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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC2022-057.2 - Artistic Land Management1 Contract No. 2022-057.2 SECOND AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS AND ARTISTIC LAND MANAGEMENT, INC. THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Second Amendment”) is entered into January 1, 2023, between the Town of Fountain Hills, an Arizona municipal corporation (the “Town”) and Artistic Land Management, Inc., a(n) Arizona corporation (the “Vendor”). RECITALS A. The Town and the Consultant entered into a Professional Services Agreement dated February 3, 2022, and amended via Amendment No. 1, dated October 31, 2022 (the “Agreement”), for the Consultant to provide landscaping services (the “Services”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Second Amendment have the same meanings as contained in the Agreement. B. The Vendor has requested an eight percent (8%) increase in all fees starting January 1, 2023, due to the increase in costs for goods and services. C. The Town concurs with the request as it is within the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index reflecting the increased cost for goods and services. D. The Town and the Consultant desire to enter this Second Amendment to amend the Agreement to reflect the fee schedule increase. AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing introduction and recitals, which are incorporated herein by reference, the following mutual covenants and conditions, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Town and the Consultant hereby agree as follows: 1. Fee Schedule. Starting January 1, 2023, all fees in Exhibit A shall increase by eight percent (8%). All invoices thenceforth shall show the original fee and eight percent increase calculation. Said fee schedule (calculation) shall be incorporated into the Agreement by this reference. 2 2. Effect of Amendment. In all other respects, the Agreement is affirmed and ratified and, except as expressly modified herein, all terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 3. Non-Default. By executing this Second Amendment, the Consultant affirmatively asserts that (i) the Town is not currently in default, nor has it been in default at any time prior to this Second Amendment, under any of the terms or conditions of the Agreement and (ii) any and all claims, known and unknown, relating to the Agreement and existing on or before the date of this Second Amendment are forever waived. 4. Israel. Consultant certifies that it is not currently engaged in, and agrees for the duration of this Agreement that it will not engage in a “boycott,” as that term is defined in Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 35-393, of Israel. 5. Conflict of Interest. This Second Amendment and the Agreement may be cancelled by the Town pursuant to Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 38-511. [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGES] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first set forth above. “Town” TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, an Arizona municipal corporation Grady E. Miller, Town Manager ATTEST: Linda Mendenhall, Town Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Aaron D. Arnson, Town Attorney [SIGNATURES CONTINUE ON FOLLOWING PAGES] Aaron Arnson (Nov 8, 2022 08:55 MST) “Contractor/Vendor/Consultant” ____________________________________, By: Name: Title: Artistic Land Management, Inc. Jose Hernandez (Nov 8, 2022 08:48 MST) Jose Hernandez Jose Hernandez President