AGREEMENT_BETWEEN_OWNER_AND_CONTRACTOR.docx

AGREEMENT BETWEEN OWNER AND CONTRACTOR

FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT (STIPULATED PRICE)

This Agreement is by and between CITY OF SCRANTON (“Owner”) and [name of contracting entity] (“Contractor”).

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

Owner and Contractor hereby agree as follows:

WORK

Contractor shall complete all Work as specified or indicated in the Contract Documents. The Work is generally described as follows: CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR FAST TRACK & FAWNWOOD PH1 STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS.

THE PROJECT

The Project, of which the Work under the Contract Documents is a part, is generally described as follows: SITE CIVIL WORK INCLUDING DEMOLITION, EARTHWORK, UTILITIES, & TRAFFIC CONTROL AND OTHER WORK INDICATED IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.

ENGINEER

The Owner has retained GREENMAN-PEDERSEN, INC. (“Engineer”) to act as Owner’s representative, assume all duties and responsibilities of Engineer, and have the rights and authority assigned to Engineer in the Contract.

The part of the Project that pertains to the Work has been designed by Engineer.

CONTRACT TIMES

Time is of the Essence All time limits for Milestones, if any, Substantial Completion, and completion and readiness for final payment as stated in the Contract Documents are of the essence of the Contract.

Contract Times: Days The Work will be substantially complete within 180 days after the date when the Contract Times commence to run as provided in Paragraph 4.01 of the General Conditions, and completed and ready for final payment in accordance with Paragraph 15.06 of the General Conditions within 210 days after the date when the Contract Times commence to run.

Liquidated Damages Contractor and Owner recognize that time is of the essence as stated in Paragraph 4.01 above and that Owner will suffer financial and other losses if the Work is not completed and Milestones not achieved within the Contract Times, as duly modified. The parties also recognize the delays, expense, and difficulties involved in proving, in a legal or arbitration proceeding, the actual loss suffered by Owner if the Work is not completed on time. Accordingly, instead of requiring any such proof, Owner and Contractor agree that as liquidated damages for delay (but not as a penalty):

Substantial Completion: Contractor shall pay Owner $500 for each day that expires after the time (as duly adjusted pursuant to the Contract) specified above for Substantial Completion, until the Work is substantially complete.

Completion of Remaining Work: After Substantial Completion, if Contractor shall neglect, refuse, or fail to complete the remaining Work within the Contract Times (as duly adjusted pursuant to the Contract) for completion and readiness for final payment, Contractor shall pay Owner $500 for each day that expires after such time until the Work is completed and ready for final payment.

Liquidated damages for failing to timely attain Milestones, Substantial Completion, and final completion are not additive, and will not be imposed concurrently.

CONTRACT PRICE

Owner shall pay Contractor for completion of the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents, the amounts that follow, subject to adjustment under the Contract:

For all Unit Price Work, an amount equal to the sum of the extended prices (established for each separately identified item of Unit Price Work by multiplying the unit price times the actual quantity of that item).

The extended prices for Unit Price Work set forth as of the Effective Date of the Contract are based on estimated quantities. As provided in Paragraph 13.03 of the General Conditions, estimated quantities are not guaranteed, and determinations of actual quantities and classifications are to be made by Engineer.

For all Work, at the prices stated in Contractor’s Bid, attached hereto as an exhibit.

PAYMENT PROCEDURES

Submittal and Processing of Payments Contractor shall submit Applications for Payment in accordance with Article 15 of the General Conditions. Applications for Payment will be processed by Engineer as provided in the General Conditions.

Progress Payments; Retainage Owner shall make progress payments on the basis of Contractor’s Applications for Payment on or about the [ordinal number, such as 5th] day of each month during performance of the Work as provided in Paragraph 6.02.A.1 below, provided that such Applications for Payment have been submitted in a timely manner and otherwise meet the requirements of the Contract. All such payments will be measured by the Schedule of Values established as provided in the General Conditions (and in the case of Unit Price Work based on the number of units completed) or, in the event there is no Schedule of Values, as provided elsewhere in Prior to Substantial Completion, progress payments will be made in an amount equal to the percentage indicated below but, in each case, less the aggregate of payments previously made and less such amounts as Owner may withhold, including but not limited to liquidated damages, in accordance with the Contract.

NINETY PERCENT (90%) of the value of the Work completed (with the balance being retainage).

If 50 percent or more of the Work has been completed, as determined by Engineer, and if the character and progress of the Work have been satisfactory to Owner and Engineer, then as long as the character and progress of the Work remain satisfactory to Owner and Engineer, there will be no additional retainage; and Upon Substantial Completion, Owner shall pay an amount sufficient to increase total payments to Contractor to ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) of the Work completed, less such amounts set off by Owner pursuant to Paragraph 15.01.E of the General Conditions, and less TWO HUNDRED PERCENT (200%) of Engineer’s estimate of the value of Work to be completed or corrected as shown on the punch list of items to be completed or corrected prior to final payment.

Final Payment Upon final completion and acceptance of the Work, Owner shall pay the remainder of the Contract Price in accordance with Paragraph 15.06 of the General Conditions.

Consent of Surety Owner will not make final payment, or return or release retainage at Substantial Completion or any other time, unless Contractor submits written consent of the surety to such payment, return, or release.

Interest All amounts not paid when due will bear interest at the rate of ONE-HALF OF A PERCENT (0.5%) per annum.

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

Contents The Contract Documents consist of all of the following:

This Agreement.

Bonds:

Performance bond (together with power of attorney).

Payment bond (together with power of attorney).

General Conditions.

Supplementary Conditions.

Specifications as listed in the table of contents of the project manual (copy of list attached).

Drawings (not attached but incorporated by reference) consisting of 37 sheets with each sheet bearing the following general title: CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR FAST TRACK & FAWNWOOD PH1 STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS.

Addenda (numbers [number] to [number], inclusive).

Exhibits to this Agreement (enumerated as follows):

[list exhibits] The following which may be delivered or issued on or after the Effective Date of the Contract and are not attached hereto:

Notice to Proceed.

Work Change Directives.

Change Orders.

Field Orders.

Warranty Bond, if any.

The Contract Documents listed in Paragraph 7.01.A are attached to this Agreement (except as expressly noted otherwise above).

There are no Contract Documents other than those listed above in this Article 7.

The Contract Documents may only be amended, modified, or supplemented as provided in the Contract.

REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND STIPULATIONS

Contractor’s Representations In order to induce Owner to enter into this Contract, Contractor makes the following representations:

Contractor has examined and carefully studied the Contract Documents, including Addenda.

Contractor has visited the Site, conducted a thorough visual examination of the Site and adjacent areas, and become familiar with the general, local, and Site conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work.

Contractor is familiar with all Laws and Regulations that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work.

Contractor has carefully studied the reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or adjacent to the Site and the drawings of physical conditions relating to existing surface or subsurface structures at the Site that have been identified in the Supplementary Conditions, with respect to the Technical Data in such reports and drawings.

Contractor has carefully studied the reports and drawings relating to Hazardous Environmental Conditions, if any, at or adjacent to the Site that have been identified in the Supplementary Conditions, with respect to Technical Data in such reports and drawings.

Contractor has considered the information known to Contractor itself; 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 Technical Data identified in the Supplementary Conditions or by definition, with respect to the effect of such information, observations, and Technical Data on (a) the cost, progress, and performance of the Work; (b) the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction to be employed by Contractor; and (c) Contractor’s safety precautions and programs.

Based on the information and observations referred to in the preceding paragraph, Contractor agrees that no 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.

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.

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

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

Contractor’s entry into this Contract constitutes an incontrovertible representation by Contractor that without exception all prices in the Agreement are premised upon performing and furnishing the Work required by the Contract Documents.

Contractor’s Certifications 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 8.02:

“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;

“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;

“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 “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.

Standard General Conditions Owner stipulates that if the General Conditions that are made a part of this Contract are EJCDC® C‑700, Standard General Conditions for the Construction Contract (2018), published by the Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee, and if Owner is the party that has furnished said General Conditions, then Owner has plainly shown all modifications to the standard wording of such published document to the Contractor, through a process such as highlighting or “track changes” (redline/strikeout), or in the Supplementary Conditions.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Owner and Contractor have signed this Agreement.

This Agreement will be effective on [indicate date on which Contract becomes effective] (which is the Effective Date of the Contract).

Owner:

Contractor:

(typed or printed name of organization)

(typed or printed name of organization)

By:

By:

(individual’s signature)

(individual’s signature)

Date:

Date:

(date signed)

(date signed)

Name:

Name:

(typed or printed)

(typed or printed)

Title:

Title:

(typed or printed)

(typed or printed)

(If [Type of Entity] is a corporation, a partnership, or a joint venture, attach evidence of authority to sign.)

Attest:

Attest:

(individual’s signature)

(individual’s signature)

Title:

Title:

(typed or printed)

(typed or printed)

Address for giving notices:

Address for giving notices:

Designated Representative:

Designated Representative:

Name:

Name:

(typed or printed)

(typed or printed)

Title:

Title:

(typed or printed)

(typed or printed)

Address:

Address:

Phone:

Phone:

Email:

Email:

(If [Type of Entity] is a corporation, attach evidence of authority to sign. If [Type of Entity] is a public body, attach evidence of authority to sign and resolution or other documents authorizing execution of this Agreement.)

License No.:

(where applicable)

State:

EJCDC® C‑520, Agreement between Owner and Contractor for Construction Contract (Stipulated Price).

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