Exhibit
10.17
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Exhibit
10.17
AIA Document B727 -
Electronic Format
Standard Form of
Agreement Between
Owner and Architect
for Special Services
1988 Edition
THIS
DOCUMENT HAS IMPORTANT LEGAL CONSEQUENCES; CONSULTATION WITH AN
ATTORNEY IS ENCOURAGED WITH RESPECT TO ITS COMPLETION OR
MODIFICATION. AUTHENTICATION OF THIS ELECTRONICALLY DRAFTED AIA
DOCUMENT MAY BE MADE BY USING AIA DOCUMENT D401.
Recommended for use with
current editions of standard AIA Agreement forms and
documents.
Copyright
1972, 1979, ©1988 by The American Institute of Architects,
1735 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington D. C., 20006-5292.
Reproduction of the material herein or substantial quotation of
its provisions without written permission of the AIA violates the
copyright laws of the United States and will be subject to legal
prosecution.
AGREEMENT
made as of the 28th day of May in the year of
2003
BETWEEN
the
Owner:
(Name and
address)
Dry Creek
Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians
c/o Elizabeth Elgin DeRouen, Chairperson
P.O. Box 607
Geyserville, CA 95441
and the
Architect:
(Name and
address)
FFKR
Architects/Planners II
730 Pacific Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
For the
following Project:
(Include detailed
description of Project, location, address and scope.)
DRY CREEK RANCHERIA
INFRASTRUCTURE TESTING, ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION as
required prior to continuing with the STRUCTURED PARKING PROJECT (a
separate project). EXHIBIT A - memo titled "Dry Creek Rancheria
Site Management" and EXHIBIT B - "Dry Creek Rancheria
Infrastructure Design Organizational Chart, 6/3/03" are attached to
provide further project description(s) and are included as part of
this Agreement.
The Owner
and the Architect agree as set forth below.
ARTICLE 1
ARCHITECT'S SERVICES
(Here
list those services to be provided by the Architect under the Terms
and Conditions of this Agreement. Note under each service listed
the method and means of compensation to be used, if applicable, as
provided in Article 8.)
1.1 The
Architect shall provide OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE services that shall
include, but may not be limited to, the following:
1.1.1 The
Architect shall provide organization, personnel and management to
carry out the requirements of this Agreement in an expeditious and
economical manner consistent with the interests of the
Owner.
1.1.2 The
Architect, with the review and approval of the Owner, shall manage
the selection and engagement of the Project participants as
required to complete the Project. The Architect shall obtain Scope
of Work Schedule Statements from each of the Project participants
for the Owner's review and approval. The Architect shall prepare
and/or have prepared Contract Agreements for the Work of each of
the Project participants for the Owner to review and
approve.
© 1988 - THE AMERICAN
INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, 1735 NEW YORK AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON,
D.C., 20006-5292. AIA DOCUMENT B727 - OWNER-ARCHITECT AGREEMENT -
1988 EDITION - AIA® - WARNING: Unlicensed photocopying
violates U.S. copyright laws and will subject the violator to legal
prosecution. This document was electronically produced with
permission of the AIA and can be reproduced in accordance with your
license without violation until the date of expiration as noted
below. User Document: drycreek-ffkr.aia – 8/1/2003. AIA
License Number 1008580, which expires on 7/15/2004.
Electronic Format
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1.1.3 The
Architect shall establish and maintain communication with all of
the Project participants and shall represent the interest of the
Owner to each of the Project participants.
1.1.4 The
Architect shall provide Project oversite and direction as required
to organize and coordinate the activities of the Project
participants.
1.1.5 The
Architect shall develop and maintain Project related files by
documenting meetings, transactions, contracts, directions, issues
correspondence and activities related to the
Project.
1.1.6 The
Architect shall regularly report to the Owner information
pertaining to the activities, interaction and progress of the
Project participants.
1.1.7 The
Architect shall provide observation of activities of the
participants on the Project site and shall verify compliance with
approved Contracts.
1.1.8 The
Architect shall review the work product of each of the Project
participants and shall verify compliance with approved
Contracts.
1.1.9 The
Architect shall receive documents such as Change Order Requests,
Submittals, Recommendations, Invoices, Requests for Payment from
each of the Project participants and shall initially review,
negotiate and reject or approve such documents prior to making
recommendations to the Owner as to their appropriate
disposition.
1.1.10 The
Architect shall assist with the resolution of disputes that may
arise and shall, in the interest of the Owner, attempt to avoid
negative impacts of any such disputes on the
Project.
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ARTICLE 2
OWNER'S
RESPONSIBILITIES
2.1
The
Owner shall provide full information regarding requirements for the
Project. The Owner shall furnish required information as
expeditiously as necessary for the orderly progress of the Work,
and the Architect shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy and
completeness thereof.
2.2
The
Owner shall designate a representative authorized to act on the
Owner's behalf with respect to the Project. The Owner or such
authorized representative shall render decisions in a timely manner
pertaining to documents submitted by the Architect in order to
avoid unreasonable delay in the orderly and sequential progress of
the Architect's services. For purposes of this Paragraph 2.2,
Doug Searle, General Manager of the River Rock Casino, will be
Owner's representative with respect to the Project until such time
as another shall be designated by Owner in
writing.
ARTICLE 3
USE OF ARCHITECT'S DOCUMENTS
3.1
The
documents , specifications and other instruments of professional
service prepared by and on behalf of the Architect pursuant to this
Agreement specifically for this Project (the "Instruments of
Service") shall, upon completion and payment of related fees,
become the property of the Owner. If Owner should
use
or
allow the use of the Instruments of Service without Architect's
participation on a subsequent project or on any material
modification or extension of the subject Project, or if Owner
should use or allow the use of incomplete documents in respect of
the Project, then Owner shall assume all risks
attendant to such use and waive any related liability
against Architect and Architect's subconsultants, if any, and
their respective principals and employees, and shall to the
fullest extent allowed by law release, indemnify, defend and
hold harmless Architect and Architect's subconsultants, if
any, and their respective principals and employees, from and
against any and all claims, liability, costs and/or loss related
to such use, including claims, liability, costs and/or loss
involving actual or alleged "active negligence" with respect to
design services only or "design defect." The foregoing
notwithstanding, Architect may at all times retain possession of
any and all Instruments of Service fixed in any electronic
medium, and copies of said Instruments of Service provided
to Owner shall have all indicia of Architect's involvement removed
and any and all risks attendant to the automated conversion of
information and data from said Instruments of Service to
alternative formats or other electronic mediums shall be at
Owner's role risk. prepared by the Architect for this
Project are instruments of the Architect's service for use solely
with respect to this Project and, unless otherwise provided, the
Architect shall be deemed the author of these documents and shall
retain all common law, statutory and other reserved
rights,
© 1988 - THE AMERICAN
INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, 1735 NEW YORK AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON,
D.C., 20006-5292. AIA DOCUMENT B727 - OWNER-ARCHITECT AGREEMENT -
1988 EDITION - AIA® - WARNING: Unlicensed photocopying
violates U.S. copyright laws and will subject the violator to legal
prosecution. This document was electronically produced with
permission of the AIA and can be reproduced in accordance with your
license without violation until the date of expiration as noted
below. User Document: drycreek-ffkr.aia – 8/1/2003. AIA
License Number 1008580, which expires on 7/15/2004.
Electronic Format
B727-1988
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including the copyright.
The Owner shall be permitted to retain copies, including
reproducible copies, of the Architect’s documents for the
Owner’s information, reference and use in connection with the
Project. The Architect’s documents shall not be used by the
Owner or others on other projects, for additions to this Project or
for completion of this Project by others, unless the Architect is
adjudged to be in default under this Agreement, except by agreement
in writing and with appropriate compensation to the
Architect.
3.2
All
information, discussions, memoranda and all documents developed or
prepared by Architect or Owner or any of their respective
consultants or representatives for
this Project, or made available by Owner to Architect or any
of its consultants or representatives (collectively,
"Confidential Information"), are strictly confidential and
shall not be used by Architect any of its consultants or
representatives for any other job or work nor disclosed or
discussed with any persons whomsoever, directly or indirectly,
in whole or in part, except as required to perform the
obligations of Architect hereunder, without Owner's prior
written approval. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this
provision shall not apply to any information, data or work
product previously known to the Architect, its consultants or
representatives under circumstances not related to the
Project, and, further, this provision shall not apply to
information in any form that is in the public domain, nor
shall it restrict the Architect from giving notices required by
law or complying with an order to provide information or data when
so ordered by a court, administrative agency or other
legitimate authority, or if disclosure is reasonably
necessary for the consultant to defend itself from any legal
action or claim.
3.3
Architect
agrees not to make, copy or place any confidential information in
documentary or other written or representational form without
properly marking same with the legend
"PROPERTY OF DRY CREEK RANCHERIA BAND OF POMO INDIANS -
CONFIDENTIAL NOT TO BE DISCLOSED".
3.4
Architect
agrees to take any and all action, appropriate by
instructions, agreement or otherwise
to and with all of its employees, representatives or others
to whom any confidential information may be disclosed to act in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and agrees to take
such protective measures as may be reasonably necessary to
preserve the confidentiality of the confidential
information.
3.5
Upon
expiration or termination of this Agreement and/or upon the request
of the Owner, and provided Architect has been fully paid for its
services hereunder, Architect
agrees to return to Owner promptly all confidential
information in Architect's or any of its
representatives' or
consultants' possession or under
any of their control including any materials or
documentation created by it containing or referencing or using
in any manner or form whatsoever any confidential
information and Contractor or any of its representatives or
consultants shall not retain any copies thereof without Owner's
prior written consent.
3.6
Architect
agrees and acknowledges that all of the terms and provisions
of this Article 3 are
necessary to preserve the confidential information of Owner
and to avoid any conflict of interest that may arise in the
future in connection with Architect performing services for any
third party.
ARTICLE 4
ARBITRATION
4.1
Claims, disputes or other matters in question between the
parties to this Agreement arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or breach thereof shall be subject t