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Home My WebLink AboutMRSC RosterCOPY MRSC RSSTHRS Washington Public Agency Contract SmallWorks, Consultant, and Vendor Rosters This contract (the "Contract") is made by and between Municipal Reseaich and Services Center of Washington ("MRsc")r a not-for-profit corporation, and the Washington local government (the ',public Agency,,), KiLtitas County 1, Purpose.. The purpose of this Contract is to provide the Public Agency with membership in MRSC Rosters. 2. Sgqpc-rruelyilrl MRSC shall host the entire Public Agency's individual Small public Works Roster (,,Small Works Roster"), individual Consultant Roster ("Consultant Roster"), and individual Vendor Roster (,,Vendor Roster") (collectively "Rosters"). MRSC shall advertise at least annually for the Small Works Roster and consultant Roster,.and at least biannually for the Vendor Roster in accordance with statutory requirements on behalf of the Public Agency' MRSC will assist small public works, consultant, and vendoi business (collectively, ,,businesses,,) with roster registration throughout the year, receive applications, review applicant eligibility for compliance with basic statutory eligibility requirements, and maintain business applications in an online database. 3' Effective Date and Ter:m, This Contract shall be effective in the year in which it is signed on either May f. if signed priorto May L or DecemberJ- if signed priorto December 1, fora period of one year. 4. Accpss to MRSC Rostars bv Public AAencv Prior to Legal Notice. As of the Contract effective date, the public .Agency may access the MRSC Rosters database at www,mrscrosters.org by entering its account login information, as will be provided by MRSC, The Public Agency may search for and view business applications as of the effective date ofthe Contract, but it may not eontact businesses about roster projects until after the legal notice is posted, 5. Notification of Tfqnsition to MRSC Rosters,. As of the contract effective date, the public Agency may begin notifying interested businesses that they may register with the Public Agency at any time in the MRSC Rosters, but that the Public Agency will not begin using the hosted rosters until after the legal notice is posted. 6. RosterLegal Notlce. MRSCshall postthestatutorily-requiredrosterlegal noticeonbehalfofthepublicAgency in a newspaper of general circulation relative to the location of the Public Agency. The notice will occur the first Monday of January or June, or during the week of the first Monday of January orJune for weekly newspapers, 7' Use.qf MRSC Rosters bv Public Asencv, As of the date of the applicable legal notice in January or June, oll departments of the Public Agency will discontinue use of any previously-maintained rosters and begin using the MRSC Rosters exclusively when choosing to follow a roster contracting process, in accordance with the following statutory requirements: (a) Small Works Roster. The Public Agency will use the Small Works Roster to select businesses for public work projects in accordance with RCW 39.04.L55, as now or hereafter amended. The public Agency shall be responsible for its own and the selected businesses'compliance with all other laws and regulations governing public works contracting, including retainage and bonds, prevailing wages, and any other applicable requirements. (b) Consultant Roster. The Public Agency will use the Consultant Roster to select businesses for consultant projects in accordance with the laws and ordinances applicable to the public Agency, including Chapter 39.80 RCW when contracting for architectural and engineering services. The public Agency shall be responsible for its own and the selected businesses' compliance with all laws and regulations governing the purchase of services. MRSC Rosters SCV Public Agency Contract Page 1 of 3 COPY (c) Vendor Roster. The Public Agency will use the Vendor Roster to select businesses to award contracts for the purchase of supplies, materials, and equ!pment not being purchased in ccnnecticn.,vith public works contracts in accorda.nce with RCW 39.04.190, and any ordinances and other-laws applicable to the Public Agency. The Public Agency shall be responsible for its own and the selected business' compliance with all laws governing such purchases. 8. Compensatiol of Businesses. The Public Agency shall be fesponsible for payments to any business that it selects as a result of its use of MRSC Rosters. The Public Agency shall make all such payments directly to the businesses selected br7 the Publie Agency. L Annqal Meqhe,rship Fee, The Public Agency will pay MRSC an annual membership fee based on the five-r7ear' average of the Public Agency's total capital expenditures. Payment of the annual membership fee is due within thirty (30) days of the Contract effective date. BasedonthefollowingMembershipFeeScale,thePublicAgencywill payanannualmembershipfeeof$ 360.0q Total qapital Expendltures Annual Membership Fee Less than 5 million $120 5 to L0 million Szqo 1.0 to 15 million xx s360 _15 tt) .Z5 rnllllon 5+so 25 to 50 million Sooo More than 50 million $eoo 10, Relationship of Parties. MRSC will perform the services under this Contract as an independent contractor and ngt ?,s qll qgq4!, elnjloyee, q ee[vanlqf the Public Ag-e-ncy. Nothing in this Contr-actshall be construed,.to render the parties partners or joint venturers. 1i, Limitation of MRSC Liabilitv. MRSC shall not be, directly or impliedly, a party to any contract with small works, consulting, or vendor businesses which the Public Agency may enter into as a result of the Public Agency's use of the MRSC Rosters. MRSC does not accept responsibility or liability for the performance of any business used bythe Public Agency as a result of its use of the MRSC Rosters. 12. Hqld Harmless and lndenrnification. Each party shall defend, indemnify, and hold the other party harmless from any and all claims, injuries, damages, losses, or suits, including attorney fees, to the extent arising from any negligent act or omission of that party's officers, employees, volunteers, and agents in connection with the perl'ormance of this Contract. 1.3. Termination, This Contract may be terminated, with or without cause, by written notice of either party to the other. Termination shall be effective thirty (30) days after written notice. Tdrmination of the contract by the Public Agency does not entitle the Public Agency to a refund of the membership fee prorated as to the time remaining in the contract term following termination. 14, Renewal. This Contract may be renewed annually by completing the online renewal process that includes confirming that the Public Agency will continue abiding by the ter.ms outlined in this Contract and making payment within thirty (30) days from the effective date of either May L or December 1. 15. N,on:assisnm.gnt. MRSC shall contract with Upwards Technologies for the hosting of the Public Agency rosters in the online database, MRSC shall not otherwise subcontract or assign any of the rights, duties, or obligations imnncc.lttn^nif hrrihicl'nntr=.f \r,i+la^,!++L'a nrlnr rr'-!++^* -rrl- h r-r' ^r:::ij''J-! uiJUrt ir ut iiiiJluiiiiJLi !Tiiiiuui iiic Piiiii gAPisrr vvrtricil Luil)gilLU, Lile ruulluAggncy, MRSC Rosters SCV Public Agency Contract Page 2 of 3 COPY 16. GoverninqLawandVenue. ThisContractshallbegovernedbythelawsoftheStateofWashington. 1B. Severabilitv. should any clause, phrase, sentence or paragraph of this contract be declared invalid or void, theremaining provisions of this contract shall remain in full force and.effect. 19. Complete Agreement. This Contract constitutes the entire understanding of the parties. Any written or verbal agreementsthat are not set forth herein or incorporated herein by reference are expressly excluded, 20. Public Agencv lnforniation. For purposes of Contract administration, the public Agency provides the following information: Official Public Agency Name:Kittitas county Common Public Agency Name (if different) Mailing Address 205 West 5th Ave Sulte 105 Ellensburg wA 98926 County KiLt,itas Type of Public Agency:County Government: Website: www.co.kj.ttitas.wa.us Primary Contact Name: Title: Lmarl: Telephone: Facsimile: Additional Contact: ,Judy Pless Budget. -Finance Manager judy. pless@co. kiLtitas . wa. us 509 - 9 62 -7 502 509 - 962 -'t 687 Heidi Childs Fiscal Analyst audi t.ors account ing@co. kitti t.as. wa. us 509-962-7553 509-962-7687 Name Title: Email: Telephone: Facsimile: 21. Signatures. By signing this Contract, the Public Agency signatory below certifies that he/she has the authority to enter into this Contract on behalf of the entire public Agency. MRSC [Signature] Vice-Chairman, Board Co Commissi-oner MRSC Rosters M anaspr lTitlel April 25, 2QL7 lTitlel lrq IDate] MRSC Rosters SCV Public Agency Contract IDate1 * Page 3 of 3 COPY