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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 12-20-94 - Agreement - V-B /AC /a-2®-Qv AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS by and between THE CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION and ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Dated as of January , 1995 eal p 74,45 egyeeis. .71-k ne„,..e4 74-,f9/5 CPc'e- y ./i. e 60. 76.a. _ BWNY/133962.2/15880/00013/1537 December 14, 1994 AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January _, 1995, and entered into by and between The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Board of Education, a body corporate which has general control and supervision of all matters pertaining to the public schools in the Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools, its respective school administrative unit, and is duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of North Carolina (the "Board of Education") , and the County of Orange, North Carolina, a political subdivision of the State of North Carolina (the "County") , W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, the County and the Board of Education have previously determined to cooperate in a plan for the acquisition, construction, equipping and financing of a project which each has found to be necessary and desirable to provide for improved public school facilities and improved public education in the County; and WHEREAS, such project consists of a new elementary school for use by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, including parking areas, sidewalks and other appurtenant facilities, landscaping and other related site work (such school and other facilities and improvements being herein collectively called the "Improvements") , on a site adjacent to the site of McDougle Middle School as more particularly described in Exhibit A to the Installment Purchase Contract hereinafter described (the "Site") ; and WHEREAS, in furtherance of such plan, the Board of Education is authorized to sell the Site to the County for any price negotiated between them; and WHEREAS, in furtherance of such plan, the County is authorized to acquire, construct and equip real and personal property consisting of the Site and the Improvements or otherwise make available such property for use by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and to lease and sell such property to the Board of Education; and WHEREAS, the County is also authorized to finance the acquisition, construction and equipping of the Improvements on the Site by contracts that create in the Site and the Improvements and certain related property a security interest to secure repayment of moneys made available for such purpose; and BWNY/133962.2/15880/00013/1537 December 14, 1994 WHEREAS, the Board of Education and the County are authorized to enter into agreements in order to execute such plan and this agreement constitutes such an agreement; and WHEREAS, all acts, conditions and things required by law to exist, to have happened and to have been performed precedent to and in connection with the execution and entering into of this agreement (this "Agreement") do exist, have happened and have been performed in regular and due time, form and manner as required by law, and the parties hereto are now duly authorized to execute and enter into this Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements and covenants contained herein and for other valuable consideration, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows: Section 1. Sale of Site to County. The Board of Education, in furtherance of such plan, will sell the Site to the County for a price of $100 and will convey the Site to the County by means of a General Warranty Deed substantially in the form of the draft thereof attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "General Warranty Deed") . Section 2 . Acquisition, Construction, Equipping and Financing of Improvements. The County, in furtherance of such plan, will acquire the Site from the Board of Education in accordance with Section 1 above and will provide for the acquisition, construction and equipping of the Improvements by the Board of Education as hereinafter provided. The County will also provide for the financing of the acquisition, construction and equipping of the Improvements pursuant to Section 160A-20 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, as amended, by entering into an Installment Purchase Contract between the County and NationsBank of North Carolina, N.A. (the "Lender") substantially in the form of the draft thereof attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "Installment Purchase Contract") . In addition, the County will execute and deliver to a trustee for the benefit of the Lender a Deed of Trust and Security Agreement substantially in the form of the draft thereof attached hereto as Exhibit C. (the "Deed of Trust") , which will encumber the Site and the Improvements and certain related property as security for its obligation to repay the funds advanced to it pursuant to the Installment Purchase Contract. Section 3 . Lease of Site and Improvements to Board of Education. Upon the conveyance of the Site to the County by the Board of Education, the County will lease the Site and the Improvements to the Board of Education for use by the Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools pursuant to a Lease to be entered into by the County and the Board of Education substantially in the form of the draft thereof attached hereto as Exhibit D (the "Lease") . BWNY/133962.2/15880/00013/1537 December 14, 1994 2 Section 4 . Board of Education to Act as Agent of the County. Indemnification. The County hereby irrevocably appoints the Board of Education as its agent in connection with the acquisition, construction and equipping of the Improvements. The Board of Education, as the agent of the County for the foregoing purpose, shall cause the acquisition, construction and equipping of the Improvements to be completed on or before the date or dates set forth in the respective construction documents and otherwise in accordance with the respective construction documents and the Installment Purchase Contract and any applicable requirements of governmental authorities and law. The County hereby undertakes to make any insurance proceeds relating to the acquisition, construction and equipping of the Improvements available to the Board of Education for use in carrying out such obligation, provided that the County retains its rights to direct the use of such insurance proceeds to prepayment of the County's obligation to pay Installment Payments pursuant to the Installment Purchase Contract. To the extent permitted by law, the Board of Education shall indemnify and save the County harmless against and from all claims by or on behalf of any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity arising from the acquisition, construction or equipping of the Improvements; provided, however, that the Board of Education shall not be obligated to pay the Installment Payments pursuant to the Installment Purchase Contract or to indemnify any party to the Installment Purchase Contract for any third-party claims asserted against any such party relating to the payment of such Installment Payments. The Board of Education shall be notified promptly by the County of any action or proceeding brought in connection with any such claims arising from the acquisition, construction or equipping of the Improvements. Section 5. Description of Improvements. The Board of Education shall have the right to make any changes in the description of the Improvements or of any component or components thereof with the consent of the County; provided, however, that any such change shall not alter the public purpose of the Improvements and that any increase in the cost of the Improvements resulting from such a change shall, to the extent the increased cost exceeds the balance of the funds budgeted therefor as of the date of this Agreement, be payable solely from other funds of the Board of Education, which funds shall be encumbered for such purpose prior to the approval of any such change in the Improvements. Section 6. Right of Board of Education to Enforce Contracts. The County hereby assigns to the Board of Education all of its rights and powers under all purchase orders and contracts it enters into with respect to the Improvements, and the Board of Education shall have the right to enforce in its own name or the name of the County such purchase orders or contracts; provided, however, that BWNY/133962.2/15880/00013/1537 December 14, 1994 3 this assignment by the County shall not prevent the County from asserting said rights and powers in its own behalf. Section 7 . Construction Conferences. The Board of Education hereby agrees that it will provide to the County Engineer or his designee timely notice of all conferences with representatives of the architects, contractors and vendors with respect to the Improvements and that the County Engineer or his designee shall have the right to attend all such conferences. Section 8. Compliance with Installment Purchase Contract. The Board of Education agrees that, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or in the Lease, it will faithfully discharge all duties imposed on the County by the Installment Purchase Contract with respect to the acquisition, construction and equipping of the Improvements- and the operation, maintenance and insuring of the Property (as defined in the Installment Purchase Contract) . Section 9 . Acceptance. The Board of Education, for one dollar ($1. 00) and other good and valuable consideration in hand received, does hereby accept the foregoing appointment as agent of the County for the purposes set forth in Section 1 above. Section 10. Disclaimers of the County. The Board of Education acknowledges and agrees that the design of the Improvements has not been made by the County, that the County has not supplied any plans or specifications with respect thereto and that the County (a) is not a manufacturer of, or a dealer in, any of the component parts of the Improvements or similar projects, (b) has not made any recommendation, given any advice or taken any other action with respect to (i) the choice of any supplier, vendor or designer of, or any other contractor with respect to, the Improvements or any component part thereof or any property or rights relating thereto, or (ii) any action taken or to be taken with respect to the Improvements or any component part thereof or any property or rights relating thereto at any stage of the construction thereof, (c) has not at any time had physical possession of the Improvements or any component part thereof or made any inspection thereof or any property or rights relating thereto, and (d) has not made any warranty or other representation, express or implied, that the Improvements or any component part thereof or any property or rights relating thereto (i) will not result in or cause injury or damage to persons or property, (ii) has been or will be properly designed or constructed or will accomplish the results which the Board of Education intends therefor, or (iii) is safe in any manner or respect. The County makes no express or implied warranty or representation of any kind whatsoever with respect to the Improvements or any component part thereof to the Board of Education or any other circumstance whatsoever with respect thereto, including but not limited to any warranty or BWNY/133962.2/15880/00013/1537 December 14, 1994 4 representation with respect to: the merchantability or the fitness or suitability thereof for any purpose; the design or condition thereof; the safety, workmanship, quality or capacity thereof; compliance thereof with the requirements of any law, rule, specification or contract pertaining thereto; any latent defect; the ability thereof to perform any function; that the funds advanced by the Lender pursuant to the Installment Purchase Contract will be sufficient (together with other available funds of the Board of Education) to pay the cost of acquiring, constructing and equipping the Improvements; or any other characteristic of the Improvements; it being agreed that all risks relating to the Improvements, the completion thereof or the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Installment Purchase Contract are to be borne by the Board of Education, and the benefits of any and all implied warranties and representations of the County are hereby waived by the Board of Education. Section 11. Amendments and Further Instruments. The County and the Board of Education may, from time to time, with the written consent of the Lender, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, execute and deliver such amendments to this Agreement and such further instruments as may be required or desired for carrying out the expressed intention of this Agreement. Section 12 . Agreement to Survive Termination of Installment • Purchase Contract. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the obligations undertaken by the Board of Education hereunder shall survive the termination of the Installment Purchase Contract. BWNY/133962.2/15880/00013/1537 December 14, 1994 5 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and attested this Agreement by their officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first written above. THE CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION By: Kenneth B. Touw, Chair [Seal] Attest: Neil G. Pedersen, Secretary ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA By: Moses Cary, Jr. , Chairman of the Board of Commissioners [Seal] Attest: Beverly L. Blythe, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners BWNY/133962.2/15880/00013/1537 December 14, 1994 6 EXHIBIT A GENERAL WARRANTY DEED [To be provided. ] BWNY/133962.2/15880/00013/1537 December 14, 1994 EXHIBIT B INSTALLMENT PURCHASE CONTRACT [To be provided. ] BWNY/133962.2/15880/00013/1537 December 14, 1994 EXHIBIT C DEED OF TRUST [To be provided. ] BWNY/133962.2/15880/00013/1537 December 14, 1994 EXHIBIT D LEASE [To be provided. ] BWNY/133962.2/15880/00013/1537 December 14, 1994