HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023 CON HDL Coren & Cone, Inc. - Property Tax Consulting Services_Page_02DocuSign Envelope ID: 81972E7B-412A-4EFF-AB6F-0C4BAF717DD3
4. PROJECT COORDINATION AND SUPERVISION. The Director of
Administrative Services hereby is designated as the Project Coordinator for the CITY and will
monitor the progress and execution of this Agreement. The CONSULTANT shall assign a single
Project Director to provide supervision and have overall responsibility for the progress and
execution of this Agreement for the CONSULTANT. Nichole Cone-Morishita thereby is
designated as the Project Director for the CONSULTANT.
5. COMPENSATION AND PAYMENT. The compensation for the
CONSULTANT shall be based on quarterly billings covering actual work performed. Billings
shall include labor classifications, respective rates, hours worked and also materials, if any. The
compensation for the CONSULTANT'S work shall not exceed the rates set forth in Exhibit "A".
Quarterly invoices will be processed for payment and remitted within thirty (30) days from receipt
of invoice, provided that work is accomplished consistent with Exhibit "A", as determined by the
CITY.
The CONSULTANT shall maintain all books, documents, papers, employee time
sheets, accounting records, and other evidence pertaining to costs incurred, and shall make such
materials available at its office at all reasonable times during the term of this Agreement and for
three (3) years from the date of final payment under this Agreement, for inspection by the CITY,
and for furnishing of copies to the CITY, if requested.
6. ACCEP-TABILITY OF WORK. The CITY shall decide any and all questions ---
which may arise as to the quality or acceptability of the services performed and the manner of
performance, the acceptable completion of this Agreement, and the amount of compensation due.
In the event the CONSULTANT and the CITY cannot agree to the quality or acceptability of the
work, the manner of performance and/or the compensation payable to the CONSULTANT in this
Agreement, the CITY or the CONSULTANT shall give to the other written notice. Within ten (10)
business days, the CONSULTANT and the CITY shall each prepare a report which supports their
position and file the same with the other party. The CITY shall, with reasonable diligence,
determine the quality or acceptability of the work, the manner of performance and/or the
compensation payable to the CONSULTANT.
7. DISPOSITION AND OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS. The Memoranda,
Reports, Maps, Drawings, Plans, Specifications, and other documents prepared by the
CONSULTANT for this project, whether paper or electronic, shall: (1) be free from defects; (2)
become the property of the CITY for use with respect to this project; and (3) shall be turned over
to the CITY upon completion of the project, or any phase thereof, as contemplated by this
Agreement.
Contemporaneously with the transfer of documents, the CONSULTANT hereby
assigns to the CITY, and CONSULTANT thereby expressly waives and disclaims any copyright
in, and the right to reproduce, all written material, drawings, plans, specifications, or other work
prepared under this Agreement, except upon the CITY'S prior authorization regarding
reproduction, which authorization shall not be unreasonably withheld. The CONSULTANT shall,
upon request of the CITY, execute any further document(s) necessary to further effectuate this
waiver and disclaimer.
The CONSULTANT agrees that the CITY may use, reuse, alter, reproduce, modify,
assign, transfer, or in any other way, medium, or method utilize the CONSULTANT'S written
work product for the CITY'S purposes, and the CONSULTANT expressly waives and disclaims
Standard Agreement - Page 2 of 12 City of National City and
Revised February 2023 HdL Coren & Cone, Inc.