TIC 2018-05-14 Item 2D - Agreement - Memorandum of Agreement with Seattle City Light / City of Seattle for Underground Electrical Distribution System Cost Sharing (53rd Avenue South Project)

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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND CITY OF TUKWILA 53rd Avenue S (S 137th Street to S 144th Street) Aerial Overhead Electric Utility Relocation and Underground Installation Project This Memorandum of Agreement (the "Agreement") between the City of Seattle, by and through its City Light Department ("City Light"), a Washington municipal corporation located at 700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3200, PO Box 34023, Seattle, WA 98124, and the City of Tukwila ("Tukwila"), a Washington municipal corporation with its offices located at 6300 Southcenter Blvd, Suite 100 Tukwila, WA 98188, (collectively the "Parties") sets forth the terms and work guidelines for the design and construction of an underground electrical distribution system for 53rd Avenue S from S 137th Street to S 144th Street in Tukwila, Washington, and a relocation of the existing overhead aerial system to the new underground system. WHEREAS, the Tukwila City Council has authorized the 53rd Avenue S (Project No. 99110301) street improvement/transportation project (the "Project") in an area with mixed zoning, including high and low density residential; and WHEREAS, Tukwila has determined that the Project requires the relocation and new construction of City Light utility infrastructure located within the boundaries of the project; and WHEREAS, City Light currently maintains and operates its utility infrastructure within the public rights of way of Tukwila under a franchise grant given to City Light pursuant to City of Tukwila Ordinance No. 2012, dated January 21, 2003 ("Franchise"); and WHEREAS, City Light acknowledges and agrees that the terms and conditions of the Franchise govern City Light activities within the Public Rights -of -Way of Tukwila; and WHEREAS, City Light acknowledges that Tukwila has given notice to City Light and Third -Party users of the necessity to remove existing aerial utility infrastructure in Tukwila in conformance with the requirements of the Franchise; and WHEREAS, the Parties recognize that certain efficiencies and cost savings can be achieved by having Tukwila manage the work for the Project and the relocation and undergrounding of City Light's electrical facilities through a single general contractor; and WHEREAS, City Light and Tukwila intend for this Agreement to provide a process for cooperation and coordination in the design, estimating, scheduling, construction through completion, and payment for, the electrical facilities undergrounding work in an efficient and cost-effective manner. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits to be provided the Parties through this Agreement, it is hereby agreed as follows: City of Tukwila — 53rd Ave S Undergrounding Agreement Page 1 of 17 FINAL 20