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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN MARICOPA COUNTY, PINAL 
COUNTY AND THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE 
INTERSECTION OF BASELINE ROAD 
AND MERIDIAN ROAD 
(TT0691) 
(C-64-20- 	 -M-00) 
This Intergovernmental Agreement (Agreement) is between the County of Maricopa, a political 
subdivision of the State of Arizona (Maricopa County), Pinal County, a political subdivision of 
the State of Arizona (Pinal County) and the City of Apache Junction, a municipal corporation 
(City). The Counties and the 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 all Parties. 
STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION 
1 	
A.R.S. Section §11-251 and Sections 28-6701 et. seq. authorize each County to lay out, 
maintain, control and manage public roads within its respective County to acquire and 
condemn property necessary for such purposes, and to enter this Agreement. 
2. 	
A.R.S. Sections §§11-951 
et. seq. authorize public agencies to enter into 
Intergovernmental Agreements for the provision of services or for joint or cooperative 
action. 
A.R.S. Section 9-240 and Sections 9-276 et. seq. authorize the City to lay out and 
establish, regulate and improve streets within the City and to enter into this Agreement. 
BACKGROUND 
4. 	
Maricopa County has identified Baseline Road and Meridian Road as Principal Arterial 
roadways. The intersection of Meridian Road and Baseline Road forms the boundary 
between Maricopa County and Pinal County. 
Maricopa County has assessed the intersection of Baseline Road and Meridian Road 
and determined that the intersection meets traffic signal warrants based on the warrant 
conditions from the 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). 
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6. 	
The purpose of the improvements is to improve the Intersection of Baseline Road and 
Meridian Road by constructing a traffic signal, reconstruction of a drainage feature under 
Meridian Road just north of the intersection and rehabilitating the pavement 
approximately 1,460 feet north of the intersection on Meridian Road and 1,000 feet on 
the east and west legs of the intersection on Baseline Road (Project). 
The Project design is expected to begin in fiscal year 2020 and the construction is 
expected to begin in fiscal year 2022. 
8. 	
The anticipated Project Costs, excluding City Project Enhancements, are as follows: 
8.1 	
Design 	
$170,000 
8.2 	
Construction: 	
$2,000,000 
8.3 	
Construction Management: 	$190,000 
Total Project Costs: 	
$2,360,000 
9. 
The County's financial participation shall be limited to aspects of the Project that are 
essential for the establishment of a safe roadway. The County will not financially 
participate in the City Project Enhancements such as landscaping, irrigation, street 
lighting, visual mitigation, decorative pavers, underground utilities or street furniture 
which shall be the sole responsibility of Final County and/or the City. 
10. 
A separate agreement will be drafted with the City to address Fire and Emergency 
Medical Services Preemption Equipment needs for the traffic signals. 
11. 
The City shall provide Fire and Emergency Medical Services Preemption Equipment and 
be solely responsible for the costs associated with the installation of the Emergency 
Vehicle Preemption Equipment on the County's traffic signals. 
PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT 
12. 
The purpose of this Agreement is to identify and define the responsibilities of Maricopa 
County, Final County and the City for the Project, including cost sharing, design, traffic 
signals, traffic control, permits, construction, and construction management. 
TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT 
13. 
Responsibilities of Maricopa County: 
13.1 Maricopa County shall be the lead agency for all aspects of the Project, including 
design, construction, construction management, and traffic control. 
13.2 Maricopa County shall request that permit fees related to the Project be waived 
by Pinal County and the City. 
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13.3 Maricopa County shall provide Pinal County and the City with a set of design 
plans for review at each stage submittal. 
13.4 Maricopa County shall be responsible for 50% of the estimated total Project 
Costs share contribution, currently estimated at $1,180,000. 
13.5 Upon substantial completion of the Project, Maricopa County shall invoice Pinal 
County for Pinal County's estimated total Project Costs share contribution for the 
Project. 
13.6 Upon substantial completion of the Project, Maricopa County shall invoice the 
City for the City's estimated total Project Costs share for the Project. 
13.7 Maricopa County shall operate and maintain the traffic signals and cabinet upon 
completion of the Project. 
13.8 Maricopa County shall operate and maintain the roadway and intersection after 
the completion of the Project 
14. 
Responsibilities of Pinal County: 
14.1 Pinal County shall waive permit fees related to the Project for Maricopa County. 
14.2 Pinal County shall review the stage submittals and provide comments to 
Maricopa County within fifteen (15) working days of receipt. 
14.3 Pinal County shall be responsible for 25% of the estimated total Project Costs 
share contribution, currently estimated at $590,000. 
14.4 Pinal County shall remit payment to Maricopa County within thirty (30) days of 
receipt of an invoice from Maricopa County. 
14.5 Upon completion of the Project, Pinal County shall maintain and operate the 
drainage basin on the northeast corner of Meridian Road and Baseline Road. 
15. 
Responsibilities of the Apache Junction: 
15.1 Apache Junction shall waive permit fees related to the Project for Maricopa 
County. 
15.2 Apache Junction shall review plans and provide comments to the County within 
fifteen (15) working days of receipt. 
15.3 Apache Junction shall be responsible for 25% of the estimated total Project 
Costs share contribution, currently estimated at $590,000. 
15.4 Apache Junction shall remit payment to Maricopa County within thirty (30) days 
of receipt of an invoice from Maricopa County. 
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GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 
16. By entering into this Agreement, the Parties agree that to the extent permitted by law, each 
Party will defend, indemnify and save the other Parties harmless, including any of the 
Parties' departments, agencies, officers, employees, elected officials or agents, from and 
against all 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. By entering into this 
Agreement, each Party indemnifies the other against all liability (including but not limited 
to vicarious liability), losses and damages of any nature for or on account of any injuries or 
death of persons or damages to or destruction of property arising out of or in any way 
connected with the performance or nonperformance of this Agreement, except such injury 
or damage that is occasioned by the negligence of that other Party. The damages which 
are the subject of this indemnity shall include but not be limited to the damages incurred 
by any Party, its departments, agencies, officers, employees, elected officials or agents. 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. 
17. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date it is approved by the Maricopa County 
Board of Supervisors and remain in full force and effect until all stipulations previously 
indicated have been satisfied except that it may be amended upon written Agreement by all 
Parties. Any Party may terminate this Agreement upon furnishing the other Party with a 
written notice at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective termination date. 
18. This Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of A.R.S. Section 38-511. 
19. The Parties warrant that they are in compliance with A.R.S. Section 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 the E-Verify 
program under A.R.S. Section 23-214(A), and shall keep a record of the verification 
for the duration of the employee's employment or at least three years, whichever is 
longer. 
19.2 	
Any breach of the warranty shall be deemed a material breach of the contract that 
is subject to penalties up to and including termination of the contract. 
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 to require that the 
contractor 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. 
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20. 
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. 
21. 
Each of the following shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement and an event of 
default ("Default") hereunder: A Party's failure to observe or perform any of the material 
covenants, conditions or provisions of this Agreement to be observed or performed by that 
Party ("Defaulting Party"), where such failure continues for a period of thirty (30) days after 
the Defaulting Party receives written notice of such failure from the non-defaulting party 
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, but the total aggregate cure period shall not 
exceed ninety (90) days unless the Parties agree in writing that additional time is 
reasonably necessary under the circumstances to cure the default. In the event a 
Defaulting Party fails to perform any of its material obligations under this Agreement and 
is in Default, the non-defaulting party, at its option, may terminate this Agreement. Further, 
upon the occurrence of any Default and at any time thereafter, the non-defaulting party 
may, but shall not be required to, exercise any remedies now or hereafter available to it 
at law or in equity. 
22. 
All notices required under this Agreement to be given in writing shall be sent to: 
Maricopa County Department of Transportation 
Intergovernmental Relations 
2901 West Durango Street 
Phoenix, AZ 85009 
Pinal County Public Works Department 
Attn: Director 
31 North Pinal Street 
Building F 
Florence, Arizona 85132 
City of Apache Junction 
Public Works Department 
Attn: Director 
300 E Superstition Boulevard 
Apache Junction, Arizona 85119 
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, 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 required in this paragraph and mailed with postage prepaid. Notices 
delivered by United States Express Mail or overnight courier that guarantee next day 
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delivery shall be deemed given 24 hours after delivery of the notice to the Postal Service 
or courier. 
23. 
This Agreement does not grant authority to control the subject roadway, except to the 
extent necessary to perform the tasks expressly undertaken pursuant to this Agreement. 
24. 
Any funding provided for in this Agreement, other than in the current fiscal year, is 
contingent upon being budgeted and appropriated by the Maricopa County Board of 
Supervisors, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors and the Apache Junction City Council 
in such fiscal year. This Agreement may be terminated by any Party at the end of any 
fiscal year due to non-appropriation of funds. 
25. 
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their 
respective successors and assignees. Neither Party shall assign its interest in this 
Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party. 
26. 
This Agreement and all Exhibits attached to this Agreement set forth all of the covenants, 
promises, agreements, conditions and understandings between the Parties to this 
Agreement, and there are no covenants, promises, agreements, conditions or 
understandings, either oral or written, between the Parties other than as set forth in this 
Agreement, and those agreements which are executed contemporaneously with this 
Agreement. 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. This Agreement cannot be modified or changed 
except by a written instrument executed by all of the Parties hereto. Each Party has 
reviewed this Agreement and has had the opportunity to have it reviewed by legal counsel. 
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. 
Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a 
manner as to be valid under applicable law, but if any provision shall be invalid or 
prohibited under the law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such 
prohibition or invalidation but shall not invalidate the remainder of such provision or the 
remaining provisions. 
29. 
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. 
30. 
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall create any partnership, joint venture or other 
agreement between the Parties hereto. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, 
no term or provision of this Agreement is intended or shall be for the benefit of any person 
or entity not a party to this Agreement, and no such other person or entity shall have any 
right or cause of action under this Agreement. 
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31. 
Time is of the essence concerning this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified in this 
Agreement, the term "day" as used in this Agreement means calendar day. If the date for 
performance of any obligation under this Agreement or the last day of any time period 
provided in this Agreement falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the date for 
performance or time period shall expire at the close of business on the first day thereafter 
which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. 
32. 
Sections and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only 
and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 
33. 
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. 
34. 
The Parties agree to 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. 
35. 
The Parties hereby agree that the venue for any claim arising out of or in any way related 
to this Agreement shall be Maricopa County, Arizona. 
36. 
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona. 
37. 
Unless otherwise lawfully terminated by the Parties, this Agreement expires upon 
completion and acceptance of the Project and fulfillment of all terms of the Agreement. 
End of Agreement - Signature Page Follows 
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Jen hifer Toth i P. ET 
Trahspodtation Director 
'Date 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement. 
MARICOPA COUNTY 
Recommended by: 
Approved and Accepted by: 
Chairman 	
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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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement. 
PINAL COUNTY 
Approved and Accepted by: 
Chairman 	
Date 
Board of Supervisors 
Attest by: 
Natasha Kennedy 	
Date 
Clerk of the Board 
APPROVAL OF P1NAL COUNTY COUNSEL 
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 Party by their 
respective governing bodies under the laws of the State of Arizona. 
Deputy County Attorney 	Date 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement. 
CITY OF APCHE JUNCTION 
Recommended by: 
Bryant Powell 	
Date 
City Manager 
Approved and Accepted by: 
Jeff Serdy 	
Date 
City Mayor 
Attest by: 
Kathy Connelly 	
Date 
City Clerk 
APPROVAL OF CITY COUNSEL 
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 Party by their 
respective governing bodies under the laws of the State of Arizona. 
City Attorney 	 Date 
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