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FY2026-74 LTP Analytical Services with SpherosKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT Analytical Services with Spheros FY2026-74 Kodiak Island Borough 710 Mill Bay Road Kodiak, AK 99615 (907) 486-9341 Contract FY2026-69 Professional Services Agreement with Spheros for Analytical Services (Only WET Testing) This AGREEMENT, made and entered into June 1, 2026, by and between the KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH, organized under the laws of the State of Alaska, hereinafter referred to as the "Borough" and Spheros a corporation authorized to do business in Alaska, with offices located at 1221 Auraria Parkway, Denver CO, 80204 hereinafter referred to as the "Consultant." WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the Borough wishes to enter into an agreement with an independent consultant to Analytical Services (Only WET Testing) and, WHEREAS, Spheros submitted a proposal asserting it is qualified to perform these services and able to do so in a timely manner. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 1.0 DEFINITIONS 1.1 "Agreement" shall mean this Professional Services Agreement, including: Exhibit A — Spheros dated May 22, 2026. 1.2 "Change Order" is an addition to, or reduction of, or other revision approved by the Borough in the scope, complexity, character, or duration of the services or other provisions of this Agreement. 1.3 "Borough" shall all mean the Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. 1.4 "Contracting Officer" shall mean the Borough Manager and include any successor or authorized representative. 1.5 "Project" shall mean the Analytical Services (Only WET Testing); 2.0 TERM OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall take effect upon June 30, 2026, and remain in full effect until June 30, 2028, a two-year period. 3.0 FEES. For Analytical Services (Only WET Testing); as described in 4.0 Scope of Services, the Borough will compensate the Contractor an amount not to exceed $25,000. 4.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES. The Borough and Consultant have agreed upon a scope of work described in the Consultant's proposal, Exhibit A, to provide professional services based on approved standards and instructions, as specifically described in Exhibit A. This Scope of Services can only be changed in writing pursuant to Section 26.0 of this Agreement. Page 2 of 8 Contract FY2026-69 5.0 SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETION. Reserved. 6.0 PERSONNEL/ORGANIZATION 6.1 Key Personnel. Work and services provided by the Consultant will be performed by: As specified in Exhibit A. 6.2 Changes in Key Personnel. The Consultant shall give the Borough reasonable advance notice of any necessary substitution or change of key personnel and shall submit justification therefore in sufficient detail to permit the Borough to evaluate the impact of such substitution on this Agreement. No substitutions or other changes shall be made without the written consent of the Borough. 7.0 STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE. The Consultant agrees to provide all required professional services to complete the project and any additions or changes thereto. The Consultant accepts the relationship of trust and confidence established between it and the Borough by this Agreement. The Consultant covenants with the Borough to furnish its best skill and judgment, and to further the interest of the Borough at all times through efficient business administration and management. The Consultant shall provide all services in a competent manner. It is understood that some of the services to be rendered hereunder required professional judgment and skill. In those cases, the Consultant agrees to adhere to the standards of the applicable profession. 8.0 TIMELINESS OF PERFORMANCE. Time is of the essence in this Agreement. Consultant's failure to meet any such deadlines or required performance may adversely imperil other contractual obligations of the Borough. 9.0 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. The Consultant shall be familiar with and at all times comply with and observe all applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and executive orders, all applicable safety orders, all orders or decrees of administrative agencies, courts, or other legally constituted authorities having jurisdiction or authority over the Consultant, the Borough, or the service which may be in effect now or during performance of the services. 10.0 INDEMNITY. The Consultant shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Borough from and against any claim of, or liability for, negligent acts, errors, and omissions of the Consultant under this agreement, including attorney fees and costs. The consultant is not required to indemnify, defend, or hold harmless the Borough for a claim of, or liability for, the independent negligent acts, errors, and omissions of the Borough. If there is a claim of, or liability for, a joint negligent act, error, or omission of the Consultant and the Borough, the indemnification, defense, and hold harmless obligation of the Consultant, and liability of the parties, shall be apportioned on a comparative fault basis. In this provision, "Consultant" and "Borough" include the employees, agents, and contractors who are directly responsible, respectively, to each. In this provision, "independent negligent acts, errors, and omissions of the Borough" means negligence other than in the Borough's selection, administration, monitoring, or controlling of the Consultant, or in approving or accepting the Consultant's work or the Consultant's subcontractors. 11.0 INSURANCE. The Consultant understands that no Borough insurance coverage, including Workers' Compensation, is extended to the Consultant while completing the services described in this Agreement. The Consultant shall carry adequate (commercially reasonable coverage levels) insurance covering Workers' Compensation, general public liability, automobile, professional Page 3 of 8 Contract FY2026-69 liability, and property damage including a contractual liability endorsement covering the liability created or assumed under this Agreement. The Consultant shall not commence work under this Agreement or any work on any phase of the Project until the Consultant provides the Borough with certificates of insurance evidencing that all required insurance has been obtained. These insurance policies and any extension or renewals thereof must contain the following provisions or endorsements: a. Borough is an additional insured thereunder as respects to general liability arising out of or from the work performed by Consultant of Borough. b. Borough will be given thirty (30) days prior notice of cancellation or material alteration of any of the insurance policies specified in the certificate. c. Insurer waives all rights of subrogation against Borough and its employees or elected officials. d. The insurance coverage is primary to any comparable liability insurance carried by the Borough. Upon request, Consultant shall permit the Borough to examine any of the insurance policies specified herein. Any deductibles or exclusions in coverage will be assumed by the Consultant, for account of, and at the sole risk of the Consultant. The minimum amounts and types of insurance provided by the Consultant shall be as set forth in Exhibit B, subject to revision at the Borough's request in order to provide continuously throughout the term of the Agreement a level of protection consistent with good business practice and accepted standard of the industry. 12.0 GOVERNING LAW. The laws of Alaska will determine the interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement. 13.0 OWNERSHIP OF WORK PRODUCTS. Payment to the Consultant for services hereunder include full compensation for all work products and other materials produced by the Consultant and its subcontractors pertaining to this Agreement. The originals of all material prepared or developed by the Consultant or its employees, agents, or representatives hereunder, including documents, drawings, designs, calculations, maps, sketches, notes, reports, data, models, computer tapes, and samples shall become the property of the Borough when prepared, whether delivered or not, and shall, together with any materials furnished the Consultant and its employees, agents, or representatives by the Borough hereunder, be delivered to the Borough upon request and, upon termination or completion of this Agreement. Materials previously created and copyrighted by the Consultant included in this project will remain property of the Consultant. Copies will be made available to the Borough upon request. Materials purchased from and copyrighted by third parties are not included in this provision. Page 4 of 8 Contract FY2026-69 14.0 PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS. The Consultant agrees to defend, indemnify, and save the Borough harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, royalties, damages and expenses of any kind of nature whatsoever (including attorneys' fees) which may arise out of or result from or be reasonably incurred in contesting any claim that the methods, processes, or acts employed by the Consultant or its employees in connection with the performance of services hereunder infringes or contributes to the infringement of any letter patent, trademark, or copyright. In case such methods, processes, or acts are in suit held to constitute infringement and use is enjoined, the Consultant, within reasonable time and at its own expense, will either secure a suspension of the injunction by procuring for the Borough a license or otherwise, or replace such method, process, etc., with one of equal efficiency. 15.0 NONWAIVER. No failure of the Borough or Consultant to insist upon the strict performance by the other of any of the terms of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy herein conferred, shall constitute a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of its rights to rely upon such terms or rights on any future occasion. Each and every term, right, or remedy of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. 16.0 SAFETY/PERFORMANCE. The Consultant shall perform the work in a safe and workmanlike manner. The Consultant shall comply with all federal and state statues, ordinances, orders, rules, and regulations pertaining to the protection of workers and the public from injury or damage, and shall take all other reasonable precautions to protect workers and the public from injury or damage. 17.0 SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION. 17.1 Fault Termination or Suspension. This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon ten (10) days written notice if the other party fails substantially to perform in accordance with its terms. If the Borough terminates this Agreement it will pay the Consultant a sum equal to the percentage of work completed and accepted by the Borough that can be substantiated by the Consultant and the Borough, offset by any amounts owed to the Borough. However, within the ten (10) day Notice of Intent to terminate the party in default shall be given an opportunity to present a plan to correct its failure. 17.2 Convenience Suspension or Termination. The Borough may at any time terminate or suspend this Agreement for any reason including its own needs or convenience. In the event of a convenience termination or suspension for more than six (6) months, the Consultant will be compensated for authorized services and authorized expenditures performed to the date of receipt of written notice of termination or suspension. No fee or other compensation for the uncompleted portion of the services will be paid, except for already incurred indirect costs which the Consultant can establish and which would have been compensated but because of the termination or suspension would have to be absorbed by the Consultant without further compensation. 17.3 Activities Subsequent to Receipt of Notice of Termination or Suspension. Immediately upon receipt of a Notice of Termination or suspension and except as otherwise directed by the Borough or its Representative, the Consultant shall: a. stop work performed under this Agreement on the date and to the extent specified in the Notice; and b. transfer title to the Borough (to the extent that title has not already been transferred) Page 5 of 8 Contract FY2026-69 and deliver in the manner, at the times, and to the extent directed by the Borough's representative, work in progress, completed work, supplies, and other material produced as a part of, or acquired in respect of the performance of the work terminated or suspended by the Notice. 18.0 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY. The Consultant shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, or because of age, physical handicap, sex, marital status, change in marital status, pregnancy, or parenthood when the reasonable demands of the position do not require distinction on the basis of age, physical handicap, sex, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, or parenthood. The Consultant shall take affirmative action required by law to ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, or marital status. 19.0 NO ASSIGNMENT OR DELEGATION. The Consultant may not assign, subcontract or delegate this Agreement, or any part of it, or any right to any of the money to be paid under it without written consent of the Contracting Officer. 20.0 INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT. The Consultant shall be an independent Consultant in the performance of the work under this Agreement, and shall not be an employee or agent of the Borough. 21.0 PAYMENT OF TAXES. As a condition of performance of this Agreement, the Consultant shall pay all federal, state and local taxes incurred by the Consultant and shall require their payment by any other persons in the performance of this Agreement. 22.0 PRECEDENCE AND DIVISIBILITY. The provisions of this Agreement shall fully govern the services performed by the Consultant. If any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement is declared void or unenforceable, or limited in its application or effect, such event shall not affect any other provisions hereof and all other provisions shall remain fully enforceable. 23.0 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties as to the services to be rendered by the Consultant. All previous or concurrent agreements, representations, warranties, promises, and conditions relating to the subject matter of this Agreement are superseded by this Agreement. 24.0 COMPLETION OF WORK, TERM OF AGREEMENT. The Consultant shall perform all work in a timely fashion, and in accordance with the schedules included in this Agreement and Exhibits. 25.0 CLAIMS AND DISPUTES. Venue for all claims and disputes under this Agreement, if not otherwise resolved by the parties, shall be in the appropriate Alaska State court in Anchorage or Kodiak, Alaska. 26.0 CHANGES IN SCOPE OF WORK. 26.1 General. No claim for additional services not specifically provided in this Agreement will be allowed, nor may the Consultant do any work or furnish any materials not covered by the Agreement unless the work or material is ordered in writing by the Contracting Officer. Preparation of Change Orders and design changes, due to errors and/or omissions by the Consultant, will be done at the sole expense of the Consultant. Page 6 of 8 Contract FY2026-69 26.2 Changes in Scope of Work. The Borough or its representative may, at any time, by a written Change Order delivered to the Consultant, make changes to the scope of work, or authorize additional work outside the scope of work. 26.3 Compensation to the Consultant. If any Change Order for which compensation is allowed under this Article causes an increase or decrease in the estimated cost of, or time required for, the performance of any part of the work under this Agreement, or if such change otherwise affects other provisions of this Agreement, an equitable adjustment will be negotiated. Such an adjustment may be: a. in the estimated cost or completion schedule, or both; b. in the amount of fee to be paid; and c. in such other provisions of the Agreement as may be affected, and the Agreement shall be modified in writing accordingly. 26.4 Any claim by the Consultant for adjustment under this section must be asserted within fifteen (15) days from the day of receipt by the Consultant of the notification of change; provided, however, that the Borough or its representative, deciding that the facts justify such action, may receive and act upon any such claim asserted at any time prior to final payment under this Agreement. Failure to agree to any adjustment shall be a dispute within the meaning of Section 25.0 of this Agreement. 27.0 LIMITATION OF FUNDS. 27.1 At no time will any provision of this Agreement make the Borough or its representative liable for payment for performance of work under this Agreement in excess of the amount that has been appropriated by the Borough Assembly and obligated for expenditure for purposes of this Agreement. 27.2 Change orders issued pursuant to Section 26 of this Agreement shall not be considered an authorization to the Consultant to exceed the amount allotted in the absence of a statement in the change order, or other modification increasing the amount allotted. 27.3 Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of the Borough under Section 17 to terminate this Agreement. 28.0 PRIOR WORK. For the purposes of this Agreement, work done at the request of the Borough or its representative before execution of this Agreement shall be deemed to be work done after its execution and shall be subject to all the conditions contained herein. 29.0 NOTICES. Any notices, bills, invoices, or reports required by the Agreement shall be sufficient if sent by the parties in the United States mail, postage paid, to the address noted below: Kodiak Island Borough Spheros Attn: Borough Manager Environmental Group Parent Inc. 710 Mill Bay Road, Room 125 1221 Auraria Parkway Kodiak, Alaska 99615 Denver, CO 80204 Page 7 of 8 Contract FY2026-69 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement. Kodiak Island Borough Spheros Environmental Group Signed: V ` 6 Signed: By: Aimee Williams By: Regina Edwards Title: Borough Manager Date: 23 GwN 216 ATTEST: Aoww—I�-�,V, J Borough Clerk A Title: Ecotoxicology Dept. Manager Date: June 22, 2026 Page 8 of 8 Task Unit $7,605 Cost CHRONIC (2026): Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) 7 -day $2,790 survival and growth static -renewal test. Dilution series. Estimated Contract Total CHRONIC (2026): Daphnid (Ceriodaphnia dubia) 6 -7 -day survival $2,820 and reproduction static -renewal test. Dilution series. CHRONIC (2027): Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) 7 -day $2,874 survival and growth static -renewal test. Dilution series. CHRONIC (2027): Daphnid (Ceriodaphnia dubia) 6 -7 -day survival $2,905 and reproduction static -renewal test. Dilution series. CHRONIC (2028): Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) 7 -day $3,018 survival and growth static -renewal test. Dilution series. CHRONIC (2028): Daphnid (Ceriodaphnia dubia) 6 -7 -day survival $3,050 and reproduction static -renewal test. Dilution series. *Sample Kit Shipment to Kodiak (2026), AK: 3 coolers with 1 x 10L $450 cubitainer in each *Sample delivery from SETAC airport (2026): Delivery Logistics, a third party service provider. Associated costs will be amended to $1,545 the final invoice. 3 samples *Sample Kit Shipment to Kodiak (2027), AK: 3 coolers with 1 x 10L $491 cubitainer in each *Sample delivery from SETAC airport (2027): Delivery Logistics, a third party service provider. Associated costs will be amended to $1,638 the final invoice. 3 samples *Sample Kit Shipment to Kodiak (2028), AK: 3 coolers with 1 x 10L $520 cubitainer in each *Sample delivery from SETAC airport (2028): Delivery Logistics, a third party service provider. Associated costs will be amended to $1,736 the final invoice. 3 samples *Estimated costs provided as price may increase by year; actual costs will be invoiced Permit Cycle Summary October 2026 (New Permit Annual) Total $7,605 October 2027 (New Permit Annual) Total $7,908 October 2028 (New Permit Annual) Total $8,324 Estimated Contract Total 1$15,513 3% increase for unit cost and 6% for shipping charges 5% increase from 2027 for unit test cost and 6% for shipping