P-16015 Architecture & Engineering Services

This contract is a Master Independent Contractor Agreement for Architecture and Engineering Services between the Chicago Park District and Harding Partners, Inc. d/b/a Smith Harding Joint Venture. The contract is for a period of one year with the possibility of up to three additional one-year extensions. The scope of work includes providing architecture and/or engineering services to the Park District. The contract requires the contractor to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and rules, and to indemnify and hold harmless the Park District and its employees, agents, and volunteers from any claims, damages, losses, and expenses arising out of or resulting from the performance of the work. The contract also requires the contractor to maintain all insurance required by the RFQ and to comply with the terms of the Master Contract and the RFQ. • The contract is governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Illinois. • The contractor must perform under the Master Contract as an independent contractor and not as a representative, employee, agent, or partner of the Park District. • The making or failure to make any payment, take any actions or waive any rights shall not be deemed an amendment of this Master Contract nor a consent to such action or to any future action or failure to act. • The contract requires the contractor to keep in force, to the satisfaction of the Park District, at all times during the performance of any work, all insurance required by the RFQ. • The contract has a provision for termination, which can be done by the Park District for cause or convenience.