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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN MARICOPA COUNTY 
 
AND THE CITY OF BUCKEYE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND  
 
MAINTENANCE OF THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT JACKRABBIT TRAIL 
 
AND VAN BUREN STREET 
 
(TT0659) 
 
(C-64-24-__________-M-00) 
 
This Intergovernmental Agreement (Agreement) is between the County of Maricopa, a 
political subdivision of the State of Arizona (County), and the City of Buckeye (City), a 
municipal corporation. The County and City are collectively referred to as the Parties or 
individually as a Party. 
 
 
STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION 
1. 
A.R.S. Section 11-251 and Sections 28-6701 et. seq. authorizes the County to lay 
out, maintain, control, and manage public roads within the County. 
 
2. 
A.R.S. Section 11-951 et. seq. authorizes public agencies to enter into 
Intergovernmental Agreements for the provision of services or joint or cooperative 
action. 
 
3. 
A.R.S. Section 9-240 and Sections 9-276 et. seq. authorizes the City to lay out and 
establish, regulate, and improve streets within its jurisdiction and to enter into this 
Agreement. 
 
BACKGROUND  
 
4. 
The intersection of Jackrabbit Trail and Van Buren Street is an existing stop-
controlled four-way intersection. The Coun
the north leg. 
 jurisdiction includes the west leg, the south leg, and the east leg. 
 
5. 
Maricopa County has assessed the intersection of Jackrabbit Trail and Van Buren 
Street, and determined that the intersection meets the 2009 Manual on Uniform 
Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) stated warrant conditions. 
 
6. 
The Parties desire to improve the intersection of Jackrabbit Trail and Van Buren 
Street by constructing traffic signals (Project).

7. 
The Project design has been completed and approved by the City. A true and 
correct copy of the master design for the Project is attached hereto as 
 
and incorporated herein by this reference.  The Project is anticipated to be 
constructed in Fiscal Year 2025. 
 
8. 
The total Project cost is currently estimated at $1,404,471. The final cost to each 
Party shall be based on the actual cost of constructing the Project. 
 
9. 
The County will not participate financially in Project enhancements, including but 
not limited to landscaping, irrigation, street lighting, visual mitigation, decorative 
pavers, street furniture, and any other items, that are 
Roadway Design Manual, unless otherwise specifically identified in this 
Agreement. 
 
 
PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
10. 
The purpose of this Agreement is to identify and define the responsibilities of the 
Parties for the Project, including but not limited to cost-sharing, permitting, utility 
relocation, construction, and construction management. 
 
 
TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
11. 
Responsibilities of the County:  
 
11.1 Issue no-cost permits for any necessary Project-related work performed 
within the jurisdiction of the County. 
 
11.2 Pay twenty-five percent (25%) of the total cost of the Project, estimated at 
$351,117. The actual County payment shall be determined based on the 
actual cost of constructing the Project.  
 
11.3 Remit payment within thirty (30) days of the receipt of an invoice from the 
City. 
 
11.4 Participate in the final inspection of the Project. 
 
11.5 Cooperate with the City to prepare the transfer to the City of any 
unincorporated portions of Jackrabbit Trail north of Van Buren Street upon 
the conclusion of the Project
final determination 
regarding any transfer is reserved to the legislative discretion of its 
governing board.

12. 
Responsibilities of the City: 
 
12.1 Apply to the County for no-cost permits for any necessary Project-related 
work performed within the jurisdiction of the County. 
 
12.2 Design and construct the Project, provide for traffic control, and take 
responsibility for issuing inspection approvals when appropriate. 
 
12.3 Upon the substantial completion of the Project, invoice the County for 
twenty-five percent (25%) of the total cost of the Project. The City shall not 
invoice the County before July 1, 2024. 
 
12.4 Bear seventy-five percent (75%) of the total Project costs. 
 
12.5 Participate in the final inspection of the Project. 
 
12.6 Upon completion of the Project, maintain and operate the traffic signals, and 
assume all associated costs including the cost of electrical power to the 
traffic signal and any associated luminaries. 
 
12.7 Cooperate with the County to prepare the transfer to the City of any 
unincorporated portions of Jackrabbit Trail north of Van Buren Street upon 
the conclusion of the Project
determination 
regarding any transfer is reserved to the legislative discretion of its 
governing board. 
 
 
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 
 
13. 
To the extent permitted by law, each Party will indemnify, defend, and save the 
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 that are the subject of this indemnity shall 
include costs, expenses of litigation, 
 
 
14. 
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 
Responsibilities set forth in Sections 11 and 12 herein above have been satisfied.  
 
15. 
 This Agreement may be amended only upon written Agreement by all Parties.   
 
16. 
This Agreement is subject to the provisions of A.R.S. § 38-511.

17. 
The Parties warrant that they are following A.R.S. § 41-4401 and further 
acknowledge that: 
 
17.1 
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 
employment or at least three (3) years, whichever is longer. 
 
17.2 
Any breach of the warranty shall be deemed a material breach of this 
agreement, of which the breaching party may be liable for penalties 
including termination of the agreement. 
 
17.3 
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. 
 
17.4 
Nothing in this Agreement shall make any contractor or 
subcontractor an agent or employee of the Parties to this Agreement. 
 
18. 
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. 
 
19. 
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: 
 
19.1 
The forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People's Republic of China. 
19.2 
Any goods or services produced by the forced labor of ethnic 
Uyghurs in the People's Republic of China. 
19.3 
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.

19.4 
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 before 
said one hundred eighty (180) day period. 
 
20. 
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. 
 
21. 
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 
 
City of Buckeye 
Attn: City Manager 
530 East Monroe Avenue 
Buckeye, Arizona 85236 
 
With a copy to: 
City of Buckeye 
Attn:  City Attorney 
530 East Monroe Avenue 
Buckeye, Arizona 85236 
 
 
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 the 
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. Formal notice by a Party to the other of a change of 
contact person or address shall be effective upon receipt. 
 
22. 
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.  
 
23. 
This Agreement shall be construed as a whole and following its fair meaning and 
without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the 
party drafting this Agreement.  
 
24. 
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. 
 
25. 
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. 
 
26. 
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. 
 
27. 
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. 
 
28. 
The venue for any claim arising out of or in any way related to this Agreement 
shall be Maricopa County, Arizona. 
 
29. 
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona. 
 
End of Agreement - Signature Pages Follow

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement. 
 
 
BUCKEYE 
 
 
 
Recommended by: 
 
 
 
 
 
City Manager 
 
Date 
 
 
 
 
 
Approved and Accepted by: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mayor 
Date 
 
 
Attest by: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
City Clerk 
Date 
 
 
 
 
 
APPROVAL OF CITY ATTORNEY  
 
The foregoing Agreement has been reviewed pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-952, as amended, 
by the undersigned Counsel, who has determined that it is in proper form and within the 
powers and authority granted to the City under the laws of the State of Arizona. 
 
 
 
 
City Attorney  
 
 
   Date 
 
 
August 6, 2024
August 6, 2024
August 6, 2024
August 6, 2024
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement. 
 
 
MARICOPA COUNTY 
 
 
 
Recommended by: 
 
 
 
 
 
Jesse Gutierrez, 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