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HomeMy WebLinkAboutChicago, Central and Pacific Railroad - Airport Blvd - 7/2/2018 J lt, Please return this copy to: City Clerk&Finance Dept. 715 Mulberry St. Waterloo,IA 50703 COOPERATIVE SURFACE REPAIR FORCE ACCOUNT AGREEMENT This AGREEMENT is between CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, hereinafter referred to as the HIGHWAY AUTHORITY, and CHICAGO, CENTRAL AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, hereinafter referred to as the COMPANY. The HIGHWAY AUTHORITY and the COMPANY agree to upgrade and renew the at-grade crossing located at Airport Blvd,Waterloo, Iowa, identified as DOT#307181J, and further agree as follows; SECTION I.Work Statement and Performance. The COMPANY and the HIGHWAY AUTHORITY have determined the extent of the repair to be performed at this crossing, including railway, roadway approach modifications, and replacement of any existing sidewalks and/or recreational trails, and the agreed work is generally described as follows; The HIGHWAY AUTHORITY agrees to: A. Provide traffic control and signage necessaryfor the required highway closure and detours. The highway will be fully closed during the construction of the crossing. The COMPANY and the HIGHWAY AUTHORITY will agree to the starting date of the crossing repairs at least two (2) weeks in advance of the starting time to allow the HIGHWAY AUTHORITY reasonable time to place appropriate traffic control devices. A. Saw approach pavements and remove pavement and header. Saw cuts will be not less than 10 feet 0 inches (10'-0")from the center of the track. Disposal of all waste material is the responsibility of the HIGHWAY AUTHORITY. B. Provide and place any needed drain tile,geo-grid or asphalt underlayment as determined by COMPANY and HIGHWAY AUTHORITY. C. Provide, place and compact asphalt and other needed material for headers and approaches. D. Install advance warning signs, pavement markings and stop lines in accordance with and as required by Part 8 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways. E. The HIGHWAY AUTHORITY will be responsible to have any existing sidewalk(s) and/or recreational trail(s) replaced by a contractor or their own forces, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. In the absence of any specific HIGHWAY AUTHORITY standards that are acceptable to the COMPANY, the Iowa Department of Transportation's Standard Road Plan MI-220 shall be used. As per Standard Road Plan MI- 220,the detectable warning is to be installed twelve feet(12')from the edge of the nearest rail, and the sidewalk is a minimum width of five feet(5'). The project will include the cost of an additional two feet of sidewalk and/or recreational trail, or to the nearest sidewalk and/or recreational trail joint, whichever is less, beyond the detectable warning. Any additional new sidewalk and/or recreational trail beyond that point will be paid by the HIGHWAY AUTHORITY and is not part of this project. Truncated domes are the only detectable warnings allowed by ADA Accessibility Guidelines. Future maintenance of the sidewalk(s) and detectable warning device will not be the responsibility of the COMPANY. COOPERATIVE AT-GRADE CROSSING SURFACE REPAIR PROJECT UNIT COST AGREEMENT Between Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad Company And City of Waterloo, Iowa For construction of surface improvements at the Airport Boulevard at- grade railroad crossing located over and on CCP Railroad Company's track County: Blackhawk FRA No: 307181) Road:Airport Blvd,Waterloo, IA DIRECTALL COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING THIS PROJECTTO: HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Contact Person: Jeff Bales City Engineer Address: 715 Mulberry St Waterloo, Iowa 50701 Office Telephone No.: (319) 291-4312 Fax Telephone No.: Email Address: jeff.bales@waterloo-ia.org COMPANY Contact Person: Nick Burwell Manager Public Works Address: Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad Company 1006 East Fourth Street Waterloo, IA 50703 Office Telephone No.: 319-236-9205 Fax Telephone No.: 319-236-9207 Email Address: nicholas.burwell@cn.ca The COMPANY agrees to: B. Reconstruct and install the crossing using procedures generally in accordance with the COMPANY's grade crossing installation specifications. C. Remove the old crossing surface, track structure and ballast. Disposal of any resultant waste material is the responsibility of the HIGHWAY AUTHORITY. D. Place and compact ballast under track structure. The HIGHWAY AUTHORITY may compact the first few lifts of ballast if requested by the COMPANY. E. Provide the materials, labor and equipment to construct the new track panel. The track panel will be built with new hardwood ties ten feet (10') in length and will extend a minimum of twenty feet(20') beyond the edge of the new rubber surface panels on both sides of the roadway. The track panel will also be constructed with lag-down cast plates with spring clip design. F. Raise and surface the new track panel to the elevation jointly agreed upon by the COMPANY and the HIGHWAY AUTHORITY. G. Provide and place the new rubber crossing surface material. The surface material shall be full depth rubber panels and shall be not less than thirty-six feet(36')in length in order to extend across the roadway from back of curb to back of curb or from outside edge of shoulder to outside edge of shoulder for both tracks. H. Dismantle the old track panel and remove all scrap material from the project site. I. The COMPANY may subcontract performance of other required incidental work. SECTION II.Cost Estimate. The HIGHWAY AUTHORITY shall assume full cost responsibility for work performed by HIGHWAY AUTHORITY forces. The HIGHWAY AUTHORITY shall reimburse the COMPANY for crossing materials (rubber panels, 10' ties, cast plates, clips, and screws) necessary to complete the COMPANY's work at a fixed cost of$421.00 per foot of rubber($30,312.00 for 72'total). Costs associated with relocation or repair of any existing crossbucks, signals, signal wires, and switches will be the responsibility of the COMPANY. SECTION III. Work Start and Completion. The COMPANY shall coordinate the start of its crossing renewal work with the HIGHWAY AUTHORITY.The HIGHWAY AUTHORITY shall be given ample opportunity to document the COMPANY's materials, equipment, and labor required to complete the project. The HIGHWAY AUTHORITY shall have the right to inspect the project work at any time on-track protection is provided by the COMPANY. SECTION IV. Proiect Completion. After the COMPANY has completed its required work, the COMPANY shall notify the HIGHWAY AUTHORITY to arrange for an inspection, if desired by HIGHWAY AUTHORITY, with the COMPANY to determine whether the COMPANY's crossing renewal work has been completed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. When the COMPANY's work has been completed in accordance with this Agreement, the HIGHWAY AUTHORITY shall provide the COMPANY notice in writing of its certification of completion and acceptance of the COMPANY's work. SECTION V. Payment. Upon completion of the COMPANY's work in accordance with this Agreement, the HIGHWAY AUTHORITY shall make payment to the COMPANY within thirty(30) days of its receipt of the COMPANY billing in accordance with Section II. of this Agreement. SECTION VI.Maintenance and Abandonment. Upon completion of the project,the COMPANY shall maintain the crossing surface to provide a safe and sufficient crossing for vehicular travel. If the track is removed from both sides of the crossing, the COMPANY shall remove the surface material, rail and cross ties from the crossing and shall restore the roadway void to the satisfaction of the HIGHWAY AUTHORITY, all at COMPANY expense. SECTION VII. Standard Title VI Assurances. The COMPANY shall comply with all applicable Department and Federal laws, rules(including the administrative rules adopted by the Department for the IPPP Program — 761 Iowa Administrative Code, chapter 201), ordinances, regulations, and orders. The COMPANY,and all agents of the COMPANY that participate in the project,shall also comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,78 Stat. 252,42 U.S.C. 2000d-42 U.S.C. 2000d-4, and all requirements imposed by or pursuant to Title 49,Code of Federal Regulation, Department of Transportation,Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21—to the end that no person in the United States shall,on the grounds of race,color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving financial assistance from the HIGHWAY AUTHORITY. SECTION VIII. Successor and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon all successors or assigns. The COMPANY shall provide written notice to the HIGHWAY AUTHORITY of any assignment of this Agreement. SECTION IX. Proiect Contact Persons. All notices and communications essential to complete the work required by this Agreement shall be made to the Contact Persons specified on the cover page of this Agreement. SECTION X. Integration and Amendment. This Agreement and its exhibits constitute the entire Agreement between the COMPANY and the HIGHWAY AUTHORITY concerning this project. SECTION XI. Merged Documents. This Agreement may be executed and delivered in two (2) or more counterparts,each of which so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original,and all shall constitute but one and the same original. If any section, provision, or part of this Agreement shall be found to be invalid or unconstitutional, such judgment shall not affect the validity of any section, provision, or part thereof not found to be invalid or unconstitutional. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the COMPANY and the HIGHWAY AUTHORITY hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the dates indicated below. Executed by COMPANY this Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad Company day of ,2018 By Name and Title Executed by HIGHWAY AUTHORITY this City of Waterloo, Iowa 2/ day of '2018 By 1