HomeMy Public PortalAbout2020 First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement.pdfFIRST AMENDMENT TO
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY
BETWEEN
THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE
AND
FIREWORKS BY GRUCCI, INC.
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY (the "First Amendment") is entered into as of
the 29th day of June , 2020 (the "Effective Date of First Amendment"), by and between
the VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, a Florida municipal corporation, (the
"Village"), and FIREWORKS BY GRUCCI, INC., a New York Corporation authorized to do
business in Florida (hereinafter, "Grucci"), collectively referred to as the "Parties."
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2017, the Village and Grucci entered into an Agreement for
Professional Services for Fireworks Display (the "2017 Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the 2017 Agreement provides for Grucci to perform the July 4`'' Fireworks
Display (the "Event") for the year 2017 and for four (4) years thereafter, through 2021; and
WHEREAS, because of the uncertainty and health, and safety concerns caused by the
novel coronavirus/COVID-19, the Village and Grucci have agreed to cancel the Event for 2020
and increase the number of renewal years set forth in the 2017 Agreement from four to five, in
order for Grucci to perform the Event through 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Village and Grucci wish to modify the terms of the 2017 Agreement in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this First Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein,
the Village and Grucci agree as follows:
1. Recitals Incorporated. The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated
herein.
2. Cancellation of 2020 Event, The Village and Grucci agree that, due to COVID-
19, a force majeure event has occurred pursuant to Paragraph 8(c) of the 2017 Agreement which
prevents the Village and Grucci from performing and is not the fault of either Party. As such, the
Parties agree that the 2020 Fireworks Display Event is cancelled due to COVID-19 and that
neither Party shall be in default or liable for any type of damages under the 2017 Agreement. The
Village shall have no responsibility to pay Grucci for any costs or services for the 2020 Fireworks
Display Event.
3. Amendment of Paragraph t of the LU t 7 .Agreement, Paragraph 1 of the 2017
Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
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1. The Village hereby engages Grucci to provide the Key Biscayne July 4th
Fireworks Display (the "Event"), as presented by Grucci in its proposal dated
October 20, 2016 (the "2016 Proposal," attached hereto as Exhibit "A") for the
year 2017. This 2017 Agreement will renew on an annual basis for five
additional one year periods, unless otherwise informed in writing by August 1St
of the year prior to the next Event, subject to Annual Price increases and/or
adjustments as described below.
4. Amendment of Paragraph 2 of the 2017 Agreement. Paragraph 2 of the 2017
Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
2. Annual Prices. Prices for each of the years covered by this 2017 Agreement
("Event Years") are as negotiated between the Village and Grucci as follows:
Date of Fireworks Display
Total Fireworks uisptay Contract Pric@
July 4, 2017 $118,500
Annual Prices for Fireworks Displays to occur on July 4th, 2018, 2019, 2020,
2021, and 2022 shall be one hundred three percent (103%) of the Annual Price
for the previous year, unless overall expenses are expected to increase greater
than three percent (3%) per year, in which case, the next Annual Price and/or
performance will be increased or adjusted according to mutually agreeable
terms to be included in a renewal amendment by the parties by August Pt of
the year prior to the next Event.
5. Amendment of Paragraph 5 of the 2017 Agreement. Paragraph 5 of the 2017
Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
5. Term. The term of this 2017 Agreement shall commence upon the Effective
Date and shall expire on July 25, 2022, unless extended by the parties or earlier
terminated in accordance with the terms of this 2017 Agreement.
6. Notices, The Village and Grucci agree that the names and addresses for any notices
required by the 2017 Agreement shall be addressed to the names and addresses listed on the
signature page of this First Amendment or such other address as the party may have designated
by proper notice from time to time.
7. Conflict: Amendment Prevails. In the event of any conflict or ambiguity
between the terms and provisions of this First Amendment and the terms and provisions of the
2017 Agreement, the terms and provisions of this First Amendment shall control.
8. 2017 Agreement Ratified. Except as otherwise specifically set forth or modified
herein, all terms in the 2017 Agreement are hereby ratified and affirmed and shall remain
unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
9. Defined Terms. All initial capitalized terms used in this First Amendment but not
otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning ascribed thereto in the 2017 Agreement.
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10. Counterparts, This First Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and
the same instrument. An executed facsimile or electronic copy of this First Amendment shall have
the same force and effect as an original hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to be executed
as of the day and year first stated above.
VII,I,AGE OF KEY BISCAYNE
By:
Andrea Agha
Village Manager
Attest:
By:
P .a SOCe(L%Y% a•Ko c h
Interim Village Clerk
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency:
By:
Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L.
Village Attorney
Addresses for Notice:
Village of Key Biscayne
Attn: Village Manager
88 West McIntyre Street
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
305-365-5514 (telephone)
305-365-8936 (facsimile)
aagha@keybiscayne.fl.gov (email)
With a copy to:
Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L.
Attn: Chad Friedman, Esq.
Village of Key Biscayne Attorney
2525 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Suite 700
Coral Gables, FL 33134
cfriedman@wsh-law.com (email)
Signature:
Email: thofferberth@keybiscayne.fl.gov
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GRUCCI
By: lUt MtiMw
Name: Felix (Phil) Grucci
Title: CEO/Creative Director
ks by Grucci, Inc.
Addresses for Notice:
Fireworks by Grucci, Inc.
Attn: Phil Grucci, President/Creative Director
20 Pinehurst Drive
Bellport, NY 11713
631-286-0088 ext. 113
631-286-9036
philgrucci@grucci.com
(telephone)
(facsimile)
(email)
With a copy to:
Fireworks by Grucci, Inc.
Attn: Scott Cooper, Director of Business
Development
20 Pinehurst Drive
Bellport, NY 11713
631-286-0088 ext. 111 (telephone)
scooper@grucci.com (email)