07-056 - WA State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) - I-405 Widening Project Cooperative Agreement

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GCA 5099 2 of 8 46 WHEREAS, the PARTIES desire this AGREEMENT to define the roles and 47 responsibilities of the PARTIES related to design and construction of the PROJECT, and 48 49 WHEREAS, the PARTIES recognize that future supplements or amendments to this 50 AGREEMENT, or other new agreements, may be necessary to record final design decisions and 51 define cost estimates related to the design and construction of the PROJECT, 52 53 NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 47.28 140 and in 54 consideration of the terms, conditions, covenants, and performances contained herein, or 55 attached and incorporated and made a part hereof, it is mutually agreed as follows 56 57 1.0 GENERAL 58 59 1 1 The STATE will construct improvements along the I -405 Comdor, the general limits of 60 which are described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and by this reference made part of this 61 AGREEMENT 62 63 1.2 The CITY and its Tukwila Advisory Committee (TAC), consisting of the Senior 64 Transportation Engineer and the Acting City Engineer and the STATE 1 -405 Project 65 Director and his direct reports, have had ongoing communication and negotiations that 66 have resulted in many design decisions for elements within the PROJECT, which are 67 incorporated into this AGREEMENT, its supplements, or amendments, or will be 68 incorporated into contract, and other related agreements for this design -build PROJECT 69 70 2.0 ROLES 71 72 2 1 The PARTIES acknowledge that the STATE will enter into future contractual 73 agreement(s) with a design- builder, hereinafter referred to as the "DESIGN- BUILDER," 74 for design and construction of the PROJECT Therefore, the CITY agrees to direct all 75 communication related to specific aspects of the PROJECT through the appropriate 76 STATE representatives, as follows 77 78 a. Construction. 1 -405 Project Engineer 79 b Design During Construction. 1 -405 Project Engineer 80 c. Traffic Control 1 -405 Project Engineer 81 d. Public Information. 1 -405 Project Engineer 82 e. All Other Inquiries 1 -405 Project Manager 83 84 2.2 The PARTIES recognize the importance of timeliness in reviews, avoidance of delays, 85 and minimizing costs for the PROJECT, and the mutual benefit provided in shortening 86 plan and proposal review times. To that end, the PARTIES commit to reviewing and 87 returning submittals within ten (10) business days. 88 89 2.3 The PARTIES agree to bear the entire cost of their employees who are necessary to fulfill 90 their roles and responsibilities as identified in this AGREEMENT 91