MWAA - Amended and Restated

292 Pages·2013·2.03 MB·English

by  Walter Nossaman

Execution Version
May 14, 2013

DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACT
Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project
Phase 2
Package A

by and between

THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY

and

CAPITAL RAIL CONSTRUCTORS, A JOINT VENTURE

Execution Version
May 14, 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL .................................................................................................................2
1.1 Certain Definitions ................................................................................................. 2
1.2 Recitals .................................................................................................................. 2
1.3 Contract Documents and Order of Precedence ...................................................... 2
1.4 Project Technical Requirements and Codes and Standards. .................................. 4
1.5 Notice to Proceed ................................................................................................... 4
1.6 Confirmation of Scheduled Substantial Completion Date and Contract
Price ....................................................................................................................... 4
ARTICLE 2. CONTRACTOR AND OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES ...........................................5
2.1 Scope of Work in General ..................................................................................... 5
2.2 Standards of Performance ...................................................................................... 5
2.3 Contractor Obligations ........................................................................................... 5
2.4 Owner Obligations ................................................................................................. 9
ARTICLE 3. FINAL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................9
3.1 Contractor’s Technical Proposal and Obligation to Review Project
Technical Requirements. ....................................................................................... 9
3.2 In-Progress Design Review ................................................................................. 10
3.3 Owner’s Review of Design Documents and Final Plans and
Specifications. ...................................................................................................... 11
3.4 Contractor Proposed Changes to Project Technical Requirements and/or
Code(s) and Standard(s) ....................................................................................... 11
ARTICLE 4. CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION, SAFETY AND QUALITY
MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................................12
4.1 Supervision and Construction Procedures ........................................................... 12
4.2 Owner Oversight .................................................................................................. 15
ARTICLE 5. DIFFERING SITE CONDITIONS ..........................................................................15
5.1 Duty to Investigate ............................................................................................... 15
5.2 Definition ............................................................................................................. 16
5.3 Procedure ............................................................................................................. 16
5.4 Remedy ................................................................................................................ 16
5.5 Baseline for Differing Site Conditions Based on Geotechnical Conditions
Procedure ............................................................................................................. 17
5.6 Historical, Scientific, and Archeological Discoveries. ........................................ 17
ARTICLE 6. PROJECT RIGHT–OF-WAY .................................................................................17
6.1 Owner’s Right-of-Way Acquisition Rights and Responsibilities ........................ 17
6.2 Access to Planned Project Limits. ....................................................................... 18
6.3 Priority 1 Areas .................................................................................................... 18
6.4 Priority 2 Areas .................................................................................................... 19
6.5 Priority 3 Areas .................................................................................................... 19

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6.6 Contractor’s Responsibilities ............................................................................... 20
ARTICLE 7. UTILITY RELOCATION AND UTILITY FEEDS ................................................21
7.1 Contractor’s Obligation ....................................................................................... 21
7.2 Utility Self-Performance Payments ..................................................................... 21
7.3 Property Acquisition for Utility Relocations and Utility Feeds ........................... 22
ARTICLE 8. KEY PERSONNEL .................................................................................................23
8.1 Approval and Removal of Key Personnel ........................................................... 23
8.2 Availability of Key Personnel .............................................................................. 23
8.3 Key Personnel Financial Interests ........................................................................ 24
ARTICLE 9. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ..............................................................................24
9.1 Hazardous Environmental Conditions ................................................................. 24
ARTICLE 10. APPLICABLE LAW AND REGULATORY APPROVALS ...............................26
10.1 General ................................................................................................................. 26
10.2 Obligation to Obtain Regulatory Approvals ........................................................ 27
10.3 Change in Law ..................................................................................................... 27
ARTICLE 11. WARRANTIES .....................................................................................................28
11.1 Warranties ............................................................................................................ 28
11.2 Warranty Period ................................................................................................... 29
11.3 Subcontractor Warranties .................................................................................... 29
11.4 Assignment of Warranties ................................................................................... 30
11.5 Damages for Breach of Warranty ........................................................................ 30
11.6 Landscaping Maintenance ................................................................................... 30
ARTICLE 12. ESCROW BID DOCUMENTS, RECORDS AND REPORTS ............................31
12.1 Provision and Maintenance of Escrow Bid Documents....................................... 31
12.2 Maintenance of Books and Records .................................................................... 31
12.3 Public Records ..................................................................................................... 31
12.4 Reporting Requirements ...................................................................................... 32
12.5 Access to and Audit of Books and Records ......................................................... 33
ARTICLE 13. SCHEDULES AND ADJUSTMENTS TO SCHEDULED
SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION DATE ..............................................................34
13.1 Proposal and Baseline Schedules ......................................................................... 34
13.2 Excusable Delays ................................................................................................. 35
13.3 Adjustment of Scheduled Substantial Completion Date ...................................... 36
13.4 Force Majeure Events .......................................................................................... 36
13.5 Remedy for Concurrent Delay ............................................................................. 37
13.6 Recovery Schedules. ............................................................................................ 37
ARTICLE 14. COMPENSATION ................................................................................................37
14.1 Contract Price ...................................................................................................... 37
14.2 Payments .............................................................................................................. 40
14.3 Retainage, Deductions and Withholding ............................................................. 44

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14.4 Additional Requirements for Specific Payment Events ....................................... 46
ARTICLE 15. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES ......................................................47
15.1 Owner Representations and Warranties ............................................................... 47
15.2 Contractor Representations and Warranties ......................................................... 47
ARTICLE 16. RISK OF LOSS AND TITLE ................................................................................48
16.1 Risk of Loss ......................................................................................................... 48
16.2 Title ...................................................................................................................... 48
16.3 Title to Work Product .......................................................................................... 49
ARTICLE 17. TIME FOR COMPLETION; SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION; AND
FINAL ACCEPTANCE.........................................................................................49
17.1 Time of Essence ................................................................................................... 49
17.2 Scheduled Substantial Completion Date .............................................................. 49
17.3 Dynamic Testing Readiness ................................................................................. 50
17.4 Substantial Completion ........................................................................................ 51
17.5 Operational Readiness ......................................................................................... 53
17.6 Final Acceptance.................................................................................................. 53
17.7 Assignment of Causes of Action.......................................................................... 54
ARTICLE 18. CONFLICT OF INTEREST ..................................................................................54
18.1 Prohibition on Conflict of Interest ....................................................................... 54
18.2 Notification of and Response to Potential Conflict of Interest ............................ 55
ARTICLE 19. CHANGES IN THE WORK..................................................................................55
19.1 Acknowledgment ................................................................................................. 55
19.2 Owner-Directed Changes and Procedures ........................................................... 56
19.3 Contractor Request for Change. ........................................................................... 58
19.4 Pricing of Change Orders .................................................................................... 59
19.5 Requirements for Adjustment to Scheduled Substantial Completion Date
and Pricing Delay Claims .................................................................................... 64
19.6 Change Order Records ......................................................................................... 64
19.7 Disputes and Duty to Proceed .............................................................................. 65
ARTICLE 20. OWNER’S RIGHT TO SUSPEND ALL OR PART OF WORK .........................67
20.1 Suspension for Convenience ................................................................................ 67
20.2 Suspension for Other Reasons ............................................................................. 67
20.3 Project Safety ....................................................................................................... 67
ARTICLE 21. INDEMNIFICATION ............................................................................................68
21.1 Indemnifications by Contractor ........................................................................... 68
21.2 Defense and Indemnification Procedures ............................................................ 69
21.3 Indemnification by Owner ................................................................................... 71
ARTICLE 22. INSURANCE, BONDS AND GUARANTEES ....................................................71
22.1 Insurance Generally ............................................................................................. 71
22.2 Performance and Payment Bonds ........................................................................ 72

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22.3 Parent Guarantee(s) .............................................................................................. 72
ARTICLE 23. CONTRACTING PRACTICES ............................................................................72
23.1 Obligation to Refrain from Discrimination .......................................................... 72
23.2 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (“DBE”) .................................................... 73
23.3 Minority Employment and Contracting Procedures ............................................ 73
23.4 Subcontracts ......................................................................................................... 73
ARTICLE 24. REPRESENTATIVES ...........................................................................................73
24.1 Designation of Representatives............................................................................ 73
24.2 Representatives .................................................................................................... 73
ARTICLE 25. DEFAULT OF CONTRACTOR OR OWNER .....................................................73
25.1 Default of Contractor ........................................................................................... 73
25.2 Owner’s Remedies for Contractor Event of Default ............................................ 75
25.3 Certain Limitations on Owner Remedies ............................................................. 77
25.4 Default of Owner ................................................................................................. 77
25.5 Limitation on Contractor Remedies ..................................................................... 78
ARTICLE 26. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AND LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES ..................78
26.1 Liquidated Damages ............................................................................................ 78
26.2 Limitations of Liability ........................................................................................ 80
26.3 Exclusion of Consequential Damages ................................................................. 80
26.4 Effect on Successors and Assigns ........................................................................ 81
ARTICLE 27. TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE ..............................................................81
27.1 Notice of Termination .......................................................................................... 81
27.2 Contractor’s Responsibilities After Receipt of Notice of Termination ............... 81
27.3 Inventory .............................................................................................................. 83
27.4 Settlement Proposal ............................................................................................. 84
27.5 Amount of Termination Settlement ..................................................................... 84
27.6 No Agreement as to Amount of Claim ................................................................ 84
27.7 Reduction in Amount of Claim ............................................................................ 85
27.8 Payment ............................................................................................................... 85
27.9 Inclusion in Subcontracts ..................................................................................... 85
27.10 No Consequential Damages ................................................................................. 85
27.11 No Waiver ............................................................................................................ 85
27.12 Dispute Resolution ............................................................................................... 86
ARTICLE 28. DISPUTE AVOIDANCE AND RESOLUTION ...................................................86
28.1 Cooperation and Communications ....................................................................... 86
28.2 Certified Claim and Procedures ........................................................................... 87
28.3 Mediation ............................................................................................................. 87
28.4 Legal Proceedings ................................................................................................ 88
28.5 False Certifications .............................................................................................. 88
28.6 Continuance of Work During Dispute ................................................................. 88

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ARTICLE 29. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ......................................................................89
29.1 Assignment .......................................................................................................... 89
29.2 Notices ................................................................................................................. 89
29.3 Binding Effect ...................................................................................................... 91
29.4 Relationship of Parties ......................................................................................... 91
29.5 Third-Party Beneficiary ....................................................................................... 91
29.6 Waiver .................................................................................................................. 91
29.7 Governing Law .................................................................................................... 92
29.8 Survival ................................................................................................................ 92
29.9 Construction and Interpretation of Contract ........................................................ 92
29.10 Counterparts ......................................................................................................... 93
29.11 Provisions Rendered Obsolete or Ineffective ...................................................... 93
29.12 Explanations; Omissions, Misdescriptions, Inclusions without Limitation ......... 93
29.13 Computation of Periods ....................................................................................... 94
29.14 Approvals ............................................................................................................. 94
29.15 Correspondence ................................................................................................... 94
29.16 Headings .............................................................................................................. 94
29.17 No Limitation on Statutory Powers ..................................................................... 94
29.18 Value Engineering Change Proposals (“VECP”) ................................................ 94
29.19 Limitation of Obligations and Liabilities ............................................................. 98
29.20 Labor and Right to Work Requirements .............................................................. 98
29.21 Enrollment in E-Verify Program ......................................................................... 99

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DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACT
THIS DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACT (“Contract”) is made and entered into this 14th
day of May, 2013 (“Effective Date”), by and between:
(1) The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (“Owner”) is an independent
public body, created by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia, with its
principal place of business at 1 Aviation Circle, Arlington, Virginia 20001; and
(2) Capital Rail Constructors, a Joint Venture (“Contractor”), with an address of 7500
Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on or about July 12, 2012, Owner issued a Request for Qualifications
Information (“RFQI”) soliciting interested parties to submit Qualifications Statements to serve as
the design-builder for the construction of Package A of Phase 2 of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail
Project; and
WHEREAS, on or about October 17, 2012, Owner notified Contractor that it was invited
to respond to a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) seeking the submission of technical and price
proposals for the design and construction of Package A; and

WHEREAS, on or about April 16, 2013, Owner notified Contractor that it had submitted
an acceptable final Technical Proposal in response to the RFP and was invited to submit a Price
Proposal in response to the RFP; and

WHEREAS, on or about April 19, 2013, Contractor submitted its Price Proposal in
response to the RFP; and

WHEREAS, on or about April 25, 2013, Owner issued to Contractor a Notice of Award,
which notice advised Contractor that it had been awarded this Contract.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the covenants and
agreements set forth herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

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ARTICLE 1.
GENERAL
1.1 Certain Definitions. Exhibit 1.1 contains the meaning of certain terms used in
the Contract Documents.
1.2 Recitals. The Recitals are hereby incorporated by reference herein.
1.3 Contract Documents and Order of Precedence.
1.3.1 The Contract Documents consist of: (a) this Contract, including the
Appendices and Exhibits set forth below, which are attached hereto or shall be deemed attached
hereto and made a part hereof by this reference; (b) Final Plans and Specifications to be
developed in accordance with the terms of this Contract; and (c) the Baseline Schedule to be
developed in accordance with the terms of this Contract.
Exhibit 1.1 Definitions
Exhibit 2.3.14 Federal Requirements
Exhibit 6.3.1 Priority 1 Area Availability Schedule
Exhibit 8.1 Key Personnel
Exhibit 10.2.1 Owner Regulatory Approvals
Exhibit 10.2.4 Owner Responsibility for Regulatory Approval Fees and
Charges
Exhibit 14.1.1 Contract Price Schedule
Exhibit 14.1.3 Price Adjustment for Changes in Certain Materials
Exhibit 14.1.9 Office Space Lease Information
Exhibit 22.1.1(a) Insurance Requirements
Exhibit 22.1.1(b) Draft of OCIP Manual
Exhibit 22.1.2 Insurance Coverage Baseline
Exhibit 22.2(a) Form of Performance Bond
Exhibit 22.2(b) Form of Payment Bond
Exhibit 22.2(c) Form of Dual Obligee Rider
Exhibit 22.3 Form of Parent Guarantee
Exhibit 23.2 DBE Participation
Exhibit 24.1 Designated Representatives
Exhibit 29.18 Pre-Award VECP

Appendix 1 Division 1 Specifications
Appendix 2 Project Technical Requirements
Appendix 3 Contractor’s Price Proposal
Appendix 4 Volume 2 of Contractor’s Technical Proposal

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