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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 07 - Glade RoadITEM .._� MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: ROGER NELSON, CITY MANAGER,,W t MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO GLADE ROAD INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT RECOMMENDATION: The City Manager recommends that Council approve the attached amendment to the Glade Road interlocal agreement with the City of Euless. BACKGROUND: The City of Euless agreed to participate in the cost of construction of Glade Road through an interlocal agreement. After completion, two items were brought up regarding Euless' desire to clarify that their payment for the project be limited to the items in Section Il, paragraphs 6a and 6b. This item states: "6. The cities agree to funding of the project as follows: a.) Euless shall reimburse Grapevine on half of the cost of all construction on Glade Road from State Highway 360 to Champagne Boulevard including paving, drainage, traffic signals, street lighting, landscaping, and material testing based upon the lowest responsible bid, estimated to be $2,285,214.75. b.) Euless shall reimburse Grapevine the full cost of Euless Water and Wastewater Improvements constructed with the Project, including material testing based upon the lowest responsible bid, estimated to be $326,559.75." Euless' City Attorney and Grapevine's City Attorney also agreed that there was a need to clarify the indemnification language in the agreement. The proposed amendment specifies that Grapevine indemnifies Euless for the items Grapevine is responsible for and Euless does the same for the items it is responsible for. A copy of the original interlocal agreement is included for your review. The City Attorney worked on the language in the amendments and also recommends their approval. September 1, 2004 (1:28PM) STATE OF TEXAS " COUNTY OF TARRANT FIRST AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT DATED MAY 4T", 2004, BETWEEN THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS AND THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF GLADE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN STATE HIGHWAY 360 AND CHAMPAGNE BOULEVARD Referenced agreement is herewith amended in the following respects, effective as of the date herein last written. 11 Clarification is made that the only obligation of Euless for payment under the Agreement for the Project are those payments for reimbursement to Grapevine expressly provided for in Section H., paragraphs 6. a) and 6. b). II. Subsections 1. and 2. of Section III are hereby amended to hereafter be and read as follows: "1. To the extent allowed by law, Euless agrees to indemnify and hold Grapevine harmless from any claim by a third party for damages arising from or resulting from the maintenance and other obligations agreed to be performed by Euless in accordance with the terms of Subsection 12 of Section II above. 2. To the extent allowed be law, Grapevine agrees to indemnify and hold Euless harmless from any claim by a third party for damages arising from or resulting from the construction and maintenance and other obligations agreed to be performed by Grapevine in accordance with the terms of Subsections 11, 12 and 13 of Section II above." Executed to be effective concurrently with the effective date of the Agreement. CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS Joe ennig, ity Man ger, City of ess, Texas City Secreta City of Euless (SEAL)-- City SEAL) City Attorney City of Euless, Texas CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS Roger Nelson, City Manager City of Grapevine. Texas F."MWA City Secretary City of Grapevine, Texas (SEAL) City Attorney City of Grapevine, Texas eptv,kv2/ #qlc � STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT § INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS AND THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF GLADE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN STATE HIGHWAY 360 AND CHAMPAGNE This Interlocal Agreement (the "Agreement") for the C Construction of Paving, Drainage, Water, Wastewater, Traffic Signalization, Street Lighting and Landscaping Improvements on Glade Road from State Highway 360 to Champagne Boulevard is made and entered into by and between the City of Euless, Texas, a municipal corporation located in Tarrant County, Texas ("Euless"), and the City of Grapevine, Texas, a municipal corporation located in Tarrant County, Texas ("Grapevine"). (Grapevine and Euless shall hereafter be collectively referred to as the "cities"). WHEREAS, Euless and Grapevine mutually desire to enter into an interlocal agreement to construct roadway and infrastructure improvements to Glade Road from State Highway 360 to Champagne Boulevard (the "Project"); Orl 1 oNnterlocal agreements\City of Euless — Glade Road 2004 Rev 5-4-04 WHEREAS, Chapter 791, Texas Government Code, as amended (the "Act"), provides authorization for municipalities to contract with one another for the performance of governmental functions and services under the terms of the Act; and WHEREAS, Euless and Grapevine have need to construct these roadway improvements, which shall be located in part in Euless and in part in Grapevine; MIMI WHEREAS, Euless and Grapevine shall provide financing for the Project as provided herein; and WHEREAS, Euless and Grapevine are willing to cooperate with one another to accomplish the construction and maintenance as provided in this Agreement; and WHEREAS, each party paying for the performance of governmental functions or services under this Agreement must make those payments from current revenues; and WHEREAS, it is mutually advantageous to both parties to enter into this Agreement: 2 oNnterlocal agreements\Clty of Euless — Glade Road 2004 Rev 5-4.04 WITNESSETH NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants, terms and conditions set forth herein, and the mutual benefits to each party, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Euless and Grapevine hereby contract, covenant, warrant and agree as follows: I. ADOPTION OF PREAMBLE All of the matters stated in the preamble of this Agreement are found to be true and correct and are hereby incorporated into the bocdy of the Agreement by reference as though fully set forth in their entirety herein. OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES 1. The City of Grapevine has contracted for Consulting Engineering Services related to the design of the Project. 2. The cities agree that the City of Grapevine shall construct, in accordance with the approved set of construction plans, the Project, the South one-half lying in Euless and the north one-half lying in Grapevine. 3. The cities agree that Euless shall have an opportunity to review and approve the construction plans and specification submittals. 4. The cities agree that Euless shall approve Grapevine's award of construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder prior to Grapevine taking action and Euless shall have an opportunity to review and approve all change orders to the construction contract. N oAhterlocal agreements\City of Euless — Glade Road 2004 Rev 5-4-04 5. The cities agree that the construction contract shall require Performance and Payment Bonds in the full amount of the contract cost issued to Grapevine and Maintenance Bonds in the amount of 25% of the contract cost issued to Grapevine, excluding the cost for Euless Water and Wastewater Improvements. A second Maintenance Bond shall be issued to Euless for 100% of the full contract cost of Euless Water and Wastewater Improvements. 6. The cities agree to funding of the project as follows: a.) Euless shall reimburse to Grapevine one half of the cost of all construction on Glade Road from State Highway 360 to Champagne Boulevard including paving, drainage, traffic signals, street lighting, landscaping, and material testing based upon the lowest responsible bid, estimated to be $ 2,285,214.75. b.) Euless shall reimburse to Grapevine the full cost of Euless Water and Wastewater Improvements constructed with the Project, including material testing based upon the lowest responsible bid, estimated to be $ 326,559.75. c.) Grapevine shall fund the full cost of Grapevine Water and Wastewater Improvements constructed with the Project. 7. The cities agree that Grapevine will submit quarterly bills to Euless for reimbursement of the construction costs of the project. 8. Euless agrees to make payment to Grapevine within a reasonable length of time after receipt of the quarterly bill from Grapevine. 4 oNnterlocal agreenients\Clty of Euless — Glade Road 2004 Rev 5-4-04 9. The cities agree that Grapevine will provide all construction inspection and construction management for the Project at its sole cost. 10. The cities agree that each respective city will be responsible for pursuing the relocation of public utilities within their city and each city will acquire the necessary rights-of-way and easements for the construction of the Project. 11. Grapevine and Euless agree that the construction to be done within . Euless shall be in accordance with Grapevine's Code of Ordinances including, but not necessarily limited to, providing proper barricades, traffic control during construction, detours and project clean up after the contractor is completed. 12. The cities agree that Grapevine will provide maintenance on all roadway and drainage facilities, including signage and pavement markings, lying within the corporate boundaries of the City of Grapevine as well as maintenance, repair and / or replacement of all traffic control devices on Glade Road. The City of Euless will provide maintenance on all roadway and drainage facilities, including signage and pavement markings, lying within the corporate boundaries of the City of Euless. 13. The cities agree that Grapevine will provide maintenance on all . traffic signals and median landscaping and median streetlights constructed with this project at its sole cost. 14. The cities agree that each city will be responsible for maintenance, repair and replacement of water and wastewater lines within their city constructed with this project. 5 o:Vnterlocal agreements\Clty of Euless — Glade Road 2004 Rev 54.04 15. The cities agree that a series of neighborhood meetings will be conducted by the cities to inform the surrounding neighborhoods of the proposed improvements. III. INDEMNIFICATION AND HOLD HARMLESS 1. To the extent allowed by law, Euless agrees to indemnify and hold Grapevine harmless from any claim by a third party for damages arising from or resulting from the construction or maintenance, in accordance with terms set forth in this agreement, of any portion of the Project lying in the City of Euless. 2. To the extent. allowed by law, Grapevine agrees to indemnify and hold Euless harmless from any claim by a third party for damages arising from or resulting from the construction or maintenance, in accordance with terms set forth in this agreement, of any portion of the Project lying in the City of Grapevine. 3. The provisions of these indemnifications shall not apply to acts of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the indemnified party. 4. The provisions of this indemnification are solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and not intended to create or grant any rights, contractual or otherwise, to any other person or entity. 5. Further, the indemnification and hold harmless contained herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any sovereign immunity allowed pursuant to Tex. Civ. Proc. & Rem. Code Sectionn 101.001 et. seq., or otherwise. oNnterlocal agreements\City of Euless — Glade Road 2004 Rev 5-4-04 IV. NOTICES Any notice required to be given under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been adequately given if deposited in the United States mail in an envelope with sufficient postage and properly addressed to the other party as follows: • City of Grapevine P.O. Box 95104 Grapevine, Texas 76099 Attention: City Manager TO EULESS: City of Euless 201 N. Ector Euless, Texas 76039-3595 Attention: City Manager C A change of address may be made by either party upon the giving of ten (10) days prior written notice. V. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 1. This Agreement. shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. 2. This Agreement constitutes the sole and only agreement of the parties hereto and supersedes any prior understandings or written or oral agreements between the parties respecting the subject matter hereof. 3. No amendment, modification or alteration of the terms hereof shall be binding unless the same be in writing, dated subsequent to the date hereof and duly executed by the parties. 7 oNnterlocal agreements\City of Euless — Glade Road 2004 Rev 5-4-04 4. All payments made hereunder shall be payable from funds currently available to the City. 5. This Agreement may be executed concurrently in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 6. If, in case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had.never been contained herein. 7. The obligations and undertakings of each of the parties to this Agreement are and shall be performable in Tarrant County, Texas. 8. Each party hereto warrants that it has received authority from its governing body to enter into this Agreement. EXECUTED this the day of 2004. CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS ATTEST: City Secretary City of Grapevine, Texas Mayor City of Grapevine, Texas N oNnterlocal agreements\City of Euless — Glade Road 2004 Rev 5-4.04 [SEAL] City Attorney City of Grapevine, Texas ATTEST: City Secretary City of Euless, Texas [SEAL] APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney City of Euless, Texas CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS Mayor City of Euless, Texas E oNnterlocal agreements\Clty of Euless — Glade Road 2004 Rev 5-404