CONTRACT FOR HOLIDAY DECORATING
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This CONTRACT made and entered into this ~t.~ day of
by and between the City of Clearwater, Florida, a municipal'
designated as the "City", and Clark Sales Display, Ine.
hereinafter designated as the "Contractor".
WITNESSETH:
That the parties to this contract each in consideration of the undertakings, promises and
agreements on the part of the other herein contained, do hereby undertake, promise
and agree as follows:
The Contractor, and his or its successors, assigns, executors or administrators, in
consideration of the sum of $70,200 total ($14,040 per year) to be paid by the City to the
Contractor, shall and will at its own cost and expense perform all labor, furnish all
materials, tools and equipment for the following:
A five (5) year contract beginning December 1, 1996, and ending
January 15, 2001, to provide Holiday Decorating Activities under the
specifications described in Exhibit A.
In accordance with such proposal and technical supplemental specifications and such
other special provisions and drawings, if any, which will be submitted by the City,
together with any advertisement, instructions to bidders, general conditions, proposal
and bond, which may be hereto attached, and any drawings if any, which may be herein
referred to, are hereby made a part of this contract, and all of said work to be performed
and completed by the contractor and its successors and assigns shall be fully completed
in a good and workmanlike manner to the satisfaction of the City.
If the Contractor should fail to comply with any of the terms, conditions, provisions or
stipulations as contained herein within the time specified for completion of the work to
be performed by the Contractor, then the City, may at its option, avail itself of any or all
remedies provided on its behalf and shall have the right to proceed to complete such
work as Contractor is obligated to perform in accordance with the provisions as
contained herein.
THE CONTRACTOR AND HIS OR ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS DOES
HEREBY AGREE TO ASSUME THE DEFENSE OF ANY LEGAL ACTION WHICH
MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST THE CITY AS A RESULT OF THE CONTRACTOR'S
ACTIVITIES ARISING OUT OF THIS CONTRACT AND FURTHERMORE, IN
CONSIDERATION OF THE TERMS, STIPULATIONS AND CONDITIONS AS
CONTAINED HEREIN, AGREES TO HOLD THE CITY HARMLESS FROM ANY AND
ALL CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES, COSTS OF SUITS, JUDGMENTS OR DECREES
RESULTING FROM ANY CLAIMS MADE UNDER THIS CONTRACT AGAINST THE
CITY OR THE CONTRACTOR OR THE CONTRACTOR'S SUB-CONTRACTORS,
AGENTS, SERVANTS OR EMPLOYEES RESULTING FROM ACTIVITIES BY THE
AFOREMENTIONED CONTRACTOR, SUB-CONTRACTOR, AGENT SERVANTS OR
EMPLOYEES.
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In addition to the foregoing provisions, the Contractor agrees to conform to the following
requirements:
In connection with the performance of work under this contract, the Contractor agrees
not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race,
sex, religion, color, or national origin. The aforesaid provision shall include, but not be
limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or
recruitment advertising; lay-off or termination; rates of payor other forms of
compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The Contractor
agrees to post hereafter in conspicuous places, available for employees or applicants
for employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth the
provisions of the non-discrimination clause.
The Contractor further agrees to insert the foregoing provIsions in all contracts
hereunder, including contracts or agreements with labor unions and/or worker's
representatives, except sub-contractors for standard commercial supplies or raw
materials.
It is mutually agreed between the parties hereto that time is of the essence of this
contract, and in the event that the work to be performed by the Contractor is not
completed within the time stipulated herein, it is then further agreed that the City may
deduct from such sums or compensation as may be due to the Contractor the sum
equal to 3% of the annual contract amount per day for each day that the work to be
performed by the Contractor remains incomplete beyond the time limit specified herein,
which sum shall only and solely represent damage which the City has sustained by
reason of the failure of the Contractor to complete the work within the time stipulated, it
being further agreed that this sum is not to be construed as a penalty but is only to be
construed as liquidated damages for failure of the Contractor to complete and perform
all work within the time period as specified in this contract.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to the agreement have hereunto set their hands
and seals and have executed this Agreement, in duplicate, the day and year first about
written.
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
By:
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Approved as to form and
legal sufficiency:
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John Carassas, Asst. City Attorney
Attest:
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SPECIFICATIONS FOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS
CITY OF CLEARWATER. PARKS" RECREATION
VENDOR BLIGIBILITY,
All vendors must demonatrate prior 8uccesaful
experience in providing like service. to a
municipality or similar agency. Vendors must
also demonstrate the "ability to successfully
perform per the specifications and scope of
this document. specifically, vendors must
provide proof that they have at least three
(3) years experience in providing pole-
mounted displays on poles located within the
Right-ot-Way of D.O.T. roads; vendors must
provide three (3) references of this type
work. The successful bidder will be required
to sign a contract to be approved by the city
commission.
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The city of Clearwater proposes to continue
to privately contract its Holiday Decorating
activities for a five (5) year period,
beginning December 1, 1996 and ending
January 15, 2001.
The area assiqneeS to the contractor will be
the Downtown section (46 decorations on
Cleveland st., fro. Myrtle Ave. to the
Bayfront), the Memorial Causeway Section (42
decorations fro. the Bayfront to the Beach),
and the Beach Section (29 decorations
encompassing Marianne and Causeway Blvd.).
The contractor will be responsible to supply
and install all new 24- steel face plate
mounting brackets, with three (3) stainless
steel banding straps, and maintain the. over
the term of the contract.
This work will require one hundred and
seventeen (117), 8'0- lighted pole hanging
decorations, with an average of sixty (60)
lamps per decoration, and full garland; and
one (1) 25' lighted tree with a 4' five-point
star, two hundred and sixty (260) lamps,
and full garland. These decorations may be
new or refurbished, meeting with the approval
of the city. The contractor will utilize
3000 hour rated (C-9) lamps, to be changed-
out each year, to the satisfaction of the
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city. The contractor i. required to furnish
and install all materials needed to conneot
the liqhted decorations to existing power, to
furnish, install, and maintain the decoration.
during the specified period, and to furnish
all traffio control during the installation,
maintenance and removal of the decoration..
The city i. to provide a working 110 volt
electrical outlet at each pole where
decorations are to be located, and,' at the
Memorial Civic Center where the 25' tree i.
to be installed.
The city will have the right to select the
type of decorations desired from a catalog
furnished by the contractor. If so required,
the contractor will furnish samples of
decorations to the city. The City may mix
and change the decorations on a yearly basis
to equal decorations.
The contractor shall install the decorations
during the month of November, and prior to
December 1st each year; the contractor shall
remove the decorations in a timely manner,
anytime after January 1st and prior to
January 15th. The contractor shall make any
repairs that are required within 72 hours of
receiving notice.
The contractor shall forfeit three per cent
(3') of the annual contract amount, for each
day in December that the complete decorations
are not fully installed and functional. The
contractor shall forfeit one-half per cent
(1/2') of the annual contract amount, for
each day in December that the contractor
failed to make required repairs, outside
the 72-hour of receiving notice requirement.
The contractor shall possess and maintain all
applicable licenses and insurance required by
law and shall possess and maintain a minimum
of $500,000 liability coverage. Contractors
employees are to be under appropriate
worker's compensation.
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Contractor shall be paid on an annual basis -
one-half of contract paid in advance on
October 15th upon receipt of contractor'.
invoice, and second half due upon removal of
decorations and receipt of invoice (net 30).
The city shall have the right at any time to
cancel the contract, upon thirty' (30) days
written notice to the contractor, for
continued or gross failure by the contractor
to perform satisfactory services as specified
within the contract.
Except as a result of non-performance Oft the
part of the contractor, as previously
provided for in the specifications, the City
of Clearwater may not for any reasons of
convenience or otherwise cancel this contract
at any time during the five (5) year period,
excepting however, at the end of each one
year period the city commission may at its
sole discretion cancel this contract by
failing at annual budget approval to include
funds for its continuance in the upcoming
year involved.