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Contract Standard Provisions


EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDING AMONG BUDGET ITEMS
The contractor shall expend funds in the manner described in the budget included under the “SCOPE OF CONTRACT” section, above.  The allocation of funds among the items in the budget may vary by as much as ten percent without approval by the Executive Officer.  Any difference of more than ten percent must be approved in writing by the Executive Officer.  The Conservancy may withhold payment for changes in particular budget items which exceed the amount allocated in the approved budget by more than ten percent and which have not received the approval required above.  The total amount of this contract may not be increased except by amendment to this contract.

INDEMNIFICATION AND HOLD HARMLESS
The contractor shall be responsible for, indemnify and save harmless the Conservancy, the Ocean Protection Council, and their officers, agents and employees from any and all liabilities, claims, demands, damages, or costs, including without limitation litigation costs and attorneys fees, resulting from or arising out of the willful or negligent acts or omissions of the contractor, its officers, agents, subcontractors and employees, or in any way connected with or incident to this contract, except for the active negligence of the Conservancy, the Ocean Protection Council, and their officers, agents or employees.  The duty of the contractor to indemnify and save harmless includes the duty to defend as set forth in Civil Code section 2778. 

The contractor waives any and all rights to any type of express or implied indemnity or right of contribution from the State, its officers, agents or employees, for any liability resulting from, growing out of, or in any way connected with or incident to this contract.

INSURANCE
Throughout the term of this contract, the contractor shall procure and maintain insurance, as specified in this section, against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property that may arise from or in connection with any activities by the contractor or its agents, representatives, employees, or subcontractors associated with the project undertaken pursuant to this contract.

1. Minimum Scope of Insurance. Coverage shall be at least as broad as:

    a. Insurance Services Office (“ISO”) Commercial General Liability coverage (occurrence Form CG 0001) or ISO Comprehensive General Liability form (1973) or comparable with Broad Form Comprehensive General Liability endorsement.
    b. Automobile Liability coverage – ISO Form Number CA 0001, Code 1 (any auto).
    c. Workers’ Compensation insurance as required by the Labor Code of the State of California.

2. Minimum Limits of Insurance. The contractor shall maintain limits no less than:

    General Liability (Including operations, products and completed operations, as applicable):
    $1,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage. If Commercial General Liability Insurance or other form with general aggregate limit is used, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to the activities under this contract or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit.

    Automobile Liability: $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage.

3. Deductibles and Self-Insured Retentions. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the Executive Officer.

4. Required Provisions. Each insurance policy required by this section shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall not be canceled by either party, except after thirty days’ prior written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, has been given to the Conservancy. The general liability and automobile liability policies are to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provisions

    a. The State of California, its officers, agents and employees are to be covered as insureds with respect to liability arising out of automobiles owned, leased, hired or borrowed by or on behalf of the contractor; and with respect to liability arising out of work or operations performed by or on behalf of the contractor including materials, parts or equipment furnished in connection with such work or operations.
    b. For any claims related to this contract, the contractor’s insurance coverage shall be primary insurance as respects the State of California, its officers, agents and employees.
    c. Coverage shall not extend to any indemnity coverage for the active negligence of the additional insured in any case where an agreement to indemnify the additional insured would be invalid under Subdivision (b) of section 2782 of the Civil Code.

5. Acceptability of Insurers. Insurance is to be placed with insurers admitted to transact business in the State of California and having a Best’s rating of “B+” or better or, in the alternative, acceptable to the Conservancy and approved in writing by the Executive Officer.

6. Subcontractors. The contractor shall include all subcontractors as insureds under its policies or shall require each subcontractor to provide and maintain coverage consistent with the requirements of this section.

7. Verification of Coverage. The contractor shall furnish the Conservancy with original certificates, in the form attached as Exhibit ___ to this contract, and amendatory endorsements effecting coverage required by this clause. All certificates and endorsements are to be received and approved by the Executive Officer before work commences. The Conservancy reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, including endorsements effecting the coverage, at any time.

8. Premiums and Assessments. The Conservancy is not responsible for premiums and assessments on any insurance policy.

NONDISCRIMINATION
During the performance of this contract, the contractor and its subcontractors shall not unlawfully discriminate against, harass, or allow harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of sex, race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, ethnic group identification, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, marital status, age (over 40) or sexual orientation (Government Code section 12940). The contractor and its subcontractors also shall not unlawfully deny a request for or take unlawful action against any individual because of the exercise of rights related to family-care leave (Government Code sections 12945.1 and 12945.2).  The contractor and its subcontractors shall ensure that the evaluation and treatment of their employees and applicants for employment are free of such discrimination, harassment and unlawful acts. 

Pursuant to Government Code section 12990, the contractor and its subcontractors shall comply with the provisions of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (Government Code section 12900 et seq.) and the applicable regulations (California Code of Regulations, Title 2, section 7285.0 et seq.).  The regulations of the Fair Employment and Housing Commission regarding contractor Nondiscrimination and Compliance (Chapter 5 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations) are incorporated into this contract by this reference.

The contractor and its subcontractors shall give written notice of their obligations under this clause to labor organizations with which they have a collective bargaining or other agreement.  This nondiscrimination clause shall be included in all subcontracts entered into by the contractor to perform work provided for under this contract.

NONDISCRIMINATION IN PROVISION OF BENEFITS – DOMESTIC PARTNERS
The contractor certifies that it is in compliance with Public Contract Code section 10295.3, which prohibits discrimination in the provision of benefits as between the contractor’s employees with spouses and its employees with domestic partners and as between the domestic partners of its employees and the spouses of its employees.

AUDITS/ACCOUNTING/RECORDS
The contractor shall maintain financial accounts, documents, and records (collectively, “records”) relating to this contract, in accordance with the guidelines of “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” published by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  The records shall include, without limitation, evidence sufficient to reflect properly the amount, receipt, deposit, and disbursement of all funds related to the services that the contractor is providing, and time and effort reports.  The contractor shall maintain adequate supporting records in a manner that permits tracing of transactions from the invoices to the accounting records and to the supporting documentation.

The contractor shall retain these records for three years following the date of final disbursement by the Conservancy under this contract, regardless of the termination date. The records shall be subject to examination and audit by the Conservancy and the Bureau of State Audits during this period.

Additionally, the Conservancy, the Ocean Protection Council, and their respective agents may review, obtain, and copy all records relating to performance of the contract. The contractor shall provide the Conservancy, the Ocean Protection Council, and their respective agents with any relevant information requested and shall permit the Conservancy, the Ocean Protection Council, and their agents access to the contractor’s premises, upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours, to interview employees and inspect and copy books, records, accounts, and other material that may be relevant to a matter under investigation for the purpose of determining compliance with this contract and any applicable laws and regulations. The contractor shall maintain these records for a period of three years after final payment under the contract.

If the contractor retains any subcontractors to accomplish any of the work of this contract, the contractor shall first enter into a contract with each subcontractor requiring the subcontractor to meet the terms of this section and to make the terms applicable to all lower-tier subcontractors.

The Conservancy may disallow all or part of the cost of any activity or action that it determines to be not in compliance with the requirements of this contract.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS
The contractor shall maintain its status as an independent contractor as defined in section 3353 of the California Labor Code.  To this end, the contractor shall be under the control of the State, acting through its agent, the Conservancy, but only as to the results of its work and not as to the means by which the results are accomplished.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE
The contractor certifies that it has instituted and will employ systems and controls appropriate to ensure that, in the performance of this contract, state funds will not be used for the acquisition, operation or maintenance of computer software in violation of copyright laws.

DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS
By signing this contract the contractor certifies that it will comply with the requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1990, commencing at Government Code section 8350. The Act generally requires the contractor to notify its employees that illegal drug distribution, use or possession is prohibited and will be subject to disciplinary action and to establish a drug awareness program that, in addition, informs employees about the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace and about any available employee assistance programs.

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
By signing this contract, the contractor states under penalty of perjury that, during the two‑year period immediately preceding the date of the contract, no more than one final unappealable finding of contempt of court has been issued against the contractor for failure to comply with an order of the National Labor Relations Board.

AIR AND WATER POLLUTION
In accordance with Government Code section 4477, the contractor represents that it is not in violation of any order or resolution of the State Air Resources Board or an air pollution control district, and is not subject to a cease and desist order issued pursuant to section 13301 of the Water Code for violation of waste discharge requirements or discharge prohibitions, and has not been finally determined to be in violation of provisions of federal law relating to air or water pollution.

RECYCLING CONTENT
In accordance with Public Contract Code section 12205, the contractor certifies under penalty of perjury that at least ___ percent of the materials, goods, or supplies offered, or products used in the performance of this contract will qualify as post-consumer material and at least ___ percent as secondary material as defined in Public Contract Code section 12200.

SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
If any dispute arises out of this contract, the contractor shall file a “Notice of Dispute” with the Executive Officer within ten days of discovery of the problem.  Within ten days of such notification, the Executive Officer shall meet with the contractor and designated Conservancy staff members for the purpose of resolving the dispute.  If the Executive Officer is unable to resolve the dispute to the contractor’s satisfaction, the contractor may proceed under Government Code sections 900 et seq. with any claims against the Conservancy arising out of this contract.

CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION
Within thirty days of completion of all work described in the “Scope of Contract,” the contractor shall be evaluated by Conservancy staff. The evaluation shall be kept with records of this contract at the Conservancy’s offices. If negative, a copy shall be sent (as required by law) to the Department of General Services, Legal Office. The evaluation shall be made available to the contractor upon request.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S DESIGNEE
The Executive Officer shall designate a Conservancy project manager who shall have authority to act on behalf of the Executive Officer with respect to this contract. The Executive Officer shall notify the contractor of the designation in writing.

AMENDMENT
This contract may be modified only upon written agreement of the parties. However, the schedule as provided in the SCOPE OF CONTRACT section, above may be modified by written letter of the contractor countersigned by the Executive Officer, and that modification shall have the same effect as if included in the text of this contract.

ASSIGNMENT, SUBCONTRACTING AND DELEGATION
The contractor has been selected to provide the services and perform the tasks of this contract because of its unique skills and experience. Except as expressly provided in this contract, the contractor shall not assign, subcontract or delegate any of the services and tasks to be performed, without written authorization by the Executive Officer

TIMELINESS
Time is of the essence in this contract.

LOCUS
This contract is deemed entered into in the County of Alameda.


 


CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE                                                                                  ISSUE DATE (__/__/__)

State Coastal Conservancy, State of California               Contract #: 0_-___  SCC Project Mgr:  ____

PRODUCER (Agent or Broker)

 

 

 

 

THIS CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE IS NOT AN INSURANCE POLICY AND DOES NOT AMEND, EXTEND OR ALTER THE COVERAGE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES BELOW.                                                                                              BEST’S

                                              COMPANIES                        RATING

COMPANY

LETTER         A     _______________________________            ____________

COMPANY

LETTER         B     __________________________________       ____________

COMPANY

LETTER         C     __________________________________       ____________             

COMPANY

LETTER         D     __________________________________       ____________

INSURED

 

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE POLICIES OF INSURANCE LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE INSURED NAMED ABOVE FOR THE POLICY PERIOD INDICATED.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REQUIREMENT, TERM OR CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE ISSUED OR MAY BE ISSUED OR MAY PERTAIN, THE INSURANCE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS, EXCLUSIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH POLICIES.  LIMITS ARE SHOWN MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS. 

CO

LTR

 

TYPE OF INSURANCE

 

POLICY NUMBER

POLICY EFFECTIVE

DATE (MM/DD/YY)

POLICY EXPIRATION

DATE (MM/DD/YY)

 

ALL LIMITS IN THOUSANDS

 

GENERAL LIABILITY

q COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY

                            or                        

qCOMPREHENSIVE GENERAL LIABILITY

    q ISO form (1973) or comparable with         

        Broad Form Comprehensive General     

        Liability endorsement .

    q Other:_________________________

 

q OCCURENCE            

q OTHER  _____________________

 

q General Aggregate applies per  project

 

 

 

EACH OCCURRENCE

$

 

FIRE DAMAGE (Any one fire)

$

 

MEDICAL EXPENSE (any one person)

$

 

PERSONAL & ADVERTISING INJURY

$

 

GENERAL AGGREGATE

$

 

PRODUCTS-COMP/OPS AGGREGATE

$

 

AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY

q     ANY AUTO (ISO Form Number CA             0001, Code or equivalent.)

 

q     OTHER:  ______________________

    ALL  OWNED AUTOS

  SCHEDULED AUTOS

  q HIRED AUTOS

         q NONOWNED AUTOS

         q   GARAGE LIABILITY

 

 

 

COMBINED SINGLE LIMIT (each accident)

$

BODILY INJURY

(Per person)

$

BODILY INJURY

(Per accident)

$

PROPERTY DAMAGE

$

 

 

EXCESS LIABILITY

q UMBRELLA

q OTHER THAN UMBRELLA FORM

 

 

 

EACH OCCURRENCE

$

 

 

 

 

AGGREGATE

$

 

q    WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

                            AND

         EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY

 

 

 

 

STATUTORY

$

 

 

 

 

EACH ACCIDENT

$

 

 

 

 

DISEASE-POLICY LIMIT

$

 

 

 

 

DISEASE-EACH EMPLOYEE

$

 

ERRORS & OMMISSIONS   

DESCRIBE:___________________________

q OCCURENCE            

 

 

 

EACH Occurrence

$

 

 

DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS/LOCATION/VEHICLES/RESTRICTION/DEDUCTIBLES/SELF INSURED RETENTIONS/SPECIAL ITEMS

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS APPLY:

1. None of the above-described policies will be canceled until after 30 days’ written notice has been given to the State Coastal Conservancy at 1330 Broadway, 13th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612.

2. The State of Calidfornia (State), its officials, officers, employees and volunteers are added as insureds on all liability insurance policies listed ABOVE.

3. It is agreed that any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the State will apply in excess of and not contribute with, the insurance described above.

4. All rights of subrogation under the property insurance policy listed above have been waived against the State.

5. The workers’ compensation insurer named above, if any, agrees to waive all rights of subrogation against the State for injuries to employees of the insured resulting from work for the State or use of the State’s premises or facilities. 

CERTIFICATE HOLDER/ADDITIONAL INSURED

 

State of California

 

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE     

 

SIGNATURE                ____________________________________________

TITLE                            ____________________________________________

PHONE NO.                 _____________________________________________

                 

 



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