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Request for Proposals
For Professional Consulting Engineering Services
2023 Water Model Update
Village of Oak Brook
Issued: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Responses Due: Monday, November 13, 2023 at 3:00 P.M.
I. Project Information
A. Statement of Need – Water is supplied to the Village of Oak Brook by the DuPage Water
Commission, sourcing water from Lake Michigan. The Village owns approximately 70 miles of water
main of varying sizes, ages, and conditions throughout the system. Over the last several years, the
Village has experienced a considerable amount of redevelopment, zone transfers, and facility and
water main improvement projects. Because of these modifications and upgrades, the Village has
determined that it is necessary to update the existing water model that was developed as part of
the 2018 Water Master Plan.
B. Project Description and Requirements – The selected firm will provide professional services related
to the Water Model Update for the Village of Oak Brook. The updated model shall be capable of
replicating the hydraulic capabilities of the water system to an accuracy of at least 95% of the actual
field conditions. The updated model and databases shall allow for seamless integration with the
Village’s existing Geographic Information System. The selected form shall provide all materials,
labor, field‐testing, database updating, model licensing, software, and incidentals as necessary and
required for the completion. The Village shall provide the existing model and databases.
The Village is targeting a May 2024 completion of the update.
C. Scope of Services – The selected consultant shall perform the following scope of services, but is not
limited to only the following. If a proposer feels that there should be additions or deletions, these
should be clearly identified. Increased or decreased costs shall also be clearly quantified and
documented in the proposal. Please use the attached CECS format provided in Attachment 1.
Item 1 – GIS Database Reconciliation
a. Attend a project kick‐off meeting with Village Staff.
b. Work with the Village’s GIS consultant and Village Staff to determine what modifications
have been made to the geodatabase following the most recent export to WaterCAD, which
was performed on October 19, 2017.
c. Provide assistance in the spatial analysis and overlay analysis procedures to identify new
water main, hydrants, valves, etc. as well as revised attributes (e.g. replaced main by date).
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Item 2 – Early Coordination and Data Collection
a. Perform a detailed plan/specification review of the existing system operations & intricacy
and summarize in a technical memorandum for Village review. Consider the following at a
minimum.
1. High vs. Low Pressure Zone Interconnections
2. Booster Stations Operations:
i. DWC Pass though (Tower Control vs. Location Pressure)
ii. Booster Pump Operations
3. 35th Street Operations
i. High & Low Zone Feed (Pressure or Flow) & Interconnection with 31st
Street.
ii. Low Zone Only Feed (Pressure or Flow) & Interconnection with 31 st Street.
iii. High Zone Only Feed (Pressure or Flow)
b. Review of the previous calibration results
c. Review of the system hydraulic grades
d. Topography review for zone split (high and low)
Item 3 – Update Village Water Model – WaterCAD V8i shall be used.
a. Input any new water main installed since the previous model update, including
developments that were completed.
b. Modify any replaced main with changes to size, year installed, and friction coefficients.
c. Correct any main, hydrant, or valves that were found to be erroneous since the previous
model update.
Item 4 – Fire Flow Testing
a. Perform fire flow testing with Village staff in up to 20 locations to check against water model
projected results.
b. Document all pressure and flow results, and system constraints for the calibration process.
Item 5 – Check Model Calibration
a. Modify friction coefficients to account for minor variations in results; review likelihood of
closed valves, mis‐sized main, etc. for larger variations found.
Item 6 – Technical Memorandum
a. Provide a brief memo detailing the updates that were incorporated and results of the
calibration check for documentation purposes. This item shall include one draft and one
final version of the memo.
Items Not Included:
Other Items to be listed by respondents as necessary.
II. Submittal Requirements
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A. Terms and Conditions – Attachment 2 contains the terms and conditions that will apply to this
contract, for information only, to be completed by the selected consultant after selection.
B. Scope and Fee Estimate Format – As described in the August 2022 RFQ for Professional Consulting
Engineering Services, the following items are requested as part of this RFP.
• Cover Letter (2 pages)
• Project Understanding and Approach (3 pages)
• Scope of Services (as listed in Section I.C. above)
• List of Key Personnel and Roles and Project Organization Chart (3 pages)
• List of three representative projects with contact names (1 page)
• Project Schedule with Milestones (1 page)
• Cost Estimate of Consultant Services (using format provided in Attachment 1)
• Direct Costs and Subconsultant Expenses Table (using format provided in Attachment 1)
• Subconsultant Qualifications, Scopes, Personnel, CECS, etc. to be included in appendices
C. Consultant Intent to Submit an RFP – The Village requests that invited consultants provide their
intent to submit or not to submit on this proposal. Please e‐mail Rick Valent, Public Works Director,
rvalent@oak‐brook.org by the date listed in the timeline below.
D. Submittal Format and Address – Responses shall be addressed to Rick Valent, Public Works Director,
Village of Oak Brook Public Works, 3003 Jorie Boulevard, Oak Brook, IL 60523, and submitted
electronically only via e‐mail or before the closing date and time to rvalent@oak‐brook.org. The e‐
mail subject line shall be “2023 Water Model Update ‐ Scope and Fee Proposal ‐ (Consultant
Name)”. The body of the e‐mail shall bear then name of the indi vidual, firm, or corporation
submitting the Proposal.
E. Closing Date – The closing date and time for receipt of proposals is shown in the schedule below,
after which time, additional submittals will not be accepted. The Village reserves the right to reject
any or all statements of qualifications, to waive technical or legal deficiencies, to proceed or not to
proceed with any subsequent process, or to negotiate, without further process, any contract as
may be in the best interest of the Village.
F. Questions – All questions regarding this RFP shall be submitted in writing via e‐mail to Rick Valent
Public Works Director, rvalent@oak‐brook.org. Questions will be accepted until the date and time
listed in the timeline below. All questions and responses will then be compiled and e‐mailed to each
of the invited firms in one general response memorandum by the date and time listed in the
timeline below.
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III. Review and Selection Process
In accordance with the criteria set forth in the August 2022 Request for Qualifications for Professional
Consulting Engineering Services, Village staff will review submitted proposals, select the most
responsive and responsible consultant with the lowest fee proposal, and develop a contract agreement
that will be brought to the Village Board for approval. Attachment 1 contains the contract template to
be completed by the selected consultant.
Anticipated RFP Timeline:
RFP Released Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Questions Due Friday, October 27, 2023, 3:00 P.M.
Issuance of Responses to Questions Monday, October 30, 2023, 3:00 P.M.
Consultant Intent to Submit Notification Tuesday, October 31, 2023, 3:00 P.M.
Proposal Due Monday, November 13, 2023, 3:00 P.M.
Staff Selection/Start Contract Negotiation Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Draft Board Recommend/Agenda Packet Friday, December 1, 2023
Final Board Recommend/Agenda Packet Due Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Board Approval Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Verbal Notice to Proceed Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Contract Signatures Finalized By Wednesday, December 20, 2023
ATTACHMENT 1
Required CECS Template
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ATTACHMENT 2
Future Agreement Template
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CONTRACT BETWEEN
THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK
AND CONSULTANT NAME
FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES
PROJECT NAME
In consideration of the agreements set forth below, the Village of Oak Brook,
Illinois, 1200 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523, a unit of local government
created and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois (the “Owner” or "Village"),
and Consultant Name, Address, City, State, Zip, an engineering firm (the
“Consultant”), make this Contract as of , 2023, and
hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE SERVICES
1.1 Performance of the Services
Consultant shall, at its sole cost and expense, provide, perform, and complete
all of the following services, all of which is herein referred to as the “Services”:
A. Labor, Equipment, Materials, and Supplies. Provide, perform, and
complete, in the manner described and specified in this Contract, all professional
services necessary to accomplish the “Project,” as defined in the following:
1. The Consultant’s Proposal attached to this Contract as Attachment A,
and
2. With the insurance coverage listed in Attachment B attached to this
Contract.
B. Insurance. Procure and furnish all required certificates and policies of
insurance specified in Attachment B.
C. Standard of Performance. Provide, perform, and complete all of the
foregoing in a professional manner, consistent with the professional standards of care
of qualified engineers doing similar service in the Chicago Metropolitan Area and in
full compliance with this Contract (the “Standard of Performance”).
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1.2 Completion Date
Consultant shall diligently and continuously perform the Services at such a
rate as will allow all Services to be fully performed and completed in compliance with
this Contract not later than Month, Date, Year, (“Completion Date”). The rate of
progress and time of completion are referred to in this Contract as the “Contract
Time.”
1.3 Required Submittals
A. Submittals Required. Consultant shall submit to Owner all reports,
documents, data, and information required to be submitted by Consultant under this
Contract (the “Required Submittals”).
B. Time of Submission and Owner’s Review. All Required Submittals shall
be provided to Owner no later than the time, if any, specified in Attachment A, or
otherwise in this Contract. If no time for submission is specified for any Required
Submittal, then that Submittal shall be submitted within a reasonable time in light
of its purpose and, in all events, in sufficient time, in Owner’s opinion, to permit
Owner to review that Submittal same prior to the commencement of any part of the
Services to which that Submittal may relate. Owner shall have the right to require
such corrections as may be necessary to make any Required Submittal conform to
this Contract. Consultant shall perform no Services related to any Required
Submittal until Owner has completed review of such Required Submittal with no
exception noted. Owner’s review and approval of any Required Submittal shall not
relieve Consultant of the entire responsibility for the performance of the Services in
full compliance with, and as required by or pursuant to this Contract, and shall not
be regarded as any assumption of risk or liability by Owner. The Consultant shall
not be held liable for claims of delay caused by the Owner’s failure to timely review
and approve any Required Submittal.
1.4 Review and Incorporation of Contract Provisions
Consultant represents and declares that it has carefully reviewed, and fully
understands, this Contract, including all of its Attachments, all of which are by this
reference incorporated into and made a part of this Contract.
1.5 Financial and Technical Ability to Perform
Consultant represents and declares that it is financially solvent, and has the
financial resources necessary, and has sufficient experience and competent, and has
the necessary capital, facilities, organization, and staff necessary to provide, perform,
and complete the Services in full compliance with, and as required by or pursuant to,
this Contract.
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1.6 Time
Consultant represents and declares that the Contract Time is sufficient time
to permit completion of the Services in full compliance with, and as required by or
pursuant to, this Contract for the Contract Price.
1.7 Consultant’s Personnel and Sub-Consultants
A. Consultant’s Personnel. Consultant shall provide all personnel
necessary to complete the Services.
B. Approval and Use of Sub-Consultants. Consultant shall perform the
Services with its own personnel and under the management, supervision, and control
of its own organization unless otherwise approved by Owner in writing. All sub-
consultants and subcontracts used by Consultant shall be acceptable to, and approved
in advance by Owner. Owner’s approval of any sub-consultant or subcontract shall
not relieve Consultant of full responsibility and liability for the provision,
performance, and completion of the Services in full compliance with, and as required
by or pursuant to, this Contract. All Services performed under any subcontract shall
be subject to all of the provisions of this Contract in the same manner as if performed
by employees of Consultant. Every reference in this Contract to “Consultant” shall
be deemed also to refer to all sub-consultants of Consultant. Every subcontract shall
include a provision binding the sub-consultant to all provisions of this Contract.
C. Removal of Personnel and Sub-Consultants. If any personnel or sub-
consultant fails to perform the part of the Services undertaken by it in compliance
with this Contract or in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Owner, Consultant,
immediately upon notice from Owner, shall remove and replace such personnel or
sub-consultant. Consultant shall have no claim for damages, for compensation in
excess of the Contract Price, or for a delay or extension of the Contract Time as a
result of any such removal or replacement.
1.8 Owner’s Responsibilities
Owner shall, at its sole cost and expense: (a) designate in writing a person
with authority to act as Owner’s representative and on Owner’s behalf with respect
to the Services except those matters that may require approval of Owner’s Board of
Trustees; (b) provide to Consultant all criteria and full information as to Owner’s
requirements for the Project or work to which the Services relate, including Owner’s
objectives and constraints, schedule, space, capacity and performance requirements,
and budgetary limitations relevant to the Project; (c) provide to Consultant existing
studies, reports, and other available data relevant to the Project; (d) arrange for
access to and make all provisions for Consultant to enter upon public and private
property as reasonably required for Consultant to perform the Services; (e) provide
surveys describing physical characteristics, legal limitations, and utility locations for
the Project and the services of geotechnical engineers or other consultants when such
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services are reasonably requested by Consultant and are necessary for the
performance of the Services; (f) provide structural, mechanical, chemical, air and
water pollution tests, test for hazardous materials, and other laboratory and
environmental tests, inspections, and reports required by law to be provided by
Owner in connection with the Project; (g) review Required Submittals and other
reports, documents, data, and information presented by Consultant as appropriate;
(h) provide approvals from all governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the
Project when such services are reasonably requested by Consultant; (i) except as
provided in Article IV of this Contract, provide all accounting, insurance, and legal
counseling services as may be necessary from time to time in the judgment of Owner
to protect Owner’s interests with respect to the Project; (j) attend Project related
meetings; and (k) give written notice to Consultant whenever Owner observes or
otherwise becomes aware of any development that affects the scope or timing of the
Services, provided, however, that failure to give such notice shall not relieve
Consultant of any of its responsibilities under this Contract.
1.9 Owner’s Right to Terminate or Suspend Services for Convenience
A. Termination or Suspension for Convenience. Owner shall have the
right, at any time and for its convenience, to terminate or suspend the Services in
whole or in part at any time by written notice to Consultant. Every such notice shall
state the extent and effective date of such termination or suspension. On such
effective date, Consultant shall, as and to the extent directed, stop Services under
this Contract, cease all placement of further orders or subcontracts, terminate or
suspend Services under existing orders and subcontracts, and cancel any outstanding
orders or subcontracts that may be canceled.
B. Payment for Completed Services. In the event of any termination
pursuant to Subsection 1.9A above, Owner shall pay Consultant (1) such direct costs,
including overhead, as Consultant shall have paid or incurred for all Services done in
compliance with, and as required by or pursuant to, this Contract up to the effective
date of termination; and (2) such other costs pertaining to the Services, exclusive of
overhead and profit, as Consultant may have reasonably and necessarily incurred as
the result of such termination. Any such payment shall be offset by any prior
payment or payments and shall be subject to Owner’s rights, if any, to withhold and
deduct as provided in this Contract.
ARTICLE II
CHANGES AND DELAYS
2.1 Changes
Owner shall have the right, by written order executed by Owner, to make
changes to the timing or scope of the Services to be provided pursuant to this Contract
(a “Services Change Order”). When a Services Change Order causes an increase or
decrease for Services, an equitable adjustment in the Contract Price or Contract Time
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may be made. No decrease for Services caused by any Services Change Order shall
entitle Consultant to make any claim for damages, anticipated profits, or other
compensation. Consultant shall not undertake any change in the Services without
receipt of an executed Services Change Order from Owner.
2.2 Delays
For any delay that may result from causes that could not be avoided or
controlled by Consultant, Consultant, upon timely written application, shall be
entitled to an extension of the Contract Time for a period of time equal to the delay
resulting from such unavoidable cause. No extension of the Contract Time shall be
allowed for any other delay in completion of the Services. In the event of a delay in
the project outside of the control of Consultant that affects Consultant’s ability to
perform the Services, the Contract Price shall be adjusted for any actual increase in
costs necessarily incurred by Consultant in the performance of the Services.
2.3 No Constructive Service Change Orders
No claim for an equitable adjustment in the Contract Price or Contract Time
shall be made or allowed unless it is embodied in a Services Change Order agreed to
by Owner and Consultant. If Consultant believes it is entitled to an equitable
adjustment in the Contract Price or Contract Time that has not been included, or
fully included, in a Services Change Order, then Consultant shall submit to Owner a
written request for the issuance of, or revision of, a Services Change Order, including
the equitable adjustment, or the additional equitable adjustment, in the Contract
Price or Contract Time that Consultant claims has not been included, or fully
included, in a Services Change Order. Such request shall be submitted before
Consultant proceeds with any Services for which Consultant claims an equitable
adjustment is due.
ARTICLE III
CONSULTANT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECTIVE SERVICES
3.1 Representation of Compliance
A. Scope of Representation. The Services and all of its components shall
conform to the requirements of this Contract and shall be performed in accordance
with Standard of Performance as defined in Subsection 1.1D of this Contract (the
“Representation of Compliance”).
B. Opinions of Cost. It is recognized that neither Consultant nor Owner
has control over the costs of labor, material, equipment or services furnished by
others or over competitive bidding, market or negotiating conditions, or construction
contractors’ methods of determining their prices. Accordingly, any opinions of
probable Project costs or construction costs provided for herein are estimates only,
made on the basis of Consultant’s experience and qualifications and represent
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Consultant’s best judgment as an experienced and qualified professional, familiar
with the industry. Consultant does not guaranty that proposals, bids or actual
Project costs or construction costs will not vary from opinions of probable cost
prepared by Consultant.
3.2 Corrections
Consultant shall be responsible for the quality, technical accuracy,
completeness and coordination of all Services under this Contract. Consultant shall,
promptly and without charge, correct all errors in any Services provided by
Consultant.
3.3 Risk of Loss
The Services shall be provided, performed, and completed at the risk and cost
of Consultant. Consultant shall be responsible for damages to property or persons to
the extent caused by Consultant’s errors, omissions, or negligent acts and for any
losses or costs to repair or remedy any work undertaken by Owner based on the
Services as a result of any such errors, omissions, or negligent acts. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Contract, Consultant’s obligations under this Section 3.3
shall exist without regard to, and shall not be construed to be waived by, the
availability or unavailability of any insurance, either of Owner or Consultant, to
indemnify, hold harmless, or reimburse Consultant for such damages, losses, or costs.
ARTICLE IV
INSURANCE; INDEMNIFICATION
4.1 Insurance
Contemporaneous with Consultant’s execution of this Contract, Consultant
shall provide certificates and policies of insurance evidencing at least the minimum
insurance coverage and limits set forth in Attachment B. For good cause shown,
Owner may extend the time for submission of the required policies of insurance upon
such terms, and with such assurances of complete and prompt performance, as Owner
may impose in the exercise of its sole discretion. Such policies shall be in a form
reasonably acceptable to Owner. Such insurance shall provide that no change to or
cancellation of any insurance, nor any reduction in limits or coverage or other
modifications affecting this Agreement, shall become effective until the expiration of
30 days after written notice thereof shall have been given by the insurance company
to Owner. Consultant shall, at all times while providing, performing, or completing
the Services, including without limitation at all times while providing corrective
Services pursuant to Section 3.2 of this Contract, maintain and keep in force, at
Consultant’s expense, at least the minimum insurance coverage and limits set forth
in Attachment B.
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4.2 Indemnification
Consultant, without regard to the availability or unavailability of any
insurance, either of Owner or Consultant, shall, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, indemnify, save harmless, and reimburse Owner against any and all lawsuits,
claims, demands, damages, liabilities, losses, and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees, that may arise or be alleged to have arisen out of or in connection with
Consultant’s failure to meet its obligations or representations in this Contract or
Consultants negligent acts, errors, or omissions except only to the extent caused by
the sole negligence of Owner.
ARTICLE V
PAYMENT
5.1 Contract Price
Owner shall pay to Consultant, in accordance with and subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in this Article V and Attachment A, and Consultant shall
accept in full satisfaction for providing, performing, and completing the Services, the
amount or amounts in the schedule of prices set forth in Attachment A (“Contract
Price”), subject to any additions, deductions, or withholdings provided for in this
Contract. If the price for the Contract in Attachment A is stated as an estimated
price based upon the hours actually spent in the project or some other uncertain price
standard and the Consultant finds that the estimated price stated in Attachment A
will be exceeded, the Consultant shall be required to present in writing to the Owner,
a letter indicating that the projected price will not cover all of the work and a new
projected price shall be inserted. The Consultant shall not do any work in excess of
the initially estimated or later approved maximum price without having received the
written approval of the Village Manager. This provision shall not apply in situations
in which the Owner requests additional services not covered by this Contract and the
Village Manager has authorized an agreed-upon price for such services in writing
5.2 Taxes, Benefits and Royalties
The Contract Price includes applicable federal, state, and local taxes of every
kind and nature applicable to the Services as well as all taxes, contributions, and
premiums for unemployment insurance, old age or retirement benefits, pensions,
annuities, or other similar benefits. Consultant shall have no claim or right to claim
additional compensation due to the payment of any such tax, contribution, premium,
costs, royalties, or fees.
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5.3 Progress Payments
A. Payment in Installments. The Contract Price shall be paid in monthly
installments in the manner set forth in Attachment A (“Progress Payments”).
B. Pay Requests. Consultant shall, as a condition precedent to its right to
receive each Progress Payment, submit to Owner an invoice accompanied by such
receipts, vouchers, and other documents as may be necessary to reasonably establish
Consultant’s prior payment for all labor, material, and other things covered by the
invoice and the absence of any lien or other interest of any party in regard to the
Services performed under this Contract. In addition to the foregoing, such invoice
shall include (a) employee classifications, rates per hour, and hours worked by each
classification, and, if the Services are to be performed in separate phases, for each
phase; (b) total amount billed in the current period and total amount billed to date,
and, if the Services are to be performed in separate phases, for each phase; (c) the
estimated percent completion, and, if the Services are to be performed in separate
phases, for each phase; and (d) Consultant’s certification that, to the best of
Consultant’s knowledge, information, and belief, all prior Progress Payments have
been properly applied to the Services with respect to which they were paid. Owner
may, by written notice to Consultant, designate a specific day of each month on or
before which pay requests must be submitted.
5.4 Final Acceptance and Final Payment
The Services or, if the Services are to be performed in separate phases, each
phase of the Services, shall be considered complete on the date of final written
acceptance by Owner of the Services or each phase of the Services, as the case may
be, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Services or
each phase of the Services, as the case may be, shall be deemed accepted by Owner if
not objected to in writing within 30 days after submission by Consultant of the
Services or such phase of Services for final acceptance and payment plus, if
applicable, such additional time as may be considered reasonable for obtaining
approval of governmental authorities having jurisdiction to approve the Services, or
phase of Services, as the case may be. Within 30 days after final acceptance, Owner
shall pay to Consultant the balance of the Contract Price or, if the Services are to be
performed in separate phases, the balance of that portion of the Contract Price with
respect to such phase of the Services, after deducting therefrom charges, if any,
against Consultant as provided for in this Contract (“Final Payment”). The
acceptance by Consultant of Final Payment with respect to the Services or a
particular phase of Services, as the case may be, shall operate as a full and complete
release of Owner of and from any and all lawsuits, claims, or demands for further
payment of any kind for the Services or, if the Services are performed in separate
phases, for that phase of the Services.
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5.5 Deductions
A. Owner’s Right to Withhold. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Contract, Owner shall have the right to deduct and withhold from any Progress or
Final Payment that may be or become due under this Contract such amount as may
reasonably appear necessary to compensate Owner for any loss due to (1) Services
that are defective, nonconforming, or incomplete; (2) liens or claims of lien; (3) claims
of Consultant’s sub-consultants, suppliers, or other persons regardless of merit;
(4) delay by Consultant in the completion of the Services; (5) the cost to Owner,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees, of correcting any of the aforesaid matters or
exercising any one or more of Owner’s remedies set forth in Section 6.1 of this
Contract. Owner shall notify Consultant in writing given in accordance with Section
7.8 of this Contract of Owner’s determination to deduct and withhold funds, which
notice shall state with specificity the amount of, and reason or reasons for, such
deduction and withholding.
B. Use of Withheld Funds. Owner shall be entitled to retain any and all
amounts withheld pursuant to Subsection 5.5A above until Consultant shall have
either performed the obligations in question or furnished security for such
performance satisfactory to Owner. Owner shall be entitled to apply any money
withheld or any other money due Consultant under this Contract to reimburse itself
for any and all costs, expenses, losses, damages, liabilities, suits, judgments, awards,
and reasonable attorneys’ fees (collectively “Costs”) incurred, suffered, or sustained
by Owner and chargeable to Consultant under this Contract. Owner shall notify
Consultant in writing given in accordance with Section 7.8 of this Contract of each
application by Owner of money to reimburse such Costs.
5.6 Accounting
Consultant shall keep accounts, books, and other records of all its billable
charges and costs incurred in performing the Services in accordance with generally
accepted accounting practices, consistently applied, and in such manner as to permit
verification of all entries. Consultant shall make all such material available for
inspection by Owner, at the office of Consultant during normal business hours during
this Contract and for a period of three years after termination of this Contract. Copies
of such material shall be furnished, at Owner’s expense, upon request.
ARTICLE VI
REMEDIES
6.1 Owner’s Remedies
If it should appear at any time prior to Final Payment for all work that
Consultant has failed or refused to perform, or has delayed in the performance of, the
Services (“Event of Default”), and has failed to cure any such Event of Default within
five business days after Consultant’s receipt of written notice of such Event of
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Default, then Owner shall have the right, at its election and without prejudice to any
other remedies provided by law or equity, to pursue any one or more of the following
remedies:
1. Owner may require Consultant, within such reasonable time as may be
fixed by Owner, to complete or correct all or any part of the Services that
are defective, nonconforming, or incomplete and to such other action as
is necessary to bring Consultant and the Services into compliance with
this Contract.
2. Owner may terminate this Contract without liability for further
payment of amounts due or to become due under this Contract.
3. Owner may recover from Consultant any and all costs, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by Owner as the result of any Event
of Default or as a result of actions taken by Owner in response to any
Event of Default.
6.2 Consultant’s Remedy
Consultant may terminate this Contract upon for failure of Owner to make
Progress Payments to which Consultant is entitled if Owner has failed to cure such
failure within five business days after Owner’s receipt of written notice from
Consultant of such failure.
6.3 Terminations and Suspensions by Owner Deemed for Convenience
Any termination or suspension by Owner of Consultant’s rights under this
Contract for an alleged default that is ultimately held unjustified shall automatically
be deemed to be a termination or suspension for the convenience of Owner under
Section 1.9 of this Contract.
ARTICLE VII
LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS AND REQUIREMENTS
7.1 Binding Effect
This Contract shall be binding on Owner and Consultant and on their
respective heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, and permitted
successors and assigns. Every reference in this Contract to a party shall also be
deemed to be a reference to the authorized officers, employees, agents, and
representatives of such party.
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7.2 Relationship of the Parties
Consultant shall act as an independent contractor in providing and performing
the Services. Nothing in, nor done pursuant to, this Contract shall be construed (1) to
create the relationship of principal and agent, partners, or joint venturers between
Owner and Consultant or (2) to create any relationship between Owner and any sub-
consultant of Consultant.
7.3 No Collusion
Consultant hereby represents and certifies that Consultant is not barred from
contracting with a unit of state or local government as a result of (i) a delinquency in
the payment of any tax administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue unless
Consultant is contesting, in accordance with the procedures established by the
appropriate revenue Act, its liability for the tax or the amount of the tax, as set forth
in 65 ILCS 5/11-42.1-1; or (ii) a violation of either Section 33E-3 or Section 33E-4 of
Article 33E of the Criminal Code of 1961, 720 ILCS 5/33E-1 et seq. Consultant hereby
represents that the only persons, firms, or corporations interested in this Contract as
principals are those disclosed to Owner prior to the execution of this Contract, and
that this Contract is made without collusion with any other person, firm, or
corporation. If at any time it shall be found that Consultant has, in procuring this
Contract, colluded with any other person, firm, or corporation, then Consultant shall
be liable to Owner for all loss or damage that Owner may suffer thereby, and this
Contract shall, at Owner’s option, be null and void.
7.4 Assignment
Consultant shall not (1) assign this Contract in whole or in part, (2) assign any
of Consultant’s rights or obligations under this Contract, or (3) assign any payment
due or to become due under this Contract without the prior express written approval
of Owner, which approval may be withheld in the sole and unfettered discretion of
Owner; provided, however, that Owner’s prior written approval shall not be required
for assignments of accounts, as defined in the Illinois Commercial Code, if to do so
would violate Section 9-318 of the Illinois Commercial Code, 810 ILCS 5/9-318.
Owner may assign this Contract, in whole or in part, or any or all of its rights or
obligations under this Contract, without the consent of Consultant.
7.5 Confidential Information
All information supplied by Owner to Consultant for or in connection with this
Contract or the Services shall be held confidential by Consultant and shall not,
without the prior express written consent of Owner, be used for any purpose other
than performance of the Services.
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7.6 No Waiver
No act, order, approval, acceptance, or payment by Owner, nor any delay by
Owner in exercising any right under this Contract, shall constitute or be deemed to
be an acceptance of any defective, damaged, flawed, unsuitable, nonconforming, or
incomplete Services, nor operate to waive any requirement or provision of this
Contract or any remedy, power, or right of Owner.
7.7 No Third Party Beneficiaries
No claim as a third party beneficiary under this Contract by any person, firm,
or corporation (other than Owner and Consultant) shall be made or be valid against
Owner or Consultant.
7.8 Notices
All notices required or permitted to be given under this Contract shall be in
writing and shall be deemed received by the addressee thereof when delivered in
person on a business day at the address set forth below or after being deposited in
the United States mail, for delivery at the address set forth below by properly
addressed, postage prepaid, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.
Notices and communications to Owner shall be addressed to, and delivered at,
the following address:
Village of Oak Brook
1200 Oak Brook Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
Attention: Rick Valent, Public Works Director
Notices and communications to Consultant shall be addressed to, and delivered
at, the following address:
Consultant Name
Address
City, State, Zip
Attention: Consultant Contact (Officer?)
Consultant Contact Title
The foregoing shall not be deemed to preclude the use of other non-oral means of
notification or to invalidate any notice properly given by any such other non-oral
means.
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By notice complying with the requirements of this Section 7.8, Owner and
Consultant each shall have the right to change the address or addressee or both for
all future notices to it, but no notice of a change of address or addressee shall be
effective until actually received.
7.9 Governing Laws
This Contract and the rights of Owner and Consultant under this Contract
shall be interpreted according to the internal laws, but not the conflict of laws rules,
of the State of Illinois; the venue for any legal action arising in connection with this
Contract shall be in the Circuit Court of DuPage County, Illinois.
7.10 Changes in Laws
Unless otherwise explicitly provided in this Contract, any reference to laws
shall include such laws as they may be amended or modified from time to time.
7.11 Compliance with Laws and Grants
The Services shall be provided, performed, and completed in accordance with
all required governmental permits, licenses, or other approvals and authorizations,
and with applicable statutes, ordinances, rules, and regulations. This requirement
includes, but is not limited to, compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act; any
statutes regarding qualification to do business; any statutes prohibiting
discrimination because of, or requiring affirmative action based on, race, creed, color,
national origin, age, sex, or other prohibited classification, including, without
limitation, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.,
and the Illinois Human Rights Act, 775 ILCS 5/1-101 et seq. Consultant shall also
comply with applicable conditions of any federal, state, or local grant received by
Owner or Consultant with respect to this Contract or the Services. The prevailing
rate of wages are revised by the Department of Labor and they are available on the
Department’s official website.
Consultant shall be liable for any fines or civil penalties that may be imposed
or incurred by a governmental agency with jurisdiction over the Services as a result
of Consultant’s or its sub-consultants’ improper performance of, or failure to properly
perform, the Services or any part thereof.
Every provision of law required by law to be inserted into this Contract shall
be deemed to be inserted herein.
7.12 Ownership of Documents
Consultant and Consultant’s sub-consultants shall be deemed the original
authors and owners respectively of materials produced pursuant to this Contract and
shall retain all common law, statutory and other reserved rights, including
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copyrights. Consultant hereby grants and conveys to Owner perpetual, irrevocable
non-exclusive rights and license to use all Required Submittals and other materials
produced under this Contract for Village purposes and no other purposes.
7.13 Time
Except where otherwise stated, references in this Contract to days shall be
construed to refer to calendar days.
7.14 Severability
The provisions of this Contract shall be interpreted when possible to sustain
their legality and enforceability as a whole. In the event any provision of this
Contract shall be held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction, in whole or in part, neither the validity of the remaining part of such
provision, nor the validity of any other provisions of this Contract shall be in any way
affected thereby.
7.15 Entire Agreement
This Contract sets forth the entire agreement of Owner and Consultant with
respect to the accomplishment of the Services and the payment of the Contract Price
therefor, and there are no other understandings or agreements, oral or written,
between Owner and Consultant with respect to the Services and the compensation
therefor. The proposal attached as Attachment A is attached hereto for reference
only and other than as specifically referred to and incorporated herein, the terms and
conditions set forth in the proposal do not form part of this Agreement.
7.16 Amendments
No modification, addition, deletion, revision, alteration, or other change to this
Contract shall be effective unless and until such change is reduced to writing and
executed and delivered by Owner and Consultant.
7.17 Attachments
There may be Attachments attached to and made a part of this contract. Some
of the Attachment forms may be contract terms or other documents submitted by or
involving the duties and obligations of the contractor. Both the Owner and the
Contractor agree that any terms or conditions contained within Article VII of this
contract supersede and reflect the duties and obligations of the Parties without
regard to any contrary provision set forth within any Attachment or exhibit. The
exception would be a term or condition specified as superseding this contract and
physically initialed by both the Owner and the Contractor.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Owner and Consultant have caused this Contract
to be executed in two original counterparts as of the day and year first written above.
Village of Oak Brook
By: _____________________________________
Greg Summers
Village Manager
Attest:
By: _____________________________________
Village Clerk Name
Village Clerk
Consultant Name
By: _____________________________________
Name: _____________________________________
Title: _____________________________________
Attest:
By: _____________________________________
Name: _____________________________________
Title: _____________________________________
ATTACHMENT A
SCOPE AND FEE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY
CONSULTANT NAME
DATED MONTH, DATE, YEAR
ATTACHMENT B
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
Certificates of Insurance shall be presented to the Village within fifteen (15) days
after the receipt by the contractor of the Notice of Award and the unexecuted
contract, it being understood and agreed that the Village will not approve and
execute the contract until acceptable insurance certificates are received and
approved by the Village.
Each contractor performing any work pursuant to a contract with the Village of
Oak Brook and each permittee working under a permit as required pursuant to
the provisions of Title 1 of Chapter 8 of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of
Oak Brook (hereinafter referred to as "Insured") shall be required to carry such
insurance as specified herein. Such contractor and permittee shall procure and
maintain for the duration of the contract or permit insurance against claims for
injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection
with the performance of the work under the contract or permit, by either the
contractor, permittee, or their agents, representatives, employees or
subcontractors.
A contractor or permittee shall maintain insurance with limits no less than:
A. General Liability - $2,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence for
bodily injury, personal injury and property damage, provided that when the
estimated cost of the work in question does not exceed $25,000, the required
limit shall be $1,000,000;
B. Automobile Liability (if applicable) - $1,000,000 combined single limit per
accident for bodily injury and property damage;
C. Worker's Compensation and Employer's Liability - Worker's Compensation
limits as required by the Labor Code of the State of Illinois and Employer's
Liability limits of $1,000,000 per accident.
Any deductibles or self-insured retention must be declared to and approved by the
Village. At the option of the Village, either the insurer shall reduce or eliminate
such deductible or self-insured retention as respects the Village, its officers,
officials, employees and volunteers; or the Insured shall procure a bond
guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claim administration
and defense expenses to the extent of such deductible or self-insured retention.
The policies shall contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provisions:
D. General Liability and Automobile Liability Coverage -
(1) The Village, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers are to be
covered as additional insureds as respects: liability arising out of
activities performed by or on behalf of the Insured; premises owned,
occupied or used by the Insured. The coverage shall contain no special
limitations on the scope of protection afforded to the Village, its
officers, officials, employees, volunteers, or agents.
(2) The Insured's insurance coverage shall be primary insurance as
respects the Village, its officers, officials, employees, volunteers and
agents. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the Village, its
officers, officials, employees, volunteers or agents shall be in excess of
the Insured's insurance and shall not contribute with it.
(3) Any failure to comply with reporting provisions of the policies shall not
affect coverage provided to the Village, its officers, officials, employees,
volunteers or agents.
(4) The Insured's insurance shall apply separately to each covered party
against whom claim is made or suit is brought except with respect to
the limits of the insurer's liability.
E. Worker's Compensation and Employer's Liability Coverage
The policy shall waive all rights of subrogation against the Village, its
officers, officials, employees, volunteers and agents for losses arising
from work performed by the insured for the Village.
Each insurance policy shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall not be
suspended, voided, canceled by either party, reduced in coverage or in limits
except after thirty (30) days prior written notice by certified mail has been given
to the Village. Each insurance policy shall name the Village, its officers, officials
and employees, volunteers and agents as additional Insureds. Insurance is to be
placed with insurers with a Best's rating of no less than A: VII.
Each Insured shall furnish the Village with certificates of insurance and with
original endorsements effecting coverage required by this provision. The
certificate and endorsements for each insurance policy are to be signed by a
person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf. The certificates
and endorsements are to be on forms approved by the Village and shall be subject
to approval by the Village Attorney before work commences. The Village reserves
the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies,
at any time.
Each insured shall include all subcontractors as insureds under its policies or
shall furnish separate certificates and endorsements for each subcontractor. All
coverages for subcontractors shall be subject to all requirements stated herein.