SIGNED _IGA_DESIGN_GERMANN_SOSSAMAN_WITH EXHIBIT.PDF

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN MARICOPA COUNTY, 
THE TOWN OF QUEEN CREEK AND THE CITY OF MESA 
FOR THE DESIGN OF GERMANN ROAD AND SOSSAMAN ROAD INTERSECTION 
 
 
(TT#708) 
 
(C-64-21- ____ -X-00) 
 
This Intergovernmental Agreement (Agreement) is among the County of Maricopa, a political 
subdivision of the State of Arizona (County), the Town of Queen Creek, a municipal 
corporation (Town), and the City of Mesa, a municipal corporation (City). The County, Town, 
and City are collectively referred to as the Parties or individually as a Party. 
 
This Agreement shall become effective as of the date it is approved by the Maricopa County 
Board of Supervisors. 
 
STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION 
 
1. 
The County is authorized, pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 11-251 and 
§§ 28-6701 et. seq., to layout, maintain, control, and manage public roads within the 
County. 
 
2. 
The Town 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 Town and to enter into this Agreement 
 
3. 
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. 
 
4. 
Public agencies are authorized, pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 11-951 et. seq., to enter into 
Intergovernmental Agreements for the provision of services or for joint or cooperative 
action. 
BACKGROUND  
 
5. 
The Germann Road and Sossaman Road Intersection is located in southeast Maricopa 
County,and is bound by the City of Mesa to the north and the Town of Queen Creek to 
the south. 
 
6. 
The Parties completed a Design Concept Report (DCR) dated July 2015 by Dibble 
Engineering to evaluate the intersection and, the Union Pacific Railroad at-grade 
crossing, and traffic impacts to Pecos Road and Rittenhouse Road. In addition, the 
DCR identified limits for the right-of-way preservation and underground utility impacts. 
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7. 
The 2015 DCR’s Alternative One was selected and included shifting the Germann 
Road alignment to the north. The design improvements will maintain the current 
alignment of Sossaman Road (Exhibit A). When constructed it will reduce the right-of-
way and utility impacts and maintain the north-south connectivity that currently benefits 
the traveling public. 
 
8. 
Each Party will be responsible for one-third (1/3) of the estimated cost of the design 
which includes but it is not limited to, consultant direct design cost, Parties staff time, 
administration and overhead, permits and survey data collection, printing and 
conducting public outreach activities, which is estimated to be $1,300,000. 
 
9. 
The County has agreed to participate equally only in the design improvements of the 
Germann Road and Sossaman Road Intersection at an estimated cost to the County 
that will not exceed $500,000. Any amount in excess of $500,000 will be divided 
equally between the Town and the City. 
 
10. 
The County will not financially participate in the funding of the construction of the 
improvements. 
 
 
PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
11. 
The purpose of this Agreement is to identify and define the respective roles and financial 
responsibilities of the County, the Town, and the City for the design improvements of 
Germann Road and Sossaman Road Intersection. 
 
 
TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
12. 
Responsibilities of the County:  
 
12.1 The County will remit payment to the Town, upon final acceptance and 
approval of the design, within thirty (30) working days of receipt of a proper 
invoice. 
 
13. 
Responsibilities of the Town: 
 
13.1 The Town will act as the lead agency for the design improvements of the 
Germann Road and Sossaman Road Intersection. 
 
13.2 The Town will secure the design consultant for the improvements. 
 
13.3 The Town will consult and coordinate with the City throughout the design 
development and provide an opportunity to review the document and submit 
comments. 
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13.4 The Town will provide a project schedule and at least quarterly status reports. 
 
13.5 The Town will invoice the Parties for their respective financial contribution upon 
final acceptance and design approval. 
 
14. 
Responsibilities of the City:  
 
14.1 The City will participate in the design improvements of the Germann Road and 
Sossaman Road Intersection, which includes but is not limited to, the selection 
of the design consultant, review of design schedules, plan, studies, reports, 
and cost estimates. 
 
14.2 The City will consult and coordinate with the Town throughout the design 
development and shall respond with comments within twenty-one (21) working 
days of receipt.  
 
14.3 The City will remit payment to the Town within thirty (30) working days of 
receipt of a proper invoice from the Town and upon final acceptance and 
approval of the design. 
 
 
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 
 
15. 
To the extent permitted by law, each Party will indemnify, defend and save the other 
Parties harmless, including any of the Parties’ departments, agencies, officers, 
employees, elected officials or agents, from and against all liability, loss, expense, 
damage or claim of any nature whatsoever which is caused by any activity, condition or 
event arising out of the performance or nonperformance by the indemnifying Party of any 
of the provisions of this Agreement, including but not limited to  injuries or death of 
persons or damages to or destruction of property. In the event of an action, the damages 
which are the subject of this indemnity shall include costs, expenses of litigation and 
reasonable attorney’s fees. 
 
16. 
This Agreement shall become effective as of the date it is executed by all the governing 
bodies of the Parties and shall remain in full force and effect until all stipulations 
previously indicated have been satisfied,  
 
17. 
 This Agreement may be amended only upon written Agreement by all Parties.   
 
18. 
This Agreement is subject to the provisions of A.R.S. § 38-511. 
 
19. 
The Parties warrant that they are in compliance with A.R.S. § 41-4401 and further 
acknowledge that: 
 
19.1 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 
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employee’s employment or at least three (3) years, whichever is longer. 
 
19.2 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. 
 
19.3 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 in order to facilitate such an inspection. 
 
19.4 Nothing in this Agreement shall make any contractor or subcontractor an agent or 
employee of the Parties to this Agreement. 
 
20. 
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 pursuant to 50 U.S.C. § 4842. 
 
21. 
Each Party to this Agreement warrants that neither it nor any contractor or vendor under 
contract with the Party to provide goods or services toward the accomplishment of the 
objectives of this Agreement is suspended or debarred by any federal agency which has 
provided funding that will be used in the Project described in this Agreement. 
 
22. 
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. 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. 
 
23. 
All notices required under this agreement to be given in writing shall be sent to: 
 
Maricopa County Department of Transportation 
Attn: Intergovernmental Relations Branch 
2901 W. Durango Street 
Phoenix, Arizona 85009 
 
Town of Queen Creek 
Attn: Town Manager 
22358 South Ellsworth Road 
Queen Creek, Arizona 85142 
 
City of Mesa 
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Attn: City Manager 
P.O. Box 1466 
Mesa, Arizona 85211-1466 
 
Either Party may by written notice to the other specify a different address for notice. All 
notices required or permitted by this Agreement or applicable law shall be in writing and 
may be delivered in person (by hand or courier) or may be sent by regular or certified 
mail or U.S. Postal Service Express Mail, with postage prepaid, or by commercial delivery 
service performed with receipt. Any notice sent by 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 required in this paragraph and mailed 
with postage prepaid. Notices delivered by United States Express Mail or overnight 
delivery service that guarantees next day delivery shall be deemed given 24 hours after 
delivery of the notice to the Postal Service or courier for delivery. 
 
24. 
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.  
 
25. 
This Agreement shall be construed as a whole and in accordance with its fair meaning 
and without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the 
party drafting this Agreement.  
 
26. 
This Agreement cannot be modified or changed except by a written instrument executed 
by all of the Parties hereto.  
 
27. 
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 by reason of the continuation of any matter 
previously waived. 
 
28. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all covenants, agreements, 
representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement or in any certificate or 
instrument executed or delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the expiration 
or earlier termination of this Agreement for a period of one (1) year. 
 
29. 
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. Faxed, 
copied and scanned signatures are acceptable as original signatures. 
 
30. 
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 pursuant to this Agreement. 
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31. 
The venue for any claim arising out of or in any way related to this Agreement shall be 
Maricopa County, Arizona. 
 
32. 
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona. 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement.
QUEEN CREEK
Recommended by:
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Town Manager
Date
Approved and Accepted by:
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Mayor
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Attest by:
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City ClerIJ
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APPROVAL OF TOWN ATTORNEY
The foregoing Agreement has been reviewed pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-952, as amended, by
undersigned Counsel, who has determined that it is in proper form and within the powers and
authority granted to the Qu
Creek Town Council under the laws of the State of Arizona.
Town Attorney
Date
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement. 
 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY 
 
 
 
Recommended by: 
 
 
 
 
 
Jennifer Toth, P.E. 
Date 
Transportation Director 
 
 
Approved and Accepted by: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chairman 
Date 
 
 
Board of Supervisors 
 
 
Attest by: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clerk of the Board 
Date 
 
 
 
 
 
APPROVAL OF DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY 
 
The foregoing Agreement has been reviewed pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-952, as amended, by the 
undersigned Deputy County Attorney, who has determined that it is in proper form and within 
the powers and authority granted to the Board of Supervisors under the laws of the State of 
Arizona. 
 
 
 
 
Deputy County Attorney 
Date 
 
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10/25/2021
10/25/2021

SOSSAMAN & GERMANN
ALIGNMENT STUDY
ALTERNATIVE 1
GERMANN RD
SOSSAMAN RD
RITTENHOUSE RD
RITTENHOUSE RD
GERMANN RD
SOSSAMAN RD
LA CORTINA
LA CORTINA
LEGEND
EXHIBIT "A"