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City of Palo Alto (ID # 8065)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Consent Calendar Meeting Date: 6/19/2017
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Summary Title: Contract for Caltrain Corridor Video Management System
Title: Approval of a Contract With G4S Secure Integration in the Amount of
$1,413,734 to Provide Design and Construction of a Video Management
System Along the Caltrain Corridor, Capital Improvement Program Project PE-
18001, and Authorization for the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute
Related Change Orders Not-to-Exceed $136,246 in Total Value and a System
Maintenance Agreement for a 5-Year Term in an Amount Not-to-Exceed
$225,000 Annually, Subject to CPI Increases and Appropriation of Funds
Through the Annual Budget Process
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Community Services
Recommended Motion
Staff recommends that Council:
1. Approve and authorize the City Manager or his designee, subject to Council
approval of the FY 2018 capital budget, to execute the attached contract
with G4S Secure Integration LLC (Attachment A) in an amount not-to-
exceed $1,413,754 for design and construction of the Caltrain Corridor
Video Management System Capital Improvement Program project, PE-
18001;
2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to negotiate and execute one or
more change orders to the contract with G4S Secure Integration LLC for
related additional, but unforeseen work that may develop during the
project, the total value of which shall not exceed $136,246; and
3. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to negotiate and execute a
future general services contract with G4S for a term of five years in an
amount not-to-exceed $225,000 annually, subject to annual increases
based on CPI and appropriation of funds through the annual budget
process, for maintenance and monitoring of the camera system upon its
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completion.
Executive Summary
Since the first teen suicide cluster in the city that occurred between May 2009
and January 2010, the City of Palo Alto has become increasingly involved in youth
suicide prevention and youth wellbeing. The City is engaged on three fronts: a)
providing youth programs and services that support the health and wellness of
Palo Alto's youth; b) creation of Project Safety Net, a broad based community
collaborative; and c) programs to restrict access to the Caltrain rail line and (d)
assembly of a Lethal Mean Restriction Advisory Workgroup, tasked with
independently reviewing suicide prevention best practices in an advisory capacity.
This report focuses on the programs to restrict access to the Caltrain rail line as
the City is at an important decision point regarding the sustainability and
effectiveness of track guards compared to a comprehensive investment in camera
intrusion detection. The report explains in chronological order what the City has
done to date and the respective costs to restrict access to the rail line. These
efforts include fencing, brush removal, track guards and cameras. Staff
recommends that future investment focus on fencing and cameras and to draw
down over time of the track guard program for a more effective and fiscally
sustainable plan in FY 2018 and beyond. This report recommends approval of a
design-build contract to install a video monitoring system, and authorization of a
future contract for maintenance and offsite monitoring of the video system upon
completion of the construction work.
Background
Between May 2009 and February 2010, the Palo Alto community experienced the
first of two teen suicide clusters on the rail corridor involving Caltrain. Despite
unprecedented suicide prevention efforts by the community and the City, an
additional cluster of youth suicides occurred again in 2015 also involving Caltrain.
This prompted a request for an Epi-Aid Investigation in 2016 conducted by the
CDC, who deemed the suicides as a public health emergency with the Santa Clara
County, which includes those occurring in Palo Alto.
The community response to the tragedy of teen suicide has been extensive and
ongoing. The City’s role has been multilayered on this important issue, and has
included the formation of Project Safety Net (PSN), a community collaborative
made up of the City of Palo Alto, the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD),
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parents, students, community leaders, health care professionals, faith
communities and many youth serving non-profit agencies. The Project Safety Net
community collaborative has defined goals and objectives that allow all segments
of the community to be involved and make a positive difference for youth
wellbeing in Palo Alto. Among the suicide prevention best practices and strategies
learned through PSN and the Advisory Workgroup is the importance of reducing
access to lethal means for suicide. Lethal means restriction is a universal
prevention strategy, which limits access to lethal means for making a suicide
attempt to prevent its occurrence. For our community, this has meant reducing
access to the Caltrain right-of-way. Although the City does not own or control the
trains that run through Palo Alto, the City has taken substantial steps and
assumed a majority of the cost to-date to reduce access to the rail line.
Since 2009, the City has taken the lead in implementing measures to restrict
access to the rail line. This has included funding private security guards at
crossings, installing lighting and signage, brush removal along the right of way,
new fencing on the east side with enhanced climb resistant design, and most
recently, piloting the test of an intrusion detection system (IDS) using cameras
and thermal detection sensors. These efforts have been comprehensive and
expensive, yet their effectiveness is difficult to evaluate. Details of these efforts
are outlined below.
Track Watch
After the first two teen suicides on the rail line, a dedicated group of community
volunteers began to come and stand watch at key rail crossings. This effort came
to be known as Track Watch. The City initially supported the Track Watch
volunteers by providing 1) training on procedures and safety (in cooperation with
Caltrain and San Mateo County Sheriff Transit Bureau) and 2) equipment such as
reflective safety vests. Due to safety concerns and the inability to sustain
volunteers, beginning in November 2009, the Palo Alto Police Department
retained a private security firm to be on site seven days a week. The mission of
such private staff was to “observe and report” any unsafe conditions they
observed. It is important to understand that such private staff are “monitors”
more than “guards” – meaning they are not authorized to physically intervene
with a person on the tracks, etc. Their mission is to notify 9-1-1 Communications
so that law enforcement can respond and take any needed actions and so that
Caltrain can slow or stop trains. In 2010, the City accepted donations to offset the
costs for the contracted security efforts with total donations reaching $75,000
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which fully funded the cost of security personnel present from November 2009
through June 2010. Donations to support contracted security monitors ceased
thereafter and the City has assumed the full costs from that time through to
present day.
From November 2009 to October 2014, monitors were stationed at the
Charleston and Meadow crossings for approximately 7 hour shifts in the
evening. This evening-only level of service at two locations resulted in a cost
for rail security services of approximately $5,000 per month. To address
additional suicide incidents, in October 2014, the City increased its rail security
services to include the Churchill crossing and, in November 2014, the City
increased its rail security services to include the California Avenue Station. In
response to a teen suicide at the Alma crossing in April 2016, security services
were added at this fifth location. This resulted in the City of Palo Alto having
contract security monitors at a total of five locations. Additionally, the City
increased the original scope by hiring rail security monitors to be present 24-
hours per day to help further mitigate the risk of incidents involving both
Caltrain and freight trains. The City currently budgets $1.7 million annually to
fund the services described above.
Physical Barriers
Typically, fencing improvements would not be the responsibility of a city, but
rather of the rail operator who is responsible for the operations of the trains and
rail corridor. The most effective physical barrier along any rail corridor would be
grade separation, where pedestrian access to the tracks is not possible. While this
has been identified as an important strategy in Palo Alto for a variety of reasons,
the cost and long term horizon puts it far into the future.
The City has been working with Caltrain on several elements to enhance the
physical barriers to the rail corridor. These have primarily been fencing
enhancements and vegetation removal along the east side of the four mile
corridor through Palo Alto. In summer 2015, the City paid for the removal of a
large amount of brush and vegetation in preparation for new fencing, but also
worked to ensure that as much of the vegetation screen as possible was
maintained. The City conducted extensive outreach to the residents living along
Alma, developed a door hanger and flyer and went door to door to explain the
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vegetation removal and fence installation. The City also held a community open
house in 2015 to provide additional information and to answer questions about
the fencing and vegetation removal.
At the City’s request, Caltrain installed 8-foot tall welded wire fences between the
Oregon Expressway and the San Francisquito Creek on the east side of the
corridor at a cost of $420,000 that was paid for by Caltrain. The City upgraded the
fencing by asking Caltrain to install 18-inch tall curved winglets on top of the
fencing on the east side to make it more difficult to climb. The winglets cost
$108,000, and this was paid for by the City. The City also paid for the needed
vegetation removal to speed up the timeline for fencing installation at cost of
$168,000 (Staff Report ID#6043).
The City of Palo Alto Utilities also increased the wattage of pre-existing street
lighting in the area and installed new light fixtures to further illuminate the area
during the evening.
The cumulative cost incurred to date by the City for physical barriers is $276,000.
Intrusion Detection System (IDS) & Cameras
On June 27, 2016, Council approved the purchase of the experimental “Intrusion
Detection System” (IDS) installed at the Meadow crossing (Staff Report ID#6946).
The pilot system uses a combination of visible, thermal infrared cameras, and
other technology that can detect objects in the intersection and roughly 1,000
feet north and south along the rail right of way. The IDS is monitored by a private
firm at a remote location. The IDS operators have the same core mission as the
human monitors at the tracks: observe any unsafe condition and report to the
Palo Alto 9-1-1 Communications Center, so that law enforcement can respond
and so that Caltrain can slow or stop trains. The IDS technology utilizes artificial
intelligence and other software that is able to 1) assist the human IDS operators
by directing their attention to the location (screen/view) of a potential hazard and
2) distinguish humans from animals and other objects down the corridor, along
the right-of-way and at intersections.
Evaluation of the IDS system has shown the technology to be superior to human
monitors physically on site along the tracks. Part of this is due to the human
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factors and limits of eyesight and other sensory constraints. For example, the
period of highest concern for youth suicide is during darkness, where human
monitors at the tracks can of course see very little. The long-distance cameras
and sensors of the IDS combined with the automatic detection algorithms provide
not only a significantly longer viewing distance but result in much lower fatigue
and stress on the monitor.
During the evaluation period of the IDS, the system was able to discern unsafe
conditions that were missed by human monitors on site at the tracks in numerous
instances. While it may or may not be true that a “human presence” at the tracks
could provide a deterrent to someone contemplating suicide, it is absolutely clear
that the IDS provides a more effective means of notifying law enforcement and
Caltrain, especially in darkness.
The ability of a human to maintain focus and concentration in the comfort of a
monitoring center compared to the fatigue and stress of standing in the elements
in the dark of night is one reason why rail systems utilize IDS or related camera
installations.
Discussion
Given the success of the IDS pilot program and the unsustainable costs of Track
Guards, staff released a Request for Proposals (RFP No. 166714) for Design/Build
Services on January 4, 2017, and two proposals were submitted. An evaluation
committee comprised of Public Works, Office of Emergency Services and Utilities
Department staff reviewed each firm’s submittal in response to the criteria
identified in the RFP. On March 16, 2017, both firms made presentations to the
evaluation committee. G4S Secure Integration LLC (G4S) was unanimously
selected as the top candidate. Staff recommends awarding the contract to G4S
based on project team experience, proposed work plan and previous work on
transit facilities.
G4S Scope of Services
The contract with G4S includes design and installation of integrated video systems
at four key Caltrain crossing locations (Palo Alto Avenue, Churchill Avenue,
Meadow Drive, and Charleston Road). The design-build delivery method allows
the City to rely on the expertise of the designer/contractor to determine the best
approach and option to provide a cost-efficient and reliable video monitoring
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system. The scope includes preliminary design submittals, construction
documents, permitting through the Utilities Department for electrical and fiber
connections, and purchase and installation of all supplies, materials and
equipment to provide a turn-key system. Close coordination with the Utilities
Department will be required. While the City anticipates all equipment will be
installed in the City’s right-of-way, installation may also include compliance with
PCJPB/Caltrain safety requirements. Additionally, staff intends to enter into
maintenance and monitoring contract with G4S at a later time after completion of
construction.
Summary of Solicitation Process
Proposed Length of Project 6 months
Number of Consultants Contacted 166
Number of Builder Exchanges 6
Number of websites 1 (PlanetBids)
Number of days to respond 55 days
Number of Proposals received 2
Responding Companies Tyco Integrated Security, G4S Secure
Integration LLC
Proposed Fee Range $1,388,414 to $1,389,682
The cost of installing cameras at all four Palo Alto crossings is $1,550,000 in one
time capital costs (including the change order authorization amount of $136,246).
The ongoing annual cost for remote monitoring, maintenance, fiber subscription
and power is estimated to be $325,000. The human Track Watch program costs
$1,700,000 annually at the current level of service.
As outlined in the Police Department’s section of the FY 2018 Proposed Operating
Budget, City staff recommends decreasing funding for the Track Watch program
after the IDS system is installed. The Project Safety Net Community Collaborative
initiated a “Means Restriction Advisory Committee” to advise the City and Caltrain
on suicide prevention best practices, including a transition to the adoption of new
technology and appropriate conditions to any changes regarding the Track
Monitoring program to occur safely and responsibly. The Means Restriction
Advisory Committee is comprised of the following national experts on suicide
education, prevention and intervention based both locally and out-of-state:
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Rebecca Bernert, PhD (Co-chair)-- Assistant Professor and Director, Suicide
Prevention Research Laboratory, Stanford University School of Medicine,
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Shashank V. Joshi, MD (Co-chair) – Associate Professor and Director, School
Mental Health Services, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University
School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, &
HEARD Alliance
Lauren Barley - Parent Advocate, Business Researcher and Strategist
Paul Muller, Acting President and Board Member, The Bridge Rail Foundation
Mary Ojakian, Board Member, SF Bay Area Chapter, American Foundation for
Suicide Prevention
Patricia Lau, MPA - Webster House Enrichment Program
Kenneth Dueker, JD – Director of Emergency Services, City of Palo Alto
Morton Silverman, MD-Senior Advisor, Suicide Prevention Resource Center &
Jed Foundation
Patrick Sherry, PhD – Research Professor, University of Denver; Author of
Mineta Transportation Institute Report
The Means Restriction Advisory Committee and the international literature in
suicidology identify four types of best practices for prevention at suicide hotspots.
These include (a) restricting access to lethal means; (b) encouraging help-seeking
behavior by placing signs and telephones at hotspot locations; (c) increasing the
likelihood of intervention by a third party through surveillance and staff training;
and (d) encouraging responsible media reporting of suicide through guidelines for
journalists. There is strong evidence that reducing access to means (e.g., by way
of physical deterrents, such as installation of suicide barriers at bridge sites)
prevents death by suicide, with some evidence of positive improvement on
overall suicide rates. Importantly, evidence does not support suicides thereby
occurring at other locations. The evidence is weaker though promising for other
approaches.
The effectiveness of human track monitors as a means of deterrence is not clearly
supported by empirical evidence as a first-line prevention strategy. We can say
with certainty that Track Guard services are not the panacea to this complex
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and challenging issue of suicide prevention. Investment in the health and
wellbeing of Palo Alto’s youth and teens must be multi-faceted and, well beyond
track security services, inclusive of community, school, parent and student efforts
across the Palo Alto community, as seen in the work of Project Safety Net. It is
also important to appreciate that track security services with human monitors
are subject to human limitations. There are inherent challenges with human
monitors who can be distracted, tired, absent, need breaks and can see very
little in the dark of night. Staff believes an intrusion detection camera system is
a more effective alternative to human monitors as a long-term strategy,
particularly in combination with other evidence-based approaches within suicide
prevention that utilize emerging technologies and that promise to aid real-time risk
surveillance and emergency triage.
West-Side Fencing
The City has surveyed the west side of the rail corridor to assess how to close gaps
where there is inadequate or no fencing. This will be more difficult due to the
proximity to residential backyards. Caltrain has agreed to amend their contract to
install fencing along the west-side portion of their right-of-way. Staff will walk the
corridor with Caltrain staff and identify areas along the west-side that need new
fencing installed. Once the locations have been identified, an agreement will be
brought to Council for approval to pay for the fencing. Staff has asked Caltrain for
a timeline estimate of west side fence installation, but no dates have been
provided for this work to occur. The City’s initial cost estimate is approximately
$700,000.
Timeline/Next Steps
Once the contract is approved, the Notice to Proceed will be issued. Staff
anticipates the design/build process to take approximately six months.
Resource Impact
Funding for this contract is available in CIP project PE-18001, CalTrain Corridor
Video Management System Installation, contingent on Council adoption of the FY
2018 Capital Budget on June 27, 2017. Staff is evaluating whether a reimbursment
from the Fiber Optics Fund is possible to fund this capital investment, and fiber
connection fee costs have not been finalized. Additional appropriation changes to
PE-18001 may be required and staff will return to Council with recommendations
related to the Fiber Optics Fund and west-side fencing costs.
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Policy Implications
This action aligns with the City’s ongoing efforts of safety and security for Palo
Alto residents.
Environmental Review
This project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) under Section 15301 Class 1 of the CEQA Guidelines as repair,
maintenance and/or minor alteration of the existing facilities and no further
environmental review is necessary.
Attachments:
A - G4S Design Build Contract
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DESIGN‐BUILD CONTRACT
Contract No. C17166714
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Caltrain Corridor Video Management System
Design‐Build Project
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND DEFINITIONS ................................................................... 4
1.1 Recitals .............................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 Definitions ......................................................................................................................................... 4
SECTION 2 THE PROJECT ............................................................................................................................. 4
SECTION 3 THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ................................................................................................... 5
3.1 List of Documents ............................................................................................................................. 5
3.2 Order of Precedence ......................................................................................................................... 5
SECTION 4 DBE’S DUTY ............................................................................................................................... 6
4.1 Relationship of Trust and Confidence ............................................................................................... 6
4.2 Scope of Services .............................................................................................................................. 6
4.3 Design Services ................................................................................................................................. 6
4.4 Construction Services ........................................................................................................................ 7
4.5 DBE’s Subcontractors ........................................................................................................................ 8
4.6 Coordination of Work ....................................................................................................................... 9
4.7 DBE’s Representative ........................................................................................................................ 9
SECTION 5 PROJECT TEAM .......................................................................................................................... 9
SECTION 6 TIME OF COMPLETION ............................................................................................................ 10
6.1 Time is of Essence ........................................................................................................................... 10
6.2 Commencement of Work ................................................................................................................ 10
6.3 Contract Time .................................................................................................................................. 10
6.4 Liquidated Damages ........................................................................................................................ 10
6.5 Adjustments to Contract Time ........................................................................................................ 10
SECTION 7 COMPENSATION TO DBE ........................................................................................................ 11
7.1 Contract Sum .................................................................................................................................. 11
7.2 Full Compensation .......................................................................................................................... 11
SECTION 8 STANDARD OF CARE ............................................................................................................... 11
SECTION 9 INDEMNIFICATION .................................................................................................................. 11
9.1 Hold Harmless ................................................................................................................................. 11
9.2 Survival ............................................................................................................................................ 12
SECTION 10 NONDISCRIMINATION ............................................................................................................ 12
SECTION 11 INSURANCE AND BONDS ........................................................................................................ 12
SECTION 12 PROHIBITION AGAINST TRANSFERS ........................................................................................ 12
SECTION 13 NOTICES .................................................................................................................................. 13
13.1 Method of Notice ............................................................................................................................ 13
13.2 Notice Recipients ............................................................................................................................ 13
13.3 Change of Address .......................................................................................................................... 14
SECTION 14 DEFAULT .................................................................................................................................. 14
14.1 Notice of Default ............................................................................................................................. 14
14.2 Opportunity to Cure Default ........................................................................................................... 14
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SECTION 15 CITY’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES ................................................................................................ 14
15.1 Remedies Upon Default .................................................................................................................. 14
15.2 Delays by Sureties ........................................................................................................................... 15
15.3 Damages to City .............................................................................................................................. 15
15.4 Suspension by City .......................................................................................................................... 16
15.5 Termination Without Cause ............................................................................................................ 16
15.6 DBE’s Duties Upon Termination ...................................................................................................... 17
SECTION 16 DBE’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES ................................................................................................ 17
16.1 DBE’S Remedies .............................................................................................................................. 17
16.2 Damages to DBE .............................................................................................................................. 18
SECTION 17 ACCOUNTING RECORDS .......................................................................................................... 18
17.1 Financial Management and City Access .......................................................................................... 18
17.2 Compliance with City Requests ....................................................................................................... 18
SECTION 18 INDEPENDENT PARTIES ........................................................................................................... 18
SECTION 19 NUISANCE ............................................................................................................................... 18
SECTION 20 PERMITS AND LICENSES .......................................................................................................... 18
SECTION 21 WAIVER ................................................................................................................................... 19
SECTION 22 GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE ............................................................................................... 19
SECTION 23 COMPLETE AGREEMENT ......................................................................................................... 19
SECTION 24 SURVIVAL OF CONTRACT ........................................................................................................ 19
SECTION 25 PREVAILING WAGES ................................................................................................................ 19
SECTION 26 NON APPROPRIATION ............................................................................................................. 20
SECTION 27 AUTHORITY ............................................................................................................................. 20
SECTION 28 COUNTERPARTS ...................................................................................................................... 20
SECTION 29 SEVERABILITY .......................................................................................................................... 20
SECTION 30 STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REFERENCES ......................................................................... 20
SECTION 31 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CERTIFICATION ......................................................................... 20
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THIS DESIGN‐BUILD CONTRACT (“Contract” or “Agreement”) entered into on June 19, 2017 (“Execution Date”) by and
between the CITY OF PALO ALTO, a California chartered municipal corporation ("City"), and G4S Secure Integration
LLC, a Design‐Build Entity ("DBE"), is made with reference to the following:
R E C I T A L S:
A. City is a municipal corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of California
with the power to carry on its business as it is now being conducted under the statutes of the State of California and
the Charter of City.
B. DBE is a General Contractor and Limited Liability Corporation duly organized and in good standing in the State
of Delaware, DBE’s License Number 975846. DBE represents that it is duly licensed by the State of California and has
the background, knowledge, experience and expertise to perform the obligations set forth in this Design‐Build
Contract.
C. On January 4, 2017, City issued a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to DBEs for the Video Management System
Design‐Build Project (“Project”). In response to the RFP, DBE submitted a Proposal.
D. City and DBE desire to enter into this Design‐Build Contract to provide the Design‐Build Services for the
Project, and other such services as identified in the Contract Documents for the Project upon the following terms and
conditions.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and undertakings hereinafter set forth and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is mutually
agreed by and between the undersigned parties as follows:
SECTION 1 INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND DEFINITIONS.
1.1 Recitals.
All of the recitals are incorporated herein by reference.
1.2 Definitions.
Capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in the RFP, this Design‐Build Contract and/or in the
General Conditions. If there is a conflict between the definitions in the RFP, this Design‐Build Contract or in
the General Conditions, the definitions in this Design‐Build Contract shall prevail.
SECTION 2 THE PROJECT.
The Project is the Video Management System Design‐Build Project, located at various locations in, Palo Alto, CA.
94301 as identified in the Contract Documents.
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SECTION 3 THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
3.1 List of Documents.
The Contract Documents (sometimes collectively referred to as “Agreement” or “Contract”) consist of the following
documents which are hereby incorporated by reference.
1) Change Orders
2) Field Orders
3) Design‐Build Contract
4) Special Provisions, if any
5) General Conditions
6) Approved Design Documents (to be developed by DBE)
7) Bridging Documents (as defined in RFP Attachment B – Scope of Services) as amended by the following
exhibit(s) which are attached hereto and incorporated herein:
a) Exhibit A, “Scope of Services”, dated June 1, 2017
8) Addenda or amendments to RFP
9) City’s Request for Proposals and Attachments thereto
10) Payment and Performance Bonds
11) DBE's Proposal
12) Reports listed in the Contract Documents
13) Public Works Department’s Standard Drawings and Specifications (most current version at time of
Proposal)
14) Utilities Department’s Water, Gas, Wastewater, Electric Utilities Standards (most current version at time
of Proposal)
15) City of Palo Alto Traffic Control Requirements
16) City of Palo Alto Truck Route Map and Regulations
3.2 Order of Precedence.
For the purposes of construing, interpreting and resolving inconsistencies between and among the provisions of this
Contract, the Contract Documents shall have the order of precedence as set forth in the preceding section. If a
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claimed inconsistency cannot be resolved through the order of precedence, the City shall have the sole power to
decide which document or provision shall govern as may be in the best interests of the City.
SECTION 4 DBE’S DUTY.
4.1 Relationship of Trust and Confidence. DBE accepts the relationship of trust and confidence established
between it and City by this Contract. DBE agrees to furnish the Design‐Build Services necessary for the design and
completion of the Project and agrees to furnish efficient business administration and superintendence, and to use its
best efforts to complete the Project in the best and soundest way and in the most efficient and economical manner
consistent with the best interest of City.
4.1.1 DBE represents that it is an independent DBE and that it is familiar with the type of Design‐Build
Services it is undertaking.
4.1.2 Neither DBE nor any of its agents or employees shall act on behalf of or in the name of City unless
authorized in writing by City’s Representative.
4.1.3 DBE shall perform its obligations with integrity, ensuring at a minimum that conflicts of interest,
including but not limited to conflicts of interests on the part of the Design Professionals employed by DBE,
shall be avoided.
4.2 Scope of Services. DBE shall be responsible for procuring or providing the Design‐Build Services for the
Project consistent with the Scope of Services (RFP Attachment B) and any City‐approved modifications thereto
(“Bridging Documents”), including Exhibit A hereto, and the Contract Documents. DBE shall exercise reasonable skill
and judgment in the procurement and provision of the Design‐Build Services, consistent with the applicable industry
practices and in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Contract Documents.
4.3 Design Services.
4.3.1 Design Professionals. DBE shall provide all Design Services required for the Project. Architectural and
engineering services must be provided by licensed, independent Design Professionals retained by DBE or by
licensed employees of DBE, or as permitted by the law of the State of California. DBE may not engage the
services of any Design Professional for this Project without obtaining the City’s prior written approval, which
approval will not be unreasonably withheld. City’s approval will not be deemed to create any contractual
relationship between City and any such Design Professional, except that the City must be considered a third
party beneficiary of such Design Professional’s services for the Project. DBE must bind its Design
Professionals in the same manner as DBE is bound to the City under this Contract, including, but not limited
to, the insurance and indemnity requirements applicable to Design Professionals set forth herein. City will
not issue the Notice to Proceed with Design Services until it has received acceptable evidence that all Design
Professionals are covered by insurance as specified in the Contract Documents. All Design Services must be
guided by the Bridging Documents approved by City.
4.3.2 Project Schedule. Within ten (10) days following full execution of the Contract, DBE must prepare
and submit for City’s review and approval a preliminary Project Schedule showing the timing and sequencing
of the Design‐Build Services required to design and construct the Project. Unless otherwise specified by City,
the preliminary Project Schedule should include the major phases for the Design Services and for the
Construction Services, including, but not limited to, completion of Design Development Documents;
Construction Documents; procurement of Subcontractors; construction; final close out; as well as any other
milestones applicable to this Project. The Project Schedule shall be updated for City’s review and approval
upon completion of each milestone included in the Project Schedule.
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4.3.3 Design Development Documents. Within 60 calendar days following execution of the Contract, DBE
shall prepare and submit for City’s review and approval the Design Development Documents. The Design
Development Documents must be based on the Bridging Documents, but must further define the Project,
including drawings and outline specifications fixing and describing the Project size, character and site
relationships, and other appropriate elements describing the structural, architectural, mechanical and
electrical systems. The Design Development Documents shall include, as applicable, plans, sections and
elevations; criteria and sizing of major components; equipment sizes and capacities and approximate layouts,
including required spaces and clearances; typical details; materials selections and general quality levels.
When submitting the Design Development Documents to City, the DBE shall specify in writing, for City’s
approval, all material changes and from the Bridging Documents and the preliminary Project Schedule. Two
printed sets and one reproducible set of Design Development Documents must be provided to the City.
4.3.4 Construction Documents. Within 30 calendar days following City’s approval of the Design
Development Documents, DBE must prepare and submit for City’s review and approval, Construction
Documents setting forth in detail the quality levels of and the requirements for construction of the Project,
and consisting of drawings and specifications that comply with applicable codes, laws, and regulations in
effect at the time of their preparation at the location of the Project. The Construction Documents must also
include all necessary bid and contract documents for procuring and providing the Construction Services, all of
which are subject to approval by City and its legal counsel. When submitting the Construction Documents,
the DBE shall identify in writing all for City’s approval, all material changes and deviations that have taken
place since City approval of the Design Development Documents and Project Schedule. Two printed sets and
one reproducible set of Construction Documents must be provided to the City. City’s approval of Design
Documents does not operate to relieve DBE from responsibility for its errors or omissions, including, but not
limited to, any failure to comply with the requirements of the Bridging Documents. DBE is solely responsible
for any such errors or omissions, which must be promptly corrected at DBE’s sole expense, and without
entitlement to any adjustment of the Contract sum or Contract Time.
4.3.5 Ownership of Documents.
4.3.5.1 Ownership of Tangible Documents. City shall receive ownership of the property rights,
except for copyrights, of all documents, drawings, specifications, electronic data and information prepared,
provided or procured by DBE, as part of the Design Services.
4.3.5.2 Use of Documents in Event of Termination. In the event of a termination of this Contract,
City shall have the right to use, to reproduce, and to make derivative works of the Design Documents to
complete the Project, regardless of whether there has been a transfer of copyright to City.
4.3.5.3 City’s Use of Documents After Completion of Project. After completion of the Project, City
may reuse, reproduce or make derivative works from the Design Documents solely for the purposes of
maintaining, renovating, remodeling or expanding the Project.
4.3.5.4 All Rights Secured. DBE shall obtain from its Subcontractors and Design Professionals rights and
rights of use that correspond to the rights given by DBE to City in this Contract and DBE shall provide
evidence that such rights have been secured.
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4.4 Construction Services.
4.4.1 DBE shall provide all labor, materials, equipment and services necessary to perform and timely
complete the Construction Services in strict accordance with the Contract Documents, including, but not
limited to, the Construction Documents, and in an economic and efficient manner in the best interests of
City. DBE shall not begin the Construction Services until City has received the required payment and
performance bonds, evidence of the required insurance coverage, and has issued a Notice to Proceed with
the Construction Services.
4.4.2 DBE is responsible for supervising and directing all aspects of the Work to facilitate the efficient and
timely completion of the Work. DBE is solely responsible for, and required to exercise full control over,
construction means, methods, techniques, sequences, procedures, and coordination of all portions of the
Work, except to the extent that the Contract Documents provide other specific instructions.
4.4.3 DBE shall provide sufficient and competent Subcontractors, administration, staff, and skilled workforce
necessary to perform and timely complete the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents and the
City‐approved Construction Documents.
4.4.4 DBE shall, at all times during performance of the Work, provide a qualified full‐time superintendent,
acceptable to City, and assistants, as necessary, who must be physically present at the Project site while any
aspect of the Work is being performed. DBE and its subcontractors of every tier must use a “skilled and
trained workforce,” as that term is defined in subdivision (c)(1)(B) of Section 22164 of the Public Contract
Code, to perform all Work on the Project that falls within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and
construction traces. DBE will provide City with evidence on a monthly basis while the Work is being
performed that DBE and its subcontractors are complying with this requirement.
4.4.5 DBE must, at all times, ensure that the Work is performed in a good workmanlike manner and in full
compliance with the Contract Documents and all applicable laws, regulations, codes, standards, and permits.
4.4.6 DBE is solely responsible to City for the acts or omissions of any party or parties performing portions of
the Work or providing equipment, materials or services for or on behalf of DBE or its Subcontractors.
4.4.7 DBE shall promptly correct, at DBE’s sole expense, any Work that is deficient or defective in
workmanship, materials, and equipment.
4.4.8 DBE shall keep such full and detailed accounts as may be necessary for proper financial management under
this Contract. City shall be afforded access to all DBE's records, books, correspondence, instructions, drawings,
receipts, vouchers, memoranda and similar data relating to Change Order work performed on the basis of actual cost.
DBE shall preserve all such records for a period of three years after the Final Payment or longer where required by
law.
4.4.9 DBE shall provide periodic written reports to City on the progress of the Work in such detail as is required by
City and as agreed to by City and DBE.
4.5 Design‐Build Team and Subcontractors.
4.5.1 All members of the DBE’s Design‐Build Team (“DBT”) must be bound to the terms of this Contract.
All Work which is not performed by DBE or DBT members with its own duly licensed forces shall be
performed by Subcontractors. DBE must provide each Subcontractor with a complete set of the Construction
Documents and any approved modifications thereto.
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4.5.2 DBE shall require every Subcontractor and material supplier to be bound to the provisions of the
Contract Documents as they apply to the Subcontractor’s or material supplier’s portion(s) of the Work, and to
likewise bind their Subcontractors or material suppliers. City reserves the right to reject any Subcontractor or
material supplier based upon City’s reasonable belief that the Subcontractor or material supplier is not
adequately qualified, or whose performance is unacceptable to the City, or who has a history of unacceptable
performance on other public works projects. Nothing in these Contract Documents creates a contractual
relationship between a Subcontractor or material supplier and City, but City shall be deemed to be a third‐
party beneficiary of the contract between DBE and each Subcontractor.
4.5.3 If the Contract is terminated, each subcontract agreement shall be assigned by DBE to City, subject
to the prior rights of any surety, provided that the City accepts such assignment by written notification, and
assumes all rights and obligations of DBE pursuant to each such subcontract agreement.
4.5.4 All Subcontractors bidding on contracts for the Work shall be afforded the applicable protections
contained in the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act (Public Contract Code Section 4100 et seq.).
Following award of the Design‐Build Contract, with the exception of Subcontractors listed in the Proposal, the
DBE must proceed as follows in awarding construction subcontracts with a value exceeding one‐half of 1
percent of the contract price allocable to Construction Services as set forth in Chapter 8 of the Proposal:
4.5.4.1 Provide public notice of availability of Work to be subcontracted by advertising notices
inviting bids at least once in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the City, not less than five
days prior to the date set for receiving bids, including a fixed date and time on which qualifications,
statements, bids, or proposals will be due.
4.5.4.2 Establish reasonable qualification criteria and standards.
4.5.4.3 Award the subcontract either on a Best Value basis or to the lowest responsible bidder. The
process may include prequalification or short‐listing.
4.5.5 In a contract between the DBE and a Subcontractor, and in a contract between a Subcontractor and
any Subcontractor thereunder, the percentage of retention proceeds withheld may not exceed the
percentage specified in the Design‐Build Contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the DBE provides written
notice to any Subcontractor, prior to or at the time the bid is requested, that a performance bond may be
required and the Subcontractor subsequently is unable or refuses to furnish the bond to the DBE, then the
DBE may withhold from any payment to the Subcontractor, retention proceeds in excess of the percentage
specified in the Design‐Build Contract.
4.6 Coordination of Work. City reserves the right to perform or to have performed other work on or adjacent to
the Project site while the Work is being performed. DBE is responsible for coordinating its Work with other work
being performed on or adjacent to the Project site, and shall avoid hindering, delaying, or interfering with the work of
other contractors. To the full extent permitted by law, DBE and each member of the DBT shall hold harmless and
indemnify City against any and all claims arising from or related to DBE’s or any DBT member’s or subcontractor’s
avoidable, negligent, or willful hindrance of, delay to, or interference with the work of another contractor or City’s
own forces.
4.7 DBE’s Representative. DBE shall designate a person who shall be DBE's primary
authorized representative for this Project, subject to City’s approval, which shall not
unreasonably be withheld.
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SECTION 5 PROJECT TEAM.
In addition to DBE, City has retained, or may retain, a Design Consultant or other consultants and contractors to
provide professional and technical consultation for the design and construction of the Project. The Contract requires
that DBE operate efficiently, effectively and cooperatively with City as well as all other members of the Project Team
and other contractors retained by City to construct other portions of the Project.
SECTION 6 TIME OF COMPLETION.
6.1 Time Is of Essence.
Time is of the essence with respect to all time limits set forth in the Contract Documents.
6.2 Commencement of Work.
DBE shall commence the Design‐Build Services on the date(s) specified in City’s Notice(s) to Proceed.
6.3 Contract Time.
The Design‐Build Services must begin on the date specified on the City’s Notice to Proceed with Design
Services and shall be completed, including all Construction Services,
not later than .
within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after the commencement date specified in City’s
Notice to Proceed with Design Services.
By executing this Design‐Build Contract, DBE expressly waives any claim for delayed early completion.
6.4 Liquidated Damages.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 53069.85, if DBE fails to achieve Substantial Completion of the entire
Work within the Contract Time, including any approved extensions thereto, City may assess liquidated
damages on a daily basis for each day of Unexcused Delay in achieving Substantial Completion, based on the
amount of five hundred dollars ($500) per day, or as otherwise specified in the Special Provisions. Liquidated
damages may also be separately assessed for failure to meet milestones specified elsewhere in the Contract
Documents, regardless of impact on the time for achieving Substantial Completion. The assessment of
liquidated damages is not a penalty but considered to be a reasonable estimate of the amount of damages
City will suffer by delay in completion of the Work. The City is entitled to setoff the amount of liquidated
damages assessed against any payments otherwise due to DBE, including, but not limited to, setoff against
release of retention. If the total amount of liquidated damages assessed exceeds the amount of unreleased
retention, City is entitled to recover the balance from DBE or its sureties. Beneficial occupancy or use of the
Project in whole or in part prior to Substantial Completion, shall not operate as a waiver of City’s right to
assess liquidated damages.
6.4.1 Other Remedies.
City is entitled to any and all available legal and equitable remedies City may have where City’s Losses are
caused by any reason other than DBE’s failure to achieve Substantial Completion of the entire Work within
the Contract Time.
6.5 Adjustments to Contract Time.
The Contract Time may only be adjusted for time extensions approved by City and memorialized in a Change
Order approved in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents.
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SECTION 7 COMPENSATION TO DBE.
7.1 Contract Sum.
DBE shall be compensated for satisfactory completion of the Design‐Build Services in compliance with the
Contract Documents the Contract Sum of One Million, Four Hundred Thirteen Thousand, Seven Hundred Fifty
Four Dollars ($1,413,754), as a Guaranteed Maximum Price, which is to be fully inclusive of all costs, direct or
indirect, and including overhead, profit, and incidentals (“GMP”).
7.2 Full Compensation.
The Contract Sum shall be full compensation to DBE for all Design‐Build Services provided by DBE and, except
as otherwise expressly permitted by the terms of the Contract Documents, shall cover all Losses arising out of
the nature of the Design‐Build Services or from the acts of the elements or any unforeseen difficulties or
obstructions which may arise or be encountered in performance of the Design‐Build Services until its
Acceptance by City, all risks connected with the Design‐Build Services, and any and all expenses incurred due
to suspension or discontinuance of the Design‐Build Services, except as expressly provided herein. The
Contract Sum may only be adjusted for Change Orders approved in accordance with the requirements of the
Contract Documents.
SECTION 8 STANDARD OF CARE.
DBE agrees that the Design‐Build Services shall be performed by qualified, experienced and well‐supervised personnel.
All Design‐Build Services performed in connection with this Design‐Build Contract shall be performed in a manner
consistent with the standard of care under California law applicable to those who specialize in providing such services
for projects of the type, scope and complexity of the Project.
SECTION 9 INDEMNIFICATION.
9.1 Hold Harmless.
9.1.1 To the fullest extent permitted by law, DBE shall protect, indemnify, defend and hold harmless City, its
Council members, officers, employees and agents (each an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all
demands, claims, or liabilities of any nature, including death or injury to any person, property damage or any
other loss, including all costs and expenses of whatever nature including attorneys fees, experts fees, court
costs and disbursements (“Claims”) that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or
willful misconduct of the DBE, its officers, employees, agents or contractors under this Agreement, regardless
of whether or not it is caused in part by an Indemnified party.
Notwithstanding the above, nothing in this section shall be construed to require DBE to indemnify an
Indemnified Party from Claims arising from the active negligence, sole negligence, or willful misconduct of an
Indemnified Party.
DBE shall pay City for any costs City incurs to enforce this provision. Nothing in the Contract Documents shall
be construed to give rise to any implied right of indemnity in favor of DBE against City or any other
Indemnitee.
Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 9201, City shall timely notify DBE upon receipt of any third‐party
claim relating to the Contract. The indemnity obligations set forth in this subsection 9.1.1 do not apply to
“design professionals,” as that term is used in Civil Code section 2782.8, who are subject to the indemnity
obligations in subsection 9.1.2, below.
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9.1.2 To the fullest extent permitted by law, any Design Professional providing Design Services for the
Project, as DBE, as a member of the Design‐Build Team, or on behalf of DBE, shall protect, indemnify, defend
and hold harmless City, its Council members, officers, employees and agents (each an “Indemnified Party”)
from and against any and all demands, claims, or liability of any nature, including death or injury to any
person, property damage or any other loss, including all costs and expenses of whatever nature including
attorney fees, experts fees, court costs and disbursements (“Claims”) that arise out of, pertain to or relate to
the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Design Professional, its officers, employees, agents
or subconsultants under this Agreement, regardless of whether or not such liability for such Claims may have
been caused in part by an Indemnified Party. DBE shall pay City for any costs to enforce this provision.
Nothing in the Contract Documents shall be construed to give rise to any implied right of indemnity in favor
of a Design Professional against the City or any other Indemnitee.
9.2 Survival.
The acceptance of DBE’s services and duties by City shall not operate as a waiver of the right of
indemnification. The provisions of this Section 9 shall survive the expiration or early termination of this
Agreement.
SECTION 10 NONDISCRIMINATION.
As set forth in Palo Alto Municipal Code section 2.30.510, DBE certifies that in the performance of this Agreement, it
shall not discriminate in the employment of any person because of the race, skin color, gender, age, religion, disability,
national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, housing status, marital status, familial status, weight or height of such
person. DBE acknowledges that it has read and understands the provisions of Section 2.30.510 of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code relating to Nondiscrimination Requirements and the penalties for violation thereof, and will comply
with all requirements of Section 2.30.510 pertaining to nondiscrimination in employment.
SECTION 11 INSURANCE AND BONDS.
DBE must procure professional liability insurance, as further specified in Article 11 of the General Conditions, covering
all Design Services provided under this Contract. DBE must provide a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, using
the City forms provided with this Contract, each for an amount equal to the DBE’s price for delivery of the
Construction Services. Within ten (10) business days following issuance of the Notice of Award, DBE shall provide City
with evidence satisfactory to the City that DBE has obtained insurance and has sufficient bonding capacity to provide
Performance and Payment Bonds satisfying all requirements in Article 11 of the General Conditions.
SECTION 12 PROHIBITION AGAINST TRANSFERS.
City is entering into this Design‐Build Contract in reliance upon the stated experience and qualifications of the DBE and
its Design Professionals and Subcontractors as set forth in DBE’s Proposal. Accordingly, DBE shall not assign,
hypothecate or transfer this Design‐Build Contract or any interest therein directly or indirectly, by operation of law or
otherwise without the prior written consent of City. Any assignment, hypothecation or transfer without said consent
shall be null and void, and shall be deemed a substantial breach of contract and grounds for default in addition to any
other legal or equitable remedy available to the City.
The sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of any of the issued and outstanding capital stock of DBE or of any
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or co‐tenancy shall result in changing the control of DBE, shall be construed as an assignment of this Design‐Build
Contract. Control means more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the corporation or other entity.
SECTION 13 NOTICES.
13.1 Method of Notice.
All notices, demands, requests or approvals to be given under this Design‐Build Contract shall be given in writing and
shall be deemed served on the earlier of the following:
(i) On the date delivered if delivered personally;
(ii) On the third business day after the deposit thereof in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and
addressed as hereinafter provided;
(iii) On the date sent if sent by facsimile transmission;
(iv) On the date sent if delivered by electronic mail; or
(v) On the date it is accepted or rejected if sent by certified mail.
13.2 Notice Recipients.
All notices, demands or requests (including, without limitation, Change Order Requests and Claims) from DBE
to City shall include the Project name and the number of this Design‐Build Contract and shall be addressed to
City at:
To City: City of Palo Alto
City Clerk
250 Hamilton Avenue
P.O. Box 10250
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Copy to: City of Palo Alto
Public Works Engineering Services
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Attn: Holly Boyd
City of Palo Alto
Utilities Engineering
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Attn:
In addition, copies of all Claims by DBE under this Design‐Build Contract shall be provided to the following:
Palo Alto City Attorney’s Office
250 Hamilton Avenue
P.O. Box 10250
Palo Alto, California 94303
All Claims shall be delivered personally or sent by certified mail.
All notices, demands, requests or approvals from City to DBE shall be addressed to:
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DBE Name: G4S Secure Integration
Contact Name: Vince Vorster
Title: Senior Manager, Business Development
Address: 3073 Teagarden Street
San Leandro, CA 94577
Phone/Fax: 510.714.1612
Email: vince.vorster@usa.g4s.com
13.3 Change of Address.
In advance of any change of address, DBE shall notify City of the change of address in writing. Each party
may, by written notice only, add, delete or replace any individuals to whom and addresses to which notice
shall be provided.
SECTION 14 DEFAULT.
14.1 Notice of Default.
In the event that City determines, in its sole discretion, that DBE has failed or refused to perform any of the
obligations set forth in the Contract Documents, or is in breach of any provision of the Contract Documents,
City may give written notice of default to DBE in the manner specified for the giving of notices in the Design‐
Build Contract, with a copy to DBE’s performance bond surety.
14.2 Opportunity to Cure Default.
Except for emergencies, DBE shall cure any default in performance of its obligations under the Contract
Documents within two (2) Days (or such shorter time as City may reasonably require) after receipt of written
notice. However, if the breach cannot be reasonably cured within such time, DBE will commence to cure the
breach within two (2) Days (or such shorter time as City may reasonably require) and will diligently and
continuously prosecute such cure to completion within a reasonable time, which shall in no event be later
than ten (10) Days after receipt of such written notice.
SECTION 15 CITY'S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
15.1 Remedies Upon Default.
If DBE fails to cure any default of this Design‐Build Contract within the time period set forth above in Section
14, then City may pursue any remedies available under law or equity, including, without limitation, the
following:
15.1.1 Delete Certain Services.
City may, without terminating the Design‐Build Contract, delete certain portions of the Design‐Build Services,
reserving to itself all rights to Losses related thereto.
15.1.2 Perform and Withhold.
City may, without terminating the Design‐Build Contract, engage others to perform the Design‐Build Services
or portion thereof that has not been adequately performed by DBE and withhold the cost thereof to City
from future payments to DBE, reserving to itself all rights to Losses related thereto.
15.1.3 Suspend the Design‐Build Contract.
City may, without terminating the Design‐Build Contract and reserving to itself all rights to Losses related
thereto, suspend all or any portion of this Design‐Build Contract for as long a period of time as City
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determines, in its sole discretion, appropriate, in which event City shall have no obligation to adjust the
Contract Sum or Contract Time, and shall have no liability to DBE for damages if City directs DBE to resume
Design‐Build Services.
15.1.4 Terminate the Design‐Build Contract for Default.
City shall have the right to terminate this Design‐Build Contract, in whole or in part, upon the failure of DBE
to promptly cure any default as required by Section 14. City’s election to terminate the Design‐Build Contract
for default shall be communicated by giving DBE a written notice of termination in the manner specified for
the giving of notices in the Design‐Build Contract. Any notice of termination given to DBE by City shall be
effective immediately, unless otherwise provided therein.
15.1.5 Invoke the Performance Bond.
City may, with or without terminating the Design‐Build Contract and reserving to itself all rights to Losses
related thereto, exercise its rights under the Performance Bond.
15.1.6 Additional Provisions.
All of City’s rights and remedies under this Design‐Build Contract are cumulative, and shall be in addition to
those rights and remedies available in law or in equity. Designation in the Contract Documents of certain
breaches as material shall not waive the City’s authority to designate other breaches as material nor limit
City’s right to terminate the Design‐Build Contract, or prevent the City from terminating the Agreement for
breaches that are not material. City’s determination of whether there has been noncompliance with the
Design‐Build Contract so as to warrant exercise by City of its rights and remedies for default under the
Design‐Build Contract, shall be binding on all parties. No termination or action taken by City after such
termination shall prejudice any other rights or remedies of City provided by law or equity or by the Contract
Documents upon such termination; and City may proceed against DBE to recover all liquidated damages and
Losses suffered by City.
15.2 Delays by Sureties.
Time being of the essence in the performance of the Work, if DBE’s surety fails to arrange for completion of
the Work in accordance with the Performance Bond, within seven (7) calendar days from the date of the
notice of termination, DBE’s surety shall be deemed to have waived its right to complete the Work under the
Contract, and City may immediately make arrangements for the completion of the Work through use of its
own forces, by hiring a replacement DBE, or by any other means that City determines advisable under the
circumstances. DBE and its surety shall be jointly and severally liable for any additional cost incurred by City
to complete the Work following termination. In addition, City shall have the right to use any materials,
supplies, and equipment belonging to DBE and located at the Worksite for the purposes of completing the
remaining Work.
15.3 Damages to City.
15.3.1 For DBE's Default.
City will be entitled to recovery of all Losses under law or equity in the event of DBE’s default under the
Contract Documents.
15.3.2 Compensation for Losses.
In the event that City's Losses arise from DBE’s default under the Contract Documents, City shall be entitled
to deduct the cost of such Losses from monies otherwise payable to DBE. If the Losses incurred by City
exceed the amount payable, DBE shall be liable to City for the difference and shall promptly remit same to
City.
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15.4 Suspension by City
15.4.1 Suspension for Convenience.
City may, at any time and from time to time, without cause, order DBE, in writing, to suspend, delay, or
interrupt the Design‐Build Services in whole or in part for such period of time, up to an aggregate of fifty
percent (50%) of the Contract Time. The order shall be specifically identified as a Suspension Order by City.
Upon receipt of a Suspension Order, DBE shall, at City’s expense, comply with the order and take all
reasonable steps to minimize costs allocable to the Design‐Build Services covered by the Suspension Order.
During the Suspension or extension of the Suspension, if any, City shall either cancel the Suspension Order or,
by Change Order, delete the Design‐Build Services covered by the Suspension Order. If a Suspension Order is
canceled or expires, DBE shall resume and continue with the Design‐Build Services. A Change Order will be
issued to cover any adjustments of the Contract Sum or the Contract Time necessarily caused by such
suspension. A Suspension Order shall not be the exclusive method for City to stop the Design‐Build Services.
15.4.2 Suspension for Cause.
In addition to all other remedies available to City, if DBE fails to perform or correct work in accordance with
the Contract Documents, City may immediately order the Design‐Build Services, or any portion thereof,
suspended until the cause for the suspension has been eliminated to City’s satisfaction. DBE shall not be
entitled to an increase in Contract Time or Contract Price for a suspension occasioned by DBE’s failure to
comply with the Contract Documents. City’s right to suspend the Design‐Build Services shall not give rise to a
duty to suspend the Design‐Build Services, and City’s failure to suspend the Design‐Build Services shall not
constitute a defense to DBE’s failure to comply with the requirements of the Contract Documents.
15.5 Termination Without Cause.
City may, at its sole discretion and without cause, terminate this Design‐Build Contract in part or in whole
upon written notice to DBE. Upon receipt of such notice, DBE shall, at City’s expense, comply with the notice
and take all reasonable steps to minimize costs to close out and demobilize. The compensation allowed
under this Paragraph 15.5 shall be the DBE’s sole and exclusive compensation for such termination and DBE
waives any claim for other compensation or Losses, including, but not limited to, loss of anticipated profits,
loss of revenue, lost opportunity, or other consequential, direct, indirect or incidental damages of any kind
resulting from termination without cause. Termination pursuant to this provision does not relieve DBE or its
sureties from any of their obligations for Losses arising from or related to the Design‐Build Services
performed by DBE.
15.5.1 Compensation.
Following such termination and within forty‐five (45) Days after receipt of a billing from DBE seeking payment
of sums authorized by this Paragraph 15.5.1, City shall pay the following to DBE as DBE’s sole compensation
for performance of the Design‐Build Services:
.1 For Services Performed. The amount of the Contract Sum allocable to the portion of the Design‐
Build Services properly performed by DBE as of the date of termination, less sums previously paid to DBE.
.2 For Close‐out Costs. If termination is effective after the Construction Services have commenced on
the site, reasonable costs of DBE and its Subcontractors:
(i) Demobilizing and
(ii) Administering the close‐out of its participation in the Project (including, without limitation,
all billing and accounting functions, not including attorney or expert fees) for a period of no longer
than thirty (30) Days after receipt of the notice of termination.
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.3 For Fabricated Items. Previously unpaid cost of any items delivered to the Project Site which were
fabricated for subsequent incorporation in the Work.
.4 Profit Allowance. An allowance for profit calculated as four percent (4%) of the sum of the above
items, provided DBE can prove a likelihood that it would have made a profit if the Design‐Build Contract had
not been terminated.
.5 Emergency Termination. The compensation provided in this provision does not apply to
termination for emergency pursuant to Section 2.6 of the General Conditions.
15.5.2 Subcontractors.
DBE shall include provisions in all of its subcontracts, purchase orders and other contracts permitting
termination for convenience by DBE on terms that are consistent with this Design‐Build Contract and that
afford no greater rights of recovery against DBE than are afforded to DBE against City under this Section.
15.6 DBE’s Duties Upon Termination.
Upon receipt of a notice of termination for default or for convenience, DBE shall, unless the notice directs
otherwise, do the following:
(i) Immediately discontinue the Design‐Build Services to the extent specified in the notice;
(ii) Place no further orders or subcontracts for materials, equipment, services or facilities, except as may
be necessary for completion of such portion of the Work that is not discontinued;
(iii) Provide to City a description in writing, no later than fifteen (15) days after receipt of the notice of
termination, of all subcontracts, purchase orders and contracts that are outstanding, including,
without limitation, the terms of the original price, any changes, payments, balance owing, the status
of the portion of the Design‐Build Services covered and a copy of the subcontract, purchase order or
contract and any written changes, amendments or modifications thereto, together with such other
information as City may determine necessary in order to decide whether to accept assignment of or
request DBE to terminate the subcontract, purchase order or contract;
(iv) Promptly assign to City those subcontracts, purchase orders or contracts, or portions thereof, that
City elects to accept by assignment and cancel, on the most favorable terms reasonably possible, all
subcontracts, purchase orders or contracts, or portions thereof, that City does not elect to accept by
assignment; and
(v) Thereafter do only such Design‐Build Services as may be necessary to preserve and protect Design‐
Build Services already in progress and to protect materials, plants, and equipment on the Project Site
or in transit thereto.
Upon termination, whether for cause or for convenience, the provisions of the Contract Documents remain in
effect as to any Claim, indemnity obligation, warranties, guarantees, submittals of As‐Built Documents,
instructions, or manuals, or other such rights and obligations arising prior to the termination date.
SECTION 16 DBE'S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
16.1 DBE’s Remedies.
DBE may terminate this Design‐Build Contract only upon the occurrence of one of the following:
16.1.1 For Work Stoppage.
The Work is stopped for sixty (60) consecutive Days, through no act or fault of DBE, any Subcontractor, or
any employee or agent of DBE or any Subcontractor, due to issuance of an order of a court or other public
authority other than City having jurisdiction or due to an act of government, such as a declaration of a
national emergency making material unavailable. This provision shall not apply to any work stoppage
resulting from the City’s issuance of a suspension notice issued either for cause or for convenience.
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16.1.2 For City's Non‐Payment.
If City does not pay DBE undisputed sums within ninety (90) Days after receipt of notice from DBE, DBE may
terminate the Design‐Build Contract (30) days following a second notice to City of DBE’s intention to
terminate the Design‐Build Contract.
16.2 Damages to DBE.
In the event of termination for cause by DBE, City shall pay DBE the sums provided for in Paragraph 15.5.1
above. DBE agrees to accept such sums as its sole and exclusive compensation and agrees to waive any claim
for other compensation or Losses, including, but not limited to, loss of anticipated profits, loss of revenue,
lost opportunity, or other consequential, direct, indirect and incidental damages, of any kind.
SECTION 17 ACCOUNTING RECORDS.
17.1 Financial Management and City Access.
DBE shall keep full and detailed accounts and exercise such controls as may be necessary for proper financial
management under this Design‐Build Contract in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
and practices. City and City's accountants during normal business hours, may inspect, audit and copy DBE's
records, books, estimates, take‐offs, cost reports, ledgers, schedules, correspondence, instructions, drawings,
receipts, subcontracts, purchase orders, vouchers, memoranda and other data relating to this Project. DBE
shall retain these documents for a period of three (3) years after the later of (i) Final Payment or (ii) final
resolution of all Contract Disputes and other disputes, or (iii) for such longer period as may be required by
law.
17.2 Compliance with City Requests.
DBE's compliance with any request by City pursuant to this Section 17 shall be a condition precedent to filing
or maintenance of any legal action or proceeding by DBE against City and to DBE's right to receive further
payments under the Contract Documents. City many enforce DBE’s obligation to provide access to City of its
business and other records referred to in Section 17.1 for inspection or copying by issuance of a writ or a
provisional or permanent mandatory injunction by a court of competent jurisdiction based on affidavits
submitted to such court, without the necessity of oral testimony.
SECTION 18 INDEPENDENT PARTIES.
Each party is acting in its independent capacity and not as agents, employees, partners, or joint ventures’ of the other
party. City, its officers or employees shall have no control over the conduct of DBE or its respective agents,
employees, subconsultants, or Subcontractors, except as herein set forth.
SECTION 19 NUISANCE.
DBE shall not maintain, commit, nor permit the maintenance or commission of any nuisance in connection in the
performance of services under this Design‐Build Contract.
SECTION 20 PERMITS AND LICENSES.
Except as otherwise provided in the Special Provisions and Bridging Documents, The DBE shall provide, procure and
pay for all licenses, permits, and fees, required by the City or other government jurisdictions or agencies necessary to
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carry out and complete the Design‐Build Services. Payment of all costs and expenses for such licenses, permits, and
fees shall be included in one or more Proposal items. No other compensation shall be paid to the DBE for these items
or for delays caused by non‐City inspectors or conditions set forth in the licenses or permits issued by other agencies.
SECTION 21 WAIVER.
A waiver by either party of any breach of any term, covenant, or condition contained herein shall not be deemed to be
a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other term, covenant, or condition contained herein, whether
of the same or a different character.
SECTION 22 GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE.
This Design‐Build Contract shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of California,
and venue shall be in a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of Santa Clara, and no other place.
SECTION 23 COMPLETE AGREEMENT.
This Agreement represents the entire and integrated agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior
negotiations, representations, and contracts, either written or oral. This Agreement may be amended only by a
written instrument, which is signed by the parties.
SECTION 24 SURVIVAL OF CONTRACT.
The provisions of the Design‐Build Contract which by their nature survive termination of the Design‐Build Contract or
Final Completion, including, without limitation, all warranties, indemnities, payment obligations, and City’s right to
audit DBE’s books and records, shall remain in full force and effect after Final Completion or any termination or
suspension of the Design‐Build Contract.
SECTION 25 PREVAILING WAGES.
The DBE is required to pay general prevailing wages as defined in Subchapter 3, Title 8 of the California Code of
Regulations and Section 16000 et seq. and Section 1773.1 of the California Labor Code. Pursuant to the provisions of
Section 1773 of the Labor Code of the State of California, the City Council has obtained the general prevailing rate of
per diem wages and the general rate for holiday and overtime work in this locality for each craft, classification, or type
of worker needed to execute the contract for this Project from the Director of the Department of Industrial
Relations. Copies of these rates may be obtained at the Purchasing Office of the City of Palo Alto. DBE shall provide a
copy of prevailing wage rates to any staff or Subcontractor hired, and shall pay the adopted prevailing wage rates as a
minimum. DBE shall comply with the provisions of Sections 1775, 1776, 1777.5, 1810, and 1813 of the Labor Code.
Pursuant to Labor Code section 1771.1, for any public works contract subject to Chapter 1 of Part 7 of Division 2 of the
California Labor Code, for any Proposal submitted on or after March 1, 2015 and for any contract entered into on or
after April 1, 2015, a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on or to be listed in a bid proposal
subject to the requirements of section 4104 of the California Public Contract Code, unless that contractor or
subcontractor is currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to section 1725.5 of the California
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Labor Code. Notice: Pursuant to California Labor Code section 1771.4, this Project is subject to compliance
monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations.
SECTION 26 NON APPROPRIATION.
This Agreement is subject to the fiscal provisions of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Municipal
Code. This Agreement will terminate without any penalty (a) at the end of any fiscal year in the event that the City
does not appropriate funds for the following fiscal year for this event, or (b) at any time within a fiscal year in the
event that funds are only appropriated for a portion of the fiscal year and funds for this Design‐Build Contract are no
longer available. This section shall take precedence in the event of a conflict with any other covenant, term,
condition, or provision of this Agreement.
SECTION 27 AUTHORITY.
The individuals executing this Agreement represent and warrant that they have the legal capacity and authority to do
so on behalf of their respective legal entities.
SECTION 28 COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be signed in multiple counterparts, which shall, when executed by all the parties, constitute a
single binding agreement.
SECTION 29 SEVERABILITY.
In case a provision of this Design‐Build Contract is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected.
SECTION 30 STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REFERENCES.
With respect to any amendments to any statutes or regulations referenced in these Contract Documents, the
reference is deemed to be the version in effect on the date that the Contract was awarded by City, unless otherwise
required by law.
SECTION 31 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CERTIFICATION.
Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1861, by signing this Contract, DBE certifies as follows: “I am aware of the provisions
of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which require every employer to be insured against liability for workers’
compensation or to undertake self‐insurance in accordance with the provisions of that code, and I will comply with
such provisions before commencing the performance of the Work on this Contract.”
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EXHIBITS:
A: SCOPE OF SERVICES
ATTACHMENTS:
PERFORMANCE BOND FORM
PAYMENT BOND FORM
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Design‐Build Contract to be executed the date and
year first above written.
CITY OF PALO ALTO
____________________________
Purchasing Manager
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
____________________________
Senior Asst. City Attorney
APPROVED:
____________________________
Public Works Director
DBE
By:___________________________
Name:________________________
Title:__________________________
Date: _________________________
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Louie Enriquez
Vice President, Operations
6/5/2017
EXHIBIT A
SCOPE OF SERVICES
CALTRAIN CORRIDOR VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
JUNE 1, 2017
1.0 PROJECT OVERVIEW
The purpose of this project is to meet the City of Palo Alto’s objective of deploying a cost‐
efficient and reliable system for effective video monitoring of key Caltrain crossings in the City
of Palo Alto (City). Work will occur at the following locations:
Palo Alto Avenue Caltrain Crossing
Churchill Avenue Caltrain Crossing
Meadow Drive Caltrain Crossing
Charleston Avenue Caltrain Crossing
Emergency Operations Center
Integrated video systems will be installed at four crossings, and head end equipment will be
installed at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
G4S Secure Integration (referred to herein as “G4S” or “DBE”) will provide services for the
design, construction, and maintenance as described within this document.
1.1 Governing Standards and Codes.
During the design and construction of this project, G4S shall comply with the following
standards and codes:
All applicable Local and State codes, regulations, rules and ordinances
Standards included in the Contract Documents
All applicable ANSI/EIA/TIA standards
National Electric Code (NEC)
City of Palo Alto Utilities Standard Specifications and Drawings
City of Palo Alto Public Works Standard Specifications and Drawings
Caltrain Requirements
2.0 DESIGN SERVICES
2.1 DESIGN OBJECTIVE
G4S will provide design services with the purpose of:
Verifying the solution meets the City’s objectives.
Verifying the project meets the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) and the City’s permit
requirements.
Verifying the project meets Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (PCJPB) safety
requirements.
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Verifying the constructability of the solution.
2.2 DESIGN PARAMETERS
G4S will base the design on the following functional and technical performance criteria.
2.2.1 Functional Performance Criteria
The solution shall be designed around the following functional performance criteria:
1. Provides a means to deter, detect, and respond to persons and objects within the areas
of interest.
2. Provides automatic alerts to off‐site operators upon a pre‐configured event or set of
events from cameras using video analytics when alert criteria are met.
3. Provides live video alert monitoring from an off‐site location upon an actionable event
within the immediate area of the intersection.
4. Provides live video monitoring from an off‐site location upon an actionable event of
objects within 1,000 feet of the camera’s direct line of site.
5. Deters persons through the use of visual signage at each intersection notifying persons
that the area is under video surveillance.
6. Enables remote system operators to respond to alerts in accordance with established
incident response plans.
7. Allows off‐site operators the ability to make live voice announcements/directions to
persons in the immediate area.
8. Stores recorded video for up to 31 days at centralized location.
9. Provides uninterruptible power for up to 72 hours during power outage at
server/storage appliance location.
10. Provides uninterruptible power for up to 3 hours during power outage at camera
locations.
2.2.2 Technical Performance Criteria
The solution shall be designed around the following technical performance criteria:
1. Cameras that meet IP protocol.
2. Cameras to produce a minimum resolution of 1080p.
3. Ability to view the area with a combination of both fixed and PTZ cameras.
4. Ability to view objects up to 1,000 feet in variable lighting and weather conditions.
5. Ability to manually and automatically position the PTZ camera to view area of interest
based on event.
6. Ability of fixed cameras to view as much of intersection as possible.
7. Ability to use Intelligent Video Analytics (IVA) to automatically detect various behaviors
and create alerts.
8. Ability to use City’s existing dark fiber optic cabling for data transmissions.
9. Ability to store video data on a local NVR for up to one (1) month.
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10. Video Management System that has the ability to be monitored at both City and third‐
party monitoring vendor’s facilities.
2.3 DESIGN DELIVERABLES
G4S shall submit the following design documents:
1. Site Survey Report.
2. Design Development Documents.
3. Construction Documents.
4. Planning Documents.
2.3.1 Site Survey Report
The site survey report shall contain an analysis of the existing conditions, including existing
utilities, lighting conditions, and potential connection points.
2.3.2 Preliminary Design Development Documents
The design development documents shall identify the locations, types, power source,
communication source, cable routing, cabling infrastructure, camera field of views, and other
items deemed appropriate by G4S for review and approval by the City.
2.3.3 Final Construction Documents
The construction documents shall have all the necessary information for installation,
configuration, and testing of the solution.
2.3.4 Planning Documents
The planning documents shall include the following:
1. Work Plans
2. Issue Resolution Plan
3. Risk Management Plan
4. Escalation Plan
5. Traffic Control Plans
6. Permitting Plan
7. Test Plan
8. Training Plan
9. Submittal Plan
2.4 DESIGN PROCESS
G4S shall follow the process described below to progress the proposed conceptual design
package (Attachment A attached hereto) into the final construction documents.
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2.4.1 Kickoff Meeting
G4S shall hold a kickoff meeting to review all contract documents, the proposed conceptual
design, the project schedule, and items requiring immediate attention. Prior to the kickoff, G4S
will coordinate with the City on the agenda and logistics for this meeting.
2.4.2 Functional and Technical Requirements Meeting
G4S shall hold a meeting to establish the functional and technical requirements of the technical
solution. Results will be documented and used for incorporation into the final testing and
acceptance plans.
2.4.3 Site Surveys
G4S shall complete a site survey of the following sites:
City E‐911 and/or Security Monitoring Center where servers will be located.
Four (4) Caltrain intersections along Alma Street
o Palo Alto Avenue
o Churchill Avenue
o West Meadow Drive
o West Charleston Road
G4S shall document its findings and submit a site survey report for incorporation into the
preliminary design development documents.
2.4.4 Design Development Documents
G4S shall use information gathered during the initial meetings and findings from the site
surveys to prepare the preliminary design development documents for review by City staff.
G4S shall respond to City’s comments and incorporate appropriate changes into the final
construction documents.
2.4.5 Final Construction Documents
Once comments have been incorporated, G4S shall have a professional engineer registered in
the State of California review and stamp the electrical and structural drawings.
G4S shall then submit the construction documents to the appropriate City departments in order
to obtain necessary permits and approvals. G4S shall submit site specific traffic control plans to
the City at least three weeks prior to installation work.
G4S shall contact Caltrain directly to obtain all applicable documents required for coordination.
G4S shall submit the applicable forms, procedures, and other necessary information to Caltrain
for their review.
3.0 CONSTRUCTION SCOPE
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Once the necessary permits have been obtained and coordination with Caltrain is complete,
G4S shall begin construction. G4S shall inspect each site and prepare a list of damage to
existing facilities that could be later misidentified as damage resulting from our work. G4S shall
photograph or video tape existing conditions to document conditions prior to commencement
of installation work.
3.1 Installation
During the installation period, work along Alma Street shall be performed between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding City holidays. G4S will request prior approval for any
other work shifts, such as weekend, holidays, or changes in work hours.
G4S shall first construct the Charleston Avenue Caltrain Crossing site as the Pilot Test Location.
G4S will use this location to demonstrate the operation of the cameras and video management
system. G4S will gain acceptance by the City on this site’s configuration prior to beginning
deployment of equipment at the remaining project sites.
3.2 Site Acceptance Testing
G4S shall perform a Site Acceptance Test at each location in accordance with the approved test
plan to verify the system meets the test criteria.
3.3 Final System Acceptance Testing
G4S shall perform a Final System Acceptance Test after all sites have been completed.
3.4 TRAINING
G4S shall provide the System Operator Training in accordance with the City approved training
plan. G4S shall provide eight (8) hours of training, for up to five (5) persons designated by the
City, at an on‐site location on the operation of the designed systems deployed under this
project. G4S will provide instructors during normal business hours at a location designated by
the City.
The training will include the following modules:
Technical, Legal, and Ethical parameters of appropriate system use.
Operation
Troubleshooting
4.0 WARRANTY AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES
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4.1 Warranty
G4S shall provide a two (2) year warranty on any G4S provided material and labor beginning the
day the item is accepted. G4S shall remove the defective equipment and install replacement
equipment during this warranty period. G4S shall respond to telephone requests for service
within four (4) hours and provide on‐site service within one (1) business day during business
hours for critical system warranty issues. This provision supplements the warranty provisions in
the General Conditions.
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ATTACHMENT A
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
1.0 PROJECT OVERVIEW
The purpose of this project is to meet the City of Palo Alto’s objective of deploying a cost‐
efficient and reliable Video Management System for effective video monitoring of key Caltrain
crossings in the City of Palo Alto (City). Work will occur at the following locations:
Palo Alto Avenue Caltrain Crossing
Churchill Avenue Caltrain Crossing
West Meadow Drive Caltrain Crossing
West Charleston Avenue Caltrain Crossing
Emergency Operations Center
Integrated video systems will be installed at four crossings, and head end equipment will be
installed at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
G4S Secure Integration (referred to herein as “GS4” or “DBE”) has developed the following
conceptual design based on comments received from the City during the proposal process.
2.0 CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
2.1 West Charleston Avenue Caltrain Crossing (Pilot Site Location)
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This location will be first to configure, test, and demonstrate the operation of the CCTV cameras
and VMS. G4S will gain acceptance by the City of Palo Alto on this site’s configuration prior to
beginning deployment of CCTV cameras at the other project sites.
1. There is 120V power available at pole 7057 on the southwest corner of the
intersection. G4S will extend service conductors from this location to one (1) new pad‐
mounted equipment enclosure that G4S will provide. G4S will install the equipment
enclosure near the base of pole 7057. G4S will install one (1) 20‐amp double‐duplex
outlet inside the equipment enclosure to power the equipment. G4S will install one (1)
wall‐mounted fiber optic patch panel, one (1) POE network switch, one (1) UPS, and one
(1) camera power supply inside the equipment enclosure.
2. A 6‐strand 8.3/125 single‐mode OSP fiber optic cable will be furnished and installed to
the equipment enclosure at pole 7057 by the City of Palo Alto. The fiber optic cable will
be coiled and left for our system utilization. G4S will terminate the fiber optic cable
with six (6) LC‐type single‐mode fiber optic connectors and one (1) LC coupler patch
panel inside the equipment enclosure.
3. G4S will mount four (4) CCTV cameras and one (1) audio speaker on pole 7057. Power
and communication cabling will be installed in conduit from the pole‐mounted
equipment to the equipment enclosure. G4S will install rigid metal conduit to the
surface of the pole and PVC underground‐rated conduit to the equipment enclosure
from the pole. G4S will terminate the power and communication cabling on the pole
inside weather‐proof enclosures.
4. G4S will provide traffic control required by the City of Palo Alto during installation work
at this intersection. This will include the method‐of‐procedure (MOP) submitted to the
City of Palo Alto for review and approval, drawings/site plans, and schedule.
Refer to Section 3.0 ‐ Major Materials List (below) for the materials that will be installed at this
location.
2.2 West Meadow Drive Caltrain Crossing
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1. There is 120V power available at pole 2177 on the southwest corner of the
intersection. G4S will extend service conductors from this location to one (1) new pad‐
mounted equipment enclosure that G4S will provide. G4S will install the equipment
enclosure near the base of pole 2177. G4S will install one (1) 20‐amp double‐duplex
outlet inside the equipment enclosure to power the equipment. G4S will install one (1)
wall‐mounted fiber optic patch panel, one (1) POE network switch, one (1) UPS, and one
(1) camera power supply inside the equipment enclosure.
2. A 6‐strand 8.3/125 single‐mode OSP fiber optic cable will be furnished and installed to
the equipment enclosure at pole 2177 by the City of Palo Alto. The cable will be coiled
and left for our system utilization. G4S will terminate the cable with six (6) LC‐type
single‐mode fiber optic connectors and one (1) LC coupler patch panel inside the
equipment enclosure.
3. G4S will mount four (4) CCTV cameras and one (1) audio speaker on pole 2177. Power
and communication cabling will be installed in conduit from the pole‐mounted
equipment to the equipment enclosure. G4S will install rigid metal conduit to the
surface of the pole and PVC underground‐rated conduit to the equipment enclosure
from the pole. G4S will terminate the power and communication cabling on the pole
inside weather‐proof enclosures.
4. G4S will provide traffic control required by the City of Palo Alto during installation work
at this intersection. This will include the method‐of‐procedure (MOP) submitted to the
City of Palo Alto for review and approval, drawings/site plans, and schedule.
5. G4S will remove the existing prototype Intrusion Detection System that was installed by
CSC Integrations in a manner that 1) preserves such equipment in good condition for
use by the City in another future deployment and 2)minimizes the time that the area is
not covered (downtime) as the old equipment is demobilized and the new equipment is
brought online. Furthermore, this location shall be the last of the sites installed.
Refer to Section 3.0 ‐ Major Materials List (below) for the materials that will be installed at this
location
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2.3 Churchill Avenue Caltrain Crossing
1. There is 120V power available at the traffic signal pole on the southwest corner of the
intersection. G4S will extend service conductors from this location to one (1) new pad‐
mounted equipment enclosure that G4S will provide. G4S will install the equipment
enclosure near the base of the traffic signal pole. G4S will install one (1) 20‐amp
double‐duplex outlet inside the equipment enclosure to power the equipment. G4S will
install one (1) wall‐mounted fiber optic patch panel, one (1) POE network switch, one (1)
UPS, and one (1) camera power supply inside the equipment enclosure.
2. A 6‐strand 8.3/125 single‐mode OSP fiber optic cable will be furnished and installed to
the equipment enclosure by the City of Palo Alto. The cable will be coiled and left for
our system utilization. G4S will terminate the cable with six (6) LC‐type single‐mode
fiber optic connectors and one (1) LC coupler patch panel inside the equipment
enclosure.
3. G4S will mount four (4) CCTV cameras and one (1) audio speaker on the traffic signal
pole. Power and communication cabling will be pulled inside the pole from the
equipment to the equipment enclosure. G4S will install PVC underground‐rated conduit
to the equipment enclosure from the pole. G4S will terminate the power and
communication cabling at the pole equipment inside weather‐proof enclosures.
4. G4S will provide traffic control required by the City of Palo Alto during installation work
at this intersection. This will include the method‐of‐procedure (MOP) submitted to the
City of Palo Alto for review and approval, drawings/site plans, and schedule.
Refer to Section 3.0 ‐ Major Materials List (below) for the materials that will be installed at this
location.
2.4 Palo Alto Avenue Caltrain Crossing
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1. There is existing 120V power on an existing wooden pole in the heavy‐planted area on
the West side of Alma, near the intersection of Everett and Alma. G4S will extend
service conductors from this location to two (2) new pad‐mounted equipment
enclosures that G4S will provide. G4S will install the two (2) equipment enclosures
individually near the base of two (2) new wooden poles. One (1) wooden pole will be
installed on the Southwest corner of the intersection outside of the Caltrain ROW. One
(1) wooden pole will be installed 80 ft. South of the intersection, inside the heavy‐
planted area, outside of the Caltrain ROW fence. G4S will install one (1) equipment
enclosure near the base of each of the two (2) new wooden poles. In each equipment
enclosure, G4S will install one (1) 20‐amp double‐duplex outlet to power the
equipment. G4S will install one (1) wall‐mounted fiber optic patch panel, one (1) POE
network switch, one (1) UPS, and one (1) camera power supply inside each of the two
(2) equipment enclosures.
2. G4S will provide a 1300 ft. directional bore and two (2) 2” underground conduits from
the Southeast corner of the Everett and Alma intersection, servicing the two (2) wooden
pole locations. The directional bore will include crossing under Alma street at the
Everett intersection, and then continue under the heavy‐planted area on the West side
of Alma to the first wooden pole location. A handhole shall be placed at the first
wooden pole, and then the directional bore shall continue to the second wooden pole
on the Southwest corner of the Palo Alto and Alma intersection.
3. G4S will furnish and install 1300 ft. of 6‐strand 8.3/125 single‐mode fiber optic cable
from the existing fiber optic cable trunk located in an above‐ground signal enclosure
located on the Southeast corner of the Everett and Alma intersection, to the two (2)
equipment enclosures at each wooden pole location. G4S will fusion splice the 6‐strand
single‐mode fiber optic cable to the existing fiber optic cable trunk. G4S will furnish and
install one (1) weather‐proof splice case to house the fusion splice.
4. G4S will mount three (3) CCTV cameras and one (1) audio speaker on the wooden pole
located on the Southwest corner of the Palo Alto and Alma intersection. G4S will mount
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one (1) CCTV camera on the wooden pole in the heavy‐planted area South of the
intersection. Power and communication cabling will be installed in conduit from the
pole‐mounted equipment to the equipment enclosures located at the base of each
wooden pole. G4S will install rigid metal conduit to the surface of the poles and PVC
underground‐rated conduit to the equipment enclosures from each wooden pole. G4S
will terminate the power and communication cabling on the poles inside weather‐proof
enclosures.
5. G4S will provide traffic control required by the City of Palo Alto during installation work
at these intersections. This will include the method‐of‐procedure (MOP) submitted to
the City of Palo Alto for review and approval, drawings/site plans, and schedule.
Refer to Section 3.0 ‐ Major Materials List (below) for the materials that will be installed at this
location.
2.5 Emergency Operations Center
1. G4S will install one (1) VMS server with integral storage and one (1) audio system server
in an existing equipment rack provided by the City of Palo Alto. G4S will install a one (1)
new UPS and one (1) KVM with LCD monitor within the equipment rack.
2. G4S will install the Cat6 network patch cabling from the rack‐mounted equipment to the
existing network switch provided by the City of Palo Alto.
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3.0 MAJOR MATERIALS LIST
Item Manufacturer Description Qty
1 Avigilon Avigilon Control Center Enterprise Software 1
2 Avigilon Stentofon AlphaCom Integration Module 1
3 Avigilon Network Video Server/Recorder 1
4 APC UPS: Server 1
5 APC UPS: Battery Set 1
6 CSC KVM Switch 1
7 Comnet Managed Ethernet Switch 5
8 Alpha Tech Rugged UPS System w/batt 5
9 Avigilon Outdoor Multisensor camera 4
10 Avigilon Video Analytics Appliance. 4 port, 2TB 9
11 Avigilon 7k HD Pro Camera 8
12 FLIR PTZ Thermal/Visible Light Camera 5
13 G4S Camera Site Signage 5
14 Zenitel XE1 Exchange 1
15 Zenitel Network Horn Loudspeaker 4
16 Zenitel Desk Master w/Handset & Display 2
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BOND FORMS
PERFORMANCE BOND
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palo Alto, State of California (“City”) and ,
(“Principal”) have entered into a Design‐Build Contract dated , and identified as (“Agreement”), which is
hereby referred to and made a part hereof whereby Principal agrees to design and build certain designated public
improvements; and
WHEREAS, Principal is required under the terms of said Agreement to furnish a surety bond for the faithful
performance of said agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, Principal and _______________________________________________, as Surety,
incorporated under the Laws of the State of , and duly authorized to transact business as an admitted surety,
under the Laws of the State of California, are held and firmly bound unto City in the penal sum of dollars
($ ) for the Construction Services, for the payment whereof Principal and Surety bind themselves, their heirs,
executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
The condition of this obligation is such that if the Principal, Principal’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or
assigns shall promptly and faithfully keep and perform the covenants, conditions, and provisions of the above‐
mentioned Agreement and any alteration thereof, with or without notice to the Surety, and if Principal shall satisfy all
claims and demands incurred under such Agreement and shall fully protect, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless
City, its officers, agents, and employees from all claims, demands, or liabilities which may arise by reason of Principal’s
failure to do so, and shall reimburse and repay City all outlay and expenses which City may incur in making good any
default, then this obligation shall be null and void; otherwise, it shall remain in full force and effect.
As part of the obligations secured hereto, and in addition to the face amount specified therefore, there shall be
included costs and reasonable expenses and fees, including reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by City in successfully
enforcing such obligations, all to be taxed as costs and included in any judgment rendered. Surety shall be liable for
any liquidated damages for which the Principal may be liable under its Agreement with the City, and such liquidated
damages shall be part of the obligations secured hereto, and in addition to the face amount specified therefore.
The Surety hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, alteration, or addition to the terms of the
Agreement or to the work to be performed thereunder or the specifications accompanying the same, shall in any way
affect its obligations on this security, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time,
alteration, or addition to the terms of the Agreement or to the work or to the Contract Documents. Surety hereby
waives the provisions of California Civil Code Section 2845 and 2849. The City is the principal beneficiary of this bond
and has all rights of a party hereto.
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BOND FORMS
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument has been duly executed by the Principal Surety above named on
_______________, 20_____.
_______________ Phone Number: ______
Name of Surety
_________
Signature of Surety
By: Its:
Typed or Printed Name Title
_________
Name of DBE/Principal
________
Signature of DBE/Principal
By: Its:
Typed or Printed Name Title
CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
(Civil Code § 1189)
STATE OF )
COUNTY OF )
On , before me, , a notary public in and for said County,
personally appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be
the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they
executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument
the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and
correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
(Seal)
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BOND FORMS
PAYMENT BOND
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palo Alto, State of California (“City”) and , (“Principal”), have
entered into a Design‐Build Contract dated , and identified as (“Agreement”), which is hereby referred to
and made a part here of, whereby Principal agrees to design and build certain designated public improvements; and
WHEREAS, under the terms of said Agreement, Principal is required before entering upon the performance of
the work to file a good and sufficient payment surety bond with City to secure the claims to which reference is made
in Titles 1 and 3 (commencing with Section 8000) of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code of the State of California.
NOW, THEREFORE, Principal and ________________________________________________, as Surety,
incorporated under the laws of the State of _______________________________, and duly authorized to transact
business as an admitted surety, under the Laws of the State of California, are held and firmly bound unto City in the
penal sum of dollars ($ ), this amount being not less than one hundred percent of the total amount
payable for the Construction Services by the terms of the Agreement per Civil Code section 9554, for the payment
whereof Principal and Surety bind themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly
and severally, firmly by these presents.
The condition of this obligation is such that if Principal, Principal’s Subcontractors, heirs, executors,
administrators, successors, or assigns shall fail to pay any of the persons, companies, or corporations, referred to in
Section 9100 of the California Civil Code, as amended, with respect to any work of labor performed or materials
supplied by any such persons, companies, or corporations, which work, labor, or materials are covered by the above‐
mentioned Agreement and any amendments, changes, change order, additions, alterations, or modifications thereof,
or any amounts due under the California Unemployment Insurance Code with respect to such work or labor, or for any
amounts required to be deducted, withheld, and paid over to the Employment Development Department from the
wages of employees of the Principal and its Subcontractors pursuant to Section 13020 of the Unemployment
Insurance Code, as amended, with respect to such work and labor, the Surety will pay for the same, in an amount not
exceeding the sum herein above specified, and also, in case suit is brought upon this bond, the Surety will pay
reasonable attorney’s fees in an amount to be fixed by the court.
It is hereby expressly stipulated and agreed that this surety bond shall inure to the benefit of any and all
persons, companies, and corporations entitled named in Section 9100 of the California Civil Code, as amended, so as
to give a right of action to them or their assigns in any suit brought upon this surety bond.
The Surety hereby stipulates and agrees that no amendment, change, change order, addition, alteration, or
modification to the terms of the Agreement of the work to be performed thereunder or the Contract Documents
accompanying the same, shall in any way affect its obligations on this surety bond, and it does hereby waive notice of
any such amendment, change, change order, addition, alteration, or modification to the terms of the Agreement or to
the work performed thereunder or to the Contract Documents accompanying the same. Surety hereby waives the
provisions of California Civil Code Sections 2845 and 2849.
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BOND FORMS
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument has been duly executed by the Surety and Principal above named on
______________, 20___.
__ Phone Number: ______________
Name of Surety
__
Signature of Surety
By: Its:
Typed or Printed Name Title
__
Name of DBE/Principal
Signature of DBE/Principal
By: Its:
Typed or Printed Name Title
CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
(Civil Code § 1189)
STATE OF )
COUNTY OF )
On , before me, , a notary public in and for said County,
personally appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be
the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they
executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument
the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and
correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
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CITY OF PALO ALTO
DESIGN‐BUILD
GENERAL CONDITIONS
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GENERAL CONDITIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1 – PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS ............................................................................................................ 30
1.1 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................... 30
1.2 OWNERSHIP AND USE OF DOCUMENTS .......................................................................................... 36
1.3 INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS .............................................................................. 36
ARTICLE 2 – CITY’S RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS ................................................................................................. 38
2.1 INFORMATION AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY CITY .......................................................................... 38
2.2 ACCESS TO PROJECT SITE ................................................................................................................. 38
2.3 CITY'S RIGHT TO STOP THE WORK ................................................................................................... 39
2.4 CITY’S RIGHT TO CARRY OUT THE WORK ......................................................................................... 39
2.5 ACCESS TO MUNICIPAL SERVICES CENTER ...................................................................................... 39
2.6 EMERGENCY TERMINATION OF CONTRACT .................................................................................... 39
ARTICLE 3 – DBE’S RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS .................................................................................................. 39
3.1 REVIEW OF THE SITE, CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND FIELD CONDITIONS ...................................... 39
3.2 SUPERVISION AND CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES ......................................................................... 40
3.3 RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WORK ..................................................................................................... 41
3.4 LABOR, WORKMANSHIP, MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURED ITEMS ............................................. 41
3.5 DBE'S WARRANTY ............................................................................................................................ 42
3.6 CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND PROCEDURES .............................................................................. 42
3.7 TAXES .......................................................................................................................................... …..42
3.8 LEGAL REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................... 42
3.9 PROJECT STAFF ................................................................................................................................ 43
3.10 SCHEDULES REQUIRED OF DBE ........................................................................................................ 43
3.11 DOCUMENTS AND SAMPLES AT PROJECT SITE ................................................................................ 45
3.12 SUBMITTALS .................................................................................................................................... 45
3.13 TRADE NAMES, SUBSTITUTIONS ...................................................................................................... 47
3.14 DAILY REPORTS BY DBE .................................................................................................................... 48
3.15 CUTTING AND PATCHING ................................................................................................................ 48
3.16 ACCESS TO THE WORK ..................................................................................................................... 49
3.17 ROYALTIES AND PATENTS ................................................................................................................ 49
3.18 PERMITS AND LICENSES ................................................................................................................... 49
3.19 DIFFERING SITE CONDITIONS .......................................................................................................... 49
3.20 INSPECTIONS .................................................................................................................................... 50
3.21 STOP NOTICES .................................................................................................................................. 51
3.22 PARKING .......................................................................................................................................... 51
3.23 USE OF THE PROJECT SITE AND CLEAN UP ...................................................................................... 51
3.24 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS .......................................................................................................... 52
3.25 TEMPORARY WATER, LIGHT AND POWER ....................................................................................... 58
3.26 CITY TRUCK ROUTE ORDINANCE ..................................................................................................... 58
3.27 UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICE CLAIMS .............................................................................................. 58
3.28 EXISTING UTILITIES .......................................................................................................................... 58
ARTICLE 4 – ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTRACT ........................................................................................... 59
4.1 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION BY CITY, DESIGN CONSULTANT AND CONSTRUCTION
MANAGER ........................................................................................................................................ 59
4.2 CLAIMS ............................................................................................................................................. 60
4.3 RESOLUTION OF CONTRACT DISPUTES ............................................................................................ 63
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ARTICLE 5 – SUBCONTRACTORS ........................................................................................................................ 66
5.1 DBE’S AWARD OF SUBCONTRACTS .................................................................................................. 66
5.2 SUBCONTRACTOR RELATIONS ......................................................................................................... 66
5.3 CONTINGENT ASSIGNMENT OF SUBCONTRACTS ............................................................................ 67
5.4 DBE AND SUBCONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY .................................................................................. 68
ARTICLE 6 – CONSTRUCTION BY CITY OR BY SEPARATE CONTRACTORS ............................................................ 68
6.1 CITY’S RIGHT TO PERFORM CONSTRUCTION AND TO AWARD SEPARATE CONTRACTS .................. 68
6.2 MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITY ................................................................................................................ 68
6.3 CITY’S RIGHT TO CLEAN UP .............................................................................................................. 69
ARTICLE 7 – CHANGES ...................................................................................................................................... 69
7.1 CHANGES .......................................................................................................................................... 69
7.2 CHANGE ORDERS AND CHANGE ORDER REQUESTS ........................................................................ 70
7.3 FIELD ORDERS .................................................................................................................................. 74
7.4 DISPUTES REGARDING CHANGES ..................................................................................................... 75
ARTICLE 8 – CONTRACT TIME ............................................................................................................................ 75
8.1 COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORK ................................................................................................... 75
8.2 PROGRESS AND COMPLETION ......................................................................................................... 75
8.3 CONSTRUCTION HOURS ................................................................................................................... 76
8.4 HOLIDAYS ......................................................................................................................................... 76
8.5 DELAY ............................................................................................................................................... 77
ARTICLE 9 – PAYMENTS AND COMPLETION ...................................................................................................... 79
9.1 SCHEDULE OF VALUES...................................................................................................................... 79
9.2 PROGRESS PAYMENT ....................................................................................................................... 79
9.3 APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT ........................................................................................................... 79
9.4 CERTIFICATE FOR PAYMENT ............................................................................................................ 81
9.5 DEPOSIT OF SECURITIES IN LIEU OF RETENTION AND DEPOSIT OF RENTENTION INTO ESCROW ... 82
9.6 BENEFICIAL OCCUPANCY ................................................................................................................. 82
9.7 SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION ............................................................................................................ 84
9.8 FINAL COMPLETION AND FINAL RETENTION ................................................................................... 84
ARTICLE 10 – PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY .................................................................................. 85
10.1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND PROGRAMS ......................................................................................... 85
10.2 SAFETY OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY .............................................................................................. 86
10.3 EMERGENCIES .................................................................................................................................. 87
10.4 TRENCH SAFETY ............................................................................................................................... 87
ARTICLE 11 – INSURANCE AND BONDS ............................................................................................................. 88
11.1 DBE'S INSURANCE ............................................................................................................................ 88
11.2 BOND REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................... 90
ARTICLE 12 – DEFECTIVE WORK ........................................................................................................................ 91
12.1 UNCOVERING OF WORK .................................................................................................................. 91
12.2 CORRECTION OF DEFECTIVE WORK AND GUARANTEE TO REPAIR PERIOD .................................... 91
12.3 ACCEPTANCE OF DEFECTIVE WORK ................................................................................................. 92
ARTICLE 13 – STATUTORY REQUIREMENT ......................................................................................................... 93
13.1 STATE LABOR LAW ........................................................................................................................... 93
13.2 WORKDAY ........................................................................................................................................................ 93
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ATTACHMENTS:
A: FIELD ORDER
B: CHANGE ORDER REQUEST
C: CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER
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ARTICLE 1 – PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
1.1 DEFINITIONS
Terms appearing in the Contract Documents with initial capitalization shall have the meanings set forth
below:
ACCEPTANCE: The point after Final Completion when DBE has fully performed all of the
requirements of the Contract Documents and the Work is accepted by City in writing.
ADDENDA, ADDENDUM: Written or graphic information (including, without limitation, Drawings
or Special Provisions and technical specifications) prepared and issued by City Engineer prior to the
deadline for submission of Proposals, which modify or interpret the Request for Proposals by additions,
deletions, clarifications or corrections.
AGREEMENT: The Design‐Build Contract and all Contract Documents incorporated therein; also
referenced as the “Contract.”
ALLOWABLE COSTS: Actual and direct costs for performing Extra Work, including labor, materials,
supplies, and equipment, as further specified herein, in Article 7 – Changes.
ALLOWANCE: An amount included in the Request for Proposals that may or may not be included
in the Project, or for portions of the Design‐Build Services where the amount or scope of the Design‐Build
Services cannot be ascertained at the time of Proposal submissions.
ALTERNATE(S): Those portions of the Proposal setting forth the price(s) for optional or alternative
items not covered by the Base Proposal.
APPLICABLE CODE REQUIREMENTS: All applicable federal, state and municipal laws, statutes,
building codes, ordinances and regulations of governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the Project,
Work, Site, DBE or City.
APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT: An itemized application for payment prepared and submitted by
DBE for review and approval by City, which is prepared, submitted and accompanied by supporting
documentation in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents.
APPROVE, APPROVED or APPROVAL: Whether capitalized or not capitalized, shall mean, unless
otherwise stated, either an express approval contained in a written statement signed by the approving
authorized individual or deemed approved in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures set
forth in the Contract Documents. All such approvals by or on behalf of City (including, without limitation,
approvals by Construction Manager) may be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of City.
AS‐BUILT DOCUMENTS: The Project Drawings showing the condition of the Work as actually built,
including, without limitation, the locations of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC or similar portions of
the Work that are shown diagrammatically in the Construction Documents approved by City. These
documents must be maintained by DBE on the Site and delivered, along with an electronic version of the
set, to City upon Final Completion.
BASE PROPOSAL PRICE: The sum stated in the Proposal to provide the Design‐Build Services,
exclusive of any Alternate(s).
BENEFICIAL OCCUPANCY: City's right, at its option and convenience, to occupy or otherwise make
use of all or any part of the Work prior to either Substantial Completion, Final Completion, or Acceptance.
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BRIDGING DOCUMENTS: The criteria and requirements set forth in the Scope of Services
provided as Attachment B to the RFP, and all attachments and appendices thereto, including any
modifications approved by City in writing.
CERTIFICATE FOR PAYMENT: The form for approval by the Construction Manager of DBE's
Application for Payment.
CHANGE: Additions, deletions, or other modifications to the Work, which may or may not involve
Extra Work and which may or may not involve an adjustment (increase or decrease) to the Contract Sum or
the Contract Time under the terms of the Contract Documents.
CHANGE ORDER: A duly authorized written instrument signed by City, or by City and DBE, which
operates to amend the scope of Work, and which may also amend the Contract Sum or the Contract Time.
CHANGE ORDER REQUEST: DBE's written request for a Change Order.
CITY: City of Palo Alto, a California chartered municipal corporation.
CITY ENGINEER: City Engineer of City of Palo Alto or its designee.
CLAIM: A separate written demand by DBE for an extension of the Contract Time, and/or for
payment of money or damages arising from Work done by, or on behalf of DBE which has been prepared
and submitted in compliance with the Contract Documents.
CLIENT DEPARTMENT: Department or Division of City of Palo Alto identified as the end user of the
facilities.
COMPENSABLE DELAY: A Delay for which DBE may be entitled under the Contract Documents to
both an extension of the Contract Time and an adjustment of the Contract Sum for additional
compensation.
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS: The final Design Documents prepared by DBE and approved by
City for construction of the Project.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER: The City designated employee, project manager or an individual,
partnership, corporation, joint venture or other legal entity under contract with City to perform
construction management services for the Project. The term "Construction Manager" means Construction
Manager or Construction Manager's authorized representative.
CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE: The Approved graphical representation of DBE’s as‐planned schedule
for performance of the Work, and all Approved updates thereto, prepared in accordance with the
requirements of the Contract Documents and that provides for Substantial Completion of the Work within
the Contract Time.
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES: All of the Work required to construct the Project in accordance with
the Approved Construction Documents, including, but not limited to all services required to be performed
or customarily provided by a licensed general contractor, and excluding Design Services.
CONTRACT: The Design‐Build Contract and all Contract Documents incorporated therein.
CONTRACT DISPUTE: A dispute arising out of or related to the Design‐Build Contract or the
interpretation, enforcement or breach thereof, except as specified in Article 4 herein.
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CONTRACT DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS: The process of resolution of Contract Disputes, and,
upon election of City, disputes as set forth in Article 4 of these General Conditions.
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: This term shall be as defined in Section 3 of the Design‐Build Contract.
CONTRACT SUM: The total amount of compensation stated in the Design‐Build Contract that is
payable to DBE for the performance of the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents, including
adjustments made by Change Order.
CONTRACT TIME: The total number of days set forth in the Design‐Build Contract within which
Substantial Completion of the Work must be achieved by DBE, including any adjustments of time (increases
or decreases) made by Change Order.
DBE MARKUP: A fixed sum calculated as ten percent (10%) of applicable Allowable Costs incurred
by DBE or Subcontractor for performing Extra Work with its own forces, which is deemed to be full
compensation for DBE’s or Subcontractor’s indirect costs associated with Extra Work, including, overhead,
profit, and other indirect costs not included in the Allowable Costs. DBE Markup is separate from and does
not include Subcontractor Markup as defined herein.
DAY: Whether capitalized or not, unless otherwise specifically provided, means calendar day,
including weekends and legal holidays.
DEFECTIVE WORK: Work by DBE that is unsatisfactory, faulty, omitted, incomplete, deficient or
does not conform to the Applicable Code Requirements, the Contract Documents, the directives of City or
the requirements of any inspection, reference standard, test, code or approval specified in the Contract
Documents.
DELAY: Whether capitalized or not, includes any circumstances involving disruption, hindrance, or
interference in the performance of the Work within the Contract Time.
DELETED WORK: Work that is eliminated due to a Change in the Work requested by City or DBE
for which City is entitled to a deductive adjustment in the Contract Sum.
DESIGN‐BUILD ENTITY or DBE: The partnership, corporation, joint venture or other legal entity
under contract to provide both the Design Services and the Construction Services for the Project.
DESIGN‐BUILD TEAM or DBT: The DBE itself and the individuals and other entities identified by the
DBE in its Proposal as members of its team, which may include Design Professionals, a general contractor
and subcontractors.
DESIGN‐BUILD SERVICES: All of the Construction Services and the Design Services which must be
performed to completely design and construct the Project in accordance with the Contract Documents.
DESIGN CONSULTANT: The individual(s) or firm(s) responsible for preparing the Bridging
Documents for the Project. The term "Design Consultant" means Design Consultant or Design Consultant's
authorized representative, but does not mean the DBE, the architect of record or the engineer of record
for the Project.
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS: The Design Documents prepared by DBE and approved by
City for preparation of the final Construction Documents.
DESIGN DOCUMENTS: The plans and specifications developed by DBE as part of the Design
Services, including, collectively, the Design Development Documents and Construction Documents.
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DESIGN PROFESSIONAL: An architect, engineer, landscape architect or land surveyor licensed and
in good standing under the applicable provisions of the Business and Professions Code, who is retained by
DBE to provide Design Services for the Project.
DESIGN SERVICES: All services necessary to design the Project in conformance with the Bridging
Documents, including, but not limited to all services required to be provided by or under the direction of a
Design Professional, and excluding the Construction Services.
DRAWINGS: The graphic and pictorial portions of the Contract Documents showing the design,
location, and dimensions of the Work, generally including plans, elevations, subparagraphs, details,
schedules and diagrams. The term “Drawings” may be used interchangeably with "Plans."
ESCROW AGENT: A state or federally chartered bank in the State of California which holds
securities pursuant to an escrow agreement as set forth in Section 9.5 of these General Conditions.
EXCUSABLE DELAY: A Delay for which DBE may be entitled under the Contract Documents to an
extension of time, but not compensation.
EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS: All improvements located on the Site as of the date of execution of
the Design‐Build Contract, whether above or below the surface of the ground, including but not limited to
existing buildings, utilities, infrastructure improvements and other facilities.
EXTRA WORK: Additional Work or costs due to a Change in the Work that is not described in or
reasonably inferable from the Contract Documents, which may be the basis for an adjustment of the
Contract Sum and/or the Contract Price under the terms of the Contract Documents. Extra Work shall not
include additional Work or costs arising from DBE’s failure to perform any of its duties or obligations under
the Contract Documents.
FIELD ORDER: A written instrument signed by the City or its Construction Manager that authorizes
and directs performance of the Work described therein, and which may or may not include adjustments
(increase or decrease) to the Contract Sum and/or Contract Time.
FINAL COMPLETION: Full completion of all Work required by the Contract Documents, including
all punch list items, and submission of Record Documents, all to City’s satisfaction.
FINAL PAYMENT: Final payment of the Contract Sum following Final Completion, including release
of undisputed retention, less any amounts withheld or offset pursuant to the Contract Documents,
including, but not limited to, liquidated damages, unreleased stop notices, amounts subject to setoff, and
up to 150% of unresolved third‐party claims for which DBE is required to indemnify City, and up to 150% of
any amounts in dispute as authorized by Public Contract Code Section 7107.
FRAGNET: A “Fragnet”, sometimes referred to as “time impact analysis,” is a contemporaneous,
fragmentary scheduling network, which graphically identifies the sequencing of all critical and non‐critical
new activities and/or activity revisions affected by a Change Order or Delay, with logic ties to all affected
existing activities noted on the Construction Schedule. Its objective is to isolate and quantify any time
impact of a specific issue, determine and demonstrate any such specific Delay in relation to past and/or
other current Delays and to provide a method for incorporating adjustments to the Contract Time into the
Construction Schedule.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: That portion of the Contract Documents relating to the administrative
procedures to be followed by DBE in carrying out the Work.
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HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: Refers to, without limitation, the following: any chemical, material or
other substance defined as or included within the definition of hazardous substances, hazardous materials,
hazardous wastes, extremely hazardous substances, toxic substances, toxic material, restricted hazardous
waste, special waste, universal wastes or words of similar import under any Environmental Law.
LOSSES: Any and all losses, costs, liabilities, Claims, damages, liquidated damages, actions,
judgments, settlements, expenses, fines and penalties. "Losses" do not include attorneys' fees.
NOTICE OF AWARD: Written notice issued by City notifying DBE of issuance of the Design‐Build
Contract.
NOTICE TO PROCEED: Written notice issued by City to DBE to begin the Design‐Build Services.
PERFORMANCE BOND, PAYMENT BOND: The performance and payment bonds to be provided by
DBE for the Construction Services.
PLANS: The graphic and pictorial portions of the Contract Documents showing the design,
location and dimensions of the Work, generally including plans, elevations, subparagraphs, details,
schedules and diagrams. The term “Plans” may be used interchangeably with "Drawings."
PRE‐CONSTRUCTION MEETING: A meeting held with the Project Team prior to beginning
construction in order to review Contract Documents and clarify roles, responsibilities and authority of the
Project Team.
PROJECT: The total design and construction, of which the Design‐Build Services provided by DBE
under the Contract Documents may be the whole or part and which may include Work performed by City’s
own forces or by Separate Contractors, of the public improvement(s) specified in the RFP.
PROJECT TEAM: Collectively, the DBE, City, Design Consultant, Construction Manager and other
consultants and Contractors providing professional and technical consultation for the design and
construction of the Project.
PROPOSAL: The written proposal submitted to City by the DBE in response to City’s Request for
Proposals.
PROPOSER: An individual or entity that submits a Proposal.
RECORD DOCUMENTS: The term “Record Documents” refers to, collectively, the As‐Built
Documents, warranties, guarantees and other documents required to be submitted by DBE as a condition
of Final Completion.
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: A written instrument, prepared by DBE, which requests an
interpretation or clarification of the Design‐Build Services or a response to a question concerning the
Design‐Build Services. A Request for Information does not entitle DBE to an adjustment in the Contract
Sum unless it requires Extra Work and DBE requests and is entitled to such an adjustment in accordance
with the provisions of the Contract Documents.
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RESPONSE: A written instrument, prepared by City or the Design
Consultant, which sets forth an interpretation or clarification or a response to a DBE question concerning
the Design‐Build Services.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS or RFP: The City’s formal, written request for Design‐Build Services for
the Project and the Contract Documents provided with or incorporated into the RFP.
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SCHEDULE OF VALUES: A detailed, itemized breakdown of the Contract Sum, which provides for a
fair and reasonable allocation of the dollar values to each of the various parts of the Design‐Build Services.
SEPARATE CONTRACTOR: A person or firm under separate contract with City or other entity
performing other Work at the Site.
SITE: The physical site or sites located within City where the Project is to be constructed, including
all adjacent areas for staging, storage, parking and temporary offices.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS: The portions of the Contract Documents consisting of additional written
requirements for materials, equipment, standards, skill, quality for the Design‐Build Services. These
provisions may also contain amendments, deletions or additions to the General Conditions.
STATEMENT OF CONTRACT DISPUTE: The DBE’s written statement prepared in accordance with
Article 4 of these General Conditions required as a condition of its initiating the Contract Dispute
Resolution Process set forth in the Design‐Build Contract.
SUBCONTRACTOR: A person or firm that has a contract with a DBE to perform a portion of the
Work. The term "Subcontractor" includes suppliers and vendors and is referred to throughout the Contract
Documents as if singular in number and means a Subcontractor or an authorized representative of the
Subcontractor. “Subcontractor” includes Subcontractors of any tier.
SUBCONTRACTOR MARKUPS: A fixed sum calculated as fifteen percent (15%) of the
Subcontractor’s Allowable Costs incurred by Subcontractor for performing Extra Work, which is deemed to
be full compensation for DBE’s indirect costs for having the Extra Work performed by the Subcontractor,
including, overhead, profit, and other indirect costs not included in Allowable Costs. Subcontractor
Markup is separate from and does not include DBE Markup as defined herein.
SUBMITTALS: All shop drawings, samples, exemplars, product data and other submittals required
to be submitted to the City by DBE under the Contract Documents.
SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION, SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE: As determined by City, the point at
which the Work is sufficiently complete to be occupied and utilized by City for its intended purpose, and
DBE has fulfilled its obligations under the Contract Documents, except for minor punchlist items which do
not impair City's ability to so occupy and utilize the Project.
SUPERINTENDENT: The person appointed by DBE, subject to approval by City, to supervise and
coordinate DBE's own forces and Subcontractors in all aspects of the Construction Services.
UNEXCUSED DELAY: Any Delay in the path of activities that is critical to Substantial Completion of
the Work within the Contract Time and which Delay is not attributable to the City. An Unexcused Delay
shall not entitle DBE to either an extension of the Contract Time or an adjustment of the Contract Sum. To
the extent an Unexcused Delay is concurrent with an Excused Delay, the Excusable Delay shall be
conclusively deemed an Unexcused Delay.
WORK: All labor, materials, equipment, services, permits, fees, licenses and taxes, and all other
things necessary for DBE to fully perform its obligations for providing the Design‐Build Services for the
Project, including, without limitation, any changes or additions requested by City, in accordance with the
Contract Documents and all Applicable Code Requirements.
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1.2 OWNERSHIP AND USE OF DOCUMENTS
1.2.1 All originals, copies and electronic forms of Plans and Drawings, technical specifications,
(including, without limitation, the Bridging Documents) shall not be used by DBE, or any Subcontractor, for
any purpose other than providing the Design‐Build Services for the Project. DBE and Subcontractors are
granted a limited license, revocable at will by City, to use and reproduce applicable portions of the Contract
Documents appropriate to and for providing Design‐Build Services under the Contract Documents;
provided however, that such use shall not reduce City’s rights to use and ownership of the documents.
1.2.2 DBE shall keep on the Site of the Project, at all times, a complete set of City approved,
permitted Contract Documents for use by City.
1.2.3 Proposed Changes or refinements and clarifications to the Approved Construction
Documents will be provided to DBE in the form of reproducible prints. DBE shall, at its own expense and
without adjustment to the Contract Sum, reproduce and distribute such prints as are necessary for the
complete pricing of the Change and for performance of the Work.
1.2.4 DBE shall include a provision in all contracts with Subcontractors who perform Work on
the Project, protecting and preserving City’s rights to ownership and use of documents as set forth in this
Section 1.2.
1.3 INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
1.3.1 The Contract Documents are complementary and what is required by one shall be as
binding as if required by all.
1.3.2 In general, the Drawings will show dimensions, positions, and type of construction to be
completed; and the Special Provisions and technical specifications will define materials, quality and
standards. Any Work called for on the Drawings and not mentioned in the Special Provisions and technical
specifications, or vice versa, shall be performed as though fully set forth in both. Work not particularly
detailed, marked or specified, shall be the same as similar parts that are detailed, marked or specified.
1.3.3 Unless otherwise stated in the Contract Documents, technical words and abbreviations
contained in the Contract Documents are used in accordance with commonly understood construction
industry meanings and non‐technical words and abbreviations are used in accordance with their commonly
understood meanings.
1.3.4 The Contract Documents may omit modifying words such as "all" and "any," and articles
such as "the" and "an." If a modifier or an article is not included in one statement and appears in another
it is not intended to affect the interpretation of either statement. The use of the word "including," when
following any general statement, shall not be construed to limit such statement to specific items or matters
set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters whether or not non‐limiting
language (such as "without limitation," "but not limited to," or words of similar import) is used with
reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that could reasonably
fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement.
1.3.5 Whenever the context so requires, the use of the singular number shall be deemed to
include the plural and vice versa. Each gender shall be deemed to include the other gender, and each shall
include corporation, partnership, trust, or other legal entity whenever the context so requires. The
captions and headings of the various subdivisions of the Contract Documents are intended only as a matter
of reference and convenience and in no way define, limit, or prescribe the scope or intent of the Contract
Documents or any subdivision thereof.
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1.3.6 Any cross‐references indicated between various subparagraphs or Drawings and
Documents are provided for the DBE’s convenience and shall not be all‐inclusive.
1.3.7 Unless specifically noted to the contrary, all Work, equipment, casework, mechanical,
electrical and similar devices of whatever nature in the Contract Documents shall be completely installed,
hooked‐up, made operational and made functional for the purpose such are intended, and all costs
therefore are included in the Contract Sum.
1.3.8 Figured dimensions on scale Drawings and on full size Drawings shall govern over scale
Drawings without figured dimensions. The Drawings shall not be scaled to determine dimensions, and
(except in the case of diagrammatic Drawings) shall be calculated from figures shown on the Drawings.
Obvious discrepancies between scale and figured dimensions, unless marked "not to scale," must be
brought to the Construction Manager's attention before proceeding with the Work affected by the
discrepancy.
1.3.9 If there is a conflict between any of the Contract Documents, DBE shall immediately bring
such conflict to the attention of City, whose decisions regarding such conflict shall be final and binding as
to the requirements of the Contract Documents. In the event of any conflicts between or among the
Applicable Code Requirements, the more stringent shall govern. In the event a conflict between any of the
Contract Documents is not resolved by the order of precedence established in the Contract Documents,
the highest standard of quality and skill, the most stringent requirements, and the most specific provision
of the Contract Documents shall govern and shall be required in the performance of the Design‐Build
Services.
1.3.10 The general character of the Design‐Build Services is shown in the Bridging Documents,
but Changes, modifications, clarifications and refinements may be made in details when needed to more
fully explain the Work. Provided that they are a logical evolution of the Bridging Documents that were
provided with the Request for Proposals or were reasonably inferable as necessary to provide a completed
and fully operational system, facility or structure, the same shall be considered part of the scope of the
Design‐Build Services to be provided without adjustment in the Contract Sum or the Contract Time.
1.3.11 Where on any Drawing a portion of the Work is drawn out and the remainder is indicated
in outline, the drawn‐out parts shall apply also to all other like portions of the Work.
1.3.12 DBE will provide all necessary professional services, labor, equipment, transportation and
incidentals required to complete the Design‐Build Services, even if the Contract Documents do not describe
the Work in complete detail.
1.3.13 Drawings and diagrams for mechanical, plumbing and electrical Work shall be considered
as diagrammatic only and shall not to be used for any structural guidance or physical layout, unless
specifically detailed or dimensioned, and DBE shall be responsible to provide any and all numbers and
lengths of mechanical, plumbing or electrical fittings, wire, conduit, connections, attachments or similar
materials needed to complete the Work, at no adjustment to the Contract Sum or Contract Time, whether
or not they exceed the numbers of such pieces or the lengths indicated by the Drawings.
1.3.14 City, in its sole discretion, will interpret the Contract Documents and make the
determination of whether or not DBE has fulfilled the requirements of the Contract Documents. Such
interpretations and decisions of City shall be final and binding upon DBE.
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ARTICLE 2 – CITY’S RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
2.1 INFORMATION AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY CITY
2.1.1 Except as otherwise provided in the Special Provisions and Bridging Documents, DBE shall
obtain and pay for any permits, easements and governmental approvals, including City building and related
permits, for the use or occupancy of permanent structures required in connection with the Design‐Build
Services.
2.1.2 Requests for Information Responses, Approvals and decisions required of City, Design
Consultant or Construction Manager under the Contract Documents shall be provided by the Construction
Manager to DBE upon request in a timely manner in order to avoid unreasonable Delay in the orderly and
sequential progress of the Design‐Build Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, failure by City, Design
Consultant, Construction Manager or City’s other consultants to provide Request for Information
Response, Approvals or decisions shall not be considered as a basis for DBE to seek adjustment in the
Contract Time until ten (10) Days after DBE has delivered written notice to City and to the person from
whom such information, Approval or decision is requested, including the following:
(i) The notice must include the following statement: “You are hereby notified that certain
information, approval or decision described herein has not been provided in accordance with Paragraph
2.1.2 of the General Conditions and if not provided within ten (10) Days from this notice may result in
additional cost or a request for time extension due to Delay.”
(ii) A detailed description of the information, approval or decision required, accompanied by
copies of DBE’s prior written request(s).
(iii) The date by which the information, approval or decision must be received so as to not
result in Delay to the Project, which shall in no event be earlier than ten (10) Days after the date of
City’s receipt of such notice.
2.1.3 City’s failure to provide the requested information, approval or decision within ten (10) days
following receipt of the above notification will not entitle DBE to an increase in the Contract Sum or
Contract Time unless the delay was unreasonable under the circumstances and DBE requests an increase in
the Contract Sum and/or Contract Time by submitting a Change Order Request in compliance with Article 7
herein. DBE will not be entitled to an increase in the Contract Time if the City’s delay in responding was 1)
reasonable under the circumstances, 2) caused by DBE’s failure to timely or properly submit its request for
information, or 3) the requested information was already provided or available to the DBE.
2.2 ACCESS TO PROJECT SITE(S)
City will make available, no later than the commencement date designated in the current construction
Schedule accepted by City, the lands and facilities upon which the Work is to be performed, including such
access and other lands and facilities designated in the Contract Documents, for use by DBE.
2.3 CITY'S RIGHT TO STOP THE WORK
If DBE fails to correct Defective Work as required by Section 12.2 of these General Conditions, fails to
perform the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents, or violates any Applicable Code
Requirement, City may, without terminating the Contract, direct DBE to stop the Work, or any portion
thereof, until the cause for such order has been eliminated by DBE. DBE shall not be entitled to any
adjustment of Contract Time or Contract Sum as a result of any such order. City shall have no duty or
responsibility to DBE or any other party to exercise the right to stop the Work.
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2.4 CITY’S RIGHT TO CARRY OUT THE WORK
If DBE fails to carry out the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents, fails to provide sufficient
labor, materials, equipment, tools and services to maintain the Construction Schedule, or otherwise fails to
comply with any requirement of the Contract Documents, and fails within the time specified in the
Contract Documents, after receipt of notice from City to promptly commence and thereafter diligently
continue to completion the correction of such failure, City may, without prejudice to other remedies City
may have and without terminating the Contract, correct such failure at DBE's expense. In such case, City
shall be entitled to deduct from payments then or thereafter due DBE the cost of correcting such failure,
including compensation for the additional services and expenses of City and City's consultants made
necessary thereby. If payments then or thereafter due DBE are not sufficient to cover such amounts, DBE
shall pay the additional amount to City.
2.5 ACCESS TO MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTER
For all Projects which require DBE access to City’s Municipal Service Center (MSC), all DBEs shall provide
and all DBE’s personnel shall at all times display, in the form of badges, identification which shall include
the DBE’s name, the employee’s name, City’s Project Managers name and telephone number, and the
name and number of the Project being performed. Badge identification information shall correspond with
information contained in the bearer’s driver license or with other City approved identification. Any
discrepancies, or failure of DBE’s personnel to display proper identification, will in result their removal
from the Project, or in refusal of access to the MSC.
2.6 EMERGENCY TERMINATION OF CONTRACT
The Design‐Build Contract is subject to termination as provided by Section 4410 and Section 4411 of the
Government Code of the State of California, being portions of the Emergency Termination of Public
Contract Act of 1949. In the event that the Design‐Build Contract is terminated pursuant to said section,
compensation to the DBE shall be determined on the basis of the reasonable value of the Design‐Build
Services completed, including preparatory work. As an exception of the foregoing, in the case of any fully
completed separate item or portion of the work for which there is a separate unit or contract price, the
unit or contract price shall control.
ARTICLE 3 – DBE’S RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
3.1 REVIEW OF THE SITE, CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND FIELD CONDITIONS
3.1.1 DBE warrants that it is satisfied as to character, quality, and quantities of surface and
subsurface materials or obstacles to be encountered insofar as reasonably ascertainable from a careful
inspection of the Site (including, without limitation, Existing Improvements on the Site) and from the
geological investigation reports, data and similar information, if any, made available to DBE by City. Any
failure by DBE to take such information or conditions into consideration will not relieve DBE from
responsibility for estimating the difficulty and cost of successfully completing the Work within the Contract
Sum and Contract Time.
3.1.2 DBE warrants and represents that it has carefully reviewed the Proposal and Contract
Documents prior to submitting its Proposal and executing the Contract. The DBE shall not be entitled, and
conclusively waives any right, to an adjustment in the Contract Sum or Contract Time for any additional or
unforeseen costs or Delay in the performance of Work due to conditions in Contract Documents
constituting errors, omissions, conflicts, ambiguities, lack of coordination or noncompliance with
Applicable Code Requirements, if such conditions were either discovered by DBE or could have been
reasonably discovered by DBE or its Subcontractors in the exercise of care and diligence in the review of
the Contract Documents, subject to the limitations of Public Contract Code Section 1104.
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3.1.3 If DBE discovers what it perceives to be errors, omissions, conflicts, ambiguities, lack of
coordination or noncompliance with Applicable Code Requirements in the Contract Documents, then DBE
shall, within two (2) days of discovery, notify City or the Construction Manager in writing stating both of
the following:
(i) A detailed description of the conditions discovered.
(ii) DBE’s request for clarification, further details or correction of the Contract Documents.
Failure by DBE to provide written notice within the period of time required shall result in DBE waiving any
right to adjustment in the Contract Sum or Contract Time on account thereof.
3.1.4 If DBE believes it is entitled to an adjustment of the Contract Sum or Contract Time for
Extra Work based upon additional written or verbal instructions, information, or direction from City, Design
Consultant, or Construction Manager, it may submit a Change Order Request pursuant to Article 7 of the
General Conditions within ten (10) days of receipt of such instructions, information, or direction.
3.1.5 The DBE shall take field measurements of the existing field conditions verified. DBE shall
carefully compare the field conditions with the Contract Documents and other information known to DBE
before commencing the Work. DBE shall promptly report in writing to the Construction Manager any
errors, inconsistencies, or omissions the DBE discovers.
3.1.6 If DBE performs any portion of the Work which it knows, or in the exercise of care and
diligence should have known, involves an error, omission, conflict, ambiguity, lack of coordination or
noncompliance with Applicable Code Requirements, without notifying and obtaining the written Approval
of City or before obtaining a written clarification, interpretation, instruction or decision from Construction
Manager, then any Work that is performed that is not in conformance with the clarifications,
interpretation, instruction or decision of City, Design Consultant or Construction Manager shall be
removed or replaced and DBE shall be responsible for the resultant Losses with no adjustment in the
Contract Sum or Contract Time.
3.1.7 Existing improvements at the Site, for which no specific description is made on the
Drawings, but which could be reasonably assumed to interfere with the satisfactory completion of the
Work, shall be removed and disposed of by DBE, but only upon the specific direction and control of City.
Without limitation to the foregoing, and notwithstanding any information provided by City pertaining to
groundwater elevations and/or geological and soils conditions encountered, it is understood that it is DBE’s
responsibility to determine and allow for the elevation of groundwater, and the geological and soils
conditions at the date of performance of the Work.
3.2 SUPERVISION AND CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES
3.2.1 DBE shall supervise, coordinate and direct the Construction Services using DBE's best skill
and attention and shall provide supervision sufficient to assure proper coordination and timely completion
of the Work. DBE and its subcontractors shall be solely responsible for and have control over construction
means, methods, techniques, safety, sequences, procedures and the coordination of all portions of the
Work.
3.2.2 DBE shall be responsible for the accurate layout of all portions of the Work and shall
verify all dimensions on the Drawings and shall report to City any discrepancies before proceeding with
related Work.
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3.2.3 DBE may be assigned working space adjacent to the Site, and all field offices, materials
and equipment shall be kept within this area. DBE shall be responsible for leaving the space in as good
condition as DBE found it, or restoring it to the condition it was in prior to DBE commencing the Work.
3.2.4 DBE shall be responsible to City for acts and omissions of DBE's agents, employees, and
Subcontractors, and their respective agents and employees. Unless otherwise stated in or a contrary
intention is reasonably inferable from the Contract Documents, references to DBE, when used in reference
to an obligation bearing upon performance of the Project, shall be deemed to include DBE’s
Subcontractors.
3.2.5 DBE shall not be relieved of its obligation to perform the Work in accordance with the
Contract Documents by the act(s) or omission(s) by City in the administration of the Contract, or by tests,
inspections or Approvals required or performed by persons or firms other than DBE.
3.3 RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WORK
3.3.1 DBE shall be in charge of and responsible for all portions of the Work of the Contract, and
shall be responsible for conforming such portions to the requirements of the Contract Documents and
readying such portions to receive subsequent Work.
3.3.2 DBE shall at all times maintain good discipline and order among its employees and
Subcontractors. DBE shall provide competent, fully qualified personnel to perform the Work, and shall
ensure that each Subcontractor engaged on the Site arranges the storage of materials and equipment and
performance of its Work so as to interfere as little as possible with Separate Contractors or other persons
engaged in work for City on the Site.
3.3.3 During the installation of Work, DBE shall insure that existing facilities, fences, and other
structures are all adequately protected. Upon Final Completion of all Work, all facilities that may have
been damaged shall be restored to a condition acceptable to City.
3.3.4 DBE is responsible for the security of the Site and all Work provided under the terms of
this Contract, as well as all Work provided by Separate Contractors that occurs on the Site at any time prior
to Final Completion and Acceptance of the Work by City.
3.4 LABOR, WORKMANSHIP, MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURED ITEMS
DBE shall provide and pay for all labor, materials, equipment, tools, construction equipment and
machinery, water, heat, utilities, transportation and other facilities and services necessary for proper
execution and completion of the Work, whether temporary or permanent and whether or not
incorporated or to be incorporated in the Work. Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents or
otherwise Approved by the Construction Manager, all articles, equipment and materials incorporated in
the Work shall be new, of good quality, undamaged and not defective.
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3.5 DBE'S WARRANTY
3.5.1 In addition to the guarantee to repair referenced in Article 12 and any specific warranty
mentioned in the Project specifications, DBE warrants to City that all materials and equipment used in or
incorporated into the Work will be of good quality, new and free of liens, Claims and security interests of
third parties; that all labor, installation, materials and equipment used or incorporated into the Work will
be of good quality and free from defects; and that the Work will conform with the requirements of the
Contract Documents and Applicable Code Requirements. If required by City, DBE shall furnish satisfactory
evidence as to the kind and quality of materials and equipment. Manufactured items installed in the Work
and not specifically covered in the Contract Documents are to be installed in strict accordance with
manufacturers' current printed instructions.
3.5.2 All materials to be incorporated in the Work shall be protected from damage during
delivery, storage, and handling, and after installation until Acceptance of the Work, and DBE shall, without
charge to City, be responsible for all damage to the materials or the Work due to DBE's failure to provide
such proper protection.
3.6 CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND PROCEDURES
3.6.1 The methods and procedures adopted by DBE and its subcontractors shall be such as to
secure a quality of Work satisfactory to City and to enable completion of the Work in the time agreed
upon. If at any time such methods and procedures appear inadequate, City may order DBE to improve the
character or increase efficiency, and DBE shall conform to such order; but the failure of City to order such
improvement of methods or increase of efficiency will not relieve DBE from its obligation to perform the
Work in accordance with the Contract Documents or within the Contract Time.
3.6.2 If the Contract Documents give specific instructions concerning construction means,
methods, techniques, sequences or procedures, DBE shall be fully and solely responsible for the Site safety
for implementing such means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures. If DBE determines that such
means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures may not be safe, DBE shall give written notice to
City and shall not proceed with that portion of the Work without further written instruction by City.
3.7 TAXES
3.7.1 DBE and Subcontractors are responsible for paying all sales, consumer, business license,
use, income and payroll, and similar taxes for the Work or portions thereof provided by DBE and
Subcontractors.
3.7.2 All DBEs and Subcontractors for Design‐Build Contracts equal to or greater than $5
million dollars shall be required to obtain a sub permit with the California Board of Equalization for a direct
allocation of any and all applicable use tax to the City of Palo Alto, where the jobsite is located. DBE and
applicable Subcontractors shall apply for and comply with all of the conditions of the sub permit pursuant
to Section 260.020 of the California State Board of Equalization, Chapter 2, “Compliance Policy and
Procedures Manual: Registration, subchapter DBEs,” as may be amended from time to time.
3.8 LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
3.8.1 DBE shall perform the Work in accordance with all Applicable Code Requirements, even
though such requirements are not specifically referenced in the Contract Documents.
3.8.2 When the Work required by the Contract Documents is in conflict with any Applicable
Code Requirement, DBE shall notify Construction Manager and shall not proceed with the Work until
Construction Manager provides direction to the DBE.
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3.9 PROJECT STAFF
3.9.1 DBE shall employ a complete and competent project staff for the duration of the
Construction Services, which shall include separate individuals designated to act as Superintendent, project
manager, project engineer(s) and administrative assistant(s), plus such other persons necessary to
diligently prosecute the Work. DBE shall not replace the designated Superintendent or project manager
without a minimum seven (7) Day written notice. Any Project staff member and any replacement member
shall be subject to the approval of City, which may be granted or withheld in its sole discretion. Upon
notice from City requesting replacement of any Project staff member who is unsatisfactory to City, DBE
shall in a timely manner, but in no event longer than three (3) Days after notification, replace such member
with a competent member satisfactory to City. Failure by DBE to comply with the provisions of this
Paragraph shall entitle City, at its option exercised in its sole discretion, to terminate the Contract or
suspend the Work until DBE complies with this Paragraph. All costs or damages associated with such
termination or suspension shall be borne by DBE, without adjustment in the Contract Sum or Contract
Time.
3.9.2 The Superintendent shall be at the Site at all times during the performance of the Work.
The Superintendent shall represent DBE and communications given to and acknowledged by the
Superintendent shall be binding on DBE. Further, communications issued by or received from the
Superintendent shall be deemed as binding on DBE. The Superintendent must be able to read, write and
communicate fluently in English.
3.10 SCHEDULES REQUIRED OF DBE
DBE shall submit a preliminary Construction Schedule to City in a form approved by the Construction Manager
at the Pre‐Construction Meeting, based on and consistent with the last schedule approved by the City during
design development.
3.10.2 Updated Construction Schedules for the Construction Services shall be submitted in the
form and frequency required by the Construction Manager.
3.10.3 The Construction Schedule and Construction Schedule updates shall meet the following
requirements:
.1 Schedules must be suitable in format and clarity for monitoring progress of the Work
and shall utilize the critical path method of scheduling.
.2 Schedules must provide necessary data about the timing for City's decisions and
City‐furnished items.
.3 Schedules must be in sufficient detail to demonstrate adequate planning and staffing for
the Work.
.4 Schedules must represent a practical plan to complete the Work within the Contract
Time. If at any time during the Work, any activity is not completed by its latest
scheduled completion date, DBE shall notify the Construction Manager within
five (5) Days of DBE's plans to reorganize the work force to return to the
schedule and prevent Delays on any other activity.
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.5 An updated Construction Schedule shall be submitted with each progress payment
request, but no less frequently than monthly, and shall include all of the following:
(i) A written narrative report detailing the actual progress of the Work as of the
date of submission;
(ii) The expected progress of the Work as of such date according to the approved
Construction Schedule;
(iii) The reasons for any variance between the approved Construction Schedule and
the updated Construction Schedule; and
(iv) If required, DBE’s recovery plan for placing the Work back on Schedule, at
DBE’s expense.
Failure to timely comply with the above requirements may be grounds for rejection of a request for
extension of time.
3.10.4 DBE shall plan, develop, supervise, control and coordinate the performance of the Work
so the progress, sequence and timing of the Work conform to the current accepted Construction Schedule.
DBE shall continuously obtain from Subcontractors information and data about the planning for and
progress of the Work, the ordering and fabrication of materials, required Submittals, and the delivery of
equipment, shall coordinate and integrate such information and data in updated Construction Schedules
and Record Documents, and shall monitor the progress of the Work and the delivery of equipment. DBE
shall act as the expediter of potential and actual delays, interruptions, hindrances or disruptions for its own
forces and those forces of Subcontractors, regardless of tier. DBE shall cooperate with City in the
development of the Construction Schedule and updated Construction Schedules.
3.10.5 City's review, comments, requests for revisions, or acceptance of any schedule or
scheduling data shall not:
(i) Relieve DBE from its sole responsibility for the feasibility of the schedule and to
plan for, perform, and complete the Work within the Contract Time;
(ii) Transfer responsibility for any schedule from DBE to City; nor
(iii) Imply City’s agreement with any assumption upon which such schedule is based or any
matter underlying or contained in such schedule.
3.10.6 Failure of City to discover errors or omissions in Construction Schedules that it has
reviewed or Approved, or to inform DBE that DBE, Subcontractors, or others are behind schedule, or to
direct or enforce procedures for complying with the Construction Schedule, shall not relieve DBE from its
sole responsibility to perform and complete the Work within the Contract Time and shall not be a cause for
an adjustment of the Contract Time or the Contract Sum.
3.10.7 DBE shall cooperate with and coordinate its Construction Schedule with work of City and
City’s Separate Contractors.
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3.11 DOCUMENTS AND SAMPLES AT PROJECT SITE
3.11.1 DBE shall maintain one (1) set of As‐Built Documents at the Site, which shall be kept up to
date on a daily basis during the performance of the Work. All performed changes, deletions or additions in
the Work from that shown in the Contract Documents shall be recorded accurately and completely in the
Record Documents. Upon Final Completion and as a condition to Final Payment, each sheet of the As‐Built
Documents and other Record Documents shall be signed and attested to by the DBE’s Superintendent as
being complete and accurate.
3.11.2 DBE shall, at all times during performance of the Work, also maintain the following at the
Site:
(i) The latest updated Construction Schedule approved by City;
(ii) Shop Drawings, product data, and samples; and
(iii) All other required Submittals.
At all times during the course of the Project, these documents shall be available to City, the Construction
Manager and the Design Consultant to audit, excerpt, or copy as they see fit. Upon Final Completion or
termination of the Design‐Build Contract, these documents shall be delivered to City in the format
requested by the City.
3.11.3 It shall be the responsibility of DBE to maintain a current and complete record of all
Changes performed during the progress of the Project construction. The record shall be in the form of a
complete set of prints of the As‐Built Documents on which daily recordings are made by DBE, indicating in
detail and dimension each variation from the original set of Contract Documents for all of the Work. At the
completion of construction, DBE shall, as a requirement of the Final Completion of the Work, certify that to
the best of its knowledge, the As‐Built Documents are true and accurate, and that the indications thereon
represent all Changes performed during the construction of the Project. At Final Completion, the As‐Built
and other Record Documents shall become the property of City.
3.11.4 DBE, in concert with the Design Consultant and the Construction Manager, shall review
DBE's As‐Built Documents for conformance with all current Changes prior to presenting its monthly
Application For Payment. The monthly progress payment statement will not be accepted or processed by
City unless the As‐Built Documents are current and complete, and Approved by City.
3.11.5 At Final Completion, the DBE shall provide the fully As‐Built Documents to the City. These
As‐Built Documents will become the permanent property of City at Final Completion. If the As‐Built
Documents are prepared on a computer, then the revised computer files shall also be provided to City in
the file format specified by City.
3.12 SUBMITTALS
3.12.1 Submittals are not Contract Documents. Their purpose is to demonstrate, for those
portions of the Work for which Submittals are required, how DBE proposes to conform to the information
given and the design concept expressed in the Contract Documents. Prior to starting Work, DBE shall
provide to City an initial schedule for submission of the Submittals for which shop drawings are required by
the Contract Documents. For each required shop drawing, DBE shall provide to City the date for the
drawing's intended Submittal to the Design Consultant for review. The date required for its return to avoid
Delay in any activity beyond the scheduled start date shall also be given.
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3.12.2 All shop drawings and other Submittals shall be provided at DBE's expense, and at the
time required by the Contract Documents or requested by the Construction Manager.
3.12.3 DBE shall review, approve, and submit to the Construction Manager, all Submittals
required by the Contract Documents to be submitted and reviewed by the Design Consultant. Submittals
to the Construction Manager without evidence thereon of DBE’s approval shall be returned, without
review, for resubmission in accordance with these requirements. Submittals shall be provided within the
time frame specified in the Special Provisions and technical specifications in accordance with the
Construction Schedule, and in such sequence as to cause no Delay in the Work or in the activities of City or
of Separate Contractors. Submittals made by DBE which are not required by the Contract Documents, may
be returned without action by the Construction Manager or Design Consultant. Submittal to the
Construction Manager and Design Consultant must include a statement, in writing, identifying any
deviations from the Contract Documents required due to manufacturing or installation limitations
contained in the Submittal.
3.12.4 All Submittals shall be submitted in two (2) sets, accompanied by letters of transmittal,
and addressed to the Construction Manager for review. Unless otherwise specified in the Contract
Documents, Submittals consisting of Drawings or Plans shall be in the form of six (6) copies. The Submittal
must be prepared and submitted in accordance with all applicable provisions in the Contract Documents. If
the Submittal involves a request for substitution of items specified in the Bridging Documents or City‐
approved Construction Documents, the request shall be clearly identified on the Submittal that it is a
"Request for Substitution." Unless so clearly marked, Submittals shall not be considered as a request for
substitution. The Construction Manager shall return to DBE three (3) marked‐up prints. Submittals shall
include all relevant catalog sheets, material lists, manufacturer’s brochures, technical bulletins,
specifications, diagrams, or product samples, necessary to describe a system, product, or item. The letter
of transmittal shall include a list of the accompanying documents and the numbers of the sheets
submitted. All sheets shall be marked with the name of the Project and the name of DBE, shall be
numbered consecutively, and shall be referenced to the sheets or paragraphs of the Contract Documents,
referenced by sheet or subparagraph affected. Submittals shall be combined for singular assemblies, items
or materials.
3.12.5 No Work requiring a Submittal shall be performed by DBE until the Submittal has been
reviewed and approved by City, Construction Manager or Design Consultant, as appropriate, and the
Design Consultant has documented the exceptions noted on the Submittal. DBE shall allow twenty (20)
Days for review of timely and complete Submittals. Once the Submittal is returned to DBE by the
Construction Manager with a statement that it has been reviewed and no exceptions are taken or further
action requested, such Work shall be performed in accordance with the Submittal and the Contract
Documents.
3.12.6 DBE's Submittals represent that DBE has determined or verified materials and field
measurements and conditions related thereto and that it has checked and coordinated the information
contained within such Submittals with the requirements of the Contract Documents and Submittals for
related Work.
3.12.7 If DBE discovers any conflicts, omissions or errors in Submittals, DBE shall notify the
Construction Manager and receive instruction before proceeding with the affected Work.
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3.12.8 DBE shall remain solely responsible, notwithstanding City, Construction Manager or
Design Consultant’s review or approval of Submittals, for deviations (including, without limitation, those
arising from standard shop practice) from the Contract Documents, unless DBE has specifically informed
City, Construction Manager or Design Consultant in writing of such deviation at the time of transmitting the
Submittal and City, Construction Manager or Design Consultant has given written approval of such
deviation. No adjustment in the Contract Sum or Contract Time shall be permitted with respect to any
such deviations that are noted in writing by DBE and as to which City, Construction Manager or Design
Consultant takes no exception or approves.
3.12.9 After review of DBE's Submittals by City, Construction Manager or Design Consultant, as
appropriate, the Construction Manager will transmit to DBE one set of Submittals. If the Submittals are
found to be incomplete or incorrect, DBE shall resubmit after corrective action has been taken. DBE shall
reimburse City, or City may withhold from payments due DBE, sums owing by City for any fees charged by
City, Construction Manager or Design Consultant or City’s other consultants for more than two (2) reviews
of a Submittal, or for accelerated review in a shorter time than set forth in the approved Construction
Schedule, if requested by DBE or caused by late Submittals by DBE. The return of a Submittal due to failure
to comply with the Contract Documents or for correction or additional information shall be considered a
review.
3.12.10 Review of Submittals by City, Construction Manager or Design Consultant will be general
and for conformance with design intent, and shall not relieve DBE from the responsibility for proper fitting
and construction of the Work, nor from furnished materials and Work required by the Contract which may
not be indicated on the reviewed Submittals.
3.12.11 Submittals shall be in English, be of good quality, and be of a size and scale to clearly
show all necessary details. Submittals shall show in detail the size, sections and dimensions of all
members; the arrangement and construction of all connections, joints and other pertinent details; and all
holes, straps and other fittings required by other Separate Contractors for attaching their Work. When
required by City, Construction Manager or Design Consultant, engineering computations shall be
submitted. DBE shall be responsible for delivering duplicates of Submittals to all other persons whose
Work is dependent thereon.
3.12.12 DBE shall, at all times, maintain at the Site a complete file of all City, Construction
Manager or Design Consultant‐reviewed Submittals.
3.13 TRADE NAMES, SUBSTITUTIONS
3.13.1 Any request by the DBE for substitution of “or equal” items specified in the Bridging
Documents shall be made within 35 days of award of the Contract, unless otherwise specified in these
Contract Documents, and shall be governed by Public Contract Code Section 3400.
3.13.2 If City accepts for use in the Project a substitute material or process which in the opinion
of City, Construction Manager or Design Consultant is not the equal of that specified, a Change Order shall
be issued issuing a credit to City for the difference in value.
3.13.3 Substitutions by DBE that are incorporated into the Work without the prior review and
Approval by City, Construction Manager or Design Consultant in accordance with the requirements of the
Contract Documents shall be deemed to be Defective Work.
3.13.4 The specified completion time shall not be affected by any circumstance developing from
the substitution provisions of this Section.
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3.14 DAILY REPORTS BY DBE
3.14.1 At the end of each working day during provision of the Construction Services, DBE shall
submit a daily report to the Construction Manager (on a form provided by or accepted by the Construction
Manager) listing:
(i) Labor ‐ Names of workers, classification, hourly rates and hours worked.
(ii) Material ‐ Description and list of quantities of materials used.
(iii) Equipment ‐ Type of equipment, size, identification number, and hours of operation,
including loading and transportation, if applicable.
(iv) Inspection and Testing Activities ‐ Name, City or company and items involved.
(v) Areas of Work ‐ The areas of the Site on which Work was performed and a detailed
description of the stage, status and progress of the Work in each such area at the
beginning and end of the day.
(vi) Accidents, Delays, Defective Work ‐ Description in detail of any injuries to workers,
accidents, Delays, or Defective Work that were encountered.
(vii) Other Services and Expenditures ‐ Description in such detail as City may require of other
services and expenditures.
3.14.2 Reports by Subcontractors that comply with the requirements of this Section 3.14 shall
also be submitted to the Construction Manager through DBE at the end of each working day.
3.14.3 Submission of daily reports by DBE and Subcontractors performing Work on the Site shall
be a condition precedent to DBE's right to payment under the Contract.
3.14.4 Facts, notice or information contained in daily reports of DBE or its Subcontractors,
whether known or not known to City or Construction Manager, shall under no circumstances be considered
evidence of compliance by DBE with any of the specific written notice requirements of the Contract
Documents.
3.15 CUTTING AND PATCHING
3.15.1 DBE shall do all cutting, fitting, or patching of the Work required to make all parts of the
Work join properly and to allow the Work to join the work of Separate Contractors shown in, or reasonably
implied by, the Contract Documents.
3.15.2 DBE shall not endanger the Work, the Project, Existing Improvements, or adjacent
property by cutting, digging, or otherwise. DBE shall not cut or alter the work of any Separate Contractor
without the prior written consent of City.
3.15.3 In all cases, cutting shall be performed under the supervision of competent workers
skilled in the applicable trade and shall cause the openings to be cut as small as possible to minimize
unnecessary damage.
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3.16 ACCESS TO THE WORK
3.16.1 City, Construction Manager, Design Consultant, their consultants and other persons
authorized by City shall at all times have access to the Work wherever it is in preparation or progress. DBE
shall provide safe and proper facilities for such access and for inspection.
3.16.2 City may, at any time, and from time to time during the performance of the Work, enter
the Project for the purpose of installing any necessary other work by City labor or other contracts or for
any other purpose. DBE shall cooperate with City and not interfere with other work being done by or on
behalf of City.
3.17 ROYALTIES AND PATENTS
DBE shall pay all royalties and license fees required for the performance of the Work. DBE shall
immediately notify City if it learns of any circumstances that may constitute an infringement of patent
rights and shall defend and indemnify City and the members of the Project Team in accordance with the
indemnity requirements of the Design‐Build Contract against Losses, liabilities, suits or Claims resulting
from DBE's or any Subcontractor's or infringement of patent rights.
3.18 PERMITS AND LICENSES
The DBE shall comply with all provisions of any permits necessary to accomplish the Work as specified in
this Contract. DBE shall obtain and be responsible for the cost of all permits and applications related to the
construction of the Project.
3.19 DIFFERING SITE CONDITIONS
3.19.1 Except as provided in this Section 3.19, DBE agrees to solely bear the risk, including any additional
costs and Delay of any and all concealed and unknown site conditions, without adjustment to the Contract
Sum or Contract Time. This provision is applicable if the Project involves digging trenches or other
excavations that extend deeper than four (4) feet below the surface. DBE shall promptly, and before the
following conditions are disturbed, provide written notice to City if the DBE finds any of the following
conditions:
.1 Material that DBE believes may be a hazardous waste, as defined in Section 25117 of the
Health and Safety Code, that is required to be removed to a Class I, Class II, or Class III disposal site
in accordance with the provisions of existing law.
.2 Subsurface or latent physical conditions at the Site differing from those indicated by
information about the Site made available to Proposers prior to the deadline for submitting
Proposals.
.3 Unknown physical conditions at the Site of any unusual nature, differing materially different
from those ordinarily encountered and generally recognized as inherent in work of the character
provided for in the Contract Documents.
3.19.2 City shall promptly investigate any of the above the conditions and if City finds that the
conditions do materially so differ, or do involve hazardous waste, and cause a decrease or increase in DBE’s
cost of, or the time required for, performance of any part of the Work, shall issue a Change Order under
the procedures described in the Contract Documents. The City may, acting in its sole discretion, extend the
applicable deadline for submitting a Change Order Request when it is based upon differing conditions
subject to Public Contract Code Section 7104.
3.19.3 In the event that a dispute arises between the City and the DBE regarding any of the matters
specified in subsection 3.19.1, above, DBE shall not be excused from any scheduled completion date
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provided for in the Contract Documents, but shall proceed with all Work to be performed under the
Contract. DBE shall retain any and all rights provided either by the Contract or by law which pertain to the
resolution of disputes between DBE and City.
3.20 INSPECTIONS
3.20.1 In order to allow for inspection by City and other agencies, or any inspection required
elsewhere in the Special Provisions and technical specifications, DBE shall notify City in writing three (3)
Days in advance of the permanent concealment of any materials or Work.
3.20.2 Whenever DBE desires to carry on the Construction Services of this Design‐Build Contract
at hours other than those specifically required by the City or 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday
or from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Saturdays, it shall request authorization in writing from City for such Work
at least twelve (12) Days in advance and, if approved to proceed, DBE agrees to pay the costs incurred by
the City to provide inspectors during these times and the costs incurred for the Construction Manager,
Design Consultant and/or other City consultants whose presence at the Site is necessary. City offices are
closed on alternate Fridays commencing January 12, 2001, and every other Friday thereafter. Inspections
by City Building Department may not be available on these days.
3.20.3 If any Work is concealed or performed without the prior notice specified above, then the
Work shall be subject to such tests or exposure as may be necessary to prove to City that the materials
used and the Work done are in conformity with the Contract Documents. All labor and equipment
necessary for exposing and testing shall be furnished by DBE at its expense. DBE shall replace, at its own
expense and without reimbursement by City, any materials or Work damaged by exposure and any faulty
materials or work evidenced by such exposure or testing, and shall be responsible for any Delay caused
thereby.
3.20.4 When, in order to comply with the intent of the Contract Documents, inspection must be
made at the plant or mill of the manufacturer or fabricator of material or equipment, DBE shall notify City a
sufficient length of time in advance to allow for arrangements to be made for such inspection. If required
testing and/or inspection must be conducted at a location more than one hundred (100) miles from the
Site, DBE shall be responsible for the additional travel costs required for testing and/or inspection at such
location.
3.20.5 Any inspection or approval by any representative or agent of City will not relieve DBE of
the responsibility of incorporating into the Work only those materials which conform to the Contract
Documents, and any nonconforming materials shall be removed from the Site whenever identified, at
DBE’s sole expense.
3.20.6 When DBE believes it has achieved either Substantial or Final Completion of the Work,
DBE shall notify City and the Construction Manager in writing and request a Substantial or Final Completion
inspection of the Work. City, Design Consultant and Construction Manager will make such inspection as
soon thereafter as possible.
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3.21 STOP NOTICES
DBE must promptly pay its Subcontractors in accordance with the subcontract requirements and California
prompt payment statutes. If any stop notice or other claim is served, filed or recorded in connection with
the Work, City shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to permit DBE immediately and at its own
expense obtain a bond executed by a good and sufficient surety, in accordance with Civil Code section
9364, in a sum equal to one hundred twenty‐five percent (125%) of the amount of such stop notice or
claim. Such bond shall guarantee the payment of any amounts which the claimant may recover on the
stop notice or claim, together with the claimant’s costs of suit in any action to enforce such stop notice or
claim if the claimant recovers therein. This remedy shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies of
City under the Contract Documents and applicable law, including, without limitation, the right to withhold
funds from sums due to DBE. DBE shall timely notify City of DBE's receipt of any stop notice or other
third‐party claim, valid or invalid, relating to the Contract Documents.
3.22 PARKING
DBE shall provide and maintain suitable parking areas, for use by all construction workers and others
performing work or furnishing services in connection with the Project, as required to avoid any need for
parking personal vehicles where they may interfere with public traffic, construction activities or public
parking. The Construction Manager shall approve the location of all off‐site parking in the City.
3.23 USE OF THE PROJECT SITE AND CLEAN UP
3.23.1 DBE shall confine operations at the Site to areas permitted by Applicable Code
Requirements and the Contract Documents. DBE shall not encumber the Site with materials or equipment
so that Separate Contractors' work is hindered or impeded due to such encumbrances.
3.23.2 DBE shall, during performance of the Construction Services, keep the Site and
surrounding area free from the accumulation of excess dirt, dust, waste materials, water and rubbish
caused by DBE or any Subcontractors. DBE shall continuously and daily remove all excess dirt, waste
material, water and rubbish caused by DBE and all tools, equipment, machinery and surplus materials from
the Site and surrounding area at end of each day. Adequate cleanup will be a condition for progress
payments.
3.23.3 Personnel of DBE shall not occupy, live upon, or otherwise make use of the Site during
any time that Work is not being performed at the Site, except as otherwise provided in the Contract
Documents.
3.23.4 Upon Final Completion of the Work, DBE shall remove all construction facilities,
appurtenances, tools, material and other articles from the Site. The entire area, including all fixed
equipment, floors, surfaces and hardware shall be cleaned and restored to their original condition in
accordance with the Special Provisions and technical specifications.
3.23.5 In addition to water sprinkling, temporary enclosures and anti‐dust sweeping compounds
should be used to limit dust and dirt rising and to keep the Site clean.
3.23.6 Construction materials shall be neatly stacked by DBE when not in use. Loose materials,
whether on the Site or in transit, shall be covered to prevent dust. DBE shall promptly remove splattered
concrete, asphalt, oil, paint, corrosive liquids and cleaning solutions from the affected surfaces to prevent
marring or other damage to the Work.
3.23.7 Volatile wastes shall be properly stored in covered metal containers and removed daily.
All other trash receptacles shall be promptly emptied when full.
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3.23.8 DBE shall promptly and legally transport and dispose of removed and demolished items
and waste materials not identified to be recycled or reused in compliance with local ordinances and anti‐
pollution laws. No rubbish or waste materials shall be burned, buried, or otherwise disposed of on the
Site.
3.23.9 The DBE shall provide sanitary facilities at the Site, which shall be of reasonable capacity,
properly maintained throughout the construction period, and obscured from public view to the greatest
practical extent. DBE shall require all personnel to use the sanitary facilities. Sanitary facilities shall be on
a portable trailer and shall be removed from the Site at the end of each workday. For sewer lining projects,
DBE shall provide additional sanitary facilities on a portable trailer to be used by the residents during lining
installation (one sanitary facility per each 30 meters [100 feet]). DBE shall remove the sanitary facilities as
soon as relief holes are cut and notices of completion are delivered.
3.24 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS
Full compensation for conforming to the requirements of this Section shall be considered as included in the
prices paid for the various contract items of Work involved and no additional compensation will be
allowed.
3.24.1 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL. DBE shall comply with all air pollution control rules,
regulations, ordinances and statutes which apply to any work performed pursuant to the Contract,
including rules promulgated by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the California Department of
Public Health or any other applicable agency. In the absence of any applicable air pollution control rules,
regulations, ordinances or statutes governing solvents, all solvents, including but not limited to the solvent
portions of paint thinners, curing compounds, parts cleaners and degreasers and liquid asphalt used on the
Project shall comply with the applicable material requirements of the Bay Area Air Quality Management
District. All containers of paint thinner, curing compound parts cleaners and degreasers or liquid asphalt
shall be labeled to indicate that the contents fully comply with said requirements. Material to be disposed
of shall not be disposed of onsite (i.e. used up inappropriately or burned). Compressed gases contained
within cylinders or aerosol cans shall never be released for any purpose other than that intended by the
manufacturer.
.1 Mold. The DBE shall take steps to prevent mold from developing on the Site, or
being released into the air and shall promptly decontaminate any areas of mold that
develop.
.2 VOC’s. Only construction materials that emit low levels of volatile organic compounds
(VOC) shall be used within indoor areas. Adequate ventilation of packaged dry products
shall be used prior to installation. DBE is responsible to ventilate the building
during the application of wet products (e.g., paints, glues, sealants), which release their
highest levels of VOC's during the curing period immediately after the application. Also,
wet products shall be applied before installing materials that act as "sinks" such as
carpets, fabric, ceiling tiles, movable partitions, furniture, etc. in order to reduce the
chance of the "sinks" absorbing contaminants and slowly releasing them into the
building over time.
.3 Off‐Gassing. DBE is responsible for identifying specific materials that require more
complex ventilation to accelerate off‐gassing. In addition to paints, glues and sealants, those
materials that generally require temporary ventilation include, without limitation: composite
wood products, plastics, waterproofing, insulation, fireproofing, caulking, acoustical ceilings,
resilient flooring and wood preservatives.
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.4 Barriers. Barriers shall be used to prevent the migration of airborne pollutants from
areas under construction and to mitigate any construction noise that may disrupt
occupant activities. If effective controls for pollution emissions cannot be practically
implemented, activities involving significant airborne pollutants shall be scheduled during
off‐hours at DBE’s expense. The Site shall be ventilated with fresh outside air during and
immediately after the noxious activity.
.5 Exhaust. DBE shall install temporary exhaust systems in construction areas to prevent
contaminated air from entering the building's return‐air system, including, without limitation:
(i) Removing windows in a space.
(ii) Using available or dedicated exhaust systems (e.g., kitchen or toilet exhaust)
that are not tied into the building's overall return‐air system.
.6 Treated wood waste (TWW). TWW is any wood treated with preserving chemicals that
protect the wood from insect attack or fungal decay (typically railroad ties, power poles,
or bollards) shall be managed by DBE to minimize dust generation. DBE shall never grind
TWW and shall be properly dispose TWW at a permitted TWW disposal facility. If DBE
size‐reduces the TWW then DBE shall collect all dust generated for proper offsite
disposal.
.7 Contaminated Soil Removal. Unless approved by the City, contaminated soils that are
being removed shall be loaded directly into truck trailers that shall transport the soils
directly to disposal facilities and not stockpiled onsite or elsewhere. If the City approves
the temporary stockpiling of soils onsite, then DBE shall cover the soil with visqueen (or
other suitable material) within 1 hour.
The building shall be flushed with full outdoor air for seven (7) Days prior to occupancy.
Full capacity of the HVAC system shall be used for at least 2.5 ACH (air changes per hour),
provided by temporary fans. During this time, the interiors shall be thoroughly cleaned,
the HVAC ducts vacuumed, and air and HVAC system filters replaced.
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3.24.3 WATER POLLUTION CONTROL.
.1 DBE shall at a minimum use applicable Best Management Practices listed in the California
Stormwater Quality Association Construction Handbook
http://www.cabmphandbooks.com/Construction.asp to prevent the pollution of storm
drains and watercourses by discharges of materials other than uncontaminated storm
water. Prohibited discharges include storm water runoff discharges that may threaten to
cause pollution, contamination or nuisance, sanitary waste, sediment and debris from
erosion and other substances resulting from construction activities. Sanitary wastes will
not be permitted to enter any storm drain or watercourse and must be routed to the
sanitary sewer system. No sediment, debris or construction materials will be permitted
to enter sanitary sewers.
.2 DBE shall provide effective and continuous control of water pollution, including Work in
small or multiple units, on an out of phase schedule or with modified construction
procedures. DBE shall determine which methods are most effective in achieving control
of water pollution as a result of DBE's operations. DBE shall coordinate water pollution
control work with all other Work performed by DBE and Separate Contractors.
.3 Before starting any Work on the Project, DBE shall submit to the Construction Manager
for acceptance a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) for effective control of
storm water pollution. Such plan shall show the schedule and detailed description for
the storm water pollution prevention and erosion control work or practices included in
the Design‐Build Contract and for all storm water pollution control measures which DBE
proposes to employ in connection with construction of the Project to minimize the
effects of their operations upon storm drains, adjacent streams, and other bodies of
water. DBE shall not perform any clearing and grubbing or earthwork on the Project,
other than that specifically authorized in writing by the Construction Manager, until such
SWPPP has been approved by a City representative or the Construction Manager. DBE
shall revise and bring up to date said SWPPP at any time the Construction Manager
makes written request for such revisions.
.4 City shall not be liable to DBE for failure to accept all or any portion of any originally
submitted or revised SWPPP, or for any Delays to the Work due to DBE's failure to submit
an acceptable SWPPP. DBE assumes sole responsibility for all costs associated with
treatment of storm water polluted as a result of DBE’s Site activities, whether treatment
is initiated by DBE or City.
.5 DBE may request the Construction Manager to waive the requirement for submission of a
written SWPPP when the nature of DBE's operation is such that pollutant discharge or
soil erosion is not likely to occur. Waiver of this requirement will not relieve DBE from
responsibility for compliance with the other provisions of this Section. Waiver of the
requirement for a written SWPPP will not preclude City requiring submittal of a SWPPP at
a later time if the Construction Manager deems it necessary because of the effect of
DBE's operations.
.6 Where erosion damage which will cause storm water pollution is probable due to the
nature of the material or the season of the year, DBE's operation shall be so scheduled
that permanent erosion control features will be installed concurrently with or
immediately following grading operations.
.7 All storm water pollution control work required elsewhere in the Contract Documents
which may be accomplished under the various contract items of Work will be measured
and paid for as provided in said items of Work elsewhere in these Contract Documents.
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3.24.4 URBAN RUNOFF. At a minimum, the following specific Best Management Practices which
address the potential pollution impacts of urban runoff shall apply to all projects undergoing construction
in City. The Best Management Practices listed below (in addition to those listed in the technical
specifications) are required by City, and shall apply at the time of demolition of an existing structure or
commencement of construction until receipt of a certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion:
.1 Sediment and construction waste from construction sites and parking areas shall not
leave the Site.
.2 Any sediments or other construction materials which are tracked off the Site shall be
removed the same day. Straw wattles or another temporary sediment barrier shall be
installed around the perimeter of the Site to prevent the sediment from leaving the Site.
.3 On an emergency basis only, plastic covering may be utilized to prevent erosion of an
otherwise unprotected area, along with runoff devices to intercept and safely convey
the runoff.
.4 Excavated soil shall be located on the Site in a manner that eliminates the possibility of
sediment running into the street, storm drains, water bodies, or adjoining properties.
Material stockpiles shall be covered within 1 hour of stockpiling the material until the
material is either used or removed.
.5 No washing of construction vehicles shall be allowed on or adjacent to the Site.
.6 Drainage controls shall be utilized as needed, depending on the extent of proposed
grading and topography of the Site, including, but not limited to the following: (i)
detention ponds or sedimentation ponds; and (ii) dikes, berms or ditches; and (iii) down
drains, chutes or flumes.
3.24.5 STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION DURING ROADWORK. To avoid storm water
pollution, DBE shall plan roadwork and pavement construction as follows:
.1 Apply concrete, asphalt, and seal coat during dry weather to prevent contaminants from
contacting storm water runoff.
.2 Cover storm drain inlets and manholes when paving or applying seal coat, slurry seal, fog
seal, etc.
.3 Always park paving machines over drip pans or absorbent materials.
.4 When making saw‐cuts in pavement, use as little water as possible. Cover each catch
basin completely with filter fabric during the sawing operation. Shovel or vacuum the
slurry residue from the pavement and remove from the Site.
3.24.6 STORMWATER POLLUTION. To avoid stormwater pollution, DBE shall plan roadwork and
pavement construction as follows:
.1 Apply concrete, asphalt, and seal coat during dry weather to prevent contaminants from
contacting stormwater runoff.
.2 Cover storm drain inlets and personnel access holes when paving or applying seal coat,
slurry seal, fog seal, etc.
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.3 Always park paving machines over drip pans or absorbent materials, since they tend to
drip continuously.
.4 When making saw‐cuts in pavement, use as little water as possible. Cover each catch
basin completely with filter fabric during the sawing operation and contain the slurry by
placing straw bales, sand bags, or gravel dams around the catch basin. After the liquid
drains or evaporates, shovel or vacuum the slurry residue from the pavement or gutter
and remove from the Site.
3.24.7 DRAINAGE CONTROL. DBE shall provide for the drainage of storm water and such water as
may be applied or discharged on the Site in performance of the Work. Drainage facilities shall be adequate
to prevent damage to the Work, Site and adjacent property. Also drainage facilities shall be constructed to
minimize the potential pollution to the ocean.
Existing drainage channels and conduits shall be cleaned, enlarged or supplemented as necessary
to carry all increased runoff attributable to DBE's operations. Dikes shall be constructed as necessary to
divert increased runoff from entering adjacent property (except in natural channels), to protect City's
private property and utility owner's facilities and the Work, and to direct water to drainage channels or
conduits. Retention of drainage on the Site shall be provided as necessary to prevent downstream
flooding.
3.24.8 DUST CONTROL. As elsewhere provided herein, the DBE shall be responsible for all dust
alleviation and control measures necessary and required for the public safety and convenience during the
life of the contract. The DBE shall use reclaimed water to control dust from unpaved surfaces as needed on
a daily basis or as directed by the Construction Manager. The water shall be applied at a limited rate so as
to avoid the creation of runoff from the site. The DBE shall not use water to flush down paved or
impervious surfaces as a means of dust control. Paved or impervious surfaces shall be swept with a street
sweeper as needed to control dust on the site. Compensation for water applied as alleviation and/or
prevention of dust nuisance and street sweeping shall be considered as included in the prices paid for the
various contract items of work and no additional allowance will be made therefore.
3.24.9 SPECIAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND PROCESSES. DBE shall comply with the
provisions of all applicable hazardous materials Standards including but not limited to California Code of
Regulations (CCR) Title 8, Chapter 4, Group 16 (CalOSHA Control of Hazardous Substances), CCR Title 22,
Division 4.5, (hazardous waste management standards), California Health & Safety Code Division 20,
Section 6.5 (hazardous waste control), California Fire Code, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 49 (DOT
regulations), CFR 40, Part 60 (U.S. hazardous waste standards) and applicable sections of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code. DBE shall at all times maintain an inventory of hazardous materials stored onsite and all
applicable Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) available for review by the City.
For City‐generated hazardous waste removal, the City will take full generator status for the
hazardous wastes as described under CCR 22. The City will obtain any EPA Identification numbers for the
project and will sign each manifest as the generator before the material is transported. DBE shall fully
manage the hazardous wastes for the City including the removing, storing, transporting and disposing of
the hazardous wastes. For construction activities that remove existing hazardous wastes, such as, asbestos
removal, contaminated soil removal, lead paint removal or other contamination abatement projects, DBE
shall develop a hazardous materials management plan (HMMP). The HMMP shall contain sufficient
information that shall demonstrate how the DBE will remove, secure and store, transport to a permitted
disposal facility. DBE shall submit the HMMP to the City for approval. At a minimum, the HMMP shall
include:
Project map that shall show hazardous waste removal areas, storage areas (including all
fencing, gates, locks, structures etc;
Hazardous waste expected inventory including quantities and types of wastes;
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Security program – how the DBE will keep hazardous materials secure from public
contact;
Monitoring and inspection program;
Inventory of emergency equipment onsite;
Transportation Plan includes how the DBE plans to package and transport the
hazardous wastes;
Disposal facility name and location;
Any other information that would reasonably describe DBE hazardous waste
removal, storage and disposal plans.
City has the sole right to reject the hazardous waste transporter and/or disposal facility from
DBE’s consideration.
Hazardous wastes that are generated from DBE’s activities while completing the project (i.e.
equipment maintenance fluids, empty oil or solvent drums, etc. shall be the sole responsibility of the DBE who is the
generator of the wastes under the Hazardous Waste Generator Regulations CCR Title 22. Wastes must be handled,
recycled or disposed of in the United States.
3.24.10 ENVIRONMENTAL PURCHASING POLICY. The DBE shall comply with the City of Palo Alto’s
Environmental Purchasing Policy, as amended from time to time. A copy is available at the City’s Purchasing
Division.
3.24.11 ZERO WASTE REQUIREMENTS. The DBE shall comply with waste reduction, reuse,
recycling and disposal requirements of the City’s Zero Waste Program. Zero Waste best practices include first
minimizing and reducing waste; second, reusing waste and third, recycling or composting waste. In particular, DBE
shall comply with the following zero waste requirements:
All printed materials provided by DBE to City generated from a personal computer and
printer including but not limited to, proposals, quotes, invoices, reports, and public
education materials, shall be double‐sided and printed on a minimum of 30% or greater
post‐consumer content paper, unless otherwise approved by the City’s Project Manager.
Any submitted materials printed by a professional printing company shall be a minimum
of 30% or greater post‐consumer material and printed with vegetable based inks.
Goods purchased by DBE on behalf of the City shall be purchased in accordance with the
City’s Environmental Purchasing Policy including but not limited to Extended Producer
Responsibility requirements for products and packaging. A copy of this policy is on file at
the Purchasing Office.
Reusable/returnable pallets shall be taken back by the DBE, at no additional cost to the
City, for reuse or recycling. DBE shall provide documentation from the facility accepting
the pallets to verify that pallets are not being disposed.
3.24.12 SOUND CONTROL.
.1 DBE shall comply with the City’s Noise Ordinance set forth in Chapter 9.10 of the Palo
Alto Municipal Code, except as modified in the Special Provisions and technical
specifications. Copies of the Noise Ordinance are available in the Purchasing Division.
.2 Each internal combustion engine used for any purpose on the Site or otherwise within
the City of Palo Alto shall be equipped with a muffler of a type recommended by the
manufacturer. No internal combustion engine shall be operated on the Project without
said muffler. This requirement in no way relieves DBE from responsibility for complying
with local ordinances regulating noise level.
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.3 The noise level requirement shall apply to all equipment on the Work or related to the
job, including but not limited to trucks, transit mixers or transient equipment that may or
may not be owned by DBE. The use of loud sound signals shall be avoided in favor of light
warnings except those required by safety laws for the protection of personnel.
.4 Prior to starting construction, all equipment to be used on the Project shall be inspected
and tested for compliance with the requirements of this Project. Sound blankets or other
sound mitigation equipment approved by the Construction Manager shall be required to
bring equipment into compliance with the requirements of this Project.
3.25 TEMPORARY WATER, LIGHT AND POWER
Water for any purpose shall be obtained by DBE, at its expense, from City. DBE is to contact the
Construction Manager for a phone number and contact person. In no case may DBE obtain water from
unmetered fire hydrants. The costs of obtaining water shall be included in the prices paid for the various
contract items of work included and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore, unless
otherwise specified in the Contract Documents. The City imposes a penalty for taking water from an
unmetered fire hydrant. The penalty shall be deducted from the payment due DBE. DBE shall purchase
power from the City, at DBE’s expense.
3.26 CITY TRUCK ROUTE ORDINANCE
The DBE and any Subcontractors or suppliers shall at all times comply with the requirements of the City of
Palo Alto Truck Route Ordinance set forth in Chapter 10.48 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code.
3.27 UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES CLAIMS
DBE offers and agrees to assign to City all rights, title, and interest in and to all causes of action it may have
under Section 4 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 15), or under the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencing
with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code) arising from purchases of
goods, services, or materials pursuant to the Contract Documents. This assignment shall be made and
become effective at the time City tenders Final Payment to DBE, without further acknowledgment by the
parties. DBE shall incorporate this provision in all Subcontractor contracts.
3.28 EXISTING UTILITIES
3.28.1 Prior to the start of any grinding or any excavation, the DBE shall be responsible for
notifying Underground Services Alert (USA) 800‐642‐2444 at least 5 days prior to beginning underground
work so that existing utilities can be marked in the field. The DBE is responsible for the location of all
utilities, both public and private. DBE shall give specific address for grinding or excavation location. Each
location shall be marked by the DBE in the field with white paint.
3.28.2 The DBE shall acknowledge that the marking of underground utilities is only approximate,
and he shall take all necessary precautions to avoid damaging these utilities.
3.28.3 All Underground Services Alert marking shall be removed by the DBE. Any utilities
damaged or altered in any way during the performance of the work under this contract shall be promptly
reported to the Engineer, and shall be restored to their original condition at the DBE's expense.
3.28.4 If the DBE comes into contact with any existing utilities during his operations, he shall
notify the Engineer before proceeding with the work involved.
3.28.5 Pursuant to Government Code Section 4215, if, during the performance of the Work, DBE
discovers utility facilities not identified by City in the Contract Documents, DBE shall immediately provide
written notice to City and the utility. City assumes responsibility for the timely removal, relocation, or
protection of existing main or trunkline utility facilities located on the Project site, if such utilities are not
identified in the Contract Documents. DBE shall be compensated in accordance with the provisions of the
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Contract Documents for the costs of locating, repairing damage not due to DBE’s failure to exercise
reasonable care, and removing or relocating such utility facilities not indicated in the plans or specifications
with reasonable accuracy and for equipment on the Project necessarily idled during such work. DBE shall
not be assessed liquidated damages for delay in completion of the Work, to the extent such delay was
caused by City’s failure to provide for removal or relocation of such utility facilities.
ARTICLE 4 – ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTRACT
4.1 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION BY CITY, DESIGN CONSULTANT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
4.1.1 City and the Construction Manager will provide administration of the Contract as
provided in the Contract Documents.
4.1.2 No actions taken by City, Construction Manager or Design Consultant shall relieve
DBE of its obligations described in the Contract Documents.
4.1.3 The Construction Manager will be present on the Site during the performance of the
Work primarily for the purposes of providing administration, inspection and expediting communications
between City, Design Consultant and DBE.
4.1.4 Neither City, Design Consultant nor Construction Manager will have control over, will be
in charge of, or will be responsible for construction means, methods, techniques, safety, sequences or
procedures or for safety precautions and programs in connection with the Work, all of which are the sole
responsibility of DBE.
4.1.5 Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents or when direct communications
have been specifically authorized, communications between DBE and City or Design Consultant shall be in
writing through Construction Manager. Communications by DBE or Subcontractors and with Separate
Contractors shall be through the Construction Manager. DBE shall not rely on oral or other non‐written
communications.
4.1.6 Based on the Construction Manager’s Site visits and evaluations of DBE's Applications For
Payment, the Construction Manager will review and recommend to City for City approval the amounts, if
any, due DBE.
4.1.7 Construction Manager will make recommendations to City to reject the Work, or any
portion thereof, which does not conform to the Contract Documents. City alone shall have the authority to
stop the Work or any portion thereof. Whenever City considers it necessary or advisable, City will have the
authority to require additional inspection or testing of the Work in accordance with the Contract
Documents, whether or not such Work is fabricated, installed or completed. However, no authority of City
conferred by the Contract Documents nor any decision made in good faith either to exercise or not
exercise such authority, nor any recommendation by the Construction Manager, shall give rise to a duty or
responsibility of City or the Construction Manager to DBE or its Subcontractors.
4.1.8 Construction Manager’s authority includes, but is not limited to the following:
.1 Conduct or direct inspections to determine suitability of the Project or portion
thereof for Beneficial Occupancy.
.2 Assist City in determining the dates of Substantial Completion and Final
Completion;
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.3 Review any records, written warranties and related documents required by the
Contract Documents and assembled by DBE; and
.4 Make recommendations to City for issuance of Final Payment upon DBE's
compliance with the requirements of the Contract Documents.
4.1.9 City, with the assistance of recommendations from the Design Consultant and/or
Construction Manager, shall be the ultimate interpreter of the requirements of the Contract Documents
and the judge of performance thereunder by DBE. Such decisions by City will be final and binding upon
DBE.
4.2 CLAIMS
4.2.1 Accrual of Claim. A Claim accrues and arises upon issuance of a decision by the City or
Construction Manager denying, in whole or in part, a Change Order Request, which was previously
submitted in compliance with these Contract Documents. A Claim that demands an extension of time or
an increase in the Contract Sum does not accrue unless DBE has previously submitted such demand(s) in a
Change Order Request. All Claims are subject to the provisions of Public Contract Code section 9204, which
is incorporated by reference herein.
4.2.2 Claims must be submitted in writing. All Claims and all supporting documentation and
certifications, as further detailed below, must be filed within fourteen (14) Days after the Claim arises. Any
Claim which is not submitted prior to Final Payment is deemed waived.
4.2.3 A Claim must include the following:
.1 A statement that it is a Claim and must clearly specify the amount with respect to Claims
for payment, and must specify the days with respect to Claims for an extension of the
Contract Time;
.2 A detailed description of the act, error, omission, Differing Site Condition, event or other
circumstance giving rise to the Claim; and
.3 A statement demonstrating that a Change Order Request was submitted in a timely
manner as required by Section 7.2 of these General Conditions.
.4 All documents necessary to substantiate the Claim, including, without limitation:
(i). A detailed cost breakdown in the form required for submittal of Change Order
Requests and subject to the provisions in Article 7 of these General Conditions
prohibiting adjustment to the Contract Sum be based upon any methodology
such as total cost or modified total cost methodologies that purports to
calculate DBE’s additional costs based on the difference between DBE’s Proposal
and DBE’s actual cost to perform the Work.
(ii). Copies of actual job cost records demonstrating that the costs have been
incurred.
(iii). If the Claim is based on an error, omission, conflict or ambiguity in the Contract
Documents: (i) a sworn statement by DBE and any Subcontractor involved in the
Claim, to the effect that the error, omission, conflict or ambiguity was not
discovered prior to submission of the Proposal, and (ii) if not discovered, a
statement demonstrating that the error, omission, conflict or ambiguity could
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not have been discovered by DBE, its Subcontractor(s) or in exercise of the
degree of care required of them under the Contract Documents for review of
the Contract Documents prior to submission of the Proposal.
.5 If the Claim involves a request for adjustment of the Contract Time, written
documentation demonstrating that DBE has complied with the requirements of the
Contract Documents pertaining to proving the right to an extension of time and
demonstrating that DBE is entitled to an extension of time under the Contract
Documents.
.6 A written certification signed by a responsible managing officer of DBE’s organization,
who has the authority to sign subcontracts and purchase orders on behalf of DBE and
who has personally investigated and confirmed the truth and accuracy of the matters set
forth in such certification, in the following form:
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California
that I am a managing officer of and that I have reviewed the Claim presented
herewith on DBE’s behalf and/or on behalf of and that the following statements
are true and correct.
(i) The facts alleged in or that form the basis for the Claim are true and
accurate; and,
(ii) DBE does not know of any facts or circumstances, not alleged in the
Claim, that by reason of their not being alleged render any fact or statement alleged in
the Claim materially misleading; and,
(iii) DBE has, with respect to any request for money or damages alleged in
or that forms the basis for the Claim, reviewed the job cost records (including those
maintained by DBE and by any Subcontractor of any Tier, that is asserting all or any
portion of the Claim) and confirmed with reasonable certainty that the Losses or damages
suffered by DBE and/or such Subcontractor were in fact suffered in the amounts and
for the reasons alleged in the Claim; and,
(iv) DBE has, with respect to any request for extension of time or claim of
Delay, disruption, hindrance or interference alleged in or that forms the basis for the
Claim, reviewed the job schedules (including those maintained by DBE and by any
Subcontractor involved in the Claim) and confirmed on an event‐by‐event basis that the
delays or disruption suffered by DBE and /or such Subcontractor were in fact experienced
for the durations, in the manner, and with the consequent effects on the time and/or
sequence of performance of the Work, as alleged in the Claim; and,
(v) DBE has not received payment from City for, nor has DBE previously
released City from, any portion of the Claim.
Signature: ___________________________
Name: ______________________________
Title: _______________________________
Company: ___________________________
Date: _______________________________
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4.2.4 Failure to submit any of the information, documentation or certifications required herein
shall result in the Claim being returned to DBE without any obligation for the City to take further
action.
4.2.5 Claims shall be first submitted to City via the Construction Manager for decision by City.
4.2.6 Notwithstanding the submission of any Claim or the existence of any dispute regarding
any Claim, unless otherwise directed by City, DBE shall not delay, slow or stop performance of the
Work, but shall diligently proceed with performance in accordance with the Contract Documents
and City will continue to make payments as required by the Contract Documents.
4.2.8 No Claim may be asserted unless DBE has strictly complied with the requirements of
Section 4.2 of these General Conditions, which shall be considered conditions precedent to DBE’s
rights to assert the Claim and to initiate the Contract Dispute Resolution Process set forth below
with respect to such Claim.
4.2.9 Claims shall be responded to by City in writing within forty‐five (45) Days of receipt of the
Claim.
4.2.10 If DBE disputes City’s response, or if City fails to respond within the prescribed time set
forth above, DBE may so notify City, in writing, within fifteen (15) Days of City’s response or within
fifteen (15) Days of City’s failure to respond, and demand an informal conference to meet and
confer for settlement of the issues in dispute. Upon demand, City shall schedule a meet and
confer conference within thirty (30) Days (unless such time is extended by mutual agreement) for
discussion of settlement of the dispute.
4.2.11 If the Claim is not fully resolved during the meet and confer conference, as to those
portions of the Claim which remain in dispute, DBE commence the Contract Dispute Resolution
Process set forth below by filing a Statement of Contract Dispute with the City within thirty (30)
Days after receipt of City’s written response to the Claim, or within thirty (30) days following the
meet and confer conference if the parties have participated in a meet and confer conference. If
DBE fails to submit a Statement of Contract Dispute within the applicable thirty (30) day period,
City’s written response will become final and binding upon DBE, and DBE shall be deemed to have
waived and release any further right to pursue the Claim.
4.2.13 The Claim procedures set forth herein do not apply to the following:
(i) Penalties or forfeitures prescribed by statute or regulation imposed by a
governmental agency.
(ii) Tort claims for personal injury or death.
(iii) False claims liability under California Government Code Section 12650, et seq.
(iv) Defects in the Work first discovered by City after Final Payment by City to DBE.
(v) Stop notices.
(vi) The right of City to specific performance or injunctive relief to compel
performance of any provision of the Contract Documents.
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4.3 RESOLUTION OF CONTRACT DISPUTES.
Contract Disputes shall be resolved by the parties in accordance with the Contract Dispute Resolution Process set
forth in this Section 4.3 of the General Conditions in lieu of any and all rights under the law that either party have
its rights adjudged by a trial court or jury. All Contract Disputes shall be subject to the Contract Dispute Resolution
Process set forth in this Section 4.3, which shall be the exclusive recourse of DBE and City for such Contract
Disputes. The Contract Dispute Resolution Process will be modified to comport with Public Contract code section
9204 with respect to claims subject to the provisions of section 9204.
4.3.1 Non‐Contract Disputes. Contract Disputes shall not include any of the following:
(i) Penalties or forfeitures prescribed by statute or regulation imposed by a governmental
agency;
(ii) Third party tort claims for personal injury, property damage or death relating to any
Work performed by DBE or its Subcontractors or Sub‐Subcontractors of any tier;
(iii) False claims liability under California Government Code Section 12650, et. seq.;
(iv) Defects in the Work first discovered by City after Final Payment by City to DBE;
(v) Stop notices; or
(vi) The right of City to specific performance or injunctive relief to compel performance of
any provision of the Contract Documents.
4.3.2 Litigation, City Election.
Matters that do not constitute Contract Disputes shall be resolved by way of an action filed in the
Superior Court of the State of California, County of Santa Clara, and shall not be subject to the
Contract Dispute Resolution Process. However, the City reserves the right, in its sole and absolute
discretion, to treat such disputes as Contract Disputes. Upon written notice by City of its election
as provided in the preceding sentence, such dispute shall be submitted by the parties and finally
decided pursuant to the Contract Dispute Resolution Process in the manner as required for
Contract Disputes, including, without limitation, City’s right under Paragraph 4.3.5 to defer
resolution and final determination until after Final Completion of the Work.
4.3.3 Submission of Contract Dispute.
.1 By DBE.
DBEs may commence the Contract Dispute Resolution Process upon City's written response
denying all or part of a Claim pursuant to Section 4.2 of the General Conditions. DBE shall submit
a written Statement of Contract Dispute (as set forth below) to City within thirty (30) Days after
receipt of City’s written response to the Claim, or within thirty (30) days following the meet and
confer conference if the parties have participated in a meet and confer conference. Failure by
DBE to submit its Statement of Contract Dispute in a timely manner shall result in City’s decision
by City on the Claim becoming final and binding. DBE’s Statement of Contract Dispute shall be
signed under penalty of perjury and shall state with specificity the events or circumstances giving
rise to the Contract Dispute, the dates of their occurrence and the asserted effect on the Contract
Sum and the Contract Time. The Statement of Contract Dispute shall include adequate supporting
data to substantiate the disputed Claim, in compliance with the Change Order Request
requirements set forth herein.
.2 By City.
City's right to commence the Contract Dispute Resolution Process shall arise at any time following
City's actual discovery of the circumstances giving rise to the Contract Dispute. City may also
assert a Contract Dispute in response to a Contract Dispute asserted by DBE. A Statement of
Contract Dispute submitted by City shall state the events or circumstances giving rise to the
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Contract Dispute, the dates of their occurrence and the damages or other relief claimed by City as
a result of such events.
.3 Contract Dispute Resolution Process.
The parties shall utilize each of the following steps in the Contract Dispute Resolution Process in
the sequence they appear below. Each party shall participate fully and in good faith in each step
in the Contract Dispute Resolution Process, and good faith effort shall be a condition precedent to
the right of each party to proceed to the next step in the process.
4.3.4 Direct Negotiations.
Designated representatives of City and DBE shall meet as soon as possible (but not later than ten
(10) Days after receipt of the Statement of Contract Dispute) in a good faith effort to negotiate a
resolution to the Contract Dispute. Each party shall be represented in such negotiations by an
authorized representative with full knowledge of the details of the Claims or defenses being
asserted by such party in the negotiations, and with full authority to resolve such Contract Dispute
then and there, subject only to City’s obligation to obtain administrative and/or City Council
approval of any agreed settlement or resolution. If the Contract Dispute involves the assertion of
a right or claim by a Subcontractor against DBE that is in turn being asserted by DBE against City
(“Pass‐Through Claim”), then the Subcontractor shall also have a representative attend the
negotiations, with the same authority and knowledge as described above. Upon completion of
the meeting, if the Contract Dispute is not resolved, the parties may either continue the
negotiations or any party may declare negotiations ended. All discussions that occur during such
negotiations and all documents prepared solely for the purpose of such negotiations shall be
confidential and privileged pursuant to California Evidence Code Sections 1119 and 1152.
4.3.5 Deferral of Contract Disputes.
Following the completion of the negotiations required by Paragraph 4.3.4, above, all unresolved
Contract Disputes shall be deferred pending Final Completion of the Project, subject to City’s right,
in its sole and absolute discretion, to require that the Contract Dispute Resolution Process
proceed prior to Final Completion. All Contract Disputes that have been deferred until Final
Completion shall be consolidated within a reasonable time after Final Completion and thereafter
pursued to resolution pursuant to this Contract Dispute Resolution Process. The parties can
continue informal negotiations of Contract Disputes; provided, however, that such informal
negotiations shall not be alter the provision for deferring final determination and resolution of
unresolved Contract Disputes until after Final Completion.
4.3.6 Mediation.
If the Contract Dispute remains unresolved after negotiations pursuant to Paragraph 4.3.4, above,
the parties shall submit the Contract Dispute to non‐binding mediation before a mutually
acceptable third party mediator.
.1 Qualifications of Mediator. The parties shall endeavor to select a mediator who is a
retired judge or an attorney with at least five (5) years of experience in public works
Design‐Build Contract law and in mediating public works construction disputes. In
addition, the mediator shall have at least twenty (20) hours of formal training in
mediation skills.
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.2 Submission to Mediation and Selection of Mediator. The party initiating mediation of a
Contract Dispute shall provide written notice to the other party of its decision to
mediate. In the event the parties are unable to agree upon a mediator within fifteen (15)
Days after the receipt of such written notice, then the parties shall submit the matter to
JAMS at its San Francisco Regional Office for selection of a mediator in accordance with
the current Mediation Rules, except that if any such Mediation Rules conflict with or are
inconsistent with provisions of these Contract Documents, the provisions of the Contract
Documents shall control.
.3 Mediation Process. The location of the mediation shall be at the offices of the mediator
or City, at the City’s election. The costs of mediation shall be shared equally by the
parties. The mediator shall provide an independent assessment on the merits of the
Contract Dispute and recommendations for resolution. All discussions that occur during
the mediation and all documents prepared solely for the purpose of the mediation shall
be confidential and privileged pursuant to California Evidence Code Sections 1119 and
1152. If the mediator declares that the parties are at impasse and notifies the parties in
writing that the mediation has concluded, DBE may, within sixty (60) days thereafter,
submit a written request that those portions of its Claim that remain unresolved be
submitted to binding arbitration as set forth below. If DBE fails to request binding
arbitration within the 60‐day period, its Claim shall be deemed waived.
4.3.7 Binding Arbitration.
.1 Process. Any Claim submitted for binding arbitration, as set forth above, shall be
determined by arbitration at the San Francisco JAMS’ offices, and administered by JAMS
pursuant to its Engineering and Construction Arbitration Rules & Procedures for
Expedited Arbitration. Judgment on the Award may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction. This clause shall not preclude parties from seeking provisional remedies in
aid of arbitration from a court of appropriate jurisdiction within Santa Clara County, and
no other place.
.2 Waiver of Jury Trial. DBE and City each voluntarily waives its right to a jury trial with
respect to any Contract Dispute that is subject to binding arbitration in accordance with
the provisions of this Paragraph 4.3. DBE shall include this provision in its contracts with
its Subcontractors who provide any portion of the Work.
4.3.7 Non‐Waiver.
Participation in the Contract Dispute Resolution Process shall not waive, release or compromise any
defense of City, including, without limitation, any defense based on the assertion that the rights or Claims
of DBE that are the basis of a Contract Dispute were previously waived by DBE due to DBE’s failure to
comply with the Contract Documents, including, without limitation, DBE’s failure to comply with any time
periods for providing notice of requests for adjustments of the Contract Sum or Contract Time or for
submission of Claims or supporting documentation of Claims.
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ARTICLE 5 – SUBCONTRACTORS
5.1 DBE'S AWARD OF SUBCONTRACTS
5.1.1 DBE shall comply with the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, Public
Contract Code Sections 4100 through 4114. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle DBE, without the
written approval of City, to substitute other Subcontractors for those named in DBE's List of Subcontractors
contained in the completed Proposal; and, except with such approval, no such substitution shall be made.
Should DBE violate any of the provisions of the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, such
violation shall be deemed a violation of the Design‐Build Contract, entitling City, without limitation to any
other rights or remedies under the law, to suspend or terminate the Design‐Build Contract.
5.1.2 Except as hereinafter provided, any increase in the cost of the Work or Contract Time
resulting from the replacement or substitution of a Subcontractor, shall be borne solely by DBE and
without any adjustment in Contract Sum or Contract Time.
5.1.3 Where a hearing is held pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2, Division 5, Title 1 of the
Public Contract Code (commencing with Subparagraph 4100), by the awarding authority or a duly
appointed hearing officer, City’s representative shall prepare and certify a statement of all costs incurred
by City for investigation and conduct of the hearing, including the costs of any hearing officer and reporter
appointed. The statement shall then be sent to DBE who shall reimburse City for such costs. If not paid
separately, such reimbursement may be deducted from any money due and owing to DBE.
5.2 SUBCONTRACTOR RELATIONS
5.2.1 Prior to the execution of each subcontract agreement, DBE shall make available to each
proposed Subcontractor, copies of the Contract Documents. In addition to requiring all members of the
Design‐Build Team to be bound by the terms of this Contract, DBE must incorporate the terms of these
Contract Documents into each subcontract, so that each Subcontractor will be bound by the terms of these
Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the provisions for dispute resolution. Within thirty (30)
Days of the Notice To Proceed, DBE shall provide City with a complete listing of all Subcontractors, which
shall include, but not be limited to, the Work contracted for, Subcontractor’s name, address, telephone
and facsimile numbers, form for doing business (i.e, sole proprietor, corporation, partnership), point‐of‐
contact and Subcontractor’s license classification and number.
5.2.2 Any part of the Work performed for DBE by a first Tier Subcontractor shall be pursuant to
a written subcontract. Each such subcontract shall require that the Subcontractor:
(i) Perform the Work in accordance with the terms of the Contract Documents.
(ii) Assume toward DBE all the obligations and responsibilities which DBE assumes towards
City by the Contract Documents.
(iii) Preserve and protect the rights of City under the Contract Documents with respect to the
Work to be performed by the Subcontractor so that subcontracting thereof will not
prejudice such rights.
(iv) Waive all rights that the Subcontractor may have against City for damages caused by fire
or other perils covered by builder's risk property insurance carried by DBE or City,
except for such rights Subcontractor may have to the proceeds of such insurance held
by City under Article 11 of these General Conditions.
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(v) Afford City and entities and agencies designated by City the same rights and remedies
with respect to access to and the right to audit and the right to copy at City's cost all of
the Subcontractor's books, records, contracts, correspondence, instructions, drawings,
receipts, vouchers, purchase orders and memoranda relating to the Work and requiring
the Subcontractor to preserve all such records and other items for a period of at least
three (3) years after Final Completion.
(vi) Recognize the rights of City under Section 5.3 of the General Conditions, Contingent
Assignment of Subcontracts, including, without limitation, City’s right to elect to accept
assignment of the subcontract and to retain Subcontractor pursuant to the terms of the
subcontract, to complete the unperformed obligations under the subcontract and, if
requested by City, to execute a written agreement on terms acceptable to City
confirming that the Subcontractor is bound to City under the same terms as the
subcontract.
(vii) Submit Applications for payment, requests for Change Orders and extensions of time and
Claims, and to comply with all other notice and submission requirements of the Contract
Documents, sufficiently in advance to allow DBE time to comply with its obligations under
the Contract Documents.
(viii) Purchase and maintain insurance in accordance with the requirements of the Contract
Documents and reserving the right to City to purchase, in its sole discretion, such
insurance pursuant to an City Controlled Insurance or other form of wrap‐up program.
(ix) Provide the same defense indemnification of the City as is required of the DBE.
(x) Agree to participate in the dispute resolution procedures specified in the Construction
Contract, at the election of City.
5.2.3 DBE shall promptly, after execution, furnish to City true, complete, and executed copies
of all subcontracts, and any change orders and modifications thereto. Progress payments shall not be made
for items of Work for which City has not received executed subcontracts and, if applicable, Change Orders.
5.2.4 Nothing contained in the Contract Documents shall create any contractual relationship
between any Subcontractor and City, except when, and only to the extent that, City elects to accept the
assignment of the subcontract with such Subcontractor pursuant to Section 5.3, Contingent Assignment
of Subcontracts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, City is deemed a third party beneficiary of each
subcontract agreement.
5.2.5 City and the Construction Manager shall have the right to communicate with DBE’s
Subcontractors with respect to matters that are related to DBE’s performance of its obligations under the
Contract Documents. DBE shall be provided with a copy of all such written communications. Such
communications shall not create or be interpreted as creating any contractual relationship between City or
the Construction Manager and any such Subcontractor.
5.3 CONTINGENT ASSIGNMENT OF SUBCONTRACTS
In the event of any suspension or termination of the Design‐Build Contract, DBE is hereby deemed to have
offered to assign to City all its interest in contracts with Subcontractors now or hereafter entered into by
DBE for performance of any part of the Work. The assignment will be effective upon acceptance by City in
writing and only as to those contracts which City designates in writing. City may accept, at its sole election,
said assignment at any time during the course of the Work and prior to Final Completion in the event of a
suspension or termination of DBE's rights under the Contract Documents. Such assignment is part of the
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consideration to City for entering into the Contract with DBE and may not be withdrawn prior to Final
Completion.
5.4 DBE AND SUBCONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY
DBE shall be responsible to City for acts and omissions of DBE's agents, employees, and of DBE’s
Subcontractors, and their respective agents and employees. Unless otherwise stated in or a contrary
intention is reasonably inferable from the Contract Documents, references to DBE, when used in reference
to an obligation bearing upon performance of the Work, shall be deemed to include DBE’s Subcontractors.
ARTICLE 6 – CONSTRUCTION BY CITY OR BY SEPARATE CONTRACTORS
6.1 CITY'S RIGHT TO PERFORM CONSTRUCTION AND TO AWARD SEPARATE CONTRACTS
6.1.1 City reserves the right to award separate contracts for, or to perform with its own forces,
construction or operations related to the Work or other construction or operations at or affecting the Site,
including portions of the Work which have been deleted by modification. DBE shall cooperate with City's
forces and Separate Contractors.
6.1.2 City shall provide coordination of the activities of City forces and of each Separate
Contractor with the Work of DBE. DBE shall participate with City and Separate Contractors in joint review
of construction schedules and Project requirements when directed to do so. DBE shall make necessary
revisions to the Construction Schedule after such joint review.
6.1.3 Without limitation upon any of the rights or remedies of City under the Contract
Documents or under law arising from a default by DBE, in the event that DBE fails to have personnel on Site
to supervise the Work, City shall have the right, in its sole discretion, but not the responsibility, upon
twenty‐four (24) hours’ telephonic notice to DBE, to provide such supervision on a temporary basis. DBE
shall, notwithstanding City’s providing such temporary supervision, remain solely responsible for all actions
of its personnel and Subcontractors and shall defend and indemnify City in accordance with the Design‐
Build Contract against any Losses arising therefrom. City shall have the right, in its discretion, to deduct
from the sums owing to DBE the reasonable cost of such temporary supervision.
6.2 MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITY
6.2.1 DBE shall be responsible for affording Separate Contractors reasonable opportunity for
introduction and storage of their materials and equipment and performance of their activities. DBE shall
schedule and coordinate its Design‐Build Services with the construction and operations of Separate
Contractors as required by the Contract Documents.
6.2.2 If a portion of the Work is dependent upon the proper execution or results of other
construction or operations by Separate Contractors, DBE shall inspect such other construction or
operations before proceeding with its portion of the Work. DBE shall promptly report to City apparent
discrepancies or defects which render the other construction or operations unsuitable to receive the DBE’s
Work. Unless otherwise directed by City, DBE shall not proceed with the portion of the Work affected until
apparent discrepancies or defects have been corrected. Failure of DBE to so report within a reasonable
time after discovering such discrepancies or defects shall constitute an acknowledgment that the other
construction or operations by City or Separate Contractors is suitable to receive the Work, except as to
defects not then reasonably discoverable.
6.2.3 In the event of Delays, improperly timed activities or Defective Work by the DBE or the
Separate Contractors, the costs of such occurrences shall be borne by the party responsible therefor.
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6.2.4 If DBE wrongfully causes damage to completed or partially completed construction or to
property of City or Separate Contractors, DBE shall promptly remedy damage as provided in Paragraph
12.2 of these General Conditions.
6.2.5 If a dispute, or other matters in question arise between DBE and a Separate Contractor,
these occurrences shall be subject to the provisions of Section 4.2 and 4.3 of the General Conditions. DBE
shall immediately notify the Construction Manager in writing of such occurrences.
6.3 CITY’S RIGHT TO CLEAN UP
If a dispute arises between DBE and Separate Contractors as to the responsibility under their respective
contracts for maintaining the Site and surrounding areas free from waste materials and rubbish, City may
clean up and allocate the cost between those firms it deems, in its sole discretion, to be responsible.
ARTICLE 7 – CHANGES
7.1 CHANGES
7.1.1 City may, at any time and without notice to DBE’s sureties, order Changes in the Work
without invalidating the Design‐Build Contract and without relieving DBE’s sureties of their obligations to
City.
7.1.2 City shall receive a deductive adjustment in the Contract Sum for Changes that result in a
reduction in the cost to perform the Work and shall be entitled to an adjustment reducing the Contract
Time for Changes that enable the DBE to complete the Work earlier than the Contract Time.
7.1.3 Unless such rights have been waived and provided that DBE has complied with the
requirements of the Contract Documents with respect to, without limitation, complete and timely
submission of all notices, requests and supporting documentation, DBE shall receive an additive
adjustment to the Contract Sum for Changes that increase the cost to perform the Work and/or an
adjustment extending the Contract Time for Excusable Delay (subject to offset for concurrent Unexcused
Delay).
7.1.4 DBE will not be entitled to a change in the Contract Sum or Contract Time for work that is
encompassed within the scope of the Bridging Documents, the Construction Documents, or for conditions
that were disclosed or discernable prior to submission of DBE’s proposal. DBE shall not be entitled to an
adjustment of the Contract Sum or Contract Time for Changes that are not authorized by an Approved
Change Order or Field Order signed by City or Construction Manager. All Changes in the Work that are the
basis of an adjustment to the Contract Sum or Contract Time must be authorized in advance, in writing, by
City or Construction Manager. Accordingly, no verbal directions, course of conduct between the parties or
express or implied Acceptance of Changes or Work, and no claim that the City has been unjustly enriched
(whether or not there has been such enrichment) shall be the basis for an adjustment to the Contract Sum
or Contract Time if DBE has not obtained advance written authorization to perform the Change in the
manner required herein.
7.1.5 City or the Construction Manager may authorize and direct Changes by requesting that
DBE submit a Change Order Request or by issuing a Field Order. A Field Order may be issued to direct
performance of Work under the following circumstances:
.1 When there is a dispute as to whether or not the Work described therein
constitutes or includes a Change or Extra Work,
.2 When there is a dispute regarding the basis or amount of compensation for
Changed or Extra Work,
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.3 When there is a dispute regarding whether or how the Contract Time should be
adjusted, or
.4 As otherwise deemed necessary by City to ensure the timely performance of the
Work and timely completion of the Project.
The purpose of a Field Order is to ensure the timely performance of the Work and timely completion of the
Project, and issuance of a Field Order shall not be construed as an acknowledgment by City that the Work
described constitutes a Change or Extra Work if that is in fact not the case.
7.1.6 City can make whatever Changes that it determines in its sole discretion are necessary
and in its best interests and under no circumstances shall the number (individual or cumulative value) or
scope of Changes become a basis for DBE to claim that the Design‐Build Contract has been rescinded,
terminated, abandoned or should be reformed nor shall such circumstances be the basis for DBE, or any
Subcontractor to recover any compensation or damages not permitted by, or in excess of that allowed
under, the Contract Documents.
7.1.7 City shall have authority to order minor Changes in the Work that do not increase the
cost or time to perform the Work, and which are consistent with the intent of the Contract Documents.
Such changes may be directed by a Field Order, and shall be binding on City and DBE. DBE shall carry out
such written orders promptly.
7.2 CHANGE ORDER REQUESTS AND CHANGE ORDERS
7.2.1 DBE may request adjustments to the Contract Sum or Contract Time or the terms of a
Field Order by submitting a written Change Order Request if, and only if, DBE follows the procedures
specified in the Contract Documents, including, without limitation, the procedures set forth in this Section
7.2. A Change Order Request must be submitted within ten (10) Days after the occurrence of the
circumstances giving rise thereto. At the City’s election, the DBE shall submit all Change Order requests on
a form prepared by the City. The Change Order Request must clearly describe the circumstances that are
the basis of the Change, with reference, to the particular provisions of the Contract Documents involved,
and also to all other directly relevant documents, including, but not limited to, related Requests for
Information and responses thereto, and Field Orders. A Change Order Request seeking an adjustment to
the Contract Sum must identify the proposed basis of compensation, the amount of the requested
adjustment, and a detailed breakdown of the amount requested. A Change Order Request seeking an
adjustment to the Contract Time must include all information required by the Contract Documents,
including, but not limited to strict compliance with Section 8.5 of the General Conditions pertaining to
requests for extension of Contract Time. A request for an extension of Contract Time must be
accompanied by a "Fragnet" or “time impact analysis," which identifies all critical and non‐critical activities
affected by the Change Order Request and showing logic ties into all existing affected activities noted on
the latest approved, updated Construction Schedule. Change Order Requests must be submitted to the
Construction Manager. Incomplete Change Order Requests or requests that are not submitted on the
City’s Change Order Request Form will be returned without review.
7.2.2 Adjustments to the Contract Sum, whether increases or decreases, shall be computed at
City's sole election on the basis of one or more of the following methods:
.1 Unit Pricing: Unit prices stated in the Contract Documents or approved
Schedule of Values or agreed upon by City and DBE, which shall be deemed to
include all Allowable Costs, DBE Markup and Subcontractor Markup.
.2 Lump Sum Pricing: A lump sum agreed upon by City and DBE, based on the
estimated Allowable Costs, DBE Markup, and Subcontractor Markup computed
in accordance with this Section.
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.3 Time and Materials: Work performed on a time and materials basis shall be
calculated as the sum of Allowable Costs, plus applicable DBE Markup, as set
forth herein.
The above methods are the exclusive methods for calculating adjustments to the Contract Sum. Under no
circumstances will adjustment to the Contract Sum be based upon any methodology such as total cost or
modified total cost methodologies that purports to calculate DBE’s additional costs based on the difference
between DBE’s total actual Project or line item costs and its original Proposal estimate for the Project or
any original Proposal estimate line item.
7.2.3 Changes involving Extra Work that City elects to have performed on a time and material
basis, whether performed by DBE's forces or the forces of Subcontractors, shall be compensated by an
increase in the Contract Sum based on actual Allowable Costs and applicable Markup, as set forth herein.
When Work is performed on a time and material basis, by DBE or any of its Subcontractors, DBE shall
submit on a daily basis to the Construction Manager daily time and material tickets which include the
identification number assigned to the Change; the location and description of the Change; the classification
of labor employed (and names and social security numbers if requested); the materials used; the
equipment rented (not tools); and such other receipts, invoices, or other evidence of cost as the
Construction Manager may require. The Construction Manager may require authentication of all time and
material tickets and invoices by persons designated by the Construction Manager for such purpose. The
failure of DBE to provide any required authentication shall, if City elects to treat it as such, constitute a
waiver by DBE of any right to adjustment of the Contract Sum for the cost of all or that portion of the Extra
Work covered by a non‐authenticated ticket or subsequent invoice. The adjustment to the Contract Sum
for the Extra Work will be based on the total sum of Allowable Costs for performance of that Extra Work
and applicable Markup as provided herein.
7.2.4 Allowable Costs include and are limited to the sum of direct, actual costs necessarily
incurred by DBE and any Subcontractors that actually perform Extra Work, and are strictly limited to the
following:
.1 Labor. The actual costs for straight‐time (and the premium time portion of overtime, if
approved in writing in advance by City or the Construction Manager) wages or salaries for
employees performing the Extra Work, whether at the Site, or at fabrication sites off the
Site, plus employer payments collectively referred to as "Fringe Benefits and Payroll
Taxes," of payroll, taxes and insurance, health and welfare pension, vacation,
apprenticeship funds, and other direct costs required by Federal, State or local laws, as
well as assessments or benefits required by lawful collective bargaining agreements. The
use of employees with a labor classification, which would increase the Allowable Costs
will not be permitted unless DBE establishes the necessity for such additional costs.
Labor costs for equipment operators and helpers shall be payable under this Paragraph
only when such costs are not included in the invoice for equipment rental.
.2 Material. The actual cost of materials, supplies and consumable items which are
required for the Work at invoice or lowest current price at which such materials are
locally available and delivered to the Site in the quantities involved, including sales tax,
freight and delivery. City reserves the right to approve materials and sources of supply,
or to supply materials to DBE, if necessary, for the Work. No Markup shall be applied to
any material provided by City. Material re‐stocking charges shall be limited to 5% of the
amount of material. All discounts, rebates and refunds from the sale of surplus materials
and consumable items shall accrue to City, and DBE shall make provision so that they
may be obtained.
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.3 Tool and Equipment Rental. Rental charges actually incurred for necessary machinery
and equipment, whether owned or hired, as authorized in writing by City or the
Construction Manager, exclusive of hand tools. No payment will be made for the use of
tools that have a replacement value of $500 or less. When the equipment is owned by
DBE, the rental rate shall be as listed for such equipment in the California Department of
Transportation publication entitled "Labor Surcharge and Equipment Rental Rates,"
which is in effect on the date the Work is accomplished. When equipment is not listed in
said publication, the rate to be paid shall be as herein defined, or a suitable rental rate
for such equipment will be established by the Construction Manager. Regardless of
ownership, the rates to be used in determining equipment rental cost shall not exceed
listed rates prevailing locally at equipment rental agencies or distributors at the time the
work is performed. The rental rates paid shall include the cost of fuel, oil, lubrication,
supplies, small tools, necessary attachments, repairs and maintenance of any kind,
depreciation, storage, insurance and all incidentals. If equipment is used intermittently,
when not in use it shall be returned to its rental source unless DBE elects to keep it at the
Site at no expense to City. The reported rental time for equipment already at the Site
shall be the duration of its use on the Extra Work, commencing at the time it is first put
into actual operation on the Extra Work, plus the time required to move it from its
previous site and back, or to a closer site.
.4 Royalties and Permits. Costs of royalties and permits solely related to the Extra or
Deleted Work.
.5 Insurance and Bonds. Additional costs of insurance and bonds, not to exceed two
percent (2%) of the total of Parts .1 through .4, above.
7.2.5 Allowable Costs shall not include any of the following, which are deemed to be included
in DBE's Markup:
(i) Superintendent(s)
(ii) Assistant Superintendent (s)
(iii) Project Engineer(s), Assistant Project Engineer(s).
(iv) Project Manager(s), Assistant Project Manager(s).
(v) Scheduler(s), Administrative Assistant(s), Health and Safety personnel.
(vi) Estimator(s), Clerk(s), Secretary(s), Accountant(s) or any Home Office personnel.
(vii) Drafting or detailing.
(viii) Small tools (with a replacement value under $500).
(ix) Home or field office expenses, including staff, materials, and supplies.
(x) Trailer or storage rental and expense, whether on the Site or off the Site.
(xi) Data processing personnel and equipment.
(xii) Site fencing.
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(xiii) Utilities, including, without limitation, gas, electric, sewer, water, telephones.
(xiv) Telephone, cell phone, radios, computer, tablet devices, facsimile, e‐mail and copier.
(xv) Overhead, administrative, or general expenses of any kind.
(xvi) Loss of efficiency or productivity, or other impact cost due to the effect of the Extra Work
on the performance of other Work or the Work of other trades on the Project.
(xvii) Capital expenses, including interest on capital employed in connection with Extra Work.
(xviii) Legal costs.
(xix) Federal, State, or local income and franchise taxes.
(xx) Profit.
(xxi) Costs incurred more than twenty (20) Days prior to submission of a Change Order
Request seeking compensation for those costs.
(xxii) Cost of any item not specifically and expressly included in Allowable Costs.
7.2.6 DBE Markup for Extra Work is to be calculated as ten percent (10%) of the Allowable
Costs DBE or Subcontractor actually incurred to perform the Work with its own forces. Subcontractor
Markup by DBE for Extra Work performed by Subcontractor is to be calculated as fifteen percent (15%) of
the total Subcontractor Allowable Costs incurred for Extra Work. The total amount of markup for Extra
Work may not exceed twenty‐five percent (25%) of the total Allowable Costs.
7.2.7 Change Order Requests or requests for payment for time and material work directed by a
Field Order must include a complete breakdown of actual costs, including credits, and shall itemize all
Allowable Costs, subcontract costs if applicable, DBE Markup, and Subcontractor Markup if applicable. All
claimed costs must be fully documented and objectively verifiable. In connection with the foregoing, DBE
must generate and maintain complete and accurate cost accounting records that will reflect:
.1 The actual Allowable Costs incurred or saved for each individual item of Extra Work or
Deleted Work, and
.2 On an event‐by‐event basis, the effect of each Delay that forms the basis of any request
for extension of time, regardless of scope, number, complexity, cumulative effect or time
of issuance or occurrence.
7.2.8 The Contract Sum will be adjusted for direct Allowable Costs incurred due to Excusable
Delay only if and to the extent allowed by the Contract for Compensable Delay. Such adjustments in the
Contract Sum shall be DBE’s sole and exclusive remedy and recovery for Excusable Delay, including any
alleged disruption, hindrance, interference, loss of productivity, labor or material cost escalations,
inefficiency, acceleration, impact costs, extended or extraordinary overhead (direct or indirect), home
office overhead, or other Losses or damages due to Delay, of any kind.
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7.2.9 City has the right to increase or decrease the quantity of any unit price item for which an
estimated quantity is stated in the Contract Documents, and the Contract Sum will be adjusted accordingly.
7.2.10 Allowance Adjustments: An Allowance is an amount included in the Proposal for Work
that may or may not be included in the Project, depending on conditions that will not become known until
after Proposal time. If the Contract Sum includes an Allowance and the cost of performing the Work
covered by that Allowance is greater or less than the stated amount, the Contract Sum shall be increased
or decreased accordingly by the amount of the difference. The Contract Sum shall also be adjusted by the
amount of any unused Allowance that was specifically and expressly included in the original Contract Sum.
7.2.11 Change Orders: Approved Change Order Requests and Changes directed by a Field
Order, including adjustments to Contract Sum and Contract Price, shall be incorporated into a Change
Order for approval by the City. City shall prepare each Change Order for execution by DBE and the City.
Change Orders shall be in substantially the same form as Attachment B to the General Conditions. An
Approved Change Order becomes binding upon City and DBE when fully executed by both parties. Full
execution of a Change Order is deemed full resolution, settlement, accord and satisfaction with respect to
any and all pending or future Claims for cost and extensions of time that were asserted, or that could have
been asserted, in connection with the Work covered by the Change Order, whether known or unknown at
the time of execution of the Change Order, and that are related to the subject matter of the Change Order,
including, without limitation, all Claims, costs or damages for Delay, disruption, hindrance, interference,
extended or extraordinary direct and indirect overhead, multiplicity of Changes, loss of productivity, labor
or material cost escalations, inefficiency, the impact of the Change on the Work, legal expenses, consultant
costs, interest, lost profits or revenue, bond or insurance costs, currency fluctuations, changes in taxes or
other related Claims, costs or damages. Change Orders shall be executed by DBE in the form approved by
the City Council or its authorized designee, and without any express reservation of rights by DBE to reserve
for the future the right to assert or recover from City any such Claims, costs or damages.
7.2.12 If DBE fails to timely execute a Change Order, the City may unilaterally approve the
Change Order to increase the Contract Sum and/or to extend the Contract Time. DBE may dispute the
terms of a unilaterally‐approved Change Order, in whole or in part, by submitting a Claim in accordance
with the Dispute Resolution Procedures set forth herein within fourteen (14) days after the Change Order
is approved by the City. If DBE fails to submit a Claim within that 14‐day period, with respect to all or part
of the unilaterally‐approved Change Order, those portions of the Change Order which have not been
disputed by timely submission of a Claim shall be deemed to have the same effect as if the Change Order
was fully executed by both parties as set forth above.
7.3 FIELD ORDERS
A Field Order will include a description of the Work to be performed, and the selected basis for adjusting
the Contract Sum (increase or decrease) as set forth herein (i.e., unit pricing if applicable, lump sum, or
time and materials). A Field Order may or may not include the total amount of the City’s proposed
adjustment to the Contract Sum or Contract Time, and may also include a not‐to‐exceed limit for any
increases to the Contract Sum. Upon receipt of a Field Order, DBE shall, within a reasonable time, proceed
with the Work described in the Field Order. If DBE disputes the proposed basis or amount of adjustment to
the Contract Sum or Contract Time, it may request to change the disputed portions of the Field Order by
submitting a Change Order Request within ten (10) Days following issuance of the disputed Field Order.
Failure by DBE to submit a timely Change Order Request seeking modification of the terms of the Field
Order shall be deemed full acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms of the Field Order, and a
release and waiver of any right to subsequently dispute any or all of the terms of that Field Order. Field
Orders shall be in substantially the same form as Attachment A to the General Conditions.
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7.4 DISPUTES REGARDING CHANGES
No dispute, disagreement, nor failure of the parties to reach agreement regarding the amount, if any, of
any adjustment to the Contract Sum or Contract Time, shall relieve DBE from the obligation to proceed
with performance of the Design‐Build Services, including, without limitation, performance of Work directed
by a Field Order or as modified by a Change Order, promptly and expeditiously. DBE shall not delay, slow,
interrupt, or suspend the performance of any Design‐Build Services or any Change because of a dispute
between the parties, including, but not limited to, disputes pertaining to an adjustment in the Contract
Sum or Contract Time. If DBE disputes the rejection of any Change Order Request in whole or in part,
DBE’s exclusive remedy is to submit a Claim in compliance with the Dispute Resolution Procedures set forth
in Article 4 herein.
ARTICLE 8 – CONTRACT TIME
8.1 COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORK
Commencement of the Design‐Build Services shall begin on the date specified in the Notice to Proceed.
8.2 PROGRESS AND COMPLETION
8.2.1 DBE agrees that the Contract Time is reasonable for performing the Design‐Build Services
and that DBE is able to perform the Work within the Contract Time.
.1 The Construction Schedule may reflect a period of performance that is shorter than the
Contract Time; provided however, that the difference shall be deemed as float and
nothing in this Paragraph or in any other provision of the Contract Documents shall be
construed as creating any contractual right, express or implied, on the part of DBE to
finish the Project earlier than the Contract Time and under no circumstances shall City be
liable to DBE for any costs, damages or compensation due to the inability of DBE to
complete the Design‐Build Services earlier than the Contract Time, regardless of the
cause, including, without limitation, acts or omissions (intentional or negligent) of City.
.2 DBE has included in its Proposal price the costs of all DBE and Subcontractor overhead
(direct and indirect) for the entire duration of the Contract Time. The above costs are
included in DBE’s Proposal notwithstanding DBE's anticipation of completion in fewer
days than established by the Contract Time.
.3 No increase in the Contract Sum shall be made or granted for Delay if DBE completes the
Design‐Build Services before expiration of the Contract Time.
.4 No reduction in the Contract Sum shall be made nor will DBE be required to remain on
the Project Site if the Design‐Build Services is completed before expiration of the
Contract Time.
.5 The Construction Manager will schedule and hold weekly progress meetings and other
meetings to be required by progress of the Work as determined by the Construction
Manager. DBE and/or DBE's designee shall be present at each meeting. DBE may also be
required to request attendance by representatives of DBE’s suppliers, manufacturers and
Subcontractors.
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8.2.2 Except by agreement or instruction of City in writing, DBE shall not commence operations
on the Site or elsewhere prior to the effective date of insurance required by Article 11 to be furnished by
DBE. DBE’s obligations to commence the Design‐Build Services and to complete the Design‐Build Services
within the Contract Time shall not be changed by the effective date of such insurance.
8.2.3 DBE shall proceed expeditiously with adequate forces and shall achieve Substantial
Completion within the Contract Time. If City determines and notifies DBE that DBE’s progress is such that
DBE will not complete the Design‐Build Services within the Contract Time, DBE shall, immediately and at no
additional cost to City, take all measures necessary, including working such overtime and additional shifts
(other than City’s normal working hours of 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday and 9:00 AM to
6:00 PM on Saturday), to ensure that the Work is Substantially Completed within the Contract Time. Upon
receipt of such notice from City, DBE shall immediately respond in writing setting forth a detailed plan for
accelerating the Work in a manner acceptable to City. DBE shall not be entitled to any reimbursement or
payment of costs, expenses or damages incurred as a result of an acceleration of the Work. City may also
take all necessary measures to prevent the need for subsequent accelerations of the Work. DBE shall
reimburse City, or City may withhold from payment due to DBE, sums expended by City to perform such
measures.
8.2.4. During unfavorable weather, wet ground or other unsuitable construction conditions,
DBE shall confine the operations to Work that will not be affected adversely by such conditions. No
portion of the Work shall be constructed under conditions which would affect adversely the quality thereof
or be detrimental to the quality of water discharges, unless special means or precautions are taken by DBE
to perform the Work in a proper and satisfactory manner.
8.3 CONSTRUCTION HOURS
Work shall be performed during the hours of 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday through Friday and 9:00 AM to
6:00 PM on Saturday, unless otherwise specified in the Special Provisions or approved in writing by the City
Engineer. Construction is prohibited on Sundays and holidays defined in Section 8.4 below.
8.4 HOLIDAYS
No work may be performed on the City holidays identified:
January 1 (New Year’s Day)
Third Monday in January (Martin Luther King Day)
Third Monday in February (Washington’s Birthday)
Last Monday in May (Memorial Day)
July 4 (Independence Day)
First Monday in September (Labor Day)
Second Monday in October (Columbus Day)
November 11 (Veteran’s Day)
Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day)
Day after Thanksgiving
December 25 (Christmas Day)
In the event that any of the aforementioned days falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be
considered a holiday. In the event that any of the above days falls on a Saturday, then the preceding Friday
shall be considered a holiday.
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8.5 DELAY
8.5.1 DBE may request an extension of the Contract Time for an Excusable Delay or a
Compensable Delay, subject to the following:
.1 In order to avoid double counting concurrent Delays, if an Excusable Delay and a
Compensable Delay occur concurrently, the maximum extension of the Contract Time
shall be the number of days from the commencement of the first Delay to the cessation
of the Delay which ends last.
.2 If an Unexcused Delay occurs concurrently with either an Excusable Delay or a
Compensable Delay, the maximum extension of the Contract Time shall be the number
of Days, if any, by which the Excusable Delay or the Compensable Delay exceeds the
Unexcused Delay.
.3 If an Unexcused Delay occurs concurrently with both an Excusable Delay and a
Compensable Delay, the maximum extension of the Contract Time shall be the number of
Days, if any, by which the number of Days of Excusable Delay, as determined pursuant
these General Conditions, exceeds the number of Days of the Unexcused Delay.
8.5.2 As a condition precedent to DBE's right to an extension of Time adjusting the Contract
Time and the Contract Sum for Compensable Delay, DBE must provide written notice to City within ten (10)
Days of the date that DBE learned of the Delay or should have learned of the Delay in exercise of diligence
and reasonable care, setting forth:
(i) A description of the Delay;
(ii) A statement that the Delay is critical to completion; and
(iii) The probable effect of the Delay in terms of the number of Days' extension DBE
believes are required to the Contract Time.
The written notice required by this Paragraph is necessary for City to adequately monitor the progress of
the Design‐build Services, to differentiate between critical and non‐critical Delays, and to prioritize its
actions in a manner that is appropriately targeted to mitigate the effect of Delays. Accordingly, DBE’s
failure to provide written notice in the manner required by this Paragraph 8.5.2 shall constitute DBE’s
waiver of the right to an adjustment of the Contract Sum and Contract Time on account thereby, regardless
of whether the circumstances of the Delay may have been known or suspected by City or the Construction
Manager and that no other form of notice (including, without limitation, meeting minutes, log entries or
schedule updates) shall suffice as constituting notice to City in accordance with this Paragraph 8.5.2.
8.5.3 Adequate supporting data for a request for extension of time shall include both of the
following:
(i) All relevant scheduling data including a Fragnet, and
(ii) A detailed, event‐by‐event description of the impact of each event on completion of
Work. Documentary support for any related increase in the Contract Sum must include
both of the following:
(a) A detailed cost breakdown, and
(b) Supporting cost data in such form and including such information and other
supporting data as required for submission of Change Order Requests.
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8.5.4 City may order Changes, whether or not resulting in Extra Work and regardless of the
extent and number of Changes, or may suspend the Design‐Build Services.
8.5.5 The determination of whether a Delay is an Excusable Delay, Compensable Delay or
Unexcused Delay shall not be affected by the fact that any earlier Delay occurred, regardless of fault or
causation.
8.5.6 All time limits stated in the Contract Documents are of the essence.
8.5.7 Excusable Delay means any Delay to the path of activities that is critical to Substantial
Completion of the Work within the Contract Time caused by conditions beyond the control or
foreseeability, and without the fault or negligence of DBE or its Subcontractors, such as, but not
limited to: war, embargoes, fire, unavoidable casualties, unusual delays in transportation, national
emergency, and stormy and inclement weather conditions that are unusual and unseasonable and
in which the Work cannot continue. Without limitation to the foregoing, the financial inability of
DBE or any Subcontractor, shall not be deemed conditions beyond DBE's control or foreseeability.
DBE may claim an Excusable Delay only if all Work on a critically scheduled activity is stopped for
more than six (6) hours of a normal eight (8) hour work day, or if three to six hours are lost in one
work day, then it may be claimed for one‐half day.
8.5.7.1 Excusable Delay does not include Delay caused by weather conditions which are
normal for the location of the Project, as determined by weather records for the
preceding five (5) year period.
8.5.7.2 Excusable Delay does not include Delay caused by DBE’s failure to order
equipment and materials sufficiently in advance of the time needed for the Work.
8.5.7.3 Excusable Delay does not include Delay caused by DBE’s failure to provide
adequate notification to utility companies for connections or services necessary for the
timely performance and completion of the Work.
8.5.7.4 Excusable Delay does not include Delay caused by foreseeable conditions DBE
could have ascertained from reasonably diligent inspection of the Site and/or review of
the Contract Documents.
8.5.8 Compensable Delay means any Excusable Delay to the path of activities that is critical to
DBE’s Substantial Completion of the Work within the Contract Time, which Delay is all of the following:
(i) Solely due to acts or omissions within the City’s control, including but not limited to
Changes requested by City that involve Extra Work;
(ii) Not due, in whole or in part, to the fault or negligence or breach of DBE or any
Subcontractor; and
(iii) Not concurrent with another Excusable Delay or any Unexcused Delay.
8.5.9 Compensation for delay shall be limited to actual, direct, reasonable, and substantiated
Project costs, and shall not include home office overhead, or markup for overhead and profit.
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ARTICLE 9 – PAYMENTS AND COMPLETION
9.1 SCHEDULE OF VALUES
Within thirty (30) Days after signing the Contract, but in any event not later than fourteen (14) Days
following receipt of the Notice to Proceed, DBE shall submit to City through the Construction Manager a Schedule of
Values reflecting cost breakdown of the Contract Sum in a form approved by the Construction Manager. The
Schedule of Values shall itemize as separate line items the cost of each scheduled Design Services and Construction
Services activity and all other costs, including warranties, Record Documents, insurance, bonds, overhead and
profit, the total of which shall equal the Contract Sum and shall be made out in a form approved by the
Construction Manager. The Schedule of Values, when approved by City, shall become the basis for determining the
cost of Design‐Build Services requested on DBE's Applications For Payment. DBE shall submit a statement based
upon this breakdown, and if required, itemized in such form and supported by such evidence as the Construction
Manager may direct, showing DBE's right to the payment claimed.
9.2 PROGRESS PAYMENT
9.2.1 City shall retain five percent (5%) of the undisputed amount due on each progress
payment, or the percentage stated in the Request for Proposals, whichever is greater, as retention to
ensure full and complete performance of the Design‐Build Services. Subject to City’s right of withholding
under Paragraph 9.4.2 of these General Conditions, City agrees to pay to DBE within thirty (30) Days of
receipt of a properly submitted Application for Payment an amount equal to ninety‐five percent (95%), or a
lesser amount if corresponding to a higher retention percentage, if applicable, of the sum of the following,
excepting therefrom any amounts which are disputed by City:
(i) Construction Manager’s determination of the value, expressed as a percentage of the
Contract Sum, of the Work in permanent place that has been tested and accepted as of
the end of the preceding month.
(ii) Construction Manager’s determination of the value of materials suitably stored but not
yet incorporated into the Work, subject to Paragraph 9.3.6 of these General Conditions.
(iii) Less amounts previously paid.
9.2.2 At any Time after fifty percent (50%) of the Construction Services has been determined
by Construction Manager to be completed, City may in its sole discretion, make any of the remaining progress
payments in accordance with the calculation in Paragraph 9.2.1 of these General Conditions based on one hundred
percent (100%) of City’s determination of the value of the Work in place and of stored materials not yet
incorporated into the Work.
9.2.3 Progress payments shall not be construed as City's Acceptance of any or all of the Design‐
Build Services and shall not be a waiver of any or all rights City has under the Contract Documents.
9.3 APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT
9.3.1 At the end of each month, DBE shall submit to City an itemized Application for Payment,
requesting payment for Design‐Build Services as of the end of that month that is calculated in accordance
with the formula for payment set forth in Paragraph 9.2.1 of these General Conditions. The Application for
Payment shall be prepared:
(i) Utilizing the format as designated by City or the Construction Manager.
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(ii) Itemized in accordance with the Approved Schedule of Values.
(iii) Showing the results of a successful system test (for example a pressure test for gas
project) of the system installed or completed in the pay period covering the Application
for Payment.
(iv) Including such data substantiating DBE's right to payment as City may reasonably
require, such as invoices, payrolls, daily time and material records, and, if securities
are deposited in lieu of retention pursuant to Section 9.5, a certification of the market value of all
such securities as of a date not earlier than five (5) Days prior to the date of the Application for
Payment.
(v) Showing itemized amounts for Change Orders, Modifications and retention.
9.3.2 Applications for Payment shall not include requests for payment on account of increases
to the Contract Sum which have not been authorized by Change Orders or amounts DBE does not intend to
pay a Subcontractor because of a dispute or other reason.
9.3.3 If required by City, an Application for Payment shall be accompanied by all of the
following:
(i) A summary showing payments that DBE will make to Design Professionals or
Subcontractors covered by such application.
(ii) Conditional waivers and releases of claims and stop notices from DBE and each
Subcontractor listed in the current Application for Payment covering sums requested in
the current Application for Payment.
(iii) Unconditional waivers and releases of claims and stop notices, from DBE and each
Subcontractor listed in the preceding Application for Payment covering sums disbursed
pursuant to that preceding Application for Payment.
9.3.4 DBE warrants that, upon submittal of an Application for Payment, all Design‐Build
Services for which Certificates for Payment have been previously issued and payment has been received
from City, shall be free and clear of all claims, stop notices, security interests and encumbrances in favor of
DBE or Subcontractors or other persons or firms entitled to make claims by reason of having provided
labor, materials or equipment relating to the Design‐Build Services.
9.3.6 At the sole discretion of City, the Construction Manager may approve for inclusion in
DBE’s Application for Payment the cost of materials to be incorporated in the Work but not yet
incorporated in the Work and already delivered and suitably stored either at the Site or at some other
appropriate location acceptable to City. In such case, DBE shall furnish evidence satisfactory to City:
(i) Of the cost of such materials.
(ii) That such materials are under the exclusive control of DBE, or if not, that title to the
materials is in City’s name, free of any lien or encumbrance and that the materials are safely and
suitably stored in a bonded warehouse with appropriate insurance coverage satisfactory to City to
cover any Loss.
(iii) Photographs of such materials if requested by the City.
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Any payment pursuant to this Paragraph shall not be construed as an inspection or acceptance of the
materials nor shall it relieve DBE of its continuing and sole responsibility for the care and protection of such
materials nor shall it relieve DBE from sole responsibility for any loss or damage to the materials from any
cause whatsoever nor act as a waiver of the right of City to require strict fulfillment by DBE with all terms
of the Contract Documents.
9.3.7 City shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to make payments of monies owing to DBE
by means of direct payment to Subcontractors of any unpaid work performed by any Subcontractor or by
joint payment to DBE and to Subcontractors. The making of such payments shall not be construed as the
assumption of any obligation on the part of City or as creating any contractual relationship between City
and any Subcontractor and shall not relieve DBE of any of its obligations under the Contract Documents.
9.3.8 If the Contract Sum includes an Allowance from the Proposal and the cost of performing
the Design‐Build Services covered by that Allowance is greater or less than the amount of that Allowance,
the Contract Sum shall be increased or decreased accordingly.
9.4 CERTIFICATE FOR PAYMENT
9.4.1 Approval of all or any part of an Application for Payment may be withheld, a Certificate
For Payment may be withheld or all or part of a previous Certificate For Payment may be nullified and that
amount withheld from a current Certificate For Payment in order to protect City against actual or
threatened loss as a result of any of the following:
(i) Defective Work not remedied or failure to pass required system tests.
(ii) Third‐party claims against DBE or City arising from the acts or omissions of DBE, its Design
Professionals or Subcontractors.
(iii) Stop notices.
(iv) Failure of DBE to make timely payments due Subcontractors for material or labor.
(v) A reasonable doubt that the Design‐Build Services can be completed for the balance of
the Contract Sum then unpaid.
(vi) Damage to City or Separate Contractor for which DBE is responsible.
(vii) Reasonable evidence that the Project will not be completed within the Contract Time.
(viii) Failure of DBE to maintain and update As‐Built or Record Documents.
(ix) Failure of DBE to timely submit Construction Schedules, reports, Submittals or their
updates as required by the Contract Documents.
(x) Performance of Work by DBE without Approved Submittals.
(xi) Liquidated or actual damages assessed in accordance with the Design‐Build Contract.
(xii) Any other failure of DBE to perform an obligation under the Contract Documents.
9.4.2 Subject to the withholding provisions of Paragraph 9.4.2 and when any or all of the noted
deficiencies or others have been removed, City shall pay DBE the amount set forth in the Certificate for
Payment in accordance with its normal disbursement procedures.
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9.4.3 Neither City nor the Construction Manager shall have an obligation to pay or to see to the
payment of money to a Design Professional or Subcontractor, except as may otherwise be required by Law.
9.4.4 Neither a Certificate for Payment nor any payment (progress or final) shall be construed
as a waiver of any rights arising from Defective Work.
9.4.5 City may, at any time, require that payment of any undisputed amount is contingent
upon DBE furnishing City with a release of all claims against City which are related to those undisputed
payments. Any disputed amount may be expressly excluded from such release.
9.4.6 The City may require a tri‐party agreement among the City, the DBE, and the DBE's surety
as a condition to making full progress payments if the Work is behind schedule, in order to avoid
exoneration of the surety bond or impairment of the surety's security.
9.5 DEPOSIT OF SECURITIES IN LIEU OF RETENTION AND DEPOSIT OF RETENTION INTO ESCROW
9.5.1 At the request and expense of DBE, a substitution of securities may be made as found in
Government Code Section 16430 and as authorized by the Public Contract Code Section 22300 in lieu of
monies retained by City under Section 9.2 of these General Conditions to ensure performance under the
Contract Documents. Securities equivalent in value to the retention amount required by the Contract
Documents for each Certificate For Payment shall be deposited by DBE with a state or federally chartered
bank in the State of California ("Escrow Agent"), which shall hold such securities pursuant to the escrow
agreement referred to in Paragraph 9.5.3 until Final Payment is due in accordance with Section 9.8.
Securities shall be valued as often as conditions of the securities market warrant, but in no case less than
once per month. DBE shall deposit additional securities so that the current market value of the total of all
deposited securities shall be at least equal to the total required amount of retention.
9.5.2 Alternatively to Paragraph 9.5.1 of these General Conditions, and at the request and
expense of DBE, City shall deposit retention directly with the Escrow Agent. DBE may direct the investment
of such deposited retention into interest bearing accounts or securities, and such deposits or securities
shall be held by the Escrow Agent upon the same terms provided for securities deposited by DBE.
9.5.3 A prerequisite to the substitution of securities in lieu of retention or the deposit of
retention into escrow shall be the execution by DBE, City, and the Escrow Agent of an Escrow Contract for
Deposit of Securities in Lieu of Retention and Deposit of Retention forms provided by City. The terms of
such escrow agreement are incorporated into the requirements of this Section 9.5.
9.5.4 Release of funds or securities from escrow to DBE shall be made upon receipt by Escrow
Agent of written notification by City that the DBE has complied with all requirements and procedures
applicable to the Contract.
9.5.5 City has the right to draw upon the securities in the event of default by DBE, as
determined by City pursuant to the provisions of these Contract Documents. Within seven (7) days
following receipt of the City’s written notice of such default, Escrow Agent must immediately convert the
securities to cash and distribute the cash as instructed by City.
9.6 BENEFICIAL OCCUPANCY
9.6.1 City reserves the right, at its option and convenience, to occupy or otherwise make use of
all or any part of the Work, at any time prior to issuing the Certificate of Substantial Completion, upon
seven (7) Days notice to DBE. Such occupancy or use is herein referred to as "Beneficial Occupancy."
Beneficial Occupancy shall be subject to the following conditions:
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.1 City, Design Consultant and Construction Manager will make an inspection of the
portion of the Work to be beneficially occupied and prepare a list of items to be
completed or corrected prior to issuing the Certificate of Substantial Completion.
.2 Beneficial Occupancy by City shall not be construed by DBE as Acceptance by City
of that portion of the Work which is to be occupied. City may, however, at its sole
option, relieve DBE of Contract requirements to protect Work being beneficially
occupied by City where such relief is specifically designated by City in writing.
.3 Beneficial Occupancy by City shall not constitute a waiver of City’s right to assess
liquidated damages as otherwise provided in these Contract Documents.
.4 DBE shall provide, in the areas beneficially occupied and on a continual basis (if
required), utility services, heating, and cooling for systems which are in operable
condition at the time of Beneficial Occupancy. All responsibility for the operation and
maintenance of equipment shall remain with DBE while the equipment is so operated.
DBE shall submit to City an itemized list of each piece of equipment so operated with the date
operation commences.
.5 The Guarantee to Repair Periods, as defined in Section 12.2 of these General
Conditions, will commence upon the first dates of actual occupancy or use of portions of
the Work to which the City has taken Beneficial Occupancy and to equipment or
systems fully utilized.
.6 City shall pay all normal operating and maintenance costs resulting from its use of
equipment in areas beneficially occupied.
.7 City shall pay all utility costs which arise out of the Beneficial Occupancy.
.8 DBE shall not be responsible for providing security in areas beneficially occupied.
.9 City shall use its best efforts to prevent its Beneficial Occupancy from interfering with
the conduct of DBE's remaining Work.
.10 DBE shall not be required to repair damage caused by City in its Beneficial
Occupancy.
.11 Except as provided in this Section 9.6 of these General Conditions, there shall be no
added cost to City due to Beneficial Occupancy.
.12 DBE shall continue to maintain all insurance required by the Contract in full force
and effect.
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9.7 SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION
9.7.1 When DBE gives notice to City that the Work, or portion thereof designated by City for
separate delivery, is Substantially Complete, unless City determines that the Work or designated portion
thereof is not sufficiently complete to warrant an inspection to determine Substantial Completion, Design
Professional or Construction Manager will inspect the Work, or such designated portion thereof, and
prepare and give to DBE a comprehensive list of items, if any, to be completed or corrected before
establishing Substantial Completion. DBE shall promptly proceed to complete and correct items on the list.
Failure to include an item on such list does not alter the responsibility of DBE to complete all Work in
accordance with the Contract Documents. City will then make a further inspection to determine whether
the Work or such designated portion thereof is Substantially Complete. If City's inspection discloses any
item, whether or not included on the list, which must be completed or corrected before Substantial
Completion, DBE shall, before City’s issuance of the Certificate of Substantial Completion, complete or
correct such item. DBE shall then submit a request for another inspection by City to determine Substantial
Completion.
9.7.2 When City determines that the Work or such designated portion thereof is Substantially
Complete, City will prepare a Certificate of Substantial Completion on City's form, which when signed by
City shall establish the date of Substantial Completion and the responsibilities of City and DBE for security,
maintenance, heat, utilities, insurance, completion of minor items and correction or repair of the Work or
such designated portion thereof. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Substantial Completion,
the Guarantee To Repair Period for the Work (which is defined in Article 12, Section 12.2.1), or such
designated portion thereof covered by the Certificate of Substantial Completion, excluding any systems
provided by Separate Contractors which are not yet fully operational or accepted by City, shall commence
on the date of Substantial Completion of the Work or such designated portion thereof. The Guarantee To
Repair Period for systems which become fully operational or Accepted subsequent to Substantial
Completion will begin on the later of the date they are operational or Acceptance of the Project by City.
9.8 FINAL COMPLETION AND FINAL PAYMENT
9.8.1 Upon receipt of notice from DBE that the Work is ready for final inspection, City will
make such inspection. City will file a notice of completion with the County Clerk within ten (10) Days after
Acceptance by City. Thirty‐five (35) Days after filing the notice of completion, the City may release the final
retention provided the requirements in this paragraph are met.
9.8.2 Without limitation to any other provisions of the Contract Documents, before Final
Payment (including release of undisputed retention) for Design‐Build Services under this Design‐Build
Contract is authorized, the DBE shall have completed the Design‐Build Services in accordance with the
Contract Documents and all applicable standards of care and the following requirements of the Contract
Documents must be fulfilled by DBE:
(i) The submittal of an application for Final Payment, together with supporting
documentation, as required by Section 9.3 of these General Conditions.
(ii) Completion and delivery by DBE to City of all required written guarantees, warranties,
operation and maintenance manuals, As‐Built Documents and other Record Documents,
drawings, schedules, certificates and such other documents as required by the Contract
Documents. All approvals and acceptances shall have been made pursuant to Applicable
Code Requirements.
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(iii) Delivery by DBE to City of an affidavit, signed under penalty of perjury, stating that all
workers and persons employed, all firms supplying the materials, and all Design
Professionals and Subcontractors have been paid in full; and that there are no bills
outstanding against the Work for either labor or materials, except certain items, to be set
forth in such affidavit covering disputed claims or items in connection with which notices
to withhold have been filed under the provisions of the statutes of the State of California.
(iv) Completion of all construction Work, including corrective and punch list items, in a
manner acceptable to City. All rubbish, tools, scaffolding and surplus materials and
equipment have been removed from the Site.
(v) Submission of conditional releases of claims and stop notices from DBE and its
Subcontractors with no reservation of rights for disputed claims or amounts.
(vi) If a Stop Notice(s) is received by the City after the Notice of Completion has been filed
and prior to Final Payment, the City may, at its election, withhold the amount specified in
the Stop Notice plus reasonable cost of any litigation pursuant to Civil Code Section 9358
from the Final Payment or require the DBE to supply a stop notice release bond in the
amount of 125% of the stop notice amount from a Surety acceptable to the City.
9.8.3 For purposes of determining the last day for submission of a Claim pursuant to Article 4,
the date of Final Payment is deemed to be the date that the City acts to release undisputed retention as
part of Final Payment, either by transmitting a written request to the retention Escrow Agent or by
transmitting a payment directly to DBE, whichever occurs first. Acceptance of Final Payment by DBE shall
constitute a complete waiver of all Claims, except those previously made in writing and identified by DBE
as unsettled at the time of the Application for Final Payment.
9.8.4 DBE shall pay or cause to be paid to Subcontractors, the amount stated in the conditional
releases within five (5) Days after receipt of the Final Payment, and shall promptly thereafter furnish
evidence of such payment to City.
ARTICLE 10 – PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
10.1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND PROGRAMS
10.1.1 DBE shall be solely and completely responsible for initiating, maintaining and supervising
all safety precautions and programs on the Site in connection with the performance of the Design‐Build
Contract, including safety of all persons for the duration of the Work, on a 24‐hour day, 7‐day week basis.
10.1.2 Prior to the start of construction, DBE shall submit to Construction Manager a copy of
DBE's safety program for the Project. A copy of this program shall be maintained on Site at all times. The
safety program shall include, at a minimum:
(i) Management policy, illness and injury prevention program (as described below).
(ii) Safety meetings.
(iii) Accident investigation.
(iv) Basic accident causes.
(v) Safety inspection check list.
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(vi) Fire prevention and control.
(vii) Report forms.
(viii) Employee safety manual.
10.2 SAFETY OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
10.2.1 The DBE shall be solely and completely responsible for job site conditions and safety
during the life of the Contract. This obligation shall include the safety of all persons within or affected by
the line of construction and all private property affected by the work
10.2.2 At its sole expense, DBE shall furnish, erect and maintain such temporary fences,
barricades, signs, lights, ramps, and temporary construction of whatever nature as may be necessary to
provide access to abutting properties and to warn the public of the work in progress and of any dangerous
conditions as may exist due to the work in progress. The DBE's responsibility shall be continuous and not
be limited to working hours or days, and shall not cease until formal acceptance of the work by the City
except that if the City should make partial acceptance of the work, the DBE's responsibility for the portion
of the work so accepted shall thereupon cease, except for latent errors in the work or faulty construction.
10.2.3 The duty of the Construction Manager, its agents, or employees, to conduct construction
review of the DBE's performance and operations is not intended to, and does not include review of or
responsibility for the adequacy of the DBE's safety measures and procedures in, on, or adjacent to the site
of the Work.
10.2.4 DBE shall protect persons and property on the Site at all times. DBE shall have available at
the Site copies or suitable extracts of "Construction Safety Orders" and "General Industrial Safety Orders"
issued by the California Division of Industrial Safety. DBE shall comply with provisions of these and all
other applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations.
10.2.5 DBE shall immediately respond to notice from City of unsafe conditions, shall take
adequate precautions for safety of persons on the Site, and shall provide adequate protection to prevent
injury or Loss to the following:
(i) Employees involved in the Work and other persons who may be affected thereby.
(ii) The Work in place and materials and equipment to be incorporated therein, whether in
storage on or off the Site, under care, custody, or control of DBE or Subcontractors.
(iii) Other property at the Site and adjoining property(ies).
10.2.6 DBE shall promptly remedy damage and Loss (other than damage or Loss insured under
property insurance required by the Contract Documents) to property caused in whole or in part by DBE or
its Subcontractors or anyone for whose acts they may be liable and for which DBE is responsible.
10.2.7 DBE shall erect and maintain, as required by existing conditions and performance of the
Work, adequate safeguards for safety and protection of persons and property, including providing
adequate lighting and ventilation, posting danger signs and other warnings against hazards, promulgating
safety regulations and notifying owners and users of adjacent sites and utilities.
10.2.8 When use or storage of hazardous materials, equipment, or unusual methods are
necessary for execution of the Work, DBE shall exercise the utmost care and carry on such activities only
under the supervision of properly qualified personnel.
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10.2.9 DBE shall be required to provide at the Site a member of DBE's organization, typically the
Superintendent, whose responsibility it shall be to provide instruction to persons present on the Site about
prevention of accidents and overall jobsite safety. DBE shall notify City in writing if DBE replaces the
person responsible for safety.
10.2.10 DBE shall be responsible for locating, providing, and coordinating the storage and staging
of materials and equipment on‐Site and off‐Site and shall not load/store or permit any part of the Work on
the Site to be loaded/stored so as to endanger the safety of persons or property.
10.2.11 DBE shall protect its materials and the Work from damage in a manner satisfactory to
City and shall make good, without charge to City, all damage due to negligence in providing proper
protection.
10.2.12 DBE shall take necessary precautions to guard against and eliminate possible fire hazards
and to prevent damage to the Work, building materials, equipment, temporary field offices, storage sheds
and public and private property.
10.2.13 DBE shall not permit the possession or use of alcohol or controlled substances on the
Site.
10.2.14 Explosives may be used only when authorized in writing by City. Explosives shall be
handled, used and stored in accordance with applicable regulations.
10.3 EMERGENCIES
In an emergency affecting the safety of persons or property, DBE shall immediately act to prevent or
minimize damage, injury or loss. DBE shall immediately notify the Construction Manager and City, which
notice may be oral, followed within twenty‐four (24) hours after occurrence of the incident by written
confirmation, of the occurrence of such an emergency and DBE's action.
10.4 TRENCH SAFETY
In accordance with the California Labor Code, where the work will involve trenches five feet or more in
depth and the estimated or Proposal cost of excavation is in excess of $25,000, the DBE shall submit to and
receive from the City of Palo Alto, or its designee, the acceptance of a detailed plan showing design of
shoring, bracing, sloping, or other provisions to be made for worker protection from the hazards of caving
ground. Such plan shall be submitted at least five (5) days before the DBE intends to begin work on the
trenches.
If such plan varies from the shoring system standards established by the Construction Safety Orders of the
State of California Division of Industrial Safety, the plan shall be prepared by a registered civil or structural
engineer.
The DBE shall not use shoring, sloping, or protective systems less effective than that required by the
Construction Safety Orders of the Division of Industrial Safety.
The City shall not be responsible or liable for the safety of such trenching or trenching plans.
Whenever the work called for on these plans or Contract Documents involves the construction of a
pipeline, sewer, sewage disposal system, boring and jacking pits, or similar trenches or excavations, which
are five feet or deeper, DBE shall include in its Proposal Price, the cost of design and construction of
adequate sheeting, shoring, and bracing, or equivalent method, for the protection of life or limb, which
shall conform to applicable safety orders.
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ARTICLE 11 – INSURANCE AND BONDS
11.1 DBE'S INSURANCE
11.1.1 DBEs, at its sole expense, shall for the term of the Contract obtain and maintain insurance
in the amounts for the coverage specified below, or as modified by the Special Provisions (if applicable),
afforded by companies with AM Best’s Key Rating of A‐:Vii, or higher, licensed or authorized to transact
insurance business in the State of California.
REQUIRED TYPE OF COVERAGE REQUIREMENT
MINIMUM LIMITS
EACH
OCCURRENCE AGGREGATE
YES
YES
WORKER’S COMPENSATION
EMPLOYER’S LIABILITY
STATUTORY
STATUTORY
YES
GENERAL LIABILITY, INCLUDING
PERSONAL INJURY, BROAD
FORM PROPERTY DAMAGE
BLANKET CONTRACTUAL, AND
FIRE LEGAL LIABILITY
BODILY INJURY
PROPERTY DAMAGE
BODILY INJURY & PROPERTY DAMAGE
COMBINED.
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
YES AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY,
INCLUDING ALL OWNED, HIRED,
NON‐OWNED
BODILY INJURY
- EACH PERSON
- EACH OCCURRENCE
PROPERTY DAMAGE
BODILY INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE,
COMBINED
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY,
INCLUDING, ERRORS AND
OMISSIONS, MALPRACTICE
(WHEN APPLICABLE), AND
NEGLIGENT PERFORMANCE
ALL DAMAGES $1,000,000
YES THE CITY OF PALO ALTO IS TO BE NAMED AS AN ADDITIONAL INSURED: DBE, AT ITS SOLE COST AND EXPENSE, SHALL
OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN, IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TERM OF ANY RESULTANT
AGREEMENT, THE INSURANCE COVERAGE HEREIN DESCRIBED, INSURING NOT ONLY DBE AND ITS SUBCONSULTANTS, IF
ANY, BUT ALSO, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION, EMPLOYER’S LIABILITY AND PROFESSIONAL
INSURANCE, NAMING AS ADDITIONAL INSUREDS CITY, ITS COUNCIL MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES.
I. INSURANCE COVERAGE MUST INCLUDE:
A. A PROVISION FOR A WRITTEN THIRTY DAY ADVANCE NOTICE TO CITY OF CHANGE IN COVERAGE OR OF
COVERAGE CANCELLATION; AND
B. A CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY ENDORSEMENT PROVIDING INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR DBE’S AGREEMENT
TO INDEMNIFY CITY.
C. DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF $5,000 REQUIRE CITY’S PRIOR APPROVAL.
II. DBE MUST SUBMIT CERTIFICATES(S) OF INSURANCE EVIDENCING REQUIRED COVERAGE.
III. ENDORSEMENT PROVISIONS, WITH RESPECT TO THE INSURANCE AFFORDED TO “ADDITIONAL
INSUREDS”
A. PRIMARY COVERAGE
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WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE NAMED INSURED,
INSURANCE AS AFFORDED BY THIS POLICY IS PRIMARY AND IS NOT ADDITIONAL TO OR
CONTRIBUTING WITH ANY OTHER INSURANCE CARRIED BY OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
ADDITIONAL INSUREDS.
B. CROSS LIABILITY
THE NAMING OF MORE THAN ONE PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION AS INSUREDS UNDER THE
POLICY SHALL NOT, FOR THAT REASON ALONE, EXTINGUISH ANY RIGHTS OF THE INSURED AGAINST
ANOTHER, BUT THIS ENDORSEMENT, AND THE NAMING OF MULTIPLE INSUREDS, SHALL NOT
INCREASE THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY UNDER THIS POLICY.
C. NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
1. IF THE POLICY IS CANCELED BEFORE ITS EXPIRATION DATE FOR ANY REASON
OTHER THAN THE NON‐PAYMENT OF PREMIUM, THE ISSUING COMPANY SHALL
PROVIDE CITY AT LEAST A THIRTY (30) DAY WRITTEN NOTICE BEFORE THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF CANCELLATION.
2. IF THE POLICY IS CANCELED BEFORE ITS EXPIRATION DATE FOR THE NON‐
PAYMENT OF PREMIUM, THE ISSUING COMPANY SHALL PROVIDE CITY AT LEAST
A TEN (10) DAY WRITTEN NOTICE BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
CANCELLATION.
NOTICES SHALL BE MAILED TO:
PURCHASING AND CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
CITY OF PALO ALTO
P.O. BOX 10250
PALO ALTO, CA 94303
11.1.2 DBE shall furnish City with the certificates of insurance and with original endorsements
affecting coverage required under this Contract within ten (10) business days following issuance of the
Notice of Award. The certificates and endorsements for each insurance policy shall be signed by a person
who is authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf.
11.1.3 Design Professionals and Subcontractors: DBE shall include all Subcontractors and as
insureds under its policies, or shall furnish separate certificates and endorsements for each Design
Professional or Subcontractor in compliance with this Article. All coverages for Design Build Professional or
Subcontractors shall be subject to all of the requirements stated herein.
11.1.4 At the request of City, DBE shall submit to City copies of the policies obtained by DBE. In
the event DBE does not comply with these insurance requirements, City may, at its option, provide
insurance coverage to protect City; and the cost of such insurance shall be paid by DBE and may be
deducted from the Contract Sum.
11.1.5 The requirements of this Section may only be modified in writing by the City’s Risk
Manager.
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11.2 BOND REQUIREMENTS
11.2.1 Prior to commencing Construction Services on the Project, DBE shall file with City good
and sufficient Payment and Performance Bonds each in the amount of 100% of the Contract Sum for the
Construction Services. The bonds shall be in substantially the same form as attached to the Contract or
such other form as required by City and shall be signed by both DBE and Surety and properly notarized.
Should any bond required hereunder or any surety on such bond become or be determined by City to be
insufficient, it shall be replaced within ten (10) Days by a bond that fully complies with the requirements of
this Section 11.2. No further payments to DBE for Work performed shall be made or due until DBE has fully
complied with the requirements of this Section 11.2.
11.2.2 The Payment Bond shall remain in effect at least until the time for filing a claim on a stop
notice has expired pursuant to the California Civil Code. The Performance Bond provided by DBE shall
remain in effect for the duration of the period of all warranties required by the Contract Documents and
shall assure faithful performance of all DBE’s obligations under the Contract Documents, including, without
limitation, all obligations that survive Final Completion or termination, such as, but not limited to DBE’s
warranty and indemnity obligations.
11.2.3 DBE shall promptly furnish such additional security as may be required by City to protect
its interests and those interests of persons or firms supplying labor or materials to the Work.
11.2.4 Surety companies used by DBE shall be, on the date the Contract is signed by City and at
all times while the bonds are in effect, either California Admitted Sureties or listed in the latest published
United States Treasury Department list of Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable
Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies and either have a current A.M. Best A
VIII rating or be an admitted surety that meets the requirements of Code of Civil Procedure Section
995.660.
11.2.5 The premiums for all Bonds are included in the Contract Sum and shall be paid by DBE.
11.2.6 The bonds shall name City as obligee.
11.2.7 Change Orders, Field Orders, Modifications, Changes in the Work and adjustments in the
scope of Work Contract Sum or Contract Time shall in no way release or exonerate DBE or its sureties from
their obligations and notice thereof shall be waived by such sureties.
11.2.8 City and the Construction Manager shall have the right to communicate with DBE’s
sureties with respect to matters that are related to DBE’s performance of its obligations under the Contract
Documents. DBE shall be provided with a copy of all such written communications. Such communications
shall not create or be interpreted as creating any contractual relationship between City or the Construction
Manager and any such surety.
11.2.9 In the event of a significant (15% or more) increase in Contract Sum, replacement bonds
totaling the new Contract Sum may be required by City.
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ARTICLE 12 – DEFECTIVE WORK
12.1 UNCOVERING OF WORK
12.1.1 If a portion of the Work is covered contrary to Construction Manager’s request or
direction, or contrary to the requirements of the Contract Documents, it must, if required in writing by
City, be uncovered for City's observation and be replaced at DBE's expense without adjustment of the
Contract Time or the Contract Sum.
12.1.2 If a portion of the Work has been covered, which is not required by the Contract
Documents to be observed or inspected prior to its being covered and which City has not specifically
requested to observe prior to its being covered, City may request to see such Work and it shall be
uncovered and replaced by DBE. If such Work is in accordance with the Contract Documents, the costs of
uncovering and replacing the Work shall be added to the Contract Sum by Change Order; and if the
uncovering and replacing of the Work extends the Contract Time, an appropriate adjustment of the
Contract Time shall be made by Change Order. If such Work is not in accordance with the Contract
Documents, DBE shall pay such costs and shall not be entitled to an adjustment of the Contract Time or the
Contract Sum.
12.2 CORRECTION OF DEFECTIVE WORK AND GUARANTEE TO REPAIR PERIOD
12.2.1 In addition to any specific warranty mentioned in these Contract Documents, the DBE
shall guarantee that all material, apparatus, equipment, and workmanship used, installed, or incorporated
in the work is free from defects, and agrees to replace at no expense to the City any and all defective Work
or materials which become evident within one (1) year (“Guarantee To Repair Period”), unless a longer
period of time is specified in the Special Provisions and technical specifications, commencing as follows:
(i) For any Work not described as incomplete in the Certificate of Substantial Completion,
on the date of Substantial Completion.
(ii) For space beneficially occupied or for separate systems fully utilized prior to Substantial
Completion pursuant to Section 9.6, from the first date of such Beneficial Occupancy or
actual use, as established an appropriate written authorization for Beneficial Occupancy.
(iii) For all Work other than (I) or (ii) above, from the date of filing of notice of completion
pursuant to Section 9.8 above.
12.2.2 DBE shall (i) correct Defective Work that becomes apparent during the progress of the
Work or during the Guarantee To Repair Period and (ii) replace, repair, or restore to City's satisfaction any
other parts of the Work and any other real or personal property which is damaged or destroyed as a result
of Defective Work or the correction of Defective Work, without any expense whatsoever to City. City will
give notice of observed Defective Work with reasonable promptness, and DBE shall promptly commence
such correction, replacement, repair or restoration upon notice from City, but in no case later than seven
(7) Days after receipt of such notice. DBE shall diligently and continuously prosecute such correction to
completion. DBE shall bear all costs of such correction, replacement, repair, or restoration and all Losses
resulting from such Defective Work, including additional testing, inspection and compensation for City's or
City's services and expenses. DBE shall perform corrective Work at such times that are acceptable to City
and in such a manner as to avoid, to the extent practicable, disruption to City's activities. Ordinary wear
and tear, unusual abuse or neglect are excepted from this guarantee. DBE shall notify City upon
completion of repairs.
12.2.3 If immediate correction of Defective Work is required for life safety or the protection of
property or, if in the opinion of City, Defective Work creates a dangerous condition or requires immediate
corrections or attention to prevent further Loss to City or to prevent interruption of operations of City, City
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will attempt to give immediate notice to DBE. If DBE cannot be contacted or does not comply with City's
request for correction within a reasonable time as determined by City, City or Separate Contractors under
City's direction, may, notwithstanding the provisions of this Article, proceed to make such corrections or
provide such attention; and the costs of such correction or attention shall be charged against DBE. Such
action by City will not relieve DBE of the guarantees provided in this Article or elsewhere in the Design‐
Build Contract. DBE shall replace, repair or restore to City's satisfaction any other parts of the Work and
any other real or personal property, which is damaged or destroyed as a result of such Defective Work or
the correction of such Defective Work.
12.2.4 DBE shall promptly remove from the Site those portions of the Work and materials which
are not in accordance with the Contract Documents and which are neither corrected by DBE nor accepted
by City.
12.2.5 If DBE fails to commence correction of Defective Work within seven (7) Days as required
in Section 12.2.3 after notice from City or fails to diligently prosecute such correction to completion, City
may correct the Defective Work in accordance with Section 2.4; and, in addition, City may remove the
Defective Work and store salvageable materials and equipment at DBE's expense.
12.2.6 If DBE fails to pay the costs of such removal and storage as required by Paragraphs 12.2.4
and 12.2.5 within seven (7) Days after written demand, City may, without prejudice to other remedies, sell
such materials at auction or at private sale or otherwise dispose of such material. DBE shall be entitled to
the proceeds of such sale, if any, in excess of the costs and damages for which DBE is liable to City,
including compensation for City's services and expenses. If such proceeds of sale do not cover costs and
damages for which DBE is liable to City, the Contract Sum shall be reduced by such deficiency. If there are
no remaining payments due DBE or the remaining payments are insufficient to cover such deficiency, DBE
shall promptly pay the difference to City.
12.2.7 DBE's obligations under this Article are in addition to and not in limitation of its warranty
under Section 3.5 or any other obligation of DBE under the Contract Documents. Enforcement of DBE's
express warranties and guarantees to repair contained in the Contract Documents shall be in addition to
and not in limitation of any other rights or remedies City may have under the Contract Documents or at law
or in equity for Defective Work. Nothing contained in this Article shall be construed to establish a period of
limitation with respect to other obligations of DBE under the Contract Documents, which may be longer
specified periods. Establishment of the Guarantee To Repair Period relates only to the specific obligation
of DBE to correct the Work and in no way limits either DBE's liability for Defective Work or the time within
which proceedings may be commenced to enforce DBE's obligations under the Contract Documents.
12.3 ACCEPTANCE OF DEFECTIVE WORK
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12.2 of these General Conditions, City shall have the option, at
its sole discretion and by notice to DBE, to accept Defective Work instead of requiring its removal or
correction, in which case the Contract Sum shall be reduced by an amount equal to the difference between
the value to City the Work would have had were it complete, correct and in conformity with the Contract
Documents and the value to City of such Defective Work. Such option shall be exercised solely by notice to
DBE and shall not be implied from any act or omission by City or Construction Manager. If there are no
remaining payments of the Contract Sum to be made to DBE, or if the remaining payments and retention
are insufficient to cover the amount of the reduction of the Contract Sum, DBE shall promptly pay to City
the amount of any such deficiency.
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ARTICLE 13 – STATUTORY REQUIREMENT
13.1 STATE LABOR LAW
DBE, its agents, and employees shall be bound by and comply with all applicable provisions of the Labor
Code and such federal, state and local laws which affect the conduct of the Work. If prevailing wages are
required for this Project, copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages may be obtained at the Purchasing
Office of the City of Palo Alto. DBE must post or require its subcontractors to post job site notices, as
prescribed by regulation pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1771.4. [Add Labor requirements?]
13.2 WORK DAY
DBE shall not permit any worker to labor more than eight (8) hours during any one (1) Day or more than
forty (40) hours during any one (1) calendar week, unless overtime is paid pursuant to Labor Code Section
1861 or except as otherwise permitted by law. DBE shall forfeit to City, as a penalty, twenty‐five dollars
($25.00) for each worker employed in the execution of this Design‐Build Contract by DBE, or any
Subcontractor, for each Day during which such worker is required or permitted to Work more than eight
(8) hours in any one (1) Day and forty (40) hours in any one (1) calendar week in violation of the terms of
this Paragraph or in violation of the provisions of any law of the State of California. Such forfeiture
amounts may be deducted from the Contract Sum. DBE and each Subcontractor shall keep, or cause to be
kept, an accurate record showing the actual hours worked each Day and each calendar week by each
worker employed on the Project, which record shall be kept open at all reasonable hours to the inspection
of City, its officers and agents, and to the inspection of the appropriate enforcement agency or
representative and the State of California.
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FIELD ORDER
CITY OF PALO ALTO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
_____________________________ Project
This Field Order, issued pursuant to Article 7 of the Contract General Conditions directs and authorizes DBE to proceed with the
Work described below. Upon receipt of this Field Order, DBE shall, within a reasonable time, proceed with the Work described in
the Field Order. Unless otherwise stated below, this Field Order shall not be construed as an acknowledgment by City that the
Work described constitutes a Change or Extra Work. If DBE disputes the proposed basis or amount of adjustment to the Contract
Sum or Contract Time, it may request to change the disputed portions of this Field Order by submitting a Change Order Request
within ten (10) Days following issuance of this Field Order. Failure by DBE to submit a timely Change Order Request seeking
modification of the terms of this Field Order shall be deemed full acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms herein, and a
release and waiver of any right to subsequently dispute any or all of the terms of this Field Order.
Project Number: Field Order Number: XXX
Contract Number: Issuance Date: __/__/____
DBE's Name: Prepared by:
Description of Work:
Title: __________ Ref:
1.
City has determined that the above Work:
___ is Extra Work
___ is not Extra Work
City has determined that DBE is:
__not entitled to an extension of time
__ entitled to an extension of ___ days
Basis of Extra Work Cost:
Unit Cost*
Lump Sum: $_______________
Time and Materials*
Other*
*The Contract Sum will be [increased][decreased] by an amount not
to exceed: $____________________________
1. Consultant shall sign prior to DBE and return to City. Indicate N/A
if not applicable.
Consultant Approval:
Title: Senior Project Manager
Date:
2. DBE shall sign and return to City for City approval signatures.
DBE Approval:
Title: Project Manager
3. Signature required on all Field Orders.
City Approval:________________________
Title: Project Manager
Date: ________________________________ Date:________________________________
4. Division Head signature required for Field Orders exceeding
$15,000.
City Approval:
Title: Assistant Director of Public Works
5. Department Head signature required for Field Orders exceeding
$25,000.
City Approval
Title: Director of Public Works
Date:________________________________ Date:_______________________________
Distribution: [] DBE [] Division Head [] File
[] Consultant [] Project Manager
[] Inspector
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CHANGE ORDER REQUEST
CITY OF PALO ALTO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Contract Change Order Request
Project Title: Project No.:
Contract Number: Date:
DBE: Change Order
Request No.:
Description of Change Order Request (Attach additional sheets as needed)
Reason for Change Order Request:
Description of Work to be Performed:
Requested Change to Contract Sum:
No cost change: N/A
Increase cost by $ __________
Decrease cost by $ __________
Request for Extension of Contract Time
(check one):
No Change to Contract Time
Time Extension Requested for ___
days*
o ___ days Excusable
Delay
o ___ days Compensable
Delay
Decrease time by _ days
* Include all information and documentation required
by Section 8.5 of the Contract General Conditions
Basis for requested change in cost:
Unit pricing
Lump sum: $_____________________________
Time and Materials not to exceed: * $_________
Compensable Delay Costs: $________________
Other:___________________________________
* Final value shall not exceed amount shown without additional written CO
authorization. Complete Time and Materials Breakdown on following page
Reference Documents:*
RFI:
ASI:
Field Order:
Specifications:
Plans:
Other: (specify):
* Provide specific number/section/sheet references
as applicable
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Line Time and Materials Breakdown
(Reference Section 7.2 of General Conditions for Allowable Costs and markup) Added Credit
All lines shall be filled in (zero values acceptable)
DBE’S WORK
1. Material (attach itemized quantity and unit cost)
2. Labor (attached itemized hours and rates)
3. Equipment (attach invoices)
4. Royalties and Permits
5. Additional insurance and bond costs, not to exceed two percent (2%) of lines 1-4
6. Subtotal
7. DBE’s markup on work performed by Contactor’s forces, not to exceed ten percent
(10%) of line 6
8. Subtotal for DBE’s Work (sum of lines 6 and 7)
SUBCONTRACTED WORK (Provide separate breakdown for each subcontract)1
9. Material (attach itemized quantity and unit cost)
10. Labor (attach itemized hours and rates)
11. Equipment (attach invoices)
12. Royalties and Permits
13. Additional insurance and bond costs, not to exceed two percent (2%) of lines 9-12
14. Subtotal
15. Subcontractor’s markup on work performed by Subcontractor’s forces, not to exceed
ten percent (10%) of line 14
16. Subtotal
17. General DBE’s Subcontractor Markup, not to exceed fifteen percent (15%) of line 16
18. Subtotal for Subcontracted Work (sum of lines 14 and 16)
19. TOTAL (sum of lines 8 and 18)
Contract Change Order Request – continued
DBE CERTIFICATION: By signing below, the undersigned DBE certifies under penalty of perjury that its statements
and representations in this Change Order Request are true and correct. DBE warrants that this Change Order
Request is comprehensive and complete with respect to the Change in the Design-Build Services described herein,
and agrees that any costs, expenses, or time extension request, including, but not limited to, compensation for delay,
lost productivity, inefficiency, or disruption, which is not included with this Change Order Request, shall be deemed
waived. DBE understands that submission of claims which have no basis in fact or which DBE knows to be false
may violate the False Claims Act, as set forth in Government Code Sections 12650 et seq.
1 Attach additional copies of this page as required to summarize additional subcontracts.
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Submitted by DBE:
Signature:
By:
Title:
Date:
Design Consultant Recommendation
By:
Title:
Date:
Recommendation:
Construction Manager Recommendation
By:
Title:
Date:
Recommendation:
City Approval – Division Head
Signature required on all Change Order Requests
By:
Title: Brad Eggleston
Assistant Director, Public Works Engineering
Date:
City Approval – Department Head
Signature required when any individual Change Order Request exceeds $10,000.
By:
Title: Mike Sartor
Director of Public Works
Date:
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PART 6 – GENERAL CONDITIONS
CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER
CITY OF PALO ALTO
DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING
_____________________________ Project
Contract Change Order #
Project Title: Project No.:
Contract
Number:
Date:
DBE: Change Order:
Description of Change Order
Background Information:
Change Order Justification:
Description of Work to be Performed:
Incorporates Field Order Number(s):
Cost Time
This Change Order will:
No cost change: N/A
Increase cost by $ 0.00
Decrease cost by $ N/A
This Change Order will:
Not change time
Increase time by days
o ___ days Excusable Delay
o ___ days Compensable Delay
Decrease time by days
The date of completion as of this Change Order is
G/L account number (s):
Basis for change in cost:
Unit price(s)
Lump sum
Time and Materials
Compensation for Compensable Delay
Other:
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Contract Change Order – continued
DBE CERTIFICATION: By signing below, DBE agrees that this Change Order constitutes full resolution, settlement, accord and satisfaction with
respect to any and all pending or future Claims for cost and extensions of time that were asserted, or that could have been asserted, in
connection with the Work or Design‐Build Services covered by this Change Order, as more fully set forth in Article 7 of the Contract General
Conditions.
FAILURE TO EXECUTE: If DBE fails to promptly execute this Change Order after it has been submitted for DBE’s signature, the City may
unilaterally approve this Change Order as set forth in Article 7 of the Contract General Conditions. DBE may dispute the terms of a unilaterally‐
approved Change Order, in whole or in part, by submitting a Claim in accordance with the Dispute Resolution Procedures set forth herein
within fourteen (14) days after the Change Order is approved by the City. If DBE fails to submit a Claim within that 14‐day period, with respect
to all or part of the unilaterally‐approved Change Order, those portions of the Change Order which have not been disputed by timely
submission of a Claim shall be deemed to have the same effect as if the Change Order was fully executed by both parties as set forth above.
Accepted for DBE: Accepted for City of Palo Alto:
By: By:
Title: Title:
Public Works Engineering ‐ Sr. Project Manager
Date: Date:
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Description Amount Reason for Change
Total for this Change Order $ 0.00
Scope of Work or Services
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Document Preparation
By:
Title:
Date:
City Approval – Division Head
Signature required on all Change Orders
By :
Title : Brad Eggleston
Assistant Director, Public Works Engineering
Date:
City Approval – Department Head:
Signature required when any individual Change Order exceeds
$10,000.
By:
Title: Mike Sartor
Director of Public Works
Date:
Contract Change Order – continued
Summary of Amounts Payable Under Contract (For Internal Purposes Only)
Original Contract Sum: $ 0.00
Previous Change Orders $ 0.00
This Change Order $ 0.00
Revised Contract Sum: $ 0.00
Compare to:
Original Contract Authorization: $ 0.00 Contingency:
Contract Amendment
Authorizations $ 0.00 Contingency added:
Contingency Authorizations: $ 0.00 Used to date (
Total Authorized Funding: $ 0.00 Balance remaining
Change Orders shall not be initiated for Council‐approved contracts if the revised Contract Sum exceeds the total authorized funding amount.
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PART 7 – SPECIAL PROVISIONS
CITY OF PALO ALTO
DESIGN‐BUILD
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
DESIGN‐BUILD PROJECT
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PART 7 – SPECIAL PROVISIONS
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
These Special Provisions apply to this Project in addition to the General Conditions. Terms used in
these Special Provisions which are defined in the General Conditions have the meanings assigned to
them in the General Conditions.
SECTION 1 – PROJECT STAFF
[Insert special site use requirements or restrictions if applicable.]
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
1. The following provisions in the Design‐Build General Conditions are not applicable to this Project and
will have no force and effect.
[List]
2. The following provisions in the Design‐Build General Conditions are modified to read as follows:
[List]
END OF SECTION
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