HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 1880 - 4/14/1987 - INDEMNIFICATION AGRMT/COOK COUNTYORDINANCE NO. 1880
AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING AN INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT WITH
THE COUNTY OF COOK IN LIEU OF INSURANCE AND SURETY BOND RE-
QUIREMENTS WITH THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE
WHEREAS, the Village of Elk Grove Village needs to perform con-
struction, maintenance, repair, or activities including, but not limited
to, parades, direction of or stoppage of traffic to, or on, Village
of Elk Grove Village property lying in, or upon, Rights of Way of the
County of Cook within the corporate limits of the Village of Elk Grove
Village: and
WHEREAS, the County of Cook with regard to the issuance of permits
for disturbance of County Right of Way requires that insurance protecting
the County of Cook from any and all claims that may arise during the
course of or in consequence of such work be secured, and further, that
a surety bond be posted to guarantee restoration of the County Right
of Way following completion of any construction, maintenance, repair
or activity; and
WHEREAS, the County of Cook will waive surety bond and insurance
requirements in favor of the Village of Elk Grove Village and, will
accept from the Village of Elk Grove Village in lieu of such insurance,
a Hold Harmless Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and
DuPage, State of Illinois:
Section 1. That for and in consideration of waiver by the County
of Cook of the insurance and surety bond requirements as foresaid for
projects or activities which may be undertaken by the Village of Elk
Grove Village involving a disturbance of any right of way of the County
of Cook within the corporate limits of the Village of Elk Grove Village
that we do hereby agree that:
A. The Village of Elk Grove Village, or its successors,
or assigns, shall indemnify and save harmless the County
of Cook, its officers, agents, employees and servants
against all loss, damage or expense that it or they may
sustain as a result of any suit, actions or claims of
any character brought on account of property damage, in-
jury to or death of any person, or persons including
persons performing any work or activity under a permit
issued by the Cook County Highway Department which may
arise in connection with the work or activities to be
performed under all permits arising in any manner from
the negligence or wrongful acts or failure to act by the
Village of Elk Grove Village and its employees in the per-
formance of the work or activity.
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B. The Village of Elk Grove Village shall, at its own
expense, appear, defend and pay all charges of attorneys,
costs and other expenses arising therefrom or incurred
in connection therewith, and, if any judgement shall be
rendered against the County in any such action, the Village
of Elk Grove Village shall, at its own expense, satisfy
and the Village of Elk Grove Village shall discharge the
same.
Section 2. The Village of Elk Grove Village shall also indemnify
and save harmless the County of Cook from any claims against or liabilities
incurred by the Village of Elk Grove Village of any type or nature, to any
person, firm or corporation arising from the Village of Elk Grove Village's
wrongful or negligent performance of the work or activity.
Section 3. No amendment or repealer of this ordinance shall become
effective until thirty (30) days next following written notice to the
County of Cook of such proposed modification repealer. Said notice shall
be served upon the County of Cook at the office of the Superintendent of
Highways, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602.
Section 4• The Clerk of the Village of Elk Grove Village is hereby
authorized and directed to forward to the County of Cook, Department of
Highways, Permit Division, a certified copy of this ordinance upon its
passage and approval.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect
upon its passage, approval and publication as required by law. All
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the terms and provisions
hereof are hereby abolished.
Section 6. That nothing in this Ordinance negates the necessity of
obtaining a permit, where such permit is otherwise required. This Hold
Harmless Agreement does not negate bond and insurance from private con-
tractors doing work for the municipalities.
VOTE: AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0
PASSED this 14th _ _ day of April , 1987.
APPROVED this 14th day of April , 1987.
Charles J. Zettek
Village President
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
Village Clerk
PUBLISHED this 21st day of April 1987 in
pamphlet form.
O EORGE W. OUNNE,Pronldonl
Board of Coonlr Commlulonars
March 6, 1987
COUNTY OF COOK
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
COUNTY.:' BUILDING
118 NORTH CLARK STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 80802
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The Honorable Charles J. Zettek, P esident
Village o Elk Grove Village
901 Welling In Avenue
Elk Grove Vi l age, Illinois 60007
RE: HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT
Dear President Zettek:
The Permit,Division of the Cook County Highway Department
presently has a HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT on file for the Village
of Elk Grove Village, which was approved by the Village Board of
Trustees for the purpose of obtaining permits located in the Cook
County Right of Way.
We have recently updated our HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT to include
all activities, i.e. marathons, parades, construction, etc. We
are attaching, herewith, an updated copy for review and approval
by the Village Board of Trustees. Please return an executed copy
of this revised HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT to our office.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Gabriel Ditcre,
Permit Engineer, 443-5988.
Ver truly yours,
Rice terman
Superintendent of Highways
Cook County, Illinois