This contract is for the installation of electrical services for EV Charging stations and upgraded building electrical service for the Brookside Fleet Building #202, as well as other work, all in accordance with the attached Plan Set, Contract Provisions, and Standard Specifications. The contract term is 2 years, and the total contract value is $126,526.80. The contractor, Tapani Electric, LLC, is responsible for furnishing all materials, labor, tools, machinery, and implements necessary to complete the work in a professional manner within the time limits stated in the contract. The City of Vancouver is responsible for paying the contractor as prescribed in the solicitation and contractor's bid, and in accordance with the ordinances of the City of Vancouver and the laws of the State of Washington. Some key points of the contract include:
• The contractor must register and enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program within sixty days after execution of the contract.
• The contractor must provide a Certificate of Liability Insurance and ensure that all policies are issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Washington.
• The contractor must comply with all relevant federal, state, and municipal laws, rules, and regulations.
• The contractor must indemnify, defend, save, and hold harmless the City, its officials, employees, and agents from any and all liability, including but not limited to demands, claims, causes of action, suits, or judgments.
• The City may terminate the contract for convenience at any time for any reason deemed appropriate, and the contractor will only be paid for the work completed at the time of termination.
• The contract includes a non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity clause, which requires the contractor to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in accordance with RCW Chapter 49.60.
• The contract includes a debarment clause, which requires the contractor to certify that it is not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, and declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any Federal, State, or local department or agency.