HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAG2018-0246 - Original - Valley Communications Center - Provide Polygraphs - 07/12/2018KçINT POLICE SERVICES AGREEMENT
is made between the cìty of Kent, a washington munícipal corporationVallev Co mmunications r
THIS AGREEMENT
(hereinafter "Kent"), and
_t organized under
27519 108¡h
the laws of the
Ave SE. Ke
State of Washington, located andwA 98030
doing business at
(hereinafter the"Contractor")
I. TERM *AGREEMENT" FURTHER DEFINED - INCORPORATION OF ATTACHMENTSAND INSURANCE EXHIBIT. The term "Agreement" as used throughout this document shallmean this document, and any and all Scope of Services Àttachments (hereinafter"Attachments") which describe the scope of services to be peformed. The AttacÈments arehereby incorporated into this Agreement by this reference. It is recognízed that the Contractormay request police services on several occasions, and therefore, wh¡lJthis main Agreement willonly be signed one time, there may be multiple Attachments to this Agreement. Th-ís Agreementshall be enforceable with regard to each instance of work periormed pursuant to eachAttachment. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and anyAttachment, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.
The Insurance exhibit as required by Section IX of this Agreement shall also be incorporated intothis Agreement as if set forth herein in full.
II. SCOPE OF SERVICES. Contractor desires to utilize the services of a commissioned Kentpolice offícer who wÍll be dedicated to performing the services described in the Attachment(s) tothis Agreement.
Police officers shall only be permÍtted to provide police-related services during the performanceof the work called for herein, and Contractor shall not ask or solicit such police officers toperform work that is not police-related.
III. COST OF SERVICES AND PAYMENT
A. Hourly Rate. Contractor shall pay to the Kent Police Department a sum for eachhour of worked performed by a commissioned police officer. The Chief of Police or his or herdesignee shall have the authority to determine the hourly rate that will be specified in theAttachment.
B. Four Hour Minimum Payment Requirement, There shall be a four (4) hourminimum payment reguired for each instance that a police officer performs services under thisAgreement. Therefore, Contractor shall be required to pay to Kent the greater sum of four (4)
hours of work or the actual number of hours worked during each instanle that a police officerperforms services. For example, if Contractor needs two (2) police officers to work on the sameday and at the same time for two (2) hours of work each, Contractor will be required to pay Kentfor four (4) hours for each police officer, for a total of eight (8) hours, If Conlractor nàeds two(2) police officers for six (6) hours each, Contractor shaìl pay for six (6) hours for each policeofficer for a total of twelve (12) hours,
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C. Holiday Shifts and Shifts in Excess of Ten Hours. Shifts performed on holidays
shall be subject to an increased hourly rate that will be specified in the Attachment, Shifts that
last in excess of ten (10) hours will be subject to a higher hourly rate for all work performed in
excess of ten (10) hours. The hourly rate for work performed in excess of ten (10) hours may
not be specified in the Attachment, but will be approximately at a rate of one and one-half (1,5)
times the regular hourly rate charged on that day. The Contractor will be billed and shall pay
the rate for work over ten (10) hours even if not specified in the Attachment.
D. Method and Time of Payment. Kent shall, within a reasonable time, submit a billto Contractor for amounts owing for services performed. Contractor shall, within fourteen (14)
calendar days of receipt of such bill, pay the amount owing to Kent. All payments shall be made
to the "City of Kent" and shall be delivered to:
City of Kent
Attn : Customer Services
220 Fourth Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
E. Late Payment Penalties. If Contractor faîls or neglects to pay any invoice withinthirty (30) calendar days from the date shown on the invoice as the "invoice date," a servíce
charge of one percent (Lo/o) of the amount of the unpaid balance on the account or two dollars($2.00), whichever sum is greater, will be imposed one (1) month from the date payment was
due, and at the end of each succeeding monthly period, until afl past due amounts are paid in
full,
Any invoice or service charge due under this Agreement and unpaid shall constitute a debt
owed to Kent. Kent may, pursuant to Chapter 3.10 of the Kent City Code and Chapter 19.16 ofthe Revised Code of Washington, use a collection agency to collect outstanding debts, or it may
seek collection by court proceedings, which remedies shall be in addition to all other remedies.
At the discretion of the Chief of Police or his or her designee, services may not be
provided to Contractors who have delinquent payments.
IV. EMERGENCY INTERRUPTIONS IN SERVICE. Políce officers performing services calledfor in this Agreement shall at all times be subject to the rules, regulations, and policies of Kentand its Police Department, and shall be required to follow the orders of supervisors and
command staft. Contractor understands that police officers performing services pursuant to thisAgreement may, from time to time, be required to perform traditional police duties for the
benefit of the greater public. Therefore, from time to time, police officers performing services
for Contractor may be required to respond to emergencies and abandon the services being calledfor under this Agreement. In the event of this occurrence, Contractor shall not be relieved ofproviding full payment; provided, that in the event the interruption lasts longer that one half of
one hour (i.e,, more than thirty (30) continuous minutes), Kent and Contractor will agree to an
amount of a reduction in the costs of services to account for the police officer'J time not
performing services under this Agreement.
V. INDEMNIFICATION.
A. General. Contractor shall defend, indemnify, and hold Kent, its officers, officials,
employees, agents, and volunteers harmless from any and all claims, injuríes, damages, losses,or suits, including all legal costs and attorney fees, arising out of or in connection with Kent's
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performance of this Agreement, except for that portion of the injuries and damages caused by
the sole negligence of Kent or íts officers or employees.
IT IS FURTHER SPECIFICALLY AND EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THE
INDEMNIFICATION PROVIDED HERETN CONSTITUTES THE CONTRACTOR'S WAIVER OF
iMMUNITY UNDER INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE, TITLE 51 RCW, SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF
THIS INDEMNIFICATION. THE PARTIES FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE MUTUALLY
NEGOTIATED THIS WAIVER.
B. Indemnification and the Public Duty Doctrine. Contractor understands that,
pursuant to the legal doctrine in Washington called the "public duty doctríne," Kent, its Police
Department, and íts officers and employees of the Kent Police Department, owe a general dutyto the public and not a specific duty of protection or care to the Contractor. Contractor
understands that by entering into this Agreement, the Police Department's and the police
officer's duties remain to the public in general, and neither Kent, its Police Department, nor anyof its officers or employees have a specific duty of protection or care to the Contractor, its
employees, subcontractors, and agents, or any of its guests, or other people on the premises of
the Contractor. Moreover, neither Kent, its Police Department, nor any officer or employee of
Kent guarantees, in any way, the safety of any person or property as a result of the work
performed under this Agreement. In the event of injury to any person or property, Contractor
shall not assert that Kent, its Police Department, or its police officer owed any special duty toprotect persons or property or provide care for such persons or property or had any special
relationship with the owner or any other person to protect persons or property. This Agreement
shall in no way create a duty for Kent, its Police Department, or any of its officers or employees
where none previously existed. In the event Kent is sued, and a court determines that thepublic duty doctríne does not apply, or an exception to the public duty doctrine exists with
relation to an injury to the person or property of any employee, subcontractor, guest, or other
person on the premises of Contractor, Contractor shall specifically indemnify, hold harmless, and
defend Kent, its Police Department, and each and every offícer and employee thereof to the full
extent permitted by law.
C' Survival. The provisions of this Section V shall survive the expiration or
termination of this Agreement and the obligations contained therein wíll continue to apply
beyond the provision of services called for in any Attachment,
VI. PARTIES ARE INDEPENDENT. The parties agree that neither shall be considered an
employee or agent of the other.
VII. TERMINATION, ALTERATION, OR RESCHEDULING. In the event Kent is unabfe to
obtain the services of a Kent Police Officer to perform the services calted for in the Agreement,
Kent will contact Contractor, and advise Contractor that Kent is unable to perform the services
called for herein, Notice by way of telephone, email, writing, or in-person shall be adequate
notice of such cancellation of services, and Kent shall not be liable for the cost of Contractor
obtaining replacement services.
In the event Contractor must cancel, alter, or reschedule the services called for by this
Agreement, Contractor must provide at least ten and one-half (10.5) hours advance notice to
the Police Departrnent by contacting its on-duty sergeant line at (253) 856-5840. A failure to
cancel, alter, or reschedule at least ten and one-half (10,5) hours before the services are calledfor shall result in the Contractor paying the minimum four (4) hours of service provided for in
Section III.B. above, regardless of whether such services are provided at a later or rescheduled
date and time,
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VIII. CONTRACTOR SHALL ABIDE BY Ll\wS AND SHALL NOT DISCRIMINATE. At all
times during Kent's performance of this Agreement, Contractor shall abide by all laws and
regulations applicable to Contractor's business. Moreover, Contractor shall not, by reason of
race, religion, color, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, or the presence of any sensory,
mental, or physical disabílity, discriminate against any person in violation of any laws of the
State of Washington or the United States.
IX. INSURANCE. Contractor shall at all times during Kent's performance of the servíces
called for in this Agreement procure and maintain insurance of the types and in the amounts
described in Exhibit A attached and incorporated by this reference.
X. CONTRACTOR'S BUSINESS PERFORMED AT ITS OWN RISK. Contractor shall take all
necessary precautions and shall be responsible for the safety of íts employees, agents, guests,
and all persons on Contractor's property and invitees at all times when a police officer is
performing services pursuant to this Agreement.
XI. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
A. Non-Waiver of Breach. The failure of Kent to insist upon strict performance of
any of the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, or to exercíse any option
conferred by this Agreement in one or more instances shall not be construed to be a waiver or
relinquishment of those covenants, agreements, or options, and the same shall be and remain in
full force and effect.
B. Resolution of Disputes and Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the faws of the State of Washington. If the parties are
unable to settle any dispute, difference, or claim arising from the parties' performance of this
Agreement, the exclusive means of resolving that dispute, difference, or claim, shall only be by
filing suit exclusively under the venue, rules, and jurisdiction of the King County Superior Court,
King County, Washington, unless the parties agree in writing to an alternative dispute resolution
process, In any claim or lawsuit for damages arising from the parties' performance of this
Agreement, each pafty shall pay all its legal costs and attorney's fees incurred in defending or
bringing such claim or lawsuit, including all appeals, in addítion to any other recovery or award
provided by law; provid-çd, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the
Kent's right to indemnification under Section V.B. of this Agreement,
C. Written Notice. All communications regarding this Agreement shall be sent to the
parties at the addresses listed on the signature page of the Agreement, unless notified to the
contrary. Any written notice hereunder shall become effective three (3) business days after the
date of mailing by registered or certified mail, and shall be deemed sufficiently given if sent to
the addressee at the address stated in this Agreement or such other address as may be
hereafter specified in writing.
D. Assignment. Any assignment of this Agreement by either party without the
written consent of the non-assigning party shall be void, If the non-assignÍng party gives its
consent to any assignment, the terms of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect
and no fufther assígnment shall be made without additional written consent,
E. Modification. No waiver, alteration, or modification of any of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of
Kent and Contractor.
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F. Entire Agreement. The written provisions and terms of this Agreement, together
with any Exhibits or Attachments attached hereto or referenced herein, shall supersede all prior
verbal statements of any officer or other representative of Kent, and such statements shall not
be effective or be construed as enteríng into or forming a part of or altering in any manner this
Agreement. All of the above documents are hereby made a part of this Agreement. However,
should any language in any of the Exhibits or Attachments to this Agreement conflict with any
language contained in this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. Further, the
representative signing this Agreement on behalf of Contractor swears and affirms that he or she
is authorized to enter into this Agreement on behalf of Contractor and that act¡on is binding on
the Contractor.
G. Compliance with Laws. Contractor agrees to comply with all federal, state, and
municipal laws, rules, and regulations that are now effective or in the future become applicableto Contractor's business, equipment, and personnel engaged in operations covered by this
Agreement or accruing out of the performance of those operations.
H. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which will together constitute this one
Agreement.
IN WITNESS, the parties below execute this Agreement, which shall become
effective on the last date entered below.
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CONT
By:
(signature)
Print Name:
Its Human Fl urces Manaoer
(title)
DATE:July 10, 2018
KENT:
By
'7q,Print Name:
Ítc Police Chipf
DATE:
NOTICES TO BE SENT TO:
CONTRACTOR:
Attn:
(te lephone)
(facsimile)
NOTICES TO BE SENT TO:
CITY OF KENT:
sgt.SGT Matt Stansfiel d
City of Kent
220 Fourth Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
(253) 856- 5809 (telephone)
(253) 856-6802 (facsimile)
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KENT SCOPE OF SERVICES ATTACHMENT
To Police Services Agreement//)i.rr!ùt-..,
This Scope of Services Attachment shall be incorporated into the Police Services Agreement signedby Valley Communications Center - (hereinafter "Contractor") on July 10, ZOtA.
T DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. Contractor requests the services of a commissioned police
officer who will be dedicated to performing the following services (check box that applies):
I Flagging/Traffic Control
n Security for Entertainment Venue or Event
tl Security for Retail Establishment
n Guarding of Property, Buildings, Possessions, or Equipment
X Other/Polygraphs
Police officers shall only be permitted to provide police-related services during theperformance of the work called for herein, and Contractor shall not ask or solicit such police
officers to perform work that is not police-related,
II.HOURLY RATE & NUMBER OF OFFICERS REQUIRED, The work called for herein shall bepaid by Contractor at the following hourly rates and the Contractor requests the following
number of officers:
Extra-Duty Work: Officer
Up to $80 per hour.*
Number of Officers Required: 1
Extra-Duty Work: Supervisor
Up to $100 per hour.x Number of Supervisors Required:*.-
* Note: Hourly rates are quoted "up to" a specified amount. Officers are paid different rates
based on factors such as time in service, assignment, education, etc. The rate quoted is themaximum rate that will be billed subject to overtime holiday rates specified below.
Contractor's rate may be lower.
Four Hour Minimum. There shall be a four (4) hour minimum payment required for
each instance that a police officer performs services under the Agreement, Therefore,
Contractor shall be required to pay to Kent the greater sum of four (4) hours of workor the actual number of hours worked during each instance that a police officer
performs services. For example, if Contractor needs two (2) officers to work on the
same day and at the same time for two (2) hours of work each, Contractor will be
required to pay Kent for four (4) hours for each police officer, for a total of eight (8)
hours, If Contractor needs two (2) officers for six (6) hours each, Contractor snãtt pay
for six (6) hours for each police officer for a total of twelve (12) hours,
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A
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B Overtime Rate. Contractor shall be required to pay the rate of one and one half (1.5)
times the rate specified above for any time worked by a police officer in excess of ten
(10) hours in a shift. Therefore, if a police officer works ten (10) hours, he or she
shall be paid at the rate specified above. If the officer works twelve (12) hours, he or
she shall be paid at the rate specified above for the first ten (10) hours, and at a rate
of one and one half (1,5) times the rate specified above for the remaining two (2)
hours.
Holiday Rate. The following holiclays are observed by Kent police officers: New Year's
Day, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, all hours worked during an observed
holiday, or during 15:00 hours to 23:59 hours on Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve,
will be billed at one and a half (1.5) times the rate specified above, All hours worked
on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day will be billed at a rate of two (2.0) times the
rate specified above.
Çontractor's Termination, Alteration of Rgschedulino of Services. Cancellation,
alteration, or rescheduling of police officer services by the Contractor for a specific
date must be made at least ten and a one-half (10.5) hours prior to the scheduled
start time for that date. If Contractor fails to provide ten and one-half (10.5) hours
advance notice from the scheduled start time, Contractor will be billed for a minimum
payment of four (4) hours per officer scheduled for that date in accordance with
Section II.A. above. Cancellation, alteration, or rescheduling notification can be made
by phone or email.
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III. LOCATION OF SERVICES
location:
The services called for herein shall be performed at the following
As determined by Kent PD
A police officer will arrive at the above location on the date and time specified below.
DATE AND TIME FOR SERVICES. Contractor requests a Kent police officer provide servicesIV
from _ am/pm _,20- to _ amlpm
-,20-.
By signing below, I understand that I am entering a contract to hire police officers to perform the
work described above
contained withi
, I agree to the terms of this Scope of Services Attachment and all of the terms
Police Services Agreement referenced herein, and finally if I am signing this
Approved þy
s¿,r fl4,^rln/J 4 ¡ ¡rere
tPo epa rtment Date
Scope of S Attachment on behalf of an organization, I swear and affirm that I am authorized
to do so on f of the organization and that action is binding on the Contractor.
lulv 10. 2018
sig Date
Sean Mnrrnw
Print Name
27519 108th Ave Se Kent WA, 98030
Address
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