HomeMy WebLinkAboutBlack Hawk County-Electrrical Licensing Agreement-12.17.2007 CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT
FOR
ELECTRICAL LICENSING AND INSPECTIONS
The parties to the Agreement are the City of Waterloo, Iowa, Building Department
(hereinafter referred to as "City") and Black Hawk County, Iowa(hereinafter referred to as
"County"). This Agreement is effective from and after the 1ST day of January 2008.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, City and County are public agencies, and
WHEREAS, County desires to engage the services of City to furnish technical and
professional assistance for electrical licensing and inspections; and City has indicated its
willingness to provide such technical and professional services to County;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties mutually agree as follows:
1. SCOPE OF CITY SERVICES. City agrees to perform in a good, professional
manner the services required for electrical licensing and inspection within the unincorporated
county limits of the County. Electrical licensing and inspection services will be provided on an
"as needed"basis Monday through Friday during normal business hours. After-hour inspections
(any time other than Monday through Friday during normal business hours) will be conducted
upon special request for the surcharge of$45.00 per inspection. All reports and records
concerning electrical licensing and inspections shall be kept in the office of the City of Waterloo
Building Department. Licensing and inspections will be provided for compliance with the
National Electrical Code (NEC) 2008 edition and any amendments thereto; the June 29, 2000
addition of Chapter 11, of the code of Ordinances of the City of Waterloo, Iowa. (Electrical
Code)
The Building Department (office and field) shall provide sufficient written documentation of all
transactions in order to permit adequate record keeping for such electrical licenses and
inspections.
1 a. Licensing: City of Waterloo licenses for Electrical Contractor's, Master
Electrician, Journeyman Electrician, Appliance Contractor's, Master Appliance Wireman and
Appliance Wireman's shall be accepted as Black Hawk County Electrical licenses under the
scope of this agreement.
lb. Inspection: Electrical inspection performed in unincorporated Black Hawk
County shall be valid when preformed by a City of Waterloo employee employed for the express
purpose of performing electrical inspections for the Waterloo Building Department shall be valid
inspection when performed under the scope of this agreement.
2. MATERIALS TO BE PROVIDED BY COUNTY. In the event that any
information date, re
ports, records, and maps exist and are available to County, which may be
useful for City's carrying out the services of this Agreement, these materials shall be promptly
furnished to City without cost or expense to it. City and its inspectors will provide all equipment
and tools needed by them to process all licenses and make the required inspections.
3. MEETINGS AND REPORTS. Upon reasonable notice to be given not less than
seventy-two (72) hours, City agrees to attend meetings with the County Board of Supervisors
and staff during the life of this Agreement. In addition, City will produce reports, studies, and
memoranda in connection with carrying out the services outlined in this Agreement.
4. SUBCONTRACTORS. City may elect to use subcontractors to perform certain
portions of the services. City shall remain responsible for all services.
5. CHANGES. Any changes in this Agreement, including Scope of City Services,
and any modification of the amount of compensation, shall be first mutually agreed upon by
County and City and incorporated into a written amendment.
6. COMPENSATION AND PAYMENT METHOD. County shall pay to City, for
services rendered, on a monthly basis, in accordance to the hourly rate plus benefits for each
specific employee performing said task and mileage as outlined in the attached Exhibit"A,"
within thirty (30) days after having received an invoice, which sets forth the itemized statement
of the hours accrued by each employee, mileage recorded for all inspections and administrative
cost.
7. TIME OF PERFORMANCE AND DELAYS BEYOND CITY'S CONTROL.
The services of City shall begin upon receipt of an executed copy of this Agreement, and shall,
except for causes beyond City's control, be completed in a timely manner. City shall establish a
voice mail box in order that persons desiring inspections may call directly to City and leave a
message requesting inspection on Monday through Friday during normal business working
hours. If special arrangements are required for inspections at times other than Monday through
Friday during normal business working hours, then a surcharge will be added as outlined in
paragraph (1) of this document.
8. NON-DISCRIMINATION. For purposes of this Agreement and the delivery of
services by City, City agrees not to discriminate by reason of age, race, religion, color, sex,
natural origin, or handicap.
9. NOTICES. All notices, communication, and/or demands given pursuant hereto
shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient if sent by certified mail, return receipt
requested, addressed as follows:
Building Official/Designee Black Hawk County
Building Department Black Hawk County, Iowa
City of Waterloo 316 E. 5th Street
715 Mulberry Street Waterloo, Iowa 50703
Waterloo, IA 50703
The date of mailing shall be deemed the date of service. Either party may change the address for
notice by the aforesaid procedure.
10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and the manner expressly referred to
herein constitute the entire agreement between the parties. No representations, warranties,
undertakings, or promises have been made by either party hereto unless expressly stated herein.
All amendments hereto, if any, shall be in writing and executed by the parties.
11. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement may be terminated by
either party upon at least thirty (30) day written notice, except as stated in paragraph 12. In the
event of termination, City shall be compensated for all services performed to termination date,
together with reimbursable expenses then due.
12. DURATION. This Agreement shall last for the duration of the electrical licensing
cycle. This 24 month period shall began January 1, 2008 and run through December 31, 2009.
Sixty (60) days before the end of this agreement the affected parties of this agreement shall
discuss terms for a new 24 month agreement beginning January 1, 2010. The termination of this
agreement will follow procedure as set out in paragraph 11 above.
13. SEPARATE ORGANIZATION. No separate organization is foiined or
contemplated by this Agreement.
14. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Agreement is to provide Electrical Licensing and
Inspections services to County. No separate financing vehicle or method is used, except for
purchase of said services from County, as set out in paragraph 6 of this Agreement.
15. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY. The parties do not anticipate that there will be
joint ownership of any property; and if the Agreement is terminated pursuant to the provisions of
paragraph 11, each party shall retain in its control that property that it brought into the
Agreement.
16. ADMINISTRATION. The City Building Official or his designee shall administer
this program for the mutual benefit of the City and County.
17. METHOD OF HOLDING PROPERTY. The parties do not contemplate that there
will be joint ownership of any property, and each party shall retain its own personal property.
There shall be no real estate purchased pursuant to this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, County and City have executed and delivered this Agreement
on the date first above written.
CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA
BY: ��
Tim Hurley, Mayo
ATTEST:
Nancy kert, i y Clerk
STATE OF IOWA )
ss.
BLACK HAWK COUNTY )
On this day of 6 , 2007, before me, the undersigned, a
Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa, personally appeared Tim Hurley and Nancy Eckert,
to me personally known, and who, being by me duly sworn, did say that they are the Mayor
and City Clerk, respectively, of the City of Waterloo, Iowa; that the seal affixed to the
foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of the corporation, and that the instrument was
signed and sealed on behalf of the corporation by authority of its City Council as contained in
the Resolution adopted by* City Coun il, under ouncil Action No. I61 ,3 7v of the
City Council on the /7 day of U,/,0 . , 2007, and that Tim Hurley and
Nancy Eckert acknowledged the execution of the instrument to be their voluntary act and deed
and the voluntary act and deed of the corporation, by it voluntarily executed.
Notary Public in and for the Sta of Iowa
A�,
BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA
By: I -�° \V `-'
Tom Little, Chair Black Hawk County
ATTEST: /2 - 'K-6 7
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Grant Veeder, Auditor
STATE OF IOWA )
) ss.
BLACK HAWK COUNTY )
On this `/ day of becew- , 2007, before me, the undersigned, a
Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa, personally appeared Tom Little and Grant Veeder,
to me personally known, and who, being by me duly sworn, did say that they are the Chair
and Auditor, respectively, of the County, Black Hawk County, Iowa; that the seal affixed to
the foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of the corporation, and that the instrument was
signed and sealed on behalf of the corporation by authority of its Board of Supervisors as
contained in the Resolution adopted by the Board of Su rvisors, u
----of the Board on the q day of '/ e,e,K. Le,t. , 2007, and that Tom
Little and Grant Veeder acknowledged the execution of the instrument to be their voluntary act
and deed and the voluntary act and deed of the corporation, by it voluntarily executed.
Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa
• "' �,,� MONICA M. SMITH
A " COMMISSION NO. 158782
o : MY COMMISSION EXPIRES
.' ._ DECEMBER 6,2008