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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made on the 7th day of February, 2019, by and between the CITY of OSHKOSH,
hereinafter referred to as CITY, and SPECIALITY ENGINEERING GROUP LLC, 122 E.OLIN AVENUE,
SUITE 190, MADISON,WI 53713,hereinafter referred to as the CONSULTANT.
WITNESSETH:
That the CITY and the CONSULTANT, for the consideration hereinafter named, enter into the
following Agreement.
COMPONENT PARTS OF THE AGREEMENT
This Agreement consists of the following component parts, all of which are as fully a part of this
Agreement as if herein set out verbatim, or if not attached, as if hereto attached:
1. This Instrument
2. CONSULTANT's Professional Services Proposal dated January 3,2019, and attached hereto.
In the event that any provision in any of the above component parts of this Agreement conflicts with any
provision in any other of the component parts, the provision in the component part first enumerated
above shall govern over any other component part which follows it numerically except as may be
otherwise specifically stated.
CITY REPRESENTATIVE
The CITY shall assign the following individual to manage this Agreement:
Jon Urben, General Services Division
SCOPE OF WORK
The CONSULTANT shall provide the services described in the CONSULTANT's attached Professional
Services Proposal. CITY may make or approve changes within the general Scope of Services contained
within the Professional Services Proposal and in this AGREEMENT.If such changes affect CONSULTANT's
cost or time required for performance of the services, an equitable adjustment will be made through an
amendment to this AGREEMENT.
City Hall,215 Church Avenue P.O.Box 1 130 Oshkosh,WI 54903-1 1 30 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us
RECORDS AND INSTRUMENTS OF SERVICE
• All reports, drawings, software, data, computer files, and other materials, documents and instruments
prepared by the CONSULTANT as instruments of service shall remain the property of the CITY. Any
document related to this agreement, whether in electronic or paper form, is considered a public record
and shall be provided to the City upon request. The contractor may provide the City with an explanation
of why they believe any document should not be released to the public. The City shall make all final
determinations regarding the existence or release of any document related to this agreement.
TERM AND TERMINATION
A. Term. This Agreement shall commence upon the date indicated above and shall terminate on
December 31, 2019, unless terminated earlier by one of the parties as provided below, except that CITY
may extend this Agreement,upon written notice to CONSULTANT.
B. Termination.
1. For Cause. If either party shall fail to fulfill in timely and proper manner any of the obligations under
this Agreement, the other party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by written notice. In
this event,the CONSULTANT shall be entitled to compensation to the date of delivery of the Notice.
2. For Convenience. The CITY may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving written notice to the
CONSULTANT no later than 30 calendar days before the termination date.
TIME OF COMPLETION
The CONSULTANT shall perform the services under this Agreement with reasonable diligence and
expediency consistent with sound professional practices. The CITY agrees that the CONSULTANT is
not responsible for damages arising directly or indirectly from any delays for causes beyond the
CONSULTANT's control. For the purposes of this Agreement, such causes include,but are not limited
to, strikes or other labor disputes, severe weather disruptions or other natural disasters, or failure of
performance by the CITY. If the delays resulting from any such causes increase the time required by the
CONSULTANT to perform its services in an orderly and efficient manner, the CONSULTANT shall be
entitled to an equitable adjustment in schedule.
SUSPENSION, DELAY,OR INTERRUPTION OF WORK
CITY may suspend, delay, or interrupt the Services of CONSULTANT for the convenience of CITY. In
such event, CONSULTANT's contract price and schedule shall be equitably adjusted.
ASSIGNMENT
CONSULTANT shall not have the right to assign this Agreement without the written prior consent of
the City.
INDEPENDENT CON 1'1 ACTOR
CONSULTANT is an independent contractor and is not an employee of the CITY.
COOPERATION IN LITIGATION AND AUDITS
CONSULTANT shall fully and completely cooperate with the City, the City's insurer, the City's
attorneys, the City's Auditors or other representative of the City(collectively,the "City" for purposes of
this Article) in connection with (a) any internal or governmental investigation or administrative,
regulatory, arbitral or judicial proceeding (collectively "Litigation") or internal or governmental Audit,
with respect to matters relating to this Agreement; other than a third party proceeding in which
CONSULTANT is a named party and CONSULTANT and the City have not entered into a mutually
acceptable joint defense agreement.
Such cooperation may include,but shall not be limited to, responding to requests for documents and/or
other records, and making CONSULTANT's employees available to the City (or their respective
insurers, attorneys or auditors) upon reasonable notice for: (i) interviews, factual investigations, and
providing declarations or affidavits that provide truthful information in connection with any Litigation
or Audit; (ii) appearing at the request of the City to give testimony without requiring service of a
subpoena or other legal process; (iii) volunteering to the City all pertinent information related to any
Litigation or Audit; and (iv) providing information and legal representations to auditors in a form and
within a timeframe requested.
City shall reimburse CONSULTANT for reasonable direct expenses incurred in connection with
providing documents and records required under this paragraph and may require, at the City's sole
discretion,such expenses to be documented by receipts or other appropriate documentation. Reasonable
direct expenses include costs, such as copying, postage and similar costs; but do not include wages,
salaries, benefits and other employee compensation. CONSULTANT shall not be entitled to additional
compensation for employee services provided under this paragraph.
STANDARD OF CARE
The standard of care applicable to CONSULTANT's Services will be the degree of skill and diligence
normally employed by professional CONSULTANTs or consultants performing the same or similar
Services at the time said services are performed. CONSULTANT will re-perform any services not
meeting this standard without additional compensation.
CITY RESPONSIBILITIES
The CITY shall furnish, at the CONSULTANT's request, such information as is needed by the
CONSULTANT to aid in the progress of the project, providing it is reasonably obtainable from City
records.
CONSULTANT may reasonably rely upon the accuracy,timeliness,and completeness of the information
provided by CITY.
To prevent any unreasonable delay in the CONSULTANT's work,the CITY will examine all reports and
other documents and will make any authorizations necessary to proceed with work within a reasonable
time period.
PAYMENT
A. The Agreement Sum. The CITY shall pay to the CONSULTANT for the performance of the
Agreement the amount of $15,000.00 in the Cost portion of the Consultant's Professional Services
Proposal.
B.Method of Payment. The CONSULTANT shall submit itemized monthly statements for services. The
CITY shall pay the CONSULTANT within 30 calendar days after receipt of such statement. If any
statement amount is disputed, the CITY may withhold payment of such amount and shall provide to
CONSULTANT a statement as to the reason(s) for withholding payment.
C. Additional Costs. Costs for additional services shall be negotiated and set forth in a written
amendment to this Agreement executed by both parties prior to proceeding with the work covered under
the subject amendment.
HOLD HARMLESS
The CONSULTANT covenants and agrees to protect and hold the City of Oshkosh harmless against all
actions, claims, and demands which may be to the proportionate extent caused by or result from the
intentional or negligent acts of the CONSULTANT, its agents or assigns, its employees, or its
subcontractors related to the performance of this Agreement or be caused or result from any violation of
any law or administrative regulation, and shall indemnify or refund to the CITY all sums including court
costs, attorney fees, and punitive damages which the CITY may be obliged or adjudged to pay on any
such claims or demands within thirty (30) days of the date of the CITY's written demand for
indemnification or refund for those actions,claim, and demands caused by or resulting from intentional
or negligent acts as specified in this paragraph.
Subject to any limitations contained in Sec. 893.80 and any similar statute,of the Wisconsin Statutes, the
City further agrees to hold CONSULTANT harmless from any and all liability, including claims,
demands, losses, costs, damages, and expenses of every kind and description (including death), which
may be to the proportionate extent caused by or result from the intentional or negligent acts of the CITY,
its agents or assigns,its employees,or its subcontractors related to the performance of this Agreement or
be caused or result from any violation of any law or administrative regulation, where such liability is
founded upon or grows out of the acts or omission of any of the officers,employees or agents of the City
of Oshkosh while acting within the scope of their employment.
It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement that each party shall be solely responsible for its own
actions and activities and the actions and activities of its own officers,employees and agents while acting
within the scope of their employment
INSURANCE
The CONSULTANT agrees to abide by the attached City of Oshkosh Insurance Requirements for Professional
Services.
WHOLE AGREEMENT/AMENDMENT
This document and any specified attachments contain all terms and conditions of the Agreement and
any alteration thereto shall be invalid unless made in writing, signed by both parties and incorporated
as an amendment to this Agreement.
NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES
This AGREEMENT gives no rights or benefits to anyone other than CITY and CONSULTANT and has
no third-party beneficiaries.
AGREEMENT NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AGAINST ANY PARTY
This Agreement is the product of negotiation between the parties hereto and no term, covenant or
provision herein or the failure to include a term, covenant or provision shall be construed against any
party hereto solely on the basis that one party or the other drafted this Agreement or any term,covenant
or condition contained herein.
NO WAIVER
Failure of either party to insist upon the strict performance of terms and provisions of this agreement, or
any of them, shall not constitute or be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of that party's right to
thereafter enforce such term or provision, and that term of the provisions shall continue in full force and
effect.
NON-DISCRIMINATION
The CONSULTANT agrees not to discriminate in its operations under this Agreement on the basis of
race, color, creed, age, and gender, or as otherwise prohibited by law. A breach of this covenant may be
regarded as a material breach of this Agreement
SEVERABILITY
If any term, covenant, condition or provision of this agreement shall be invalid or enforceable, the
remainder of this agreement shall not be affected thereby the remainder of the agreement shall be valid
and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE
The laws of the State of Wisconsin shall govern the interpretation and construction of this Agreement.
Winnebago County shall be the venue for all disputes arising under this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has caused this contract to be sealed
with its corporate seal and to be subscribed to by its City Manager and City Clerk and countersigned by
the Comptroller of said City, and CONSULTANT hereunto set its hand and seal the day and year first
above written.
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122 E.OLIN AVENUE.SUITE 190
SEG MADISON,WI 53713
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www.str-seg.com
January 3, 2019
Mr. Jon Urben e-mail, no hard copy to follow
City of Oshkosh iurben(cci.oshkosh.wi.us
215 Church Avenue
Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130
Re:Proposal for Roof Design Services
Museum -Carriage House
Dear Mr. Urben:
Specialty Engineering Group LLC (STR-SEG) is pleased to submit the following proposal to the
City of Oshkosh, hereinafter referred to as Owner, for design services related to the roof system
replacement of Roof Area 1 at the Museum Carriage House, 1242 High Avenue, Oshkosh, WI
54901.
STR-SEG proposes the following scope of services:
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
• STR-SEG will review the Owner's requirements and related information including, but not
limited to, schedule, budget, service life expectations, warranties, history, building usage,
contractor preferences, and contractor insurance requirements.
• STR-SEG will conduct a pre-design survey of the subject roof areas to evaluate existing
conditions. Based on the survey, recommendations will be made on the scope of work
required along with options and opinions of probable cost.
• STR-SEG will meet with the Owner for a final review to discuss the recommendations and
opinion of probable cost as they relate to the Owner's objectives prior to the start of design.
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS and BIDDING
• STR-SEG will prepare a Specification Package from the data obtained during the pre-design
survey. The specifications will outline the components included in the design. The package
will include a roof plan and roofing details along with information on proper methods of
application for each component of the roof system. It will be prepared to promote competitive
bidding by qualified contractors using STR-SEG-acceptable products, resulting in a
manufacturer's warranty.
• STR-SEG will assist the Owner in preparing the advertisement from which to solicit bids.
• A Pre-bid Meeting will be held at the job site. STR-SEG will attend to answer bidder
questions and make clarifications for equivalent competitive bids.
• STR-SEG will assist in the analysis of the bids.
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
• STR-SEG will provide contract administration services commencing at project award.These
services will include:
o Review of shop drawings, submittals and change orders.
o Review of permits and licensing.
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Proposal#60884
SEG January 3, 2019
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o Review of the contractor's application for payment and change orders.
o Review of contractor warranties and project closeout documentation.
• STR-SEG will conduct a Project Start-up Meeting to review the project and Owner
requirements and conditions.
• A qualified representative of STR-SEG will make periodic site visits at various times
during construction to observe the quality and progress of the work and will apprise the
Owner of construction activities and issues that may arise.
• STR-SEG will prepare a punch list of deficient or outstanding items at substantial
completion. Upon notification by the contractor that the project is complete we will conduct
a final review of the completed work prior to acceptance.
PROFESSIONAL FEES
Compensation for professional services, described above and pursuant to the attached STR-SEG
General Conditions shall be lump sum fee of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000). The fee will be
invoiced as follows:
• 30%of the total fee upon completion of Design Development.
• 40%of the total fee following Construction Documents and Bidding.
• 30% due upon completion of project closeout.
Reimbursable expenses are in addition to fees for professional services and represent STR-
SEG's out-of-pocket expenses made in the interest of the project not included in the base fee per
the attached General Conditions.
AUTHORIZATION
STR-SEG will proceed based on your written acceptance. Please sign and return the Authorization
page along with a purchase order, if applicable. Upon receipt,we will schedule the work.
Should you have any questions regarding this proposal, please do not hesitate to call. We
appreciate this opportunity to serve you and look forward to working with you on this project.
ACCEP TED
Yours truly, City of Oshkosh
Specialty Engineering Group LLC
By:
Title:
John Hoenick
Account Manager Date:
Cc: Terry Smith, City of Oshkosh
Brad Larson, City of Oshkosh
Bruce Flater, PM, STR-SEG
Russ Mohns, P.E., STR-SEG
Jim Clark, GM, STR-SEG
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