultant, the Consultant shall fail to fulfill in a timely manner, or otherwise violate any of the covenants, agreements, or stipulations material to this Agreement, the City shall thereupon have the right to terminate the Services then remaining to be performed. Prior to exercising its option to terminate for cause, the City shall notify the Consultant of its violation of the particular terms of this Agreement and shall grant Consultant ten (10) days to cure such default. If such default remains uncured after (10) days, the City may terminate this Agreement. In that event, all finished and unfinished documents, data, studies, surveys, drawings, maps, models, photographs, reports and other work products prepared by the Consultant and its subcontractors shall be properly delivered to the City and the City shall compensate the Consultant in accordance with 4 i Section 3 for all Services satisfactorily performed by the Consultant prior the date of the Notice of Termination. Notwithstanding the above, the Consultant shall not be relieved of liability to the City for damages sustained by the City by virtue of any breach of the Agreement by the Consultant and the City may reasonably withhold payments to the Consultant for the purposes of set-off until such time as the exact amount of damages due the City from the Consultant is determined. 4.11.2 Termination for Convenience of City The City may, for its convenience and without cause, terminate the Services then remaining to be performed at any time by giving written notice to Consultant of such termination, which shall become effective seven (7) days following receipt by Consultant of the written termination notice. In that event, all finished or unfinished documents and other materials as described in Section 2 and Exhibit "A" shall be properly delivered to the City. If the Agreement is terminated by the City as provided in this Subsection, the City shall compensate the Consultant for all Services satisfactorily performed by the Consultant, and for all expenses reasonably incurred by the Consultant in connection with termination of this Agreement, including but not limited to demobilization, and space and equipment costs, and reasonable direct costs of Consultant for assembling and delivering to City all documents. Such payment shall be the total extent of the City's liability to the Consultant due to a Termination for Convenience, as provided for in this Subsection. 4.11.3 Termination for Insolvency The City also reserves the right to terminate the remaining Services to be performed in the event the Consultant is placed either in voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors. In such event, the right and obligations for the parties shall be the same as provided for in Section 4.11.2. 4.11.4 Sanctions for Noncompliance with Nondiscrimination Provisions In the event of the Consultant's noncompliance with the nondiscrimination provisions of this Agreement, the City shall impose such sanctions as the City or the State of Florida may determine to be appropriate, including but not limited to, withholding of payments to the Consultant under the Agreement until the Consultant complies and/or cancellation, termination or suspension of the Services. In the event the City cancels or terminates the Services pursuant to this Subsection the rights and obligations of the parties shall be the same as provided in Section 4.11.2. 4.11.5 Chances and Additions Each such change shall be directed by a written Notice signed by the duly authorized representatives of the Consultant. Said Notices shall provide an equitable adjustment in the time of performance, a reallocation of the task budget and, if applicable, any provision of this Agreement which is affected by said Notice. The City shall not reimburse the Consultant for the cost of preparing Agreement change documents, written Notices to Proceed, or other documentation in this regard. 4.12 ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER OR SUBCONTRACTING The Consultant shall not subcontract, assign, or transfer any work under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the City. 4.13 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY In connection with the performance of this Agreement, the Consultant shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, 5 r marital and familial status, or age. The Consultant shall take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during their employment without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, marital and familial status, or age. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, or termination; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay, or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. 4.14 CONFLICT OF INTEREST The Consultant agrees to adhere to and be governed by the Miami-Dade County Conflict of Interest Ordinance (No. 72-82), as amended; and by the City of Miami Beach Charter and Code, which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein, in connection with the Agreement conditions hereunder. The Consultant covenants that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirectly which should conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of the Services. The Consultant further covenants that in the performance of this Agreement, no person having any such interest shall knowingly be employed by the Consultant. No member of or delegate to the Congress of the United States shall be admitted to any share or part of this Agreement or to any benefits arising there from. Furthermore, the Consultant covenants that it will not contract with any other entity, public or private for similar or like services within the city limits of the City of Miami Beach, until such time that the City issues written acknowledgement as accepting the final study version of said study. 4.15 PATENT RIGHTS; COPYRIGHTS; CONFIDENTIAL FINDINGS Any patentable result arising out of this Agreement, as well as all information, design specifications, processes, data and findings, shall be made available to the City for public use. No reports, other documents, articles or devices produced in whole or in part under this Agreement shall be the subject of any application for copyright or patent by or on behalf of the Consultant or its employees or subcontractors. 4.16 NOTICES All communications relating to the day-to-day activities shall be exchanged between the Project Manager appointed by Consultant and the Project Coordinator designated by the City. The Consultant's Project Manager and the City's Project Coordinator shall be designated promptly upon commencement of the Services. All other notices and communications in writing required or permitted hereunder may be delivered personally to the representatives of the Consultant and the City listed below or may be mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid (or airmailed if addressed to an address outside of the city of dispatch). Until changed by notice in writing, all such notices and communications shall be addressed as follows: TO CONSULTANT: Walker Parking Consultants/Engineers, Inc. Attn: Uday Kirtikar, P.E. 4904 Eisenhower Boulevard, Suite 150 Tampa, FL 33634 (813) 888-5800 6 TO CITY: City of Miami Beach Parking Department Attn: Saul Frances, Parking Director 1755 Meridian Avenue, , Suite 200 Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 673-7000, extension 6483 Notices hereunder shall be effective: If delivered personally, on delivery; if mailed to an address in the city of dispatch, on the day following the date mailed; and if mailed to an address outside the city of dispatch on the seventh day following the date mailed. 4.17 LITIGATION JURISDICTION/VENUE This Agreement shall be enforceable in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and if legal action is necessary by either party with respect to the enforcement of any or all of the terms or conditions herein exclusive venue for the enforcement of same shall lie in Miami-Dade County, Florida. 4.18 ENTIRETY OF AGREEMENT This writing and the Services embody the entire Agreement and understanding between the parties hereto, and there are no other agreements and understandings, oral or written with reference to the subject matter hereof that are not merged herein and superseded hereby. No alteration, change, or modification of the terms of this Agreement shall be valid unless amended in writing, signed by both parties hereto, and approved by the City Commission of the City of Miami Beach. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of Florida. 4.19 LIMITATION OF CITY'S LIABILITY The City desires to enter into this Agreement only if in so doing the City can place a limit on the liability for any cause of action for money damages due to an alleged breach by the City of this Agreement, so that its liability for any such breach never exceeds the sum of $10,000. Consultant hereby expresses its willingness to enter into this Agreement with Consultant's recovery from the City for any damage action for breach of contract to be limited to a maximum amount of $10,000. Accordingly, and notwithstanding any other term or condition of this Agreement, Consultant hereby agrees that the City shall not be liable to the Consultant for damages in an amount in excess of $10,000, for any action or claim for breach of contract arising out of the performance or non-performance of any obligations imposed upon the City by this Agreement. Nothing contained in this paragraph or elsewhere in this Agreement is in any way intended to be a waiver of the limitation placed upon the City's liability as set forth in Section 768.28, Florida Statutes. 7 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their appropriate officials, as of the date first entered above. FOR CITY: CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA T: o a 203 By: if -d Mayor' Y :INCORP ORATED' r Co ANT: WALKER PARKING CONSULTANTS/ENGINEERS, INC. � p 2 >f T: By: G By: Secretary 4d ��®®G0t1SUL7-.A V u. a e SEAL e : m � 1 . ; ; � > Porporate Seal ' � �°oe.oe.e•° o 9 � � !es'�eee APPROVED AS TO FORM &LANGUAGE &FOR EXECUTION r i orney ate 8 SCOPE OF SERVICES EXHIBIT "A" 9 WALKER PARKING CONSULTANTS SCOPE OF SERVICES 1.1 PROJECT UNDERSTANDING The City of Miami Beach is requesting an update of the Parking Supply/Demand Analysis Report (Revised Final Report issued in February 2004) for specific tasks and deliverables that can be used to assist the City with its efforts to prepare for future development and growth within specific areas of South Beach, from Dade Blvd to S. Point Drive. Adequate and convenient parking is a critical issue for the success of future development and growth. A scope of services has been developed for an update to the City of Miami Beach Parking Study for certain specific neighborhoods based on the tasks below. The City reserves the right to prioritize the sequencing of tasks and by area. The study will address the following tasks: Update physical inventory and analysis • Update projection of future parking demand and need Analyze the City's proposed parking overlay district*; forecast impact of its implementation; and provide alternatives (Phase I only) Analyze impact of extending existing restricted residential parking zone hours to 24 hours/seven days a week and provide alternatives (all applicable restricted residential parking zones within the study areas) • Public input provided through the City 1.2 STUDY AREAS Phase I -5th Street to 17th Street and from West Avenue/Bay Road to Lenox Avenue Phase II - 17th Street to 23rd Street/Dade Boulevard and from Alton Road to Collins Avenue Phase III - 5th Street to 17th Street and from Lenox Avenue to Pennsylvania/Drexel Avenue Phase IV - 5th Street to 1 o 17th Street and from Pennsylvania/Drexel Avenue to Collin Avenue/Ocean Drive Phase V-South Pointe Drive to 5th Street and from Alton Road to Ocean Drive. 1.3 SCOPE OF SERVICES We propose to provide the same scope of services for each phase of the project as follows: WALKER PARKING CONSULTANTS 1. Meet with representatives of City of Miami Beach to further clarify study objectives, confirm the study area; parking analysis; and projected schedule. 2. Review pertinent reports, studies, and statistical data regarding the study area with representatives of City of Miami Beach. Included in this information will be land use data provided by the City (building square footage data on a building-by-building basis also identifying type of land use). 3. Review the major parking generators in the study area with representatives of City of Miami Beach to understand their concerns and interests. 4. Conduct an initial field survey to update the inventory of on-street and off-street parking facilities within the study area. Record the type of parking (e.g. public, commercial, or private and whether surface lot or structure), number of spaces reserved and the type of access control (if any is in place), and parking rates. 5. During the initial field survey, record the number of vehicles parked by facility during the inventory process. 6. Perform a License Plate Inventory (LPI), recording the location and duration of each vehicle. The LPI will be a sampling of the peak hours during a typical week day and weekend day within the study area (days and hours to be determined). 7. Perform parking occupancy counts at three intervals on all public and accessible private parking areas within the study zone on a typical week day and weekend day (days and hours to be determined). 8. Analyze field survey data and present in report and graphic form. 9. Calculate and compare parking demand with the current parking supply and identify areas with deficits and surpluses. 10. Compare the parking supply (and proposed overlay parking district*) with planned development and projected future demand. 11. Identify areas with parking deficiencies that are likely to require expansion of the parking supply, including impact of extending restricted residential parking zones to 24 hours a day/seven days a week in existing areas, where applicable. 12. Prepare and submit a draft of the task report for review and discuss findings with representatives from the City. 13. Incorporate the City's comments into the task report. 14. Issue one CD of the final task report with comments by the City. 15. A total of four (4) meetings or teleconferences with the client are planned. * Denotes tasks specific to the Alton Road Parking Overlay District only. ii v WALKER PARKING CONSULTANTS 1.4 DELIVERABLES We propose to provide the same deliverables for each phase of the project as follows: I. Work Plan, including progress schedule 2. Supply/Demand Analysis technical memorandum 3. Supply/Demand Analysis draft report 4. Overlay parking district review and alternatives* 5. Residential Parking Zone extension to 24 hours/seven days a week review and alternatives, if applicable 6. Final parking master plan report; this report will incorporate parking supply/demand, alternatives analysis; overlay district impact and alternatives; and impact of extension of residential parking zone hours to 24 hours, seven days a week. * Denotes deliverables specific to the Alton Road Parking Overlay District only. 1.5 SCHEDULE We are prepared to begin the Phase I work within two weeks after receiving a signed agreement. We estimate that a draft report for each phase can be provided within 20 business days of the mutually-agreed-upon start date. To meet the City's schedule, we anticipate allowing 5 business days for the City to comment on the draft report. The report can be finalized within five business days after receiving City comments. Should no comments be received within 10 business days, the report will be deemed the final report unless other mutually-agreeable arrangements are made. Phase Proposed Start Date Estimated Completion Date October 21, 2013 December 2, 2013 II October 28, 2013 December 9, 2013 III November 4, 2013 December 16, 2013 IV November 11, 2013 December 23, 2013 V November 18, 2013 December 30, 2013 iii WALKER PARKING CONSULTANTS 1.6 PROFESSIONAL FEE All five phases are contracted as a single project; Walker will perform the scope of services described in this proposal for all five phases for a lump sum fee of $127,750 (One Hundred, Twenty-Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars). The lump sum fee includes all expenses. iv