IFB 2026-08 | Unarmed Security Services Attachment A Model General Services Agreement Page 1 of 2 Rev. 12/2024

GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of the __ day of ____ 20__, by and between the TRANSBAY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY (“TJPA”) and Contractor Name (“Contractor”).

Recitals

A. The TJPA requires Unarmed Security Services for the Transbay Program (“Program”).

B. The Contractor was competitively selected pursuant to an Invitation for Bids (“IFB”) entitled IFB 26-XX – Unarmed Security Services.

C. The Contractor represents and warrants that it is qualified to perform the services required by this Agreement as set forth in Appendix A Scope of Services.

D. The TJPA and the Contractor intend that this Agreement comply with the regulations of the United States Department of Transportation (“USDOT”) and certain contracting requirements of the City and County of San Francisco (the “City”).

E. On ___________, 20___, the TJPA Board of Directors adopted Resolution No. __________ authorizing the TJPA’s Executive Director to execute this Agreement with the Contractor.

Now, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1. Certification of Funds; Budget and Fiscal Provisions; Termination in the Event of

Non-Appropriation

a. Charges under this Agreement will accrue only after prior written authorization certified by the TJPA’s Chief Financial Officer and services under contract shall not commence prior to the Chief Financial Officer’s issuance of a Notice to Proceed (“NTP”). The amount of the TJPA's obligation hereunder shall not at any time exceed the amount certified for the purpose and period stated in such advance authorization.

b. This Agreement will terminate without penalty, liability or expense of any kind to the

TJPA at the end of any fiscal year if funds are not appropriated for the next succeeding fiscal year. If funds are appropriated for a portion of the fiscal year, this Agreement will terminate, without penalty, liability or expense of any kind at the end of the fiscal year for which funds are appropriated.

c. The TJPA has no obligation to make appropriations for this Agreement in lieu of appropriations for new or other agreements or Program costs. The TJPA’s budget decisions are subject to the discretion of the TJPA Board of Directors. The Contractor’s assumption of risk of possible non-appropriation is part of the consideration for this Agreement.

THIS SECTION CONTROLS AGAINST ANY AND ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS

AGREEMENT.

2. Term of the Agreement

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Subject to Section 1, the term of this Agreement shall be for five (5) years from the Effective Date of the Agreement, as described in Section 3, “Effective Date of Agreement.”

3. Effective Date of Agreement

The effective date of this Agreement shall be the date on which the Agreement is fully executed by all required parties (“Effective Date”).

4. Authorization to Commence Work

The Contractor shall not commence any work under this Agreement until the Chief Financial

Officer has certified the availability of funds and has issued formal written authorization to proceed in the form of a Notice to Proceed (“NTP”). Such authorization may be for a partial or full scope of work.

5. Services the Contractor Agrees to Perform

The Contractor agrees to perform the services listed in Appendix A, Scope of Services, attached hereto and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth within. TJPA representatives are not authorized to request, and the TJPA is not required to reimburse the Contractor for, service beyond the scope of Appendix A, unless the changed scope is authorized by written amendment and approved as required by law. Each NTP shall relate to a specified part of the services, and a not-to-exceed maximum price under that NTP. No NTP can be amended, except in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the TJPA.

6. Compensation

a. All work under this Agreement shall be compensated on an hourly basis, subject to any maximum price set forth in a particular NTP. In no event shall the total compensation under this Agreement exceed ____________ Dollars ($______). The breakdown of the Contractor’s fees appears in Appendix B, Calculation of Charges.

b. Hourly rates for services are to remain fixed during the entire contract period, including any option periods, pursuant to Appendix B.

c. No charges shall be incurred under this Agreement nor shall any payments become due to the Contractor until the services required under this Agreement are received from the Contractor and approved by the Chief Financial Officer as being in accordance with this Agreement. The TJPA may withhold payment to the Contractor in any instance in which the Contractor has failed or refused to satisfy any material obligation provided for under this Agreement.

d. In no event shall the TJPA be liable for interest or late charges for any late payments.

7. Guaranteed Maximum Costs

a. The TJPA's payment obligation hereunder shall not at any time exceed the amount certified by the Chief Financial Officer for the purpose and period stated in such certification, or the maximum price set forth in an NTP with respect to the work covered under that NTP.

b. Except as may be provided by laws governing emergency procedures, TJPA representatives are not authorized to request, and the TJPA is not required to reimburse the Contractor for, commodities or services in excess of the price set forth in an NTP and in excess of the total

Page 3 of 4 Rev. 12/2024 compensation under this Agreement as stated in Section 6, “Compensation,” unless the changed scope is authorized by written amendment and approved as required by law.

c. TJPA representatives are not authorized to offer or promise, nor is the TJPA required to honor, any offered or promised additional funding in excess of the maximum amount of funding for which the contract or NTP is certified without certification of the additional amount by the Chief Financial Officer.

d. The Chief Financial Officer is not authorized to make payments on any contract or

NTP for which funds have not been certified as available in the budget or by supplemental appropriation.

8. Payment

Invoices furnished by the Contractor under this Agreement must be in a form acceptable to the

TJPA and must include a unique invoice number. Invoices shall include the first and last day of a calendar month and be submitted within thirty (30) days of the end of said calendar month. The Contractor must submit required Progress Payment Reports including payments to DBE/SBE firms with every invoice.

Compensation shall be made for services identified in the invoice that the TJPA Chief Financial Officer, in their sole discretion, concludes have been satisfactorily performed. Services that do not conform to the requirements of this Agreement may be rejected by the TJPA and in such case must be replaced by the Contractor without delay at no cost to the TJPA. If the Contractor fails to provide the services in accordance with the Contractor’s obligations under this Agreement, the TJPA may withhold any and all payments due the Contractor until such failure to perform is cured, and the Contractor shall not stop work as a result of the TJPA’s withholding of payments as provided herein. All amounts paid to the Contractor shall be subject to audit by the TJPA.

The TJPA shall make payment to the Contractor at the address specified in Section 25, “Notices to the Parties.”

9. Payment of Prevailing Wages and Other Requirements

a. Covered Services. Services to be performed by Contractor under this Agreement will involve the performance of work covered by San Francisco Labor and Employment Code Article 102 (102.11) (collectively, “Covered Services”), which is incorporated into this Agreement as if fully set forth herein and will apply to any Covered Services performed by Contractor and its subcontractors.

b. Security Guard Services. This Agreement is subject to the prevailing wage requirements of Labor and Employment Code Article 102.1 and Article 102.11, which are incorporated by reference as terms of this Agreement. Contractor agrees that any employee engaged in security guard services (as defined in Article 102.11) shall be paid not less than the Prevailing Rate of Wages, as fixed and determined by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to Labor and Employment Code Article 102.1.

Contractor agrees to comply with, and to require any authorized Subcontractors to comply with, the prevailing wage rate requirement imposed by this Section.

c. Enforcement of Prevailing Wage Requirements. Contractor agrees that a failure to pay the Prevailing Rate of Wages required by this Agreement by Contractor or its subcontractors will result in the TJPA taking enforcement action against Contractor in accordance with Labor and Employment Code Article 102.1(c)(4).

d. Transition Employment Requirements. This Agreement is subject to the Transition Employment Requirements in Labor and Employment Code Article 109. Contractor agrees to

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e. Requirement of Employer-Employee Relationship. This Agreement is subject to the Employer-Employee Relationship requirements in Labor and Employment Code Article 102.1(d).

Contractor and any authorized Subcontractors shall perform this Agreement with Individuals employed by Contractor or Subcontractor in an Employer-Employee relationship as defined by California law.

f. Wage Rates. The latest prevailing wage rates for private employment on public contracts as determined by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”), as such prevailing wage rates may be changed during the term of this Agreement, are hereby incorporated as provisions of this Agreement. Contractor agrees that it shall pay not less than the highest general Prevailing Wage Rates, to all workers employed by Contractor who perform Covered Services under this Agreement. Copies of the Prevailing Rate of Wages as fixed and determined in accordance with San Francisco Labor and Employment Code Section 103.2 are available from the City’s Office Labor Standards and Enforcement (“OLSE”) and are on file at the OLSE’s principal office or at the job site and shall be made available to any interested party on request.

g. Subcontract Requirements. Contractor shall insert in every subcontract for the performance of Covered Services under this Agreement a provision requiring subcontractor to pay all persons performing labor in connection with Covered Services under the subcontract not less than the highest general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Board of Supervisors and DIR for such labor and services.

h. Posted Notices. Contractor shall post job site notices at all job sites where Covered Services are to be performed.

i. Payroll Records. Contractor shall keep or cause to be kept complete and accurate payroll records for all workers performing Covered Services. Such records shall include the name, address and social security number of each worker who provided Covered Services, including apprentices, their classification, a general description of the Services each worker performed each day, the rate of pay (including rates of contributions for, or costs assumed to provide fringe benefits), daily and weekly number of hours worked, deductions made and actual wages paid. Every subcontractor who shall perform any part of Covered Services shall keep a like record of each person engaged in the execution of Covered Services under the subcontract. All such records shall at all times be available for inspection of and examination by the TJPA and its authorized representatives and/or DIR.

j. Certified Payrolls. Contractor shall prepare certified payrolls for the period involved for all employees, including those of subcontractors, who performed Covered Services.

k. Compliance Monitoring. Covered Services performed under this Agreement are subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement of prevailing wage requirements by DIR and/or TJPA. Contractor and any subcontractors performing Covered Services will cooperate fully with DIR and/or TJPA employees and agents authorized to assist in the administration and enforcement of the prevailing wage requirements. Contractor agrees that (i) the TJPA shall have the right to engage in random inspections of job sites and have access to the employees of the Contractor, employee time sheets, inspection logs, payroll records and employee paychecks; (ii) Contractor shall maintain a sign-in and sign-out sheet showing which employees are present on the job site; (iii) Contractor shall prominently post at each job-site a sign informing employees that the project is subject to TJPA’s prevailing wage requirements and that these requirements are enforced by the TJPA; and (iv) the TJPA may audit such records of Contractor as it reasonably deems necessary. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in penalties and forfeitures pursuant to the California Labor Code, including Section 1776(g), as amended from time to time, San Francisco Administrative Code Section 6.22(e), and San Francisco Labor and Employment Code Article 102, as applicable.

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l. Remedies. Should Contractor, or any subcontractor performing Covered Services, fail or neglect to pay to the persons who perform Covered Services under this Agreement or subcontract for the Covered Services, the general prevailing rate of wages as herein specified, Contractor shall forfeit, and in the case of any subcontractor so failing or neglecting to pay said wage, Contractor and the subcontractor shall jointly and severally forfeit, back wages due plus the penalties set forth in Administrative Code Section 6.22(e) and/or California Labor Code Section 1775. The TJPA, when certifying any payment which may become due under the terms of this Agreement, shall deduct from the amount that would otherwise be due on such payment the amount of said forfeiture.

10. Submitting False Claims; Monetary Penalties

Pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 21.35, any contractor, subcontractor, or consultant who submits a false claim shall be liable to the TJPA for the statutory penalties set forth in that section. A contractor, subcontractor or consultant will be deemed to have submitted a false claim to the TJPA if the contractor, subcontractor or consultant (a) knowingly presents or causes to be presented to an officer or employee of the TJPA a false claim or request for payment or approval; (b) knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used a false record or statement to get a false claim paid or approved by the TJPA; (c) conspires to defraud the TJPA by getting a false claim allowed or paid by the TJPA; (d) knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used a false record or statement to conceal, avoid, or decrease an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the TJPA; or (e) is a beneficiary of an inadvertent submission of a false claim to the TJPA, subsequently discovers the falsity of the claim, and fails to disclose the false claim to the TJPA within a reasonable time after discovery of the false claim.

11. Disallowance; Suspension and Debarment

If the Contractor claims or receives payment from the TJPA for a service, reimbursement for which is later disallowed by the State of California or United States Government, the Contractor shall promptly refund the disallowed amount to the TJPA upon the TJPA’s request. At its option, the TJPA may offset the amount disallowed from any payment due or to become due to the Contractor under this Agreement or any other Agreement.

By executing this Agreement, the Contractor certifies that the Contractor is not suspended, debarred or otherwise excluded from participation in federal assistance programs. The Contractor acknowledges that this certification of eligibility to receive federal funds is a material term of the Agreement.

12. Taxes

Except for any applicable California sales and use taxes charged by the Contractor to the TJPA, the Contractor shall pay all taxes, including possessory interest taxes, levied upon or as a result of this Agreement, the transaction, or the services delivered pursuant hereto.

13. Payment Does Not Imply Acceptance of Work

The granting of any payment by the TJPA, or the receipt thereof by the Contractor, shall in no way lessen the liability of the Contractor to correct or revise unsatisfactory work, even though the unsatisfactory character of such work may have been apparent or detected at the time such payment was made.

14. Qualified Personnel

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The Contractor warrants to the TJPA that the services will be performed with the degree of skill and care that is required by current, good and sound professional procedures and practices, and in conformance with generally accepted professional standards prevailing at the time the services are performed so as to ensure that all services performed are correct and appropriate for the purposes contemplated in this Agreement. The Contractor represents and warrants to the TJPA that the Contractor is qualified to perform the services as contemplated by this Agreement. The Contractor further represents and warrants to the TJPA that it has all required licenses and approvals to perform the work contemplated by this Agreement, and that all work performed under this Agreement shall be performed only by personnel under the supervision and in the employment of the Contractor. All personnel engaged in the work shall be fully qualified and shall be authorized, licensed and certified under state and local law to perform such work if authorization, licensing or certification is required. All personnel, including those assigned at the TJPA’s request, must be supervised by the Contractor. The Contractor shall commit adequate resources to complete the project within the project schedule specified in this Agreement.

15. Responsibility for Equipment

The TJPA shall not be responsible for any damage to persons or property as a result of the use, misuse or failure of any equipment used by the Contractor, or by any of its employees, even though such equipment be furnished, rented or loaned to the Contractor by the TJPA.

16. Independent Contractor, Payment of Taxes and Other Expenses

a. Independent Contractor

The Contractor or any agent or employee of the Contractor shall be deemed at all times to be an independent contractor and is wholly responsible for the manner in which it performs the services and work requested by the TJPA under this Agreement. The Contractor or any agent or employee of the Contractor shall neither have employee status with the TJPA nor be entitled to participate in any plans, arrangements, or distributions by the TJPA pertaining to or in connection with any retirement, health or other benefits that the TJPA may offer its employees. The Contractor or any agent or employee of the Contractor is liable for the acts and omissions of itself, its employees and its agents. The Contractor shall be responsible for all obligations and payments, whether imposed by federal, state or local law, including, but not limited to Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), income tax withholdings, unemployment compensation, insurance, and other similar responsibilities related to the Contractor’s performing services and work, or any agent or employee of the Contractor providing same. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as creating an employment or joint venture relationship between the TJPA and the Contractor.

Any terms in this Agreement referring to direction from the TJPA shall be construed as providing for direction as to policy and the result of the Contractor’s work only, and not as to the means by which such a result is obtained; the TJPA does not retain the right to control the means or the method by which the Contractor performs work under this Agreement.

b. Payment of Taxes and Other Expenses

Should the TJPA, in its discretion, or a relevant taxing authority such as the Internal Revenue

Service or the State Employment Development Division, or both, determine that the Contractor is an employee for purposes of collection of any employment taxes, the amounts payable under this Agreement shall be reduced by amounts equal to both the employee and employer portions of the tax due (and offsetting any credits for amounts already paid by the Contractor that can be applied against this liability).

The TJPA shall then forward those amounts to the relevant taxing authority.

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Should a relevant taxing authority determine a liability for past services performed by the Contractor for the TJPA, upon notification of such fact by the TJPA, the Contractor shall promptly remit such amount due or arrange with the TJPA to have the amount due withheld from future payments to the Contractor under this Agreement (again, offsetting any amounts already paid by the Contractor which can be applied as a credit against such liability).

A determination of employment status pursuant to the preceding two paragraphs shall be solely for the purposes of the particular tax in question, and for all other purposes of this Agreement. The Contractor shall not be considered an employee of the TJPA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Contractor agrees to indemnify and save harmless the TJPA and its officers, agents and employees from any claims, penalties, interest, and tax arising from a determination by a relevant taxing authority that Contractor or its personnel are employees of TJPA for employment-tax purposes, except to the extent caused by the acts or omissions of TJPA.

17. Insurance

a. Without in any way limiting the Contractor's other indemnification obligations under this Agreement, the Contractor must maintain in force, during the full term of the Agreement, insurance with coverages at least as broad as the following amounts and coverages.

(1) If required under California law, Worker's Compensation, in statutory amounts, with

Employers' liability limits not less than $1,000,000 each accident, injury, or illness; and

(2) Commercial General Liability Insurance on an occurrence basis, with limits not less than $3,000,000 each occurrence for Bodily Injury, Property Damage, Contractual Liability, Personal and Advertising Injury, Products and Completed Operations Policy must include Assault and Battery coverage; or a separate policy be secured; and

(3) Business Automobile Liability Insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 per accident for Bodily Injury (including death), Property Damage, including Owned, Non-Owned and Hired auto coverage, as applicable; and

(4) Umbrella Liability Insurance with limits not less than $105,000,000 each occurrence and $105,000,000 aggregate, which coverage shall respond in excess of the coverage described in Section 17(a)(2) and Section 17(a)(3) above.

b. Commercial General Liability and Business Automobile Liability Insurance policies must provide the following:

(1) Name as Additional Insured the entities indicated in Appendix C, Additional Insureds.

(2) That such policies are primary insurance to any other insurance available to the Additional Insureds, with respect to any claims arising out of this Agreement, and that insurance applies separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought.

c. The Contractor shall provide thirty (30) days' advance written notice to the TJPA of cancellation of coverages for any reason. Notices shall be sent to the address specified in Section 25, “Notices to the Parties.”

d. Should any of the required insurance be provided under a claims-made form, the

Contractor shall maintain such coverage continuously throughout the term of this Agreement, and

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e. Should any of the required insurance be provided under a form of coverage that includes a general annual aggregate limit or provides that claims investigation or legal defense costs are included in such general annual aggregate limit, such general annual aggregate limit shall be double the occurrence or claims limits specified above.

f. Should any required insurance lapse during the term of this Agreement, requests for payment originating after such lapse shall not be processed until the TJPA receives satisfactory evidence of reinstated coverage as required by this Agreement, effective as of the lapse date. If insurance is not reinstated, the TJPA may, at its sole option, terminate this Agreement effective on the date of such lapse of insurance.

g. Before commencing any operations under this Agreement, the Contractor shall furnish to the TJPA certificates of insurance and additional insured policy endorsements with insurers with ratings comparable to A.M. Best A-, VIII or higher, that are authorized to do business in the State of California, and that are satisfactory to the TJPA, in form evidencing all coverages set forth above.

Failure to maintain insurance shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement.

h. The Workers’ Compensation policy shall be endorsed with a waiver of subrogation in favor of the TJPA for all work performed by the Contractor, its employees, agents and subcontractors.

i. Approval of the insurance by the TJPA shall not relieve or decrease the liability of the Contractor under this Agreement. If the Contractor maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimums shown above, the TJPA requires and shall be entitled to the broader coverage and/or the higher limits maintained by the Contractor. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the TJPA.

j. If the Contractor will use any subcontractor(s) to provide the services, the Contractor shall require the subcontractor(s) to provide all necessary insurance and to name as Additional Insured the entities indicated in Appendix C.

18. Indemnification

a. General Indemnity

The Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless the TJPA and its officers, directors, agents and employees from, and if requested shall defend them from and against, any and all claims, demands, losses, damages, costs, expenses, and liability (legal, contractual, or otherwise) arising from or in any way connected with any: (i) injury to or death of a person, including employees of the TJPA or the Contractor; (ii) loss of or damage to property; (iii) violation of local, state, or federal common law, statute or regulation, including but not limited to privacy or personally identifiable information, health information, disability and labor laws or regulations; (iv) strict liability imposed by any law or regulation;

or (v) losses arising from the Contractor’s execution of subcontracts not in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement applicable to subcontractors; so long as such injury, violation, loss, or strict liability (as set forth in subsections (i) – (v) above) arises directly or indirectly from the Contractor’s performance of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the Contractor’s use of facilities or equipment provided by the TJPA or others, regardless of the negligence of, and regardless of the negligence of, and regardless of whether liability without fault is imposed or sought to be imposed on the

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TJPA, except to the extent that such indemnity is void or otherwise unenforceable under applicable law in effect on or validly retroactive to the date of this Agreement, and except where such loss, damage, injury, liability or claim is the result of the active negligence or willful misconduct of the TJPA and is not contributed to by any act of, or by any omission to perform some duty imposed by law or agreement on the Contractor, its subcontractors or either’s agent or employee. The foregoing indemnity shall include, without limitation, reasonable fees of attorneys, consultants and experts and related costs and the TJPA’s costs of investigating any claims against the TJPA.

In addition to the Contractor’s obligation to indemnify the TJPA, the Contractor specifically acknowledges and agrees that it has an immediate and independent obligation to defend the TJPA from any claim which actually or potentially falls within this indemnification provision, even if the allegations are or may be groundless, false or fraudulent, which obligation arises at the time such claim is tendered to the Contractor by the TJPA and continues at all times thereafter.

b. Copyright Infringement

The Contractor shall also indemnify, defend and hold harmless from all loss and liability, including attorneys’ fees, court costs, and all other litigation expenses, all Indemnitees for infringement of the patent rights, copyright, trade secret, or any other proprietary right or trademark, and all other intellectual property claims of any person or persons arising directly or indirectly from the receipt by the TJPA, or any of its officers or agents, of the Contractor’s services.

19. Incidental and Consequential Damages

The Contractor shall be responsible for incidental and consequential damages to the TJPA resulting in whole or in part from the Contractor’s acts or omissions.

20. Liability of TJPA

The TJPA's payment obligations under this agreement shall be limited to the payment of the compensation provided for in Section 6, “Compensation.” Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in no event shall the TJPA be liable, regardless of whether any claim is based on contract or tort, for any special, consequential, indirect or incidental damages, including, but not limited to, lost profits, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the services performed in connection with this Agreement.

21. Omitted. Liquidated Damages

By entering into this Agreement, the Contractor agrees that in the event the Services are delayed beyond the scheduled milestones and timelines as provided in Appendix A, the TJPA will suffer actual damages that will be impractical or extremely difficult to determine; further, the Contractor agrees that the sum of _______________Dollars ($_______) per day for each day of delay beyond scheduled milestones and timelines is not a penalty, but is a reasonable estimate of the loss that the TJPA will incur based on the delay, established in light of the circumstances existing at the time this contract was awarded. The TJPA may deduct a sum representing the liquidated damages from any money due to the Contractor. Such deductions shall not be considered a penalty, but rather agreed monetary damages sustained by the TJPA because of the Contractor’s failure to deliver to the TJPA within the time fixed or such extensions of time permitted in writing by the TJPA.

22. Termination for Default; Remedies

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a. Each of the following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”) under this Agreement.

(1) The Contractor fails or refuses to perform or observe any term, covenant or condition contained in any of the following Sections of this Agreement: Payment; Submitting False Claims, Monetary Penalties; Taxes; Insurance; Indemnification; Proprietary or Confidential Information of the TJPA; Protection of Private Information; Assignment; Drug-Free Workplace Policy; Compliance With Laws; USDOT Requirements.

(2) The Contractor fails or refuses to perform or observe any other term, covenant or condition contained in this Agreement, and such default continues for a period of ten (10) days after written notice thereof from TJPA to the Contractor.

(3) The Contractor (a) is generally not paying its debts as they become due, (b) files, or consents by answer or otherwise to the filing against it of, a petition for relief or reorganization or arrangement or any other petition in bankruptcy or for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency or other debtors' relief law of any jurisdiction, (c) makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (d) consents to the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers of the Contractor or of any substantial part of the Contractor’s property, or (e) takes action for the purpose of any of the foregoing.

(4) A court or government authority enters an order (a) appointing a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to the Contractor or with respect to any substantial part of the Contractor’s property, (b) constituting an order for relief or approving a petition for relief or reorganization or arrangement or any other petition in bankruptcy or for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency or other debtors' relief law of any jurisdiction, or (c) ordering the dissolution, winding-up or liquidation of the Contractor.

b. On and after any Event of Default, the TJPA shall have the right to exercise its legal and equitable remedies, including, without limitation, the right to terminate this Agreement or to seek specific performance of all or any part of this Agreement. In addition, the TJPA shall have the right (but no obligation) to cure (or cause to be cured) on behalf of the Contractor any Event of Default; the Contractor shall pay to the TJPA on demand all costs and expenses incurred by the TJPA in effecting such cure, with interest thereon from the date of incurrence at the maximum rate then permitted by law.

The TJPA shall have the right to offset from any amounts due to the Contractor under this Agreement or any other agreement between the TJPA and the Contractor all damages, losses, costs or expenses incurred by the TJPA as a result of such Event of Default and any liquidated damages due from the Contractor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other agreement.

c. All remedies provided for in this Agreement may be exercised individually or in combination with any other remedy available hereunder or under applicable laws, rules and regulations.

The exercise of any remedy shall not preclude or in any way be deemed to waive any other remedy.

23. Termination for Convenience

a. The TJPA shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to terminate this Agreement, at any time during the term hereof, for convenience when it is in the TJPA’s best interest, which best interest shall be determined at the TJPA’s sole discretion. The TJPA shall exercise this option by giving the Contractor written notice of termination. The notice shall specify the date on which termination shall become effective.

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b. Upon receipt of the notice, the Contractor shall commence and perform, with diligence, all actions necessary on the part of the Contractor to effect the termination of this Agreement on the date specified by the TJPA and to minimize the liability of the Contractor and the TJPA to third parties as a result of termination. All such actions shall be subject to the prior approval of the TJPA. Such actions shall include, without limitation:

(1) Halting the performance of all services and other work under this Agreement on the date(s) and in the manner specified by the TJPA.

(2) Not placing any further orders or subcontracts for materials, services, equipment or other items.

(3) Terminating all existing orders and subcontracts.

(4) At the TJPA’s direction, assigning to the TJPA any or all of the Contractor’s right, title and interest under the orders and subcontracts terminated. Upon such assignment, the TJPA shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to settle or pay any or all claims arising out of the termination of such orders and subcontracts.

(5) Subject to the TJPA’s approval, settling all outstanding liabilities and all claims arising out of the termination of orders and subcontracts.

(6) Completing performance of any services or work that the TJPA designates to be completed prior to the date of termination specified by the TJPA.

(7) Taking such action as may be necessary, or as the TJPA may direct, for the protection and preservation of any property related to this Agreement which is in the possession of the Contractor and in which the TJPA has or may acquire an interest.

c. Within thirty (30) days after the specified termination date, the Contractor shall submit to the TJPA an invoice, which shall set forth the reasonable cost to the Contractor for all services and other work the TJPA directed the Contractor to perform prior to the specified termination date, for which services or work the TJPA has not already tendered payment. The costs shall be determined as provided in Section 6, “Compensation,” and shall be invoiced as provided in Section 8, “Payment.” The Contractor may also recover the reasonable cost of preparing the invoice.

d. In no event shall the TJPA be liable for costs incurred by the Contractor or any of its subcontractors after the termination date specified by the TJPA, except for those costs specifically enumerated and described in the immediately preceding subsection (c). Such non-recoverable costs include, but are not limited to, anticipated profits on this Agreement, post-termination employee salaries, post-termination administrative expenses, post-termination overhead or unabsorbed overhead, attorneys’ fees or other costs relating to the prosecution of a claim or lawsuit, prejudgment interest, or any other expense which is not reasonable or authorized under such subsection (c).

e. In arriving at the amount due to the Contractor under this Section, the TJPA may deduct (1) all payments previously made by the TJPA for work or other services covered by the Contractor’s final invoice; (2) any claim which the TJPA may have against the Contractor in connection with this Agreement; (3) any invoiced costs or expenses excluded pursuant to the immediately preceding subsection (d); and (4) in instances in which, in the opinion of the TJPA, the cost of any service or other work performed under this Agreement is excessively high due to costs incurred to remedy or replace defective or rejected services or other work, the difference between the invoiced

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f. The TJPA’s payment obligation under this Section shall survive termination of this

24. Rights and Duties Upon Termination or Expiration

a. This Section and the following Sections of this Agreement shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement: Submitting False Claims, Monetary Penalties; Disallowance; Suspension and Debarment; Taxes; Payment Does Not Imply Acceptance of Work; Responsibility for Equipment;

Independent Contractor, Payment of Taxes and Other Expenses; Insurance; Indemnification; Incidental and Consequential Damages; Liability of TJPA; Proprietary or Confidential Information of the TJPA;

Protection of Private Information; Notices to the Parties; Ownership of Results; Works for Hire; Audit and Inspection of Records; Non-Waiver of Rights; Limitations on Contributions; Modification of Agreement; Administrative Remedy for Agreement Interpretation; Agreement Made in California, Venue; Construction; Entire Agreement; Severability; USDOT Requirements; Prompt Payment to Subcontractors.

b. Subject to the immediately preceding subsection (a), upon termination of this

Agreement prior to expiration of the term specified in Section 2, “Term of Agreement,” this Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect. The Contractor shall transfer title to the TJPA, and deliver in the manner, at the times, and to the extent, if any, directed by the TJPA, any work in progress, completed work, supplies, equipment, and other materials produced as a part of, or acquired in connection with the performance of this Agreement, and any completed or partially completed work which, if this Agreement had been completed, would have been required to be furnished to the TJPA.

This subsection shall survive termination of this Agreement.

25. Notices to the Parties

Unless otherwise indicated elsewhere in this Agreement, all notices sent by the parties may be by

U.S. mail, email, or overnight delivery, and shall be addressed as follows:

To TJPA: Executive Director

Transbay Joint Powers Authority 425 Mission Street, Suite 250 San Francisco, CA 94105

(415) 597-4620 info@tjpa.org

To Contractor: Name of Contact

Contractor Name Address Phone number Email address

Any notice of default must be sent by registered mail. Either Party may change the address to which notice is to be sent by giving written notice thereof to the other Party. If email notification is used, the sender must specify a receipt notice.

26. Proprietary or Confidential Information of the TJPA mailto:info@tjpa.org

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The Contractor agrees that all information disclosed by the TJPA to the Contractor shall be held in confidence and used only in performance of this Agreement, except to the extent the use or disclosure is: (i) authorized by this Agreement; (ii) made after the Contractor receives advance written approval from the TJPA; (iii) contains information which is publicly known; or (iv) required by law or judicial order.

27. San Francisco Protection of Private Information

a. If this Agreement requires the TJPA to disclose “Private Information” to the Contractor within the meaning of San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 12M, the Contractor and subcontractor shall use such information only in accordance with the restrictions stated in Chapter 12M and in this Agreement and only as necessary in performing the services. The Contractor is subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions in Chapter 12M.

28. News Releases/Interviews

All Contractor news releases, media interviews, testimony at hearings and public comment relating to the Transbay Program shall be prohibited unless expressly authorized by the TJPA.

29. Ownership of Results

Any interest of the Contractor or its subcontractors, in deliverables, including drawings, plans, specifications, blueprints, studies, reports, memoranda, computation sheets, computer files (electronic native files) and media, or other documents prepared by the Contractor or its subcontractors in connection with services to be performed under this Agreement, shall become the property of and will be transmitted to the TJPA. However, the Contractor may retain and use copies for reference and as documentation of its experience and capabilities.

30. Works for Hire

If, in connection with services performed under this Agreement, the Contractor or its subcontractors create artwork, copy, posters, billboards, photographs, videotapes, audiotapes, systems designs, software, reports, diagrams, surveys, source codes or any other original works of authorship, such works of authorship shall be works for hire as defined under Title 17 of the United States Code, and all copyrights in such works are the property of the TJPA. If it is ever determined that any works created by the Contractor or its subcontractors under this Agreement are not works for hire under U.S. law, the Contractor hereby assigns all copyrights to such works to the TJPA, and agrees to provide any material and execute any documents necessary to effectuate such assignment. With the approval of the TJPA, the Contractor may retain and use copies of such works for reference and as documentation of its experience and capabilities.

31. Audit and Inspection of Records

The Contractor agrees to maintain and make available to the TJPA, during regular business hours, accurate books and accounting records relating to its work under this Agreement. The Contractor will permit the TJPA to audit, examine and make excerpts and transcripts from such books and records, and to make audits of all invoices, materials, payrolls, records or personnel and other data related to all other matters covered by this Agreement, whether funded in whole or in part under this Agreement. The Contractor shall maintain such data and records in an accessible location and condition for a period of not less than five years after final payment under this Agreement or until after final audit has been resolved, Page 14 of 15 Rev. 12/2024 whichever is later. The State of California or any governmental agency having an interest in the subject of this Agreement shall have the same rights conferred upon the TJPA by this Section. The Contractor shall include the same audit and inspection rights and record retention requirements in all subcontracts.

32. Subcontracting

Subject to specific direction in any NTP, the Contractor is permitted to subcontract portions of this work under this Agreement to the following: __________. The Contractor will be permitted to subcontract additional portions of the work under this Agreement subject to the prior written approval of the TJPA Executive Director. Subcontractors shall be solely responsible to the Contractor throughout the performance of the Services under this Agreement. Assignment by the Contractor of work to subcontractors shall not relieve the Contractor of any obligation to the TJPA for the work performed. The TJPA shall be provided with a copy of each subcontract promptly upon execution. Any agreement made in violation of this provision shall be null and void.

33. Assignment

The Services to be performed by the Contractor are personal in character and neither this

Agreement nor any duties or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated by the Contractor unless first approved by the TJPA by written instrument executed and approved in the same manner as this

34. Non-Waiver of Rights

The omission by either party at any time to enforce any default or right reserved to it, or to require performance of any of the terms, covenants, or provisions hereof by the other party at the time designated, shall not be a waiver of any such default or right to which the party is entitled, nor shall it in any way affect the right of the party to enforce such provisions thereafter. There shall be no waiver except in writing, signed by the party to be charged.

35. Conflict of Interest

Through its execution of this Agreement, the Contractor certifies that it does not know of any fact which constitutes a violation of Section 15.103 of the San Francisco City Charter; Article III, Chapter 2 of San Francisco’s Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code; and Section 87100 et seq. and Section 1090 et seq. of the Government Code of the State of California, and further agrees promptly to notify the TJPA if it becomes aware of any such fact during the term of this Agreement.

The Contractor’s duties and services under this Agreement shall not include preparing or assisting the TJPA with any portion of the public entity’s preparation of a request for proposals, request for qualifications, or any other solicitation regarding a subsequent or additional contract with the TJPA. The TJPA shall at all times retain responsibility for public contracting, including with respect to any subsequent phase of the project. The Contractor’s participation, if any, in the planning, discussions, or drawing of project plans or specifications shall be limited to conceptual, preliminary, or initial plans or specifications. The Contractor shall cooperate with the TJPA to ensure that all bidders for a subsequent contract on any subsequent phase of the project have access to the same information, including all conceptual, preliminary, or initial plans or specifications prepared by the Contractor, if any, pursuant to this agreement.

36. San Francisco Limitations on Contributions

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Through execution of this Agreement, the Contractor acknowledges its obligations under Section

1.126 of the San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code, which prohibits any person who contracts with, or is seeking a contract with, the TJPA for the rendition of personal services, for the furnishing of any material, supplies or equipment, or for the sale or lease of any land or building, from making any campaign contribution to (1) a City elected official if the Agreement must be approved by the individual, a board on which that individual serves, or a board on which an appointee of that individual serves, (2) a candidate for the office held by such individual, or (3) a committee controlled by such individual, at any time from the submission of a proposal for the contract until the later of either the termination of negotiations for such Agreement or twelve months after the date the Agreement is approved. The prohibition on contributions applies to each prospective party to the contract; each member of the Contractor’s board of directors; the Contractor’s chairperson, chief executive officer, chief financial officer and chief operating officer; any person with an ownership interest of more than 10% in the Contractor; any subcontractor listed in the bid or contract; and any committee that is sponsored or controlled by the Contractor. The Contractor certifies that it has informed each such person of the limitation on contributions imposed by Section 1.126 by the time it submitted a proposal for the contract, and has provided the names of the persons required to be informed to the TJPA.

37. San Francisco Prohibition on Political Activity with TJPA Funds

In performing the services, the Contractor shall comply with San Francisco

Administrative Code Chapter 12G, which prohibits funds appropriated by the TJPA for this Agreement from being expended to participate in, support, or attempt to influence any political campaign for a candidate or for a ballot measure. The Contractor is subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions in Chapter 12G.

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