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HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-086 - Seattle City Light - Master Pole AttachmentMASTER POLE ATTACHMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY of TUKWILA and SEATTLE CITY LIGHT q(-- c') ig/ MASTER POLE ATTACHMENT AGREEMENT INDEX Section No. Title Page 1 Scope 1 2 Issuance of Permit 1 3 Application for Attachment 1 4 Fees 2 5 Reimbursement 2 6 Late Charges 2 7 Term 3 8 Requirements for Attachment 3 9 Performance of Work 3 10 Guys 4 11 Maintenance 4 12 Relocation, Replacement and Removal of Poles 4 13 Underground 4 14 Release, Indemnity and Hold Harmless 4 15 Workers Compensation, Insurance, Bonds 5 16 Permits 7 17 Easements 7 18 Compliance with Laws 7 19 Nonwaiver 8 20 Assignment; Successors and Assigns 8 21 Survival 8 22 Entire Agreement 8 23 Applicable Law 9 Appendices A Current Pole Attachment Fees A 1 B Application and Permit B1 C Reserved Fiber Agreement Cl D Make Ready Work D1 Master Pole Attachment Agreement This Agreement, dated as of .S c 1.. G 1 '7T 6 is made by and between the City of Seattle, a municipal corporation'of the State of Washington (hereinafter referred to as "City Light and C L, o l v �t (hereinafter referred to as "Company City Light and Company agree as follows: SECTION 1. SCOPE This Agreement governs all attachments of Company's distribution system, including but not limited to fiber optic, coaxial cable and related equipment "Equipment now or hereafter made to City Light's utility poles (individually a "pole collectively, the "poles with or without City Light's consent. SECTION 2. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT City Light agrees that Company may, subject to issuance of individual permits "permit as herein set forth, make use of poles and other facilities, partially or wholly owned and maintained by City Light for the purpose of maintaining wires thereon for the transmission of any lawful communications and for no other purpose. SECTION 3. ATTACHMENT 3.1 If Company desires to attach any Equipment to any City Light pole, Company shall submit to City Light a written application "Application substantially in the form of the attached Application and Permit (Appendix B) Each Application shall describe in detail: (a) the Equipment to be attached; (b) the poles affected by the attachment; (c) the amount of space desired on each pole affected by the attachment; (d) the proposed location of the Equipment on the affected poles; and (e) the action that Company intends to take to accommodate any additional strain that will be imposed upon the affected poles by the attachment. 3.2 Each application for such permit shall also include working sketches or maps on which each pole to be contacted is correctly identified and such other information (for example, with regard to the proposed nature, appearance, circuit arrangement and line sags of the equipment) as City Light may request. City Light pole records and maps are available for checking. 1 SECTION 4. FEES SECTION 5. REIMBURSEMENT Master Pole Attachment Agreement 3.3 City Light recognizes that time is of the essence and will make a good faith effort to process applications in an expeditious manner. 4.1 Company shall pay City Light fees for the attachment of Equipment to the poles at the current annual rate (the "Annual Rate according to Appendix A. This rate may be changed by ordinance. 4.2 Such fees shall commence on the effective date of such permit and shall be for the balance of the then calendar year. 4.3 City Light shall invoice Company for the payments annually. Company shall pay each such invoice within thirty (30) days after Company's receipt thereof. 4.4 Company shall submit annually to City Light an inventory listing the number of poles Company has made attachments to and the locations of such poles. This inventory shall be effective from November 1 of the reporting year and shall be submitted to City Light no later than December 1 of that year. Any attachments not identified in such inventory shall be billed at three times the current annual rate. In the event that Company fails to submit an inventory, Company shall pay City Light, in addition to the current annual rates, all costs associated with City Light having to perform an inventory of Company's attachments to poles. Company shall reimburse City Light within thirty (30) days after receipt of invoice for all amounts paid and costs incurred by City Light at Company's expense under Paragraphs 7.2, 9.3, and 9.4, and Sections 8 and 10 of this Agreement. SECTION 6. LATE CHARGES AND INTEREST Company acknowledges that late payment of any fee or other amounts due to City Light under this Agreement will cause City Light to incur certain administrative, processing and accounting costs not otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, the exact amount of which will be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain. Accordingly, if any fee or other amounts shall not be received by City Light within thirty (30) days after such amounts shall first become due, Company shall pay to City Light interest, compounded daily, at the rate of one percent (1 per month or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law, whichever is less, on any fees or other amounts not paid to City Light when due under this Agreement, from the date due until the date paid. Payment of such interest shall not excuse or cure any breach of or default under this Agreement by Company. 2 SECTION 7. TERM (b) Master Pole Attachment Agreement 7.1 This Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of ten (10) years from the date hereof, and thereafter as mutually negotiated by the parties to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, after expiration of the initial ten (10) year term, this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time upon written notice given not less than one hundred eighty (180) days. 7.2 Upon termination of the term, Company shall promptly remove all Equipment from the poles and surrender all facilities. If Company shall fail to promptly remove the Equipment upon termination of the term, City Light may, after sixty (60) days' advance notice to Company of its intent to do so, remove and dispose of the Equipment at Company's expense. Company shall receive credit for unused portions of the permit fee if the termination is effective before the end of the billing period. SECTION 8. REOUIREMENTS FOR ATTACHMENT Attachments made by Company to City Light facilities under this Agreement shall not disturb or conflict with the equipment of City Light. Moving, rearranging, or adjustment of City Light's facilities to provide space to accomodate COmpany's attachments shall be done by City Light at the expense of Company. (a) If space is not available for Equipment of Company, no use permit for such facility shall be issued. Attachments are to be made only as approved by City Light, and shall be in accordance with requirements of the State of Washington Electrical Construction Code, State of Washington Administrative Code (Chapter 296 -44), National Electric Safety Code, City Ordinance 116633 and any applicable City of Seattle codes as now in force and as revised or changed in the future. SECTION 9. PERFORMANCE OF WORK 9.1 The attachment, maintenance, repair, relocation and removal of equipment and other work performed in connection with this Agreement or the attachment of Equipment to poles is sometimes collectively referred to herein as the "Work 9.2 Company shall perform the Work in a workmanlike and skillful manner and comply in full with Chapters 296 -44 Washington Administrative Code, Electrical Construction Code. Company shall ensure that the Work and the Equipment are in all respects (i) safe, (ii) of first -class quality, (iii) free from all faults and defects in workmanship, material, and design, and (iv) in conformance with the requirements of this Agreement. 3 SECTION 10. GUYS SECTION 11. MAINTENANCE SECTION 13. UNDERGROUND Master Pole Attachment Agreement 9.3 Company shall promptly and satisfactorily correct or replace any work or Equipment found to be defective or not in conformity with the requirements of this Agreement (including, but not limited to, the requirements of Section 8 and Paragraph 9.2). If Company fails or refuses to perform any Work required by this Agreement or to make any such corrections or replacements, City Light may perform such Work and make such corrections and replacements at Company's expense. 9.4 Company shall, at all times, keep its work areas cleared of rubbish, refuse and other debris and in a neat, clean and safe condition. Upon completion of any portion of any of the Work, Company shall promptly remove all rubbish, refuse and other debris and all of its equipment and surplus materials. If Company fails to do so, City Light may perform such work at Company's expense. Unless otherwise directed by City Light, Company shall install guys and anchors necessary to support the additional strain imposed on any pole by attachment of the Equipment. If City Light installs or replaces guys or anchors to support the strain imposed by attachment of the Equipment, Company shall reimburse City Light on demand for the entire cost of such installation or replacement (including, but not limited to, the cost of installing or transfemng guys to such anchors). Company shall maintain all Equipment attached to any pole in good and safe condition and state of repair. SECTION 12. RELOCATION. REPLACEMENT. AND REMOVAL OF POLES Changes in location or attachment of Company's Equipment as required by City Light due to the pole being relocated, replaced, or removed shall be made by Company at Company's own expense within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice. If City Light plans to install its electrical distribution system underground in an area and if Company serves or has potential for serving such area, Company shall cooperate with City Light in the planning, engineering, and underground installation of the Equipment. SECTION 14. RELEASE. INDEMNITY AND HOLD HARMLESS 14.1 Company releases and shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless City Light, its successors and assigns, and the respective directors, officers, employees and agents of City Light and its successors and assigns (collectively referred to as the 4 Master Pole Attachment Agreement "Indemnitees from any and all claims, losses, costs, liabilities, damages and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or in connection with the attachment of any Equipment to any pole, the performance of any work, the operation of any Equipment, or the Company's system, or the acts or omissions of Company or any of its suppliers or contractors of any tier, the respective successors and assigns of Company or any such suppliers or contractors, the directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing, or anyone acting on Company's behalf in connection with said attachment of Equipment, performance of Work, or operation of Equipment or Company's system. 14.2 Such indemnity, protection and hold harmless shall include any demand, claim, suit or judgment for damages to property or injury to or death of persons, including officers, agents, and employees of either party hereto including payment made under or in connection with any Worker's Compensation Law or under any plan for employees' disability and death benefits, which may arise out of or be caused or contributed to by the erection, maintenance, presence, use or removal of Company's attachments or by the proximity of the respective cables, wires, apparatus and appliances of Company including any claims or demands of customers of the Company with respect thereto. 14.3 City Light shall not be liable to the Company or to the Company's customers, and the Company hereby indemnifies, protects and saves harmless City Light against any and all such claims or demands, suit or judgment for loss, liability, damages and expense by the Company's customers, for any interruption to the service of the Company, or for interference with the operation of the cables, wires, and appliances of the Company, or for interference with the operation of the cables, wires, and appliances of the Company. 14.4 To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the foregoing release, indemnity and hold harmless shall apply to and for the benefit of the indemnitees. 14.5 City Light is willing to permit attachments of the Equipment to the poles for the fees described in Section 4 only in consideration of and in reliance upon such release, indemnity and hold harmless. SECTION 15. WORKER'S COMPENSATION. INSURANCE AND BONDS 15.1 Company shall ensure that, with respect to all persons performing the Work, Company or its suppliers or contractors maintain in effect at all times dunng the term coverage or insurance in accordance with the applicable laws relating to worker's compensation and employer's liability (including, but not limited to, the Washington Industrial Insurance Act and the laws of the state in which any such person was hired), regardless of whether such coverage or insurance is mandatory or merely elective under the law. Company shall furnish to City Light such assurance and evidence of such coverage or insurance (such as copies of insurance 5 Master Pole Attachment Agreement policies and Certificates of Compliance issued by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries) as City Light may request. 15.2 Company shall obtain, and maintain continuously for the term of this Agreement, at its own expense, occurrence form Commercial General Liability insurance with endorsements and /or other insurance to indemnify for the activities and services of this Agreement. Minimum limit of coverage shall be $1,000,000 each occurrence and in the aggregate. The insurance carrier issuing the policy must have an A.M. Best rating of at least A -:VII and be legally admitted and licensed to do business in the State of Washington. Such insurance shall be endorsed to include the City of Seattle, its directors, officers, employees and agents and joint users as additional insured, and shall not be reduced or canceled without forty -five (45) days prior written notice to the City. Such insurance shall include a "cross liability "severability of interests or "separation of insureds" clause indicating essentially that "except with respect to the limits of insurance, and any rights or duties specifically assigned in this coverage part to the first named insured, this insurance applies as if each named insured were the only named insured, and separately to each insured against whom the claim is made or suit is brought. Prior to commencement of performance of any of the Work, the Company shall provide the City a duplicate (photocopy or facsimile acceptable) of the insurance policy with its endorsements as evidence of coverage. The company or companies issuing such insurance and the policies issued shall be subject to approval by the City. 15.3 The Company shall promptly advise City Light Distribution Engineering of all claims relating to damage to property or injury to or death of persons ansing or alleged to have arisen in any manner by, or directly or indirectly associated with, the erection, maintenance, presence, use or removal of the Company's equipment. Copies of all accident or other reports made to any insurer by the Company shall be furnished to City Light. 15.4 Company shall also furnish City Light with such additional assurance and evidence of such insurance (such as copies of all insurance policies) as City Light may from time to time request. Within thirty (30) days after any notice of termination, cancellation, expiration or alteration in any policy of insurance required under this Agreement, Company shall deliver to City Light a Certificate of Insurance acceptable to City Light with respect to any replacement policy. 15.5 Company shall ensure that any policies of insurance that Company or any of its suppliers or contractors of any tier carry as insurance against property damage or against liability for personal injury (including death) shall include a provision 6 therein providing a waiver of the insurer's right to subrogation against the indemnitees. To the extent permitted by its insurance policies, City Light hereby waives all rights of subrogation against Company, its successors and assigns, and the respective directors, officers, employees and agents of Company and its successors and assigns. SECTION 16. PERMITS Master Pole Attachment Agreement 15.6 The requirements of this Agreement as to insurance and acceptability to City Light of insurers and insurance to be maintained by Company are not intended to and shall not in any manner limit or qualify the liabilities and obligations of or assumed by Company under this Agreement. 15.7 In addition, Company shall furnish to City Light, at such times and in such forms as City Light may in writing request, surety bonds with performance, payment and maintenance clauses payable to City Light. Company shall obtain and comply (and shall ensure that the Equipment, the Work, and all of Company's suppliers and contractors of any tier comply) with all permits, licenses, franchises, rights -of -way, easements, and other rights required to perform the Work and operate the equipment and the Company's system in accordance with this Agreement. Company shall furnish to City Light such evidence thereof (such as certified copies of permits, licenses, franchises, rights -of -way, and easements) as City Light may request. SECTION 17. EASEMENTS 17.1 This Agreement shall not be construed as requiring City Light to obtain any easement for the benefit of the Company. 17.2 Company shall secure from property owners any easement necessary to cross private property in order to connect to said poles. SECTION 18. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS 18.1 In the performance of the Work and this Agreement, Company shall comply (and shall ensure that the Equipment, the Work, and all of Company's suppliers and contractors of any tier comply) with all applicable: (a) laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, licenses, permits, and other requirements, now or hereafter in effect, of any governmental authonty; (b) industry standards and codes; and 7 (c) City Light's construction standards, specifications, rules, and regulations which apply to Company's Work will be provided by City Light to Company on request. Company shall furnish such documents as may be required to effect or evidence compliance. All laws, regulations, and orders required to be incorporated in agreements of this character are hereby incorporated herein by this reference. SECTION 19. NONWAIVER Master Pole Attachment Agreement The failure of City Light to insist upon or enforce strict performance by Company of any of the provisions of this Agreement or to exercise any rights under this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of its right to assert or rely upon any such provisions or rights in that or any other instance; rather, the same shall be and remain in full force and effect. SECTION 20. ASSIGNMENT: SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Company shall not assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any of the privileges granted under this Agreement without the written consent of City Light. SECTION 21. SURVIVAL The obligations imposed on Company under Sections 4. 5. 6. 14. 19. 20. 21. 22. and 23. and Paragraph 7.2. and all provisions of this Agreement which may reasonably be interpreted or construed as surviving the completion, termination or cancellation of this Agreement, shall survive the completion, termination or cancellation of this Agreement. SECTION 22. ENTIRE AGREEMENT 22.1 The entire Agreement shall consist of the general terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and all the Appendices issued concurrent with or subsequent to the execution of this Agreement and any amendments to this Agreement. 22.2 The rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be subject to and governed by this Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties, and supersedes any and all prior agreements, with respect to the attachment of the Equipment to the poles. 22.3 This Agreement may not be modified except by a writing executed contemporaneously herewith or subsequent hereto signed by both parties. 22.4 The invalidity or unenforceabihty of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions were omitted. 8 Master Pole Attachment Agreement SECTION 23. APPLICABLE LAW This Agreement shall in all respects be interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington. Comnanv Date Signed: T 1q i, Attest:` _I.- Address: 6 Scs,tl, iv ye, By: 4 V c /0 /P Title: u City Light Date Signed /16 fi Address: 90 C 41 14 vE'_ She 36,y(f 3-049 15' ley -503 9 f 7 By: Title: A., i 7-1 7, LL i i a:: C The pole attachment lease rates are as follows: 100% SCL Pole $14.66 City Light/U S West $7.33 City Light /U S West/Metro $4.88 Master Pole Attachment Agreement APPENDIX A POLE ATTACHMENT RATES FOR 1996 Seattle City Light 700 Fifth Avenue Suite 3644 Seattle, WA 98104 -5031 POLE ATTACHMENT APPLICATION AND PERMIT City Light Map and Pole No. PERMIT Master Pole Attachment Agreement In accordance with the terms of the Agreement between us, dated 19 application is hereby submitted for a permit to make attachment to poles, as follows: Pole Location APPENDIX B By: Title: Date: Address: Type of Attachment Area Name Marked location map attached. Attach additional sheets of locations /numbers as needed. SUB is hereby granted for attachment to above poles as shown, and /or corrected, on the list and map. For applicants without Master Pole Attachment AEreements. permission to attach may be revoked by the Department 180 days after providing written notice to the applicant. B1 By: Title: Date: Master Pole Attachment Agreement APPENDIX C RESERVED FIBER AGREEMENT Company and the City agree, in addition to the terms and conditions of the Master Pole Attachment Agreement, to the following: 1. Reserved Fiber: Company shall provide the City with strands of dark fiber within the cable identified in the Permit solely for any governmental purpose and for lease to any public or nonprofit entities. "Dark Fiber" is individual or multiple optical fibers to which no optronics are connected by Company. a. Installation of Reserved Fiber. Company shall install the reserved fiber in the following locations: 1. within Company's fiber cable; 2. in a separate cable colashed to Company's cable 3. in a separate cable located in a different location on the pole; or 4. no fiber requested. b. Maintenance of Reserved Fiber. All maintenance and repair of the reserved fiber shall be the sole obligation of Company, and the City shall not have the right to maintain, repair or otherwise access the reserved fiber except at the termination points identified below. In the event the reserved fiber is a separate cable located in a different location on the pole from the cable of Company, then the City shall maintain and repair the reserved fiber. c. Termination Points. Company shall terminate the reserved fiber as follows: 1. 30 foot loops 2. box specified 3. other 4. at the following locations: The City may request additional termination points at cost including reasonable overhead during the term of this Agreement. Company's approval shall not be unreasonably withheld considering the integrity of Company's system. d. Oualitv of Reserved Fiber. All reserved fiber provided hereunder shall be 9- micron single mode fiber of working optical quality. Any modifications to these standards for the reserved fiber may be requested by the City, subject to the reasonable approval of the Company, and the incremental cost of any such modifications shall be borne exclusively by the City. Cl Master Pole Attachment Agreement e. Incremental Cost. The incremental cost of adding the reserved fiber shall be borne by the City. "Incremental cost" shall be defined as all avoidable costs that would not have been incurred by Company but for the City's request for reserved fiber, including all additional costs of termination incurred by Company in order to ensure system integrity, including but not limited to splice cases and termination panels. The City shall also be responsible for the incremental cost of maintenance and repair of the Reserved Fiber. All costs shall be charged by Company on a time and materials basis. All such incremental costs shall be paid by the City to Company within 45 days of the submission of an invoice and complete documentation of the incremental costs. f. Termination of Pole Attachment: Disposition of Fiber. Upon termination of a pole attachment by Company or for Company's breach of this Agreement, the City shall have the right to acquire such fiber of Company attached to poles pursuant to this Agreement which may be integral to or colashed to the reserved fiber if it pays Company within 45 days of termination, or such longer period as the parties mutually agree, the salvage value of such fiber. "salvage value" means the component cost of the fiber less the cost of removing the fiber from the poles. In the event that the City decides not to acquire all the fiber of Company, ownership of the reserved fiber that is integral or colashed to such fiber of Company that the City is not acquiring shall transfer to Company. Company shall remove all of its fiber that is covered by the terminated pole attachment from the poles within 60 days, or such longer period as the parties mutually agree, of the City's decision. g. At the end of the term of this Agreement, or its earlier termination by the City for its convenience, Company shall have the right and obligation to remove its fiber and the reserved fiber from the poles. Sale of Fiber by Company. In the event that Company sells, assigns, or otherwise transfers its interests in its fiber, the terms of this Agreement shall be binding on all such successors, assignees, recipients, or transferees of such interests. 2. Mutual Release. Neither the City nor Company shall be liable, in law or in equity, to the other party for any damages relating to the interruption of service or interference with the operation of the Company's fiber optic system or the reserved fiber arising in any manner whatsoever, whether caused by negligence of the City, Company, third parties, or otherwise. Neither the City nor Company shall be liable to the other party under any circumstances for incidental, special or consequential damages or damages alleged to have arisen due to an interruption of service or damage to any fiber optic cable in use by the other party. C2 Master Pole Attachment Agreement 3. Indemnification. Except as limited below, Company shall indemnify and save harmless the City, its officers, employees, and agents, from all claims, action, liability, and damages of any nature arising out of this Agreement, and the use and operation of Company's fiber optic system. Except as limited below, the City shall indemnify and save harmless Company, its officers, employees, and agents, from all claims, action, liability, and damages of any nature arising out of this Agreement, only as it relates to the use and operation of the reserved fiber. If any claim arises to which the above indemnification provisions may be applicable, the party seeking indemnification shall immediately upon learning of such claim, notify the indemnifying party. The indemnifying party may, at its option, settle or compromise such claim. In no event shall the party seeking indemnification have the right to pay, settle or otherwise compromise such claim without the prior written consent of the indemnifying party, who shall not unreasonably withhold such consent. This indemnification and release shall not apply to the extent that any claim, action, cost, and /or damage herein covered results from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of a party, its officers, or employees. Each party agrees to pay interest on any payment due the other party pursuant to this indemnification and release. Such interest shall be at the prejudgment rate(s) or interest in effect from the date which the cost was incurred to the date of payment. For convenience in computing such interest, a cost shall be considered to be incurred after the last day of the month in which the cost was actually incurred. CITY OF SEATTLE COMPANY By: By: Title: Title: C3 1. Definitions 3. Restrictions Master Pole Attachment Agreement APPENDIX D MAKE READY WORK Make Ready Work Work required to provide attachment space on City poles for communication facilities. 2. Procedure a. Company shall submit a proposed route for City review. b. If City review shows a need for Make Ready work in order to provide space on pole(s) for company's use, City shall prepare an estimate of City's cost to perform Make Ready work and submit the estimate to Company for their approval prior to start of any Make Ready work. Nothing in this addendum shall prohibit Company from proposing alternate routes to avoid make ready work. City shall not install cross arms to provide space for communications. City shall not replace poles to provide space for communications except under the following conditions: a. The pole in question does not meet current standards for height. b. If the pole in question must be replaced due to poor condition, then replacement with a standard height pole will be at City's expense. If the pole is not in condition to warrant replacement, then replacement with a standard height pole will be at Company's expense. c. The new pole cannot be taller than a replacement pole would be if increased communication space were not a factor in calculating the pole height. City shall be solely responsible for determining height standards and condition of poles. This addendum does not apply to make ready work that must be performed by other entities that may be attached to the pole(s). Arrangements for that work shall be the responsibility of Company. D1