2023/04/03 Chick-fil-A, lnc. GP22-043 Grading and Erosion Control ProjectsAGHEEMENT
FOR GRADING AND EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS
GP22-043
This Agreement, made and entered into by and between the City of Menifee, State ol
California, herein called City, and Chick{il-A, lnc. hereinalter called Developer.
WITNESSETH
FIRST: Developer, lor and in consideration of the approval of a grading plan and the
issuance of a grading permit on that certain land division known as;@Q{!_, agrees, at
Developer's own cost and expense, to {urnish all labor, equipment, and material necessary to
perform and complete, and within 24 months from the date this Agreement is executed, to perform
and complete in a good and workmanlike manner, said grading in accordance with the grading
plans for the development of said land division which have been approved by the, Public Works
Director / City Engineer, and are on f ile in the City, and do all work incidental thereto in accordance
with the standards set forth in City-adopted ordinances, which are expressly made a part of this
Agreement. At its sole discretion, City may extend the period of time for completion of the work by
providing written notice to Developer ol said extension. To be eflective such notice must be
provided by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. Such notice may be provided as specified in
Section Nineteenth or via electronic mail to Developer at don.ikeler@cfacorp.com. All of the
above required work shall be done under the inspection of and to the satisfaction of the Public
Works Director / City Engineer and shall not be deemed complete until approval of the grading
project is made by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. The estimated cost of said work is the
sum of One Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars and no/100 Dollars $ 1 10,000.00 which covers E
rough grading only, E precise (fine) grading only, tr both rough and precise (fine) grading.
SECOND: Developer agrees to pay to the City the actual cost of such inspections of the work
as may be required by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. Developer further agrees that il
suit is brought upon this Agreement or any security guaranteeing the completion of the work, all
costs and reasonable expenses and fees incurred by the City in successfully enforcrng such
obligations shall be paid by Developer, including reasonable attorney's fees, and that upon entry ol
judgment, such costs, expenses, and fees shall be taxed as costs and included in any judgment
rendered.
THIRD: City shall not, nor shall any otficer or employee of City, be liable or responsible for
any accident, loss, injury, or damage happening or occurring to the works specified in this
Agreement prior to the completion and acceptance thereof, nor shall City or any officer or employee
thereol, be liable for any persons or property injured or damage by reason ol the nature ot the work,
or by reason ol the acts or omissions of Developer, its agents or employees, in the performance of
the work, and all or said liabilities are assumed by Developer. Developer shall defend, indemnify,
and hold harmless City, its elected officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers from any
and all actual or alleged claims, demands, causes of action, liability, loss, administrative action oi
any federal, state, or local government body or agency, arising out of or rncident to any acts,
omissions, negligence, or willlul misconduct ol Developer, its personnel, employees, agents, or
contractors in connection with or arising out of construction or maintenance of the work
contemplated under this Agreement, or performance of this Agreement. This indemnification
includes, without limitation, the payment ol all penalties, Iines, judgments, awards, decrees,
attorneys'lees, and related costs or expenses, and the reimbursement of City, its elected olficials,
officers, employees, volunteers, and/or agents lor all legal expenses, and cost incurred by each ol
them. This indemnilication excludes only such portion ol any claim, demand, cause of action,
liability, loss, damage, penalty, fine, or injury, to property or persons, including wrongful death,
which is caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of City as determined by a court or
administration bodyof competent jurisdiction. Developer's obligation to indemnifyshall survivethe
expiration ortermination of this Agreement, and shall not be restricted to insurance proceeds, if any,
received by City, its elected offlcials, officers, employees, agents, or volunleers.
FOURTH: The Developer hereby grants to the City, and to any agent or employee of the City,
the irrevocable permission to enter, upon the lands of the above referenced land division for the
purpose of inspecting or completing the grading project. This permission shall terminate in the
event that Developer has completed the work within the time specified or any extension thereof
granted by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. Under such circumstances, Developer shall
be responsrble for any and all expenses, costs, liabilities, and fees (ancluding attorneys'fees and
litigation cost) ("Completion Costs") incurred by the City in connection with ensuring that the work
contemplated by this Ag reement is com pleted. Developershall remtt such Com pletion Costs to the
City no more than thirty (30) days of the date that the City notifies Developer of such Completion
Costs. Failure to remit the Completion Costs in a timely matter shall result in the City having the
right to invoke any remedy provided by law including the encumbrance of the any property owned
by Developer in the amount equal to any unpaid Completion Costs.
FIFTH: Developer agrees at all times, uptothe completion and approval of theworkbythe
Public Works Director / City Engineer, to give good and adequate warning to the traveling public of
each and every dangerous condition caused by the grading project, and to protect the traveling
public from such defective or dangerous conditions in compliance with State law regulations and
standards for traffic regulatory control methods, including, but not limited to, stop signs, regulatory
signs or signals, barriers, or detours.
SIXTH: Developer, or his agents and employees shall give notice to the public Works
Director / City Engineer at least 48 hours before beginning any work and shall furnish to the Public
Works Director / City Engineer all reasonable facilities for obtaining full information respecting theprogress and manner of work.
S EVE NTH: lf the Developer, or his agents or employees, neg lects, refuses, or fails to prosecute
the work with such diligence as to ensure its completion within the specified time, or within such
extensions of time as have been granted by the Public works Director / city Engineer, or rf the
Developer violates, neglects, refuses, or fails to perform satisfactorily any of the provisions of theplans and specifications, he shall be in default of this Agreement. The Public Works Director / City
Engineer shall have the power to terminate all rights ofthe Developer because of such default, but
said termination shall not affect or terminate any rights of city as against Developer or any surety
then existing or which thereafter accrue because of such default. The determination of the Public
Works Director / City Engineer of the question as to whether any of the terms of this Agreement orthe plans and specifications have been violated or have not been performed satisfactorily shall be
conclusive upon the Developer, any surety, and any and all parties who may have any interest in
the Agreement or any portion thereof. The foregoing provisions of this section shall be in addition to
all rights and remedies available to the City under law or under this Agreement. The failure of theDeveloper to commence or complete construction shall not relieve the Developer or surety from
completion of the work required by this Agreement.
EIGHTH: The Developer agrees to file with City prior to the date this Agreement is executed a
g9o9 ang sufrrcient security as provided in subsections ('l ), (2) and (3) of subdivision (a) of section
66499 of the Government Code in any amount not less than the estimated cost of the work for thefaithful performance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, except thatwhen the estimated
cost of said work is $2,500 or less, the security shall be a deposit of cash or its equivalent as
determined acceptable by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. Developer further agrees that
if in the opinion of the Public Works Director / City Engineer the security becomes insufficient,
Developer agrees to renew each and every security with good and sufficient sureties or increase
the amount of the security, within ten days after being notified by the Public Works Director / City
Engineer that the sureties or amounts are insufficient.
Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if Developerfails to take such action as is necessaryto
comply with said notice, he shall be in default of this Agreement unless all required works
completed within 90 days of the date on which the Public Works Director / City Engineer notifles the
Developer of the insufficiency of the sureties or the amount of the bonds or both.
TENTH: Upon the satisfactory com pletion and final approval of said work by the Public Works
Director / City Eng ineer, $ 82.000.00 of the security applicable thereto shall be released or retumed
by the City to the Developer within 30 days. The remaining $28.000.00 security (for Erosion
Control) shall be retained, and shall be held until the Califomia Water Quality Controi Board issues
a Notice of Termination.
ELEVENTH: This Agreement shall be binding upon the Developer and his heirs, executors,
administralors, successors or assigns, all and each both jointly and severally. This Section shall not
be construed as an authorization for any party to assign any right or obligation.
TWELFTH. lt is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that if any part, term or provision of
this Agreement is determined by the Courts to be unlawful and void, the validity of the remaining
portions shall not be affected and the rights and obligations ofthe parties shall be construed and
enforced as if the Agreement did not contain the particular part, term or provision held to be invatid.
No waiver of any term or condition of this Agreement shall be continuing waiver thereof.
THIRTEENTH: The grading operation will conform to the contract documents and City-adopted
ordinances. Any conflict or discrepancy between the drawings and the City-adopted ordinances
shall be brought to the attention of the Public Works Director / City Engineer, who will issue a ruling.
FOURTEENTH: Thegrading operation shall obtain a Construction GeneralPermitfrom the Stateof
California Regional Water Quality Control Board and conform to all requirements. This permit shall
override any conflicting requirements in the City-adopted ord jnances.
FIFTEENTH: The Developershall provide geotechnical quality control of thegrading operation in
accordance with city-adopted ordinances. The geotechnical quality conkol will be under the
supervision of a registered geotechnical engineer in the State of Califomia.
NINTH: lt isfurtheragreed by and between the parties hereto, includrng the surety or sureties
on the bonds or the issuers of any instruments or letters or credit securing this Agreement that, in
the event it is deemed necessary to extend the time of completion of the work contemplated to be
done under this Agreement, extensions of time may be granted from time to time by the Public
Works Director / Ctty Engineer either at his own option or upon request of the Developer, and such
extensions shall in no way affect the validity of this Agreement or release the surety or sureties on
said bonds. Developer further agrees to maintain the aforesaid bond or bonds or the issuance of
any instruments or letters of credit in full force and effect during the terms of this Agreement,
including any extensions of time as may be granted thereon.
SIXTEENTH: The City may elect to perform geotechnical quality assurance of the grading
operation, which will be compensated as provided in the SECOND paragraph.
SEVENTEENTH: The Developer agrees to grant free access to the Public Works Director / City
Engineer, his staff and consultants to perform inspections and quality assurance sampling and
tests.
EIGHTEENTH: Any notice or notices required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement
shall be served on the other party by mail, postage prepaid, at the addresses listed below.
a&Developer
City of Menifee
29844 Haun Road
Menifee. CA 92586
Chickjil-A, lnc.
105 Progress
lrvine, CA 92618
NINETEENTH: This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties as to the matters set
forth herein. No waiver of any term or condition of this Agreement shall be continuing waiver
thereof.
TWENTIETH: ln any action or proceeding arising out of this Agreement, or the transactions
contemplated hereby, the prevailing party therein shall be entitled to recover from the other party
thereto the reasonable attorneys'and paralegals' fees, court costs, filing fees, publication cost and
other expenses incurred by the prevailing party in connection therewith, at trial and all appellate
proceedings.
TWENTY-FIRST: Developer shall not assign, hypothecate, or transfer, either direc y or by
operation of law, this Agreement or any rnterest herern without prior written consent of Cjty. Any
attemptto do so shall be null and void, and any asstgnee, hypothecate, or transferee shall acquire
no right or interest by reason of such attempted assignmenl, hypothecate, or transfer. Unless
specifically stated to the contrary in City's written consent, any assignment, hypothecation, or
transfer shall not release or discharge Developer from any duty or responsibility under this
Agreement. ln the event that City consents in writing to such an assignment, any assignee,
hypothecate, or transferee shall expressly assume Developer's obligations hereunder by a written
agreement in a form, and containing such surety, as is reasonably acceptable to City. Any
agreement, hypothecation, or transfer shall be to the satisfaction of the City Attorney and shall
include provisions requiring the assignee to post bonds or submit another form of financial security,
satisfactory to city and approved by the city Attorney, to guarantee construction of the work
covered by this Agreement.
TWENTY-SECoND: This Agreement may be executed by the parties in counterparts, which
counterparts shall be construed together and have the same effect as if all of the parties had
executed the same instruments.
TWENTY-THIRD: This Agreement is to be govemed by the laws of the state of california
IN WTNESS WHEREOF, DEVELOPER HAS AFFIXED HIS NAME, ADDRESS AND SEAL,
Dated: April 3,2023
By
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Development Director
By
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Dated:t\.2023 CITY OF MENIFEE
q Pr,kBy
Daniel Padilla, City Engineer
SIGNATURES OF OWNER MUST BE AKNOWLEDGED BY NOTARY
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