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Maricopa County — Formal (2026-05-20)

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT  
BETWEEN MARICOPA COUNTY AND  
CITY OF PHOENIX (FIRE DEPARTMENT) 
 
FOR THE ‘Connected Vehicle Acceleration Zone’ PROJECT 
Federal Grant Award #: 693JJ32550007 
County Project #: TE088 
 
 
 
This Intergovernmental Agreement (Agreement) is between the County of Maricopa, a 
political subdivision of the State of Arizona (County), and the City of Phoenix, acting 
through its Fire Department (Department). The County and the Department are 
collectively referred to as the Parties or individually as a Party. 
 
This Agreement becomes effective on the date it is approved by the Maricopa County 
Board of Supervisors and signed by the City of Phoenix Fire Chief, whichever approval 
occurs last. 
 
STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION 
 
1. 
The County is authorized, pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 11-251 
and §§ 28-6701 et. seq., to lay out, maintain, control, and manage public roads 
within the County. 
 
2. 
The City is authorized, pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-240 and §§ 9-276 et. seq., to lay out 
and establish, regulate, and improve streets within the City and to enter into this 
Agreement. 
 
3. 
Public agencies are authorized, pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 11-951 et. seq., to enter into 
Intergovernmental Agreements for the provision of services or joint or cooperative 
action. 
 
BACKGROUND 
 
4. 
The project seeks to deploy interoperable Connected Vehicle (CV) and V2X 
technologies within Maricopa County, enabling vehicular communication with each 
other, other road users and roadside infrastructure, with the intent to improve the 
following. 
 
4.1 
Reliability of transit services through Transit Signal Priority (TSP). 
 
4.2 
Safety of vulnerable road users (VRUs) through detection and alerts. 
 
4.3 
Mobility of freight with Freight Signal Priority (FSP). 
 
4.4 
Emergency Responder, post-crash care and general community safety 
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though Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP). 
 
5. 
The Department shall contribute and be involved in the following capacity 
throughout the project, to enable the use cases as described in Volume 1 of 
MCDOT’s Connected Vehicle Acceleration Zone application: 
 
5.1 
The Department shall explore the feasibility of placing up to 230 On Board 
Units (OBUs) on emergency vehicles. 
 
5.2 
The Department shall determine whether vehicles have screens to receive 
messages. 
 
5.3 
The Department may provide in-kind services to support cost-match. 
 
5.4 
The project is funded from local and federal funds through the federal grant 
award. The total project cost is $27,452,802. 
 
6. 
This Agreement is contingent upon the Department’s compliance with the Single 
Audit Act of 1984 and the availability of federal funds through Saving Lives with 
Connectivity: Accelerating Vehicle to Everything (V2X): 
 
6.1 
Federal Contract Number: 693JJ32550007 
 
6.2 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 20.205 
 
6.3 
Fiscal Years: FY 2025 
 
6.4 
Total Project Cost: $ 27,452,802 
 
6.5 
Federal Funded Amount: $19,655,242 
 
6.6 
Funding Sources: 
Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating Vehicle to Everything (V2X) 
 
6.7 
Project Contact Information: 
Name: Joe Cottrell, Traffic Technology Branch Manager 
Agency: Maricopa County Department of Transportation 
Phone: 480-604-7474 
Email: joe.cottrell@maricopa.gov 
 
 
PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
7. 
The purposes of this Agreement are to identify the roles and responsibilities or the 
Parties with respect to the project and define the cost sharing of the local match 
for the project. 
 
 
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TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
 
8. 
Responsibilities of the County: 
 
8.1 
The County is the lead agency for all construction and construction 
management and shall provide certification of right-of-way with the 
assistance of the Department. 
 
8.2 
The County will request from the Department any necessary right-of-way, 
utility and environmental clearance background information. 
 
8.3 
The County will provide design and installation documents to the 
Department for review in a timely manner. 
 
8.4 
The County will apply for no-cost permits for project work within 
Department boundaries. 
 
8.5 
The County will receive and administer the project federal-aid funding for 
the duration of the project. 
 
8.6 
The County will provide the construction documents and other resources for 
the project to the Department’s representative when completed. 
 
8.7 
The County will provide support for all equipment for the duration of the 
grant funding expected through 2028.  After the completion of the grant 
further commitments may be negotiated via amendment of subsequent 
agreement. 
 
9. 
Responsibilities of the Department: 
 
9.1 
The Department will provide the County any necessary right-of-way, utility 
and environmental clearance background information. 
 
9.2 
The Department shall designate a point of contact for the project. 
 
9.3 
The Department will provide timely review of all design and installation 
documents provided by the County. The Department shall provide 
comments to the County within 5 calendar days after receiving documents 
for review from the County. 
 
9.4 
The Department shall make available to the County all active emergency 
response vehicles identified for the installation of On-Board Units (OBUs), 
provided by the County. 
 
9.5 
The Department shall coordinate with the County to provide access to such 
vehicles at locations and schedules agreed upon in advance by both Parties 
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to facilitate installation activities to minimize disruption to the Departments 
operations. 
 
9.6 
The Department shall provide technical assistance to the County or its 
designated contractors, including access to vehicle specifications, 
diagnostic information and vehicle system interfacing with the OBUs, and 
upon reasonable request, provide available personnel to answer technical 
questions or assist in resolving installation-related issues. 
 
9.7 
The Department may provide installation services as an in-kind match for 
the project and provide documentation in support. 
 
9.8 
The Department will issue the County no-cost permits for project work within 
the Department boundaries. 
 
9.9 
The Department will own, operate, and maintain the equipment installed 
within the Department’s jurisdiction as part of this project upon completion 
of the project and as outlined in Volume 1 of MCDOT’s Connected Vehicle 
Acceleration Zone application. 
 
9.10 
The Department will assist in delivery of the project per the schedule 
outlined in Volume 1 of MCDOT’s Connected Vehicle Acceleration Zone 
application. 
 
9.11 
The Department will participate for the duration of the grant funding 
expected through 2028. After the completion of the grant further 
commitments may be negotiated via amendment of subsequent agreement. 
 
 
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 
 
10. 
Each party (as “Indemnitor”) agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the 
other party (as “Indemnitee”) from and against any and all claims, losses, liability, 
costs, or expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) (“Claims”), but only to 
the extent that such Claims which result in vicarious/derivative liability to the 
Indemnitee are caused by the act, omission, negligence, misconduct, or other fault 
of the Indemnitor, its officers, officials, agents, employees, or volunteers. 
 
Each party must use its best efforts to cause all contractors (each an “Additional 
Indemnitor”) to indemnify, defend, save and hold harmless the other party from 
and against any and all Claims caused, or alleged to be caused, in whole or in 
part, by the negligent or willful acts or omissions of the Additional Indemnitor and 
persons for whom they are vicariously liable. 
 
11. 
This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the 2028 termination of 
grant funding.  After the completion of the grant further commitments may be 
negotiated via amendment or subsequent agreement. 
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12. 
This Agreement may be amended only upon written Agreement by all Parties. 
 
13. 
This 
Agreement 
is 
subject 
to 
the 
provisions 
of 
A.R.S. 
§ 
38-511. 
 
14. 
The Parties warrant that they are following A.R.S. § 41-4401 and further 
acknowledge that: 
 
14.1 
Any contractor or subcontractor who is contracted by a Party to perform 
work on the project shall warrant their compliance with all federal 
immigration laws and regulations that relate to their employees and their 
compliance with A.R.S. § 23- 214(A), and shall keep a record of the 
verification for the duration of the employee’s employment or at least three 
(3) years, whichever is longer. 
 
14.2 
Any breach of the warranty shall be deemed a material breach of this 
Agreement of which breaching party may be liable for penalties including 
termination of the Agreement. 
 
14.3 
The Parties retain the legal right to inspect the papers of any contractor or 
subcontractor employee who works on the project to ensure that the 
contractor or subcontractor is complying with the warranty above and that 
the contractor agrees to make all papers and employment records of said 
employee available during normal working hours to facilitate such an 
inspection. 
 
14.4 
Nothing in this Agreement shall make any contractor or subcontractor an 
agent or employee of the Parties to this Agreement. 
 
15. 
Any contractor or subcontractor who engages in for-profit activity and has 10 or 
more employees, if the value of the contract is a minimum of $1,000,000, certify it 
is not currently engaged in and agrees for the duration of this Agreement to not 
engage in, a boycott of goods or services from Israel. This certification does not 
apply to a boycott prohibited by 50 U.S.C. § 4842 or a regulation issued according 
to 50 U.S.C. § 4842. 
 
16. 
Each Party warrants and certifies that no contractor or vendor under contract with 
the Party to provide goods or services toward the accomplishment of the objectives 
of this Agreement currently has, and for the duration of the contract will not, use: 
 
16.1 
The forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People's Republic of China. 
 
16.2 
Any goods or services produced by the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in 
the People's Republic of China. 
 
16.3 
Any contractors, subcontractors or suppliers that use the forced labor or any 
goods or services produced by the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the 
People's Republic of China. 
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If any Party becomes aware during the term of the Agreement that any contractor 
or vendor is not in compliance with this paragraph, the Party shall notify the other 
Party within five business days after becoming aware of the noncompliance. 
Failure of the Party to provide a written certification that the contractor or vendor 
has remedied the noncompliance within one hundred eighty (180) days after 
notifying the public entity of its noncompliance, this Agreement shall terminate 
unless the Term of this Agreement shall end prior to said one hundred eighty (180) 
day period. 
 
17. 
It shall be a material breach of this Agreement for a Party to fail to observe or 
perform any of the material covenants, conditions or provisions of this Agreement, 
where such failure shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after the non- 
defaulting Party provides the defaulting Party with written notice of such failure; 
provided, however, that such failure shall not be a Default if the defaulting Party 
has commenced to cure the Default within such thirty (30) day period and 
thereafter is diligently pursuing such cure to completion. The total aggregate cure 
period shall not exceed ninety (90) days unless the Parties otherwise agree in 
writing. In the event of Default, the non-defaulting Party, at its option, may 
terminate this Agreement without waiving any available remedies at law or in 
equity. 
 
18. 
All notices required under this agreement to be given in writing shall be sent to: 
 
Jesse Gutierrez 
Transportation Director 
Maricopa County Department of Transportation  
2901 West Durango Street 
Phoenix, AZ 85009 
Jesse.Gutierrez@maricopa.gov  
 
Michael J. Duran 
Fire Chief 
Phoenix Fire Department  
150 South 12th Street  
Phoenix, AZ 85034 
firechief.pfd@phoenix.gov  
 
All notices required or permitted by this Agreement or applicable law shall be in 
writing and may be delivered by e-mail, in person (by hand or courier) or may be 
sent by regular, certified or registered mail or U.S. Postal Service Express Mail, 
with postage prepaid, and shall be deemed sufficiently given if served in a manner 
specified in this paragraph. Either Party may by written notice to the other specify a 
different address for notice. Any notice sent by registered or certified mail, return 
receipt requested, shall be deemed given on the date of delivery shown on the 
receipt card, or if no delivery date is shown, the postmark thereon. If sent by regular 
mail, the notice shall be deemed given 72 hours after the notice is addressed as 
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required in this paragraph and mailed with postage prepaid. Notices delivered by 
United States Express Mail or overnight courier that guarantee next day delivery 
shall be deemed given 24 hours after delivery of the notice to the Postal Service 
or courier. Notice given by e-mail shall be deemed delivered one business day 
after the e-mail was sent. 
 
19. 
Any funding provided for in this Agreement, other than in the current fiscal year, is 
contingent upon being budgeted and appropriated by the governing bodies of the 
Parties in such fiscal year. 
 
20. 
This Agreement shall be construed as a whole and under its fair meaning and 
without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the 
party drafting this Agreement. If any provision is found invalid or unenforceable by 
a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the Agreement shall continue in 
full effect. 
 
21. 
The waiver by any Party of any right granted to it under this Agreement is not a 
waiver of any other right granted under this Agreement, nor may any waiver be 
deemed to be a waiver of a subsequent right obtained because of the continuation 
of any matter previously waived. 
 
22. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all covenants, agreements, 
representations, and warranties outlined in this Agreement, or any certificate or 
instrument executed or delivered according to this Agreement shall survive the 
expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement for a period of one (1) year. 
 
23. 
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall 
be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute the same 
instrument. Electric signatures are acceptable as original signatures. 
 
24. 
The Parties will execute and/or deliver to each other such other instruments and 
documents as may be reasonably necessary to fulfill the covenants and obligations 
to be performed by such Party according to this Agreement. 
 
25. 
The venue for any claim arising out of or in any way related to this Agreement shall 
be Maricopa County, Arizona. 
 
26. 
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona. 
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement. 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY 
 
Recommended by: 
 
 
 
 
Jesse Gutierrez, P.E. 
Date  
Transportation Director 
 
 
Approved and Accepted by: 
 
 
 
_______________________________ 
Chair  
 
 
Date 
Board of Supervisors 
 
 
 
Attest by: 
 
 
 
_______________________________ 
Clerk of the Board  
 
Date 
 
 
 
 
 
APPROVAL OF DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY 
 
I hereby state that I have reviewed the proposed Intergovernmental Agreement and 
declare the Agreement to be in proper form and within the powers and authority granted 
to the County by the Board of Supervisors under the laws of the State of Arizona. 
 
 
 
_______________________________ 
Deputy County Attorney 
 
Date 
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4/22/2026

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