9-00500 Agreement.pdf

SECTION 00500

AGREEMENT DIVISION 0

West Branch Regional Authority 00500-1 January 2026 Route 54 Sanitary Sewer Extension Project Agreement Contract No. WB-1

THIS AGREEMENT is by and between West Branch Regional Authority, 127 Girton Drive, Muncy, Pennsylvania 17756 (Owner), and (Contractor). The Effective Date of this Agreement shall be , 20 (if no date is specified then the Effective Date shall be the date on which the Agreement is signed by the last of the two parties).

Owner and Contractor hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1 - WORK

1.01 Contractor shall complete all work as specified in the Bid for the Route 54 Sanitary Sewer Extension Project, Contract No. WB-1, (hereinafter “Project”) as indicated in the Contract Documents.

ARTICLE 2 - THE PROJECT

2.01 The Project consists of the construction of approximately 1520 linear feet of gravity sanitary sewer, 11 manholes, 13 lateral connections, one duplex sewage pumping station, 404 linear feet of force main, one stream crossing all located within easements obtained by the Owner over private property and Snaurytown Road right-of-way including all required surface restoration and appurtenances. The Project is in Clinton Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.

ARTICLE 3 - ENGINEER

3.01 The Project has been designed by Levine Engineering, LLC (hereinafter “Engineer”), which is to act as Owner’s representative, assume all duties and responsibilities, and have the rights and authority assigned to Engineer in the Contract Documents in connection with the completion of the work in accordance with the Contract Documents. Engineer shall also serve as Owner’s agent for purposes of approving Contractor’s payment requests.

ARTICLE 4 - CONTRACT TIMES

4.01 Time of the Essence

A. All time limits for Substantial Completion and Final Completion as stated in the Contract Documents, particularly Paragraph 4.02 below, are of the essence of the Contract.

B. All time limits for Milestone dates set forth in the Contract Documents are of the essence of the Contract.

4.02 Days to Achieve Substantial Completion and Final Completion

A. Unless as otherwise modified in a Notice to Proceed issued after the Effective Date of the Agreement or an allowable extension of time in accordance with the General Conditions, the work shall be substantially completed within 90 days after the Effective Date of the Agreement.

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B. Unless as otherwise modified in a Notice to Proceed issued after the Effective Date of the Agreement or an allowable extension of time in accordance with the General Conditions, the work shall be finally completed within 90 days after the Effective Date of the Agreement.

C. If a Notice to Proceed is issued more than 60 days from the Effective Date of this Agreement, then the dates for Substantial Completion and the Final Completion shall be extended by the same number of days. (For example, if the Notice to Proceed is issued 63 days after the Effective Date of the Agreement, then the Substantial Completion and Final Completion dates shall be extended by 3 days.)

4.03 Liquidated Damages

A. Contractor and Owner agree and recognize that time is of the essence as stated in Paragraph 4.01 above and that Owner will suffer financial loss that is not readily ascertainable as of the Effective Date of this Agreement if the work is delayed and not Substantially Completed within the time period specified in Paragraph 4.02 above, plus any allowable extension of time in accordance with the General Conditions. Contractor agrees and recognizes that any delay to Substantial Completion shall constitute a material breach. Accordingly, Owner and Contractor agree that as liquidated damages for delay, Contractor shall pay Owner $1,000.00 for each day that expires after the date the work is required to be Substantially Completed until the Contractor achieves Substantial Completion with the work. Contractor and Owner agree and recognize that the liquidated damages set forth herein shall not be treated as a penalty and are just damages that are proportionate to any damages that might reasonably be expected to follow from a delay to Substantial Completion.

B. Owner may withhold Contractor’s final payment in order offset the liquidated damages that Contractor owes Owner. Owner may also withhold progress payments if Owner reasonably believes that Contractor’s final payment will not sufficiency cover the liquidated damages that Contractor owes Owner.

ARTICLE 5 - CONTRACT PRICE

5.01 Owner shall pay Contractor for completion of the work in accordance with the Contract Documents an amount in current funds equal to the sum of the amounts determined pursuant to Paragraphs 5.01.A and 5.01.B below:

A. For all Lump Sum and Unit Price Work, an amount equal to the sum of the established lump sum and unit prices for each pay item separately identified in the Bid form:

TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT

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B. Any allowances specifically identified and called for in the Bid Form are included in the above price in accordance with Paragraph 11.02 of the General Conditions.

ARTICLE 6 - PAYMENT PROCEDURES

6.01 Submittal and Processing of Progress Payments

A. Contractor shall submit Applications for Payment in accordance with Article 14 of the General Conditions.

6.02 Progress Payments; Retainage

A. Progress payments shall be made on account of the Contract Price on the basis of Contractor’s Applications for Payment during performance of the work in accordance with Paragraph 14.02 of the General Conditions. All such payments will be measured by the schedule of values established as provided in Paragraph 2.07.A of the General Conditions (and in the case of Unit Price Work based on the number of units completed). Progress payments will be made in an amount equal to the percentage of the work completed in accordance with the Schedule of Values, less the aggregate of payments previously made, less the retainage, and less such amounts as Engineer may determine Owner may withhold, including, but not limited to, liquidated damages.

B. Owner shall withhold 10 percent (10%) of each progress payment as retainage until 50 percent (50%) completion. After 50 percent (50%) completion, Owner shall reduce retainage to 5 percent (5%) of each progress payment. Fifty (50%) percent completion is the point at which Owner has expended 50 percent (50%) of the Contract Price, together with all increases in the Contract Price through allowable change orders. However, if Contractor elects to withhold more than 5 percent (5%) retainage from a subcontractor(s), it may not request the release of such retained funds from Owner.

6.03 Final Payment

A. Final Payment inclusive of retainage shall be made to Contractor in accordance with Paragraph 14.07 of the General Conditions.

ARTICLE 7 - INTEREST

7.01 All monies not paid as due as provided in Article 14 of the General Conditions shall bear interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum.

ARTICLE 8 - CONTRACTOR’S REPRESENTATIONS

8.01 In order to induce Owner to enter into this Agreement and in determining the Contract Price, Contractor makes the following representations:

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A. Contractor has carefully examined and carefully studied the Contract Documents, and the other related data identified in the Bidding Documents.

B. Contractor has visited the site and become familiar with and is satisfied as to the general, local, and site conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the work.

C. Contractor is familiar with and is satisfied as to all federal, state, and local Laws and Regulations that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the work.

D. Contractor has carefully studied all: (1) reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or contiguous to the site and all Drawings of physical conditions relating to existing surface or subsurface structures at the site (except Underground Facilities), if any, that have been identified by the Owner or Engineer, and (2) reports and Drawings of Hazardous Environmental Conditions, if any, at the Site that have been identified by the Owner and Engineer. Contractor’s receipt and study of such reports shall not relieve it of visiting the site and becoming familiar with and satisfied with the site conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the work.

E. Contractor has considered the information known to Contractor; information commonly known to contractors doing business in the locality of the site; information and observations obtained from visits to the site; the Contract Documents; and the site-related reports and Drawings identified in the Contract Documents, with respect to the effect of such information, observations, and documents on (1) the cost, progress, and performance of the work; (2) the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction to be employed by Contractor, including any specific means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction expressly required by the Contract Documents; and (3) Contractor’s safety precautions and programs.

F. Based on the information and observations referred to in Paragraph 8.01.E above, Contractor does not consider that further examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, or data are necessary for the performance of the work at the Contract Price, within the Contract Times, and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Contract Documents.

G. Contractor is aware of the general nature of work to be performed by Owner and others at the site that relates to the work as indicated in the Contract Documents.

H. Contractor has given Engineer written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies that Contractor has discovered in the Contract Documents, and the written resolution thereof by Engineer is acceptable to Contractor.

I. The Contract Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for performance and furnishing of the work.

ARTICLE 9 - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

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9.01 Contents

A. The Contract Documents consist of the following:

1. This Agreement.

2. The Performance bond.

3. The Payment bond.

4. Any other bonds that have been provided in conjunction with this Project.

5. The General Conditions.

6. Any Supplementary Conditions.

7. Any drawings or specifications provided in conjunction with this Project.

8. All exhibits to this Agreement.

9. All documentation submitted by Contractor prior to the Notice of Award.

10. The completed Contractor’s experience, equipment, and financial statements.

11. The following which may be delivered or issued on or after the Effective Date of the Agreement and are not attached hereto:

a. Notice to Proceed.

b. Work Change Directives.

c. Change Orders.

B. The documents listed in Paragraph 9.01.A are attached to this Agreement (except as expressly noted otherwise above).

C. There are no Contract Documents other than those listed above in this Article 9.

D. The Contract Documents may only be amended, modified, or supplemented as provided in Paragraph 3.04 of the General Conditions.

ARTICLE 10 - MISCELLANEOUS

10.01 Terms

A. Terms used in this Agreement will have the meanings stated in the General Conditions and the Supplementary Conditions.

10.02 Assignment of Contract

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A. No assignment by a party hereto of any rights under or interests in the Contract will be binding on another party hereto without the written consent of the party sought to be bound; and, specifically but without limitation, moneys that may become due and moneys that are due may not be assigned without such consent (except to the extent that the effect of this restriction may be limited by law), and unless specifically stated to the contrary in any written consent to an assignment, no assignment will release or discharge the assignor from any duty or responsibility under the Contract Documents.

10.03 Successors and Assigns

A. Owner and Contractor each bind itself, its partners, successors, assigns, and legal representatives to the other party hereto, its partners, successors, assigns, and legal representatives in respect to all covenants, agreements, and obligations contained in the Contract Documents.

10.04 Severability

A. Any provision or part of the Contract Documents held to be void or unenforceable under any Law or Regulation shall be deemed stricken, and all remaining provisions and parts shall continue to be valid and binding upon Owner and Contractor, who agree that the Contract Documents shall be reformed to replace such stricken provision or part thereof with a valid and enforceable provision or part that comes as close as possible to expressing the intention of the stricken provision.

10.05 Contractor’s Certifications

A. Contractor certifies that it has not engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, or coercive practices in competing for or in executing the Contract. For the purposes of this Paragraph 10.05:

1. “corrupt practice” means the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of anything of value likely to influence the action of a public official in the bidding process or in the Contract execution;

2. “fraudulent practice” means an intentional misrepresentation of facts made (a) to influence the bidding process or the execution of the Contract to the detriment of Owner, (b) to establish Bid or Contract prices at artificial non-competitive levels, or

(c) to deprive Owner of the benefits of free and open competition;

3. “collusive practice” means a scheme or arrangement between two or more Bidders, with or without the knowledge of Owner, a purpose of which is to establish Bid prices at artificial, non-competitive levels; and

4. “coercive practice” means harming or threatening to harm, directly or indirectly, persons or their property to influence their participation in the bidding process or affect the execution of the Contract.

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B. Contractor certifies that in the event a Lien is recorded on the Project by any person or entity providing labor, services, or materials with respect to any portion of the work, it will immediately transfer such lien to its payment bond or take other appropriate action to immediately remove the encumbrance.

10.06 No-Damage-for-Delay

A. Contractor shall not be entitled to any damages (including, without limitation, expenses, costs, fees, extended field overhead and general conditions, equipment costs, home office overhead, lost productivity and inefficiency damages, additional payroll and labor costs, etc.) for any delay to its work. Contractor’s sole and exclusive remedy for a delay to its work that is not caused by Contractor (or a person or entity performing a portion of Contractor’s scope of work) shall be an extension of time to substantially complete and finally complete the Project; provided, however, that Owner granting Contractor an extension of time is not a condition precedent to this no-damage-for-delay provision.

Contractor shall also not be entitled to any damages for disruption or interference to its work or for having to accelerate or incur additional labor or payroll costs in order to make up or overcome a delay to its work so that it can maintain the dates for Substantial Completion and Final Completion. Contractor agrees that in determining and agreeing to the Contract Price it considered this no damage-for-delay provision and understands that it is not entitled to any damages whatsoever for a delay to its work.

10.07 No Intended Third-Party Beneficiaries

A. There are no intended third-party beneficiaries to the Contract.

10.08 Choice of Laws

A. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties concerning the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces all prior negotiations, proposed agreements, and agreements, written or oral, between the parties relating to the subject matter herein. Each party acknowledges that neither the other party, nor any agent or attorney of the other party, has made any promise, representation, or warranty whatsoever, express or implied, not contained herein concerning the subject matter hereof to induce it to execute this instrument, and acknowledges that it is not executing this Agreement in reliance on any such promise, representation or warranty not contained herein.

10.09 Hold Harmless

A. In consideration of the valuable payment set forth above, together with any and all other consideration for Contractor’s work hereunder, Contractor, individually, jointly, and severally, on behalf of itself and all of its respective and/or joint agents, representatives, attorneys, employees, and agents, and all other persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with them (Releasing Parties), hereby irrevocably and unconditionally release and

West Branch Regional Authority 00500-8 January 2026 forever discharge Owner and Engineer and any and all of Owner and Engineer’s respective or collective representatives, attorneys, officers, managers, directors, board members, employees, insurers, agents, and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with them (Released Parties), or any of them, from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, rights, damages, losses, costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs), contracts, agreements, or controversies of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, suspected or unsuspected, fixed or contingent in law or in equity (Claim) that the Releasing Parties now have, own, or hold, or at any time heretofore ever had, owned, or held, or could have had, owned, or held against the Released Parties, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Claims that arise out of or are related to the matters asserted in this Agreement.

B. Notwithstanding the foregoing language, the Releasing Parties shall not be liable for acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of any of the Releasing Parties.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Owner and Contractor have signed this Agreement with the intent to be bound. Counterparts have been delivered to Owner and Contractor. All portions of the Contract Documents have been signed or have been identified by Owner and Contractor or on their behalf.

WEST BRANCH REGIONAL AUTHORITY:

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John Lynch, Jr.

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CONTRACTOR:

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